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A drop of water fell into a pure white space without a single foreign substance. Thump, and then thump again.

The moment I opened my eyes that I had closed like that, I realized that I had entered a world of imagination.

A skill that I could not have done with my original strength alone. An area that even priests with excellent control of divine powers would not be able to easily enter, but I was able to enter by simply concentrating for a few minutes…

[Phew.]

I sat up, breathing deeply and evenly. In the real world, I would still be lying on the bed, but I had already lost contact with my true self.

In this world right now, no matter what I do, it won’t have any effect on reality.

When I became intuitively convinced of this fact, my hesitation disappeared. I stimulated the blood vessels throughout my body and unleashed a massive amount of divine power.

Hwaaak!!

Along with the sound of flames swirling, a red glow began to spread across my body.

The atmosphere is rough enough that you can feel a clear difference from before. But it is not unstable… … Rather, the flow is steady.

The stone pagoda was built haphazardly, so it seemed like it would collapse at any moment if touched, but it suddenly felt like it had become solid.

I looked around my inner world of imagination once more, then closed one eye and opened it again.

[Krrr.]

[hmm.]

Then, the next moment, a large monster appeared before my eyes. It was a monster from my memories that I had created with my own power.

A large, high-dangerous monster that can crush most beasts with a simple stomp of its feet, and that emits a faint magic energy.

If I had to pick an animal that resembles it, it would probably be an elephant. At least, it looked like it could crush a human like me just by swinging its front paw.

Whoosh whoosh… … !

[… … ?!]

As I lightly stretched out my foot, sparks shot out through the blood vessels of my entire body. A red aura like blood enveloped my entire body, and I immediately kicked the ground.

Boom!! With a sound like gunpowder, my body reached the monster’s eyes.

The bastard reacted belatedly and raised his two front paws high, but I pulled his arm without changing my expression.

Flames billowed above the fist pulled back behind his shoulder, ready to explode at any moment.

The holy fire formed by divine power opened its mouth wide towards the demon─.

Oh my gosh!!

The next moment, a single punch that struck like lightning exploded the monster’s head.

Thud thud! Dirty bodily fluids and messy pieces of flesh flew and covered my body, but after all, it was nothing more than a body in the imaginary world.

I blinked my eyes again and the moment I opened them, my body returned to its original cleanliness.

[… … Hmm.]

I just looked down at the monster’s corpse with a serious expression as if I was worrying.

A large monster that I suddenly encountered while on an outdoor activity and had to fight for over four hours to subdue.

I just destroyed that guy with a single punch. Without any help from others, just with my own divine power.

‘Of course, I was younger back then than I am now.’

Even taking into account the age difference and the gap in level, it was possible to state this clearly.

I am now twice as strong as Evan Lane was a few days ago.

[… … .]

I clenched my fist in silence and closed my eyes again. Only, this time, I wasn’t concentrating on creating something else.

Was it around the time I counted ten more seconds in my head?

The next time I opened my eyelids, I was no longer in that white imaginary world.

I just opened my eyes on the bed in my living quarters. The bright sunlight blurred my vision.

“After.”

I exhaled lightly to clear away the haze in my head. It was best to get rid of the gap between the real world and the imaginary world early.

With that kind of heavy body, I sat quietly and thought.

The face that came to mind was that of a woman I didn’t particularly like. A girl with a small teardrop under her right eye, Lete Heresia.

… … It seems like the compatibility between that guy and my divine nature is pretty good.

‘I never thought the difference would be this big.’

That crazy sexual sensation dominated my mind. Of course, I had guessed that the compatibility would be good.

Even at this very moment, I could not fully control the waves of divine power swirling within my body.

As time went on, my body slowly adapted, but it was unusual for remnants of the fusion to still remain even after several days.

This is how it became clear that even if Nana and Lete really hated each other, they had no choice but to mix their bodies.

‘Even if I don’t like it, I have to do it. There’s no way I can give up that much growth after seeing these effects.’

Lete was a woman who cared about her own realm as much as I did. Even if I didn’t want to see her, she would eventually come to me.

And while grumbling, blushing, I’ll take off my clothes. Not in a dazed state like before, but in my right mind, and… … .

“… … Sigh.”

As I continued to think, I couldn’t bring myself to continue my fantasy.

Because I thought something was really gross. What good would it do to recall the flirting with her and that heartbreaking moment?

Anyway, since we made a promise once, she and I are destined to sleep together sometime soon.

Yes, even if you don’t get so anxious unnecessarily like this right now.

“… … .”

I also confirmed that I could realize the imaginary world. So there was no reason for me to continue lying down like I was doing now.

Kook-

I bit my lip in silence. In fact, there was one thing I hadn’t told Lete.

