I Became an Overpowered Constellation in the Game

Chapter 4 - Holy War (1)



Chapter 4
Holy War (1)

『 Translator – Divinity 』

I tormented the Incarnation of the Black Sun for about an hour after that.

It felt like a good time, bringing back old memories.

Actually, each of these experiences is a good process for adapting to this newly changed world.

Looking at the whimpering Incarnation, I contemplated whether to lift the curse or not.

“Should I do it, or not?”

If it weren’t for me, our precious Lisia would have been ganged up on and suffered greatly.

And in front of me was the mastermind behind all this.

“Alright, let me ask you just one thing.”

「….」

“What on earth made you think you could attack Lisia?”

Judging from my progress in the game, I had established a position where most constellations wouldn’t even dare touch our religious order.

I had raised the authority of the religious order to a position befitting the title of ‘absolute ruler.’

The message remained silent for a while.

It gave the impression of a child about to confess their wrongdoing.

「’Incarnation of the Black Sun’ says he hates you, Constellation ‘Ron.’」

“I know that.”

It’s not like these guys have hated me for only a day or two.

By the way, it seems the constellations also know me by my changed name, not my original nickname.

Anyway, so.

Why did he decide to rebel against me now?

Actually, I’d felt a sense of dissonance ever since I first encountered the living Lisia.

Although it was overshadowed by the Black Sun bastards’ ganging up, why was she grieving and searching for my presence?

At least when I was playing, I ended the game with everyone in a happy and harmonious atmosphere.

Resources, likeability, faith level, progress, and so on.

Everything was going smoothly, there was no crisis whatsoever.

But at my current level, why would another religious faction even consider attacking?

「’Incarnation of the Black Sun’ pleads that it was necessary.」

“So what is it, then?”

「’Incarnation of the Black Sun’ says that if he didn’t weaken your forces by any means necessary, your religious order would have waged a large-scale holy war against the world.」

And the moment I heard that answer, my mind went blank.

“…What?”

「’Incarnation of the Black Sun’ tells you that your religious order is insane right now.」

The news I received was quite shocking.

A large-scale holy war? My kids?

No matter how much I thought about it, it felt like a lie.

「’Incarnation of the Black Sun’ shouts that it’s not a lie.」

It’s my religious order we’re talking about.

Those kids might do bad things, but my perfectly fine religious order would never start a war first.

‘…Or would they?’

It was a moment where even I was unsure of my own thoughts.

I did actively manage them to progress through the game, but I didn’t play with any malicious intent.

That alone makes me a kind player.

If you log into the game community, it’s full of all sorts of bizarre and malicious gameplay.

And what I wanted in the game was to expand the power of my religious order and collect beautiful and strong female characters.

I didn’t care if other factions suffered because of holy wars.

Therefore, I didn’t actively engage in holy wars against other religious orders.

“My kids are that bloodthirsty?”

「’Incarnation of the Black Sun’ affirms.」

“Why?”

「He claims that your absence was the problem.」

“Huh?”

A war just because I was away for a while? I didn’t raise my kids like that.

I raised them with the pure heart of a father, with all my dedication and love.

“You’re lying.”

No matter how much I thought about it, his claims and the nature of my religious order were completely opposite.

「’Incarnation of the Black Sun’ claims that your neglect was the problem!」

“What neglect?”

「He says that because you abandoned the religious order, your priests are shifting the blame to others.」

“What did I do?”

This is unfair.

All I did was play the game diligently and just saved Lisia with the power of love.

“Didn’t you guys do something?”

「’Incarnation of the Black Sun’ says they didn’t do anything.」

“Sigh, I don’t know.”

Let’s summarize the situation for now.

My religious order thinks that the reason for my disappearance lies with those constellations.

And the constellations are desperately trying to survive.

“My kids aren’t like that.”

They were always smiling, so I never thought they would make such radical judgments.

I need to quickly check how things are going.

Even if you have world-class power and influence, a holy war against the entire world is no different from a shortcut to self-destruction.

‘They were that anxious about separation?’

To the point of finding me even if it meant turning their backs on the world?

“No, how long could we have been apart?”

「’Incarnation of the Black Sun’ says that a constellation’s silence is unprecedented.」

“Is that so?”

I can’t even fathom how this world works.

The world inside the game I knew was just clicking buttons, playing, and ending with closing the game.

