Chapter 2019 – [Good God, Bad God, and God Slayer]

First, we decided to rescue most of the Jiana slaves in Kuru Castle before the northern punitive forces gathered. It won’t take a few days anyway, so there’s no problem.

However, perhaps because my rumor spread, the number of Kishatriyas applying to me for Mahayakna gradually decreased. So, I wonder if I should give up my role as a Kishatriya.

“It’s as strong as the rumors say!!! It’s like seeing the incarnation of Aksha!!!!”

“How dare you leave my slaves…!!!”

“I hope you don’t forget me when the northern punitive force gathers in the future. My name is Atona, Kishatriya Atona.”

Since the Kishatriyas were all different, it was troublesome to respond to each one. It was better to have a grudge, but to show favor or something like that was really disgusting.

No, are you trying to steal Mary from me in the same way as Mahayakna? It’s a shame that I’m wearing a Kishatriya cosplay, otherwise I’m sure they would have just looted and tried to steal it without a Mahayak or anything.

They are responsible, but on the other hand, Aksha, who tolerates this, is the root of all evil. These ten bastards will definitely be killed before I end my trip.

“Now that I have saved up a certain amount, I think it would be a good idea to leave soon. There are no more Kishatriyas applying for Mahayakna.”

“That’s right. It looks like Mary’s fierce appearance has fallen a bit short…”

“Hmm, I’m part of the pretty category, but if I looked like Eden, would I have been more attracted to her?”

“Even if it had been Eden, it wouldn’t have made much of a difference. Still, it’s okay because we saved over 100 people.”

When you think of the Zina slaves who are suffering now, you may think that there are only a hundred people, but when it comes to good deeds, the act itself is important, not the number. If you rescued 100 people and there is someone pointing a finger at you and asking why you couldn’t save the 101st person, you should just tear them apart, not their hands.

You kids, if you’re going to curse, why don’t you also do good deeds? Goodness that is not practiced is as bad as hypocrisy.

“Speaking of getting out of the city, if you just leave, you might arouse suspicion, so I think it would be better to say that you are going to attack Gianna Village near the Holy Land and take slaves before the northern punitive forces arrive.”

“Ah, I guess so. Then spreading rumors…”

“I will tell other believers. Then it will spread like the wind through their networks.”

“Okay, then let’s do that.”

I, who had become famous in Kuru Castle as an emerging powerhouse with Mary’s beauty and repeated victories over Mahayakna, found it difficult to move easily, so I had to make excuses when I left. If the Kishatriyas come at you as a group and demand that you hand over their slaves, you can kill them all, but it is a hassle.

If it’s the same hassle anyway, it’s better to wait a little longer and shed less blood. Of course, the one shedding blood is Kishatriya, who doesn’t mind being hunted.

Anyway, the rumor spread, and it was time for us to leave. There was a Kishatriya who asked me to have a drink with him before leaving, but I made up a suitable excuse and passed it on.

“We will drink alcohol together later when the northern punitive force is formed. I will drink especially special alcohol to build friendships with my comrades who will soon be fighting together.”

“Haha!!! I see!!!! See you then!!!”

We left Kuru Castle and headed north. Meanwhile, the weather gradually gets colder and the vegetation changes.

But apart from that, it is barren. There may be trees or something like that grow regardless of the cold weather, but the land itself seems to be not that good and its nutritional status is poor.

“There’s a holy place in this place? A holy place doesn’t have to be in a fancy place, but doesn’t it have to be in a good location?”

“Ah, a few hundred years ago, there was a holy place at the center of the continent. However, due to the tyranny of the Kishatriyas, many Jianas fled the Kishatriyas and headed to the barren north, which became the current northern holy place.”

“They moved the sacred site?”

“It was not a move, but a relocation. The Holy Land is not a place carved into the ground, but a place where the majority of the Ziana can live in peace.”

Ah, I think I saw that in a Marvel movie. Asgard is not a place, but Asgard is a place where the people are… Anyway.

Seeing as they can change places like sacred sites, it seems like a flexible religion. Then, I wish they would fight the Kishatriyas a little more. Non-violence is an idea that should be respected as it suppresses the human nature of wanting to hit someone when hit, but that also requires listening to what the other person says because it doesn’t work on those idiots.

