“Thank you, Teacher! I owe my life to you!”
Having left the previous location, we were camping in a suitable spot nearby.
Was it the shocking sight? They all rushed over to me, spilling their thoughts.
“You don’t have to be that thankful.”
After all, I was just trying to survive too.
Of course, I could have taken care of those guys without Ignis, but it wouldn’t have been such a spectacular scene.
I probably would have had to fight dirtier.
Thinking about it, I’m glad I had Ignis.
It was a perfect display to gain the divine favor of all those people—almost like ‘Divine Judgment.’
Anyway, I saw a man practically bowing down to express excessive gratitude and noticed the next person in line waiting.
“Hello, Teacher.”
A small figure in a robe.
A child…?
No, wait, she’s a girl.
As she removed her robe, beautiful golden hair appeared.
Even if she was a girl, she looked too young… I could only see her as a girl.
Did she come here alone? A girl like this?
Where’s her guardian?
“Did you come here alone?”
“Yes. I came alone, Teacher.”
Is she an orphan?
“Teacher, I just witnessed that miracle.”
“Is that so?”
Of course, who wouldn’t see it when flames were raining down from the sky?
“And I realized that the only one who can handle me is you, Teacher!”
…Handle?
What is this kid talking about? Handle? That sounds serious!
“What do you mean by handle?”
“Please look here.”
She rolled up her right sleeve and showed me her arm.
A small, adorable arm.
It looks soft.
I want to touch it.
Zzap!
At that moment, electricity flowed around her arm.
What was that just now? Did I really see electricity?
Is that even possible?
Wait a second.
I got it.
This girl…
“Johanna?”
“…Yes? hiccup.”
What are you doing here?
“How do you know my name!”
She’s the thunder girl, Boanerges Johanna, who appeared as one of the bosses of the Baal sect in the Nova Empire episode of [Deus Ex Machina].
A beautiful appearance with striking abilities.
She became popular due to her tragic early death as a boss character.
It was revealed through several document items that she viewed her own power as a curse and was trying to get rid of it by working with the Baal sect, and she was living in Genesaret, but other details about her were not disclosed.
So I vaguely thought she’d be in Kinor, the capital of Genesaret, and was headed there when unexpectedly, she was among my followers.
Thud!
Johanna knelt before me.
“Oh great Son of Deus! There’s no one else! You are the only one who can handle my cursed power!”
The girl born with the tremendous power of lightning, Johanna.
I can’t believe she came looking for me because of that power.
…This is lucky!
She was a boss I liked so much in the Nova Empire episode.
I never expected she would come to find me.
“Stand up, child.”
*
Thanks to moving quickly, I got to meet the Holy One in person.
Perhaps because I showed ‘Divine Judgment’ by sweeping away the monsters, the line to meet him was unimaginably long due to the excited crowd.
But thanks to using my abilities to move swiftly, I managed to be at the front of the line and could have a private audience in just one day.
Who would’ve thought the day would come when I’d be thankful for my curse?
“Teacher, I just witnessed that miracle.”
“Is that so?”
Raining fire from the sky.
A figure that can only be described as a harbinger of destruction.
Truly divine.
“And I realized that the only one who can handle me is you, Teacher!”
That no one else but this man could handle my cursed ability.
“What do you mean by handle?”
“Please look here.”
Rolling up her sleeves, she showed her arm.
Zzap!
Lightning flowed along my arm.
The chilling power I have, which can only cause destruction.
The curse that brought misfortune to me and shattered my family.
“Johanna?”
…What?
“…Yes? hiccup.”
Johanna. My name.
Did I say it?
“Wait, how do you know my name?”
No, I didn’t tell you.
How do you know my name?
Is he really a god?
If so, this truly is a ‘chance given by the divine.’
Thud!
“Oh great Son of Deus! There’s no one else! You are the only one who can handle my cursed power!”
This is an ‘opportunity’ to escape this curse.
“Stand up, child.”
The Holy One took my arm and helped me to my feet.
“Cursed…”
The Holy One spoke, tracing my arm.
“Lightning flowing through your body. So this power is viewed as a curse.”
“Yes, that’s right, Son of Deus. This power has brought me misfortune. Please save me.”
“Hmmm…”
The Teacher rested a hand on his chin, lost in thought.
Could it be impossible?
No.
This is my last hope.
I don’t want to join the Baal sect.
