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Chapter 1192 - Minaga the Messenger
🕑 Added 2025-08-01 11:14:37 +0000 UTCEven after the Seeker and Jasper were gone, Minaga stuck around a bit longer to shoot the shit and chat casually. Nature’s Attendant didn’t stay long, though, but just reminded Minaga of something he’d promised to assist with before teleporting away.
With just Jake, Artemis, and Minaga, things were back to not being that tense anymore. Well, alright, from Jake’s point of view, the situation had never really felt tense, but Artemis sure as hell didn’t agree with that assessment, as she wasn’t that comfortable being in the presence of several pinnacle gods.
Minaga didn’t end up staying that long in the grand scheme of things, but before he left, they had one final exchange:
“Do remember to stop by the super dungeon I’m making back on your little planet, alright? I won’t say more than that, but just remember not to leave the poor dungeon architect all alone,” Minaga said in a sad tone.
“Alright,” Jake acknowledged as he also asked the god a favor in return. “I do plan on leaving the Pantheon of Life soon, so could you do me a solid and inform Sylphie and the Sword Saint? Also, maybe ask Duskleaf if he wants to stop by or have me come by before I leave, but honestly, if he says no, it’s all good.”
“Sure thing, let’s call it me paying you back for messing with the Seeker’s dice of true randomness,” Minaga grinned.
“Actually, I’ve been wondering, what’s his name? I know his divine title is the Seeker, but what is his actual name?” Jake asked the Unique Lifeform god.
“Oh, yeah, I guess you don’t know,” Minaga nodded thoughtfully. “Makes sense. I have no idea either. Maybe ask the Malefic Viper; if anyone knows, it’s probably him.”
“I see,” Jake muttered as he mentally reached out and instantly got an answer.
“The Seeker has introduced himself to me using a total of two thousand thirty-five names through the eras, somehow never reusing the same name twice, making me question if he’s doing it on purpose or just has such a huge repertoire of names available he’s never managed to say the same twice on accident,” Villy said. “So when it comes to his real name, I also don’t know. The fact he’s so secretive makes me wonder if he’s hiding it on purpose, perhaps to avoid karmic detection or something like that. Of course, it’s also entirely possible he never had a real name. As far as I know, someone like Eversmile didn’t, being a shapeshifter and all.”
Jake sent a quick mental acknowledgment as he shrugged. “The Viper doesn’t know either.”
“Wow, just shamelessly tearing down my reputation as a snake who’s good at knowing things,” Villy complained in a clearly joking tone.
“Really?” Minaga exclaimed with surprise. “I guess no one actually knows his real name. That’s kind of funny in a weird way.”
“I don’t see the humor,” Jake muttered.
“That’s why I said it was funny in a weird way,” Minaga shook his head. “If everyone else found it funny, why would I say it was funny in a weird way?”
“Right, my mistake,” Jake muttered.
“You’re forgiven,” Minaga smiled. “Alas, I guess I should go help Nature’s Attendant and Duskleaf again... those two are always up to something. To make matters worse, they asked me not to tell anyone what they were working on, so I can’t even tell you. Not unless you really want me to tell you, in which case maybe another version of me could accidentally let slip a little.”
“I’m good, see you later,” Jake said casually, genuinely not caring that much about the project those two gods were in the midst of. He reckoned that if it took the efforts of two gods of their level, it was way too complicated for Jake to understand the nitty-gritty of anything, and just hearing the basic details wasn’t any fun. All it would do was burden him with non-actionable knowledge, and Jake already had enough of that floating around in his head.
“Spoilsport,” Minaga muttered before shrugging and smiling. “Your loss. See you two later!”
With those words, Minaga teleported away... only to appear in the garden in front of the Forest King. The two had an exchange that lasted just shy of five seconds before Minaga teleported away again, the King shaking his head before he returned to meditating.
Now that everyone was gone, the huge palace really felt empty as Jake looked at Artemis. “Is it just me, or are most of the gods standing at the pinnacle some real characters?”
“Being normal is rarely a merit when it comes to obtaining power,” Artemis shrugged. “Quite the opposite. To be a god in the first place is to become an abnormal existence, so I guess it isn’t that weird that many of the strongest gods are more abnormal than usual.”
