This Is Getting Out Of Hand (2)

“Ah! Right. You saw it before, didn’t you?”

“What? Which…?”

Before, she could read my thoughts instantly, but now I had to explain everything in detail, which was a bit inconvenient.

“I mean Violentia. I cleaned up the mess that foolish Demon God made, but the problem is, when I try to take it out of the inventory, I feel uneasy for some reason.”

“Oh! Are you talking about the Ancient Black Dragon Heart?”

“Yeah, that.”

“That’s right. There’s a trick Serpens has hidden in there. Originally, the Creator was going to impose sanctions on it, but Kim Han acquired it and just sent a warning to Serpens. Using the excuse that someone reported it. So, the Serpens faction is even more eager for war with the Amor faction. Could you hand over the Dragon Heart for a moment?”

“Huh? Oh, yeah, sure.”

I felt like I just heard something significant, but didn’t think much of it…

While handing over the Dragon Heart, I absentmindedly pondered and threw a question towards Ludicer in a murmuring tone.

“Did the Demon God challenge the Heavenly God?”

“What? Oh… yes. The rumor is widespread in the Divine Realm that she left with a threat to watch out. Amor initially thought it was nothing, but with frequent meetings between Serpens and the subordinate gods, they’re on edge. Though, outwardly, they pretend otherwise. It’s done.”

“Yeah, thanks…! Whoa! You, you! What is that?!”

“Huh? It’s the Dragon Heart.”

“No, no! Why did it change like that?”

“…What?”

With a cute expression of complete bewilderment, Ludicer tilted her head, glancing back and forth between me and the Dragon Heart, driving me to the brink of frustration.

In front of me was the Dragon Heart, now 1.5 times larger than before, its black hue deepened, absorbing the surrounding light, held in Ludicer’s tiny hand.

‘Verify!’

“Uh, hey! Hey!”

“What’s the matter?”

“Wh-What, what on earth did you do?”

“…It’s exactly as explained in the verification.”

Is this really okay?

So, if that brute Violentia had consumed it, it would be like this? Demigod?!

I’ve never seen it, but I heard that the weapon of the First Star, Martial Star Proi Rium, is a demigod.

But just a core being a demigod?!

“So, hold on a second. If, really if, Violentia had consumed it instead of me, it would have this kind of power?”

“No. If Violentia, the representative of the Demon God, had successfully absorbed this core, it would have exhibited 1.17 times more power than this. The representative of the Demon God is a Dragonoid, a derivative of dragons. Therefore, it is expected that the efficiency with the Dragon Heart would have been higher.”

“Th-That’s ridiculous!”

That seems a bit odd.

In my previous life, around my 4th or 5th year, I don’t remember exactly, but around that time, I checked Violentia’s information.

At that time, the divine power was converted to mana, and the value was 155.

I couldn’t figure out what was going on. If I ever meet Aetas later, I’ll have to ask indirectly.

“Phew… Let’s move on for now. Just in case, is there absolutely no problem with this?”

“Yes. 100%, there’s absolutely no problem. A useful tip I can give is to consume it just before leaving Exorsus, not now.”

“Ah, that’s obvious. So, eating this means neither the Demon God nor its representative can detect it?”

“Yes.”

Good. In my previous life, I always had to compensate with my body due to a lack of divine power. So, I focused on building muscle and enhancing recovery.

Divine power is something that’s not bad to have. So I should use it gratefully.

Just like how food tastes better when you take it from someone else, it’s no wonder the Demon God growls about killing the Heavenly God.

“Then I’ll use this well. And can you see it too? I mean, me seeing the representatives of the Heavenly and Demon Gods.”

“Oh… Yes… Pfft.”

“Right, you can see…! What? You can see it??”

“Yes. The Creator has allowed only Kim Han to see it, so I can too.”

“Oh? Really? For real? Did you see that too? I mean, did you record it?”

“What? Ah… Pfft. That? Pfft. I didn’t record it, but I can.”

“Oh? Really? Oh ho, is that true? Can you do that for me? Ah! Do I need to pay for that too?”

“No. For something like video storage modification, it doesn’t require much power. But what do you plan to do with it…?”

“Huh? What do you mean? I’ll watch it whenever I’m angry or stressed and subtly spread it around the Temple Union. Just sneak it into the donation box. How about that?”

“Oh… That’s a good idea. The Heavenly Gods faction would see it as a good opportunity and spread the video.”

“Yeah.”

“The plan is excellent. May I add a little suggestion?”

“Oh? Uh, sure.”

