## Chapter 1373 – The Heavenly Demon Church

“Right.”

This was a serious question.

What exactly was the meaning of being a Heavenly Demon?

Seriously, I explain this to my women all the time, but they treat it like nonsense, which is frustrating. They think I’m just making some weird joke as usual.

I need to explain it properly to Kadia here, and if this happens again, I’ll have to educate them thoroughly so they can’t deny it anymore.

There’s no answer other than cock correction.

“Alright, I’ll tell you. What a Heavenly Demon is.”
“…”
“A Heavenly Demon means a demon of the heavens.”
“Ah, no… I can understand that much just by hearing it.”

Then why ask?

“But isn’t that a negative term?”
“Negative?”
“Why are you questioning it like that? This Saintess tried to understand the Heavenly Demon as a warrior-like… a concept that brings destruction. Our Holy Father the Pope is also a capable warrior, so I understood it as something that represents that. It’s similar to how mercenaries give each other nicknames like demons of the battlefield, isn’t it?”

Heavenly Demon in the sense of fighting well.

That’s true too.

“However, I don’t think it’s a name suitable for a religion. That’s what I think. The Heavenly Demon Church. Just hearing the name gives off an image of something heretical… an evil demon…”
“No. You’re wrong, Kadia.”
“What do you mean?”

The Heavenly Demon is the supreme being of the Demonic Sect.
Like a god of the Central Plains Heavenly Demon Church.

Well, it’s a typical martial arts story. I liked martial arts novels a lot, so of course, the Heavenly Demon concept is derived from that.

So, what is a Heavenly Demon?

It’s a symbol of power.

And a symbol that can be intuitively imagined. If it can be intuitively imagined? You can reach out your hand and make it your goal. Therefore, I made the Heavenly Demon my symbol. To become stronger than anyone else.

Because Claudia, who believed in me, wanted me to be the strongest, I decided to become a Heavenly Demon.

“The heavens.”

So, I decided to explain to Kadia what the Heavenly Demon means to me. This is the first time I’m telling Kadia this story.

“Refers to the basic, unquestioned concepts we’ve believed in until now. In other words, the existing order. The existing laws and common sense.”
“…”
“Also,”

I said in a low voice, gazing at Kadia’s face.

“It can be said to be the existing limitations.”
“The existing… limitations.”
“Yes. The existing limitations.”

To wield superhuman power, you need to break away from common sense. I was born and raised in a world without mana. So, for me, this other world and mana all violate existing common sense.

It’s obvious.
For me, this world was a different world.

Therefore, Heaven (天).

This is defined as ‘existing’.

And Demon (魔).

This can be said to be the breaking of common sense. Accepting new things. Getting rid of the old. And moving forward anew.

“Here, the demon is an existence that harms the existing order. Order. Laws. Common sense. Limitations. It harms all of those things. Of course, an existence that harms what is familiar can’t help but seem demonic.”

A demon.

“Ah, well, of course. Breaking down these existing things doesn’t mean some absurd, antisocial rampage. It’s a matter of one’s mindset.”
“…Hmm.”

Kadia listened to me with her arms crossed.

“Thus, I declared the identity of the Heavenly Demon.”

The grown-up me.

The changed me.

The transformed me.

The renewed me.

I’ll show you a completely different me!!!
I’ll show you an even prettier me!!!

“Breaking down the existing order and encroaching upon it with my own. That’s what proves that the grown-up me has changed. The me that belonged to the existing order. By becoming a Heavenly Demon, I escaped from there and gained my own order.”

It means I gained power.
The power to change the order.

The existence called ‘me’ was being encroached upon by a system called ‘existing’. That system is the heavens. To break it down, I am a Heavenly Demon. I will break down systems that others have defined. The Heavenly Demon creates my own system with only my own will.

“That’s why I am the Heavenly Demon, and this is the Heavenly Demon Church.”

Only I am the subject of this world. I can freely change the ways of heaven as I please. Not only has the individual called me changed, but I can also change the world.

