Ch.1919. Blessing of the Stars (3)

-Woong…

After the manifestation of magical power ended, what unfolded before my eyes was the familiar scenery of my room.

Thanks to the markers I had placed in advance, I was able to move comfortably using transfer magic.

“Are you okay?”

I first checked Belladis’s complexion.

“Yes, Father God.”

Our Vera still seemed perfectly fine, her monstrous stats apparently intact.

‘What is going on here.’

I just wanted to go out for a bit of sightseeing, but suddenly the Child of the Lost Star appears out of nowhere.

And then a meteor falls from the sky.

‘Is this my horoscope for today?’

It seemed I needed to be careful about outdoor activities for the time being.

-What just happened?!

-A, a star fell…!

-A star…? Then! Does that mean a hero will appear in our kingdom?!

The situation outside the door was chaotic.

People seemed to be quite busy due to the meteor shower that had just occurred.

It wasn’t strange that they were flustered.

Hero.

Those who were rightfully called one-man armies were very few in number throughout the ages.

And since they were the only ones who could harm constellations, their value was estimated to be quite high.

-Bang! Bang!

“Constellation! Are you there?!”

A stranger barging in without even waiting for an answer.

Dressed in noble attire with a face full of bewilderment, he was a member of the royal family and a royal servant.

“How dare…!”

Vera showed a fierce expression at his lack of manners from the first meeting.

The middle-aged male servant met her atmosphere and went “Hik!” as his face instantly turned pale.

I calmed Vera by patting her head and asked about the situation.

“What’s the matter?”

“I-I’m sorry! Um… His Majesty urgently requests an audience—”

“He should come himself.”

‘Whoa, whoa, whoa.’

The servant’s face turned even paler at Vera’s fierce response.

He’s old enough, so I can cut him some slack.

I’m not the type to be so heartless as to order an elderly person around.

“I understand. Should I go now?”

“Th-Thank you…!”

Actually, I think I know why he’s calling for me.

“You have come, Father God…”

Edmund Karsein, who had become much more respectful compared to our first meeting.

Feeling a sense of disconnect, I cautiously brought up the subject first.

“It seems a big commotion has occurred just now.”

“…! As expected of the constellation. You’ve already grasped the anomaly….”

Edmund was startled by my words.

He’s giving quite a reaction even though I didn’t do anything special.

‘They were literally advertising it outside.’

Rather than delving into the details, I just chuckled “hoo hoo” like a constellation would.

“So, does this mean your prophecy was correct…!”

‘Prophecy?’

Ah. That thing I said casually back then.

I quickly played along with King Edmund’s misunderstanding.

“Hoo hoo hoo hoo.”

“Ah, Father God. Blessing the kingdom once again…!”

“A star has fallen, and I sensed a tremendous power from there.”

Holy Sword.

As someone who saw it with my own eyes.

And as a veteran who played the game for years.

I could confidently draw that conclusion.

That terrible thing has arrived here.

“Y-You mean the Holy Sword?”

I silently nodded.

In contrast, Edmund, who heard my story, beamed with joy like a child receiving a birthday present.

“Th-Then, could it be…!”

“Perhaps a ‘hero’ might emerge from the Regalium Kingdom.”

“….!!”

I’ve already seen the potential hero with my own eyes.

The kid seemed quite clueless, so they might struggle quite a bit before becoming a proper hero.

Of course, it had nothing to do with me.

No, it was something that should have nothing to do with me.

‘Hero.’

That terrible resonance was imprinted in my mind like a nightmare even during my game-playing days.

‘Argh, damn it! What kind of debuff is this?!’

I foolishly messed around and got hit by the Holy Sword death beam, having to live with the debuff until the reset.

Only after digging up information from the community did I gain understanding, forcing me to perform the 786th church reset with tears in my eyes.

It might be a blessed and celebrated event among humans.

But not for me.

“I can feel the flow of stars somewhere…”

‘What’s this supposed to mean?’

Ever since I saw the falling meteor, this keeps appearing before my eyes whenever I’m idle.

It was quite annoying.

Like a message window forcibly trying to align me with the fate of the Holy Sword and the hero.

I really wish they’d leave me out of this.

‘Ugh, I don’t want to…’

Remembering the girl who tried desperately not to fall, I feel a chill down my spine.

“With the advent of the constellation and the manifestation of the Holy Sword, it seems the Regalium Kingdom is truly blessed this year… hehe.”

King Edmund laughed with a benevolent expression.

“I haven’t done anything.”

I threw in some humility to build my image.

“I hope the day comes soon when a talent who will fight for the peace of the world is born.”

And.

There’s one more reason to deploy believers in the Regalium Kingdom.

To raise a hero, help from a professional organization is needed.

For instance.

‘Star Constellation.’

It was clear that members of that church would come.

Church members with unsettling abilities, as rare as heroes themselves.

Since heroes are all mentally unstable and unpredictable by nature.

Constellations separately selected talents to assist them and make them into proper “people.”

‘Where there’s a hero, there’s a dancer.’

And the dancer is beautiful.

Why did players attack the hero only to get beaten and die?

It was all because of the appearance of the hero and the dancer.

In this world, humans blessed by constellations possess very beautiful appearances.

‘Does divine power benefit the skin?’

Using our believers as examples, it certainly seems like a plausible hypothesis.

“I can feel the flow of stars somewhere…”

‘Oh, come on.’

At this point, it’s like advertising that they’re targeting my believers.

It’s too obvious. Is this flirting or what?

First, I need to deploy my knights and believers in preparation for any situation.

The power of the Holy Sword is poison to believers who use divine power.

‘And deadly poison at that.’

Although the days of worrying about permanent penalties are long gone.

I absolutely cannot bear to see my believers, who are like my children, suffer.

“Father God.”

