I Became the Goddess of a New World

In RPG games, the ‘healer’ class is mostly considered boring.

However, when forming a party, a healer is often necessary.

Of course, Akare designed it so that progress can be made even without a healer.

But if there is a healer in the party, it would certainly allow for a more comfortable experience.

For this reason, healers are an unpopular class in RPG games.

Few want to play them, but many need them.

One of the reasons I chose the Priest class was due to this.

I preferred multiplayer over single-player.

“Be careful!”

Raven, disguised as a man, shouted.

[BOSS Black Phantom Rabbit Lv.10]

I ignored Raven’s shout and reached out to the Black Phantom Rabbit.

At that moment, the rabbit’s face twisted like a demon, revealing its sharp teeth.

‘Honestly, I prefer female Raven over male Raven.’

Chomp- Chomp-

Whether the Black Phantom Rabbit was biting my hand or not, I was lost in thoughts about Raven.

The Raven accompanying me right now was in princess form, so she was disguised as a man.

Normally, I should have been with Prince Raven, according to my gender, but I changed it using admin privileges because I didn’t want to see that.

“Heal.”

Chomp-

The reason I was contemplating about Raven was that the feedback I received during the beta test came to mind.

‘I asked for the option to choose Raven’s gender.’

Most of the queries about gender choice were sent by female beta testers.

The common claim was that women prefer prettier female characters over male characters.

“Homosexuality…”

If there were no affection levels, it might’ve been different. But now that affection was implemented, it was hard to consider that claim.

If you max out the affection level, you could do ridiculously embarrassing things just by imagining it.

‘Because of this, there were some complaints from the censorship board?’

Fortunately, with the Akashic Record of Earth watching over, all related issues were safely passed.

“Did you know?”

Raven’s gaze turned to me while watching the Black Phantom Rabbit’s Aurora eating show.

“The Black Phantom Rabbit has inherited the blood of the now-vanished ‘beast,’ making it a monster with a small amount of magic.”

“…That’s the first I’ve heard of it.”

Of course, it makes sense; I only found out this secret through the Creator’s authority.

How would a princess from a fallen kingdom just out of the world know that?

Well, it wasn’t a question I expected a reply to.

“So what happens when magic meets divine power?”

“I’ve heard that magic has been lethal to divine power since ancient times.”

“That’s right. And just a moment ago, this cute rabbit bit my hand that had cast Heal.”

Raven’s gaze shifted to the Black Phantom Rabbit.

The Black Phantom Rabbit was drenched in divine power and lay dead.

“Isn’t it cute like this?”

The cute Black Phantom Rabbit was just the dead one.

In reality, the everyday Black Phantom Rabbit was no different from an ordinary rabbit and was quite cute.

“…Crazy person.”

I just wanted to play this game through a casual path prepared for those who chose the Priest class.

Yet, my favorite NPC was cursing at me in horror.

Seriously, is it too obvious that they dislike me?

I’m getting hurt too, you know!

“Let’s set up camp now…”

Raven, showing signs of fatigue, began preparing for camping.

***

We passed through the first stage, the Dark Devouring Forest, and arrived at the capital.

“Wow. There are so many people.”

Just like a country bumpkin who just arrived in Seoul, people stood around.

People demonstrating their job skills, interacting with each other.

People immediately forming parties and heading out to hunting grounds.

I could see countless people in the capital’s plaza.

‘What are they doing over there?’

In a corner of the plaza, in an open area with practice scarecrows.

There were those wearing the gauntlets, starting weapons for Warriors.

“Okay, challenge!”

Paf-Paf-!

One Warrior shouted the challenge and performed a forward jump.

Using the scarecrow as a stepping stone, he changed direction.

But in the following attempt, he failed and ended up rolling on the ground.

“I succeeded the first time, but what a pity.”

“Is he a natural talent? I’ve never succeeded even once.”

“Whoa, how did you do that?”

As expected, they were all aspiring Warriors.

They huddled together practicing the directional change of the forward jump.

I sat back and watched the passionate practice of these aspiring Warriors for a while.

Due to a balance patch, the maximum number of directional changes was limited to three.

‘The first change is already proving difficult.’

I mean, how often do busy modern people get the chance to move their bodies like this?

Instead, it was unusual that Master Kim adapted so quickly to the directional change.

This is what’s normal.

“How does Master Kim do this?”

“I heard Master practiced for nearly half the day.”

“Wow. It’s not easy.”

I left my seat, praying for the accomplishments of the aspiring Warriors.

‘Should I stop by the church?’

Priests can receive buffs by praying at the church.

Reduction in skill cooldowns, increased divine power regeneration speed, increased maximum divine power.

You randomly gain one of these three buffs.

The balance for this aspect hasn’t been fixed yet.

They said a week of beta testing would be sufficient.

‘There were circumstances involved.’

The number of beta testers who chose the Priest class was way too low.

And none of them prayed at the church, which is the priest’s duty.

Thus, we had insufficient data to determine the balance of the buffs.

You need data to adjust balances in the first place.

As I moved towards the church, I opened the skill window and checked if there were any issues with the tooltips.

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Faith (Passive Skill)

– Change the stat ‘Charm’ to ‘Divine Power.’

