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It was literally an explosion.

A bright flash of light that illuminates preferentially. What followed was a tremendous roar and a storm.

To the point where I was worried about the dwarves who entered the mine.

Considering that Stella’s unique ability is free nuclear fusion and nuclear fission, it was truly an ability worthy of an apostle of Stella.

“Come back.”

The holy sword she had thrown away at Wayne’s command quickly returned to Wayne’s hand.

I was concerned about how much extra divine power he had received to be able to do such acrobatics.

“Akasha aside… are the others okay?”

“The explosion range has been narrowed with divine power, so the range will not be that large compared to the output.”

“Then I’m glad…”

“The problem is that the person who was actually attacked seems to be safe.”

“That’s not fortunate at all.”

As the dust from the aftermath of the explosion cleared, Akasha’s location was revealed thanks to the trees and rocks blown away.

Even though he was not in his original form, he looked completely unharmed.

Akasha’s eyes are rolling around. For a brief moment, our eyes clearly met.

“Oh… I see such an amazing person.”

A voice that can be heard clearly even though it is far away. It was the same voice I last heard.

I blinked once, and before I knew it, he who had been far away had come closer.

The good news is that from the moment I caught him, I had been using faith to strengthen my eyes, so I was able to catch some of his movements.

The problem is that the body doesn’t react as well.

“Heung.”

Before I could react, Akasha’s hand reached out to me, and Wayne, who was next to me, slapped it away.

“…This is amazing. Someone was a warrior at the time, but it was still you.”

“You don’t look surprised at all, but you pretend to be surprised.”

As Wayne said, there was no change in Akasha’s expression.

Even when I saw my face, and when I saw Wayne’s face.

However, as Wayne continued to hold her wrist in that state, a look appeared on Akasha’s face.

“You’ve become stronger. Is this what happens when humans live over 300 years?”

“You’re not weakened, are you?”

“Whoa, the jokes of the little creatures are funny, but sometimes they are dull. A dragon never degenerates or becomes weak until just before it dies.”

“Then I guess now is the time to die?”

“…….”

At that moment, an intense magical power emanated from Akasha. Wayne’s momentum rose to the point where he could not be defeated.

Akasha’s wrist was still held by Wayne.

Only then did Akasha’s expression become more colorful.

“Amazing. I never thought there was something about humans that I still don’t know.”

“Are you a little scared now?”

“It’s scary.”

Dragon scales partially appeared on Akasha’s arm that Wayne was holding.

Wayne, sensing what would happen next, quickly let go of his arm and kicked Akasha.

“Let’s go down first. It is difficult to maintain balance in the air.”

The person who answered Wayne’s words instead of me was Akasha, who was hit by her kick and flew away.

“Okay. Thank you for letting me know your weaknesses.”

A rising current rising like crazy. I just held on to Sirocco for no reason.

“Sirocco!”

“Ugh! The wind doesn’t go the way I want!”

This meant that Akasha had a stronger grip than the spirits, which could be considered nature itself.

“I came here because I had a question, but since you guys are spherical, it would be easier to talk about.”

It seemed like we had risen 20km into the air in an instant.

Akasha, who followed us at the same speed that sent us flying, asked a question.

“Do you know the person who tampered with my magic sword and altar?”

Very straightforward tone of voice. It was a question from someone who thought that if you ask a question, you will naturally get an answer.

I knew it was a well-polished bait.

To be exact, only I knew.

Before I had time to stop him, Wayne answered in a sharp tone.

“Did you track down the Holy Sword because you thought we would know?”

“Wayne!”

When I shouted his name out loud, Wayne kept his mouth shut for no reason.

But it was too late to resolve the issue. Wayne has already completed the sentence.

And of course Akasha laughed.

“Khaha! What is that lukewarm answer? Answering a question with a question was a very good means of passively resisting me, but…”

“”If you were going to make a fool of yourself, you should have answered what a magic sword and an altar are.””

My words and Akasha’s words overlapped exactly. Akasha looked at me with an interesting expression.

“Okay. You really know how to use your head. It’s a shame your colleague opened his mouth so quickly.”

“It’s unfortunate. I was going to tell you straight away that I did it.”

“You? What are your talents?”

Even Akasha, who is good at sensing divine power, seemed unable to grasp my faith.

Well, the church’s sacred power came from Stella’s faith, but it was completely different from faith, so there was nothing strange about it.

“With such talent.”

I gathered my faith and put it into a fist. It wasn’t difficult to punch Akasha in the face who kindly approached her.