Kim Kat, who has ultimately become the Heavenly Demon, will do so.

And the Heavenly Demon is right in front of you.

“Since I, this one, have broken down the heavens and established new ways, you shall uphold my gospel and benefit this world. Yes. That’s it.”

ㅡThud.

I said with my back to Kadia.

“Kadia. You understand well, right? The name of the religion is the Heavenly Demon Church. And I will be called the Heavenly Demon.”
“…”

At some point, Kadia stopped talking.

ㅡSwish.

Turning back to her again.

“…”

Kadia, looking very surprised, was staring at me with a dazed expression.

“Kadia?”

Her mouth was slightly open, and she looked like she was in a daze.
Her face was slightly flushed.

ㅡSnap.

Snapping my fingers in front of her eyes, she finally reacted.

“Ah… Ahh? Ah, uhm. Ah. I see… I heard you well.”
“You weren’t spacing out, were you?”

What is this reaction?

“Absolutely not. I listened very intently. However… I was just a little surprised because I couldn’t even imagine that there would be such a specific meaning.”
“Hey, Kadia? Anyone would think I don’t have specific meanings for things? Huh?”
“Aah!”

Annoyed, I poked Kadia’s breasts with my finger.

“Haa! Stop! Th-That’s not what I meant at all!”
“Then what do you mean!”
“I-I was just surprised because it was unexpected… Also, I was seriously persuaded.”
“Really? Then I should forgive you.”
“H-Hmm… Suddenly playing these kinds of pranks…”
“What’s wrong with it?”
“…”

Anyway, Kadia nodded.

“Good. I understood what you just said very well. So that’s why you’re the Heavenly Demon. Breaking down the existing world… In other words, the common sense up until now, and growing. It was a word that contained that kind of history. Very excellent. I was moved that it had such a deep meaning.”
“Hehehe, right?”

I started to feel extremely good because Kadia acknowledged it, yes! Kadia is a high-ranking clergywoman! She understood my ideological part right away!

“Then can I call you Heavenly Demon now?”
“Actually, that’s not bad either.”

No one calls me Heavenly Demon every day except Mariel, but it might be nice to have Kadia call me that too.

“Hmm… Our Heavenly Demon. No. Heavenly Demon God? Honestly, I’m still more used to the word Paladin.”
“Call me whatever you want. Pope. Heavenly Demon. Paladin. I don’t really care.”
“It’s a matter to think about… Anyway. Let’s decide on the name of the religion as the Heavenly Demon Church.”
“Good!!!”

That word also made me feel good rapidly.

This Kim Kat has established the Heavenly Demon Church (天魔神敎) on this other world land.

I feel like I’m going to cry.

“My heart is overflowing…!”
“Hehe, you like it a lot.”
“Of course, I like it!!!”
“Well, this Saintess is also liking it. But I can’t just purely rejoice. In fact, because of the appearance of this Heavenly Demon, there are signs that existing religions are about to collapse.”

Kadia crossed her arms and leaned back on the backrest.
She must be worried.

Kadia looks cold, but she has a lot of affection.

“Well, we can take good care of them once we settle down. We can’t easily lose those righteous people.”

If other religions all go bankrupt, I can sponsor them, or I can just hire them. In fact, my Fusion Confucianism has quite a few parts that are in line with the ideologies of these other world religious people.

“But what’s the total number of believers?”
“The number of requests to join is still exploding, so I can’t grasp it exactly. But over a hundred nobles have put their names on the list.”
“Oh.”
“To add, I’ve hired administrators, scribes, general managers, and treasurers. There’s really a lot of work to do.”
“No. You’ve already hired people?”
“Because we have to run it in earnest. Of course, we’re also handling business aspects in addition to religious work. It’s very fortunate that there are many retired clergy in the capital.”

That’s good news.

So, I talked with Kadia about the operation of this Heavenly Demon Church. Kadia, as a woman who came from a Saintess background and handled a huge amount of work, proceeded with things almost like a whirlwind.

