episode_0048

This world believes in one God.

It means that there is only one religion without any other religion.

Enen, the sun god who brightens the sky.

There is probably no other religion on this continent except hers.

Even if there were, they would consider it heresy or paganism.

Even on Earth, where I originally lived, there were so many religions, but the reason there was only one here was simple.

Because God exists.

It is different from Earth, where only faith exists and it is not even certain whether there is a God or not.

There was a divine power that was given directly by God, there was revelation that was the voice of God, and there were also saints and warriors that were chosen directly by God.

Even such powers, such miracles, were only shown by Enen, the god of the sun. And not just a little, but quite a lot.

That’s why the people here have no choice but to believe in the sun god.

As the number of people who believed in this gradually increased and became stronger, the Sun God Cult eventually became the only religion in the world. This is the setting of the game that I know of.

The reason I’m suddenly talking about this is…

Because I am now in a church that serves the sun god.

The reason is simple: there is something here that can strengthen the specs.

‘I should start strengthening my holy sword.’

Although I’ve been dealing with the Holy Sword a bit… the Holy Sword is definitely not just any sword.

It is a growth weapon that grows together with the warrior character.

Even the appearance of the weapon changes depending on the direction of growth.

If you choose a wizard, you use a spear. If you choose a wizard, you use a wand.

Of course, as someone who aims to become a dogfighting master, I have no intention of changing from a sword, but the holy sword is definitely a high-performance weapon.

And the Holy Sword could be upgraded once every time you defeated each of the Four Heavenly Kings bosses.

‘In the original game, you would obtain them one at a time under the name of Fragments of Power···.’

Unfortunately, I didn’t have such an item.

I searched around the King’s body, but I couldn’t find anything similar. That made me a little anxious… but I believed that everything would work out somehow.

And for now, there were more important matters at hand.

‘But… how did you strengthen it?’

The problem is that I can’t remember how to strengthen it. This is the biggest complaint of someone who has played it 999 times.

You might think I’m a little stupid… but it was something I couldn’t help doing.

That’s because in games, all you have to do is click once and you’re done.

The story ends without even showing the warrior’s appearance, so there’s no way for me to know.

Thanks to that, I was struggling from the start, facing difficulties.

“Warrior···?”

A familiar female voice was heard from somewhere.

I turned my head and saw someone I knew standing there. A blonde woman with long flowing hair and blue eyes. She was a saint.

I couldn’t help but be slightly surprised.

“Saint? No, what are you doing here?”

“Is it strange that a saint is in her own religious building?”

That’s true. I asked a stupid question.

I looked at her for a moment. For some reason, her cheeks were strangely red.

I asked with a worried look.

“Do you have a cold? Your face is quite red… Do you have a fever?”

“Yes, yes? No! I just thought about it and thought about it··· Yes······.”

She mumbled awkwardly. Was it that uncomfortable for me to ask her a question? Her reaction was quite unusual.

Wait a moment. She asked me if the atmosphere was awkward.

“By the way, why did you come to church?”

“Ah, I came to church for a bit to take care of something.”

If I honestly say, “I came to strengthen the Holy Sword, but I don’t know how to strengthen it…”, I’ll be treated as an idiot, right?

So I decided to just muddle through.

“I’m a warrior by name, but I realized that I don’t know much about the goddess. So I came here to find out a little bit.”

“Ah! I see!”

As I made my excuses like that, the saintess clapped her hands as if it was a good thing.

He seemed happy because I was interested in his religion. His eyes looked like they were looking at a foolish customer who had accepted a cult’s offer.

“I can tell you about that. It’s my specialty! Follow me.”

So I started following her around the church.

*

Perhaps because it was a church inside the empire, it was quite large and had many facilities. At least, it was enough to make the saint next to me excited.

“This is a fundraising center. It is a place to offer money to express gratitude for God’s grace.”

“This is a healing center. It is a place where priests and nuns treat the injured. It is often visited by mercenaries and knights.”

“This is probably a data room. It’s a place that contains various histories and stories related to God.”

I listened to her and gave her feedback here and there. To be honest, it wasn’t a very interesting explanation, but I couldn’t be rude to someone who explained so passionately.

