Hmm…
I came down to the realm, the ground, with Meiru.
It seemed all the apostles operated the continent by moving between the ground and the divine realm like Meiru.
Thanks to the faith of the entire continent in me, I, who had gained the divinity of the one true god, could descend to the ground without any restrictions.
A massive shrine located on the ground.
It was my mother’s house created to worship the Trinity Luke Christos.
We descended into the innermost sanctum.
– But why exactly are we coming to the ground?
– Ah, I guess I forgot to tell you. Even the omnipotent Luke Christos doesn’t know this, huh?
Feeling pleased that she could share something with me, she smiled unconsciously.
It seems she finds it rewarding to help me, whom she thought was perfect.
Honestly, if I used the [ability] of ‘omniscience,’ I could have figured it out myself, but…
– Since ‘that day,’ the Lord’s kingdom has descended on the ground and all worries of the continent vanished. The wicked have been judged, and all have repented and been saved. A heavenly paradise on earth has been completed.
I knew that story too.
As I became the one true god through the faith of the entire continent, I unintentionally shaped this continent to become just that.
– But as long as human nature remains, all sorts of troubles arise in this paradise on earth. Just recently, there was a serial murder case.
A serial murder case, huh.
Even though Deus’ kingdom descended on the ground, it didn’t change human instincts.
To do that, I would have to overhaul the personalities of all sentient beings on this continent and extract their existing desires.
But that would be tantamount to castrating emotions.
As the omnipotent one true god, it wouldn’t be impossible… but it’s certainly not something I want to do.
I was too busy retreating to reclaim Deus to care about such things anyway.
– That’s why we’re sharing our domains and working on the ground.
With a light wave of her hand, Meiru swung open the massive doors of the shrine.
– This place, Orias, is my domain.
Orias…
– It’s the Lord’s holy land, so there are a lot of people. There’s so much work to do.
“L-Lord Apostle!”
“Greetings, Lord Apostle!”
While following her through the shrine’s corridor, I ran into some priestesses.
They bowed their heads in respect.
– Hey. How’s everyone doing?
“Lord Apostle. Who is this beside you?”
– Huh? Oh, this is my new assistant.
“E-eh? An assistant?”
They looked at me with envious expressions.
‘To think she’s the assistant of Lady Meiru, who’s Luke’s sister!’
‘So jealous!’
‘I want to do it too…!’
‘Even though he’s a guy…!’
I could feel the thoughts racing through their heads. Meiru looks to be quite popular after all.
– By the way, I heard there’s a matter I need to handle personally today.
– Ah! If it’s that report, I have it here. A detailed briefing is…
“Don’t worry about the briefing. I’m busy today. Thanks.”
The priestess expressionlessly handed the document to Meiru, but her true feelings were not as calm as her face suggested.
‘M-Meiru thanked me! Meiru did!!’
Her feelings towards Meiru…
…Don’t seem like ordinary admiration, do they?
Well, I guess that could happen.
…Or maybe not. Did I not write about prohibiting homosexuality in the scriptures?
I just brought over the contents from earth’s scriptures.
I don’t know.
Let’s not worry about it.
After parting ways with the priestesses, Meiru spoke up.
– There’s been a rise in resistance forces…
– Resistance forces?
– I heard one of Orias’s districts was attacked by them yesterday.
This was the issue Meiru needed to address directly, written in the document she received.
It was the emergence of the resistance.
The issue of food has nearly disappeared in this world, but it’s human nature to always feel that what belongs to others is larger than what one has.
Now, it seems there’s a bunch of miscreants who can’t accept the radical social change where all humanity became equal before Deus.
Currently, such incidents are happening across the continent.
What’s worse, a lot of those opposing this social change are of high status, and due to the nature of our world, high-status individuals typically have strong military power that cannot be captured by ordinary guards.
That’s why Meiru must go herself.
The gang that recently raided is said to be formed by high-ranking nobles of the Katorikus Holy Kingdom.
They were once lords belonging to the Nova Empire who pretended to believe in Deus to preserve their power after transforming into the Katorikus Holy Kingdom.
If the bandit group was indeed formed by lords, I can imagine that a regular army could struggle to fight them.
Even if they won, they’d probably suffer considerable damage.
However, the one going to confront them was already beyond the master level: Meiru.
Since ‘that day,’ she has acquired divinity and become ridiculously strong.
There’s no way mere humans could withstand her.
We headed toward what was expected to be the hideout of the resistance forces.
– This is too vast. How do we find anything here?
