《Tale of Careless Goddess》


 Chapter 1: Horror movie scenario

    I, Lynne Mark, was walking towards my home under the rain.


    (Another day, another work.)


    When I arrive at my home, I eat a kebab I stored in my oven, take a bath, watch my favorite soap opera then sleep.


    Every day is the same as playing one song on a loop.


    It is dull, as a person, I wanted to relax, sleep without worrying anything. Or want to go adventure to feel alive.


    (I entered woman''s MMA to feel rush of blood but dropped after trying for a few years. It was nothing like what I imagined.)


    Walking through a valley with such thoughts suddenly, the figure with a hood covering its face appeared before me.


    "Nope."


    I immediately turned and walked away, avoiding the horror movie scenario. As if that is my only route to my home.


    "Heh, now I can buy an energy drink from the old Li''s store."


    Then suddenly, I lost consciousness.


    **


    "Congratulations! Lynne Mark"


    "¡­¡­What ?"


    I just realized that I was in a space that¡¯s just pure white.


    In front of me was a Gentleman wearing a Tuxedo but for some reason his face is hazy and it is unrecognizable.


    "Eh?¡­ What happened? Did something happened to me ?"


    Then, the gentleman regrettably said.


    "Well yes. You able to avoid the hands of the serial murderer but sadly stuck by a bolt of lightning, lightning went straight from your head and spine frying your entire nervous system in a matter of seconds resulting in instant-death. That now where we are in simple terms, we are in the waypoint from your world to the other world."This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings.


    "So that is why I lost my consciousness, well looks like death wanted to take me no matter what. So why are you congratulating me? did I won the lottery or something ?"


    "Yes."


    The man said with a bright smile.


    "After checking your deed and personality I decided you are a perfect candidate for a special position."


    "Candidate ?"


    "Yes, I checked how you lived and how you acted thought your lifetime. And with 100% sure you are the one will be sent to another world."


    "So, what do I do? Defeat the Demon King?"


    "Nope, you don''t need to bother by such thing as the demon king, no you will be reborn as a goddess in the newly born world and you only need to watch over it."


    "Watch over ?"


    "Yes, in other words, you only need to stay in that world except from that you¡¯re free to live as you like."


    "So, I don''t need responsibility ?"


    "Well except extreme situation, you don''t need to do anything."


    "So anything allowed unless I completely f*ck up the system ?"


    "Yes."


    This talk is like a dream.


    Who would say ''no'' right?


    "Well then, please create your body and affiliation."


    The gentleman said while snapping his fingers. A screen appeared out of nowhere.


    "I must create my appearance ?"


    "Yes as for affiliation it must be two of important affiliation."


    Ah, damn it the character creation the time killer. Sh*t one of the few things that I am extremely bad at.


    "Do you have presets ?"


    "This will be your lifetime appearance do you really want presets."


    "Yes."


    I know my self better than anyone and I know how bad I am.


    "Okay. Those are preset and you can exclude or include things you wish. Take your time."


    I looked at the screen, there were all kinds of bodies ranging from ordinary human to eldritch horror.


    "This is gonna take a while."


    **


    "This is the one."


    I took a step back from the screen to let the man look.


    "Let''s see....that is interesting it has two forms. The one looked kind, dependable and motherly while the other one looked terrifying and domineering. As for affiliation, it is Justice and Redemption."


    "Isn''t the country destroying beauty, beauty, and light more woman''s thing ?"


    "Meh, I like something similar to two sides of the same coin that can''t exist without other."


    "Well as expected from the person I choose I guess."


    "220cm p cup are ok? you can make it even bigger you know. "


    "This is alright for both situations and it doesn¡¯t look out of shape. I always wonder what is feels like to be big. Also it for role play."


    "There are other things I need to do ?"


    "Nope, that is it. You will be transported into the newborn world receive the title of the first god. That means you can understand any living being so no need for language."


    "Are there other gods except me ?"


    "Yes, but unlike you, they born from that world in some way you are their elder."


    "Then one last question."


    "Yes?"


    "Why are you doing this ?"


    "Well, first my works are piling up so I need someone to lessen my workload. Two I am bored."


    "That is enough for me. Thanks."


    "Have a good time new goddess."


    The gentleman snapped his fingers again and my consciousness gradually switched over.

 Chapter 2: They asked proof of loyalty and I answered.

    When I noticed, I stood in front of a large throne room by myself. The room itself looks like made from something similar to white marble. The throne itself looks simple without any decoration except the symbol of red and white sword carved on top of it, which is my symbol.


    Walking closer, I looked at my appearance on a clear mirror-like reflection of the throne. The upper half of my face coved in the white boomerang-shaped bone along with my upper and lower body shaped like slender armor with floor-length red cloth drafting over my legs covering my private part. While the lower half of my face, neck, and stomach showing red flesh missing skin.


    "Yep, just as expected, I looked majestic but terrifying at the same time."


    Sitting on my throne, I looked outside since my throne room had no door. What I saw wasn¡¯t a grass-covered plain nor tall mountain, but instead, there was nothing but an empty grey space.


    Honestly, in this grey space, there is only me and my throne.


    *Well he said it is a newborn world, so this gonna take while isn''t it.*


    "I sleep until something happens."


    I placed my elbow on the throne''s arm and closed my non-existing eyes to rest.


    --


    "Huh?"


    I don''t know how much time passed until I noticed something. More specifically, something entered my space.


    That something was moving in every direction like a lost child in a mall without any lead. In some way, it looked cute. But continuing like this, it gonna take forever to find me so, I decided to help.


    Mimicking the man, I thought of that thing to appear before my throne room and snapped my fingers.


    *Oh it really happened.*


    Followed by snap, a small ball of light appeared at the entrance.


    "Ah!"


    It ran on a moment it saw me. Well, you can run but can''t hide~


    With a simple snap of my fingers, the small ball appeared on the front of the entrance again. And it runs again and a few seconds later appears before my throne again. Loop continued quite while until a ball of light decided to come towards me.