I picked up a book while listening to her.

Fortunately, I was somewhat interested in the archives. Since I was dropped here, I had to know a little about the history of this place. The Bible is also closely related to God.

The title of the book I picked up was this.

《The Birth Story of God》

In our terms, it would be something like Genesis 1:1.

I opened the book without hesitation.

《There was a land in the beginning. It was a time when there was no magic, no swordsmanship, and not even human relations. There, humans were no different from beasts, mere prey to monsters, and ignorant worms without knowledge. Moreover, each person had different emotions and thoughts, and could not unite with one another.

She was born in such an era. As an absolute being with power alone.

When she looked at the human figures, she felt that they were infinitely pitiful. So one day, she made a promise.

“I take care of you.”

Then, in the chaotic times, human relations emerged, wisdom emerged, light and order emerged······.》

“Um······.”

As I was reading the book, I swallowed my saliva.

It definitely feels different from the Bibles I know.

On our side, we started by creating the world by saying, “In the beginning, let there be light”. Here, the world already existed, and it was later ruled by God.

Certainly, when I see things like this, I feel the cultural differences between us. From my perspective, I am definitely a foreigner.

Well, I don’t really care about that anymore.

After reading the book for a while, I closed it again and started following her.

“Lastly, there is a prayer room.”

The room that gets the most sunlight.

In the very center, you can see a statue of a beautiful woman.

“There’s no need to explain···. Of course, it’s a place to pray. Many people come here to pray to Enen or tell him what they want. The way to pray is simple. Just put your hands together like this···.”

She demonstrated. She knelt before the statue and prayed in a devout manner.

It wasn’t a very difficult pose. It didn’t take a long time either.

But there was something inaccessible there.

Is this what is meant by sacredness?

Indeed, a saint is a saint.

“Would you like to try it?”

After finishing his prayer, Yuris smiled brightly and said.

I was worried inside.

‘Gidorah···.’

I don’t know if that will be of any use. I don’t know if the beings in the distant sky will be able to give me an answer.

Still… it’s not like I have no questions at all.

I decided to do as she said and say some prayers.

Get on both knees.

Sit reverently before the statue.

Close your eyes and hold both hands together.

I felt the saint’s gaze on me from the side, but I tried to ignore it.

We need to focus here for now.

Clear your mind of distracting thoughts and pray while thinking of Enen.

and······.

“We finally meet, warrior.”

When I opened my eyes again, I was above the clouds.

*

“I was wondering when you would post a prayer, but you posted it sooner than I expected. Prayer is essential for two-way communication···.”

Warm sunlight that warms my whole body.

Above the warm clouds that you can’t even feel your feet on.

A woman stands smiling refreshingly above a dreamy and magical sight.

Burning, bright yet warm orange hair, golden eyes that seem to be filled with guns.

Her pure white skin was flawless and unrealistically pretty.

Although it was my first time seeing her, I knew right away who she was.

Well, that’s the main character of the statue I was praying about earlier.

“Hello. I am Enen, the sun god.”

I couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed.

No, I didn’t think we could meet like this just because I prayed a little.

Although I had a hard time adjusting to the sudden situation, I was able to come to my senses quickly.

Because there was something I was so, so curious about.

“First of all, congratulations. You’ve already captured Chungwang, one of the Four Heavenly Kings. As expected, you’re amazing······.”

“Wait, wait. Let me ask you one thing before we talk.”

“Yes yes?”

He interrupts the goddess and asks a question.

If the saint or other priests had seen it, they would have torn it to pieces, but I didn’t care.

I take a deep breath and ask her.

“Was it by any chance a goddess who called me to this world?”

“Yes? Oh, yes! I made the game myself and selected the warriors myself!”

The goddess smiled brightly and agreed.

I smiled brightly too.

also······.

It was this kid.

Sling.

I pulled out the holy sword,

Blood flow acceleration, multicasting, battle focus, Bright style swordsmanship, mana blade and magic control.

I activate all the abilities I have.

Then he swung his sword with all his might and said:

“잘 걸렸다. 이 개새끼야.”

Today was that year’s memorial day.