“I guess,” Jake sighed as he looked at the ceiling. Only now, after all the excitement died down, did he feel a sense of tiredness wash over him again as Jake was reminded that just before the Seeker popped in for a visit, he had been planning on resting after doing archery practice.
“You should recover both physically and mentally,” Artemis said with a smile. “After that, I believe you had a Hunting Ground to visit. I’ll help you get there when you feel ready.”
“Seeing as I just asked Minaga to go ask the others to return here, I reckon I won’t have that long of a hunting trip ahead,” Jake said, not regretting his decision even if it could cut his hunt short. “So it would be nice if you could inform me once they’re all back here and also want to return.”
“Of course,” Artemis agreed.
Jake smiled as he stood up and stretched. “I think I’ll go have a lie-down... care to join me?”
“Tempting, but you need to recover,” Artemis said in an admonishing tone.
“Just for cuddles,” Jake clarified.
Artemis raised an eyebrow of skepticism.
“I’ll let you be the big spoon.”
“Alright, deal,” Artemis relented, Jake having successfully upgraded his nap as the two went to one of the adjacent bedrooms and had a little snooze.
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The whirlwind of blades cut relentlessly as the elven warrior continued building momentum with every strike, an odd blue wind building up all around him, shadowing his movements and infusing his two long, thin, curved swords with additional power and speed.
Yet, despite the extreme assault, the elf’s opponent flawlessly blocked over blow as the clanging of blades echoed throughout the grassland. The elf’s two swords were faster, but the human, wielding only a single blade, perfectly moved his sword and body to either block or evade every swing with minimal movements.
Realizing he was not winning with his current strategy, the elf retreated to change things up as he switched to focus more on power over speed, making the magical wind surrounding him turn from a blue to a red aura.
However, just as the switch began, with one of the blades red and the other blue, the human swordsman suddenly released a burst of energy and went on the offensive. The elf was taken by surprise when his opponent closed the distance in an instant and tried to block, but his energies had yet to stabilize, making him both too slow and weak.
It was a very small opening, one most would call too insignificant to exploit, yet the human swordsman had perfectly identified it and struck without hesitation. His blade stabbed through the chest of the elf who tried to counter, but the human quickly spun, cutting from the chest and out through the bottom of the elf’s stomach region as he swiftly retreated back.
Two large blasts of red wind energy followed the swordsman, but he summoned a screen of water that deflected the cutting winds long enough for him to create sufficient distance.
“Do you wish to continue?” the human swordsman said in a respectful tone.
Opposite him, the elf smiled as the wind energy around him turned green and full of life energy as his wound healed rapidly. “We’ve barely gotten started.”
The human, better known as the Sword Saint, also smiled as he took an offensive stance. “Then allow me to be impolite.”
“What would be considered impolite is you acting overly respectfully,” the elf shook his head, the wind around him changing color again as he also took an offensive stance.
Deciding to be polite through showing impoliteness, the Sword Saint shot forward, water energy forming droplets around him, ready to spring into action at a moment’s notice.
The elf responded as the wind energy around him warped once more, taking on a brown color as the elven swordsman swung his blade upwards, the land itself rising at his command as the grasslands were terraformed in an instant.
With a swing, the Sword Saint cut apart the ascending mountain to reveal the elf charging at him through the debris. Their blades clashed as the Miyamoto was pushed back towards the ground, the elf following as they exchanged dozens of blows during their descent.
After creating minimal distance, the elf raised one of his swords, a bright pure wind energy enveloping it, before he brought it down. A massive blast of wind descended from above like a hammer from the heavens, making the Sword Saint get pushed into the ground as a large crater formed all around him.
His knees buckled from the sheer pressure, but he still managed to barely block when the elf attacked during it all with a blade enveloped in red wind. The impact sent the Sword Saint sliding back as it was his time to purposefully create some distance.
This brief respite was all the Sword Saint needed to fully stabilize, and when the elf was once more upon him, he was ready. He deflected two blows before landing a counter, blood spewing from the arm of the elf as he pivoted and tried to at least do some damage in return.