    But it didn''t float towards me straightway, but in a snake-like way, moving left and right slowly, it was an entertaining scene.


    After some time finally, Mr.scady cat stopped in front of me.Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more.


    I moved my hand towards Mr.scady cat.


    "Come."


    Following my word, Mr.scady cat climbed on my palm.


    "Wow, you lived quite a life."


    On a moment, Mr.scady cat touched my hand, an unknown man''s memory flooded into my head. I immediately know how to read his memory and judge his karma, despite no one, taught me anything. It was like fish knowing how to swim. I just know from the moment I reborn as a goddess.


    From his memory and from my point of view he has done many right things and helped many lives. I can reward him by turning him into one of my people or send to his next life.


    Well, I don''t like forcing something on people so I decided to ask him since he is the first one.


    "I giving you two choices, one is to go next life after receiving my blessing. You will be born into a loving family and country without war. You get a strong body and a long life."


    "If this one may ask a great one what is the second one?"


    "As for the second one. Serve under me."


    Spoiler, he chose the first one.


    Just like that, one by one soul began to appear in my space to receive my judgment.


    For some reason, I felt a sense of comfort every time I gave my judgment giving me more reason to not get laze. Sometimes I face a pitch-black ball that sign of corrupted or misused justice. In that situation, depending on how sincere they are I give them a second chance sending to the afterlife with my mark. If they arrive before me without fixing their mistake the something even worse than purgatory awaits them.


    But sadly, some people don''t learn.


    "You disappointed me, Josh. I trusted you but you choose the same road."


    "No! I did what is right! Those were necessary sacrifices! Those ones that don''t know how much I bleed for them!"


    "One for all but Josh you don''t know how that one felt and never will."


    "No! Please great one just one more chance!"


    "Sadly there is no third one for you."


    "Wai-"


    Immediately I crushed a black ball of light in my hard. Then a moment later I opened my hand and there is a chump of rock instead of Josh. This rock is something that I named Meld since I can reshape and create new servants or give life to something that doesn''t have a soul. And no worry about revenge or malicious intent since it something similar to refueling the empty tank.


    Using that Meld I made a large armored soldier that looked similar to me except it is three times bigger than me and it had male build with a head shaped more like a rhombus armed with large tower shield and spear.


    "You go stand at that place."


    Following my command, my new giant stood beside one of the pillars like others.


    Just like that, I passed away the years in that manner, judging people making new servants and taking souls that willing to serve me.


    Until I received pray from a someone who calls himself Archbishop Victor.


    "Dear Goddes of Justice and Fairness, whom within us guiding right or wrong."


    "We thank thee for thy gift and ask now."


    "How our mortal souls, weak and humble subject cowering before thy magnificence, may serve ?"


    "Whom doth thou crave dative thy ranks of subjects"


    "What flame shall be quenched in thy name ?"


    So he basically saying he wants to serve under me becoming part of my servants right?


    That is quite easy.


    "Archbishop Victor you are beckoned into my throne room."


    In that way I know he is a real follower or just pathetic sleaze bad that only knows how to sell my name. If he really follows my word and sacrifices himself then I will receive him with my open arms and appoint as my right-hand man. If he is not then I will send my guys to teach him a lesson.


    "No, I am. I!"


    "Thy will be done in grand sacrifice. Thy assures you."


    "But alas, I am the church."


    "My life has been dedicated to thy glory."


    "This, I will not relinquish, thy must understand."


    "I can not sacrifice my self to you!"


    "I live to guide my followers! "


    So you saying it is okay to sacrifice others to me but not yourself?


    Now isn''t that is some A+ grade bullsh*t!

 Chapter 3: The Messenger (Edited)

    The Great Arpheos Empire.


    It was one of five great human empires of this world with a total population of several million if one includes kingdoms that surrendered to their overwhelming power.


    One of those territories the Generous Heart is governed by duke Reynold Simkin. Quite many nobles that lived within the territory of Generous Heart were retainers to duke Reynold, who all dedicated the same amount of loyalty to him as they did to His Majesty the King.


    Within that territory, almost 70% of the citizens were followers of Lynne, a blind goddess of justice and redemption. Because of number difference, there is always a small or big conflict arise between Lynne''s followers and other cults or nobles. To prevent unnecessary bloodshed, duke Reynold planted his spies in every religion and church in his territory, collecting valuable information at almost instant speed.


    Just like every day, duke Reynold he rose together with the morning sun and offered a prayer to the gods. Afterward, he would do his morning workout, only once he finished, his exercise he takes breakfast.


    Giving instructions to his followers while drinking tea after his meal, he finally finishing the first part of his day. Reynold solemnly stood up from his chair as he rubbed his shoulders with a tired face. But his rest didn''t last long as his room''s doom slams open by one of his subordinates blowing all of his arranged documents.


    "Sir Reynold, we received important news from one of our spies in the church of Lynne telling archbishop Victor preparing grand sacrifice."


    "By the elven queen socks, what did you just say?"


    Completly waken up by the news, Reynold couldn''t help but yell in shock. In this age, gods and goddesses, it was no surprise sacrificial ceremony happen somewhere.


    To prove their devotion, to ask forgiveness, ask a boon for all kinds of reason sacrificial ceremony held but, what Reynold surprised was it came from the goddess Lynne that never asked any kind form of sacrifice.


    *Something is suspicious.*


    Thought Reynold as he knows well former archbishop Maximus. He was an honest man who lived his whole life following the teaching of Lynne. He didn''t receive any bribe or done crime and helped to clean the kingdom from corruption.


    One day, Maximus visited his home about his birthmark. Telling him, it was a mark of redemption proof of Lynne gave him a second chance. May he didn''t fully trust him since from other gods and goddess Lynne said most mysterious one since not even once she appeared. Some say even she didn''t exist but, there are her church and her mark.


    It is better to be safe than sorry with that kind of thought, Reynold received some scrolls and a book from Maximus.


    "That Victor is up to something to investigate into further."


    Immediately Reynold gave his command to investigate and find a reason for the grand sacrifice.This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience.


