The Evil God Beyond the Smartphone

＜ 22 : denomination (3) ＞

A beautiful dagger wrapped in darkness.

It was a grace from God that was evident to anyone.

gulp.

Roan, facing the dagger, swallowed his saliva involuntarily.

The moment Roan was about to approach the dagger placed on the altar.

Aww!

A streak of lightning struck down from the sky.

“Aww!”

“What, what! Thunderbolt?”

Seeing the sudden drop of lightning, the believers who watched it screamed.

breakage. phlegmatic.

The thunderbolt that hit the altar sparked for a while, and then it was sucked into the dagger.

The scene that occurred in an instant made everyone surrounding the altar look sober.

However, the incident that occurred toward the altar did not end there.

As soon as the afterglow of the thunder that shook Roan’s ears went away, spears of lightning fell from the sky one after another.

Quang! Aww!

The deafening sound of thunder rang out several times.

The believers covered their ears this time to the loud thunder that shook their heart.

“Poetry, my God!”

“Great One!”

A powerful lightning strike that continues to hit the ground.

Every time a huge brilliance flashed before their eyes, thunder rumbled in their ears.

It was a landscape that only a transcendent being could create.

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Many cried out to their gods at the wondrous scenery created immediately after the ceremony.

Aww!

Whenever the spear of lightning collided with the dagger of the altar, a dark energy was emitted and consumed the remaining current.

once. twice.

Thunderbolt like a bee was struck several times.

The lightning bolt that fell towards the dagger ended with a blow like a cannonball that decorated the end of the ceremony.

“Hey, this can’t be…!”

A sound of astonishment came out of Roan’s mouth as he watched all this.

The last moment of the ritual.

Their god gave the believers a definitive answer.

breakage.

A tiny electric current was flowing from the dagger that had absorbed the magic of the thunderbolt.

It was a sight that mere humans could not imitate.

As Roan looked at the dagger on the altar, the conversation he had with Utenia from the past flashed through his mind.

‘If I put into practice the ritual of offering that I have learned, a great person will surely give me an answer.’

Yutenia said to Roan:

I’m sure there will be an answer from the Great One towards Roan.

Then, that dagger placed on the altar was meant for Roan.

Tub. Tub.

Roan approached the altar and looked at the dagger.

The dark dagger was seducing Roan with a beautiful figure.

A sword with a stylish appearance and an ornately decorated handle.

It wasn’t something I didn’t like.

“Great One! If this is your will for me, I will humbly accept it.”

Roan grabbed the dagger with trembling hands.

wow.

When he held the dagger that had been given to him by the gods in a sloppy posture, an enormous power was transmitted from his hand in contact with the sword.

The object Roan was holding was not a simple object.

A magic sword that swallows magic and returns it.

That was the identity of Ednos that Roan was holding.

After realizing the identity of the demon sword he was holding, Roan looked at Ednos and muttered.

“Ednos… I see. That’s the name of this thing.”

A sense of omnipotence that seems to be able to wield powerful power just by holding it fills me up.

An object given directly by the god who takes care of them.

It was a treasure that was not lacking enough to be called a god.

This Ednos was going to be a symbol of Roan’s authority from now on.

Did he understand the meaning of the dagger given to him?

To Roan who had captured Ednos who had been given him, Euthenia, who was watching him, congratulated him.

“You’ve got a nice item. Congratulations, Roan.”

“It is all thanks to the apostle.”

“I’m still humble.”

A hand reaching out from the shadow lightly tapped Roan’s shoulder.

tuk. tuk.

It was a hand of encouragement towards Roan.

Yutenia, who tapped Roan on the shoulder, smiled and asked at him.

“Doesn’t the Archbishop still have work to do?”

“Okay. I have work to do.”

“I’ll cheer you on for a successful finish.”

“……Yes.”

When the shadow’s hand was removed, Roan went back to the front of the altar.

Then he turned and looked at the kneeling believers.

Each of them was looking at Roan with different expressions.

fear. Awe. sigh.

Facing all those emotions one by one, Roan lifted up Ednos in his hand.

“I proclaim here and now in the name of Archbishop Roan Hebris.”

flash!

The Ednos held by Roan began to radiate brilliance.

At the brilliance that seemed to blind them, the believers naturally bowed their heads.

“We will build a temple on this site! Even a temple dedicated to the Great!”

A temple dedicated to their master.

That was the most important plan in Roan’s mind as Archbishop.

Build a temple dedicated to the gods.

And it gathers believers who follow God.

It was the only way Roan could repay the authority he had inherited, even a little.

“Everyone cheer! For the great one!”

A flash of brilliance from the tip of Roan’s sword became a spear of thunder and shot out.

Aww!

The magic that Ednos fired off flew straight to the mountain next to it and collided.

A thick smoke billowed out with a loud crashing sound.

The believers who had witnessed all these miracles voluntarily began to applaud.

cheers and applause.

A loud applause erupted from the whole mountain.

Roan looked at the scene and smiled contentedly.

Archbishop, Roan Hebris.

