119 # 119 Second Coming, and a wriggling thing.





Have you been watching this all day?
I was wondering. Then they caught your daughter and I felt guilty for doing something unnecessary. I can't help her directly, either.

 Well, you know how I feel. I can't even say that it's because God has burned it up in a strange way that it's happening.
 When I suddenly looked at Phyllis and the Pope, Phyllis' side bowed her head and fell flat, and the Pope's side opened his eyes in surprise.

''Um........His Majesty the Duke, who is this person?''
It's God.
God...

 The Pope's gaze is giddy, me and God, alternating between me and God. Huh? I'm surprised, but not really believing it? Oh, you just used your magic eye. He's sure he's not lying, but he's perplexed.

I know, God. I don't know what to do with that idiot, but I want you to do it.
'What? I told you not to do it last time.
It's easier to understand.

 When God muttered to himself, the divine energy immediately began to be released in a flash. Wow, it's coming. This is the majesty of a god? I don't know if it's something called a halo or something, but the aura is unbelievable. It's the kind of light that convinces you that this person is a god for no reason.
 The Pope's eminence immediately prostrates himself on the floor, just like Phyllis next to him.

''Is that enough?''
Yeah, sure.

 The pressure of the light disappears. But that's the thing. Why am I so much more resistant than these people? Is this also thanks to the bottom-up God has done for me?

What's going on?
'No, I wondered why I didn't look at that light like this. What did I do?

 He twists his head as he looks at the two men who are prostrating themselves.

Speaking of which, it's strange. It's a good thing that you're not the only one. But I don't have any..............ah!
...What do you mean by ...?

 You just made the biggest "Oh shit" face you could muster! I did! Oh, he looked away! Don't whistle, you're old school!

...God?
Uh ... well ... wait a minute.

 God held his right hand over his head and some power was released. What the hell was that?

I stopped our time together. I didn't want you to be the one to ask.

 Is that right? Though it's hard to tell, since we're both lying face down.

So? What do you mean?
Well you died once in your old world. And I brought you back to life.
Yes, sir.

 It's too late for that. That's why we're alive and well.

It's a good thing that I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to say that. When you died, I was in a hurry. Let's call your body God's world, the divine realm, shall we? I've brought you back from the dead after I called you there.
...I mean, what do you mean?
The matter that makes up your body is divine matter, or, to put it simply, it's close to the body of a god.

 Huh! What's that?

But I get tired and injured when I run. When people say you're close to God's body....
That's about right, since it's been less than a year since you were born again. Do you have any other things that are different than others?

 I can think of something. The amount of magic power and non-attribute magic. It's not the work of God..... No, it's God's fault in the end.

I was careless. Hahahaha.
'Haha, not haha......... So? Is there any harm in that?
There's nothing to it. It's just a matter of getting strong. You might wake up with some weird powers, but then you'll let me know.

 What kind of weird power is that? I don't think I'm going to be able to shine a light like that too.......
 Well, that's okay. Well, as long as it doesn't kill you or have any side effects or anything. As long as it doesn't kill you or have any side effects or anything, I'm good to go.
 Oh, speaking of which.

"Dear Lord, do you know what a frazee is?
'Fraise? What's that?

 I knew it. You said you hadn't seen much of this world before I was sent here. Even if God was right and this world was about to be destroyed, it would be basically for the people of this world to do something about it.
 But if God was no-touching, who got rid of the Frays 5,000 years ago........
 God raised his right hand again and released his power. It must have moved the two of them through time. Amber is still frozen in place. It's like he's left out of the group and I pity him........

'Both of you look up, please. Daughter. I'm sorry it had to come to this.
Yeah, yeah! Please don't let it bother you!
Looks like the Pope's in on it too. I'm sorry.
''I'm afraid I'm afraid...''

 They both finally looked up. Phyllis's one was nervous, as this was the second time, but she looked normal. In contrast, His Holiness the Pope had tears raggedly flowing from both his blue and green eyes. Well, it's not surprising.

''I heard what you said. I've had a hard time until now. It must have been difficult for you to live with a secret. It's all right now.
What a waste of time...
What are you going to do about it?

 No way God himself said, "There is no God of light. The cult is now dissolved! What are you going to say? It certainly seems like that would be the quickest way to do it.

"Here, Fuyao-kun will take care of that, won't he?

 You're throwing me under the bus! You're too irresponsible! No, I know I shouldn't be helping God!

''Hmmm.......it's not like we can just defeat the cardinals. If we tell the people what's really going on, there will definitely be a panic.

 There's a good chance you won't believe me before that. I can see them calling us liars.

'Well, the people are not to blame for anything. Whatever their origins, they just believe in the God of Light. Defeat that 'in the name of light and justice' whatever evil you call it! And the idea of that seems a bit much.
'This country can't exist without God already. If only we could at least change our doctrine...

 The Pope mutters as he looks down.
 But changing a doctrine isn't that easy. It's like throwing away half of your existing faith. What to do........ I guess it would be nice if there was something that happened that would change my thinking. If God were to appear in front of a believer here, it would be complete interference. We'll just have to deal with it ourselves....

Well, let's leave that to Fuyao-kun. I'm not sure what to do about it, but it's better to do something about it. I think we'd better do something about it.

 God thumps the cobblestones of the dungeon with his foot. Downstairs? Hearing this, the Pope's face tightens.

''Have you noticed........ The dark spirit summoned by Ramirez-sama, who founded this country....................is still under this temple.
'What?