If I try to roughly understand the situation by borrowing the game settings…

A constellation is a god.

They are beings who must answer when a member of the religious order calls.

But there’s a disconnect between me when I was playing the game and me now, an inability to interfere with each other.

Can I say that my body now is the same as before?

‘Absolutely not.’

Although it was forced upon me, I’m no longer alone.

‘I didn’t know this would be real.’

「’Incarnation of the Black Sun’ earnestly begs you to finally end the curse.」

“…”

At his request, I manipulated the system and found the curse cancellation tab.

「Would you like to withdraw the curse placed on the ‘Black Sun’ religious order?」

“Yes.”

Although I have to accept a small penalty to withdraw an already cast curse, it’s nothing to me.

I can always cast curses again anyway.

「’Incarnation of the Black Sun’ breathes a sigh of relief.」

“Is now the time to be relieved?”

I still have a lot of information to extract from him.

「’Incarnation of the Black Sun’ tenses up.」

Watching his reaction, I continued to manipulate the system and began to examine the state of our religious order.

First of all, many places on the map were blackened and dead.

It was a sign that they were deactivated from my influence.

On the other hand, the monastery where I had just saved Lisia was reactivated and turned blue.

‘This is the same as before.’

When divine power is bestowed through a follower in a constructed monastery, the monastery, along with altars and churches, are activated.

The range is limited to the area under the monastery’s jurisdiction.

“It’s really messed up.”

Looking at the state of the map, it’s definitely understandable why they would have separation anxiety.

Clearly, something had happened as I crossed over to this world.

“Where should I even begin to fix this…”

The area I was managing was so vast that it made me feel lost.

First, if I activate the center of the religious order—

That was when I was moving my fingers with that thought.

–Ding!

「’Incarnation of the Black Sun’ screams!」

“Yikes.”

Startled by the sudden notification, I turned my attention back to the message window, which was buzzing noisily.

「’Incarnation of the Black Sun’ trembles in fear, saying they have come.」

“What? Who?”

I had lifted the curse, so wasn’t it all over?

「He informs you that your followers have come.」

“…My kids?”

Checking the map, I saw countless green dots heading towards the Black Sun’s territory.

The problem was, there were too many of them.

“What the…”

Like an army marching to war, the green dots, in formation, were invading the Black Sun’s territory at a terrifying speed.

A holy war.

The followers, desperate to find me, had finally started a war.

“Crazy.”

This isn’t a game, it’s reality.

Even I can fully understand what war means.

“This is bad.”

A massacre, with blood and flesh splattered everywhere, was taking place in the world I manage.

And the main culprits of this evil are my kids? This is absolutely unacceptable.

According to the system explanation and the information extracted from the constellation, all these problems would be solved if I just proved my existence.

“Who’s in charge there now?”

Among the green dots marching to wage the holy war, I focused on the one shining the brightest.

『Belladis Locheria』

And I saw a very familiar name.

“Ah.”

I know that name. It was none other than a character I had taken in.

However, the type was a little different.

If Lisia was acquired through gacha with funds, Belladis was a story character.

「’Incarnation of the Black Sun’ is horrified.」

The constellation, having confirmed the name through me, shows a knowing reaction.

They wouldn’t be able to forget this name either.

Because she was the monster they created.

“Wow.”

A scene as if directed by someone.

The person who hates the Black Sun the most, and the religious order that must stop her.

And me, watching it all.

「’Incarnation of the Black Sun’ begs you to do something, please.」

“Me?”

There are many ways to intervene, but why should I save the bastards who were trying to attack my child just moments ago?

Such a pure question arose within me.

「’Incarnation of the Black Sun’ offers to do anything.」

“Anything, huh.”

Well, that changes things.

I accepted the constellation’s offer and decided to stop the war.

Actually, I don’t want a war to break out on my side either.

In the game, it ends with a simple ‘tick’ in the data units.

But a war in reality, a holy war, only ends when someone gets hurt or dies.

I don’t want the priests of my religious order to meet such a cruel end.

“It’s definitely not because I want to see our Bella in person.”

「….」

I was greatly inspired after seeing Lisia embodied as a real, living person.

Now it’s Belladis’ turn.

「Would you like to use the skill, ‘Divine Possession’?」

I decided to personally descend to the scene of the holy war.


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