The Outer God Needs Warmth

Finally, Hyungkesuni finished the book!

Yay!

Although it’s more like a thick stack of paper than a book, since she wrote it, I guess it’s a book.

“What are you planning to do now?”

While I hugged the book excitedly, Hyungkesuni asked me.

“Other people should read it. That’s what books are for, right?”

At my words, Hyungkesuni lowered her head with a gloomy expression.

“Did everything turn out the way you wanted?”

Well, not really. Now I need to let the Blessed One read it and remember it.

No time!

If I’m not careful, this whole book could burn up!

I pushed Hyungkesuni aside and started cramming the first page into my head.

“You didn’t care when I was writing, but suddenly what changed?”

“I need to memorize it before it disappears!”

I glanced at a page, closed my eyes, and pictured it.

I can remember it without a single mistake!

Wait, I can actually do this?

If I truly have no time, I need to bless Hyungkesuni to remember it.

Of course, taking warmth and granting blessings are two different actions, so that wouldn’t break my promise.

I said they would all come for it in the end, but realistically, I’m not taking anything except warmth.

If I don’t take warmth, then I’m at least keeping my promise.

Of course, since I can memorize the book, I won’t need to bless Hyungkesuni.

And suddenly, the reason I’m poring over the materials Hyungkesuni wrote.

That’s because several priests from Seongsin Church have come to visit the king.

It’s not a funeral. Tisah’s funeral ended yesterday, and his empty coffin was buried in the royal cemetery.

All the priests from Seongsin Church who were there have returned, saying they would come back to see me.

So I thought it would take them at least a week to return from headquarters, but they came back the very next day.

And it’s not just ordinary priests. There are a bunch of paladins among them. According to the king’s memory, most of them are very famous people.

They really flocked together like a swarm!

They condemned the Evil God who took Tisah, who had committed to the grace of the Holy God, right in front of the king. If you listen to the whispers of the other royals or nobles, it’s a very rude act.

They immediately pulled out a letter from the head of the Seongsin Church and shouted in front of the king.

The nobles whisper if it’s too rude, especially the backlash from those blessed by me is considerable. There’s even talk that they’re treating the king as inferior.

The priests of Seongsin Church insist that the Evil God must be dealt with immediately and demand him to be turned over.

What should I do?

I don’t think I have enough time to read Hyungkesuni’s book.

I should have read it earlier.

Regret is far too late.

Fearing that I might miss anything, I read carefully, while also focusing on what’s happening where the king is.

Surprisingly, instead of immediately handing me over, the king asked why the blessing from the Evil God that Tisah received didn’t disappear when he converted.

Then a paladin stepped forward.

They said that the sins already committed cannot be overlooked, and while the Holy God accepted Tisah, the sin remains.

They said it’s time to repay that sin, blaming the Evil God who passed it down as the worst of all.

They deny the lack of power of their own god and use logic to say that I am the bad one.

What kind of reasoning is that?

Right. It’s simply the fallacy of equivalence.

The Evil God is bad.

Tisah, who accepted the blessing, is also bad.

Only the Holy God is righteous.

They won’t listen to the words of a sinner; they’re all the same anyway.

It’s that simple.

Rather than judging sins purely by incidents, they use past facts to dilute the present sins.

“What’s the rush?”

Hyungkesuni asked from the side. Ah, right. She doesn’t know what’s happening in the royal castle.

But it’s best to keep the fact that I see the world from the perspective of the Blessed One hidden. How should I put it?

Ah, I know. I can say it like this.

“Those blessed by the Holy God have come to the royal castle.”

I’m not sure if they really are blessed by the Holy God. But wouldn’t they take that as I felt their spiritual power by saying it like this?

At my words, Hyungkesuni turned her gaze towards the royal castle.

“If it’s the Seongsin Church, they would do that. They’re more relentless than Yeongyang Church, or maybe even worse.”

Hyungkesuni said beside me.

Hehe, she believed it?

It’s a pity that I’m too busy memorizing to see what expression she’s making.

“Hey, aren’t those outsiders someone you can easily deal with?”

Then she asked that.

Where do I get the power to say something like that?

Ah, right. The day I returned.

No wonder I oppressed her with those royal family members I could control. And I once shattered her magic power to bits.

Now, seeing the dark blue aura returning into Hyungkesuni’s chest, it seems it can regenerate.

Anyway, I guess I have enough power to neutralize Hyungkesuni.

“Not at all. Hyungkesuni, I don’t have that kind of power, nor do I plan to attack them.”

But that was by chance. It was all improvised. I just did whatever worked.

However, this time I’ll be a bit more proactive.

The Faded Man, who really hates gods, whispered a method to me.

