The Outer God Needs Warmth

A few days later.

Witga arrived at the underground temple.

And Witga, having left Isla, whom he held in high regard, hurried to meet Yasle.

Without the Blessed One, it’s not visible.

So unfortunately, I can’t tell exactly what happened.

But I do know that there was a verbal fight.

Most of my Blessed Ones have good hearing.

A faint shout. The sound of something breaking apart.

These can be heard even with walls in between.

Above all, I could see it directly through Isla’s eyes. The expression on Witga’s face as he came out right after their conversation was terrible.

It’s enough to know that the relationship between Yasle and Witga has soured.

The rift among the members of Future Hope Church is gradually widening.

Now, what choice will Witga make?

If it’s too late, he might not even be able to choose.

Because Andrew is also seizing the opportunity to act right now.

There’s one Blessed One at the meeting place Andrew is in. So I know what he’s planning.

And surprisingly, Andrew is trying to negotiate with the Ansellus Kingdom while seizing this opportunity.

The reason he is determined to negotiate is surprisingly because of Tisah.

Yes. Andrew knows Tisah’s identity.

The Blessed One.

The superhuman.

The fact that the Ansellus Kingdom accepted the Blessed One of the outsider is why he wants to abandon Future Hope Church.

He incites people, asking when Cruxshibal became the name of the god we worship. According to the memories of Andrew’s subordinates present at that time, they just called it ‘God’.

It was said that the name shouldn’t be spoken carelessly, but rather, it should be sanctified and referred to respectfully.

Then, he pulled out a name that had never been mentioned before.

Meriga.

Claiming that this was the original name, Andrew’s appearance had everyone around him nodding in agreement.

Even my Blessed One is nodding along. Since I can’t read his mind, I can’t say for sure, but he’s likely fabricating memories.

Sometimes people create false memories to supplement their recollections.

I don’t know about fake memories. The memory ends at the point of licking light. Beyond that, I just watch.

But since when did my memory become so sharp?

I had a brief moment of doubt, but since I’m watching hundreds of people at the same time, that question loses its meaning.

They’re already no longer human.

Thus, Andrew had his subordinates prepare to contact the Ansellus Kingdom. Unfortunately, the task was not assigned to a Blessed One.

We’ll know soon enough.

The Ansellus Kingdom is already heading to the Skad Stone Desert with seasoned soldiers. And among those people is Tisah.

The boy who hated Future Hope Church.

His desire for revenge has transformed into a mission. By nature, he prefers living for others rather than hating someone.

It seems a week was too short.

Or perhaps he has turned more vicious.

Because one person’s mission can kill more people than one person’s hatred, right?

Hehe.

If I explain it this way, one might think Future Hope Church is evil and the Ansellus Kingdom is good, but it’s not exactly like that.

Average modern?

To those in the fold, it’s a good country, but to those outside, it’s just a country.

While moving around based on the religion of Seongsin Church, it’s hard to see this as a theocratic state. To put it simply, it resembles a medieval European monarchy.

So, they’ll probably capture the Blessed One for experiments and dissections. Additionally, they show countless people left desolate by the tyranny of Ansellus Kingdom beyond the gaze of the Blessed Ones.

I’m just slightly wedged into the grand flow of history.

And I’m trying to gain the most important thing from it.

Warmth.

I thought I’d be in this world for at least ten years, but it seems it’ll be over quickly. So I need to somehow gain the knowledge to summon myself.

Of course, I thought it wouldn’t be so bad to get captured and poured with blessings, but judging by Ansellus’ tendencies, they would likely kill me, calling me a monster of socializing.

Unless I’m extraordinarily resilient, I would likely die when I die.

This body belongs to Rebecca Rolfe.

If the vessel breaks, the contents will spill out. I don’t know what will happen to this world afterward, but I have to prepare for the worst-case scenario.

Then, I suddenly noticed Joanna beside me.

She’s the one who has been taking care of me for half a year. Her skin has turned blue, and her whites of the eyes have become black, known as demon eyes.

Having blessed hundreds of people, I’ve come to understand something.

The worse the physical condition and the older the person, the more severe the mutation.