Dodging under the blade, the Sword Saint tried to land a light stab but found his blade deflected before a whirlwind of cuts swept over him, forcing the old man to use the droplets to form defensive barriers to avoid taking damage.
Both deployed more magic as they charged toward one another, the pace accelerating as the two master swordsmen fought with nearly everything they had – bar some obvious limitations, as this wasn’t a fight to the death.
The fight continued as the two of them tore up the innocent grasslands of a mostly deserted planet, their swords clashing thousands of times before a winner was eventually decided.
From one side, the Sword Saint charged, his stance already taken as he prepared to draw. Coming straight at him was the elf running with both swords behind him, as incredible momentum built and rainbow-colored winds enveloped both his curved blades.
Both were fully ready as they clashed, the Sword Saint drawing as the elf swung his two blades forwards.
“Glimpse of Spring: Stormcut.”
“Windsong Blade: Crosscut.”
The loud sound of metal meeting was washed out by the massive wave of energy released from their clash, as on one side, a massive fissure was carved into the ground, while on the other, two smaller diverging fissures stretched into the horizon.
As the dust cleared, the elf was revealed first, breathing heavily as a deep wound went from his right shoulder all the way down to his thigh, bleeding profusely due to how deep it was. The surrounding wind had also turned green, but even so, the cut was barely showing signs of healing due to the Transcendent energies lingering within.
“You’re strong... unbelievably so. If we had been the same level, it would have been your unquestionable victory,” the elf said through labored breathing as he turned to look at the Sword Saint.
Miyamoto was down on one knee, bracing himself on his sword as a massive, cross-shaped laceration went across his chest, blood dripping down on the ground in buckets from the lethal-looking attack.
“Yet today I lost,” the Sword Saint coughed as he took out a healing potion and quickly drank it as he turned toward the elf, cupping his hands while holding his sword. “Thank you for the battle.”
“It was my pleasure,” the elf said respectfully. “It’s not often I get to fight swordsmen superior to myself, especially not one who’s lower level than myself.”
“You’re being too generous,” the Sword Saint chuckled. “Our Paths of swordsmanship clearly differ, and even I can acknowledge that a dual-wielding style is inherently more difficult to master compared to only using one weapon.”
“Don’t sell yourself short. All Paths are endless, and even if one may be harder to reach initial mastery with, that doesn’t make it harder when climbing toward the top. I would be a fool if I dared blame my own Path for my shortcomings,” the elf shook his head as he walked over to the Sword Saint.
In the middle of the ruined landscape, he summoned two comfortable chairs that were even enchanted to speed up recovery and offered Miyamoto to sit in one, which he gladly did.
To so casually take out two legendary pieces of furniture was definitely impressive, not that the Sword Saint should be surprised, considering who he was dealing with.
[Elf – lvl 332 – True Blessing of the Windsinger Gustblade]
He was one of the few C-grade Chosen in the Pantheon of Life, blessed by one of the middling gods of the Pantheon. Of course, for any C-grade to become a Chosen, they had to be truly impressive, something the elf definitely was.
For the Sword Saint to fight such an opponent was truly a fortuitous endeavor, a sentiment the other swordsman shared as they began to discuss the art of the blade to learn from one another while recovering, after which they could perhaps have another duel.
However, after barely ten minutes of rejuvenation, they were disturbed.
Appearing out of thin air, a familiar blue creature suddenly just stood there, exuding the aura of an S-grade.
“Hi.”
The Chosen was taken aback and looked ready to leap into action as he realized who had come. Without any hesitation, and ignoring his still-healing wound, he kneeled down.
“I greet the All-God Legion.”
Minaga looked at him for a moment. “Thanks, pal, but I’m not here for you.”
Turning toward the Sword Saint, who was still sitting down in the chair, Minaga cleared his throat. “A common friend of ours asked me to inform you that the Chosen of the Malefic Viper plans to soon depart from the Pantheon of Life’s territory, and if you wish to return alongside him, you should go to his place within not too long. You’re not in a super rush, but don’t dally either.”
“So Jake made you a messenger, eh?” the Sword Saint chuckled.
