Chapter 181 – Episode 181 Demon King Army VS Sacred Religion (7)

After today’s prayer, the saintess had a ritual to cleanse her body.
A large bathtub made of water droplets that only saints can enter.
A puddle created by the gathering of drops of water blessed by the gods.

Holy bath.

It was such a sacred space that there is a legend that the first saint was born here.
She said that the mysterious water, which always makes it in the best condition, automatically adjusts to the desired temperature of the person who entrusts it.
The temperature was changed to hot if the saintess wanted warm water and cool if she wanted a cold bath.

Entering the forbidden zone, she took off her clothes.

Squeak.

The white priestly robe came off, revealing her clothes.
A little skinny chest and narrow waist, but the silence followed that the saintess was proud of herself stood out.
What if her breasts are small, and her silence followed also has its own attractive points.

She, of course, was the one who had no desire to look good to the opposite sex in the first place.
What is the importance of the body?
A heart devoted to God is important.

“Whoa.”

Today, she soaked herself in a sacred bathtub for her final rites.
As her body entered, light began to leak into her bathtub.

A cluster of her light embraced her.
It was as if her god was holding her in her arms.

The saintess’ mouth smiled at the warmth she felt from the water reaching her chest.

She liked this time the most.
When I soaked her in the clear water, I felt as if I was being held in the arms of Mother God.
She could forget all her troubles for a while.

“Ha ha, good.”

I felt relieved.
She closed her eyes and put her hands together.

“I was able to spend such a peaceful day today thanks to her mother’s grace.”

Recited a prayer.

“Mother, the continent is being overrun by the demon lord. How can I do this? No good idea comes to my mind.”

Help.
I prayed for help, but God did not answer.
It’s always like this.
Mother God did not answer, as if telling her to solve it herself.
Rarely, she said, did saints greater than her ever hear the voice of God.
That’s why hearing the voice of God is called a miracle.

“The pope is preparing for war again. The sacrifices of believers will be greater. Even if you have a hero, you won’t be able to stop the war.”

The voice of the saintess, who repeated herself, gradually became watery.

“I am afraid. Hearing the voices of those who lost their loved ones, looking at villages destroyed by war, and seeing people corrupted by the demon lord. It is the girl’s role to heal their pain, but she is too afraid. The things I see scare me because I can’t see them. Help. Mother…”

Power went into the two hands that were gathered.
It took so much force that her hands turned white.

“Tell the stupid daughter who gave you the most precious things. How to overcome this difficulty…”

Had her earnest wishes reached her?

Whoa!

A light began to flicker in the bathtub.

“Mother?”

The saintess opened her eyes involuntarily.
It was a light so strong that she could see it even with her eyes, which had become cloudy and white due to her loss of sight.
Her light blazed down on her and illuminated her.

– My child. A child who will soon give everything to me.

I heard a voice in my head.
The sound of anxiety disappears the moment you hear it.
God was answering.
As soon as she heard her warm voice, the saintess fell to her knees without realizing it.
As she knelt down, the water level, which had risen to her chest even when she was standing, went down.
It was a mysterious thing that water could move on its own.

Like a miracle from god

-Don’t worry. Because everything is going as it should.
“Mother…”

It was visible in her eyes.
The image of a god sitting on top of a bathtub with a halo of light.
The sight of her descending with her white wings spread was as beautiful as all the beauties in the world.
She opened her mouth involuntarily at her beauty, which is difficult to express in human language.

It was the first time.
To see the face of God.
God sat down with her white hair flowing and gently stroked the saintess’ cheek.

-If you’re worried about the demon king, you don’t have to.
“However, the power of the Demon King has become too strong. They are devouring even the greatest empires of man, and are targeting the continent.”
-Okay. It did.

She replied with a benevolent smile.

-Everything will work out naturally.
“But I hear the voices of people who are suffering.”
– I heard it too. It’s sad. Death, hurt, fear, war, disease, hunger… Many things afflicted the life of the continent.
“The Demon King is bringing all of that.”

The light gets stronger.
Just by being exposed to the force, the hands that were trembling with anxiety gradually subsided.

– My child. I am the child who promised to give everything to me.

God’s sweet voice tickled my ears.

– All of the things you said were there when the demon king wasn’t there.
“… Yes?”
-Before the demon king descended, wars between humans continued endlessly and plagued the continent. The empire, the winner of the war, ruled the continent, but doesn’t that mean the war has disappeared?
“But that…”
– Even before mankind dominated the continent, wars continued. Wasn’t there a lot of war between races before that?
“…”
-The war started with the history of the continent. Wasn’t that the disease? The worst plague that led to the extinction of Lefflings and the extinction of the Old Man also covered the continent. At one time, northern winters covered the entire continent. Long before that, there were times when dragons challenged gods to become gods themselves.

The god’s finger touched the saintess’ cheek.
As soon as your fingers touch her body, you feel languid.
The tips of her shiny hair began to shine brighter.

-There has always been a crisis on the continent. You know it wasn’t always peaceful. When peace lasts too long, new crises arise.

