Hmm…
A voice echoes from within me.
– Luke?
A familiar voice.
The voice of the one I had monotonously listened to for a hundred years in my state of coma…
“…Deus?”
– Luke… You’re safe… What a relief…
Her voice sounds weak.
“Deus. Are you okay?”
Deus is inside me?
Lilith said that when Deus perished, his essence entered me.
Could it be that during the healing process, Deus has taken residence within me?
– Hmm… I’m not sure. I remember shattering myself. What happened?
Was it something done unconsciously?
To save me involuntarily…
“…So, in the end, we’ve become one.”
– …Huh? Oh, I see. I’ve become one with Luke. So this is what oneness feels like.
The form remains in my consciousness…
Lilith had manifested as a spirit when she was sealed before, drifting like a ghost.
Is it possible for Deus to do the same?
“Deus, can you appear in spirit form?”
– Spirit form? Hmm… Let me try.
Puff
And then, Deus appears before me.
It was the same Deus I faced a hundred years ago, before I lost my consciousness.
– Luke!
She runs towards me and embraces me.
“Deus… I’m so glad. You haven’t perished.”
What a relief.
You’re not gone.
I can always retrieve my physical body.
I can resurrect anytime.
As long as you don’t perish.
– Deus? Lily… You…
Lilith seems startled.
– Are you talking about Mother?
And Ignis too.
Oh, they can’t see her because she’s inside me.
“Deus is right in front of me, and you can’t see her?”
– Lily…
– Luke…
They react as if I can’t let go of Deus, seeing an illusion.
“No, I’m not seeing an illusion! Deus is really here!”
The more I say it, the more it feels like I can’t let go of Deus and am seeing an illusion.
– So, we can’t see her, but she’s here?
“Yes.”
It took quite a long time to get them to accept this.
– Honestly, I still can’t believe it… But if Lilith’s essence resurrecting after Deus crumbled is possible, then maybe this is possible too.
– Right. If Mother’s come back, that’s amazing! …And if we’ve become one, we won’t have to fight anymore, right?
Still a bit confused, though.
A hundred years have passed, and Deus has entered me.
“Oh, right. Actually, I have something to tell everyone.”
– Something to tell us?
I recounted the memories I had seen within Deus’ memories to everyone.
And also the possibility that I might be Lily.
– So, the Lily who perished inside Alburzoa came to this world… Would I have been able to meet her if I had acted as a proxy instead of Saros back then?
Lilith looks stunned.
For her, it’s ironic since she invaded this continent with Saros, only for Lily to die again because of that invasion.
– But wait, you might be Lily?
Lilith suddenly brings her face closer to mine.
– Does that mean you didn’t think I was Lily until now?
“Th-that…”
I can’t say that I manipulated Lilith’s memories.
If I say that and we end up fighting…
– Sigh. Let me tell you again. From the first time we met, even before I was suppressed in the mental realm, I felt a familiar aura from you.
“…What?”
Before I was suppressed?
Does that mean I felt her essence before I manipulated her memories?
– So, I felt Lily’s soul from the very beginning. Of course, at first, it was faint, but after I was suppressed, you suddenly looked like Lily. Anyway, you are Lily for sure. I have my ways of measuring things, and considering I joined you right away, can’t you figure that out?
I manipulated Lilith’s memories to use her as a valuable asset.
Was it not a manipulation?
Did I really know her in my past life?
This part is too confusing.
All I remember from my past life is being an ordinary gamer playing [Deus Ex Machina] on Earth.
With a mind muddled with confusion, I spoke again.
“Then now that I’ve confirmed my body is fine, I’d like to meet my disciples… Can I meet them?”
Simon is the Pope,
Aurelia is the Empress,
And Lydia is the Law Emperor, right?
Everyone has become high-ranking individuals.
I might have ascended somewhat, too.
But since I’m now sitting at Deus’ right hand, am I able to see them?
– Ah, them… What should I say? You can meet them, but… it might cause some issues.
“Some issues?”
– During the past 100 years, you became the god of this continent.
*
At the former capital of the Nova Empire and the current capital of the Katorikus Holy Kingdom, the sacred site of Orias…
At the old imperial ruins where Saint Luke was stabbed and sacrificed, the Katorikus Holy Kingdom and Christos Law Country were preparing for a summit.
Before the meeting began, two individuals were chatting.
“So this place… means…”
The Law Emperor of Christos, Lydia, asked.
“Yes. It means Luke ascended here,” responded Pope Simon Petros of the Katorikus Holy Kingdom.
“…Honestly, I don’t believe it.”
“I’ve heard that the Law Emperor also met the young Luke.”
“Yes. That’s right. He was very small… but he came to save everyone. He saved me when I was lost in despair…”
Scala (Lydia) reminisced about the past, engulfed in memories from a hundred years ago.
“But to think that someone like him would leave without saying a word to me. I can’t understand.”
“…It’s unfortunate. But we didn’t gather here for theological debate, did we?”
Lydia turned her back to Simon.
“Yes. That’s right. We gathered here to unite our powers.”
“Believing in Deus but not believing in the Messiah Luke, those, the Muslims.”
“There are differing views on Luke, but we all acknowledge and believe in his words. However, they deny Luke’s existence and divinity.”
“Their recent military provocations are continuing at the border. It seems likely to escalate into a major war soon.”
“We agree. As children of Deus and disciples of Luke Christ, we believe it’s crucial to band together.”
“Very well. Let’s do our best.”
*
In the imperial palace of Isla Empire…
A dark elf woman lounged on a lavish throne adorned with countless treasures, leaning back with one leg draped over the armrest.
“So…”
“Th-that is… the two great nations, Katorikus and Christos, have united to attack us!”
“So what’s the problem with that?”
“Y-your Majesty! If both nations attack us at the same time, we…”
“No. There is no problem.”
She stood up.
As she raised one hand to chest height, energy gathered within it.
“Our god, Deus, is with us. What is there to fear?”
“Th-that is…”
“Who is the one who guided me through the nights of this desert? Who saved our kind, living miserably in this desert? It is none other than our only omnipotent god, Deus.”
“Y-yes.”
“That false god, Luke Christ. They worship a false being in Deus’s name. Even if idolaters come together, they won’t stand a chance against us. Isn’t that right?”
“““That’s right!”””
The dark elf warriors answered enthusiastically to her words.
“Only the glory of Deus shall last forever.”
“““Long live our Shah!”””
Mahomet, the emperor of Isla Empire and prophet of Islam, rose to his feet.
“I will personally go to the front lines. To end this jihad.”
For the true glory of Deus to descend upon this land.
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