NOVEL NEXT Chapter 87
“So you’re saying that the divine revelation, which hadn’t come down for a long time, has now appeared for the second time this month?”
“Yes, that’s correct, Your Grace.”
“And the content of this second revelation is to offer ‘fantasy games’ at the altar, is it?”
“Yes, indeed. The revelation was to offer various kinds of fantasy game-related artifacts in large quantities.”
“What on earth could be the reason for the Goddess to ask for such… Ugh, no, I shouldn’t doubt Her intentions.”
Another revelation had come down.
The Pope rubbed his temples, deep in thought.
Revelations typically come down only in urgent situations, like when the Demon King’s forces are on the brink of invasion.
Moreover, we are currently in a time of peace.
The first revelation that mentioned the existence of evil demon races in the Mid-Realm was somewhat understandable.
Internally, it was concluded that it referred to the Demon King Sama.
But then, before we could even decide what to do about the Demon King Sama, the incident of the Divine Descent occurred.
And just a few days later, there was this second revelation demanding the offering of fantasy games.
Even a Pope who had lived nearly a hundred years found it utterly incomprehensible.
“Let’s prepare for it, then.”
Offering games?
What a nonsensical revelation, but I had to comply.
As the leader of the religion, I could not harbor doubts about the Goddess’s will.
This time, even the Pope, who had never once doubted in his lifetime, instinctively raised a question mark in his mind.
Especially since during the recent Divine Descent event, the Cardinals’ COL artifact vanished along with the Goddess.
‘Is it as if…’
The Goddess is saying the games are too fun and wants them back?
For a moment, such blasphemous thoughts crossed the Pope’s mind, and he shook his head vigorously.
No matter what, that was far too irreverent of an imagination.
Imagining the Goddess being swept away in the COL, playing games without a care…
Of course, it was a mistaken imagination.
The truth was that it wasn’t just one Goddess who was engrossed in the games.
It was the Archangels fighting over the games.
Anyway, the games had to be prepared.
And on the day of the offering at the altar.
“Ooooh…! Ooooh!”
As the ceremony progressed, a divine light descended from the heavens.
The altar, where the fantasy games were arranged, shone brightly.
“Aaaah…!”
“Oh God…”
The divine light filled with divine power from the celestial realm.
For ordinary people, it was a miracle they might never feel in their lifetime, causing the believers to lower their heads in reverence.
Of course, this was the month’s multiple miracles.
—I shall take care of you all with love…
“Ooooh…!”
“Ugh… Ugh…”
The voice of the Goddess echoed from afar.
Among the faithful believers who heard the voice, some wept uncontrollably.
But the voice wasn’t that of the Goddess; it was Archangel Michael.
And the Celestial Realm was bringing the games from the Mid-Realm.
“Whooooa! It’s here!!”
“With this, we won’t have to fight among ourselves anymore.”
“But there’s not just COL; there are various kinds too.”
“What is this leaf?”
As the Archangels quickly lost interest in the humans who were shedding tears in the Mid-Realm, their eyes widened at the various games besides the COL.
Gathering and picking up the games, they began their exploration.
“Aaaah… To think these humans dared to play this among themselves… How audacious…”
“A-ah… Triple kill, Gandat…!”
“Misery, and here comes Samsung!”
The exploration of the Archangels into the games continued for several days.
There was an intense pleasure that did not exist in the Celestial Realm.
The Archangels, who had lived their lives in calm meditation, found it hard to pull themselves out of it.
“Ugh… Whooooa…?”
While each pursued games suited to their tastes, the Archangels belatedly decided to try out the artifact, not just the games.
The name of that fantasy artifact was ‘Twatch’.
It was an artifact that allowed one to share their game in real-time with others.
“Hmm… This person seems to be Mai’s artisan. Is this how they watch famous people’s plays and chat… Huh?”
The first among them to activate ‘Twatch’ was Uriel.
The other Archangels were completely absorbed in their games.
“Wait… Is that ‘Demon King Sama’ and Zebit doing their erotic broadcast? What’s the title of that room… Huh?”
Uriel, alone, scrolled through the broadcasts on ‘Twatch’.
One broadcast caught Uriel’s attention.
“What? Demon King Sama?”
It was a broadcast conducted by a demon.
Moreover, their nickname was Demon King Sama. They were even engaging in erotic activities with a human. But they were incredibly cute…!
Upon closer inspection, there were also other demons broadcasting alongside Demon King Sama.
With eyes wide in disbelief, Uriel couldn’t believe that humans were playing games with demons.
“How could they have been having so much fun without us…! Those wicked demons…”
They had been enjoying something so fun only among themselves.
Uriel felt a sense of loss, as if they’d been cheated out of something.
“Ah, no. This isn’t right.”
But this was not the time for such thoughts.
Snapping back to reality, Uriel hurried to wake the other Archangels.
“Wh-what’s going on, Uriel? This is an important moment, you know!”
Gabriel, who was engaged in Auto Chess, spoke without even looking away.
He was diligently re-rolling.
