166 – Recapture of Fellowship (11)
“There is no god but Faust-sama, and Lucia-sama is his apostle!!”
“Let’s realize the truth and become true human beings who can think for themselves!!”
“Hurrah!! Hurray!!”
what the fuck
Now I came back to the islands of the Aquileia Empire that I have fallen in love with because I have seen them so much, but why, every time I come here, the scenery changes and now they are praising me.
Well, I expected this to happen from the time Flora appeared… But seeing the results with my own eyes, I was shocked.
“It’s bread, it’s bread!!”
“We are alive now!!”
But, well… Compared to Serapia, it’s incredibly good.
Serapia just brainwashed the imperials, deprived them of their free will, and made them only sing praises to themselves, but my people are making the imperials serve me through volunteer work.
It was very easy to find the breadwinners in the empire that had gone through several great incidents, and the church that believed in me distributed bread and clothes to them. It was impossible to get home, but it seems that the imperial people abandoned their faith in Serapia early on just by sharing food and clothing.
Well, that’s what it’s all about. If it’s not enough to help me in my life, if it’s a religion that saved me, then of course I’ll switch to it even if it’s like me.
Of course, that would only be good for the Empire, and not good for the Empire at all.
[As a result of briefly examining the state of the empire, the emperor is on the verge of being removed from power, and the power has been seized by the church following Faust. And the church abandons the operation of the country and is only focusing on charity work to increase taxes.]
Currently, the empire is in anarchy, and I am focusing all my efforts on spreading my influence far and wide, rather than normalizing the empire.
Of course, rationing is necessary, but if rationing is done first, the budget will not be allocated to such things as restoration of buildings and farmland, but those who occupy the power of the empire do not seem to care about such things.
I feel a vague expectation that if something really irreversible happens, I and Flora will solve it.
Hmm… This is a bit cheap. it’s just slicing
First of all, I need to catch Flora who is doing all this and put an end to it. It’s a headache to have to grant Noah’s wish, but it’s a bit over the line to do this as a pair to a family member.
Boom!!
“Hey, hey?!”
“Who’s like this– hi!”
Previously, it was the Archdiocese of the Church of Seraphia, and now it has been renovated and is being used as my church. Everyone’s eyes, annoyance, and surprise are focused on me, probably because I opened the door so violently, but eventually, the only emotion that comes to me is fear.
Well, I didn’t feel it because I’d been with the warrior party for too long, but I did look quite scary.
But what if you guys are like that? This is my church and you here will be my followers.
‘…Ah, is that so.’
I turned my head with a slightly puzzled mind and looked at the statue that imitated my appearance, but I didn’t feel any sense of coercion or any sense in the statue. Roughly, it feels like a tiger looking over the monitor.
The tiger on the other side of the monitor just looks cool, but when you actually face the tiger, it’s similar to the feeling of chills and fear taking over your body.
They only looked at the statues that imitated my appearance.
It’s not strange at all that this kind of reaction appears as it’s the first time I’ve seen me who exudes demonic energy and has the sense of intimidation that comes from the difference in strength.
Well, since we’ve had enough aggro, now to bring out Flora–
“What kind of commotion is this!? —-… Huh?”
“…hmm.”
At that moment, I see a very familiar face, Pierre, with whom we have known each other for almost 17 years.
Pierre, who appeared on the railing on the second floor, screamed, but soon checked me and shut his mouth. It’s as if he had no idea I’d show up.
…He was a senior member of the Serapia Church to the extent that he served as the bishop of the Exorcist Priests’ Order, but now he has completely switched ships and serves me.
Well, even if you say you serve, you’re just acting because it’s profitable, but to be honest, changing your faith like flipping your palm is a lot.
……….
Naturally, Pierre never tried to go against my will.
Before I could even issue an order, Pierre, who had been stabbed in the head, led us inside, rubbing his palms repeatedly like flies. His words and actions were unthinkable as the head of the Faust Church.
