episode_0021

It’s been 44 days since I moved to a room with a good view.

These are days when three people receive warmth.

Of course, the amount of warmth each person has is different. So, there are days when I have the warmth of three people, but it is less than the warmth of one person.

But when you eat out, there are times when the food doesn’t taste good for a day or two, right?

This can be overlooked.

It’s better to have just a little bit than nothing at all.

If you’ve never been cold, you wouldn’t understand. The cold seeps through your skin and into your bones, and then it goes even deeper.

How happy I am with just a little bit of warmth.

So now I’m living a satisfying life.

Of course, I’m locked in my room the whole time. My job is to sit still in my room except when I go out to give a blessing.

But it’s not boring.

You can look at all of them, a little over 100 people.

It’s been over 40 days and I’ve been blessing 3 people a day, so why not 120?

He’s dead.

Some of the blessed ones fought among themselves and died, while others were killed while plundering nearby cities.

Wouldn’t it be a loss if those who gave blessings fought and died?

no.

Even if we fight and die, my warmth still comes to me. But that doesn’t mean giving to me is a weak thing.

So every day you get warmth, and additionally more warmth comes in. For example, in the case of Wide and Isla, they are killing people on the front lines.

You give me so much warmth. I love it.

As the number of people increased, we were able to gather information and understand the surrounding environment.

Currently, the Future Hope Church is located in a place called the Skad Rock Desert, which is in the center of the three countries.

Based on the Skard Rock Desert, there are three kingdoms: the Lasbe Kingdom to the west, the Cogni Kingdom to the northeast, and the Ansellus Kingdom to the southeast.

There are other smaller countries, but these three are the most influential in the area at present, and they are also where the Future Hope Church actively works.

Each person enters the Church of Hope for the Future with their own grudge. And that grudge builds up and rots, looking for a place to explode.

First of all, there are three countries.

The three countries with the most resentment.

That’s why, in less than 50 days, the missions of those who receive my blessings and go out change.

At first, I moved by preaching or persuading.

But little by little, people started to turn their backs on each other.

What is the trigger?

I don’t know exactly, but is it because the momentum of the Future Hope Church is growing and there is a sense of restraint? Or is it because, while they would normally have had to bow their heads and avoid such restraint, this time they have the power?

It starts with defending yourself.

And then to protect someone from the Future Hope Church.

Swing your weapon to defend, and the rest is easy.

Once you swing it and protect someone, it becomes a usable method.

A person who has received my blessing leads the Future Hope Church and attacks a region of a certain lord who is committing tyranny.

And when you liberate people, they are happy and join the Church of Hope for the Future. Of course, not all of them are happy.

But that’s the only way.

Because the people who survived there are the ones who have beaten the lords and created a better world. Who would want someone with that kind of experience coming into their territory?

When you look around, you see the enemy.

An enemy with bad thoughts.

So even a wise person has no choice but to entrust himself to the Church of Hope for the Future.

A group similar to the Future Hope Church appears in a famous novel.

Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Yes. People there also rose up based on pseudo-religions. People who were tired of tyranny and exploitation participated, but instead of creating a better world, they became more localized exploiters.

The only thing that changed was the money recipients from the government to the gangsters. Is this how Mexico is, a country ruled by gangs?

But the mood right now is hopeful.

The person who was tormenting them is dead, and the Future Hope Church has given them a lot. If you don’t like the Future Hope Church, a strange environment is created.

Those who say that it is a cult or pagan are gradually becoming silent because even if they believe in the original religion, it does not immediately provide food and safety.

Religion has a lot to do with spiritual connection.

So, they show a strong rejection reaction to those who do not come into their group.

If it’s just a simple material connection, then it stops becoming a deep relationship if your interests don’t match.

But religion is different.

If you don’t have a deep relationship, you become an apostate. You can just not join in the first place, but there has to be an environment for that. If you don’t join the Future Hope Church, you won’t have a place to live, so how can you not join?

The power is growing little by little.

That’s what I saw.

It’s especially funny that they started killing more people to increase their power. It won’t be long before the Future Hope Church becomes a huge organization like the Yellow Turban Rebels, and then chaos will begin.

More killing and more killing.

The fields for harvesting warmth are expanding.

Then the harvester will use his strength. And those who want strength will come to me and ask for strength.

More harvesters!

The harvesters are already fighting people who look like soldiers or generals. Superhuman physical abilities beyond human are the norm, and there are a lot of people with special abilities.

