Episode 40 – Abraham was the first disciple of the old man Lerm. He was called the master disciple and was the most transcendent person who learned the most sorcery from the old man Lerm.
His power was so immense that he could turn a barren desert into a fertile land with just his power alone. It is hard to imagine how powerful he would have been after obtaining the stone tablet, as he was already like that before obtaining the stone tablet.
The second disciple was named Marsh. Born from the sea, he said he would live and die in the sea. He enjoyed sailing on large ships and even went deep into the ocean to build civilization under the sea.
The third disciple’s name was Osgood. She arrived on the mainland and shared civilization with the primitive people there, building her own power.
The fourth disciple was Saimon. Saimon had a very cunning nature. At first, he seemed to be obedient to Lerm, but eventually, on the day of his final ascent, he stabbed Lerm from behind and fled beyond the otherworld. After that, what happened was completely unknown.
The fifth disciple was Kraft. This man was a quiet scholar type who pondered silently and studied the movements of the stars or mathematics, wanting to understand the truth of the world.
The sixth was completely invisible. It seemed that there were not enough pieces of the stone tablet yet.
As the old man reached out with both hands towards the prophetic stone tablet, the prophetic stone tablet began to emit a tremendous light. At that moment, as expected, Saimon approached the old man and stabbed him with a dagger.
The old man said something in response to the betrayal, but the details were not heard. All that could be heard was the name.
“Saimon!”
In the eyes of the disciple called Saimon, there was a huge and alien darkness. He spoke.
“Do you fools really plan to use the stone tablet like that? Have you all gone mad, starting from the master? Do you want to waste the opportunity to become a god like this?”
The other disciples tried to stop the man called Saimon, but Saimon was faster. As he reached out his hand, the prophetic stone tablet shattered into pieces.
At that moment, Shaar received information he had never seen before. As Saimon reached out his hand, a very wicked, dark energy emanated from him and pierced a hole in the great stone tablet. And it seemed that he swallowed one of the stone tablet pieces.
“There was something in Saimon’s hand that even Saimon could not control. Maybe Saimon was being controlled by it? Or was he knowingly using it?”
Shaar observed the unfolding events. The rest of the development was the same, but Shaar could see traces of Marsh.
Marsh was the closest person to Abraham. And he lived by sailing the ocean, more carnal than any of the other six disciples.
So he scattered seeds everywhere without taking responsibility and just pretending not to know. He sailed around all the oceans and continents, sowing seeds, so that his descendants could be anywhere.
“It’s difficult to even track. Even if it’s not Marsh’s hometown, even a roadside beggar may have a stone tablet. Oh, no. If the stone tablet is ingrained in the mind, at least it won’t be an ordinary human.”
Shaar shook his head in disappointment for not gaining anything from the fantasy.
Marsh’s stone tablet was nowhere to be found for retrieval. And Saimon escaped to another world. Furthermore, another disciple, Osgood, was on the mainland.
As for Kraft, Shaar had never heard of him because he was an expert in the game, and he had no information about the sixth disciple buried in the darkness.
“There are no stone tablets that can be obtained right now!”
The information on Marsh was so widespread. If someone from Marsh’s descendants had inherited a stone tablet fragment, Shaar would have to meet them in person to confirm. If more stone tablet fragments were collected in the future, Shaar’s ability would be strengthened, and other options might open up, but for now, that was the only way.
If they could find the civilization that Marsh supposedly built in the deep sea, maybe, just maybe. But it was difficult to go outside the metropolis.
Shaar had been operating only within the metropolis for many games, so he only knew rough information about areas outside the metropolis. He had never actually been to them.
As he left, he also had to control what was happening in the metropolis.
Shaar pondered on his future goals.
First, the secondary seal for the remaining clergy should be removed soon. And a way to leave the metropolis should be found.
“That’s probably the only way.”
Shaar thought about the ruins in the underground of the city. But there was a problem, he also had to provide a real owner and pay a tariff.
Shaar raised his hand. He realized that what he had seen earlier was just a rehash of past fantasies when obtaining the stone tablet, and what he was going to use now was the ability he had gained.
“Owner.”
Shaar’s fingertip split one side of the virtual world. Through the immense mark as if the space was split open, a wound appeared, revealing something leading to another world.
By obtaining the second stone tablet, Shaar was able to freely split the virtual world. In other words, it meant that through the virtual world, he could be partially connected to other worlds like the other world or reality.
Shaar thought of summoning something made of mental energy in the virtual world from the other world. A company that makes a profit as a support for faith in other worlds. The expression is strange, isn’t it? To make a profit from supporting faith?
But when you think about it, it’s not surprising at all. The other world is vast and full of lunatics who cannot be understood by common sense of reality. In that sense, there are many monsters who, like Shaar, want to get hold of the power of faith.
There were beings who gathered around, supporting and assisting these monsters, trying to exploit them. A company was formed. The beings Shaar was trying to call were those kinds of beings.
In the past, when this world was a game, Shaar had made contracts with such beings one by one. Among them, he had to shuffle through several times to find a company he liked.