    In the following month, Reynold received news that following the order of archbishop Victor, devout followers of Lynne began to sacrifice their lives in front of public eyes.


    People began to fear and began to call Lynne''s followers a mad or heretics that serve an evil goddess. Meanwhile, others began to fan the flame killing and kidnapping people blaming on Lynne''s church. Things became more chaotic.


    Reynold still had no clue about sacrifice, making him harder to decide since if it was Victor''s who using the goddess''s name, then he can publicly execute him. But if it is really goddess Lynne her self commanded it, then he going against the goddess that means he need help from other god or powerful being can rival the god.


    "But which one!"


    Reynold pulled his hair in frustration while holding a report he received from the messenger. The report stated that unknown demons suddenly appeared on the northern border and moving straight towards Generous Heart.


    Those demons had an appearance that quite distinct from other demons he knows. They came in all kinds of variety in size and appearance, but all of them shared two things. First, they had pure white porcelain-like armor with a red flesh sticking out between the gaps. Second, they had no eyes.


    "No eyes and no skin ?"


    After reading the report, something clicked inside Reynold''s head as he remembered from a scroll he received from Maximus. In writing stated goddess Lynne had the appearance of a tall and beautiful young woman with a slender frame yet remarkably curvaceous-figure clad in pure white armor who is missing its skin and eyes.


    "Quickly call mage who specialized in the wind element!"


    Using the power of wind element that mage possesses, Reynold gave a command to his soldiers to not engage the unknown demons and pull back into the capital.


    *It is a gamble but, I have no choice time is not on my side.*


    If it is really a thing, he assumes it is. Then he can calm this chaos in one single swipe if it is not then, his city still had defenses that enough to withstand high-level angel.


    Then a week later, from the top of his wall, Reynold saw unknown demons he read from the report. Seeing giant even taller than wall armed with spear and shield, standing in front of the gate along with otherworldly creatures, one captain couldn''t help but say.


    "Facing demon far better than this."


    Reynold silently agreed with since at least they know what demons do.


    "They are sending a messenger."


    One soldier pointed towards a single four-armed figure moving towards the gate.


    After adjusting his heart, Reynold decided to receive the messenger by himself. Opening the gate, he took a close look at the four-armed humanoid figure. It is body shape looked similar to a hunch back old man is dressed in a simple long gown and holding a long curved staff in his left hand.


    "It is a pleasure to meet you I am the duke Reynold Simkin the governor of this city, may I know who you are?"


    "Heh, Reynold, still stiff as ever like usual."


    When messenger opened his bony mouth and talked with a rough but gentle voice, Reynold knew that he succeeded in his bet.


    "Maximus?"


    "Yes, my old friend looks like fate work in a wondrous way. Should duke invite this old man ?"


    "Oh, go in, Maximus."


    Feeling as if heavy stone disappeared from his back, Reynold happily invited the old man to his room and began their talk with a nice cup of tea.


    "Maximus, why are you here ?"


    Putting an empty cup on the holder, Reynold asked.


    "Oh, due to taste tea and cookie made by your maid, I almost forget my mission."


    Maximus took a long sigh and spoke while scratching his white head.


    "To think, Victor failed me this much."


    "As expected, he has done something."


    Maximus raised one of his hands and showed a small space between his fingers to Reynold.


    "This close you see that idiot was this close to becoming something even higher than any one of us. But what this idiot do? Not only he missed the chance but also smeared mud on great one''s face stating he is the church! "


    Reynold calmly sat there and listened to an old man, and when finally old fellow finished his rant, he gave the old man a gentle pat on the shoulder.


    "Sorry Reynold, for a listening rant of this idiot."


    "It is okay, archbishop Maximus every one makes a mistake."


    "Thanks, Reynold, that is why I am here to fix my mistake. "

 Chapter 4: Fitting end

    While judging the souls, I used clairvoyance to observe what is happening to my forces that I send to a human territory called Generous heart to punish the bastard.


    I saw one of my inquisitors who I sent to lead my army is talking with a quite handsome man in his thirty. From their conversation, I found he is the lord of this city and an old friend of the inquisitor.


    "Thanks, Reynold, that is why I am here to fix my mistake. "


    Said my inquisitor stood up and walked towards the door with his staff.


    *Ooh damn that scene looks so cool. Man, I wish I had some popcorn and coke but I can''t since they not invented in this world. I against the rule.*


    Following inquisitor, I finally saw the bastard who is now standing in front of a large church with my emblem surrounded by many people dressed in white and red garb. He himself dressed in a white vest with a bright red rim over a fancy robe and wearing a golden necklace with my emblem that made what precious rock came from somewhere.


    *Large smile, beer belly, and unnecessary decoration even without checking his info I am 99% sure he is the one.*


    "The day has come."


    "I, we devoted so much to the goddess Lynne."


    "Today is the day great Lynne given us a chance to meet her."


    "Lynne, thou wilt be named."


    "Hear me as my aged eyes widen."


    "Heed, my words we wish to thy greatness and hail thy unshakable righteousness. As proof receive those mortal lives thy''s, great heart."


    "I must, by all means, remain in my ceremonial carb as a beacon to guide lost souls to thy''s bosom."


    You got some great mouth that is what I give that, but can that save from my executioner''s blade.


    Following Victor''s bullshit, in my name, people took out a ceremonial dagger and prepared to take their lives but, my inquisitor arrives just in time to stop this madness.


    "Stop! In the name of goddess Lynne, I command you to stop this grand sacrificial ceremony!"


    But on the moment, people saw him they began to scream in horror, pointing towards him.


    "A monster!"


    "Why there is a demon here! Where are guards!"


    Demons? Man clean your yes and see how cool they are. They are looks nothing like those demons well maybe.Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation.


    Maybe.


    While thinking about my servant''s appearance, Victor began to spot bullshit again.


    "Witness this abomination and person who with it!"


    "See! a person who said kind and benevolent ruler is standing beside this monster. It is clear as day he hidden his fang and decided to real today to disturb our holy ceremony!"


    Wow.