God’s face was calm.

-Crisis and peace must be repeated like waves to maintain balance. As the empire’s power grew, the number of unbelievers increased too much. More and more people believe in science and alchemy instead of believing in God. Isn’t it sad? To deny the existence of a mother who created and created you. I’m making a miracle for you like this.
“Well, then please…”

The saintess remembered.
That the current demon king came from another world.
A stranger from the world where the hero lived.
The Demon King who fell from somewhere other than the Demon Realm…

An absurd assumption popped into the saintess’ mind.

What if Mother God summoned the Demon King?

No way.
No way.
Nonsense.

‘It won’t be.’

Her hands trembled.
Fear began to creep in her eyes at the sight of her god.

“Is it your mother who summoned the Demon King?”

God didn’t answer.
She just smiles

“Oh, mother… Please answer me.”

-The world that has been neglected for a long time has become dirty and polluted.
“No. Not so. Everything that has become dirty now is because of the demon lord…”
-Don’t worry. For God has not been defeated by any enemy.
“I don’t want to hear that.”
– My baby. You will soon realize You’ll know when you’re in my arms. It’s not long.

The god’s finger caressed the saintess’ cheek.
She was appalled by the hand of her god who had just given her relief.
Eyes that do not show any humanity.
Only then did she realize

That God is not for humans.
That she did this because she wasn’t human.

“Mother…”

The saintess begged for her affection for the last time.
God’s power was needed.
For mankind to defeat the demon lord.

– I’m looking forward to it. When you’re in my arms If you become a part of me and look at the world, you will soon think the same as me.

God smiled.
There wasn’t even a hint of humanity in that smile.
I was laughing, but I wasn’t laughing.
It was not a smile that could be interpreted by human concepts.
It was so scary and terrifying.

The arms of God, the only thing she could rely on until just now, felt more foreign than anything else.

-You will not be able to understand it as a mortal. But soon the continent will be clean. The new humans who survived on the pristine continent will worship the gods while evolving. You will be at the center
“Mother!”
– Don’t wait.

At the last word, the light disappeared.

The light is gone and the warmth is gone. The water rose again.
The saintess felt chills from the warm water that covered her.
My body trembles.
Her limbs trembled mercilessly, and she had no strength.
Fear.

A chill from fear penetrated the saintess’ bones.

“Ughhhhh…”

What about the warrior?
Was the hero’s summoning entirely God’s will?
That she is a being in the same world as the demon lord?

‘Is it God’s last mercy?’

God said.
The new mankind who survived on the cleansed continent will worship the gods while evolving.
It was a divine prophecy.
And God’s prophecy must have happened.
It means not wrong.

“No.”

Do not do that.
The cleansed continent that God spoke of is a world where most humans have disappeared.
I am saying that life will disappear, and that disappeared life will become the fertilizer of the continent and create a new world.

“That shouldn’t be the case.”

The saintess staggered to her feet.
It shouldn’t be like this.
Have to stop
Somehow

There is only one person who has heard the words of God.
He was only himself

“Haha… If the mother has such a will, the girl also has an idea.”

To change my mother’s mind.
So that there are more people who believe in God.
Will move faster.

She got out of the bathtub.
After changing into clean clothes, she opened the door and went out.

“It’s a saintess.”
“He came out.”
“Saint…”
“Sir, has God descended?”
“Has the revelation come down?”

Numerous believers and priests gathered in front of the door.
An endless crowd.
They looked at themselves in awe.

Descent of the gods.

Everyone who felt the divine power rushed here.
It was a sacred space, and no one opened it because it was a place that should never be opened.

At the head of the ranks stood the Pope.
It must have felt the divine power strong enough to make even those who disregard all customs and formalities stand quietly in front of the door.

“What did you say? Did you answer my prayers?”

The saintess was troubled.
True despair and false hope.
What more do they need?

What did God want to say?

The saintess was troubled.

If God’s revelation is told honestly, the apocalypse will unfold and a road to hell will take place.
He lost his fighting spirit before even fighting the demon king, and the end was obvious.
It shouldn’t be.
Leaving even false hope to make people believe in God even more.

‘God wouldn’t want it, but…’

She too was human.
Unlike God, humans who tell lies.

‘Becoming the Demon King is a task given to me by my mother.’

He sent down a warrior to solve that task.

‘If my mother is using the demon lord.’

I will use the warrior.

“He said that with sincere prayer and sincere devotion to God, you can win against the demon king. He also said that the hero would drive his sword into the heart of the demon king.”
“Really?”
“Yes. He also said that when everything was over, he would worship God again.”
“I guess that means that the kingdom can rule over the continent again.”
“You didn’t say anything like that.”

The saintess looked at the hero among the crowd and said.
The hero was looking at the saintess with a surprised face.
She must have been surprised by the coming of the god too.
But don’t worry. Warrior.

“From now on, the girl will go on her pilgrimage by going to the sacred places of the kingdom.”

I will try harder for you.
My power will bless your path.

The saintess’ face was filled with determined determination.