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Chapter 363 – God of the Sky (7)

[Let’s go to my temple . ]

Said the God of Hope .

Out of the blue .

“Why your temple?”

[Don’t you need time anyways?]

“What time . ”

The God of Hope made a giggling sound .

I had heard it many times already, but each time I heard it it was a fresh, irritable laugh .

[If you are crushed because you need time to clear up your confused mind, is there a need to shiver on a cold roof like this? If you need guidance and rest, let’s go to my temple . ]

Even the roof is not bad because I can think quietly by myself .

And I haven’t even caught the lower god who has fled here yet .

I have no intention of leaving this planet before then .

[It’s not far from here . ]

“Huh? Here?”

[If you turn to the left in the direction you are looking at, it will be quick . ]

Looking at the direction the God of Hope said, I saw the roof of a temple building .

The temple was easy to recognize .

Because there needs to be symbolism .

Temples are always designed with the feeling of ‘oh, this building is a temple” .

“That’s your temple?”

[Yes . ]

It was surprising .

Truly .

I couldn’t easily accept the fact that there was a temple of the God of Hope in the middle of the city .

No, its existence on the planet itself was strange .

The reason was obvious .

It was because of the grotesque ideals of the God of Hope .

The God of Hope believes that the most desperate moment is the moment when hope shines the most .

And there was no urgency on this planet .

They couldn’t get desperate .

It is a planet where many gods are competing for benefits .

In the midst of this, if a person’s life is to become desperate, they would need a very elaborate and complex story .

Even if the God of Hope encouraged such a situation to his believers, it would not be easy to maintain it .

It was only if the believers abandoned the God of Hope and returned to other gods .

So I did not expect that there would be a temple of the God of Hope on this planet .

However, the God of Hope introduced the temple in the middle of the city as his own temple .

Oh, that’s it .

Something like the hidden dark forces of the continent .

A social group that is intriguingly conspiring to destroy the peace in the world .

As I recalled, it was plausible .

[That is a false preconceived notion . ]

What false preconceived notion .

I think it fits within the probability of his behaviors .

[If you go, you will know . ]

“If I go, I feel like I’m going to feel uncomfortable . ”

He must have hidden something like a torture chamber in the basement of the temple .

It was clear .

First, I headed to the temple as the God of Hope said .

In fact, the God of Hope was right .

I needed time to organize my thoughts .

There was also a need for planning to catch the lower god .

Most of all, I wanted to see the temple of the God of Hope, which stimulated my curiosity .

*

“What, this is…… . ”

The temple of the God of Hope was unexpectedly bright and lively .

The believers wandering around looked relaxed and clear, as if they came out of a neighborhood drinking party rather than a temple .

Priestesses were serving people with smiles like salespeople .

People looked peaceful .

I got little goosebumps .

[What was that you were saying earlier?]

The God of Hope said in an elated voice as if he had won .

“What…… . ”

Is it such a level of mental pollution that I can’t even notice?

Otherwise, it couldn’t be explained .

[Don’t keep saying nonsense . ]

As I was blankly looking at the people around me, a priestess came to me .

The priestess was wearing a robe uniform with a sprout drawn on it .

Is that sprout a symbol of the Church of Hope?

It’s ridiculous .

[That is the case here . ]

Oh my gosh .

It’s the end, it’s the end .

That kind of society is using a hopeful symbol like a sprout .

It was a Church of Hope without even a minimum of conscience .

[Would you stop being so sarcastic?]

“Brother, is this your first time here?”

The God of Hope and the priestess asked at the same time .

I nodded .

*

The priestess guided me to a private parlor .

As soon as I entered the parlor where I was guided, I patted various places on the wall .

There seems to be no hidden room .

“Why are you knocking on the wall?”

“I was wondering if there was a trap installed . ”

Like sleeping gas .

Like paralyzing poison .

Or just poisons .

Like curse magic .

Or just an arrow .

“No such thing, brother . ”

The priestess said with a smile .

As she said, there was no such thing as a trap .

That’s why .

I wonder if there is a trap that even tricks my senses .

That was more rational .

Rather than accepting the fact that the temple of the God of Hope is really a normal temple, it’s better to think that there’s some terrible trap hiding .

“You can write simple personal information here . ”

The priestess handed out a piece of paper .

Oh, is this a trap too?

Are you trying to take advantage of other people’s personal information?

[This is a guestbook . Just roughly write something down . ]

It wasn’t .

As I drew graffiti in the guestbook, the priestess asked me about my visit .

[You can say you need guidance . ]

As he said, I stated I needed guidance .

Then the priestess was greatly pleased .

“If you have any thoughts of returning-”

“Nope . ”

I said in a nutshell .

“Yes?”

“No . ”

“Ah… Yes . ”

The priestess was visibly disappointed .

But she didn’t do missionary work any more than that .

Instead, she asked again about the business .

“Then what kind of guidance would you like?”

I said that I would like to ask the priestess to guide me to the temple of the lower god I saw earlier .