I don’t know what else, but that doesn’t really matter. When this job is over, I will disband this ridiculous church myself, so there’s no need to defend its corps.
Anyway, I followed Pierre’s guidance, and at the end there was an object that could fulfill my purpose, an orb.
“Yes!! This is the orb that can be connected to Flora-sama!!”
“Flora… looks like she’s taking this very seriously.”
Upon hearing Pierre’s words, Lucia looks at the orb with a mysterious expression and says so.
Well, as Lucia said, Flora left a means of communication to coordinate opinions with the followers of the underworld, so it is true that Flora is seriously working on making me the sole god of the underworld. No matter how stupid and strange the means are.
“It’s a structure that works by simply raising your hand. The structure is so simple that you can trace back to the coordinates.”
“If you say backtracking…?”
“If I use this orb, I can open a portal to Kael right now. Of course, if I go to Kael, the Goddess of Light will attack me and the system will attack me, so I won’t do that. I will have to pull it out.”
I didn’t think I would be able to talk to Flora in this way, but since I can talk to Flora, it doesn’t really matter. No, to say it’s a problem, it can’t be a problem when you can say it so easily without any distortion.
As I put my hand on the orb, something happens before I even try to do anything.
[What else are you saying?]
As soon as I raise my hand, Flora’s voice echoes in my head.
It’s like talking directly to your brain.
[…Connecting first and not saying anything, what kind of rudeness is this—-]
[Flora, it’s me.]
[ㅡPuheheheung!?]
Apparently, Flora didn’t know who she was talking to, so I let her know, but at that moment, a very strange sound fills my head.
Of course, it would be more correct to call her cute rather than nerdy, but… Anyway, that’s not what’s important right now.
[Come down to the underworld right now.]
[…]
There is no answer.
Just like what happened to Nero, it seems that the current Flora will not see me until it is over.
Tsk, that’s why you don’t need that kind of loyalty at all.
[This is an order from your master. Are you going to forsake your duty as a member of your household?]
[…sorry.]
[It’s not that I’m sorry, just come down and follow my orders.]
[…]
Flora, who has closed her mouth again, never tries to back down. The thought of wanting to make me greater than to obey my orders dominates Flora’s mind. Of course, even that heart was distorted by the god of light, but if Flora hadn’t had that kind of heart in the first place, this wouldn’t have happened.
So, to put it another way, Flora had the thought of wanting to make me great from the beginning, so the divine authority of light amplified that thought, and this kind of evil came about.
Ugh, bother me.
How come Flora, the Goddess of Light, and Noah, the more you solve the problems, the more troublesome things increase.
But well, first of all, we have to solve Flora’s problem, which can be solved for sure.
[Flora, won’t you keep saying that?]
[…]
[Sorry, I was going to give you a reward.]
[…?]
Emotions of doubt begin to flow from beyond the orb, where only complex and pious emotions flowed.
…Okay, I think things will go as planned.
It’s too vague how to clean up, but first I’ll think about normalizing Flora.
[Up until now, Flora, have you not served me very faithfully? In return, I want to give you what you want most.]
[What you want…?]
[Yes, the physical relationship with me.]
[…!]
After my words are over, right after I feel great joy beyond the orb, I can’t even say a word, and no emotion at all comes through. I continued to talk to Flora, but there was no reply at all.
…what?
This isn’t it.
According to my plan, I will gently coax Flora, who has been caught by my bounty, and induce her to descend to the lower world, but only when the conversation is completely cut off, let alone inducement—
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Kwaaa!!
“…”
However, my doubts are quickly resolved.
The sky suddenly filled with white light eventually began to radiate a tremendous amount of divine power, and Flora, whom I had longed to meet until now, was standing in the middle of the bleached sky.
And the expression of Flora, who is standing so awkwardly… is literally full of all sorts of desires.
To the point where he couldn’t properly control his trembling lips.