Faith Life of a Former Scammer

102. Even gods have a history

A man wearing a mask.

Clues to ‘god of disease’ and ‘fake’.

A lot of thoughts swirled in his head, but Leon put them down for a moment.

‘If we’ve come this far, we should check the finish.’

I’ve only heard of eating a sword, but I’ve never actually seen how to eat it.

‘If not now, when will I see you again?’

He had to wait for Leodas to wake up, but the process was not boring.

“Keew! Kuck!”

Lyon also had something to check.

‘Hey Siri. Record all of Leodas’ reactions.’

[Yes. All right.]

It can only be observed while in the link state, but for now it was enough to see it.

‘I can infer a lot from the reaction.’

I know what this will lead to. Rough inferences can be made.

[Increased blood flow rate.]

[The raised blood vessels show the rapid movement of blood flow.]

[There is no external change.]

… … .

While listening to Ciri’s commentary, Leon waited for Leodas to wake up.

After that time passed, Leodas began to find stability.

‘How does it look?’

[It is speculated that the blood may have changed during the process of overcoming the disease.]

‘Is not it? If your blood is contaminated with a disease, it will recover if you receive divine power.’

[That’s right. If you induce a permanent change through recovery, it will not return even with divine power.]

Even Leon knew this part in great detail.

‘It’s somewhat similar to plastic surgery.’

Oddly enough, there was a part similar to plastic surgery. This was good news.

‘Because the Purifiers have a lot of data about this. It shouldn’t be that hard to figure out.’

As Leon was organizing his thoughts, Leodas woke up.

“Ugh.”

The boy let out a weak moan as if his body had not fully recovered.

Up to this point, it was as Leon thought, but the next action was unexpected.

‘Oh oh. Have you learned what to do when you wake up?’

The guy calmly got up, checked his wounds, and checked his body. Then he started groping around with his hands.

Even after confirming the location of the holy sword, the guy still groped around.

‘uh?! Are you checking to see if there are any traps?’

Leon’s thoughts were correct.

After groping around for a while, the guy confirmed that the trap was gone and smiled.

“The length of the sword even on my chest… … .”

A cold murmur of delight.

As soon as he heard that, Leon understood what this was all about.

‘… … Wait a minute. The sword cheaters.’

From the haven of the sword to the trap in the passageway to the blessing of the sword, everything was a lie.

‘Because it’s a secret ceremony, so it’s a prosecutor’s proof, so he must have sold the medicine.’

You must have heard about this place constantly since you were a child.

‘The task of turning lies into truth.’

The ‘bloody history’ of the early days of the Empire was also erased in this way.

‘This is an expert input.’

After elaborately crafting the story and constructing the set.

turned this into a tradition.

‘If I go, I have one more route to track him down.’

Even though it was hundreds of years ago, there are not many people who can do such elaborate work.

‘This is our industry, so we can find it unconditionally.’

Technically speaking, Grandma found it, not Leon.

With such a new clue, the time Leon had been waiting for came.

“… … We will become one.”

The guy made a strange noise and held the holy sword in his hand. And a shocking scene unfolded.

‘I thought it was just an expression… … .’

I was eating a real sword.

I opened my mouth and inserted the sword.

‘I’m not some wandering theater magician… … .’

What the magician did was a trick, but this guy was eating a real sword.

‘What happened!?’

[…] … Unable to understand.]

‘This is why blood-type abilities are the worst! What kind of ability has no principle!’

The ability to bring out results without a process.

It was principle and nabal, and I couldn’t figure it out.

‘What happens to the Holy Spirit when I eat the sword!?’

[…] … Unable to understand.]

That moment came quickly.

The blade had already been inside the body for a long time, and the pommel was entering it before I knew it.

‘At this time, there is only one way!’

Leone made a quick decision and put one method into action.

‘please! Please keep the state of the Holy Spirit!’

When there is no way, there is only prayer.

As if responding to Leon’s prayer.

