The Evil God Beyond the Smartphone chapter 94

fate (2)

Elbon Claude.

He was one of the members of the Sage Council, a gathering of the Empire’s prestigious wizards, and was the master of alchemy in the Empire’s central horse tower.

People say, Elbon, the wise man of gold and steel.

Anyone who walked the path of alchemy in the Empire knew his name.

Effective magic potions circulating in the Empire were all coming out of Elbon’s workshop.

To that extent, he was a person who had a tremendous influence on the alchemy of the Empire.

However, even such an Elbon had some drawbacks.

The most typical thing was that he had an eccentric personality and a harsh mouth.

“Anyway, these filthy priests. Unlike their owners, every time they open their mouths, they say things that are impossible to relate to.”

“Master. I am afraid that someone will hear it.”

A disciple, Enia Claude, bewildered by the blasphemy that came out of Elbon’s mouth, interrupted him and said:

After blocking Elbon, Enia looked around and looked at the people in the tavern.

Fortunately, no one in the room seemed to care much about their conversation.

Elbon’s mouth was famous for being open to people and places.

There were even rumors circulating that curses against the imperial family would come out of the tower where no one could be seen.

So, the disciple, Enia, had to always look at the mouth of her teacher when she was outside.

“Who says what to say? Are you saying that I can’t even talk like this while I’m drinking with my money?”

Quang!

Elborn, dissatisfied with Enia’s words, smashed the table with her fists.

Enia’s body shuddered at the sight of Elbon slamming the table.

No matter how you look at it, it seems that it is far from the nickname of the sage.

Her drunken master was even angry.

It was clear that a few words would not be able to subdue Elbon’s temper.

“No, that’s not it…”

“Son! Is my story wrong?”

“S, Master is absolutely right! But since you have a body, you can speak the word outside.”

“Reduce the production of drugs and donate through the temple? It’s only once or twice that I’ve eaten God’s name on my back!”

As Enia had expected, Elbon was showing off her temper wildly.

The reason was a request from the Temple of Abundance that had been sent to Elbon a while ago.

In the temple, it has been requested to reduce the number of dangerous drugs that Elborn makes, and to carry out the relief project that was being carried out on its own through the temple.

The Empire was a country where the breath of the six temples worked strongly.

And the Temple of Abundance was a temple with a stronger influence than other temples.

No matter how much Elbon, a member of the Council of the Wise, could not completely ignore the request of the temple.

Therefore, Elbon made a donation to the temple and had to organize the relief work in Enia’s hometown.

At the same time, it was also Enia’s job to appease the teacher who was angry every day.

It was never easy to appease an angry sage by drinking alcohol every day.

“You are right, Master! That’s right…!”

“If yes, be quiet! Are you trying to stop your master without knowing where the blessings came from?”

“No, that’s it! The body of a sage…!”

“It seems that the wise man was drunk a lot.”

Elborn, who has already run out of beer, is about to start yelling at Enia again.

Someone came with honey beer and sat down next to Enia.

The man who sat down with a beer was a familiar figure to Enia.

A priest who works at the Temple of Abundance in the Islands.

He was smiling as he watched Elbon and Enia.

At the same time, Enia’s teacher was acting inappropriately.

Enia, nervous, wiggled her eyebrows, and asked the priest why she had come here.

“Sah, Priest? What’s going on here…?”

“It’s been a while, Enia-sama. The honey beer here tastes good. I am only grateful to the Goddess of Abundance for allowing me to enjoy this kind of joy.”

After greeting the priest, he took a sip of the beer he was holding.

It was only natural for Elbon’s eyes to turn to the sudden appearance of the priest sitting there.

As soon as Elbon saw the priest, he threw his beer mug on the floor.

Then he began to roar at the priest.

“The things that devoured my back under the might of the Emperor are shamelessly revealed in front of me!”

“Don’t be too angry. Isn’t that all we want to do good things together? The goddess will also bless the wise.”

“blessing? I don’t even remember seeing each other face to face, let alone a blessing! But what does that blessing mean?”

“Sure, Master…!”

Enia stood between Elbon and the priest and smiled.

However, Elbon forcibly removed Enia and only looked at the priest.

Perhaps the priest could not pass on Elbon’s story quietly, and he quietly put down the glass of beer he was drinking.

The smiling priest and Elbon’s red-hot eyes met in the air.

The priest was the first among the two to open their mouth.

“It’s understandable to complain about me, but it’s hard to get over the insults against the Goddess.”

“The insult is what you are doing. Wasn’t that the doctrine of the temple that taught you that way?”

“There is nothing good about being hated by the Goddess. It is only with him that the fruit bears and the sweet harvest comes.”

huh—.

Elbon sighed at the priest’s story.

Enia’s hair trembled as she looked at Elbon’s eyes.

Thinking about my usual teacher, it was at this point that harsh words could come out.

Not surprisingly, Elbon, who was staring at the priest, was starting a massive blasphemy.

“The farmer builds the farm and the farmer does the harvest, but what did the goddess help you with?”

“Didn’t you have a good harvest last year? Such abundance is the grace bestowed by the Goddess.”

“Isn’t that the result of the hard work and blood and sweat of the farmers?”

“It is the Goddess of Abundance that leads us to such a future.”

The priest and Elbon both looked at each other with sharp eyes.

In Enia’s opinion, the conversation between the wizard and the priest was not very constructive.

Either way, the background of the knowledge they have is different.

