I Am an Evil God

Episode 10-Monster Hunt

Katria made a law for followers to follow, and it spread throughout the village within a day.

No one wanted to break the laws created by God Himself.

If there is a situation that is ambiguous to interpret, go to the headman of Katria Village and Eria, who are trusted by Katria, and ask.

It wasn’t that they directly listened to Katria’s words and solved the problem, but they were able to act like God’s agents just because they had received an oracle from Katria.

It was possible because I had the belief that the god Catria would not be alone if Aria and the village chief were doing something wrong.

In a world where gods exist, law can be established very quickly.

Even a human born evil by nature could not dare to commit a crime in front of the gods.

Accidental crimes occasionally occurred, but in most cases, they were resolved favorably with self-repentance.

As the problem with the law was resolved, new questions began to arise in the minds of the followers.

God said that he would pay for the sins he had committed during his lifetime by dying.

Villagers began to think about life after death.

Some of them approached Feint and directly asked about the existence of the afterlife, but Feint was unaware of its existence.

“Lem Phra didn’t tell us about the afterlife. If he didn’t, he would have a good reason.”

Although the paint said it right, people continued to fantasize about the afterlife.

Some say that everything in the world is the afterlife, while others say that being able to spend eternity with Lemfra is the afterlife.

Although no one has been able to give a clear answer, the grand concept of the afterlife has begun to take root in everyone’s consciousness.

“Wouldn’t it be more helpful for the followers if Lemfra himself explained about the afterlife? They say that faith is power. If the followers believe that there is an afterlife, the afterlife will be formed according to their beliefs. “

“Originally, the afterlife is a place that exists only in the imagination. Even the followers are not fools, so they should know. They should know that the afterlife they are talking about is not what I explained, but what they imagined themselves.”

“Then what are you going to do? If you’re going to make a clear standard for the afterlife, wouldn’t it be better to think about it now and let the followers know?”

Lemfra licked his lips and laughed.

“Belief in the afterlife does not come from being informed by God.”

“So what?”

“When the dead come back and explain about the afterlife, true faith arises.”

In many myths, the afterlife is described in different ways, but in many myths, there are stories about how to return from the afterlife to this world.

Some contents end with a lesson that it is absolutely impossible, and there are stories of success in meeting the dead again, but the story of the afterlife will have more ripple effect when passed down as a tale rather than telling the setting.

“I think I know what you’re talking about.”

“If you know, don’t talk about the afterlife anymore. It doesn’t look like people will die for the time being anyway.”

***

If it’s long, if it’s long, if it’s short, winter was ending.

Lemfra Village, which has been living all winter by wrapping up at home and consuming supplies that have been stored up until now, is also gaining vitality again.

“You mean this is God’s instrument bestowed by Katria-sama?”

“Yes, how comfortable it is to work in the field after using this, you can’t even compare it with last year?”

Katria used all the divine power she had collected so far to make new farming tools.

Because of their simple shape, such as a hoe or a hoe, most of the farming tools that would be developed soon if anyone felt the need hadn’t been made yet, so I taught them how to make simple farming tools first.

It was necessary to give her oracle several times in order to tell her about complex-shaped farming tools, so she urged her followers to develop their own skills by telling Eria not to neglect developing farming tools in the future.

“Got it!”

Her oracle of Catria did not end there.

She wandered around all winter looking for the bird that looked the most like a wild chicken.

Although they can run fast, they can’t fly very far, and although they have a fierce personality and tough meat, it will take a long time to improve her breed, so she ordered Eria to catch the bird.

Making farm tools and catching livestock were all things that Lempra could do, but Catria did it in order to be a little more faithful to the names each god had.

Since Katria has the name of the goddess of wisdom, it was right for her to put all her energy into imparting new knowledge to her followers, and it was right for Lemfra not to encroach on Catria’s realm.

That way, in the myth where the two gods exist, Lempra and Katria could better preserve each other’s divine power.

While the town was developing rapidly, Feint started to organize an expedition.

It was an expedition to catch the monster that destroyed the surrounding villages, but more than 30 volunteers gathered.

Since there was no way the work would proceed properly if too many people left at the time when the work was to be done, the paint team took only 10 people and headed to Dolsan.

“Everyone, be nervous. You never know when a monster will come out.”

“Do I really have to be nervous when our apostle is here?”

Eria came into the expedition quite naturally.

Some of it was because she was close with her in paint, but she herself participated in her expedition as a very powerful soldier because her bow skills were better than anyone else’s.

In terms of her sheer power, her feints are incomparable, but her skill at accurately targeting her opponent’s vitals has never been matched by anyone.

“We do not know the identity of the opponent. We only know that it is a snake with a hard outer shell after hearing the story from the people of the destroyed village. We are Lemfra-sama’s servants. You have to do a lot of work and go, so keep your nerves.”

“Okay.”

That’s how I led the expedition and moved towards the stone mountain.

When we started from the village, it was difficult to see Dolsan Mountain because of the trees, but as we approached Dolsan Mountain, there were fewer trees and the appearance of Dolsan Mountain came into view.

“Is that him?”

I kept in mind that it would take a long time to find it, but the monster was not far away.

I couldn’t help but notice that he was sitting cross-legged on the middle of the stone mountain, as if the huge stone mountain were his own.

‘Can you catch it?’

Of the 10 members of the expedition, 5 were holding spears.

With the active use of bows, it was used as a classic method of catching animals, with only 2 holding spears and the rest holding bows when 10 people moved, but this time the opponent was different from ordinary wild animals.

Unlike wild animals that lose their breath or lose their mobility with just a few hits from a bow, the monster they had to deal with was a giant snake the height of a person when viewed from the front.

There was no way such a monster would die after being hit by several bows.

I needed people to block the approach of the monster using a spear in front of me.

That’s why Feint included 5 people who can handle spears in the expedition, including himself.

“Did you see us?”

Tension showed on Eria’s face, who had always had a relaxed expression.

“Here everyone. I’m going to find out how strong that monster is.”

“What?”

Feint grabbed his spear and ran forward.

All the members of the expedition team ran alone and wanted to dry the paint, but Lemprasin’s apostle told them to wait here, so they had no choice but to stand still.

In a situation where everyone was stuck, Aria followed Feint.

-Kikiiik

I knew that I couldn’t stop the feint from doing it once.

That’s why Aria pulled the string of her bow taut behind Feint so she could help Feint at any time.

-Shhhhh

While the paint was approaching the monster, the monster just relaxed and looked at the paint.

The monster knew.

A spear made by humans cannot pierce one’s own body.

No matter how strong the wooden spear was, it could not pierce his body and just slipped.

I could see that the tip of that human spear had a sharp point that looked like it was made from an animal bone, but I didn’t think it would be able to pierce my body with it.

-Kwajik!!

For the first time that day, the monster experienced its own body being pierced.