‘really?’

The link state is not broken.

Then, where is the holy sword?

[It is currently identified as being in the body.]

Of course it was in the body.

Of course, that didn’t mean that there was a real knife inside.

‘What is this?’

[The dimension has been distorted and is being treated as one.]

‘These swordsmen… … Siri, no matter how you look at it, it seems like an artificial new sword union.’

[It is determined that it is.]

It was forced to implement the new sword union.

“Holy Spirit. Appear before me.”

At that time, Leodas’ voice was heard, and the Holy Spirit was able to go out at that call.

“We are now one.”

This was just amazing, but even more amazing than that.

‘Why is that guy blushing again!?’

Leodas speaks to the Holy Spirit with a ruddy face.

‘I thought Mattangi was gone.’

I didn’t expect to be interacting with the Holy Spirit and emotions.

‘… … The holy sword, the holy spirit, must have only two modes.’

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Mode with a benevolent smile.

A sad expression mode.

There were only two expressions.

‘I thought that two facial expressions would be all communication, but… … .’

I didn’t expect it to be so effective.

“You are with me forever.”

At the words of Leodas, the Holy Spirit smiled benevolently.

“Thank you for making me happy.”

I was playing a lot.

It was only for a moment that it seemed absurd.

But then I realized that this is the correct answer.

‘No. Love has no walls! Even if no one else knows, I will cheer you on!’

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Meeting with the Holy Spirit was much better for the sword castle and world peace than meeting the princess over the fence.

‘… … If only I keep my mouth shut, world peace will come!’

Leon decided to bury the truth about the Holy Spirit forever.

‘Cheer up! Your love!’

Only Leon needs to keep his mouth shut.

The Sword Saint who fell in love would be happy, and world peace was a bonus.

‘This is the completion of a world where everyone is happy.’

There are no human rights of the Holy Spirit, so it would be right. maybe… … .

Leone broke the link.

* * *

Leone came out of the link room and went straight to the grandmother.

“Did you find something interesting?”

“… … Yes. How did you know?”

“You look so excited, how can I not know?”

As she said, deep excitement appeared on Leon’s face.

“Tell me now. What information did you get?”

“Caught by the tail.”

“no way… … Darkness!?”

“It’s not the dark side, but I think it’s from that side.”

Leon wasn’t excited for nothing. This was great information that was kept secret.

“Who was it?”

Before I knew it, the expression on the grandmother’s face became similar to Leon’s. She knows what this information means.

“He was wearing a green mask, and he looked like a priest.”

“A priest?”

“Yes. It also had a god I had never heard of. god of disease. Have you heard?”

At Leon’s words, her expression strangely changed.

“A disease god? Well, I’ve heard of it, but… … I just heard old stories.”

If it’s an old story for her, it’s a story from a very distant past.

“Can you explain?”

“sure. It’s not that difficult… … how to say It’s a bit sensitive.”

“A sensitive story?”

“It’s a story close to blasphemy.”

desecration.

It was exciting from the start.

“Did you know that even gods have a history? God must have existed from long ago, but history itself started from the moment humans recorded it, right?”

Leon nodded and said.

“… … You could call it blasphemy. of course. It’s not that what the old woman said is wrong.”

It’s a story that no one talks about, but there was nothing wrong with what the grandmother said.

“Because the God of Dawn that I serve also has a definite history from the beginning of the empire.”

What records were there before the Empire? Surprisingly, there are only legends and tales.

‘This means that it can soon be a fully created story.’

Some of them may be true, but they may also include stories made up to make the Bible.

To speak of the conclusion, there is no history about ‘God’ before the empire was established.

“In the past, humans worshiped the unrecognizable as gods.”

The true story of the past that is not taught in the church.

“Sometimes they worshiped benevolent gods such as the sun, water, and earth, but on the other hand, they also worshiped disasters such as thunder, lightning, and plague as gods.”

“Disaster as a god?”