One day, an older man received a blessing. And like Joanna, his skin turned blue, his irises turned yellow, and his whites became black.

But he became young again.

From that point on, it wasn’t only the ones at rock bottom or those who knew nothing who began to receive blessings, but also those who were at relatively high positions.

Rejuvenation is a terrible temptation.

And it’s a blessing they can boast about.

The person who became younger boasted not only of regaining his youth but also that he was stronger than before.

And Yasle encouraged that. He said that if you do things beneficial to yourself, you can avoid any wounds, and even senility.

Thanks to that, I’ve come to know Future Hope Church much better.

I digress, but Joanna is the first person who received the blessing.

She’s the one who showed me that there are other methods.

Moreover, she’s the one who has taken care of me for over half a year.

That care wasn’t bad.

But I have nothing to give.

That said, I won’t tell her to leave.

Yes. As someone who is part of Future Hope Church, I won’t.

Would Rebecca Rolfe ever say such a thing?

Thinking this, I paused my exercise and looked to the right where the sun was rising.

Far away, at the edge of the Skad Stone Desert.

A place where rocks and pebbles disappear, and grass begins to grow.

There, Tisah has now set foot.

And Future Hope Church was the first to confirm that the Ansellus Kingdom was invading with the underground temple in the middle of the Skad Stone Desert.

Within approximately a week, the elite troops of the Ansellus Kingdom will attack.

Moreover, the Lasvay Kingdom and the Cognis Kingdom have also begun to mobilize troops toward the Skad Stone Desert. It’s too fast to say they exchanged stories while coming and going.

Within a 100-meter radius, there was a magician who knew the magic to convey thoughts.

She was my offering from whom warmth was stolen.

She only knew that, but thinking that there’s no technology in this world like a phone isn’t logical, is it?

So it seems they know about Future Hope Church.

However, the Lasvay Kingdom and Cognis Kingdom did not join forces. They just maintained their distance and kept killing the members of Future Hope Church that got in their way while gradually descending southward.

Even now, one by one, my Blessed Ones are disappearing.

And more villages are betraying Future Hope Church.

A Blessed One came to collect tribute but was killed by a hidden warrior from the kingdom. Given that there are far more towns the Blessed Ones do not frequent, it’s clear what the situation is.

Lasvay Kingdom, Cognis Kingdom, Ansellus Kingdom. Not just these three kingdoms, but even smaller ones are involved.

In short, they’ve lost the people’s hearts.

Future Hope Church is collapsing like dominoes.

But there’s one thing that Hieronymus’ plan has succeeded in.

Ah.

No, it should be Yasle, not Hieronymus.

The superhuman army led by Wide.

Those who have gained special abilities have honed those skills themselves and have become experts in combat. They plan to attack the capital of the Ansellus Kingdom using various abilities.

I mentioned it last time, didn’t I?

After it became winter, all the Blessed Ones went to the Ansellus Kingdom.

More than a hundred people with abilities are like an army of a country. There are fusion techniques, abilities suitable for mass killings, and abilities that have devastating effects on special individuals.

They should be able to destroy the capital.

If Future Hope Church falls, the Ansellus Kingdom will fall too.

Because Wide’s thirst for power reaches the sky.

Of course, most of the Blessed Ones are faithful followers of Future Hope Church.

But what will happen if the backbone of Future Hope Church breaks?

Those who command them will disappear.

The moment there is no one to lead, someone who can provide a new blueprint will emerge.

A lot of people will likely follow him. And then Wide will probably establish a new group.

Coincidentally, the castle that invaded is right there, isn’t it?

It’s the perfect place to grab a rolling lid.

Of course, there’s the assumption that they must capture the capital, but honestly, looking back at how the Blessed Ones have fought so far, capturing it doesn’t seem difficult.

Thus, Yasle’s wish is likely to be fulfilled.

Since coming to this world, I made a contract with Hieronymus.

A contract full of lies.

But if it comes to fruition, I could say I sincerely fulfilled the contract, right?

If it doesn’t happen, then it’s all just a lie, and let’s call the contract void.

Whatever flows, flows.

So I can comfortably watch over this place.

ding-dong

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