Chapter 2014 – [Good God, Bad God, and God Slayer]

Me and Mary finished preparing for the trip. I don’t know which world I’ll be traveling to, but I don’t need to worry too much because I need to take care of the basics and if I need anything, I can get it airlifted from Horizon.

Of course, using Horizon is like going to a nearby shopping mall to buy what you need while camping, so it ruins the mood, so I’ll refrain from doing so, but I will use it when I need to use it. It’s no different from a honeymoon, but ruining the mood is better than ruining the trip.

“Demon, I’m ready!!!!”

“Are you an elementary school student just before a picnic? Why are you so excited?”

“It’s a trip with just the two of us, no one else, so wouldn’t it be worth it? This time, I’m exclusive!!!”

“It is important to be exclusive. The time we have alone together is quite special.”

“I’m sorry that there were so many women that wasted my time…”

“Well, it’s okay because it’s fun to be so crowded.”

“Dad!!! Delicious food when you come!!!!”

“Okay, okay.”

After saying hello to the family who were looking at the house, Mary and I moved to Horizon. For this trip, I didn’t have a specific dimension other than a good interdimensional time axis, so I set that in Horizon and tried to jump to dimensions at random.

It won’t take long because we’ll jump to a few candidates and move to the best one. About 1–2 hours at most?

In the meantime, we wait leisurely and talk about our upcoming trip. I have many expectations about what kind of place I will travel to.

“What kind of place is it? Mary, what type of travel do you like?”

“Well, I don’t have anything in particular, so I wander around, and I find that I like pretty much every place.”

“Well, if you see a lot of places, your tastes become more lenient.”

I also don’t have anything in particular to choose from. Of course, I prefer a post-apocalyptic world, but regardless, there is a way to enjoy any world, so I’m not too concerned.

The important thing is the meal… Ah, now that I think about it, the crappy food culture in a world like cyberpunk is a bit like that. When you go on a trip, eating is half the fun, but if the food itself is poor, your satisfaction with the trip will decrease. So rather than prefer a certain place, I hope it is a place where the food culture is not ruined.

“Then is there a dimension where you think this isn’t true?”

“Well… If I had to say it, a place without religious issues? To be precise, I would like a place where religion doesn’t run amok.”

“You seem to have quite a bit of that left in your mind.”

“The devil is also a reincarnation, but there are things from the past that will remain in his heart.”

“Of course.”

Mary’s mother was subjected to a witch hunt due to corrupt religion, and other family members were caught up in it and died. A family collapsed because of religious figures.

If something like that happened to you when you were young, you can’t forget it. If I hadn’t met Mary back then, I probably would have burned the world down with just my own skills.

I don’t know if that’s possible, but Mary may have mediocre other talents, but she excels at negotiation and such. The reason she became a transcendent was not entirely through her own power, but also because she raised her level by contracting with a high-level transcendental or her transcendental species, so she was in fact the one who became a transcendental. It can be seen as her talent for negotiation.

Of course, she can’t just reach transcendence by signing a contract with a bastard… But whatever.

“… Ah, I suddenly have an ominous feeling.”

“No, wait. What is it?”

“I’m sure there won’t be a problem like that where I’m going now, right?”

And just in time, Horizon arrived at a planet in a dimension with a high time axis magnification. A blue star was shining below Horizon, which was orbiting the satellite, and a troublesome signal was coming from that star.

Judging by the topic they were talking about, it seems like there was a problem related to religion on that planet. A place that was awkward from the first round won.

“Do you want to just pass it up? Anyway, if you take the time, you’ll be able to find other planets that are good, so there’s no need to go there on purpose.”

“No, I have to go see what happened.”

“Huh?”

“I don’t know if I didn’t know at all, but I feel uncomfortable if it continues like this. I have to go and see what the situation is and then say something.”

“Is it okay? We’re on a trip together, so we’re spending time on things like this.”

“Rather, it reminds me of the good old days. I still like the first time I met the devil and the witch and went on a trip, so I often dream about it.”