    *Doesn''t he recognize that monster he calling is a person who adopted and gave him a seat of an archbishop ?*


    "Victor, don''t you dare harm innocent lives using the goddess''s name!"


    Inquisitor said in a calm tone, but it is only on the outside I could feel his fury slowly building up inside him. The only reason he didn''t chop off his head is the last bit of sentiment and my mission.


    It is quite cruel to command a father to kill someone who is like a son to him, but half of this is his wish, and the other half is even by little he is also at fault for Victor become a person today.


    "In the name of Lynna as long as I held my oath, I am the judge and this is trial!  "


    Thought connection, I felt he calmed down. At the moment, he slams his staff''s end against the ground, everyone around him shuts their mouths and turns towards inquisitor and Victor. This is a sign of the start of a ritual.


    Different from an act of using and manipulating mana to use spells, the ritual directly borrows part of my power. Its power depends on his faith or strength of an oath.


    Well, as my servant, he can use directly, even without something like a ritual but, he still thinks he is human.


    "Archbishop Victor Maximus, I am here to judge for four crimes you committed against goddess Lynne."


    "What?"


    On the moment he hears inquisitor''s first sentence, Victor''s divine expression immediately replaced with surprise then horror since he knows what is gonna happen next.


    "First, using the goddess''s name for your own selfish desire."


    Following the sentence, a bright red handcuff appeared on Victor''s hand.


    "Second, trying to harm innocent lives."


    "Stop!"


    Victor tried to take a step forward to stop inquisitor but, a legcuff appeared around his legs forcing him to kneel.


    "Third, agoing against oath you given to your goddess."


    "S-someone stop that monster! He trying to harm archbishop!"


    A few people tried to help Victor but immediately stopped by guards send by his friend.


    "This monster you call is previous archbishop Maximus who is sent by goddess Lynne herself to punish this heretic anyone who tried to help Victo will receive capital punishment!. If you don''t trust my word then see her holy army standing behind our wall!"


    With straight facts thrown towards their face, even idiot will notice something wrong. Following man''s word, people rushed towards the wall while others who can use spells used their spells to check outside of the wall.


    "Demons!"


    "Shhh! do you want to die!"


    "You idiot, don''t you see the symbol on their head."


    "Just as stated in holy writing, they don''t have eyes and carrying a symbol of Lynne."


    Hearing they recognizing me and my army makes me feel rest assured that my retainers are doing good, but still hearing things like symbol, lord or holy writing make me wanna bury my self in the ground in cringe.


    While they busy looking at my army Victor is finally broke down and began to plead.


    "Fourth!"


    "Wait! please goddess Lynne I was wrong!"


    "Y-you want your gold and treasure back right! take it all of them it is in my secret room behind my chair. Just let me live, give me another chance."


    "Father you know me right. I never do that, I, I was manipulated by !"


    But without giving him the chance to finish his other bullshit, inquisitor cuts his sentence in midway.


    "Fourth, for trying to take the name of God !"


    "For such as heretic yourself, deserve punishment in front of lord''s throne!"


    When inquisitor finishes his sentence, a red collar with a chain connected to his handcuff and leg cuff appeared around Victor''s neck and he disappeared within the light. To be more specific he sent to after life which means to me.

 Chapter 5: Long waited vacation

    Another few hundred years passed since I executed Victor.


    Even though I executed him as an example, there are still many corrupted people who use my name for evil born in my temples.


    In every passing year, big and small conflict arises in every part of the word caused by a clash of belief between followers, war, plague, demons, monster, more. But the worst two are battle between gods themselves and other worlder.


    I using other worlder is because they can arrive in this world in three ways. First is being reincarnated as one member races that live in this world.


    Second is transmigration, which is self-explanatory.


    The third being summons by someone to this world for a purpose.


    But all of them in some way posses cheat ability granting them power equal or more than god. It is good and all if they live their life.


    ''If''


    "Sign~."


    Thank god I got the highest authority or else even god knows, how long this world lasts under those people missing more than a few brain cells.


    "Lord, may these servants know what happened to make you sign."


    Moving my head, I saw quite a large man dressed in full plate armor with a white cloth hang from around his waist reaching his knee, behind him, there are two people also kneeled. One is dressed in clothes similar to Victor, while the other one dressed in a black military coat over a chest plate and black pants.


    Those three are one of the few people who retained their human appearance after turning into my servants. One in full plate armor is Aarkon, who responsible for the temple''s security. One in archbishop garb is Turlon responsible for checking inside corruption and people itself. The last one who is in military garb is Stuart one who responsible for fighting against demons and other supernatural creatures.


    Thanks to those three my work are becoming more easier, but still, there is too much thing going on every second that far from my control.


    Looks like they noticed my sign.


    "It is nothing. Oh Aarkon, how is a conflict between Dynas and Iena ?"


    "Lord, sadly there no sign of an end. Just now, another three small and one large kingdom ruined. Should I send abolishers ?"


    "No need it will only make worse but, don''t let them destroy another kingdom. I don''t want any more people to die cause of those two''s childish fight."This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon.


    When will those two learn, there is no point in fighting against them. Because of that, my work becoming more and more. Just cause I require neither sleep or meals it doesn''t mean I get tired.


    *Well even though emotionally I don''t feel tired but still, I tired!*


    "Turlon, how is the state of inside conflict ?"


    "Lord Lynne, you don''t need to worry those trivial things there is no corruption or degeneracy in every temple. Every day many new followers enter the lord''s temple to hail your kindness."


    "Turlon, I trusting you."


    "Lord, I never let you down."


    Thanks to Turlon, at least, I don''t need to worry about an inside conflict. But doesn''t mean, I completely left on his hand. From time to time, I always do an unexpected inspection. Not that, I don''t trust him but, there is always a chance that some bug went under his vision.


    "Stuart, report."


    "Yes, for now, there is no big war between races. But I received news about one heir vampire clan''s head is running away with female other worlder. Also, one worlder called Yukimura established kingdom one border of another kingdom and declared war."


    Are you serious ?!


    "More ?"


