The System

CH- 60: A casual meet with gods (VII).

 With crossed legs and hands planted over the knees for extra support, Tetsu pushed back the pressure, his smile growing into a wider grin, challenging the god to do his worst.

Inwardly, Tetsu cursed himself, but the omni-level skill successfully enraged the god.

Rune god's pupils swallowed part of the iris and flashed a set of ancient runes.

The swirling runes within the dress gracefully parted, making way for a singular rune that surpassed the others in size. One nestled upon the rune god's chest, while another floated lower, securing itself onto his arms and legs.

The impulse seized Tetsu to disperse like the wind and flee the premises before the god powered up, but he restrained himself as the realization dawned upon him—he was contemplating escaping from a god.

What distance could possibly ensure his safety?

The fact that he remained alive hinted that the god wasn't enraged or... "Ha!" A chuckle involuntarily escaped Tetsu's lips.

'He ain't in control,' Tetsu reassured himself.

Rune read the last two comments that flickered and stayed inside the mortal's head. They didn't flicker away immediately like the rest, meaning he regarded these two to be true. "There are restrictions before a god can enter a newly integrated universe." He replied before the mortal asked. "And yours isn't even integrated yet."

'It's rude to read someone's mind.' Tetsu replies with another thought.

'Says the guy assuming ill of a god.' The god responds to the inner thought with a voice inside Tetsu's head.

'Ooh... neat trick. Hey! Wait, not the point.'

'I—'

Before the god continued, another thought popped up in Tetsu's head. 'Please monologue.'

'Why?'

'Because I won't get any information otherwise.'

'Good point. I won't then.'

'Agh!'

'I normally only pick strong individuals after the integration. I don't get why others waste their time before you simple-minded being mature, but I take a thousand years at the least after the integration to make a choice.'

'I'll be dead by then.'

'Not if you reach immortality.'

'Let me guess, you can help with that.'

'No, as I said, I don't invest in bumbling fools. I shall first test you thoroughly before making a choice. Maybe this time I won't wait for a thousand years.'

'Won't be changing my mind then either.'

'Priorities change within seconds.'

'And all I have to do is stick to a core rule. Not that hard.'

'Haha! Unique individuals keep immortality interesting indeed.' Rune god seemed lost recollecting a memory.

'Sounds like wise words. From a friend?'

Rune God ignores Tetsu's question and asks him one instead.

'How can one stick to their core, no matter what?'

'Accept and hope.' Tetsu answered as if he had the answer for ages.

"Now I have to meet your friend to understand how you turned out like this." Rune god finally spoke using words

The pressure subsides and Tetsu gets up, smacking his head.

Telepathic communication wasn't for him.