The Evil God Beyond the Smartphone

＜ 56 : Demon King Acrosis (3) ＞

A tiring day passed today.

I promised to endure by eating ramen for a while, but my exhausted body succeeded in suppressing my thrifty spirit.

The result is beer and convenience store chicken that are now on the table.

profit.

I opened a can of beer, which I bought in a pack of 4, and took a sip.

The cool feeling in the mouth feels like it will blow away the fatigue of the day.

I drank a beer, wet my mouth, and looked at the TV screen playing the news.

– “This is world news. The unrest that occurred in some countries in Africa is gradually spreading across the continent.”

– “The capital of South Africa 20 days after the outbreak of the incident…”

World news was streaming on TV today.

From the last time, the African continent seemed to be very noisy.

Since it was a story from a distant country, it was something that didn’t really resonate with me.

No matter how short you look, it’s not that close to the other side of the world.

It was natural to feel a sense of distance when it was reported as global news.

“Isn’t it fun?”

beep.

I changed the channel by pressing the button on the remote control.

I was thinking of looking for an interesting movie on TV.

However, no matter how many times I changed channels, the movie I liked did not come out at all.

However, it is difficult to find it on the Internet.

I left the TV on with roughly any channel turned on, and immediately took out my smartphone and started playing the game.

“Ehh. I should just play a game.”

As it is an idle game, the characters in the game move on their own without me having to manipulate them.

I was just going to turn on the game and eat chicken while watching the game.

After running the game, I touched the loading screen to move to the next screen, and the bustling characters caught my eye.

It looked like the characters who looked like believers were cutting trees while moving them around.

It seems that they are repairing the broken church.

I looked at the believers who were busily moving, and immediately flipped the screen to check the remaining karma.

“How much karma do you want to accumulate today?”

Read the karma figures that are floating on the screen one by one.

1972 Karma.

If you look closely, you may feel as if you are looking at the year.

After Kueberg’s karma acquisition amount decreased, the overall karma increase slowed significantly.

In addition, because of the attacks of outside forces, the believers were lost, so the bonuses according to faith were also reduced.

As the two evils overlapped at the same time, it was only natural that the amount of karma acquired decreased.

However, if there was one thing that was surprising, it was the fact that there was a karma value obtained by [Spirit King: Acrosis].

“Karma itself hasn’t grown much… There’s a new item added this time.”

Shrek.

I took down the accumulated messages and looked for messages about acrosis.

As always, below the message about Kueberg’s hunting.

The messages generated by Acrosis appeared to be resurfacing.

– [Spirit King: Acrosis] has made an offering for you.

– Sacrifice offered to you: 42

– The effect of ＜Karma’s Balance: Offering＞ is activated.

– Karma increased by 84 based on the number of sacrifices offered.

– The denomination’s membership has increased significantly.

– Some followers have acquired the ＜Cultist＞ trait.

– Karma has been increased by 14.

Looking at the messages that came to mind, I saw the first message that Acrosis had made an offering to me.

A creature, not a character, is making an offering directly to me.

In the meantime, it was a contrast to Kueberg’s only hunting for karma.

If you scroll down a little further, you can also see a message that the number of followers has increased significantly this time.

An increase in the number of believers made at the same time as the offering.

Two incompatible messages forced me to question.

“How do you become a believer after making an offering?”

In order to make an offering, you must sacrifice a character.

However, it was a situation in which the characters I had dedicated like that had turned into my followers.

It was a story that the believers who were offered by Acrosis were living their religious lives.

Even if I tried to find Acrosis in an incomprehensible situation, there was no way for me to know where he was now.

It was because on the day I handed [The Shadow Beast: Beta] to Roan, I tried to find Acrosis myself, but in the end it was unsuccessful.

“I don’t know what happened. But it’s annoying to look for it myself.”

Acrosis had long since disappeared completely from the mountain where it was summoned.

Even if I try to find him, I have to scour the entire map.

I didn’t even want to find Acrosis until I had to put so much effort into it.

Judging by the fact that karma is coming in, there is no doubt that I am doing something helpful.

If I left it alone, it might come back to me as a thrifty profit at some point, like a stock I bought and forgot.

“Well, if you leave it alone, I’ll get some karma somehow.”

I kept scrolling down, leaving only the hopeful dream of Acrosis.

There was still a scroll that remained below the message about acrosis.

In addition to the content of the new creature, it seemed that another message had been delivered.

Scrolling down, I found a familiar name there.

“It seems that the magic book that was given to Yutenia has returned.”

At the bottom of the message box was a message from Eutenia.

It was the story of sending a magic book to me using an offering.

The identity of the spell book received from Yutenia is [Spellbook: Giga Lightning].

It was an item that I had previously acquired at a gacha and handed over to Yutenia.

After checking the new spell book in my inventory, I immediately used it to learn magic.

– You have acquired ＜Giga Lightning (Lv.MAX)＞.