    "That is it."


    Damn even though it lesser than last time but still so much pain. Aargh, I already feel my hair turning white from all those stress.


    "And who are you?"


    "What ?"


    I pointed a figure hiding behind one of my pillars. Even though it can hide from servants, it is another thing hiding from me.


    "H-hello elder sister."


    With shaking voice a beautiful blonde woman dressed in a pure white dress and golden tiara appeared behind the pillar.


    *Sister? I don''t remember I have a sister.*


    "Lord, that is a goddess of light Remtris."


    "Ah, yes."


    As expected oldest one, Turlon has surprisingly good intuition. But seeing  I took long to recognize her, Remtris became even more depressed.


    "*cough* Elder sister, I am sorry that I haven''t approached you this long."


    Oh, she recovered it.


    "So, what is my little sister want ?"


    It sounds like a child asking for money from parents. Which is both annoying and hard to refuse.


    "Well, it like this."


    Said, Remtris began to explain why she seeking help from me.


    Looks like her followers holding her blessed childrens and locking them in temples for their whole life while using their power for their greed while brainwashing them. Because of how the orthodox method it used in brainwashing she can''t punish them cause they don''t break the rule. And she can''t manifest by herself because of all priests sealed ritual scrips.


    And she can''t use her blessed childrens as a vessel because it will destroy their souls if she does against their will.


    "So basically you enslaved by your own followers."


    "No, yes you right..."


    "Sign~."


    "Lord, allow me to punish those heretics."


    "Stuart is more troublesome than it looks."


    Quickly Turlon said to Stuart calming him down. Despite his calm look, he is more hot-blooded than Aarkon.


    What Turlon said was correct I can''t use my followers directly since without any proof from Remtris herself, her followers will immediately take as a declaration of war. She can''t ask from other gods because there is a chance that they will steal her blessed child and use it for something even worse or in exchange for something even more troublesome than her blessed child. And she can''t trust a person since she doesn''t know her follower''s method of brainwashing.


    And worst of all kings and all other powerful beings are connected to her church making things even more complicated.


    "I hate politics."


    Wait a sec isn''t this a perfect chance for taking a vacation in Material Plane?


    I can get tasty foods and sleep on a soft bed.


    Yes!


    Calm down Lynne wears a poker face.


    "Sister looks like, I need to take this matter with my own hands."

 Chapter 6: Better to listen demons word

    The empire Clesdia.


    Currently, through the whole empire, a large scale investigation going on due news of the sudden rise of demons on the outskirt of territory caused by an unknown demon worshiping cult.


    -Pov of Saiga Kuromori-


    "Just like Saiga said, there is a real hidden passage."


    "So that means the main force tricked by a decoy."


    "Yes, and even if he receives, the message it will be too late to arrive."


    "There is not enough time."


    "It is okay we can stop, the ritual before they complete it."


    I held their hand and assured them.


    I definitely protect Anna''s home town.


    At first, when guild asked our assistance, I refused it because I didn''t want to work under those disgusting nobles but, finding her home town on the list, I couldn''t help but agree. I don''t want to see her sad.


    She was the first person who helped when I first arrived in this word four years ago.


    As I entered the underground passage, I closed my eyes and scanned surroundings using my skill [Life Detection] and [Scan]. At the end of the tunnel, behind the gate, I found thirty people and eight or ten demons.


    Among thirty people, I recognized a few faces of nobles from known families along with two elven children. As expected, it is nobles again fucking human waste that doesn''t even deserve to breathe the same air with us.


    Despite passage filled with traps and doors enchanted with all kinds of magic and runes, it was like a child play for me to erase all of them. Thanks for my cheat skill.


    [Magic Mastery] was cheat I got when I transported into this world. This skill was as follows: First, I can use any kind of magic without any requirement; All element affinity; mana manipulation; and most of all, the ability to learn, create magic spells.


    If I can be creative, I can create almost all types of spells that nobody knows, even what does it do.


    "Let''s stop that ritual."


    While at using the chance, I better kill those nobles as well.


    With Anna, Rose, and Lyra, I attacked their hideout while they busy preparing a ritual.


    Just as I saw inside the hideout, there is a gigantic summoning circle that could cleanly fit onto the grounds of a small mansion surrounded by twenty people in black robe guarded by ten demons and nobles armed with their fancy weapons. At the center of the summoning circle, I saw two elven children in a cage.Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more.


    Lyra and I charged at guards while Anna and Rose attacked cultists that controlling the summoning circle.


    "Shit, how did they found this place!"


    "Protect the summoning circle! if they stop this ritual, there will be no eternal life or unlimited strength for you!"


    "F*ck! kill them!"


    [Shotgun!]


    Immediately I cast my custom spell towards guards. A faint blue ball appears on my palm and then explodes into tiny particles shooting towards guards.


    Within just a moment, those nobles turned into mincemeat after being hit by million particles.


    "As expected, those humans no use."


    Said demons charged towards us six towards me and Lyra, four towards Anna and Rose.


    [Divine Possession: Nemean Lion!]


    A red flame enveloped Lyra''s whole body granting her strength of mythological beast and transforming her into something similar to the race of beastman. With this, she easily cleaves through two demons in one swing of her blade.


    [Demon bane!]


    Demons in some way are similar to spirits, beings that inhabit the spiritual world using mana to manifest in the real world. Basically, what I am doing is, manipulating mana in their body and dispersing it, making them unable to hold into their form in the real world.


    "You!"


    Because of the large difference between mine and their mana other eight demons disappears into many pieces without even able to their sentence.


    "No!, we must summon the great demon!"


    Seeing their guards taken out in a matter of seconds, their leader screamed.


    "For lord Crociel!"


    Following his scream, other cult members took out a knife from their robes and began to pierce their hearts, spraying blood to summoning the circle.


    "Quick, stop them!"


    Fucking crazy people. Four of us tried to stop them all of able to sacrifice themselves into a summoning circle. While I pierced hearth of a cult leader, summoning circle began to shine in creepy red light, from the circle a large door appeared behind the two elven children.


