Omniscient First-Person’s Viewpoint - Chapter 600



The Story of the Past. Old Testament – 7

What? This doesn’t make any sense.

This happened in the past, right? In ‘sister’s’ memory? Then how did she find me?

Could it be that she foresaw my existence?

“This is my message to the King of Humans. Whether you reach this place or not… If you are witnessing this scene, it must be you.”

Whether you come or not, only the King of Humans can see this scene. The first saint foresaw my existence.

“That means, she also foresaw that I possess telepathy.”

“Light is the element of knowledge and understanding, but it is up to humans to observe and realize. I am the demon of light and knowledge. No matter what situation you are in, if this scene is observed, I can also know.”

“What kind of scam-like ability is that?”

So, because this memory is being observed by me, she can see me? Even if it’s true, it’s too bizarre. It doesn’t make sense.

“Wait a minute. I still can’t believe it. Isn’t this some kind of scam? Like an image hidden in my sister’s memory?”

“And you, who perceive humans, must also know that this is the truth.”

“Tch.”

That’s right. This is my ‘sister’s’ memory. So I can understand my sister’s emotions, but I can’t read the first saint’s thoughts.

In other words, this is a scene that only existed in the past.

Really? Is the past from thousands of years ago talking to me? No, I can’t believe it. Prove it.

“Then, for more certainty, shall we play rock-paper-scissors? If you are truly reading the future, beat me in rock-paper-scissors.”

“Sorry, but I cannot respond to such a request. The future is like a shadow reflected on the surface of the water. If you put your hand in, it shakes violently. The more observers there are, the more inaccurate and blurry the future becomes. That is why prophecies are difficult to share with anyone.”

“What? Are you avoiding it? That’s too cowardly an excuse.”

But I can guess what she means. If that is really an image of the past, she wouldn’t be able to respond to my sudden actions. The past cannot be altered.

Too bad. I was going to throw scissors first and then shamelessly change it after seeing what the first saint throws. It would have been difficult to read since suggesting rock-paper-scissors itself was a sudden action.

At that moment, the first saint answered nonchalantly.

“And I will throw scissors. Decide the outcome as you wish.”

…Got hit hard.

Even if I can’t win at rock-paper-scissors, I won this time. Even deliberately tying is quite malicious.

“Tch. Alright. I’m not the kind of guy who desperately seeks victory against a woman.”

Because even if I tried desperately, I don’t think I could win. The power is too overwhelming.

Declaring defeat as if I was letting her win, I looked around and asked.

“What about you, sister?”

Then the first saintess gave a sad smile. That expression said more than words could.

“It was an ambush, wasn’t it? Did you blind them with light and stab them in the back? Even so, it wouldn’t have been easy.”

“My warriors have mastered Qi Gong. In this era, they are the strongest.”

In ‘sister’s’ memory, Qi Gong appeared suddenly like a fox rain. At first, no one knew about it, but suddenly everyone was mastering it.

Knowledge that even the king’s warriors at the forefront of civilization didn’t know suddenly spread widely. It can only be thought of as artificial.

As I looked at her inquisitively, the first saintess nodded.

“Yes. I found Qi Gong.”

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“Why Qi Gong?”

“It is a power that humans can obtain purely by honing their skills without the intervention of demons. The ultimate state of true enlightenment found within oneself. To gain power, no means other than self-sacrifice are necessary.”

The source of Qi Gong is the essence of life. It is processed in the body into the form of ‘Qi’ and used consciously.

The first saintess gathered all the traditions and knowledge to create a single technique, a fragment of a miracle that might or might not emerge from a talented person immersing themselves in meaningless tasks.

“Then there’s no need to risk breaking taboos to gain power.”

“There will always be those who seek power. Those filled with desire, but if there’s a better way, they wouldn’t necessarily break taboos. Of course, with the Qi Gong I created, billions of people will die… But even so, I believe there are things that must be protected.”

The order obtained by mingling with humans desecrates birth. The cry of a newborn will not be a cry to the world but a test that determines the life or death of that fragile life.

The order obtained by devouring humans makes humanity an enemy. In the future, humanity will fall into the cycle of Ouroboros, where they must devour each other to avoid being devoured.

The order obtained by grafting humans denies humanity. The boundaries of the species become blurred, and humans will no longer find a reason to protect themselves.