She’s in a state where she’s been delegated full authority from me, so she’s fearless.

If it wasn’t for her, this would have been difficult. Listening to the story, I felt that very clearly.

“Since our Heavenly Demon has come, we can also hold gatherings. I’ll set a schedule, so can you come again that day?”
“Of course.”
“Then I’ll decide. I expect… a tremendous level of crowd to gather. Almost as much as a martial arts tournament.”

That much.

But considering what I’ve done, it’s only natural.

“But Kadia. What did you use to educate the believers on doctrine? I wasn’t here all this time.”
“I haven’t done it specifically yet. Right now, most of them are just drawn to the Heavenly Demon’s achievements and power. So, I’m asking, wouldn’t it be good to have something like scriptures for the believers?”

Scriptures.

Something flashed in my mind at that word.

“Hehe, you seem to have thought of something.”
“The Reformatory.”
“That’s right. When the Heavenly Demon was a Paladin. You said you were going to create scriptures of that Fusion Confucianism… for the prisoners in the reformatory.”
“Oh. I have data left at home. We’ll use that to teach doctrine, right?”
“Shouldn’t we? The leader is the Heavenly Demon. And the god they serve is also the Heavenly Demon. You have to do it yourself.”

The scriptures I made are the teaching materials.

“But… what exactly is that Fusion Confucianism?”
“No. You’re asking about that too?”
“I haven’t heard it specifically, have I?”

I have to explain this again.

“Fusion Confucianism is a progressive and beautiful ideology that I have organized and supplemented with the points I have felt and realized while living in this world. First of all, the main ideology is that, so listen carefully.”
“Tell me quickly.”
“Benefit this human world with the spirit of Hongik Ingan.”
“I’ve heard that phrase many times.”

You’ve probably heard this phrase many times.

“That’s right. Because it’s just that phrase as it is. But to explain it again, benefiting the human world. That’s it. This doesn’t include demons or monsters. It’s an ideology that pursues people living beneficially as much as possible.”

The Belgians regarded the Congolese as just something similar to chocolate. But the Congolese were human. The Belgians forcibly ignored that fact and oppressed the Congolese.

This is not at all beneficial to humans.

And the Belgians abandoned humanity and became demons. To summarize, one person called Belgium became a demon, and another person called Congo was screwed over. There’s only a minus. There’s no event that goes against Fusion Confucianism as much as this. It’s such a hopeless event.

Anyway, in this case, Fusion Confucianism saves Congo and annihilates the Belgians who screwed over Congo. It’s an easy ideology for anyone to understand.

But because it’s a religion for humans, it doesn’t save cows and pigs dying in slaughterhouses… It’s the same. Demons and monsters are the same. They are objects of destruction. And humans who have become demons are also the same. I can cut them out without any mercy. Because I don’t forgive traitors. Because I never tolerate existences that steal happiness.

And what desires that is.

“Why? Because I. I want this land where my children will live to be a beautiful and beneficial world. And the existence called the Heavenly Demon. Is an existence that can act as desired. So, I am a seeker. The Heavenly Demon of the Heavenly Demon Church spreads the ideology of Fusion Confucianism widely. Because I am a god and a seeker.”
“A seeker…”

I am a seeker of Fusion Confucianism.

“Do you understand?”
“Really… From start to finish. It’s properly religious. Starting with the ideology and the setting of the seeker… It’s very interesting.”

Kadia muttered in surprise.

“No. What did you think it was until now? Teacher Kadia?”
“Wa-Wait a minute.”

Raising her finger, Kadia apologized.

“Ah, anyway! I’d like you to organize the data. Data for the believers. Even this Saintess felt that Fusion Confucianism is a really beautiful ideology, so other people will probably think similarly.”
“I guess so, right? Then I’ll organize it.”

I’ll have to take a good look at it since I’m going to educate the believers.

“Good. Let’s stop talking about work here.”

Kadia, who got up from her seat, threw off her coat.

“From now on, it’s time to take care of this Saintess.”
“To the bed.”