“What? No, Jake didn’t ask me to do anything,” Minaga said, shaking his head. “I was asked by Minaga.”
“Oh, really?” the old man smiled.
“Yep,” Minaga nodded before looking back and forth as if to make sure no one else was listening in. Once the coast was clear – ignoring the confused kneeling Chosen – the Unique Lifeform leaned in.
“But... hey... just between you and me, I’m pretty sure Jake was the one who asked Minaga to tell you, making Minaga just outsource the task to me afterward.”
“How dastardly of him,” Miyamoto shook his head.
“Really was,” Minaga agreed wholeheartedly. “Oh well, task accomplished, see you around.”
“See you.”
Without further ado, Minaga was gone as quickly as he’d come. A few seconds passed before the kneeling elf stood back up, looking confused at the Sword Saint.
“You are aware that was the All-God Legion, right?” he asked.
“I’m well aware of who he is,” Miyamoto chuckled as he leaned back in the chair.
“My Patron warned me to be incredibly cautious around him,” the elf said in a serious tone. “He may seem jovial and joking on the surface, but he’s one of the most dangerous entities in the entire universe, and making him an enemy would be a great way to cut your Path short.”
“Sure, theoretically, but in my eyes, Minaga is just Minaga,” the Sword Saint shook his head. “For better or worse.”
“I heard that,” a booming voice echoed through the ruined grasslands as the presence of Minaga enveloped both C-grades, making the elf look up toward the sky with fright.
“It was meant as an endearing statement!” the Sword Saint yelled at the clouds.
“Fair enough, sorry for the interruption.”
Minaga’s presence disappeared as fast as it had come, making the Sword Saint chuckle and shake his head again.
“As I said... Minaga is Minaga,” Miyamoto said, having chosen long ago not to overthink the Unique Lifeform. Sure, logically he knew the elf was entirely correct, but sometimes it was best just to follow Jake’s creed of not overcomplicating things.
Comments
Alexander C Hyde
Yet, despite the extreme assault, the elf’s opponent flawlessly blocked (every)over blow as the clanging of blades echoed throughout the grassland.
McMadow
Old Man yelling at clouds (to be fair, the clouds did it first)
Chloe
Tyftc
Trumangolorian
Tyftc Zogi.
Meir Banon
Tftc
Ty Cooper
I bet there is a weird part of the system that will say no because the true soul is the strength of a God, right
Michael Fannon
Am I the only one thinking that a C-grade Minaga is going to head back with Jake to the 93rd universe?
Kevin Hargett
Minaga is my favorite being. He is so great. Is there any fan art of minaga yet?
Cameron Taylor
Seeing Minaga pop around scaring other regular gods is even more funny. Especially since powerful gods have more to fear from Minaga than mortals do!
Cameron Taylor
Even being overly submissive will tend to just making Minaga ignore you. Which tends to be the motive behind being overly submissive to gods in general.
brjenness
I wonder if sandy will get a minaga?
Colby Whiting
This all just really makes me want sandy to meet managa
Travis G
Things are wacky in the 93rd universe
Roland Haller
I’m still bothered by the inversion of given and family name with Miyamoto Noboru. Miyamoto is a family name. Noboru is a given name… Thank you for the chapter!
Michael Fannon
I'm more looking forward to him telling his brother and parents.
Andyr98
I love him and artemis and I also can't wait until he goes back to the order and explains to irin hey so my godqueen girlfriend approves of you so don't worry
Corvid
"You know he's basically a divine terrorist right" "yeah, but he's also just a silly goose"
Corvid
Villy's made comments of that nature before. Stuff like "You need a certain amount of arrogance to reach godhood" and the like.
JJB4345_80_815
Thank you for the chappy Zogarth!
Stevean Bozek
Minaga seems like an existence where so long as you indulge his antics rather than be overly submissive or be blatantly hostile he'll just have fun with you rather than try to be an enemy or an asshole.
brjenness
on their way to pick up a gift for villy from iggy, Jake and minaga get into an argument over whose juice is more powerful. they fail to notice they've arrived and iggy is waiting. NA is about to explode and tell the two idiots to shut up when he notices iggy is smiling. iggy is trying to not laugh at the two idiots when she looks over at NA and completely loses it. when she recovers, she explains that the argument is irrelevant because iggy juice is better then either.