Not with that greasy-smiling Cardinal…
“I’ll do anything. If you tell me to throw it away, I’ll throw it away. I’ll follow you, even if I have to give up everything.”
“Very well.”
“…Huh?”
“If you think that this lightning power is causing harm because it can’t be controlled, then pour it all out to me.”
You want me to pour all this cursed power out? This power of pure destruction?
“B-but…”
If I attack with this power…
“If I cannot handle your lightning, it means I am not the being you seek. So pour it all out! Your power!”
Sure. He’s the one who can create miracles. It’s obvious he can handle my curse.
Why am I worrying about unnecessary things?
“…Understood. Hah!”
I focused all my cursed power into my hands.
Lightning flowed along both arms.
A tremendous force that could match the level of the chaos once released when I went berserk.
Enough firepower to turn the person before me into ashes.
But the person before me is not an ordinary man; he’s the Son of Deus.
Right. I must have faith.
“Hyah!”
Kwahhhhh!
The power of lightning erupted, tearing through the air.
A deafening roar erupted as space itself split apart.
And upon the spot I attacked…
Stood the Holy One, unscathed.
He endured my full-blown attack without even a scratch.
He really is the Son of God.
“Good. Let’s go, Johanna. I will handle your curse.”
“…Huh? Are you for real?”
He accepts me…
He’s going to handle my curse…?
“From now on, you shall be known as Boanerges—divine lightning spreading the will of Deus across this land.”
“Ah. Yes. I am Boanerges.”
He accepted me.
He said he would handle my curse.
I will devote everything to follow you. If you can bear my curse, I will serve you wholeheartedly.
My beloved Lord.
*
Phew.
That was an incredible attack.
The tent is all burned up now, isn’t it?
If I hadn’t prepared a way to temporarily maximize resistance to specific attributes, it could have turned to ash.
But with this, I could be certain.
That girl is indeed the Johanna I knew.
And boss Johanna was actually suppressed, as the current Johanna is extraordinarily powerful.
Finally, I have such a strong character I admired as a companion.
Nice.
That makes five.
Everything is going smoothly.
With this, there’s no need to go to Kinor anymore…
But since I set that as my destination, it wouldn’t look good to change it now.
From their perspective, I’m moving as per divine revelation.
Let’s stop by Kinor, then.
I feel like flying; this is such a good feeling.
The powerful boss, Johanna, is my companion now!
*
Nova Empire’s Second City, Paradise.
Deep within the Baal sect’s Pope headquarters.
“…I’ve failed.”
Thud!
The Pope slammed the ground as he shot up from his seat.
“Did you just say you failed?”
“W-well, that is…”
“Cardinal Javer. Cardinal Javer. Cardinal Javer! Cardinal Javer!!”
The Pope repeatedly called the name of the man bowing before him, shouting in outrage.
“This was your plan, and you executed it. For this plan, our sect sacrificed sacred relics and a lot of manpower. And what? You failed?”
“E-everything went according to plan! Right up until that Holy One showed up!”
“…Then go on.”
“At first, we succeeded in sacrificing sacred relics and sect members to gather the monsters. Although many of our members perished while ensuring they didn’t escape, it was all part of the original plan.”
“But.”
“B-but that Holy One! That Holy One turned all the monsters to ashes in an instant!”
“You must have said that the Holy One could only perform ‘healing’ miracles or ‘production’ miracles and that he had no combat abilities whatsoever. You said he would run away when faced with monsters! Even if he did possess combat abilities, you said you’d wipe him out with the Holy Knights before using the monsters for sacrifice! Then why did it fail?”
“You should have seen the Divine Lightning that Holy One summoned! It was devastation only gods could perform! Of course, a great archmage could do something similar, but it requires immense preparation. Yet he did it in an instant without any.”
“Then why didn’t you send out the Holy Knights?”
“Every knight watching that scene lost their will to fight. That is… an ability no human can dare stand against!”
“Take him away.”
As soon as the Pope’s command was given, two of the Holy Knights guarding either side of him stepped forward and began dragging Cardinal Javer away.
“P-please spare me, Your Holiness! Just give me one more chance! Please let me at least have my offering…!”
“I despise failures. Regardless of the reason, you have failed. Use your life well for the glory of Baal.”
“No, please! Please, Your Holiness!”
Creeeak!
Thud!
“Miracles only gods can accomplish…”
Alone in the room, the Pope fell into deep thought.
“Is that the only option left?”
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