“yes. Surprisingly, there were more people who worshiped disasters as gods.”

If you think about it, it makes sense.

Disasters bring fear and despair.

Rather than trying to understand and win, it would have been easier to lie down and beg for mercy.

“This situation suddenly changed at some point.”

“Yes? how?”

“Because the priests discovered the divine power.”

“… … So, the old priests couldn’t use the divine power?”

“I used it, but it was more like magic, to say the least.”

Listening to her words, Leon remembered the masked man. It was exactly the power he used.

It wasn’t divine power, it was more like magic.

“That’s exactly what the masked man used.”

“okay?”

Then, Leon suddenly had a question.

“Wait. After the divine power was discovered, how did the other gods disappear?”

“ah. To put it simply, integrated.”

“… … Integration?”

God isn’t even a country, and I couldn’t even imagine that they would be united.

“yes. For example, a drought to the sun, a tidal wave to the water, and an earthquake to the ground. It is integrated in this way.”

“why? Is there a reason to unite?”

“It is not for any particular reason. Don’t you get a sense when you see that it’s a case where the weak ones absorb the strong ones?”

At her words, Leon had a thought.

“Could it be that the unity of the gods is due to a messy power struggle?”

“yes. Those who were weak gathered, discovered the divine power, and absorbed the strong ones.”

“With divine power as an excuse?”

“yes. The game ended the moment the divine power was discovered. Besides, Nara, which was the predecessor of the empire, raised its hand on this side.”

Now I understand what the masked man meant by ‘fake’. The guy said it was a fake god’s holy sword.

“of course. So far it looks perfect, but this integration has been problematic.”

I guessed what it would be.

“Are those who worship foreign gods rejected?”

“That is correct. There were people who didn’t belong anywhere.”

The god of disease is not integrated into any god.

“… … Roughly predictable, but what did you do with them?”

“The prediction is correct. You don’t have to think complicated here.”

As she said, it didn’t have to be complicated.

‘The dead don’t talk.’

Without them, this integration will forever remain a secret.

‘A secret to the extent that I don’t know before regression.’

The old woman had no reason to tell Leon these old stories. In the first place, this story is not the kind that can be used.

“The problem seems to be that the handling wasn’t perfect.”

“Iknow, right. I thought there might be survivors, but I didn’t expect there to be people who still worship God… … .”

It seemed she hadn’t expected this either.

“Well, can’t we do anything about the past that has already happened? Let’s go.”

“Good judgment.”

There was something more important than that.

I didn’t even know if I could make a black candidate.

“Let’s try to deduce how people who don’t belong anywhere might have moved. If we had known the danger to our lives, we would have united, right?”

“Right. That’s the only way.”

they would come together to survive.

“How did you move after that?”

“Well, there couldn’t have been any damage. Couldn’t you have prepared for revenge?”

Naturally, they prepare their revenge.

However, that is not easy.

“The problem is that the target of revenge is too big. A church rooted in empire and empire. In fact, it’s like taking revenge on the world.”

The way to get revenge on the world is simple.

“You want the end of the world?”

The multiple sizes were beyond imagination.

“Yes. Their goal is the destruction of the world. It is also hanging here for a long time.”

The old woman’s expression hardened.

“… … If you’ve been preparing for this long, you’d be insane… … .”

She knew the power of time. Resentment does not fade.

Rather, from generation to generation, resentment becomes their mission and the very purpose of living.

“There is something fortunate about it, though.”

“Isn’t it that the power isn’t great?”

“Yes. If the power was great, it couldn’t have moved like this.”

I don’t know if any of these guys are black or not.

“Anyway, these guys will be the most important hand in the dark. If you’re lucky, there might be a dark side among these guys.”

“I finally found it.”

It is not an arrangement of darkness.

I found his power.

“Besides, there are clues.”

“What is it?”

“If I find one, I think I can catch it by the tail.”

The guy who worked on the sword.

It starts here.