    The door decorated with a countless skeleton from all kinds of races.


    With a creaking sound, the gate slowly opens up displaying pitch-black space behind it.


    A greater demon slowly appeared from the gate. He had a strange large body, two long goat-like horn, gray eyes that full of anger and yellowmouth with long spear-like fangs twisted outward.


    What should I do?


    Should I take the children and run away with others or try to beat a greater demon?


    "Who call-HUCK!?"


    But we saw something even more unbelievable thing as something looks like a white slender hand pierced greater demon''s chest from behind. But most surprised one was greater demon himself.


    "W-what ?"


    With a confused expression, the greater demon moved his head, looked his back. Then, the color disappeared from his face.


    Literally color disappeared from his expression like in an old cartoon.


    "No!"


    "Please, don''t. I want to live."


    As if he saw something thing came straight from his nightmare, the greater demon began to struggle to leave the gate but couldn''t do anything against this slender hand. Then he noticed us and asked something that I never thought, I hear it from the demon.


    "Hey, hey you human!"


    "Quick! destroy this circle. Erase those three symbols and this gate will collapse hurry!"


    But at that moment our brain shut down from too much surprise, so we just stood there like idiots.


    "You fucking idiotsss~."


    With his pitiful last word, the greater demon disappeared into the gate being pulled back by a white.


    "Wow, this gate smaller than I thought."


    Then a figure that even bigger than a previous greater demon walked out from the gate. Unlike the greater demon, this thing doesn''t have face except for her bloody jaw that looks like mission it skin. It wearing pure white armor around her chest and legs. But other parts are completely missing its skin just like her jaw.


    It was something looks even more dangerous than the demon king itself.


    First time I regret not following the demon''s word.

 Chapter 7: Fateful Encounter

    I noticed some kind of dark pulsating ball in this thing''s hand. From the way it still trying to escape, I think it is the soul of that greater demon. The thing raised a black ball towards her face and spoke.


    "Well, in a normal situation due to your insane amount of bad deeds you have done, I would destroy your soul at this moment."


    "But if I do that, others will know something happed and start sniffing around."


    Bad deed?Soul? Others?


    There is no way a demon will talk about things like wrongdoing because they are the epitome of sin themselves.


    She is definitely not anything related to spirit since it is easy to recognize them because each spirit is presented with four elements of this word making.


    The soul is something, not even, gods can touch it is something only the real God who created both gods and demons can touch. And she is talking about destroying as if its nothing. Is she the creator of this world?


    Then why I don''t see or hear anything about her?


    "Making the whole point of using your gate kinda worthless so this time, I make an exception.


    Following her speech, we saw a greater demon''s soul slowly took the shape of a small black cat. It had a gray eye and had cute little wings and a pointy tail.


    Yep, a demon that killed thousands of people and made gate from their skulls, transformed into this powerless looking cute cat. If this looked cute to me, then it would be even more fatal to the woman.


    "Cute!"


    Just as I expected, Lyra and Anna spoke. Rose, who usually the coldest one of the group, had a spark in her eyes.


    "Ah, she is goddess Lynne!"


    "This mortal greets old Deus."


    Suddenly Lyra standing beside me immediately disabled her transformation and kneeled before this thing. Anna and Rose followed her as well.


    "Old Deus ?"


    What is old Deus mean?


    "Kuromori quick kneel before her!"


    "Yes, Kuro quickly kneels before her."


    "What?"


    Feeling how serious the situation is, I had no choice to kneel before this thing.


    "Who is she? Why Lyra you kneeling before her. Didn''t you said your royal family kneels to no one?"Stolen content alert: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences.


    I asked via telepathy from three.


    "Yes, I said that, but Old Deus is an exception."


    "Old Deus is the title of very first god born alongside this world itself. People say Remtris goddess of light and Layil god of darkness is the first one but, they can''t say that in front of Lynne''s followers cause they knew the truth."


    "As goddess of Justice and Redemption, she is judge, jury, and executioner. She is the only goddess who can judge and punish other gods."


    "And the fairest goddess that doesn''t discriminate no one."


    "This is bad."


    Said three while shaking in fear.


    Isn''t it totally fine if you didn''t do bad things, why are you shaking?


    "Why bad? isn''t a good thing that there is a goddess who does her job ?"


    Isn''t that a good thing?


    Finally, there is a goddess that can put those proud gods into their place.


    "Idiot! she is too fair."


    "She judges everything to possess a soul, even by chance she found guilty even god will be executed. In the past, there was a time she found just one depraved archbishop in her temple and called her entire army to judge that person. If not for wise king Reynold there is no telling that she would execute the whole continent!."


    "After that, every corrupted priest and official in every kingdom that has her temple is executed. It became a one-sided massacre, corpses of priests, officials, kings filled the streets. Followers of other gods and demons tried to use that as a chance, but when they found guilty, they also executed and their god''s soul destroyed by Lynne herself."


    "Because of her terrifying form looks human yet not human, demon yet not a demon. For a few centuries, every kingdom refused to build her temple thinking she is a demonic goddess."


    I laughed a dry laugh.


    Now I know why greater demon afraid from her that much. She literally doesn''t discriminate between bug and god.


    "But don''t forget every good king seek to build my temple in their kingdom."


    "!?"


    "What ?!"


    "Do you really think telepathy works in front of me ?"


    "I can even read your mind as well but, it would be too rude."


    She was hearing our entire conversation!


    I felt a cold chill running through my back while sweat forming on my palm.


    "Stand up, the only time you need to kneel is when you meet me after your death."


    When stood up we saw her observing us with a gentle smile.


    "Looks like this well-known form is not fit for undercover."


    Said her body enveloped in bright light a moment later when the light fades lady looks like in her late twenty stood in front of us. It looked like a small and version of her self with the skin, but still, she was head or two taller than us.


    She had bright red eyes and silver hair reaching her butt, decorated with a circlet. She clad in a long black off shoulder-dress alike to her armor it separated by the waist section in a thin net. Her overwhelming presence now replaced with a very peaceful one that making me feel very tired. But at the same time seeing her large bosom and slim waist showing behind the thin net I felt my little jimmy slowly rising.