They range from easy-to-understand elements like fire, water, ice, and electricity, to mental techniques like brainwashing and sleep.

The color is all purple.

There are some differences depending on the individual, but broadly speaking, it is purple.

They send me warmth.

I’d like to increase the harvest time here a bit more, but I don’t plan on getting more than three a day just yet.

Scarcity is important.

I would never have thought of it before, but now among those who receive blessings, there are some who are in relatively high positions.

This has become especially frequent when an old man is blessed and transformed into a young man.

Hehehe.

Youth is something everyone wants to have.

But I don’t know if it will really last that long, because the light has turned black.

I still don’t know what it means when the light turns black.

No matter how trashy your life may be, the light always shines white.

Neither genocide, cannibalism, nor mass murder can dye the light a different color.

The light that fell into the cold sea gave me warmth and disappeared. The sea is me. So, if I licked the light at the moment it fell, I could gain warmth and memories.

There was no one else under the water but me.

There was no floor, only a top.

The light always shined.

There will come a time when we will need to know this, but it seems not yet.

So I turned my gaze from where I was watching the crowd of people in the distance and focused on Rebecca Rolf. Even though I was absorbed in Rebecca Rolf, that didn’t mean I couldn’t watch what other people were doing.

But depending on how hard you immerse yourself, you may end up missing some parts.

I stood up from my seat.

Rebecca Rolfe’s body felt a little weaker because she didn’t walk. Except for moving briefly when she went to give a blessing, she always sat on a chair or on the bed.

“What, where are you going?”

Heungkeshni, who had created her own space on one side of the room, raised her head from the sofa where she had been lying down and asked. There was a long sofa, a table, and a small bookshelf.

At first, Joanna really hated it, but as Hukkeshni started giving her things here and there, they soon started to become close friends.

Is it because Hulkeshni is quick-witted or because Joanna is broad-minded?

Anyway, I pointed to my body.

“If people don’t move, their bodies become weak.”

So, as always, I told the story as if it were a non-human being speaking from a human perspective. Only the facts.

So I guess everyone is like that now.

“Yeah. If you stay still, you’ll gain weight and your body will become weak. If you’re going to walk, do you think you’ll look around here?”

“Yes.”

Then, Hukkeshni looked around. Joanna was not there. She had taken the blanket and covers from the bed and left, saying she was going to do the laundry.

Then he scratched his almost grayish white hair and got up from his seat.

“Clothes, what should I do with the clothes? Where did Joanna put them?”

Hukkeshni walked over to my closet on one side of the room.

“Is this outfit not okay?”

The clothes I wear are more like pajamas. I know it’s probably not okay, but I asked anyway.

The concept is important, right?

“No. Rebecca. Are you an important disciple of the God of this Future Hope Church? Half of a person is his clothes. Since clothing is so important that it indicates a person’s position, I wear this kind of rag. If I go out wearing such clothes, they’ll think I’m a heretic who escaped.”

pagan.

It is a term that encompasses all religions other than the Church of Hope for the Future.

From the perspective of other religions, this would be paganism.

Hyukkesuni gave a convincing explanation.

So I pushed myself into the body, and I kneaded the purple mist that flowed out, and took out the pure white dress I used to wear, but the hem was a little shorter.

That way it’s easier to move around.

“Changed.”

“Did you know how to do that too?”

He asks calmly. But contrary to his words, there is a faint smile on his lips, showing that he is still afraid of me.

While we were living together in this room, I was as still as a pet. At first, I reacted violently to even the slightest movement, but after exactly two weeks, that behavior disappeared.

And now, after a little over 4 weeks, I thought he had completely disappeared from view, but not yet.

It’s tricky.

If I could, I would like to give her my blessing and gain the knowledge she has.

But there is plenty of time. If you rush, you will end up making mistakes. So I plan to get to know you slowly. I hope you will give me your blessing.

“Are you surprised?”

“I’m surprised when your clothes suddenly change. Did you do that? How did you do it?”

I was wondering how to answer while watching Hyukkeshni ask questions so naturally. If I explain this, the initiative will go to her. So let’s end it like this.

“Can’t you do it?”

Needless to say.

At my question, Hyungkeshni’s expression slightly frowned.

Oh, it got scratched. Hehe.

“A normal person can’t do that.”

“I am not an ordinary person.”

I swallowed the words, “I was once a human,” and opened the door and went out.

This is my first time going out of my own free will.