“Then what?”

I ordered Horizon to separately obtain information about this civilization. However, this time it is a bit limited.

In the world where I went on vacation and met Agape and Leona, I collected various cultures and knowledge and studied at least a minimum of knowledge. However, we anticipate that religious issues will be the main problem here, so we plan to take a look around in person to get an unbiased look as much as possible.

So, we understand only the really basic things, such as the level of civilization, language used, currency, etc. The rest was up to us to see and judge.

“It only takes a few days to learn the language… Let’s study quickly and then go down.”

“How many days? I just need one day.”

“I’m so tough that I have to count from the back among the Transcendents. For reference, I think there’s only a phantom behind me.”

“No, is that true even though he is the absolute strongest person?”

“It looks like his nature hasn’t changed. To be honest, that kid is so smart. Isn’t that a loss of balance?”

In other words, it also means that he became absolute because he was not smart. Brother Ji is smarter and more talented than you, but isn’t he half-hearted? There are only two cases, but they are credible.

Anyway, Mary and I studied this world for a while. I was studying the world I would travel to in advance, so it felt like I was exploring a travel destination in advance, so this time was quite enjoyable.

First, the name of this place is Bihar continent. It is made up of one large continent. And here, there are various fights over two gods.

Let’s not forget for a moment who those two people are… The language itself had a bit of a twisted, leadern feel to it, so I had a bit of trouble learning it. I’ve learned several languages, but I’m a bit weak at leadern. Of course, it’s relatively simple, but I learned it in just a few days.

“Two religions are fighting…”

“It will be up to you to decide which side you will take, but you must use your best judgment. At the very least, it will change the situation of this civilization.”

“Don’t worry, I know that much.”

“Oh, and you are not allowed to call the devil here. If you use that, you might get in trouble, so just call me by your name or something else.”

“Uh… Huh? Then what should I call you?”

“Hmm, honey?”

“… Yes, okay. I’ll take that.”

As if she didn’t particularly dislike it, Mary didn’t object to the title I wanted. She seemed rather welcoming.

If it’s like a honeymoon for a married couple, you can’t help but get used to the title ‘Honey’ even if it’s unfamiliar to you. Rather, if you are looking forward to it, it should be welcomed.

Anyway, we have learned the very basic knowledge of this civilization. Other than that, we were ignorant, but it was a necessary issue because we could take a neutral stance in the religious conflict here, so we went down later and saw and experienced it ourselves, laying the foundation for making the right decision.

And after we finished preparing, we decided to go down straight away. It would have been better to go down during the day if possible, but Mary suggested that we go down at night if possible.

“What can I say, I feel something like that.”

“Really? Then there’s nothing we can do.”

Sometimes a woman’s intuition works better than my intuition. So you can’t just ignore that either.

So, I prepared for the trip and packed my bags. I packed my luggage with some currency tailored to this culture, a tent, and other necessary items.

Still, it ended up being just one bag, so I had to carry it all. Mary is an adult, so she doesn’t have a problem with carrying heavy things, but that doesn’t mean she can’t be made to carry luggage when she travels.

Basic travel equipment, plus some food and money. When I packed everything, even one bag was quite heavy because I had squeezed it all in.

“I’ll get something too, so share it.”

“Then just take care of my money.”

“What is the lightest and heaviest?”

“That’s what I’m saying.”

The currency here uses the gold and silver standard system. However, in the case of gold and silver coins, the amount of money is large, so the mainly used coins are donged.

Because there were no problems with magic or supernatural abilities, it was easy to forge it in Horizon. Of course, we did not counterfeit it to the extent of destroying the currency economy here, but made just enough for our use for the time being.

So, the jingling money bag contained a few gold and silver coins, and a majority of copper coins. It’s quite heavy because it’s a pocket without bills, but even so, it’s the lightest of all the luggage we carry.

“Oh, Mary, cover your face.”

“That’s true too. But it’s night now, so isn’t it okay?”

“You have to get used to it from now on. Otherwise, you’ll get into fights and accidents because of it.”

