Chapter 563 – To Heaven

A vacant lot in the United States.
Black liquid flows freely from the central fountain, which is decorated with the emblem of the Salvation Truth Church.

The women surrounding them had disapproving expressions as they looked at the men who were tied and kneeling in front of the fountain.
At the same time, they were listening attentively to the speech of a female priest wearing black priestly robes.

“Please bring down the mace on those who are rebellious…!”

As the speech neared its end, several believers who were far away walked out with their hands clasped as if in prayer and stepped into the fountain.
Afterwards, they slowly knelt inside it and submerged their entire lower bodies.
OK,

“Ugh…! Haaaaagh…!!?”

A moan similar to a religious voice came out from the mouths of the believers who drank the liquid from the fountain.
In the meantime, they were memorizing the name of one person with their eyes tightly closed.

“Cyo, cult leader…! “Give me grace… Sect leader… To me, a worthless one…”

That was my name.
The girls’ appearance changed completely as they seemed to be extremely excited and yet showed their loyalty to me.

Puhwaak-!

Humans who transform from humans into monsters with black wings sticking out from their backs and tails sticking out from their tailbones.
They completed their transformation into monsters while receiving the sacred cheers of female believers and the fearful looks of men.

Squeak-! Kwaduk-!

With his long nails, he pierced the hearts of the bound men.
He killed his precious son, husband, and father without any hesitation.
They soon washed their entire bodies with clean water and showed bright smiles to the church members singing hymns around them, announcing that they had been reborn.

The situation just now was a so-called blessing, a kind of baptism ceremony for believers who truly worship me to be reborn.
There was no great inspiration. Not only because it is a situation that is currently happening all over the world, but also because it is a scene that we have seen many times.

I, who was watching the scene from a distant sky, opened a portal and returned to my new home, the Korean branch of the World Union.
Now, two weeks after Earth was taken under control, my cultists are quickly putting an end to the chaos…

“Meryl…! “Why do you only like the youngest…!”

Adele was busy complaining about Meryl clinging to Stella at home.
The others were fine, but Stella was a bit disappointed with the current situation.

I wanted to continue my career as a singer, but with the conquest of Earth, that possibility disappeared.
She wanted to show her abilities to the general public.
But right now, the only people in Korea are my followers, so I have no choice but to laze around.

I said as I approached Stella, who was helplessly playing with Meryl.

“Later, after the conquest of Heaven is over, I have prepared a gift for you.”

“Gift? “What gift?”

“Once the colony gets back on track, I will intentionally release it slightly. “I’m going to give you hope that it can happen again, and I want you to be the main character there.”

“Be the main character?”

“Okay. Show off yourself to your heart’s content, whether through singing or using your strength, and give strength to humans. You can work in the colony, and if the population of selected people increases, you can work there while hiding your identity. “I will support you in everything.”

“… Really?”

“Really.”

Did you gain some strength?
Stella put down the fawning Meryl and hugged my waist tightly.
After spending some time gently patting her on the back, I entered Marcella’s room.

“Are you here?”

She greets me with her same appearance.
As I once thought, once her conquest of heaven is over, she will bestow her great reward upon her.
I thought so and answered.

“Okay. Are you ready to go to heaven?”

“The monsters to be taken are ready. All you have to do is open the door…”

“There is no problem with the door.”

When the number of believers exceeded 400 million, a strange energy was detected in the body.
Absolute… Power that can even be felt as sacred. I was convinced that it was the key to heaven, and I was keeping that energy bound within my body.

“Have you had a good talk with Adeline?”

“Okay. “You can go right away.”

“Hmm… I think it’s best to check before building a colony. “By then, the number of believers will exceed 2 billion, and the Demon King’s power will become even stronger.”

“I will do as you wish.”

When Marcella touched her head, her whole body started shaking.
As I saw her still with her shabby body and smiled at her, I thought I should try opening the door to her heaven.

I knew how to open it.
It would be fair to say that it felt instinctive.
With Adele’s help, I am now learning how to utilize this essential divine power that I can feel from my body.
That meant that my power was close to God… No, it definitely reached it.

Rather than opening it when it’s time to go, it’s better to open it once and see what it’s like.
With that decision, I took Sylvia with me and headed to the Grand Canyon, where the energy of Mother Nature is strong.

**

“It reminds me of the old days. Yes?”

“…”

Sylvia does not respond to playful comments.
Nevertheless, her face turns red as if she is thinking about her memories with me.

The reason I brought Sylvia with me was simple.
Before becoming a Beast Slayer, she had gained a lot of practical experience by assisting her Fuhrer in her own world, and was her most trusted person in the unfamiliar situations that would arise in her future.

