The Chronicles of the Man Who Became a God and Did Whatever He Wanted - Chapter 21

“I-Is this Mistride?”

Lilia stared eagerly at the world of Mistride, her eyes gleaming with curiosity. It was likely due to her past as a human that she was so fascinated with the world outside.

Even though she possessed a degraded version of divine knowledge, she couldn’t suppress her curiosity. The moment I let my guard down, she’d run off somewhere. It’s troublesome. Maybe I should just put a collar on her.

“Gathering faith all over again, huh…”

After my revenge on Kondo was over, I got a call from my superior. It seems I made a mistake by creating a being close to a god, an ‘angel’, on my own. As a result, all the faith I had gathered was wiped out. Seriously, what a hassle…

I was just about to prepare to take down Suzuki…

But for now, staying as a god is my priority. There’s still time before the monthly quota, but I want to focus on my revenge and finish it quickly.

“Let’s go, Lilia… Wait, where is she?”

Lilia, who was next to me just a moment ago, was gone. I guess I really should have put a collar on her.

“Well, she probably won’t die, so I’ll just leave her be.”

I can just use a divine search to find where she is. I’ll focus on gathering faith for now. Maybe I should go to Rinna’s place first.

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“Welcome back, Master.”

“You all too, huh…”

When I arrived at Flower’s Nectar, all the prostitutes came out to greet me. Wait, aren’t you all supposed to be working? The customers in the waiting room are staring at us, shocked.

Suspecting something, I checked their status, and sure enough, all of them had the title of ‘Follower’ and were in Slave Mode (Weak). It’s less severe than what happened with Crie. I could fix it, but it’s troublesome, so I’ll leave it as is. I sent everyone but Keina back to work and entered her office.

By the way, what’s going on? The prostitutes’ skin looks unusually smooth. And Keina… has she gotten younger? Now that I think about it, I remember there was a beauty effect under divine favor… But not just beauty, it’s straight-up rejuvenation. Just how much does that do?

Well, it’s good thing when women get more beautiful. It makes them more worth embracing. Anyway, first I need to gather some information.

“Has anything happened? Something to do with that damn pig, perhaps?”

I caused a bit of a commotion, I wonder if any troublesome matters have spread?

“No, nothing’s happened. On the contrary, families with children are relieved that Tonsok went missing.”

So, he was just a nuisance after all. Well, it doesn’t really matter.

“I see.”

“Also, I have a letter for you, Master.”

A letter addressed to me? Who would send me a letter in this world? I’ll check it out. The sender is… Crie.

“…I see.”

The letter said that Crie had leveled up too much and no longer needed to stay in this town, so she was going back to her family’s home in the royal capital. Seriously? Crie isn’t in town? I was planning to make quick money using her again, but now my plans are messed up.

It can’t be helped, I’ll just pick a woman at random and have my way with her. I could sleep with the prostitutes, but they have their own lives, so I’ll just do it when they’re free from work.

“I’m going out for a little while.”

“Understood. Have a good trip.”

I didn’t want to stand out, so I went out through the back door. And there, waiting for me, was…

“Is that you… Rinna?”

“Mm…”

It was Rinna, but her appearance wasn’t the plain, unnoticeable look she usually wore to hide her cuteness. Instead, she was dressed up, and her beauty, inherited from Keina, made her look incredibly cute and youthful.

“What’s wrong?”

“I want to go with you.”

Come on, I’m about to go hook up with a woman, don’t make me take a kid with me.

“Please take me to the church.”

Rinna looked up at me with those pleading eyes. Honestly, isn’t that kind of manipulative? Well, I guess I’ll take her to the church… Wait, the church?

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“God will surely bless us.”

We’ve arrived at the church. The priest is offering a prayer in front of the altar.

It looks like religion exists in this world as well. Plus, there are many people coming to worship, so it seems to have spread a lot here.

What I don’t understand, however, is…

“Why am I not being worshipped?”

The god worshipped by this religion is named ‘The Sole God Walsh.’ Hey, boss, wasn’t I sent here to gather faith for this world? What’s going on?

What’s with this “Sole God” nonsense? It’s way too arrogant. It’s kind of annoying, so let me check with God Search.

○ The Sole God Walsh

・ The religion Walshism, which spreads throughout the Mistride region, worships this being.

In reality, it’s an idol created by the king of that era to gather the people’s loyalty.

…Wait, this god doesn’t even exist! As expected, I’m the only god in this world! Seriously, what’s the point of worshipping an idol? It’s kind of pathetic that Rinna comes to this church to worship idols.

“That concludes today’s service. See you tomorrow.”

Oh, it’s just finishing up?

The followers of the false religion handed something to the priest and left.

Wait, is that money? It looks like copper coins, but with so many people, it should amount to a significant sum… This religion must be the kind that collects money from its followers, like those new religions on Earth.

While I was thinking about that, the priest approached me, holding a box to collect money. Is he here to beg for cash?

“Welcome, Rinna-chan. I was worried because you haven’t come lately. Now, let’s pray today as well.”

The priest speaks gently to Rinna, but that smile… looks suspicious.

“Oh? Who’s that with you?”

“I’m just accompanying her.”

This priest is covered in gold, from his decorations to his priest’s robe. He’s a money-obsessed maniac. I looked inside, and although he acts like a saint, he’s aroused by Rinna. He’s a pedophile.

“I see. How about it? If you’d like, you could join the worship…”

The priest casually tries to invite me to the religion, probably to take money from me. I’ll pass.

“Unfortunately, I’m a non-believer. I’ll pass.”

“I see… Tch.”

I can hear that tongue click. Just talking to him is making me feel sick… Let’s leave.

“Rinna, I’m leaving. What about you?”

“…I’ll go.”

Rinna clutches the hem of her clothes. Huh? Didn’t she come for the service?

“Eh? Rinna…chan?”

“Father, today is our goodbye. I won’t be coming tomorrow.”

Hmm? If she’s saying goodbye, does that mean she’s leaving the religion? Good, there’s nothing to gain from getting involved in religion anyway.

“Huh? Wait, R-Rinna-chan!?”

“…Bye-bye.”

Waving goodbye to the priest, Rinna left the church with me.

I never expected that this would lead to more trouble.

Chapter length 2733 characters.