The Dregs
I don’t understand the reference
ForTheAfro
He shapeshifted into a bird creature in this very arc.
John Pfeffer
Well, I’m pretty sure Minaga invests some records to create Minaga. So if Minaga killed Minaga, Minaga would definitely get records for the kill; but Minaga would still be out his investment in the dearly departed Minaga. Therefore, it is a win-lose situation between Minaga and Minaga. Whether the gains equal the losses, creating a net 0, or not is a question for colluding Minagas (Assuming Minaga doesn’t lie to benefit from the situation at the expense of Minaga)
Kelvin Garcia
I think Zog forgot about the bond, and will retroactively come up with a reason why they couldn't communicate
brjenness
zog really missed out on some opportunities by not making minaga a shapeshifter.
Dan
I bet Minaga asked Minaga for a hug before Minaga sent Minaga to SS with the message.
Grant Anderson
Here is to the creed of not overthinking things! TFTC Z
John R
Great fight!
Georgia Guy-Williams
Dumb thought... But why can't Jake just inform slyphie through the union bond? Why did he need minaga to help? I could see telling Dina before leaving.... Also what happened with the rest of the envoy that came to the pantheon of life with them?
Robert Vick
Are you sure one of the minagas won't join??
Devillelouch
They are crazy. It is socially and system enforced to be submissive to the Gods. So far this one in at least quadrillion mental oddity has only produced positive outcomes. There are plenty of Gods/Worshipers that would probably instantly kill these crazy heretics. This is why I bet that the Primordial Church is going to be an enemy soon.
Devillelouch
I wonder if the Saint finds Jake or Minaga more frustrating to deal with. My guess is that Minaga still has that crown.
Borbino the great
Yeah I feel like minaga needs more friends
Colton Horton
I mean, honestly I'm kinda ok with him forever being called "The Miyamoto"?
Bryan Wilson
No ur not
Lemonsqueezy
The part - "the elf’s opponent flawlessly blocked over blow as". Was it supposed to be the elf’s opponent flawlessly blocked EVERY blow as", or I am just reading it wrong?
ABTelford
Haha! I love that Miyamoto is following Jake’s example of being casual with Minaga! 😎
MarineDebris
I concur!
Jaroslav Zapadlo
Old man yells at clouds reference!!!! Woohoo!!!
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
Alex
I am beginning to think. More and more. That the key to becoming a God, is actually daring to think that you CAN become a God. Especially based on how the Gods see all the people they encounter
InfernoDroid
Minga has quickly became my favorite side character
brjenness
don't shoot, but insult as much as possible
DirePants
Minaga, as always, for the win lol see you all next week!
That one, right there.
Anyone else think of the saying “don’t shoot the messenger” reading the chapter title?
Kt-x
Thanks for the chapter!
brjenness
minaga world was mentioned yesterday. makes me wonder if minaga gets records/xp for killing minaga and does minaga world have battle royals going on.
Bobo
Great! Edit: flawlessly blocked over blow “Blow over blow”?
Phil Ritter
I think it’s the same with Villy. Having people revere you sure feels great the first time they so but once you reach the top everyone does it and it becomes nigh impossible to find anyone wo actually treats you like a friend and doesn’t just act like it. Gotta feel refreshing
IntenseSushi
Tftc
Imblessed808
I need more Artemis in my audible Just re-listened to the coliseum and I just cannot wait until Jake's antics are narrated by Travis
19Baine88
Such a great place to end for the weekend. Thanks!!
joel southard
Thank you for the chapter
Temlat
Is it just me, or does everyone else read these patreon chapters using the same character voices the narrator does in the audiobooks? Always fun switching between Villy, Arti, the Minagas and S.S in the one chapter.
Samuel Nelson
Eventually, Jake will have his own pantheon and they will be the only one that won't take Minaga seriously without repercussions.
Carl Never
The chosen is hanging out with her
Seen Death
Small correction: "clashed as the Miyamoto" Remove "the" Tyfc!