It was the moment of the birth of the denomination led by him.

* * * * * *

Holy Land, Crossbridge.

In the Temple of Abundance, which has the most influence among the six temples, a saint revered by everyone in the Holy Land exists.

The girl’s name is Serena Etherant, who raises her hands and prays reverently toward the sky.

She was the saint who led the Temple of Abundance, and was also the closest to the gods in the Holy Land.

In the silence, Serena’s prayers with closed eyes resounded softly.

A soft light was emanating from Serena’s body as she was praying.

“Goddess of fertility, who watches over all——.”

Next to such Serena was a paladin with a sword.

A saint who is the most important person in the Holy Land is bound to have a person suitable for him as an escort.

Paladin, Ryan Crosst.

He was the paladin chosen by the white holy sword, and he was the deputy commander of the Holy Knights.

Rihann looked around at Serena who was praying with a reverent look and was wary of her surroundings.

How long has it been since Serena started praying?

As the light wrapped around Serena’s body disappeared, Rian, who was protecting Serena with the holy sword, moved.

“Whew. The prayer is now over.”

After finishing the prayer, Serena got up from her seat and looked at Rihanna.

Perhaps it was because she had been holding the pose for a long time, Serena’s body staggered for a moment as her legs had lost strength.

Lean did not miss the small gap, and approached the staggering Serena and supported her.

tuk.

Serena, caught in Rian’s hand, looked at him for a moment, then straightened her posture and smiled at Rian.

“I think I have a side that I’m not quite good at.”

“Be careful. If the saint gets hurt, everyone in the Holy Land will be worried.”

“Thank you, Rihanna.”

“It’s not a big deal. But did the goddess of fertility say something?”

Although it was a regularly scheduled time of prayer, Saint Serena received occasional divine revelations.

divine revelation. Also called an oracle, it was something only a saint could hear.

Ryan’s question to Serena was also about the oracle given by the goddess of fertility.

nod.

Hearing Rihanna’s question, Serena nodded and said.

“Yes. The oracle has come down.”

“The oracle…. that’s right.”

“I wonder what it’s about?”

“Of course I’m curious. What kind of oracle came down?”

In principle, the contents of the oracle were not disclosed to anyone except the key officials of the Holy Land.

However, Lian was the saint’s escort and also a person corresponding to the deputy commander of the Holy Knights.

He was also the person who usually moved closest to Serena.

Serena was well-qualified to disclose the contents of the oracle.

So, without hesitation, Rihanna asked Serena the details of the oracle.

“He said that soon a new hero will appear in the temple.”

“A new hero? Maybe… an evil spirit has begun to intervene in this world?”

Lian’s eyebrows twitched as he heard the word hero from Serena’s mouth.

hero.

It was a name for the masters of the six gods that appeared with the oracle.

There is only one condition for a hero to appear.

An evil spirit that disturbs the world must have appeared.

The gods who watch over the six temples of the Holy Land have no influence on the earth, with certain exceptions.

And the appearance of the evil god was an exception in which the six gods began to move actively.

To Rian who was surprised to hear the name of the hero, Serena answered with a calm face and agreed.

“The evil spirit has begun to move. No, in fact, it seems to have started moving longer than we expected.”

The devil’s nemesis.

That alone was enough to cause an emergency throughout the Holy Land.

However, the evil spirit has been moving much longer than Rihan expected.

Rihann asked a question again at the successive bad news.

“What do you mean by that?”

“For some reason, the causal ratio was reset. That’s why the oracle came down later than usual.”

“……”

“The scale of Karma is fair to everyone, so if you don’t tilt it enough, the Shinigami won’t be liberated either.”

Rihanna’s complexion darkened as she recalled the image of the Shingi that remained in the record.

Without the use of divine power, most heroes were simply talented humans.

Even if he was chosen as a hero, it would be difficult to even receive Rihanna’s sword if he didn’t have a god.

To a hero, a new spirit was an object with many meanings.

And the words that came out of Serena’s mouth were in line with the story that the spirits of the heroes would not be able to exert sufficient power for a while.

“It’s a difficult story. For the time being, the elders will rot quite a bit.”

“Yes. Bringing the heroes here safely is a pain in the ass.”

“What do you plan to do, Lady?”

“From now on, you should enjoy your freedom.”

“freedom……?”

“Anyway, the search for the hero will be done by the Inquisitors and Paladins, so why don’t I take it easy for the time being?”

Paradoxically, Saint Serena’s schedule was reduced when the temple was busy preparing to welcome the hero.

This was because the official event was suspended because most of the manpower was mobilized outside.

eating.

Hearing Serena’s story, Rihanna burst into laughter.

At Rihanna’s smile, which was not usually seen smiling, Serena looked at him and smiled.

“If you’re lazy, you won’t sit still.”

“Uh-huh, laziness. Rest is like preparing to face evil spirits after all.”

“Of course I didn’t think you’d be without excuses.”

“I can’t stand Rian as well.”

Through each other’s smiling faces, the two looked at the shadow of the evil spirit that was cast on the continent.