The method to kill a god.

Of course, it’s nearly impossible in a world where gods exist, but at worst, I can deal a significant blow.

Apparently, I’ve already sown the seeds. I just need to make them bloom.

I shall use my blood to make them bloom and spread them wide.

Then let’s do it.

I’m very interested in getting back at the gods.

Right now, in the place where my body is, the king is asking that paladin if it’s the will of the god.

The paladin says that the god will judge.

In other words, what he said is merely his opinion, and the judgment will be left to the god later, so follow our orders.

It’s rude, but in the Ansellus Kingdom, that’s not such a strange thing.

Because the faith in Seongsin Church is so great that the word of the Holy God is even above that of the kingdom itself.

It’s impossible to stop them with just the will of a few nobles and the king.

Knowing that, I am cramming desperately to memorize the book.

Ah, of course, I didn’t figure it all out myself.

I heard the whispers of the nobles blessed by me.

I can understand if someone just thought about it, but if someone says it out loud while being next to another person, I can eavesdrop on it.

According to the thoughts of those nobles, the paladin loudly drilled into the king.

The king nodded with a very unpleasant expression at the paladin’s words. Of course, the expression was as stiff as a mask, but he’s not good enough to hide his biological signals.

The king told them that he would bring the Evil God.

And he ordered his subordinates to bring me.

Urrgh, at least my place is on the outskirts, so it’ll take some time to get there, but they’ll arrive soon.

No matter how fast I read, I think reading more than half would be quite a feat.

For now, I need to pull myself together.

But something strange caught my eye.

Those blessed by me suddenly started rushing toward me. Before the people summoned by the king get to me, they ride horses and come to my mansion.

And before long, the mansion was filled with the sounds of hurried footsteps. Hearing the hurried footsteps, the frightened Hyungkesuni directed her staff at the entrance, and three blessed people burst through the door and rushed to me.

“You need to escape right now!”

“They’re coming for you from the Seongsin Church!”

“They’re trying to frame you as the Evil God and kill you!”

Originally, they all should have grown up to be serious people by now, but they shout anxiously like boys.

“Yes. I know.”

At those words, Hyungkesuni looked at me with a surprised expression. And there was a faint smile on her face. It’s not a face of fear. It’s really a face of amusement.

I guess I have troubled her a lot.

“But if I escape, you guys will be in danger.”

Hyungkesuni looks at me with a face that says “What’s wrong with you?”

It’s all good. I have a plan.

“So please read this instead of me. Originally, I should read it, but if you three share it, you’ll finish quickly.”

I handed the bunch of papers I had been reading to them. They looked at me with fearful expressions.

“What on earth is this?”

“This is the method to summon me, as written by that witch.”

Yes. I figured there might be a cruel method of using offerings that Hyungkesuni wrote, so I left an escape route.

Then their expressions brightened. Do they think they can call me back again? But they won’t be able to see me.

“Please read it from start to finish, and if it seems wicked, don’t use it.”

Because I’m going to say this.

Listening from the side, Hyungkesuni looks at me with a horrified expression. I know. All of a sudden, it must look like I’m pretending to be good.

But do you know?

Tragedy spreads like a plague.

If I want to use a method to embarrass the gods from now on, I need to prepare in advance. There shouldn’t be any contradictions in my acts.

I heard the sounds of people coming to this place on the orders of the king beyond the mansion. I move to meet them.

I’ll head outside, making sure they don’t take damage while clutching the paper inside this mansion. After calling each of their names, I said this.

“Please read the book.”

They nod with touched expressions. I went toward the exit.

“Hyungkesuni, follow me.”

Hyungkesuni follows me without questioning my words.

Maybe I called her because I was worried she would harm those three; she naïvely followed me without a second thought.

“What are you thinking?”

The moment we closed the door and stepped outside, Hyungkesuni asked me.

“I’m thinking of going there to die.”

At least this unidentifiable body will come to an end.

“Hah, what? Now you want to pretend to be a good god and die? If you completely disappear from this world, it’d be good for me.”

Instead of saying something else, I told her this.

“There’s no end here.”

Yes. Nothing comes to an end. From now on, I will release the poison, and the ones left behind will memorize the summoning method for me.

But Hyungkesuni, seeming not to understand my words, had a puzzled expression. That’s good. Instead of worrying, I’ll redirect her attention elsewhere.

“So now I’m free, Hyungkesuni. If you want to see me die, come with me.”

I need to buy time until those left behind read the papers completely. Watching someone they’ve troubled die is something, right?

“Okay, sounds good.”

She took the bait.

So I smiled and went out to meet the people from the royal castle with her.

Now it’s time to teach the gods a lesson.

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