Adele said that no matter where you open the gates of heaven, they are all connected to the entrance, so there are only two gatekeepers among the gods you encounter, and since she only plans to explore for now, she saw no need to bring a large number of people.
If there were multiple people, there could be confusion in communication when an unexpected situation occurred.

“Are you going to open it right now?”

“That’s right. “If anything happens, you decide for yourself.”

“Why are you putting such a burden on me?”

“I’m saying this because I believe that much.”

I responded by tapping Sylvia’s buttocks as she slightly lowered her head, as if feeling embarrassed by those words. I gathered the divine power in my body to feel even her majesty.
Afterwards, as Adele explained, she stretched out her hand, mustering up the will to open the door.

Damn it!

At the same time, there was a sound of something cracking, and a square-shaped crack appeared in the air.
And from within the very wide horizontal crack, a pure white light that was eerie just to look at spread out over the surrounding area.

“I feel dirty…”

Sylvia’s muttering, feeling the unique discomfort contained in that light.
Perhaps because she had accepted the darkness that stood at the opposite end of the light with her whole body, she seemed to feel great discomfort just like me.

Fortunately, neither I nor Sylvia suffered any disadvantages such as limitations in power due to the light.
Therefore, I put more force into the three-dimensional door in front of me.

Kugugu…!

Then, the center of the crack spread up and down, and a tremendous roar began to be heard.
At the same time, the earth’s axis in a wide radius shook violently, as if a major earthquake had occurred.
The entire Grand Canyon seemed to be trembling.

Quick-! Absolutely!

The sedimentary layers that have withstood the power of Mother Nature for hundreds or tens of millions of years are being shattered like taffy.
The ground where Sylvia and I were standing was also shaking greatly, so we hovered in the air with magic power and looked at the door that was slowly opening.

“Do you see something?”

In response to Sylvia’s worried question as she was looking at the surroundings, I answered the door that was open, not enough, but enough to look inside.

“No. I can not see. “It’s just bright.”

At that time,

-@##@? @##@!

-#&&%$, @*(!@*$@.

Two men’s voices are heard from inside a door where only white light can be seen.
Is this the gatekeeper of heaven that Adele spoke of? I think that is very likely.
It’s an incomprehensible language, but judging by the sudden change in pitch, it seems like he was taken aback by the door suddenly opening.

-@#&$#@#!@?

-@##!! @##!!

Voices getting closer.
Not long after that, a figure suddenly jumped out of the open door.

Suuuuu…

The figure that gently broke through the door was a hand.
A human-like hand that scatters white light.
It was about the size of a pillar supporting a building, and judging by the size of its arms, it could be seen that the gatekeeper was much larger than a human being.

The gatekeeper’s arm waving in the air.
Seeing as if she was looking for something, Sylvia, who had sharpened her blade just now, held her dagger in reverse.

As soon as it looks like an arm is coming toward me, it looks like it’s about to head out.
Feeling relieved, I pondered whether to open the door further or not, and decided to observe the situation.

Coo coo coo coo…!

Even though the divine power connected to the door was severed, the axis of the earth continued to shake.
And the huge hand that came out of the door opened its palm wide, as if trying to feel the waves of the earth moving through the wind.

-$*#@!&##? $*#@!&##?

-#&*$(@!@#$… #&$@.

It’s really frustrating not being able to understand the language.
Maybe you should have brought Adele, who knows some archaic language, too?
No, since she used to be a saint, I think it was a good thing they left her alone because just in case, just in case, her gatekeepers were able to read her energy.

The good news is that this entire situation is being recorded.
In the new house, Marcella and her wives would have been watching this scene by now.

-@@*#! @@*#!!

Anyway, the way the gatekeeper spoke made me feel like an idiot.
It was like a brainless being speaking repeatedly… In a tone like that.

-@&#$*#*@.

The other gatekeeper’s voice became harsh, as if he was annoyed by the foolish gatekeeper’s words.
Well, you can find out when you go back.

As I was thinking that, I let out a long nostril as the doorkeeper’s hand went in and the door to heaven closed.
He then spoke to Sylvia, who was still on guard.

“This is enough.”

“Is it over…? “Do you feel anything strange?”

“Doesn’t exist. “My body is normal.”

Whoops! Kwaaaaa!

The Grand Canyon is still in chaos even though it is closed.
I’ve only tasted it, but the ground is distorting and hundreds or tens of millions of years of history are collapsing… This is a bit unexpected.
After seriously considering whether I should open the next door in the demon world, I opened the portal.

“Let’s go back.”