4 The gods have cursed us!

Even though she had a striking beauty and form that was clearly in Eros' taste, he didn't drool or look at her lasciviously, as he felt a sense of danger when looking at her. He didn't know what kind of character she had, so he just didn't dare be lustful towards her.

Pop!

After a few seconds, the woman's patience ran out and she clapped her hands making a loud sound, causing the entire white room to suddenly vibrate.

"Welcome, friends! As I said, this place is called "Purgatory", the moment you have entered the white room, there is no turning back, at least not until you have cleansed your sins. My name is the Goddess Sylphia."

'Sins?' The moment Sylphia said those words, Eros frowned.

Eros looked around the room and tensed. Everyone here is just an ordinary student who spends his time having fun and attending their classes, but he is different.

He was sure that he was the one who harbors the most sins in this room.

"If I killed a man, is it considered a sin?" Eros asked suddenly, as he needed confirmation.

As soon as his words were spoken out loud, many of the young men beside him unconsciously moved some distance away from Eros.

It was clear that they were slightly startled by his revelation, even his classmates looked at Eros with wary eyes.

But, the goddess didn't seem surprised by his words at all, as her expression was still expressionless .

Hearing Eros' question, she shook her head.

"You don't quite understand me. I wasn't referring to the sins you committed on your planet…"

"Then what?" Someone in the crowd interrupted her.

"All the people here have already been to the place that I will be sending all of you to soon. You may have once been brave heroes or just ordinary farmers, kings or criminals, but absolutely all of you have a common trait. It's a Sin!

"The sin you're taking on isn't about killing, looting, or anything like that, it's a sin against the gods! Perhaps you had a grudge against the gods or were at enmity with them, perhaps you even killed a god."

All the words spoken by her were like thunder in the ears of everyone present here, everyone wanted to go home as soon as possible, but now after her words, it didn't seem like that would be possible at all.

Some swore that everything was unfair, some cried and asked for forgiveness, but Eros stood with a silent expression on his face listening to her words. It was impossible to tell from his expression what he was thinking, but looking at his cold eyes that glittered menacingly, it wasn't a good thing.

Despite the panic unfolding in the crowd, Sylphia continued:

"There is one curse on each of you, and as long as it is in place, you will not be able to go back to where you came from. This place is a fantastic world ruled by sword and magic!"

"It is inhabited by many races and among them humans, beastmen, demons and many others…"

"Your death in this world, just like in your own, will be final for you. So, I'm giving you a chance, you can choose right now either to give up your life, or put your life's effort into breaking the curse and going back to your world!"

Almost everyone here was silent, they understood that everything could depend on luck, but looking at the situation in which they found themselves, luck clearly turned away from them.

"What if we choose to refuse?" The bespectacled student asked, looking like he was clearly a diligent student who wouldn't hurt a fly.

Goddess Sylphia looked at him as if he was a fool and for the first time changed her expression to mockery.

"If you refuse, you will immediately die and be reborn again, and the moment you are just over seventeen, you will find yourself here again facing the same choice."

'Why even suggest such an option if only an idiot will agree to it,' thought Eros, unlike this student, he chose the second option, which was much better than the first in his and probably many others' opinion.

"Then how do I remove the curse?" A voice called from the crowd.

When someone said those words, many people's eyes lit up with hope.

But, it soon went out like a candle in the wind after Sylphia's words.

"Everything is quite simple, there are 130 of you now, after you choose the second option, you will reincarnate in different parts of the earth of this world, but you will have a common goal. It's to kill the demon king! Once he is killed, you will be released from the curse and will be able to return back to your world."

`Kill the demon king…` At these words, Eros had the urge to burst out laughing madly, the gods clearly wanted everyone present here to be their tools that were supposed to bring order to their world.

Eros doubted Sylphia's words, considering that maybe all her words about curses and past life were just bait that they used to stimulate everyone present, and looking at how the crowd suddenly became animated, he understood.

They really bought it!

Looking at how many people's lifeless eyes were now burning with hope, Sylphia continued:

"After you reincarnate, each of you will receive an innate ability, but even if you don't have it or it is meager, don't despair. Every inhabitant of this world has a system that can raise your level, thanks to which you become stronger. In addition, it will also indicate the name of the curse placed on you and the reason why you were cursed."