While surveying the wilderness, Meiru suddenly spoke up.
– Omnipotent Luke Christos, please illuminate the dark path before your lamb.
She was playfully praying to me.
I chuckled and activated my [power].
CRASH!
Suddenly, a massive wall of rock collapsed, revealing an entrance leading underground.
One of the entrances to the resistance’s hideout.
– …Honestly, I can really feel that my sister is the Son of Deus.
I had already known this, but pushing her shock aside, we entered the cave.
So it’s a cave adventure with Meiru, huh.
When I used to go on adventures like this with Hans, I would be anxious about what traps might spring out, but I didn’t feel tense at all now that I became omnipotent.
Should I just turn off my [omniscience]?
Walking for a while…
We arrived at a massive cavern.
Though it was a cave located underground in the wilderness, it was extravagantly decorated.
Even without the power of omniscience, I could tell it was a space created by the resistance members who could not forget the time they were specially favored.
The changed kingdom of Deus after ‘that day’ wasn’t in a harsh state.
Simply put, all people are treated equally because they are merely lambs of Deus, but most can get what they desire.
A world with no worries for food, drink, or clothing.
But since they longed for being special, they must be resisting like this.
And even though we had entered, they were all gathered in one place doing something.
“These girls we caught in Orias.”
“Oh! They seem like high-quality goods!”
“Hehe. I already claimed this one as mine.”
Dozens of children were tied up with ropes, gagged, and locked in a wooden prison.
The terrified girls were trembling in fear.
And numerous men surrounded them, selecting the children.
Were these the children captured in the raid that happened yesterday?
But weren’t these girls from noble backgrounds?
What they were doing was no different from that of bandits.
– I guess we have to wipe them all out.
A sword manifested in Meiru’s hand.
Clutching that sword, she prepared for action.
“Hmm? I feel a chill…”
One of the ruffians turned around.
And spotted us.
“Intruders!”
“Intruders!”
At his cry, the ruffians rushed at us frantically, weapons drawn.
They surrounded us.
“What? Just the two of you?”
WHAM!
“Watch out, you idiot!”
Upon seeing us, one man muttered something, and the leader of the ruffians slapped the back of his head.
“Didn’t we get thoroughly wrecked last time by an Apostle who we ignored?”
Apostle?
These punks had run into another Apostle before?
How are they still here?
– Quiet.
BOOM!
“Gah!”
“Y-you really ARE an Apostle…”
When Meiru released her divine aura, all the ruffians fell to the ground.
Her powerful presence crushed them.
– We can’t kill them, right?
– Well… that’s true.
As much as I wanted to wipe out these evil criminals, I should give them a chance for repentance as a benevolent Deus.
“Here… accept this, Apostle!”
Then, the leader pulled out a small box from his cloak.
BOOM!
A brilliant light surged forth.
A translucent blue cube created a barrier around us.
– A barrier…?
This wasn’t just any ordinary barrier.
It was a dimensional ‘deviation’ from reality.
I remembered.
The legacy of Celestia, a spatial deviation artifact.
I never dreamed that those punks would be in possession of it.
If so, it explains why they remained even after meeting another Apostle.
“Hehe! What do you think, Apostles? This artifact can isolate even you! Of course, we can’t do anything to you either.”
Once Meiru’s pressure faded, the leader lifted himself up.
“That barrier will last a month! We’ll escape during that time! Hahahaha!”
– Damn it! What kind of barrier is this?!
Even when Meiru struck down with her sword filled with divinity, it didn’t even scratch the barrier.
This barrier was an artifact that could create a force so strong that even deities could not break through.
Much like the ability to ‘stop time,’ it had been criticized for its unbalanced power in the lore and promptly removed.
And yet, here it was.
I must retrieve the fraudulent artifacts spread throughout the continent.
“Damn you Apostles! Die!”
“Hey hey! Apostles, take this!”
Since they couldn’t harm us, they mocked us by throwing all kinds of trash.
– Ugh! I can’t even break this barrier…
On the other hand, Meiru seemed disappointed in herself, looking a bit downcast.
After all, this is a bug that even a complete deity can’t pierce…
Her abilities were by no means lacking.
“Hehe! Why don’t you pray to your god to help you out!”
“Yeah! Bring Luke Christos here!”
It was getting hard to hold back.
RUMBLE!
I swung my hand filled with [power].
“Ugh… huh?”
“What the…!”
The barrier shattered.
Every resistance member present gaped in shock.
– Huh?
– Why do you look so dejected, Meiru?
I’m always with you.
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