Ben Cox
Tyftc, also seeing Minaga popping around scaring other regular mortals is still very funny. I often forget that Jake's entire crew now thinks gods are just strange strong people especially after 10 or 20 chapters where we don't see mortals interacting with God's
JAMAJ
Minaga is so great.
Shadowind
Tftc
Arieh Sochaczevski
Thanks for the chapter!
Benjamin Krumrei
Jake just randomly getting Heretic Chosen XP out of nowhere as all the other Earth geniuses continue to treat gods casually
Sarianne
I'm sure there is a reason that Minaga went to the Sword Saint 1st, don't worry, it's probably so Minaga has that out off the way and can spend more time with you.
Nox
I think Minaga really enjoys how Jake & company treat him, it's like they're friends and I'm all here for it
Sarianne
Ohhh, nice to see that Miyamoto also found someone he could spar with and learn with. Also ❤️ Minaga, such a free caracter
Rewdan
Thanks Zogarth I appreciate that you haven’t left us hanging this weekend. I appreciate your benevolence.
RnR_ RnR
No jake its fine, you go take a nap with your elf godqueen and play rigged dice games with some of the most powerful dieties in existence... ill just go to work... if you could just bring the system to this multiverse before your nap, that would be fantastic. Thanks bud..
Ty Cooper
Awh! How cute and wholesome. They get to cuddle through the weekend. Our cliff is Minaga being a messenger for Sylphie. Wonder what is going on while Minaga pops in for the delivery? I have a feeling Sylphie will get in a deep conversation with the other elementals when they find out she will be leaving. My guess is that she will get bumped up to a Chosen before leaving the POL.
RnR_ RnR
Seriously seeing an actual all god legion would be scary as fuck.
Sylphie
REE!!
Xander
TFTC :) Enjoy the weekend y'all :) Suggested edits: "flawlessly blocked *over* blow as the" should be "every" "grasslands were *terraformed* in an instant." i think you meant "reformed" since "terraformed" means "made earthlike" "fight swordsmen superior to myself, especially not one who’s lower level *than myself*." repetition. ditch this or perhaps change to "to boot" which means "as well"
Dave
Lol, insert Grandpa Simpson yelling meme.
Dave
Tftc
Fdrugc
The sant and Minga make a great combo.
Fdrugc
Tftc
Strato Junon
Alternative title for this chapter. "Old man yells at cloud"
Jared Bell
Tftc
Jockameanie
I would love to see a God mess with Jake and his core group of friends. Then for Minaga to get upset about it, become serious and show the multiverse why they should not mess Minaga's friends. Really drive home the All-God Legion.
Daniel Hamilton
Really enjoy the reactions to the all god Legion by others and then their reactions to Jake and his crew treating him casually.
John Durrett
tyftc. Lovely bit of reading and humor. Thank you Zog. One note of correction: "the elf’s opponent flawlessly blocked over blow" > "the elf’s opponent flawlessly blocked *every* blow"
Cory S.
Glad to see the Sword Saint having some fun and also not being so serious.
Sean McClain
All of Jakes friends and colleagues treat pinnacle gods as eccentric billionaires they know. Very resourceful and powerful but ultimately still people. I enjoy who the rest of the multiverse thinks they are crazy.
Matthias
Tftc
Kristopher Hanson
Fire
Hmmm... okay
Tyftc love to see some SS dueling another chosen.
Daniel Hamilton
Edit: “flawlessly blocked over blow as the” Should be “every blow”
C0bra$
Thank u for the story
brian rowan
Actually laughed out loud at "it was meant as an endearing statement"
GeneralBlack
Minaga my favorite character. The menace of the multiverse.
Phallusar
A pleasant chapter before the weekend.
John Burton
Tyftc Edit: Yet, despite the extreme assault, the elf’s opponent flawlessly blocked (every) blow
Loststar7
Thanks for the chapter. Have a great weekend.
effigy
Can’t get enough of this series….
Roy
Thanks for the chapter Zogarth, enjoy your weekend!
Jabirttok
I love all minaga
Connor
Thanks for the chapter
TimeDrawsNigh
TFTC
Beemoss
Tftc
BlackRazaras
Thanks for the chapter
Eric
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