It’s not something that should be brought up first in the first place… … It’s such a shameful thing that even if someone were to urge you to talk about it, you’d bite your tongue and die.

I covered my slightly heated eyes with the back of my hand and my right hand trembled for no reason.

There were many things that had changed since I had a physical relationship with Lethe.

The purity of my divine power has deepened. My realm has risen. The way people look at me within the nurturing institution has changed, and even my turbid mind has become clear.

But putting all those changes aside, there was only one thing that bothered me.

“… … Seriously, this is making me mad.”

I spat out my words as if chewing them and reached out my hands to my lower body. Because I felt like something big would happen if I didn’t do something about the boiling desire.

Once you taste it, it’s nearly impossible to turn away from that memory. As the saying goes, “A thief who learns late never knows the day’s dawn.”

That’s exactly what I was like right now.

Exhaling raggedly, I slowly raised my upper body with a dry cough.

And it was the moment when I was about to engage in a specific act(?) to calm this desire.

“… … .”

“… … .”

My body stiffened, as if I had been petrified, from my fingertips to my facial muscles.

I felt a chill run down my spine and turned my head. My gaze, creaking and turning like a rusty machine, turned to the side of the bed.

“This, this fucking shit.”

My mouth was just swearing as a reflex reaction, because the reality that I had no choice but to do so was staring me in the face.

It was a bedroom where there was clearly no other presence besides me, not even a single bug.

I’m sure it would be, but nothing caught my eye.

“Use the right words and use polite language… … .”

Suddenly, a mature woman was sitting there, with her water-colored hair down to her waist, her hands placed cautiously on her knees.

She looked at me with a haggard glare, her eyes somehow more frozen than usual.

“I’ve told you over and over again, Evan. Words are like a mirror reflecting a person’s nature.”

“… … .”

“The more you speak carelessly, the more your personality and character are diminished─.”

Bam! Her words couldn’t be continued. I reached out reflexively and threw a pillow at her table.

I thought, ‘Oops’ right after I threw it, but I had no regrets. I frowned and yelled at her, my benefactor, Israfil Ha’el.

“Why are you barging into someone else’s room, you rude woman!”

“… … You should call me ‘sister’, younger sibling.”

She muttered in a voice that had become even colder, and grabbed the pillow.

Sister, what are you doing, you freezing sister? I shivered and stepped back.

“I told you not to sneak into my bedroom without me knowing. Are you drunk again? No, what the heck is this in broad daylight… … . What the… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

I bit my lip quietly, trying to keep my temper from rising. Her gaze was too ominous to continue raising my voice.

‘What’s wrong with this woman?’

Israfil Ha’el. One of the most prominent sorcerers within the Church of the Sun, and the benefactor who took me in from the den of beggars when I was young.

A man of great ability who rose to a position similar to that of a cardinal in his mid-20s.

I swallowed dry saliva without realizing it. Even though we were just talking, I couldn’t help but feel nervous as I had always respected her.

It’s been almost five years since I’ve seen Israfil sink this low. No, six years?

“… … What happened? Why are you like this?”

I wiped away the annoyed expression I had on my face until just before and asked with a somewhat worried look.

It’s clear that the last time we contacted you, you said you were away for a while on a long-term mission.

Did you just return to the main temple today? I could understand why you came to see me, but what on earth is this incomprehensible state?

“You have to say something for me to react… … .”

It was at that moment that I was about to say something more as I was growing impatient and unable to wait.

She, who was sitting on the chair next to the bed, suddenly got up. And then, without saying a word, she climbed up onto the bed, halfway across my knees.

I looked up at her, flinching. Since I was leaning my back against the headboard, I couldn’t help but look at her from below.

“Is, Rafil… … ?”

Her blue hair, flowing down in a flurry, touched my cheek.

“It’s nothing.”

She finally spoke. Her tone was filled with a hint of cynicism, and her soft golden eyes looked down at me.

“Just, I came here to see my little brother’s face after a long time… … and I heard something unbelievable from Leopold.”

Heresia Youngae, yes. That’s right. The name that was added as if talking to myself was also quite familiar to me.

The moment I blinked in embarrassment, she burst into a calm, sly laugh.

“Should I put my story aside and apologize for interrupting? Evan. You can continue what you were going to do earlier when you thought I wasn’t there.”

“… … What?”

And then he blurted out something quite difficult to understand. Israfil reached out his right hand towards my lower body as if nothing had happened.

I didn’t mind at all that I flinched at that dangerous-looking gesture─.

Bam!

“… … !”

She grabbed my things roughly.

“If you feel embarrassed doing it alone, can I help you?”

“What, what… … .”

“Sister, can you drain the water for me?”

My eyes widened.

Why is this guy suddenly like this?