– Damage received is reduced by 10%.

– Basic skill ‘Heal’ effect increases by 50%.

– Basic skill ‘Blessing’ effect increases by 50%.

– Divine Power increases by 10.

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‘No problems here.’

As I read carefully, I found myself at the church before I knew it.

“Not many people here…”

Unlike during the beta test, I could see some players around.

But even those weren’t Priests, and they quickly lost interest and left the church.

“How unfortunate.”

Even though non-Priests can enter the church, no one was coming in.

I pondered over why that might be, but no obvious answer came to mind.

While I loitered in front of the church, a woman who appeared to be a Nun approached me.

“Are you a worshipper?”

“Yes. I came to pray.”

A smile appeared on the Nun’s face.

“Just in time; the regular worship service is about to begin. Please, come inside.”

I followed the Nun’s guidance and entered the worship hall inside the church.

Sunlight poured in through the multicolored glass, illuminating the interior.

The atmosphere of the worship hall was solemn. Everyone was bowing their heads and praying.

In front of them stood a Goddess Statue. A much smaller statue than the one I had removed.

That wasn’t an object of ruin; it was just a mere imitation, nothing more than a fake.

Step by step, I walked towards the Goddess Statue.

All the worshippers nearby knelt down and clasped their hands in prayer.

I blended in among them and followed their actions.

[You have heard the voice of the Divine.]

[Your maximum divine power has increased. (Lasts for 24 hours)]

‘Oh great, I got the crappiest one.’

Skill cooldown reduction is the top prize and divine power regeneration speed increase is second best.

And I end up getting the maximum divine power increase, the third-best reward.

‘Did the Saint hear the voice of the Divine too?’

An old memory surfaced. The story of the Saint who didn’t believe in the Divine.

Did she hear the answer from the Divine before her end in battle against the heretics?

If I used the Creator’s authority, I could resolve this curiosity immediately, but…

I don’t really feel like doing that. Right now, I want to focus on the game I created.

“Um… What are you doing here?”

Suddenly, someone whispered in my ear, startling me.

I calmed my startled heart and turned my head.

“Suzuka?”

“Ah! Do you know me?”

Isn’t it more strange if you don’t know me?

The only female member of the Major Corporation Party. The number one domestic VTuber.

‘Did she not receive guidance from the Nun because she was praying?’

I glanced around and saw the Nuns all spending their time in prayer as well.

“I was praying.”

“Praying?”

“Yes. I heard you get buffs from praying.”

“Huh? Really?”

After scanning the surroundings, Suzuka clasped her hands together and closed her eyes.

“Wow! It really does give a buff.”

“I heard only Priests can receive it.”

By the way, if I met Suzuka, this moment would be streaming live too.

But I didn’t mind. I was just an ordinary Priest user, not Director Aurora.

“I heard the voice of the Divine. It feels like a phrase with some profound meaning…”

No, not really. It was just something I wrote without thinking.

No need to attach any meaning to it.

“But why did you come to the church, Suzuka?”

“Um… During the beta, I just rushed through the main story. This time, I thought I’d take it slow. Just looking around, you know? Like a little trip or something.”

Didn’t we decide to play together with the Major Corporation Party?

As I looked at her with questioning eyes, Suzuka continued to explain.

“I originally had a party to play together, but I guess the shock from a breakup was too much.”

“A breakup?”

What on earth was that supposed to mean?

Was there a plot twist I didn’t know about?

“They said something about needing to stop a tragedy. I think they’ve completely fallen for Raven.”

Pout-

Suzuka puffed out her cheeks and stuck out her lips.

‘Breaking a promise, huh.’

Didn’t we promise to play together, Suzuka!

Master Kim and Sweet, are you guys still guys after this?

“That’s some serious situation…”

It must have been tough.

Especially since the Priest class is recommended for party play.

It must be quite a tricky situation for Suzuka.

“Do you have somewhere else you plan to go after this church?”

“No, I haven’t really decided yet. Just thinking of going to places I haven’t been before.”

Hmm… A hunting ground suitable for two Priests.

“Have you been to the Echo of the Wraith?”

“The Echo of the Wraith…? Oh, that graveyard hunting ground? I haven’t been there yet!”

To the south of the capital lies the Dark Devouring Forest, and to the north of the capital lies a massive graveyard.

Originally, it used to be a Duke’s territory, but due to consecutive famines and monster attacks, it became abandoned land.

Later, they built a graveyard on the neglected land in hopes of utilizing it, but it didn’t last long.

Hunger, thirst, pain, screams. The echoes of all kinds of wraiths drove people mad.

“But that place is a bit scary…”

“We’re Priests, aren’t we?”

Undead monsters are best dealt with by Priests.

All other monsters, however, Priests have difficulty dealing with.

“You never know, right? There could be treasures buried in the land filled with wraiths.”

“Treasures…!”

Was Suzuka enchanted by the word? Greed glinting in her eyes.

“Let’s go right now!”

Is she innocent or just good at broadcasting?

Exactly what it is, I can’t quite tell.

‘Sorry.’

But in reality, there’s no treasure.

Still, it would be great to go together and have an easy meal.

As I confessed my conscience inwardly, I followed the excited Suzuka out of the church.