 It's been a thousand years since the founding of the country! A spirit is the same as a summoner, right? Doesn't it take some magical power from somewhere to keep it in this world? No, why are there still dark spirits in the first place!

Ramirez, the founder of the Ramish nation, was eventually taken over by the dark spirits and his spirit was eroded. Ramirez, who became one with the spirit, was sealed in this land by the cardinals of the time. This was convenient for the cardinals. Because the characteristics of the spirit that interfered with the spirit were not lost and could be the power of the Order in this country. Not alive and not killed, Lady Ramirez is still the cornerstone of the Order.

 The Pope said that, as if he were repenting before God.
 What a story. So this secret has been passed down from the cardinals of the time all these years. I could understand the unnaturalness of this cult. So if the magic power is fused with the summoner, it's not a problem. It's hard to believe that they have a decent consciousness.

''Those with a strong resistance to magic power, like you and your daughter there, are not even close to the power of the dark spirits, but ordinary people can't do that. Even now, even without knowing it, they must have been pulled by the consciousness of that Ramirez or something like that without knowing it.
Then you'll have to do something about that dark spirit...
At least he won't be overly religious. After that, it's up to you to decide how you feel and what you think.

 I see. First of all, you must eradicate the source of the problem. Still, "I can do whatever I want for justice! Some of you may say, "I'm not sure.

But you might want to hurry up. Even if you call it a seal, it's already rattling. The power of the darkness is leaking out.
'That's right. That's right, it's causing people all over the capital to be stripped of their life force. Ostensibly, it's the vampire's fault, but...

 So that's the real story behind the vampire incident. But isn't it bad that they're taking away your life force? That's because he's been accumulating power....

''For now, I'll just deal with this dark spirit.... Is there anyone who could be an ally of His Highness the Pope?
'Some cardinals want change as much as I do. Fewer than Cardinal Zeon and others of his ilk, but...

 Still, it's better than not being there. I think it's better to keep the origins of the country and such hidden, but teaching the dark spirits to interfere with the psyche and execute those who deny God without hesitation, like Phyllis, is wrong.

'So, is it safe to leave the rest to you? I'll be watching over you for a while, Fuyao-kun. Goodbye.
'What? It's really a roundup! Wait.....!

 Before he could complain, God disappeared with a grain of light. He got away! d*mn it, you're giving me a hard time! You could help me out a little bit!
 Time is moving and Amber is scowling.

''Lord. I just had a strange sensation........
Don't worry about it. It's harmless.
Oh.....

 I guess Amber's senses couldn't keep up with the change in our position and pose and all that before time stopped and after we started moving. It's too much trouble to explain, and I hope she doesn't mind.

''........I feel like I was dreaming......''
'I thought so too. His Holiness the Pope.

 Phyllis giggles as she looks at the Pope, who mutters to calm his excited feelings from the joy of meeting God.
 At that moment, a zany sensation goes through my back. Something stirring, a nasty feeling. From below ... no way.

'It looks like it's in a bit of trouble, this. The seal of the spirit of darkness is about to come off.
No!

 Phyllis's face went pale. And then I heard a low rumbling of the ground from the basement. It's getting worse and worse. We have to get out of here anyway!

 I walked through the bars distorted by "modeling" and up the stairs with Phyllis and the Pope in tow. All the while, the rumbling of the earth continued and seemed to be getting louder and louder. If you're not good enough, it will collapse, you dungeon!
 After exiting into a corridor lined with doors on either side, I checked to see if there were any other prisoners, but fortunately there was no one else, so I ran up the stairs further.

''What the hell are you! How's the dungeon, eh?

 I climbed up the stairs and unintentionally shot a paralyzing bullet into the gatekeeper who bumped into me. Sheesh. I can't just leave them here, it's too much trouble!

Amber! Get back to your original size!
"Will.

 The Pope was surprised to see Amber suddenly start talking and growing in size, but there was no time to explain. With the paralyzed gatekeeper on Amber's back, we escaped from the basement.
 The sun had completely set as we ran through the corridor of the temple and out into what looked like a courtyard. The moon was high. We checked the time and found that it was around midnight.
 There were no wards up to this point, so I used the "gate" to transition to the center of the city.
 The city was already filled with residents who knew this was not an ordinary event. It seems that the people of this country are not immune to earthquakes.
 As I was lowering the gatekeeper from the back of the amber, the people around me noticed His Holiness the Pope. As expected of the Pope, he seems to be a celebrity, and in no time at all, everyone in the city surrounds him. Even if that wasn't the case, it's this earth-shaking. He must be anxious.

''Pope-sama! What the hell is going on?
Please remain calm. First of all, to be safe, we need to get out of here...

 Just as the Pope was about to tell them to evacuate, there was a tremendous explosion and a part of the temple on the hilltop was blown away. Something crawled out of the billowing dust cloud. What the hell was that?
 Roughly speaking, a giant. But that one has no human form. Two horns twisted into pitch black skin. Numerous small arms sprouting from its flanks and six tentacles extending from its back. The lower half of his body had several octopus-like legs extending out and no eyes, only a large mouth that was split open at the side.

''Goh, gah, gah, gah!

 It let out an evil scream that seemed to echo from the depths of the earth. The atmosphere trembled. The scream, which seemed to roar throughout the city, was enough to knock people into the depths of fear. Some began to rattle and tremble and crumble. The ability to interfere with the spirit? Maybe they are being made to increase their feelings of fear.
 The "evil" god. That's the word that comes to my mind. This is the end of the dark spirits and the summoner once known as Ramirez. This is the monster that has risen after a thousand years.