Chapter 267
Chapter 42
Minis had disappeared.
The God of Light and the Sun, who had led the Papal Holy State for hundreds of years and fought for supremacy against Nox, the god of the demons.
Minis was a high-ranking god who made it impossible for anyone to ever let their guard down around her, whether they met her as an ally or an enemy in Gray Eden.
Even in reality, her personality had not been much different, but it was still true that she had helped Glenn until the very end.
“From now on, please take care of the world without me.
My beloved and only believer, Glenn Wordsworth...”
‘Her only believer...’
Glenn let out a small laugh.
He had never imagined that a woman who had even considered her own believers insignificant would, at the very end, sincerely bless someone before disappearing.
“......Thank you, and goodbye.”
That was why Glenn offered those bitter words of comfort toward the place where she had disappeared.
Although his purpose was different from hers, there were many things he had to do in her place.
“Sob... Minis... Urgh...”
“Don't cry, Ludiker.
Minis finally realized something important at the end.”
Ladeo, the God of Memory and Communication, patted the shoulder of Ludiker, the God of Poetry and Theater, who had collapsed and was shedding tears.
Only four other gods besides them had survived from Minis's faction.
Of the roughly fifteen or so lower gods, nearly half had been reduced to nothing by Lunicus alone.
“......Are you all right?”
“The moment we decided to remain by Minis's side, we were all prepared for this.
But...”
Ladeo smiled bitterly.
“When a friend who was by our side disappears at the hands of someone who used to be our friend, it leaves a bitter taste.”
“I suppose it would...”
They were not people who were accustomed to goodbyes.
“So what are you going to do now?”
“I'll... sob... help you...
Because that's what Minis... asked me to do.
Hic.”
Ludiker, who had been sitting on the ground, wiped away his tears and stood up.
His already gloomy appearance had become even more pitiful because his eyes were swollen from crying, but his gaze toward Glenn was clear.
“Lead me...
Honestly, I don't know what would be best for Minis anymore...”
It was an ironic situation in which a heavenly god was asking a human to lead him.
Yet none of the gods present considered it shameful.
“The same goes for us.
As I said before, we will overcome Minis's disappearance, help you, and bring everything to an end.”
“That way, even if we disappear someday and meet Minis again, we will have something to tell her.”
“......Then, thank you.”
Four seven-star gods.
One eight-star god.
And one nine-star god.
Compared to Nox's ever-growing faction, their overall strength was pitifully small.
Even so, having gods join his forces was excellent news.
Now that the Paradise War had begun, the forces being provided were gods and mythical-grade artifacts capable of injuring gods.
“So, Unknown Being.
How do you intend to move from here?”
Alberios, one of the lower gods, asked.
He was the strongest of the lower gods, possessing nine-star strength, and governed lanterns and pathways.
“Nothing will change.”
“You mean the plan to use Ladeo's power to turn Uelos and Nox against each other?”
“That's the best option in this situation.”
Glenn had fortunately(?) defeated Lunicus, but Minis's absence was an even greater loss.
“Just in case, what about Alderbes?”
“He disappeared after helping Minis rescue us from Symposion long ago.”
“Tch...
I thought so...”
Glenn clicked his tongue.
If even Alderbes, a high-ranking god who held a position similar to Lunicus, had survived, the situation would have been somewhat better.
Still, Glenn consoled himself with the fact that he had gained six lower gods as allies.
“Then what is your next destination?”
“I'm going to find Silpherinne.”
“I see.
You need to use Ladeo's power to recover her memories...
Then we shall accompany you.”
“No.
You should move separately.”
Ladeo, the God of Memory and Communication, needed to accompany Glenn so that he could reveal the truth about Uelos to Nox.
But there was no need to drag the other five lower gods around with them.
‘Honestly, there is no reason not to use this excellent fighting force right now.’
Watching the confused lower gods, Glenn wore a cunning smile.
Apart from Ladeo, the lower gods' destination was the southeastern region of the Papal Holy State.
It was where Ridenhall and Lutzeria had gone to deal with lower gods who had no faction of their own.
-What are we supposed to do there?
-Nothing complicated.
There are some people struggling there.
Go help them out.
-Hmm... I understand.
In other words, Glenn had asked them to deal with the lower gods appearing around the outskirts of the Papal Holy State.
This time, it was because the situation had been extremely urgent.
But except for Alberios, who was a nine-star god, the remaining gods of Minis's faction would not be of much help in the decisive battle against Uelos.
‘What can seven or eight stars do against them?’
Their only advantage was that, being gods themselves, their attacks could actually affect other gods.
But that alone could not make up for the difference between lower and high-ranking gods.
They could also be used as shields, but abandoning all morality like that was something Glenn would seal away until the very last possible moment.
Therefore, they needed to find opponents more suitable for their strength and resolve.
Enemies like the lower gods Ridenhall and Lutzeria were currently fighting.
That was why Glenn had taken only Ladeo, who was necessary for turning Uelos and Nox against each other.
Their first stop was a base inside the capital, consisting of a lantern shop and mansion.
Glenn first handed Ladeo over to Tasha, telling her that he was a guest.
“Hmm?
Glenn Wordsworth.
Weren't we going to find Silpherinne?”
“We are.
But wait a little.
There are a few things I need to take care of before we leave.”
With that, Glenn left the mansion and headed toward the Grand Cathedral of Istirenne.
He needed to inform the Pope and Cardinal Gracia, who trusted him completely, about the current situation to some extent.
Of course, he had already told Tasha through a letter, but he still needed to explain the disaster that had occurred in the slums during the day.
‘I can organize my thoughts while I'm on the way.’
Too many things had happened.
Minis's sudden retirement.
Lunicus's sudden appearance and the fact that she had used the original power she had lost when she fell to the mortal world.
The remaining lower gods.
And the mysterious skill, Body Enveloped in the Unknown.
Among all of them, the two things that confused Glenn the most were Lunicus's original power and Body Enveloped in the Unknown.
A power that Glenn could not control.
And a mysterious power that had completely suppressed it.
‘Honestly... my memory is hazy.’
He clearly remembered breaking through the red magical storm unleashed by a high-ranking god and erasing all of her power.
But he could not remember how he had done it.
It remained only as an experience rather than a memory, like a dream that vanished the moment one woke up.
Honestly, it made him uneasy.
He had to face an opponent whose strength surpassed his expectations with a power that he could not properly understand or control.
Lunicus had also unleashed the original power she possessed.
So why would Nox be any different?
Of course, if everything went according to plan, Glenn would never have to fight him.
But he still had to prepare for the possibility that things would not go according to plan.