“So…”

After that, I had a discussion with Ludicer about inciting a fight between the Heavenly and Demon Gods.

In some parts, we raised our voices and sharply opposed each other, but ultimately, a satisfactory plan emerged.

Even Aetas, who randomly joined in the middle, made the plan increasingly wicked.

Adding the story about the item acquired by the Heavenly God’s representative and concluding the discussion on how to deal with the representatives of the Heavenly and the Demon Gods took a lot of time.

After asking Aetas a question I was curious about, I grabbed the door handle leading out of the garden.

“Let’s meet when you manifest this time.”

“Yes…”

Unlike the intense conversation from earlier, I left the Garden of Gods, leaving behind Ludicer’s voice, which sounded modest and wistful.

As soon as I came out, I found that I was the last one, with the other two waiting for me. At the same time, the Garden Keeper approached me.

“As I told the other two, I’ll repeat it since Kim Han is the representative. The Garden Keepers will be stationed at the entrance of the mansion where Kim Han resides until this matter is resolved. Once again, I apologize on behalf of the continent for this incident. I’m sorry.”

“Oh? So one of the Garden Keepers will be coming? Isn’t that too much trouble? You really don’t have to…”

“Haha, not at all. It’s an honor for us. Isn’t it a chance to serve the representatives of the gods who will manifest?”

“Sigh… Alright. Then please do. And this… my patron god asked me to give this to the Garden Keeper, who quickly conveyed the news.”

Feigning all sorts of politeness, I took out a Mithril Ingot from the inventory and placed it on the table where the Garden Keeper was staying.

Despite the Garden Keeper’s firm refusal, I forcibly left it on the table, and we returned home.

While demonstrating my cooking skills and having a late lunch, Arun, seemingly clueless, asked me a question.

“By the way, Mr. Kim Han, why are you so polite to the Garden Keeper when you speak informally to the gods? Even giving them a Mithril Ingot at that?”

“Oh? The gods aren’t even my patron gods, so what does it matter? Even if rumors spread among the gods, it won’t disadvantage me as their representative. When the ‘Battlefield of the Gods’ ends, I could die or, if I survive, become someone beyond their reach. But the Garden Keeper is different. The Garden Keeper is incredibly helpful while we engage in the ‘Battlefield of the Gods.’ They have the greatest influence on the reputation and public opinion among the continent’s people. They might not be aware of it themselves.”

“Ah! So that’s why the people’s reactions were like that when we entered and exited the Garden of Gods?”

“Yeah. The ‘Battlefield of the Gods’ opens roughly every 1,200 years in terms of the time on the Earth I lived on. I don’t know how long it is in this dimension, but it must be quite a long time. So people might have thought of the representatives of the gods as just priests or, at most, saints. But this time, the five tower masters caused an incident, and the aftermath is instinctively known, so they’re afraid and scared of us. From now on, whatever we buy in the market, we’ll be able to get it close to the original price, nothing extra.”

“I see. Ah! Mr. Kim Han, here, this… This time, it’s real!”

“Huh? What’s this?”

What Arun suddenly handed over looked similar to the talent orb that Lee Hyo-ju was supposed to deliver from Aetas.

“Ister asked me to give it to you as a gift.”

“No way… That Ister? Tell me exactly what he said, without missing a word.”

“Uh? Well, um… I heard that Lee Hyo-ju gave the gift from the god she serves to Kim Han, and after pondering alone, Ister decided to give one too. It’s true!”

“Hmm?”

“This… Is this supposed to be eaten?”

“Pardon? Oh, yes! I was told it’s definitely something good… Something Kim Han needs…”

“Come here.”

As I opened the box under the nose of the hesitant one who approached, he screamed and rolled on the floor, gagging as if he were dying.

“You want me to eat this? Are you joking?”

“Ugh!! Ah! I think it got on my nose. The smell won’t go away… Ugh!”

Of course, there’s a way to get rid of the smell. With high alchemy proficiency, there’s nothing that can’t be made.

I should take this opportunity to deal with the spirit affinity as well and lock myself in the workshop for a few days. I won’t be manifesting until tomorrow at the earliest, so until then.

“Lee Hyo-ju, do you remember the inn we stayed at before? Go and hire a chef and a maid from there, one each. Make it a one-month contract and pay them generously. I’ll be in the workshop for a while, so come if anything happens.”

“Yes.”

“Go splash some water on that fool’s face and tell him to use a Clean spell.”

“Yes.”

“Ugh!! Ah!! It feels like my nose is rotting! Ugh! Save me…”