Among the twelve disciples, Migdal, known as Magdala, was not present when Luke arrived. So the other disciples told her, “We have seen the Lord!” to which Migdal replied, “I will not believe until I put my finger into His side.” Then Luke stood among them and said, “Peace be with you,” and to Migdal, “Put your finger here and see my side; do not be faithless, but believe.” Migdal answered, “My Lord and my Deus!” Luke said, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
Hannah Gospel 20:24-29
“May peace be with you.”
“Uh, Teacher?”
“That’s impossible!”
The disciples were startled.
“Is it really you, Teacher?”
Simeon asked.
“But we checked your corpse!”
Iako exclaimed.
“I told you! The Lord would resurrect!”
“Hmph. You cried the most when you saw the Teacher’s dead body.”
Aurelia snickered at Mata’s commotion.
“That’s not… How could you just stay quiet after seeing the Teacher’s dead body…”
“Aaah, my Lord… Of course, my Lord…”
Paulah silently shed tears.
“I missed you, Teacher!”
Johanna was about to rush towards me when…
“Hey! What do you think you’re doing?!”
Heide, her sister, stopped her.
Normally, Judah would have added a sarcastic remark here but…
Nah.
She could always throw shade later.
The eleven disciples present…
… eleven?
Even if Judah wasn’t here, considering Paula’s presence, there should be one more!
“Ah. Migdal has temporarily left due to my orders. She should return soon.”
“Is that so.”
Migdal.
Originally the Knight assigned to protect Aurelia, she had joined our group under the name Magdala.
She must be executing a mission on Aurelia’s orders.
But still, she was a knight… Wait, hold on.
Now, Aurelia doesn’t need protection, right?
Besides, given the mess we made of Orias, we need all hands on deck.
Suddenly…
Just as the saying goes, “Speak of the devil,” Migdal burst through the door.
“I was summoned in haste by the messenger.”
“Oh, you’re here, Migdal.”
Aurelia greeted her warmly.
“Magdala! The Teacher has returned!”
“I told you! Our Teacher would resurrect!”
“What are you talking about? Did you say the Teacher resurrected?”
From where I stood, she couldn’t see me.
It seemed she couldn’t believe the words of the other disciples since she couldn’t see me.
“Guys, I understand you’re sad the Teacher is gone, but this prank isn’t funny.”
“Magdala…”
Her words quieted the atmosphere.
“I saw His lifeless body; how could it make sense to say He resurrected? Did you perhaps see an imposter?”
Yet, instead of feeling gloomy…
Everyone struggled to contain their laughter.
“What’s with those weird faces? If He really returned! I will not believe until I can put my finger in His side!”
Being such an uptight knight, she usually acted stiffly, making her a target for jokes among the other disciples.
Now that she was the only one who hadn’t seen me directly, everyone found it incredibly hilarious.
“Why are you all looking at me like that?”
They all turned their heads at me, and Migdal followed suit.
“…Teacher?”
“Migdal, peace be with you.”
“W-what do you mean, Teacher?!”
I walked up to her.
“Put your hand here and see my side; do not be faithless, but believe.”
“Aaah, my Lord… my Deus…”
There’s no injury on my side now.
Of course, as a deity, I could transform my body to manifest the old wound I used to have.
She knelt before me.
From Migdal’s perspective, it might be unfair.
Everyone saw me, but she missed it while following orders.
If I told the disciples I came back from the dead, she might have thought they had all gone crazy.
According to Aurelia, all of them had seen my corpse.
Then Deus drew me into her realm, merging my clone and myself into one.
In that process, it seems the clone remained on the ground.
I wondered what made the corpse vanish when I returned.
Given the temporary nature of the event, it could have been an error from the enlightening process of divinity.
“I told you, the Teacher has returned.”
“I always knew this day would come. Why do you keep doubting us?”
The other disciples mischievously teased Migdal.
“…I lacked faith. I figured you all were just so grief-stricken you had lost your minds.”
“What kind of image do you have of us?”
And then came the feast.
Prepared by Paula’s disciples.
“To celebrate the Teacher’s return, cheers!”
“Cheers!”
Unlike that awkward last supper, this gathering had a very different atmosphere.
It felt more like a grand banquet.
Before, we were gearing up to face Dominique and the God of Chaos, so things were quite tense.
I don’t even remember what was said back then.
I was in an extreme state of excitement.
But now the tyrant has fallen, and Aurelia has the rightful power.
Plus, with the two gods of Chaos gone, our enemies have essentially evaporated.
Though, Deus’s presence is still a bit unsettling…
Now it feels like things have settled down.
“Simeon,”
I called to him as everyone laughed and enjoyed their meal.
“Yes, Teacher.”
My very first ally and disciple.
He has always been my rock.
I met him first in Galilee.
Ah, those were the days.
Originally from the Nova Empire, he unfairly bore the blame from nobles, lost his parents, and fled to Galilee with his sister, Iako.
It was through meeting Simeon that I eventually gathered my companions and came this far.
He’s the eldest among us humans… Oh, wait, Paula is older.
Anyway, he’s the most reliable one, having supported everyone.
“Take good care of my sheep.”
Things became complicated when my true self that should have remained in Calandra Academy showed up here.
I can’t be in two places at once like before.
As a deity, I can travel between two locations, but I can’t exist in both simultaneously.
So if I’m absent, he must take responsibility for everyone here.
I trust Simeon to handle things.
“Ah, understood, my Lord.”
Tears welled up in his eyes.
Thinking about how I had activated the ‘Heir’ artifact and inherited Simeon’s abilities, he likely felt regret from that day.
Of course, not his fault; it was due to the magic I infused during the foot-washing ceremony.
Still, saying this ensures he won’t feel guilt towards me.
…
But do I have to go and talk to each of them separately to forgive them?
It feels weird to say I forgive them.
They weren’t even people who would betray me initially; it all happened because of me.
What a hassle.
The next day after individually meeting and offering a relationship without absolution…
After finishing breakfast and getting up from my seat, the disciples approached me and said.
“Now that the time has come, how about you restore your kingdom across the entire continent?”
They all looked at me with expectant eyes.
Do they want to conquer the continent?
Sure, I did promise them a kingdom under Deus.
The Nova Empire is now practically ours under Aurelia’s control.
If I start conquest from here, the next target would be the Calandra Empire.
Not long ago, that Calandra wiped out the Holy Kingdom.
Of course, what they want isn’t a war.
Like with Nova, they want salvation…
But since the God of Chaos has disappeared, there’s no rush.
“Times and seasons are reserved by Mother; it’s not for you to know.”
First and foremost, the awkward matter with Deus must be resolved so we can proceed with something.
“When the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power and be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
The moment I proclaimed that…
Kuuung!
I felt the force pulling me to the heavens.
Is this… Deus’s power?
I clearly asked for time to think.
Why are they trying to take me away?
And just like that, I was lifted into the sky.
My site has received a lot of DMCA notices, lol. From now on, I will update the MTL on https://darkmtl.com/.
The site is fast and lightweight because there are no ads yet. However, the theme is different from Cybor-TL, so take some time to familiarize yourself.
Support me by donating at least $10, and you'll have the right to request any novel from Novelpia (excluding 19+ content) using a newly developed tool.