“What is it?”

Just as I was lost in thought, Edmund called me with a hoarse voice.

“I understand that if there is the power of the Holy Sword, it can threaten the existence of even a constellation.”

“That’s correct.”

“Then, how would you feel about using it against the ‘Black Sun’ constellation that you have sealed…”

“Incarnation of the Black Sun: ….?!”

The Incarnation of the Black Sun, who had been quietly listening, was shocked.

Even without seeing his face, I could tell he was looking at me with an expression as if the world had collapsed.

“…N-No way…?”

‘What?’

“Incarnation of the Black Sun: You’re not planning to harm me with that vicious weapon…!”

Hmm.

I pondered for a moment.

Using the Holy Sword to take down the Black Sun isn’t a bad clean method.

But I’m not keen on throwing away a decent punching bag that I’ve just acquired.

Has possessiveness already developed?

“Incarnation of the Black Sun: Y-You’ve been thinking of me that way…?”

‘How else am I supposed to think of you?’

Did you think I’d coddle and protect you just because I took you in?

This is a business relationship from the start.

One side is an abandoned image.

The other side is image-making using that image.

Black Sun is evil, I am good.

What a meaningful resonance.

‘But, recalculating, indeed.’

Giving up the Incarnation of the Black Sun here seems like a loss.

Therefore.

“That’s impossible.”

“I-Is that so.”

“If a constellation could be eliminated at once because of it, it would be very fortunate. But we must be wary of the probability if that’s not the case.”

That’s all I’ll say.

Implying that he shouldn’t get deeply involved in constellation matters, I smiled at the king.

“If the Father God says so, then it must be true.”

Edmund Karsein cleanly withdrew his proposal without a hint of doubt at my words.

I was pleased with the trust stemming from his increased affection.

“Then… it seems better to observe the situation regarding the Holy Sword and the hero before making a decision.”

“I understand clearly, Father God.”

“Then…”

“…Now I will tell you the real reason I summoned you.”

‘This old man.’

He’s building up quite a lot today.

What shocking statement is he going to make now?

Last time it was a dogeza, so this time is it an aerial somersault show?

‘This is annoying.’

I wanted to go back and play with Vera, or return to that white space and fiddle with my status window for a change.

“Aisella.”

But the name that came from his mouth was from a not-so-pleasant memory.

Even though we’ve become good to each other now.

The deeply ingrained PTSD is unavoidable.

My DNA has already decided to label her as “Pink Bitch” and place her in the hostile target group.

“Yes…!”

-Click. Click.

An elegant voice accompanied by clear shoe sounds echoing in the hall.

But what was revealed was.

“…Huh?”

A pink-haired woman in our church’s priest attire, looking this way with a captivating figure.

-Twitch.

Calm down. That’s the infamous community devil, Pink Bitch.

-Twitch twitch.

But she’s wearing our church’s attire?

And it’s the one I put my heart and soul into customizing.

It was the very formal attire of the church I love the most.

The same kind as Lisia and Vera’s.

Knowing it’s my favorite attire, she seems to have deliberately targeted it.

A princess wearing the church’s priest attire to please me?

‘How am I supposed to resist this?’

When combined with the beauty of an NPC who always competed for top spots in community popularity polls, it created a perfect synergy.

‘Ah.’

“F-Father God. Until now, I couldn’t wear this due to my father’s opposition, but now it’s different.”

Like a girl experiencing her first love, a shy gaze slowly turns towards me.

-…That woman.

I set aside the sentiment that sounded like facing a natural enemy.

“Please… take me in.”

“King of Regalium, what is this?”

“The Father God has forgiven all our sins and opened our eyes anew. What more is there to hesitate about?”

-Hehe.

Edmund Karsein laughed kindly and then formally brought the princess to stand before me.

“My daughter has been insisting on showing herself to the Father God, so I prepared this. Is it alright with you?”

‘It’s more than alright.’

She was of such high quality that I wanted to add her to my collection immediately.

“I can no longer ignore my daughter’s wishes, Father God.”

Edmund Karsein looked at his daughter’s beautiful appearance once and then turned his gaze back to me.

“If it’s not too late, could you embrace my daughter?”

“The Princess of the Regalium Kingdom, ‘Aisella Karsein,’ wants to join your church.”

“Do you want to add ‘Aisella Karsein’ to your church?”

Despite all the bad blood built up.

Both in the game.

And now that it’s become reality, hasn’t she presented me with crises several times?

‘Let me think carefully.’

“The Princess of Regalium, ‘Aisella Karsein,’ joins your church!”

“Welcome, Aisella.”

“Ah, Father God…!”

When I came to my senses, I was adding Aisella to the church.

I couldn’t hold back anymore and decided to accept her.

‘Good decision, me.’

“The trait ‘Child Blessed by Stars (S)’ is permanently activated.”

“The amount of faith gained from church believers increases!”

“Some constellations are wary of your actions!”

‘What are they going to do about being wary?’

In this world, all the beautiful and capable believers are mine.

I’ve decided that.

“I can feel the flow of stars somewhere…”

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“…Is this the place?”

A figure arrived at the Regalium Kingdom, wearing a deeply pulled-down robe.

Although she was hiding her identity by covering her entire body.

Her innate body shape and unusual hair color were impossible to conceal.

As if indicating a massive divine power.

There was a presence within the robe that made viewers feel a kind of reverence.

According to the revelation she received last night, a child with the qualities of a hero was born right here.

Talents with natural aptitude have prominent characteristics, so it shouldn’t be difficult to find them.

‘Blue hair.’

The hair color of the woman who had just passed through the checkpoint and officially entered was also like that.

‘Bringing proper justice to the world from evil gods.’

The Sword Saintess, ‘Herien,’ had arrived here to assist the new hero.