My family members are all outstanding in appearance, so if we were to rank them, they would be pushed out, but Mary is also a transcendent person in her own right. Unlike me, as her rank rose, her beauty became prettier, so she was a beauty at the level of Cheonma.

It wouldn’t be strange if a bastard passing by catches his eye and starts a fight or tries to rape you. In particular, since this was a place with medieval-level security, we had to be even more careful because we could not expect proper help from public authorities.

Of course, if you attack me, I will stop you, but the best thing is for that not to happen. If you kill someone while traveling, it will ruin the mood of the trip you already had.

After completing preparations for the trip, we descended to the ground in earnest. As Mary said, I went down at night, so the night air of the Bihar continent that I smelled for the first time was quite fresh and nice.

“It’s the fresh air unique to civilization without environmental pollution. This is good.”

“Originally, as humans develop, the environment deteriorates in inverse proportion. A place like this is good for purely tourism.”

“Where are you going first?”

“There seems to be a fairly large village nearby. Let’s go there first, gather detailed information, and then decide where to go.”

“Okay.”

The Bihar continent is a place without monsters or anything like that. There is a god and that god is exerting influence, so there is this ability, but that is even worse news.

This means that since there is no common enemy, fights between humans have become the main focus. Even in war, there has to be leisure. Humans don’t fight each other when they’re going to be defeated by monsters tomorrow.

I wonder how the religions here fought and caused conflict… Since Mary came because she wanted to, I am willing to mediate or deal with it to some extent, but I don’t know if it will end well.

“The village is further than I thought. Shall we take a break?”

“Do you really want to? Wait a minute, let’s see…”

The road itself was not a paved road, perhaps because people passed by, but it had its own path, so walking was not a problem, but the distance was vague, so I thought I should take a break at least once in the middle.

Of course, it won’t take that long to get to the village if you hurry, but there’s no need to rush from the first day of your trip. When traveling, it is important to take your time, so if there is no urgent reason, it is better to take a break.

It’s the same as if you schedule your trip every hour, your body will get tired, and you won’t be able to enjoy it properly. You can only enjoy traveling if you have some spare time.

We looked around to see if there was a suitable place to rest, and there seemed to be someone who had the same thoughts as us, and there was a passenger there first. If nothing else, the light of the bonfire is enough to make you see someone resting first.

“What should we do? Shall we join together?”

“I don’t have any bad feelings. Let’s go and see.”

Such a world, and such a time. Since we were in a situation where we had no choice but to be wary of each other, we had to think about getting kicked out and finding another place.

We could just say fuck it and take over the camp, but we have no intention of fighting over something like that. It’s not that bad, and if you fight over something like that, honestly, it’s a bit out of shape.

And when I got close enough to see the bonfire burning, I started to see people who were trying to camp. He was alone, without company, and was a man with brown hair and a gentle appearance who was quite personable.

“Excuse me for being late at night. If it’s okay, can I borrow a light?”

I spoke to him in the local language I had learned over the past few days. Although he couldn’t help but be cautious, he willingly allowed us to join him.

“Are you a traveler? Of course. It’s cold at night, so come and warm up.”

He added some more firewood to the bonfire, lit it up, and said with a smile. The impression that he looked like a good person gave me the feeling that, far from being bad or unpleasant, he was actually a good person, judging by my ability to observe.

With that in mind, we unpack our bags and prepare for camping. After getting ready, he sat in front of the campfire and talked with the man.

“I am Worst, and this is my wife, Mary.”

“You are a married couple. Nice to meet you two. My name is Mavila.”

I explored him a bit. I had to figure out what kind of person he was, apart from his appearance, so I looked into him, and even though everything else was ordinary, the one thing that stood out the most was that he had this ability.

Since the only people here with special abilities are priests or other people who have been given special powers by God, it seems like I’ve met someone who knows about the religious conflict here from the beginning.

… Oh, now that I think about it, it feels like the Easter egg of the Absolute Creator of Creation will be activated!!! I forgot about that!!!!