Talking the same story from different perspectives would only run parallel lines endlessly.

However, it seemed that the two were not going to give up on the debate that would follow.

With a sigh, Enia pulled her chair back and showed her half resignation.

“It depends on nature and the efforts of the farmer!”

“The goddess who saw the faith and hard work of a farmer leads them to the right future.”

“What?”

“The guidance of the goddess leading to the right future. We call it fate. Destiny determined by divine providence cannot be changed.”

The ensuing debate gradually heated up.

It would be difficult to disclose it to the outside because it is blasphemy, but it was a fun debate to manage from the point of view of the observer.

Unless it was her teacher who was arguing.

A wise man or a priest or a bar is having such a meaningless argument.

The more we looked at each other, the more we looked at each other.

“You are talking nonsense! Regardless of my fate, I have risen to this position by my own strength!”

“It is also the mercy of the goddess and the guidance of fate.”

“If everything is destined for, what is the meaning of mere human actions?”

“That is why we must be faithful in every moment.”

“Moreover, I am confident that I can eat well and live well without that goddess!”

“However, I don’t know how long that blessing will last. I don’t know if the goddess will protect the wise man someday when the wise man is tempted by the evil spirits.”

“Who is going to fall for the trick?”

it’s fate

Hearing the conversation between the two, Enia looked at the priest with a broken heart.

If fate has decided everything, does that mean that this sight in her eyes is also determined by fate?

If that was the case, then it could have been a rather silly fate.

Enia had to keep watching this meaningless conversation, denying fatalism in her head.

Until the two people’s drinking glasses, which were continuously piled up, reached their limit and stopped.

The heated discussion that ensued stopped only after the two of them got drunk and fell asleep.

Naturally, it was the disciple Enia’s responsibility to support the drunken master and return home.

* * * * * *

As usual, when I came home from work, I turned on the game and was watching TV.

Late night snacks to appease a tiring day were also placed on the table.

Sundae. fried food. Tteokbokki.

It was a combination commonly called a snack set.

In the small dorm room, there was a cool air conditioner turned on along with snacks.

I was immersed in my own small happiness while facing the food and air conditioner.

“Wow, you worked hard today too.”

fight.

With the unwrapped snacks in front of them, I opened the wooden chopsticks.

I couldn’t separate the chopsticks as pretty as I did, but it didn’t interfere with eating.

Using wooden chopsticks, he picked up a tempura and opened the nearby Coke can.

The carbonated cola was welcoming me with bubbles.

“Hmmm…”

Of course, in the meantime, the news was playing on the TV to remove the silence.

Does the world news section even start during the rush hour?

In the news program, the world news appeared similar to the last time.

The announcer, who had been accustomed to watching the news several times, was pulling out a map.

It was a map of Africa colored by division.

– “The unrest that has been taking place simultaneously in some African countries is now leading to border closures.”

– “Already close to 10 countries have entered into border closures.”

– “All countries that have entered into border closure have declared martial law with the exception of two countries, and the other two countries will soon…”

It seemed that the situation in Africa, which had been talked about for a long time, was getting worse.

Haha, there were occasions when the company was talking about Africa.

I don’t know exactly what’s going on, as I’m not very interested.

I grabbed a tteokbokki and continued to watch TV.

– “The government also announced the establishment of a travel ban in all of Africa.”

– “Flights to the African continent until the travel ban is lifted…….”

Following the country’s border blockade, it seemed that a travel ban was also imposed at the national level.

I am a person who is far from overseas travel, so it was not a story to be sorry for.

Still, it was clear that something out of the ordinary was taking place there.

I sip my beer thinking that the people who live there must have a lot of trouble.

“If you don’t know, let’s get some ramen or something.”

It is still a story that seems far away from me.

Still, it was a scene that reminded me of a disaster movie I saw occasionally.

Usually, in this case, they stocked up a lot of things like food and tools.

Just in case I don’t know, I thought if I had a chance, I might get some ramen later.

With that thought in mind, when I was chopsticks for a late-night meal again, a new message appeared at the bottom of the screen where the game was turned on.

“what? Did you get a notification?”

When I heard the notification sound in my ear, I immediately turned my gaze to the screen of my smartphone.

A few messages popped up and the message box was scrolling up.

Judging by the length of the message that emerged, it seemed that it was not simply about the acquisition of karma.

I scrolled through the message box with my left hand and looked at any new messages that popped up.

– [Second Apostle: Evan Alamere]’s divine contribution value exceeded the standard.

– You can proceed with the liberation of [Divine Spirit: Astrafe] by consuming 100 Karma.

A notification message about the liberation of the divine.

Evan’s divine contribution has finally reached a level enough to proceed with the liberation of the divine.

It was the second liberation of the gods following Utenia.

Fortunately for me, after appointing Perrin as an apostle, there was still karma left.

tuk.

I activated the selection window by touching the message about the liberation of the divine.

– Consumes 100 karma to release the power inherent in [New Spirit: Astrafe].

– Do you want to release [Shingi: Astrafe]?

– Yes No

It was a situation where there was nothing to watch while eating a late night snack.

As I watched Evan solve the ordeal, I thought that enjoying a late-night snack was not bad in its own way.

As there is enough karma left, there will be no reason to worry about it any more.

I clicked the ‘Yes’ button without hesitation.

And at the same time, the screen went black.

– [Second Apostle: Evan Alamere] has begun the ordeal.