Is it a beast that doesn’t resist? To me, the Kishatrias are like talking beasts who think force is everything. The problem is that they see them as people and try to deal with them peacefully.

In any case, the journey to the holy place had many problems as hundreds of people, regardless of gender and age, were moving around, but somehow it worked out. Aside from the slow pace of the march, there was a food problem, which Mary solved.

“It’s a good thing I made a separate contract with Keter. There’s no problem raising Ratna.”

“I am just grateful. Even with the blessings of a loving mother, growing Ratna to feed 100 people is exhausting… But it is truly an amazing power. It’s like seeing the incarnation of Rakesha.”

“This is a power that can only grow crops. Well, I guess it doesn’t matter.”

Mary can use the power of the summoner and the partner she has contracted with. She borrowed the power of Kether and made the ratna tree grow to feed countless people.

However, because of that, Mabila, who knew our situation, even so, the former Ziana slaves, who knew nothing, saw her ability and mistakenly thought that Mary was the incarnation of Laquesha. All she can do is make an ordinary priest grow one or two trees, but she alone made dozens of trees grow, and she was in awe of this miracle.

“Oh, dear mother…”

“She is the incarnation of Lakesha’s benevolent mother!!!”

“Finally, the Avatar has appeared to us…!!!!”

Wait, what? From what I’ve heard, doesn’t Laquesha have any other incarnations?

When she asked Mavila about it, she said that the concept of incarnation itself was first given by Aksha and there was no concept of incarnation before that. She does select religious leaders separately…

“Through discussion and voting with various celebrities, we elect Giavana as our leader. However, there is no incarnation of Lakesha.”

“But why are you mistaken?”

“I guess they have someone they want to rely on after living as slaves for a long time… I understand their feelings.”

Even if we return to the Holy Land, the Kishatriyas will come to war, so we need a place to lean on with hope in such a situation. Religion itself is like that, but I don’t know what Raquesha did without giving her an incarnation.

No, I understand that you can’t fight. If divinity is like that, it would be no different from the self-denial of a conceptual being, which would be no different from a suicide attempt. But isn’t it possible to lower Hwashin level?

… No matter how bad she is, she’s not an idiot, and looking at the fact that she hasn’t moved much even though she’s gotten to this point, I don’t think Lakesha’s condition itself is good.

We left that aside for now and continued heading to the sacred place. As we were going, people were supporting Mary, believing her to be the incarnation of La Kesha, so we tried to clear up the misunderstanding, but she told us to leave it alone.

She said, “I need to have someone to lean on. And if Jia wants to take my side and handle things, wouldn’t it be much better to do this?”

“They have different tendencies, so if you want to disguise yourself as an Avatar, you need to know not only strength but also rules and behavior.”

“I have picked up things that Ma Villa is talking about, and if it happens, she has recently become an incarnation, so she tells lies that there are a lot of things she doesn’t know.”

She asked Marville what she thought about it, or whether it was a possibility. When he said that he was impersonating the Avatar, I thought he was blaspheming, but after some thought, he decided to impersonate the Avatar.

“Good lies that do not cause harm to others are also tolerated in the precepts. Mary impersonating an incarnation of Lord Rakesha is not for personal self-interest but to save the suffering Jiana, so I have no intention of opposing it. “

“It’s good to be flexible. You guys say you like that part.”

If you look at people who are often called religious, there are also people who have a stuck head and are inflexible. For example, in modern society, Christians do not respect other religions and terrorize temples and Buddhist cultural properties.

Considering that, Mavila’s attitude of accepting the blasphemous act of impersonating an incarnation was very enlightened. If all religious people were even half as flexible as this, religious conflicts would be greatly reduced…

Anyway, Mary pretended to be an incarnation of Ra Kesha and studied from Mavila about Ra Kesha and her history and precepts regarding her Gianas. And she spent several days marching like that and soon arrived at the Holy Land.

Gianna’s sacred place was a better place than I thought. What stands out the most is the castle wall made of rocks.

