Chapter: 446
What caught my eye was the last phrase that existed.
‘The gods are paying attention to me.’
Not just one, but multiple someones are showing interest in me.
And they want to reward me.
What immediately comes to mind are the unique blessings held by various benevolent gods.
Those special things that gods gave only to their apostles. Among them were many things that were useful.
Like the giant’s strength obtained from the god with the Power of Giant Strength.
Or the insight gained from the god with the Power of Foresight.
Or even the compulsion of Oath obtained from the god with the Power of Oath.
It offered me a sense of greed, as those names of skills could only be acquired by spending a long time under the gods to elevate their authority.
But on the other hand, I also thought I shouldn’t get too excited.
I mean, there are ‘gods.’ Just with the Shoddy Perverted God and the Perverted Crow alone, that’s already plural.
I didn’t want to be betrayed after getting my hopes up, so I swallowed hard and waited for the next message to appear.
[The Goddess of Beauty and Art wishes to grant you a new blessing!]
Ah, it’s you, Perverted Crow. I really appreciate that you want to give me something, but how about you take that time to give something to your perverted apostle instead?
That guy needs to get stronger so he can roll around in my place.
Well, whatever.
I’d be satisfied if I could pick up what I wanted last time but got thwarted.
[The God of Martial Arts takes interest in your martial arts!]
Sufficient?
[The God of History and Records shows interest in your biography!]
Oh.
[The God of Nature expresses gratitude to you!]
As messages continued to pop up, I blinked and felt my head spinning as my lips trembled.
Sleep.
Just for a moment.
Could you give me some time to think?
I’ve hardly ever considered a situation like this, so it feels like my head is a bit dizzy right now.
…Huh? Is it not just a feeling?
It feels like my thoughts are cutting off, similar to when I passed out last time.
One.
*
In the basement of a building. A man draped in a robe let out a long sigh as he listened to a story relayed through a crystal ball.
Many were trying to create something while dying.
They risked their deaths to fulfill the wishes of the Great One.
However, what remained at the end was only the death of others.
Where did it go wrong?
What went wrong for something that was so close to success to crumble so hopelessly?
We bent our pride and reached out to the unbelievers; why did our plans fail?
“What went wrong?”
The man who abruptly raised his head felt his lips quiver in front of the expressionless face of his counterpart.
Now that even the plan that must succeed for the future has failed, he had no choice but to plead for cooperation from the man before him.
“We faced some hindrances.”
“The opponent is the Young Lady of the Allen Family, right?”
“How do you know that?”
“Because she is the one whom the Lord Jushin has the most interest in on this continent.”
Mentioning Lucy’s name with a light smile, the counterpart settled down across from the man and leaned back against his chair.
“Didn’t I tell you? To put the Young Lady of Allen in distress, you need to target her surroundings, not her directly. She will boldly face a foe directed at her, but she won’t be able to bear it if her surroundings crumble.”
The man bitten by the question of whether his advice was that hard to follow, bit his lip without rebutting him.
The message just received from the Evil God he served wasn’t much different from what this person said.
Choosing oneself to topple Lucy Allen, beloved by the Lord Jushin, wasn’t a wise choice.
Even though the Evil God of Fire moved directly to harm her and the Evil God of Darkness risked his existence just to kill her, Lucy Allen stood proudly, overcoming all trials and now stood here.
In fact, look at the current situation.
A mad alchemist who had lived for a long time tried to manipulate the two forest guardians to trample her but ended up losing instead.
“In a way, this is a good thing. Your incompetence has been proven like this. From now on, you won’t be able to voice any objections to what I want to do, even out of shame.”
“…Do you have something in mind?”
“Yes. There are a few things. If you actively cooperate, we will definitely achieve results.”
The counterpart looked at the man with a lingering smile.
Meeting his crazy, gleaming gaze, the man realized the emptiness within and let out a light laugh.
Even while racing towards something, it’s clear that he doesn’t exist within himself.
Sure. For now, I’ll play along with what you say.
There’s a part where your goal and our goals coincide, so I’ll follow that.
But don’t think for a second that we’ll stay under you forever.