So the first saint erased them all.

She announced the art of Qi Gong and designated all opposing sorcery as taboo.

I scratched my head and replied.

“Don’t worry about it. A tool is just a tool. Qi Gong was a useful tool, and thanks to it, more people were saved than died. It was certainly more useful than other taboos.”

If more people had died from Qi Gong than were saved, humanity would not have survived.

I tried to comfort the first saint, but unfortunately, it seemed my words did not reach her. The first saint still had a sad expression.

“You still say that. What I created is not a principle but a tool, and it’s up to the user.”

No, did it come across too well? I scratched my head and continued.

“Didn’t it comfort you? Uh, I meant it for you.”

“Heavenly gods, principles, Qi Gong. Are they still just tools? Even now?”

“Even now? They were made that way from the beginning, and they are used that way, so they are tools. No matter what you say, the essence doesn’t change.”

I don’t know why I’m saying this. In front of the creator.

“You were the one who made it in the first place. You, the creator, should know better than anyone. Why are you asking that?”

The first saint answered sadly.

“Do you know about the fourth taboo?”

“You’re talking about heresy, right?”

“Yes. When many people see, feel, and learn the same thing, they observe the world with the same mindset… Many become different from others. They share strength through strong bonds. The reason the Gwangmyeong Church could have superior knowledge and insight was because they shared their vision through the ritual of plucking out their eyes.”

The Gwangmyeong Church also shared their vision and knowledge in that way. The first saint confessed honestly.

It sounds bizarre, but it’s not that surprising. I’ve already witnessed such a method.

In the military state, the communication soldier had a unique magic shared by many. That is a typical result of heresy.

Not just heresy. They were also researching gluttony and grafting, so it could truly be called a land of taboos.

“I, too, received foresight from the future Bright Heavenly Lord. With that knowledge, I became a successor and realized that taboos would change humanity. The three taboos of gluttony, grafting, and intercourse would only make humanity miserable and painful in the future. But the last one… is different.”

However, calling the military state the ‘axis of evil that committed taboos on a national scale!’ would be somewhat unfair.

Saint Yuel, who created the military state. What did she learn? The convent that raised diligent nuns through strict discipline and systematic training. The communication soldier was a slight modification of that in the military state style.

“Not harming each other, not being jealous, not coveting, not deceiving, not harassing. Rules that everyone can accept, rules that protect humans from each other. If all humans believe and follow them, if they act and believe with a common consciousness. I believed that someday it could turn all humans into nobler beings.”

Indeed.

The greatest heresy in the world is the Heavenly God Church. Those who share the great consciousness of the Heavenly God and follow it.

Those who distance themselves from taboos and keep the rules left by the first saint are the believers and the power of the Holy See.

That strange power called divine power is also brought through the unique magic of the Heavenly God, which is not unique.

“When a shared consciousness of all people is created, it will soon change all humans, and the king of humans will also change.”

The first saint ambushed ‘Nuna’ and waited in the place where the king fell. As a result, my existence came to be.

“However, no matter how much I searched the future, it seems impossible for all humans to embrace the ideals I desired.”

You dreamed a really big dream. A dream to change humanity itself. No one has ever dared to imagine that. Even the most reckless person I’ve seen tried to change the king of humans rather than humans themselves.

“Yes. Humans are still like that. Rules, order, laws, and ideologies are all tools for their actions. Even when sharing goodwill, even when showing hatred, they attach reasons. As if that makes them rational and higher-dimensional beings.”

“Even though they are still just beasts?”

“Yes. Even though they are still just beasts.”

No, it almost succeeded. In the future that Shea saw, the king of sin was born. Whether that was the future the first saint wanted to prevent or the twisted future she wanted to bring, I don’t know.

“The demon changes the framework of the world. My observations are twisted by the demon. The ending I thought was ideal becomes the right action under the demon.”

“Did you foresee even the failure?”

“That wasn’t foresight. It was within the realm of expectation. I can’t understand other demons either. If the world’s framework were to change drastically, if the future I saw was skewed from the beginning, I wouldn’t realize that skew either.”

Even if one sees the future, it’s through human eyes. If the era itself has changed, one can’t discern right from wrong. Even if the first saintess seemed like a god, her perspective had its limits.

“So, you were just human after all.”

At my words, the first saintess smiled and replied.

“I’ve always been, my king.”