    STOP!


    Kuromori you already promised your heart to Anna, Lyra, and Rose. Don''t you dare lust like a dog in heat!


    She is dangerous in every kind of way.


    Suddenly I could feel the goddess smiled at me like approval. Mm¡­ after checking again, it seemed to be an illusion.


    If she human form like that, why she didn''t turn into a human in the first place.


    "Lord, Lynne why don''t you use your human form?"


    Anna took my word straight from my mouth. Some times Anna''s straightforwardness really scares me as expected girl I fell in love with.


    "Heh, little girl people suppose to afraid of me. They should afraid of being judged by their crime."


    There were decisiveness and pride in her word.


    "Then what about redemption ?"


    "Looks like the you got it. This is the form I used to receive souls that able to redeem themselves."


    Said the goddess walked towards the two unconscious elf children in the cage and with a simple touch, she erased the cage.


    "It is the first time I arrived in a material world so you guys gonna be my guides."


    She spoke with a smile while embracing two children in each hand. At that moment, I didn''t know what kind of storm she woud bring.

 Chapter 8: The tension and first night

    Kuromori, you already promised your heart to Anna, Lyra, and Rose. Don''t you dare lust like a dog in heat!


    She is dangerous in every kind of way.


    I read Kuromori''s thoughts and know I choose the right people.


    In front of me stood a group of four people. Their leader Kuromori looks like a typical Japanese high schoolboy dressed in light leather armor with a plate protecting his chest area and armed with one short sword.


    As for his wives, Anna had the image of a naive village girl with healthy skin, bright blue eyes, light blonde hair. She dressed in simple clothes under a black cloak and holding a magic staff with shaft made of adamantium.


    Is she trying to use it as makeshift mace?


    Rose dressed like sexy witches that I saw during Halloween. She had light brown eyes with glasses, pale skin, shoulder-length black hair.


    Lyne, on the other hand, was an exotic beauty that looks like it came out straight from Arabian fairy tales. Long red hair tied in a ponytail, golden choker, cropped tube top, and puffy looking pants with a scimitar.


    Now he only needs a onee-san type to make his harem troupe complete.


    Oops, Kuromori stared at me with a dumb face for a moment. Back to my poker face. Back to my poker face! Kuromori looked at me again as if he checking something, then turned back. I then proceeded to laugh even more inside. Yes, finally, I got my vacation.


    Well, I also in my space sitting on my throne, but thanks to my parallel processing and avatar creation skill. I was able to create a copy of my self and sent it to the material world. Different from replication, the avatar and I are the same. It is like controlling a remote-controlled car.


    Lynne, you are a genius!


    Now you can relax and do my job at the same time without a bein worry every second!


    After answering Anna''s question, I switched my focus on the cage.


    Now let''s see those children in the cage.


    Walking the close, I saw a male and female elven children look like human children in the early years of their teens in the orichalcum cage dressed in a rag like clothes.


    From memories, I collected from souls, I judged. Female posses common traits of dark elf a black skin and short pointy ears while the male had white skin, blonde hair, and long pointy ears, that universal trait of a high elf.This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.


    Coincidentally both races live very far away from the human kingdom. But sadly I can''t check it since I don''t have any skill to able to check something, that far away. As Old Deus, I have skills like True Immortality, Divinity, Perfection, which is I personally disabled in an all-time cause I know real fun wasn''t having, but it was in getting it. Well, I went off track there for a sec.


    Except for those, I only possess skills that corresponding to my affiliation justice and redemption. Both have no connection with the information or knowledge. As a soul, I don''t know anything unless I ripped out from their body, which is something I didn''t even try.


    I erased the cage and took the children thanks to my large frame it was easy to carry them on each of my arms.


    "It is the first time I arrived in a material world, so you guys gonna be my guides."


    Without any choice, Kuromori and his wives agreed to escort me to the closest city.


    "Oh."


    I almost forgot about this guy. After putting the unconscious cat on my shoulder, I left the hideout with them. At the end of the passageway, I greeted with a gentle breeze carrying the scent of earth and tree, clear blue sky with a full moon.


    Man, I really want to raise a tent under one of those trees and observe the full moon while drinking cold beer along with meat skewers. I saw  Anna, who is walking in front of me, slowing her steps until she matches her paces with me.


    It looks like she wanted to ask something from me, looking at her fidgeting appearance beside me seems like something personal.


    "Un, Lord Lynne."


    "You can just call me madam Lynne."


    "Madam Lynne why have you arrived, in the material world. It said you unable manifest because there is nothing that has enough mana to sustain it."


    To summon god, their followers usually use two ways. The first is to sacrifice enough things to fill the criteria, which are usually living and non-living that rich in mana like those two elven children. The second is to find the perfect vessel, but it near impossible thing since it is the same as searching one needle in a room full of hay.


    But it in my situation, I didn''t want it summoned, so I denied any kind of sacrifice and searching for the vessel. But donations are okay since my followers need to eat, you can''t fill your stomach with hope and dream.


    "Anna that wrong, I just didn''t want to be interrupted while doing my job, as now think of it as my vacation. Even the goddess needs some rest."


    Thanks to my enhanced senses I immediately noticed the tension in their body became weaker after hearing my reason.


    Two hours of walking later, we finally arrived at Anna''s home town. At first, we let two children examined in a local healer and found they only fainted.


    After talking with Inn owner, Anna rented a good room with two big beds while they themselves went to their room that rented in the first place.


    The room had two comfy wooden beds, two chairs, and a table placed under the window. After placing two children on a bed I tried to clean them, but I remembered I don''t know any magic so spell.


    I tried to remember how to use them but the image of how two adorable angels sleeping comfortably on a bed prevented me from using my brain.


    "Ah, fuck it!"


    I climbed on a bed and lied down in the middle holding two of them. It felt very comfortable like holding two soft human-sized teddy bear.


    In the middle of the night, I noticed Kuromori having fun with his wives. Looks like they finally relaxed.


