In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Deus, and the Word was Deus. He was with Deus in the beginning. Through Him, all things were made; without Him, nothing was made that has been made. The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Mother, full of grace and truth. No one has ever seen Deus, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is in closest relationship with the Mother, has made Him known.
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Pulsreino Territory
In Leopar’s office
Hannah Scarlet, the guard knight of Luke, was reporting to Leopar, sitting at his desk.
“Hmm… so that happened.”
“Yes. Thanks to Lord Luke’s sacrifice, we could all survive.”
‘My lord, I’m so sorry! You told me never to tell His Majesty, we even pinky-swear, but I can’t keep this secret! You always sacrifice yourself for me. I’ll report everything in detail to His Majesty to prevent this from happening again. Please forgive me, my lord!’
After finishing her report, Hannah closed her eyes tightly and imagined her dear lord.
“Luke’s sacrifice…”
Tap tap tap
Leopar fell into thought while tapping his fingers on the desk.
“…We, or rather I, was inadequate, and I couldn’t protect Lord Luke properly. Punish me!”
Hannah bowed her head and shouted.
Leopar, having heard Hannah’s tale, fell into contemplation.
After a moment of silence, Leopar spoke.
“No. There shall be no punishment.”
“But!”
“If you hadn’t been there, you wouldn’t have been able to buy Luke any time. Because you were there, Luke could achieve this. So I should be the one to thank you. Thank you for protecting my precious son.”
Leopar got up from his chair and bowed his head.
“Y-Your Majesty! I don’t deserve such gratitude!”
“And thank you for the detailed report. Thanks to you, I could understand what happened. It must have been exhausting to have brought Luke to the Academy in such a wounded state and then ride through several nights to report to me.”
“…It was my duty.”
“Even if it’s a duty, there aren’t many knights who fulfill it sincerely. Luke has chosen a good guard knight.”
Hannah’s face sank at Leopar’s words of gratitude.
“Because it’s… my lord.”
“Oh dear, I’ve kept you too long without realizing it. Go on and rest to recover quickly. You need to be fit to serve Luke again.”
“Yes, I will.”
“Once again, thank you for protecting our son.”
“Oh, no!”
Squeak
Bam
Hannah Scarlet.
For some reason, Luke is called by the knight Hans, but even with that strange name, her loyalty to Luke remained unshaken.
Once Hannah left and silence returned to the room, Leopar took off his spyglass and placed it on the desk.
“Saula… Just as Deus said. He truly is Deus. If so….”
Leopar began to recall the mysterious spirit that had appeared in the form of his late wife, Lulu, a few days ago.
—
“What does that mean? So, it wasn’t Deus who chose Luke…?”
Hearing the words of someone who appeared in Lulu’s form, I became confused and stood up from my seat.
– Correct. To be precise, it was Luke who chose me.
“I don’t understand what’s happening.”
A chaotic mind.
I’ve always believed that Luke was chosen by a deity.
As a mere child, it was impossible for Luke to have produced such an outstanding book on his own.
I thought he had recruited Scala, the head of the information guild Arakne, thanks to divine help.
It’d be impossible otherwise.
Of course, I had some doubts when Luke was betrayed by mercenaries, but I thought that too was a part of a divine plan.
Meiru, who became estranged from Luke while being obsessed with Deus.
But now, the one who called Himself Deus spoke through Lulu.
‘It wasn’t that I chose Luke, but rather Luke chose me.’
What on earth does that mean?
Luke chose the deity?
Then what about the “true mother” he just told me?
Does this mean Luke isn’t actually my son? Is Luke the son of God?
– Calm down, dear.
A mysterious power flowed into me from Deus, settling within me.
It enveloped my entire body warmly.
A divine power.
Is this the divine?
A higher power than the holy power used by priests.
And as this power dwelt within me, I felt my heart calmed a little.
“If that’s the case… if what Lord Deus said is true… if it’s true that the book Luke wrote resurrected Lord Deus… why did He call me Luke’s true mother in the beginning?”
Even so, it wasn’t just a little crazy; I still couldn’t keep my head straight.
How can someone not devoted to a genuine religion face a god and remain sane?
“C-could it be that the Lulu I knew was actually Lord Deus? Ah, then it wouldn’t make sense that Luke’s book resurrected Lord Deus…”
– It is true that this body of Kalros gave birth to Luke. Until I came into this body, I have never inhabited this woman’s form before.
“If so, what on earth does it mean that you are Luke’s mother…?”
– Dear, do you know that divinity creates reality through faith?
“…What?”
– Even if something did not exist, if many sentient beings come to believe in its existence, that faith gathers together and brings it into existence. That is how a deity is born.
“…Divinity.”
– The God of Abundance Baal and the evil deity derived from “Chaos” also did not actually exist, but were born due to someone’s belief.
In the family records of Pulsreino, in the imperial family records, there’s a monumental secret: the birth of God.
Could it be that these transcendental beings known as deities were born from faith?
It’s not that the gods generate faith; it’s that faith gives birth to the gods!
“If so, does that mean Lord Deus has also been created through Luke’s book…!”
Then, that means the deity Deus came into existence because of belief spread by Luke’s book?
It’s absurd.
– No, I was born before that. However, I was forgotten and perished. A deity that no one believes in loses its divinity and vanishes. But the book Luke contained stories about me, and the faith born from it resurrected me.
…So, Luke’s book resurrected a forgotten god?
– The faith derived from Luke’s book created me and brought me back to existence. The Deus within Luke’s book is not singular. One becomes three, and three becomes one.
“One becomes three, and three becomes one… The Holy Mother, the Holy Son, the Holy Spirit…!”
The three personas of Deus mentioned in the scripture Luke wrote.
– Yes. Originally, I was not three, but thanks to Luke, I was reborn. I am Deus reborn, entirely different from the past Deus.
If we assume there is one ship, and when the planks of that ship rot and you replace them with new and stronger planks, there is no significant difference. But if you keep replacing the old planks with new ones, eventually, all the original planks will disappear. Can we still call that ship the same as the original?
The god reborn from Luke’s faith. But that very existence originated from the faith induced by Luke’s book.
If so, can this newly born god be considered the same as the previous Deus?
We must consider it as an entirely new deity.
If that’s the case, Luke has created a god. Alone, at such a young age.
– And one of my entities, the Holy Son, takes on human form.
The one who comes down to Earth in human form.
The Son of God, the only Son.
“Is it possible that Luke…!”
Lulu grinned.
– Correct. Luke, born of the belief created by Luke. My entity, my only son, my true child. The one who will save this world. That is Luke.
Luke… Luke is not my son but the Son of God?
Such a shocking fact was almost impossible to accept.
…Wait a minute.
If the one before me is truly Deus, and everything said so far is true.
Why would He come to me and tell me all this?
“…Why have you come to me instead of Luke? He seems totally oblivious to this.”
– Luke will soon come to know this fact. He will realize his mission as the Son of God. The reason I have come to you, to put it simply… Hmm. Indeed.
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