“Ah, it was a guide! Please wait here for a moment . I’ll be ready soon . ”

The priestess said so and left her parlor .

I don’t know what she’s going to prepare .

[Simple . She’s just changing into outdoor clothes and coming . ]

Is that so?

Well .

[What, if there is anything you want to ask, ask . ]

Said the God of Hope .

As he said, there was something I wanted to ask .

“Why is that priestess trying to guide my way? We are not from the same church . ”

[That is the role of my priests . To guide . ]

It doesn’t suit you .

[Hope is a vague expectation . ]

The God of Hope explained .

[The role of my priests is to be a light that illuminates when people are lost and wandering, or when they are unable to go on their own . As a result, people give hope to me, and in addition, even if there is a problem in the future, they can ask for help from the nearby Temple of Hope . ]

It was a very different story from the view of hope of the God of Hope that I had known before .

The God of Hope is not satisfied with the meaning of a light that marks milestones on the road or a degree of prevention that can overcome anxiety about the future .

[So my priests show people the way . They guide you through the streets and provide directions to people who are mentally wandering . The answer is not always correct, but it is my priests who will walk together . ]

I couldn’t take it anymore and asked .

That isn’t like his ideal .

Does he not believe that hope in despair is the brightest hope?

[Of course it is . ]

The God of Hope replied .

[But is there any reason to ask for only the strongest hope? Weak hope is also hope . Of course, from my point of view, it would be nice to receive strong hope with faith, but if the situation doesn’t work, I have to pursue other methods .

Is it different depending on the situation?

When I think about it, it was .

If you think of the sanctuaries of the God of Hope who were in an extreme situation like hell .

They were all sacred sites of the God of Hope or areas exclusively owned by the God of Hope .

It was the same on the 49th floor of the Tutorial when I first encountered the God of Hope .

It was a world of mixed religions .

All denominations fell and only the sanctuary of the God of Hope remained .

The reason the God of Hope established a truly hopeful denomination on this planet was not for good or evil and not for morality .

It was just a management strategy according to the conditions .

When I thought so, I finally understood .

*

Following the priestess, I went back to the streets .

There was one obvious advantage .

Since there was a priestess attached to me as a guide, there were no people who bothered me for missionary work .

There was also one drawback .

Seregia was eating too much from the priestess .

It’s a bit embarrassing as a party .

“He said that if we believed in the God of the Earth, he would give grilled skewers for free . ”

“I’ll buy it instead!”

Like an idiot, the priestess kept buying food for Seregia .

It was already the fourth time I saw it .

Perhaps the priestess seemed to be still open to the possibility of us returning to the Temple of Hope .

Unfortunately, she was unable to give up her vain hope .

[All my priestesses are underpaid . Stop . ]

The God of Hope said this .

After taking Seregia who was trying to eat all the street foods, I headed to a place where I felt the energy of the lower god .

A long, long staircase stretched from the street to the building on the hillside .

It wasn’t a very high mountain by my standards, but it seemed too difficult for an average person to walk up .

The stairs were steep and too high .

No matter how much I looked at it, it wasn’t a stairway to be climbed .

“Let’s go . ”

The priestess spoke briskly and began to climb the stairs in the lead .

As she climbed the stairs she asked me .

“Seeing you go to the sage, do you have any concerns?”

“Sage?”

“Yes, the sage over there . ”

The priestess said, pointing to the shrine on the hillside .

Sage .

Was the lower god serving as a sage here?

It was surprising .

I asked about the sage .

As the priestess headed to the sage, I questioned her about the sage, but she answered me sincerely .

“He is a wise person . If there is a major disaster or crisis on the continent, he’ll tell us . He thinks deeply about even the smallest issues between people and makes wise judgments . ”

Listening to the priestess’ words, the sage did not seem to be regarded as a god .

Could he maintain faith through mere respect?

It seemed to be possible if he was not a definite god but a lower god of an ambiguous level .

Pretending to be a sage may be his strategy in order to receive faith on this planet where several gods coexist .

“Then there must be many people visiting . ”

“Well, as you can see . ”

The priestess said .

There were not a few people climbing the stairs .

“But there aren’t many people who meet the sage . ”

“Why?”

“If you walk this staircase while thinking about your worries, your worries are solved . ”

*

It was literally like so .

People who have started climbing the stairs with their own problems stopped step by step .

Then they turned around and started going down the stairs .

There was no magic staircase that solved people’s concerns .

“Heuk, heuk… . keuhk . ”

The priestess was breathing heavily .

It was a natural reaction .

As such, this staircase was a structure that was difficult for ordinary people to climb .

It was so steep that you can’t stop to rest .

The slope gets worse, and it becomes almost the level of rock climbing .

If you miss your step, you would fall right away .

It was a staircase that instilled not only physical suffering but also mental horror .

As you climb stairs like this, minor worries will naturally disappear from your mind .

It was natural .

Even the worries that were not there will disappear .

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