Shaar felt the response of the being who answered his call from the other side of the space. The being left its body in the other world and only its mind was moving towards this side.
“Well, it’s not so much transferring the mind as transferring information. They’re smart.”
An area where only messages could be given and received without any precautions. Because if the spirit went without any preparations, it might end up being pledged to that being.
Anyway, as the message became synchronized with Shaar’s system, the system window appeared before him.
[Faith Management System]
[Great Lord! Thank you sincerely for calling our ‘Faith Management System AAA’!]
It was a funny name, but Shaar deliberately chose these guys. These guys were quite famous in the other world for doing a good job. And they were the best among the companies Shaar had contracted with during the game era.
[If I may say so with our system, there is an automatic faith management system. It is an ability to care for each believer. Plus, we have a reliable system for exploiting believers! By increasing the probability of deep faith through various random events for believers, we can help you eradicate believers in the way you want through an all-purpose entertainment system! We will increase the luck rating during the hiring bonus period. Wink.]
“Price.”
[A spiritual equivalent of 50 Tetra per month…]
Uh? If you only make a contract with a being like Shaar, who has the same status as a god, do those guys take up to spirituality every month through the ebb and flow of beliefs?
“Goodbye.”
[Oh! No! No! It was a joke. It was a joke. We are sincerely sorry for the slip of tongue as it is the first time in hundreds of years for a customer like you! Of course, we do not need a price for the contract.]
“Of course, what about the fee we’re going to eat through commissions during the contract?”
[That fee is…]
“Commission?”
[The, the fee is 10%…]
“Oh, maybe your competitor…”
[“Of course, we’ll do it for 1%.]
“Hmm. I think it’s a good idea to hire you guys.”
[A wonderful choice indeed. I, the esteemed manager of Abakah, will do my best to dedicate this body to a comfortable faith life for our customers. Here is the contract.]
“Was he a manager rank….?”
In any case, Shaar made a contract with the AAA company. Nothing special happened. By entrusting the collection, transfer, storage, and processing of faith to them, Shaar replaced the system monitoring his faith. Once Shaar grew into a proper god, they would also benefit greatly.
The contract stated that Shaar gave the authority to transfer his faith to the AAA company. And the AAA company would handle the menial tasks that Shaar did well. Naturally, using them would be more convenient for future management.
“Well, can you show me the chart?”
[Naturally! We are currently collecting and organizing information after receiving Shaar’s faith.]
Shortly after, with a ding sound, the system window expanded.
[Current Faith: 1333 Tetra]
[Interior (13/100) Currently doing nothing but gathering, except for gatherings! Provide your worshipers with more diverse spiritual services(?) and make your majesty widely known!]
[Inner Skill – Suffocating Decade (Inactive), Your Kind Neighbor (Inactive),]
[Personnel (10/100) What is the most important thing in the sect? It’s the believers! But. There seems to be a significant loss of manpower. Hurry up and replenish! The more believers gather, the stronger the lord becomes!]
[Personnel Skill – Beacon of Enlightenment, Rumors of the Sect, Believer’s Ascension, Backhill Disciple Meeting (Inactive),]
[Divinity (10/100) Dignity is everything for the Lord! The lord is the living God incarnate! Those who do not believe in this will all become ashes! Repent to the unbelievers! Death to the heretics!]
[Divinity Skill – He Heard My Prayer! (Inactive), Whip of Repentance (Inactive), Lord’s Finger Law! (Inactive), Taste a Bit of the Power of Faith! (Inactive)]
[These are the services we can provide right now!]
“These service names sound as if they are all mentally out of place.”
[Why are you sad? There is no more orthodox place to use faith efficiently than our company.]
“Why are all these skills inactive?”
[The faith level is lacking. A little increase should be enough.]
Shaar would read about the miscellaneous skills later and first sent the information body of the Abakah well-established manager back to the other world. With this, the foundation for controlling faith was established.
The night sky still twinkled with stars every day. The day would come when he could use them properly. Shaar opened his eyes and left the virtual world.
Shaar had almost completed Esena’s lessons, about how to enhance his thinking and abilities as a disciple.
“Let’s end the lesson here for today.”
“Thank you, Lord.”
“Hehe. Today Floana made some cookies.”
“Really? Unni’s cookies are always delicious.”
After Shaar’s lecture ended, Esena approached Floana. She was the first disciple but did not boast of her authority and treated everyone warmly, so Esena liked Floana very much.
Shaar watched the smiling Esena as she approached Floana with the cookies and observed the hidden danger within her. Esena was instinctively drawn to dangerous things. Therefore, she had to control it more tightly.
Esena’s special ability, the seed of psychology, was an ability that utilized her spirituality. Although she had never used it before, Shaar was cautious because he did not know what might happen in a place without Shaar.
“There’s someone you should meet first.”
“Who?”
“Bernard Hipson. A detective at the police station. He used to believe in the Church of Light.”
“Yes.”
“Help ease his anxieties. That will be your first task.”
“It sounds fun! I’ll do my best.”
Esena, who was speaking while rolling up her sleeves, looked quite reliable.