– You can now use Giga Lightning magic by consuming magic power.

– ＜Giga Lightning＞ has been newly added to the shared list of [New Ki: Astrafe].

As the spell book in the inventory disappeared, the skill icon of ＜Giga Lightning＞ appeared in a corner of the screen.

The icon of ＜Giga Lightning＞ looked like a rain of lightning.

Once you learn a skill, it’s common sense to try it once.

I moved the location to another nearby mountain so as not to damage the denomination.

Normally, I would have thrown magic at any village, but now I can’t.

It was because there were no more intact villages near the denomination.

“I don’t have a character, so… I’ll just have to use it on animals.”

Kwok.

Touch the skill icon of ＜Giga Lightning＞ to activate a new target.

Then he brought it to the middle of the mountain and touched the target.

A light burst from the target once, and dark clouds began to appear over the entire mountain.

The moment when the rising dark clouds condense into one place to form a huge cloud.

Kwareung!

At the same time as a single streak of lightning struck, a strange phenomenon began to occur throughout the mountain.

– I used ＜Giga Lightning＞.

bang! bang! bang! bang! bang! bang!

Thunderstorms began to fall randomly over a wide area.

A deer passing through a mountain was struck by lightning in the head and came to a complete stop.

The damage that floats on the head of the deer that stops is 30.

Although it was a little insufficient to defeat the character, the effect of ＜Giga Lightning＞ did not end there.

bang! bang! bang! bang!

The deer, which was hit by lightning in succession, disappeared as gray dust.

It was because lightning continued to fall while ＜Giga Lightning＞ lasted.

It was a structure in which if you were relieved that you survived after being hit once, you would be damaged by lightning strikes after that.

“This is a real wide-area base.”

Lightning strikes at random targets in a row.

It is a magic that shows great utility in sweeping away enemies at once.

It is a powerful magic even when used as a wide-area weapon, but it was powerful enough even when used on a single target.

The irregularly falling lightning didn’t seem easy even to defend.

It is a perfect skill, except for the fact that it requires enormous mana consumption.

“Huh… You’ve spent a lot of time worthwhile.”

Impressed by the power of the new magic, I put down my smartphone and ate a chicken leg.

The power of the newly acquired skill was really satisfying.

Somehow, it felt like it was focused on the lightning attribute, but even so, it wasn’t a bad feeling.

It is not uncommon to match the concept of a skill while playing a game.

It felt like all the stress that had accumulated throughout the day had been released.

cold beer. Crispy Chicken.

Plus the best broadband.

It didn’t take much until a difficult day turned into the best moment.

* * * * * *

A new branch of the denomination located in the southwestern part of the continent.

It had been a long time since the multitude of people who had gathered to see Estasia became a single force.

They have controlled the growing crowds over time, and they continued to build buildings to house the people of the denomination.

At first there were outsiders who resisted their control.

However, after all of them confirmed the appearance of Estasia, all complaints subsided and became a member of the denomination.

The miracle of the angel he faced was because he had that much power.

With the growing power of the denomination, the first building that symbolized the denomination was also completed.

It was only natural for Estasia to participate in the completion ceremony of the church’s historic first building.

The day the building was completed.

The old man, who assumed the role of bishop, took Estasia to the front of the building.

In front of the building built with hard work and devotion, the old man looked at Estasia and said.

“The temple for the angel and the great was finally completed.”

A temple built for angels and the Great.

Upon hearing that, Estasia quietly nodded her head.

The appearance of Estasia facing the old man was quite different from the first day.

Under Estasia’s halo was a small gold crown, and gold necklaces and bracelets hung around her neck and arms.

Except for the clothes he wore from heaven, everything was completely changed.

Now, no angel in heaven would see Estasia and think of an angel who was poor and indolent.

Estasia, who was dangling with precious metals, said as she looked at the entrance of the building with the wing pattern engraved on it.

“Is this my new home?”

As the hot summer came, Estasia also felt uncomfortable living in the cave.

Lately, I have been thinking that it would be nice to have a comfortable space.

At Estasia’s words, the old man opened the door with a happy smile.

Then, she gave the answer she wanted to Estasia’s question.

“Of course, we have prepared a large space for the angels in the chapel and behind it.”

“A separate space for me…”

“Come inside. I’ll guide you.”

At the same time as the old man led Estasia inside, he did not forget to give orders to the young man who was waiting next to him.

He was a simple young man named Alphonse.

Alphonse had been preparing a drink in advance by the old man’s order.

“Alphonse! Bring your drink!”

“Yes!”

Alphonse approached Estasia with cautious steps, afraid of hearing the old man’s command.

For the people of the denomination, serving Estasia was the highest honor.

It was an honor that Alphonse, a loyal member of the denomination, would not refuse at all.

As Alphonse approached with a drink, the old man pointed to Alphonse with his hand and spoke to Estasia.

“This is a cool drink prepared for the angel. Let’s have a drink and go.”