“Huh?”

Akasha probably thought it was an ordinary human’s fist, but ignored my hand without any preparation.

Pow!

Akasha flies away with an explosive sound.

Unlike before when it was used against humans, this time it was a faith that was wielded with all its might.

The shock must have been too great for Akasha, as she broke the expectation that the damage would be resolved and she would fly again, and ended up stuck on the ground.

In a way, it was a natural result.

In a world where faith is power, the power of faith can never be ignored.

It is a force that creatures from the underworld who are not the same God in the first place cannot handle.

The conclusion that even Akasha came to after years of painstaking research was the ‘altar’.

It also meant that all that could be done to counter faith was to have the altar corrupt faith and prevent it from developing into faith in the first place.

“What, is it over?”

“I was in a very calm state, but since Wayne just said that, I think I’ll be okay.”

If Akasha had just died, the wind that carried me and Wayne into the sky would have also stopped.

Sure enough, from the ground up, I felt a fierce magical power that was incomparable to anything I had experienced before.

Next, a dark blue dragon resembling the color of the universe came up. It was Akasha who revealed her true self.

“I almost died. What was that just now?”

“What is it? It’s the power you want so much but can never have.”

When I expressed my faith indirectly, Akasha’s eyes turned red.

“Do you mean you have become a god? Human?”

“Don’t you believe it? For someone like you, I have a lot of doubts.”

Akasha looks like she doesn’t believe it.

I said it coolly because I thought that if I didn’t say anything and hid it, it would be discovered anyway, but if I had known it would be like this, I should have hid it.

“I also failed. It’s not something a single human can do. In the first place, creatures in the underworld cannot gather faith because interaction with objects is essential.”

Akasha is talking nonsense. One thing is certain: he is not in his best condition right now.

“I guess my head went crazy after getting hit. You already know what makes me different from other people.”

I clenched my fist again. This time, the anger was more vivid.

“Are you talking about interacting with objects to the subject who sent me back to the original world?”

This time, Akasha was seen trying hard to dodge, but in fact, even if he tried to dodge from the beginning, he was confident that he would hit.

Because my body can also accelerate with faith.

Pow!

“Kaaa!”

The dragon’s scream, which echoed as if it were going to rip, was not very pleasant to hear.

If the sound was this loud, it would probably be heard even by the dwarves on the ground.

“Maybe it’s because he’s gotten bigger, but he seems to be okay even though he hit harder than before.”

“This guy…!”

“It’s not over yet.”

Akasha urgently uses magic to create a barrier at my words. It’s obvious, but it doesn’t mean much.

Only after being beaten so many times did Akasha admit it.

“Ugh… Phew, yes. I admit it. It’s definitely God.”

“Thank you for knowing, I don’t know what to do.”

“However, that doesn’t answer my question.”

“What was the question?”

“How did you destroy my altar? If you were truly a god, you wouldn’t even come near the altar.”

“I thought so.”

“That’s not the right answer.”

“…Why do I have to answer your questions in the first place?”

“What?”

“Put that proud head a little further and you can figure it out.”

I swung my fist again. But for the first time, he could not reach Akasha.

This is because he went beyond simply dodging, and moved a short distance in space.

Beside me, Wayne lets out a small exclamation.

“Blink magic… Even a dragon can actually use that…”

“Well, it means that it is not the ‘most feared dragon’ based on its form.”

This is the guy who sent me back to Earth in the first place. It would be possible to move through space.

“…I figured it out. Haha, this is really unusual.”

“…Really?”

I got into trouble. While I was thinking about the altar, I planned to launch as many attacks as possible, but it was in vain.

“If you’re a god, you can’t be here in the underworld. I know that that is impossible for you gods who are not strictly material.”

“I’m here just fine?”

“You probably still have your body left. If so, it is completely understandable. It seems like the time axis of your world and this one are different, right?”

“…….”

To be honest, it was surprising. In that short moment, I got the answer right.

“Then talking becomes easier. If I destroy your body now, you will no longer be able to move before my eyes and destroy the altar.”

“If you can, try it.”

“Do you think you can’t do it? I admit that I have been holding back until now, but you should also think about why I did that.”

The reason why Akasha saved herself. Without a doubt, it was Arjen.

To be exact, Viola, one of her personalities.

“Ah.”

The moment Akasha spoke like that, I was able to intuit one thing.

He realized that we were separated from Arjen for some reason and that we couldn’t come here.