The moment the emptiness spreading from you consumes you, you will be subjugated beneath us.
Whether you want it or not.
While the man was harboring thoughts of betrayal, the one on the opposite side, Luca, guessed what the man was thinking.
If he were in that position, he wouldn’t have been able to endure the other’s insolent attitude.
Well, it doesn’t matter. I have no intention of fulfilling the wishes of that guy either. This man will eventually become nourishment for Lucy Allen, the star.
Through his death, he will nurture the very object he hates the most.
And in the end, Lucy Allen will be a star brighter than anything else. Even brighter than the moon.
The newly crafted moon, the sun, will become the center of the sky.
As Luca thought this and smiled, the man opposite him also smiled back.
Up to this point, both were only preparing hidden daggers for each other.
*
“…Huh?!”
Snapping back to reality, I raised my body and blinked at the dim scenery around me.
[Are you awake?]
‘…What happened?’
[It’s a simple story. A problem arose because of trying to solve the lack of ability with output.]
I passed out because I filled the lack of magic with my Divine power.
Well, I’d say it’s not surprising.
What I just did was resurrecting the entire ruined forest.
It’s no wonder my body reached its limits.
‘Where am I now?’
[In the lord's mansion of the village brought by the Translocation Technique.]
‘…The lord’s mansion? Not the lodging?’
[Do you think people like you would stay in this backwater? ]
I snickered at my grandpa’s explanation that even now, the lord is pouring cold sweat, worried he might make a mistake.
I feel unnecessarily sorry. If I hadn’t passed out, this wouldn’t have happened.
After that, I asked grandpa various questions. Whether the forest guardians had recovered properly, whether there was any issue with the revived forest, and what my friends were doing.
To sum up grandpa’s answers in one word, he said there was no need to worry.
All the numerous problems piled up in the forest had already been resolved, and the only problem left was me.
Hearing that, I let out a giggle and stretched.
Considering the time, it would only complicate matters to make a fuss about going back anyway.
Let’s just take it easy today. Since I just came back from hard labor, this should be fine.
Having sorted my thoughts, I turned on the log function to check the messages that had flown into me.
I didn’t expect so many gods to take an interest in me.
The Perverted Crow, the God of Martial Arts, the God of Nature, and even the God of History and Records.
Wow. Can I just pull something from each of those guys?
If they want to step into my heroic tale, they can cough up what I want and I’ll use my authority over them?!
Cool! This is amazing!
Being the Apostle of God has its rewards!
This is the dignity of the great Lord Jushin, who stands at the center of all gods!…
[Please pick one of the gods that has shown interest in you.]
…Ugh.
What? Just one?
I have to pick one from this bunch?
This is some cold treatment. If you’re going to call yourself the great Lord Jushin, at least bully a bit your followers.
Like, “I have my favorites; give him something awesome!”
After all I’ve done, I should at least be able to swing that much!
Tsk, crossing my arms, I once again examined the list of gods.
It became a dilemma. Do I really have to choose just one from this selection?
It’s like setting a buffet and saying I can only pick one! That’s too cruel!
If this is the case, why not just pick for me and hand me something!
Why make me give up!
Hmm.
I’ll exclude the Perverted Crow for now.
While this guy has many useful abilities, if you ask if he’s absolutely necessary, it’s a bit ambiguous.
The God of Nature is similar.
He has a lot of good abilities, but I can substitute most with my Divine Magic.
There’s no real reason to receive it. So if I had to choose, it would be either the God of Martial Arts or the God of History and Records.
Frowning, I reflected on the tendencies of both gods.
Which one to choose to squeeze out more benefits?
The God of Martial Arts hands out generously whatever a skilled person desires.
As a widely worshipped god, his powers are strong enough to provide plenty of assistance.
In contrast, the God of History and Records is very particular.
He’s the type of scholar with a notoriously bad temperament.
If I compare these two, it would be normal to choose the God of Martial Arts.
But…
Heroic tale.
Isn’t that what it’s all about?
Patting my arms, I grinned and reached a conclusion.
If played right, I could nab a sucker!
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