Alphonse took a tray with a drink and took a seat next to Estasia.

Estasia turned her head and looked carefully at the glass placed on the tray.

Inside the glass was strawberry juice and cool ice.

It seemed that ice was prepared separately to make the drink cool.

Estasia raised a glass of ice and said to the old man.

“There’s ice under the juice.”

“I brought a wizard for fear of being hot and froze it. Let’s take a sip.”

“yes.”

Estasia took the glass to her mouth and took a sip of strawberry juice with ice.

The sweet scent of strawberries, which had been cooled by meeting the ice, ran down her throat.

gulp.

Estasia’s expression relaxed as she swallowed the strawberry juice that had entered her mouth.

She placed the glass she was holding on Alphonse’s tray and talked while enjoying the coolness of the strawberry juice.

“This is heaven…”

“I’m glad you were satisfied. It’s worth bringing a wizard.”

“Make it more often in the future.”

“Of course. Now, let’s go inside.”

Tub. Tub.

Opening the door and welcoming them inside was the wide hallway of the building.

In other buildings, there would have been many doors in the hallway, but this was a church where believers gathered.

On the first floor, except for one of the largest doors, only small doors were visible.

The old man began to introduce Estasia one by one, starting with the other small doors.

“It’s a kitchen.”

“yes.”

“Congregants who are dedicated to serving Angel’s snacks will also be placed here.”

“the best.”

Next to the kitchen was the food warehouse.

The food warehouse was still in a state of disrepair.

“It’s a food warehouse.”

“yes.”

“All kinds of food will be stored here.”

“the best.”

Next to the food warehouse was a room with a pile of desks.

The old man pointed his hand to the empty desk and said.

“The church’s financial management department will be located here.”

“yes.”

“Here, the treasures to be presented to the angel are decided and selected.”

“the best.”

food warehouse. cuisine. laundry room. cleaning tools warehouse.

The old man went on to explain the various facilities located on the first floor of the church.

Each time, Estasia just nodded and agreed with the old man’s words.

Immediately after checking out the numerous buildings on the first floor.

The old man spoke as he opened the largest door in the middle of the first floor.

“This is the last space on the first floor. This is the room of the angel connected to the chapel and behind it.”

profit.

When the door to the chapel opened, a still shabby space was revealed.

Except for the old-fashioned chairs located in the middle of the podium, there were only a few wooden chairs.

It was because the interior of the chapel had not yet been properly decorated.

However, only the chair located on the podium maintained its splendor in spite of its shabbyness.

Estasia asked while passing the chapel, pointing to a chair on the podium.

“What is that chair?”

“It is a chair for an angel to sit on.”

“yes.”

Just in case she asked a question, the chair was Estasia’s.

Estasia nodded and walked towards the back of the chair.

A small door was installed behind the colorful chair.

Estasia reached out and opened the door to the chapel.

shudder.

When the door opened, what was revealed was another splendidly decorated room.

“It feels good here.”

The room beyond the chapel was lavishly decorated unlike the outside.

It was painted in all kinds of beautiful colors, and it looked like it was equipped with a soft-looking bed.

Estasia’s eyes looked at the lavishly decorated room.

Decorations of some familiar shape were displayed here and there in the room.

These were the items that Estasia had received from the members of the denomination.

Seeing Estasia’s eyes twinkling as she looked around the room, the old man said to her as if he had been waiting.

“A space for angels.”

“Is this my house?”

“Yes. You can use whatever you want.”

Estasia, who heard the old man’s words, jumped into the bed with a satisfied face.

Estasia was supported by a soft bed made by the faithful.

The softness transmitted from his back was completely different from the hard floor of the cave he had been sleeping on.

Estasia, lying on the soft bed, smiled happily.

Then, clinging to the bed, he talked to the old man.

“I like it because it’s fluffy.”

“I’m glad you were satisfied.”

“Then, shall we take a look around here today?”

At Estasia’s words, who were satisfied with the bed, the old man had a puzzled expression on his face.

It was because there were still many places left in the church to show her.

There were countless things to see on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th floors, including the 2nd floor.

Embarrassed by Estasia’s attitude, the old man brought up the story of the second floor to convince her.

“Go up the stairs and more is prepared for you!”

“Stairs?”

“Yes. Go up the stairs to the second floor.”

“I’m tired of going up the stairs.”

“……”

However, Estasia’s face became more sluggish when she heard the word “stairs”.

In silence, Estasia and the old man looked at each other.

The old man’s longing face turned to Estasia.

Despite the old man’s appearance, Estasia spoke to him with a firm voice.

“I’m only going to see you here today.”

“Okay. I’ll stop here for today.”

The old man had a sad expression on his face, but in the end, Estasia’s opinion was the top priority here.

The old man nodded his head and had no choice but to stop exploring the church with Estasia.

It was a guide event that ended in just 10 minutes after entering the building.