Kuru Castle was built with bricks, so it’s not like there was no brick technology, but deliberately using rocks doesn’t seem to be an option. However, it was made by piling up rocks found in nature, giving it the majestic feel of a fortress during the Joseon Dynasty and the pious feel of a religious sacred site.

“This is Gianna’s sacred site. The sacred site itself can change, so there is no set name, but the name of this place is Asutra. So it will be Asutra’s sacred site.”

“It’s a nice place. It feels different.”

Kuru Castle had a dilapidated and intimidating atmosphere, so even though it was rich in supplies, it didn’t feel very good, but the atmosphere here was comfortable. Would you say it feels just like Mavila?

It’s nice to see people living in peace even though it’s harsh, but if you look closely, you can feel their anxiety. No matter how sacred it is, the current situation is the situation, so they seem to be concerned about the future.

“Let’s go in first. Ah, but I’m not sure if it’ll be okay…”

“Even if you are a Kishatriya, you will be able to enter without any problems as long as you do not approach with malicious intent. The shrine does not reject anyone who comes.”

“That’s good.”

I was wondering if there would be any problems with my Kishatriya cosplay at Kuru Castle, but I think it would be okay. Then we entered the Asutra Holy Land.

When not one or two but more than a hundred people entered the shrine, people’s eyes gathered. Although they are armed, the good-looking guards welcome us and greet us politely.

“Welcome, this is Asutra’s sacred place. There seem to be a lot of people. What did you visit for?”

I could tell the story, but in order to help them, Mary had to create influence as she was going to cosplay as an incarnation of Laquesha. In response to her response, I give her place and put her in front of her.

“It is said that she is Mary, the incarnation of Lakesha, chosen by her benevolent mother.”

“Yes? What did you just say?!”

“And these are Giannas who were suffering as slaves of the Kishatriyas in Kuru Castle, and I rescued them and brought them here with me. If there are Giavanas, why not send them a message that I have come?”

“Now, please wait a moment. I will come back with some news.”

Although it was just a security guard, he did not ignore Mary’s words. His appearance was extraordinary, and there were other former Jiana slaves who followed him, but impersonating Hwasin was so outrageous that I thought he might be shut out, but it was all unfounded.

Soon after, an elderly man who appeared to be Giavana appeared. I thought there might be something unusual about her because she is a high-ranking person, but she looks more ordinary than I thought.

Her dark skin, muscles that were a bit old but trained through labor, and a naive look made her look like a simple old man farming in the countryside. Based on his appearance alone, he could not have been thought to be a representative of a religion, but the blessings of La Kesha he received were several times greater than Mavila’s, so he was recognizable.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Giavana and Rashavata, and I am currently leading the Giannas. First, I would like to thank you for rescuing the suffering believers.”

“No, I just did what I had to do.”

“By the way, I heard you said that you are the incarnation of Lord Laquesha. Is that true?”

“It may not be easy to prove, but at least it is true that he is trying to practice his teachings and save the Giannas. I hope you will give me a chance to build trust.”

“Hmm… I understand. Please come in first. I will show you to the Asutra Shrine.”

As a result, we were able to enter the Asutra Holy Land. As you cross the rock-built walls and enter the interior, you see a city that resembles a peaceful rural landscape.

As it is the barren northern part, this place did not seem very prosperous, but the people were still lively. The atmosphere is completely opposite to Kuru Castle, where the people were impoverished even though supplies were plentiful.

“People came from outside!!!! There were so many!!! More than a hundred!!!!”

“Wow!!! It’s pretty!!! Who is it?”

“You are the incarnation of Lakesha!!!!”

“What? Really?”

The atmosphere here could be fully explained by the children talking loudly, laughing, and showing interest. Even though they are not wealthy, they are raising their children properly. They don’t look like they are undernourished, and you can see that they are happy when you see them smiling.

Even on the streets, I don’t see any of those common beggars… They’re really different from the Kishatriya guys. I think it was a good thing we chose this side.

“Just by looking at it, it’s a peaceful and nice place.”

“Yes, it’s worth saving.”

It may seem foolish to resist the other side’s violence with non-violence, but at least looking at the societies that the two different sides have built, it was obvious which side was better.

First, let’s think about how these ten bastards, Aksha and Kishatriya, will be known for being well-tempered.