    Is this what they call fo*r-some ?


    Wow, I never thought our body can do that ! that is quite hot.


    Memo,memo.


    Today''s gonna be good night.

 Chapter 9: Breakfast and Stress Relief

    "ARGH!"


    On a morning with a combination of sunshine and childish scream, I opened my eyes. Then I saw one dark elf girl staring at me in fright, but couldn''t move because of hand and leg beneath me. Looks like in her sleep, she tried to hug me.


    Moving my head, I saw a high elf boy staring at me in curiosity, but looking at how tired his eyes are, it seems he wanted to sleep more than anyone else.


    "You gonna wake everyone up."


    "What?"


    Said using my arm, I hugged them closer to my sides, making it more comfortable for me and the other two.


    "Let''s talk after we finished our sleep."


    "Hey!"


    "okayyy."


    The Male closed his eyes and went back to sleep while hugging me. After some struggle, a girl also went back to sleep in a similar way as a male.


    *a few hours later.*


    The high elf girl standing in front of me, protecting the dark elf boy who is looking at cookie on the table so, the girl is the older, one, huh. But this kind of thing looks more convincing if they didn''t continue to sleep beside me even though after they realize hugging a stranger. While I sat on the chair with sleeping can on my lap while trying to hold my smile, how cute they looked together.


    "Who-who are you?!."


    "Hello, I am human."


    "There is no way you are human!."


    "Why?"


    "You are this b-b-b."


    Like damage cd player, a girl stood there couldn''t finish her sentence with a bright red face. Eventually, a dark elf boy helped her.


    "Big sister Samson trying to say you are too big to be called human."


    "Sei! what are you doing, you can''t tell a stranger our name!"


    Well, you also said his name.


    "Samson, you said my name."


    "Ah!"


    I wonder how did those two didn''t claim by natural selection, but they got quite a luck having used as a sacrifice in the gate, I used to appear in the real world. Sei, he got quite a feminine name for a boy while Samson is a male name as I remember correctly.


    "Well, you two told me your name it would be rude of me not telling mine. My name is Lynne Mark, just as you said I am a quarter-giant."Did you know this text is from a different site? Read the official version to support the creator.


    Just like elves, there are many kinds live in this world from elf to the race of giants. For being quarter-giant is not something rare. Despite being called demi-human human empires always recruit giants but only in the army and other tasks that require more manpower. I don''t know the reason, but more than a fourth of my total followers has some kind of giants.


    I wonder why, indeed.


    "Where are we?"


    "In my room."


    "No, the place."


    "In the inn."


    " No, what is this place called ?"


    "The town."


    "Hnnnn."


    Seeing how Samson frustrated is I wanted to bully her more, but I decided to stop before she starts to cry. Wait, is she a girl thought ?.


    "Samson, are you a girl ?"


    "I am a man!"


    "And are you ?"


    "I am a girl."


    Ah, so it is opposite, huh.


    "Okay, this is Hwen town of the Clesdia empire."


    After hearing my word color drained from their face. Reading their thought, I understood they abducted before they realize anything. Despite having dragged into a completely unknown place but not freaking out as expected children from another world, they have a strong will.


    It seems those people who kidnapped them possess good connections and power. After their death, souls of cult members arrived before me, but after reading their memory, I found they got no information.


    Fuck it I am here for my vacation I don''t want other things.


    "From your reaction, it is something bad. It is okay I am my way to visit Holy Empire Arcadia. I can take you two if you two promise to good children."


    I chose to save them, so they are now my responsibility to deliver them to their parents. Also, everyone needs a companion on a long journey.


    "Really?"


    "Thank you, big lady."


    After hearing my word, color returned two''s face. Two thanked me with a simple bow.


    "No need, now let''s fix your appearance shall we."


    Said used skill archive. The archive is a skill that a combination of perfect memory and memory manipulation enables me to record and stored all the memories I saw from souls.


    With a mere thought, an enormous archive appeared in my conciseness with every row is marked by category and sub-category.


    *Magic, Low-tier, Basic spell, Daily. Oh here it is a cleaning spell.*


    With a simple flick of a finger, two child''s body and rag like clothes became clean.


    "Now let''s eat our breakfast then, I take you two for shopping."


    "Okay."


    "Good morning madam Lynne."


    "Good morning to you as well. Seem you got nice morning as well."


    "Eh, thanks."


    Holding Sei and Samson, I pushed open the door coincidently met, Kuromori and his wives leaving their room. Studying at his face that has a slight tint of red and hickey around the girl''s neck. They must have done in the morning, as expected youngsters, got so much energy in the morning.


    "As for we become your escort madam Lynne, first you need to visit adventure guild and place mission."


    Quickly Kurogane changed the topic.


    "I will do that, in the evening, you don''t need to worry about that."


    With said with two children, I went to the dining hall. As breakfast, we received simple soup and black bread. Now I know why Kurogane''s group declined their breakfast while taking the room, soup has very few floating vegetables while bread was akin to chewing cardboard.


    As someone like me who missed the taste of food for millennia, it was the worst first impression.


    "Noble ?"


    "Why someone like her, dinning in this place ?"


    "Is she some kind of noble ?"


    "I think she is not, look at children with her. She is just a prostitute who got a little bit of money."


    "Yeah, look at her size. First time I saw this beautiful woman from the giant race."


    I took a deep breath. Thanks to the contrast between me, two-child and our meal, I seemed like some kind of prostitute with high pay. Inside my head, I decided to put two children''s clothing and our lodge in top priority.


    "Kids let''s go."


    A group of five men surrounded us with a disgusting smile. Showing their sharp gaze while playing with their knife and blocking our exit it was perfect goon formation , but sadly due to our size difference, it came out as, I staring down to some idiots that don''t know our difference.


    "How much ?"


    "Oh, can you afford it? "


    "hehe, guys just like I said bitch like her only need money. Follow us then we can talk about your pay."


    The man said while he couldn''t stop staring at my body.


    "Then, let''s go."


    Punching bag GETT!