“Fine… I’ll tell you after this round ends.”
Uriel had no choice but to wait for everyone to finish their current games.
Awakening Sariel and Michael in the midst of their COL might get them killed.
“Ugh… What on earth is going on, Uriel? We need to move on to the next game!”
“Get your head straight, Raphael, you crazy fool! That’s not what’s important right now.”
“What’s happening, Uriel? If it’s nothing significant, I’ll report it.”
“That would be troublesome… No, look at this,”
Uriel pointed to their respective Twatch screens.
“This is an artifact that lets humans share their game screens and communicate. Look, check out the broadcast of a user named ‘Demon King Sama’.”
As the Archangels followed Uriel’s words, their expressions began to change as they looked at ‘Twatch’.
A demon brazenly engaging in erotic activity with a human.
At first glance, the demon appeared to be a young one.
But she was definitely a Demon King Entity.
“It’s a Demon King Entity. A Demon King was born much faster than usual. But more importantly, that Demon King is playing games with humans, and furthermore…”
“The public sentiment is good. The chat in the broadcast is really beautiful.”
“Everyone is praising Demon King Sama. What is this… Have humans collectively fallen under some kind of hypnosis?”
“Indeed, the magic observed in the Mid-Realm must have been this. But then, why are the humans…”
Confused by the incomprehensible situation, the Archangels were in turmoil.
To have fans of not just any demon, but a Demon King?
“Could it be that this cuteness has mesmerized humanity?!”
“Get a grip, Raguel. Why are you trying to press the donation button?”
It was certainly cute.
In a moment of weakness, even an Archangel might try to make a donation.
“But it doesn’t seem like a collective hypnosis.”
“Hm… How about asking the humans?”
At Gabriel’s suggestion, Uriel started a chat.
Brutal Judge of Fire: Why do you fans love this Demon King Sama so much? She’s a demon, right?
Demon King Sama’s Floor Mat: ?? Who is this guy?
Demon King Sama’s Fans Are Everywhere: It’s a troll!
“What the…?”
“What’s happening, Uriel?”
“I just got forcibly removed from the broadcast. I can’t get back in.”
“Did you get blocked? But why…”
“I’ll give it a try.”
The One Spirit of That Person: Hello. This is my first time in Demon King Sama’s room. Why is she so popular?
Demon King Sama’s Floor Mat: Ha! Are you some kind of hermit? Have you been cut off from the world for a decade?
Demon King Sama’s Fans Are Everywhere: How can you not know Demon King Sama? How could someone in this world not know?
Succubus Sister: Seriously, even if you can’t, you must have seen her in the news at least once.
Ironclad Man: Exactly. The whole world has been buzzing about it.
The One Spirit of That Person: It’s just my first time on Twatch today. Can someone fill me in?
“Looks like you weren’t forcibly removed after all.”
Gabriel, sweating profusely, continued chatting.
Demon King Sama’s Floor Mat: Guess we have no choice.
Demon King Sama’s Fans Are Everywhere: We’ll explain.
Then, the fans of Demon King Sama started sharing her backstory one after another.
From the time Demon King Sama first appeared in the Mid-Realm until now.
Everyone praised her touching story and how, despite being a demon, she moved humans to tears with her character.
“…This is total religious fervor.”
“It doesn’t seem like a hypnosis. A half-human, half-demon Demon King, huh.”
“Huh, how could that young girl smile so brightly despite suffering from such hard discrimination? How painful must it have been for her…! Yet, she still leads the way in sharing love!”
“Raguel, you crazy fool! That’s a Demon King! Someone hit this guy!”
In any case, the Celestial beings learned about Demon King Sama.
Plus, interacting and chatting with viewers allowed them to grasp the current situation in the Mid-Realm to some extent.
“It seems this fantasy game has greatly changed the Mid-Realm.”
“Exactly. Compared to the Inhumans War, this is a completely different world.”
“It’s not incomprehensible. This game is more enticing than any material in the Celestial Realm.”
“What shall we do?”
The Archangels fell into deep contemplation.
Games were excellent. That wasn’t the problem.
The important thing was that humans were getting closer to the demon race.
If that’s the case, the truth about the relationship between the Celestial Realm and the Demon Realm would reach the Mid-Realm.
Then, the next Inhumans War might instantly become a Celestial-Demon War.
The demon race, now friendly with humans, might cross over to the Celestial Realm without any hindrance and challenge them to a fight.
“But we have been in a religious form with humans for a long time; do you think they will easily believe the demons?”
“Yet, given the current situation, it doesn’t seem like humans and demons will go to war in the Mid-Realm.”
“Then the demons might be able to cross over to the Celestial Realm without a hindrance.”
In the Celestial Realm, where they had used the Mid-Realm as a shield for demons for a long time, this was a troublesome situation.
“Then how about we play some games while we ponder?”
“Let’s do that. We wouldn’t want to lose any of our queue time.”
Thus, the Archangels sank into prolonged contemplation.
However, the answers still didn’t come, until…
“…?!”
Their worries were naturally resolved one day. In a bad way.