I’ve Been Reincarnated as a Tentacle Slime~ I Want to Live a Comfortable, Secure Life and Do Whatever I Want~ - Chapter 93

I am a priest of the Dungeon Religion in Spada city. Today, I will speak about the Dungeon Religion, also known as the D Religion.

This country, or rather every country I know, has the D Religion as their national religion, and no religion of comparable size exists to oppose it.

The D Religion is that large. Naturally, it is obvious, the dungeon provides not only food but also magic stones and materials that enrich people’s lives. It’s only natural that our influence will grow as we worship the god who created the dungeon.

Of course, most citizens living in this city are believers of the D Religion. Therefore, there are many churches, all overseen by the Spada Grand Cathedral.

The church where I serve has an attached nursery. Since they are all built from the same blueprint, all churches are the same. The nursery raises and educates children until they become adults at age ten. Although it is similar to an orphanage, it is greatly different in that the children are not abandoned but entrusted to the church by mothers who believe in the religion. In other words, they are not orphans.

The reason this kind of facility exists has to do with the doctrine founded on the dungeon.

The dungeon provides some benefits according to the number of people staying there — “privileges” might be the right term — and those benefits can be gained.

For that reason, impregnating others and being impregnated are regarded by us as deeply faithful acts. As the number of people grows, the dungeon’s benefits become stronger and bestow us with more blessings.

However, it is meaningless to give birth if you cannot raise the child. That is why we take custody of the children born. Of course, if you wish to raise them yourself, that is allowed.

Therefore, the management costs are very high, but many believers, lords, and church affiliates provide generous donations. Also, children with combat skills receive adventurer cards and are sent into the dungeon to earn money. At this time, half of the earnings are given to the children as personal rewards, so their motivation is high. The guild also prioritizes children on the 1st floor. This is how the church keeps running.

The adventurer guild and lords also support this doctrine. First, the guild increased the card issuance fees. Although it seems like a bad move, it is a measure to prevent those without strength from losing their lives. If pointless deaths reduce the population, everything is lost. Next, the lord holds the Dungeon Festival twice a year, where all citizens, including those without cards, are allowed to enter the 1st floor as part of the event. By doing so, the number of people staying increases, allowing them to maximize the dungeon’s blessings.

Thus, the nursery was constructed to implement the doctrine aimed at raising the population.

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Currently, this nursery has 69 children and several sisters residing. The sisters, of course, are raising children while being pregnant. This is because becoming pregnant is considered an act of deep faith. As a man, I also perform insemination on the sisters for the sake of faith.

The most devout sister here became a sister at age 10, and by 17 she has given birth to 10 children (due to having twins several times). She and I are both humans, but among her children are beastfolk and elves. She likely got pregnant at the public bathhouses or through rape.

Since pregnancy doesn’t happen right away after mating, the fact that she has given birth this many times is proof that she is loved by the gods.

Moreover, the childbirth system is well-prepared, with people who can perform healing magic, so death from childbirth hardly ever occurs. Naturally, I can also perform healing magic.

However, in rural farming areas where the birth system is not well established, excessive pregnancy is not approved by doctrine, since deaths from childbirth occur at a non-negligible rate.

Since impregnating and being impregnated are considered sacred acts, sexual openness is common, and at public baths, breeding acts are performed almost every night.

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The next doctrine is making money. I understand the feeling of wanting to call it worldly or vulgar, but please hear me out first.

The skill orbs under the care of Spada Grand Cathedral are reportedly those that were set up in dungeons.

With an offering of money to God, this orb can bestow skills in the form of blessings.

In short, earning money and offering it are seen as righteous acts by God—according to the interpretation of the D Religion.

In other words, since making money is doctrinally righteous, everyone energetically pursues it. This also contributes to the increase in donations mentioned earlier.

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Lastly, because the size of a dungeon is something that shows a lord’s power, there are many lords who also refer to the doctrines of the D Religion in their criminal law.

I will now introduce part of the criminal code enforced in the eastern, western, southern, and northern territories, which are satellite lands like the Spada and Badia territories.

First, pickpocketing results in the severing of one finger, while robbery results in the severing of one arm. The act of stealing money someone has earned is considered a grave offense because it disregards the doctrine of earning money.

In contrast, crimes like rape that result in impregnation are treated lightly, with only a fine of a few silver coins. However, since having s3x at a public bathhouse or buying a bath-attendant or prostitute is cheaper, such acts are not very widespread.

Of course, if one rapes the son or daughter of a noble or a powerful person with connections, they are executed for the crime of lèse-majesté (blasphemy/treason).

Murder, being the most severe crime, results in enslavement. Female offenders face the punishment of bearing 100 children, while males are used as meat shields within dungeons.

The punishment of giving birth to 100 children is, literally, a sentence where the crime is forgiven upon giving birth to 100 children. However, if the woman becomes unable to give birth, she is executed. Since it is not possible to give birth to 100 children in one lifetime, it is an extremely severe punishment in which she is impregnated repeatedly, then eventually executed.

It ended up getting long. Let’s stop here for now.

It’s important to remember that in Spada, sexual activity is carried out openly and routinely.

The act of earning money is also something that should be praised.

・Though it’s obviously a strange norm, common folk have long engaged in sexual relations at public bathhouses and borne children by others. Having seen this since childhood and been taught it’s normal, no one finds it odd.

・The fact that the villagers were sexually open may be related to the fact that their ancestors who lived in the city lived with that kind of common sense.

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