The World I Was Supporting Was Real - Chapter 103



103. It Was a Blessing, Salvation, and Love

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That night.

‘Ugh…?’

Rayna, waking from sleep, realized she wasn’t in her usual sleeping space—the bed in the Tower Lord’s room—but rather, was sprawled on a strange rock.

“Wha, what…?!”

She scrambled to her feet, looking around frantically.

This place… could it be described as a vast meadow?

The sunlight was incredibly warm, the sky intensely blue, birds chirped, deer and small, bright yellow, chick-like birds soared through the sky…

‘….Huh?’

Could chicks fly so freely through the air?

Just as she began to feel something was amiss—

『You’ve awakened.』

“Kyaaak!!”

The voice, booming with an overwhelming volume that made her head spin, started her greatly. Looking towards where the sound came from—

“….!!!”

Before her eyes was a man, sitting, dressed in something like white priestly robes.

Actually, she said ‘man,’ but she knew he was a man only because of his voice.

That’s because all that was in Rayna’s view was his sitting posture.

What that means is—

“Wha… what the?! This giant is…?!”

—The man’s physique was so massive, only up to his waist was even visible.

From his midsection upwards, he was swallowed by the clouds, not even properly discernible.

Trembling, utterly terrified by the sudden situation—

Another voice echoed in her head.

『Don’t be afraid. I have no intention of harming you.』

“Ugh, uh… y-yes?!”

『It seems words won’t make you understand.』

Moments later, warm sunlight embraced Reina’s body—

‘Ah… it’s warm.’

Strangely, her fear melted away like snow.

At the same time, an indescribable sacred emotion arose.

‘Ah… Aah…’

Her heart pounded wildly, and her lower abdomen twitched—aligning with the nuns’ records of feeling ‘God’s raw fact’.

Shortly after, her mind became as peaceful as a tranquil lake—and the voice spoke again.

『If you’ve calmed down, sit beside me.』

Only then, with a cautious expression as if noticing something, Reina carefully knelt beside the being and spoke.

“Are you perhaps… the One God, Iguogwodun-nim?”

『Why do you think that?』

“Well, because… there’s nothing else, right?”

Okay. God.

For some reason, I wondered if I was facing God himself and threw out the question—

『That answer is half right.』

“Half?”

『I am God. But, Reina, I am the God within your own concepts.』

“What do you mean by that?”

『The one and only God, Igwogwodon-nim, is the supreme being who can only be perceived by those chosen ones who cultivate their faith in Igwogwodon-nim. Reina, you’ve noticed the existence of God, but because you don’t deeply believe in Igwogwodon-nim, you cannot perceive him.』

At the words “don’t believe,” I flinched like a kid hiding something they did wrong from their parents—

『Of course, God does not force belief. Forcing belief without reward is not the way of Igwogwodon-nim. Like I said before, I’m not here to try and harm you.』

“Then, why… why did you appear before me?”

『To tell you the will of God.』

The will of God?

Not a saint, but me?

『To directly convey God’s will to you, who cannot perceive God, it was necessary to borrow the form of the conceptual god within your heart—and that is what the being before you is. God exists beyond physical form. Borrowing your concepts temporarily is not a difficult task.』

So, subconsciously, I thought of God –

Igwogwodon-nim – as having this kind of feeling?

It felt like I did, and also like I didn’t… but anyway, it didn’t seem like this man was lying to me.

“That’s…a really philosophical concept.”

『I don’t believe that someone who has awakened to mana, and even used plain facts, would fail to understand something so simple.』

“Well, yeah, I understood what you were saying.”

Rayna cautiously looked at him, asking,

“What is it you wish to tell me…?”

『Make cola without reservation.』

“……Pardon?”

『Using plain facts, it’s okay to manifest the ‘flavor’ of cola, that’s the meaning.』

“But… wouldn’t that consume an enormous amount of plain facts? The Saintess said so, and I can also recognize that this power doesn’t exist infinitely. And, the Saintess said this power exists as a sacrifice imbued with the love of god… that is, the love of Iguoguodon…”

『That’s correct. But, that is the will of god.』

“The will of god…?”

『God wishes for ‘cola’ to benefit this world. So generous is the one that they desire cola to take root on the continent, even with further sacrifice. Your suffering to make something similar to cola could have meaning as a worthwhile penance, but— it’s unnecessary because god does not desire it.』

『No, I take that back. Unless god desires it, you must not do it that way.』

‘…!’

As if what god desired should naturally be done—

What god does not desire, should never be done.

Rayna felt, for a moment, like she had glimpsed a fragment of truth that even high priests rarely encountered.

『Rayna, you were remarkably successful in making something similar to ‘carbonated water’. It’s not entirely identical, but the significance of starting from scratch cannot be ignored.』

“Carbonated water? That… was the name of the water needed to make cola?”

『That’s right. However, once we part, you will forget that name.』

“Oh…”

Somehow, she felt unilaterally swept into the conversation –

But rather than questions arising about it, she just…

It was like this was just how it had to be, and so, Reina simply nodded, carefully.

『Reina. Spread the cola. Widely broadcast the pure facts of God to the world.』

『To drink cola even once is, in a small way, to drink the love of Igguogeodon-nim.』

『Start small, and so that all people across the continent may become happy through the boundless love of God, never forget that this is the ultimate reason why God chose you.』

“Spreading the love of God…”

『That’s right. The love of God isn’t grand.』

『Warm sunlight, precious time with loved ones, peaceful daily life within the flow of time, and—the sweet cola you drink after finishing a day’s work.』

『Although it may not quite match the real cola—the love of God that spreads will surely change this continent entirely.』

『Things like pain and agony, anguish, ordeals and adversities that exist in your world…』

“They disappear…?”

Instead of answering, the being carefully stroked Reina’s head with its large finger.

Yes. It was a finger, not a hand. Nevertheless, it was so overwhelmingly large that if it didn’t control its strength, it could have crushed Reina outright.

『…So, you don’t believe in Igguogeodon-nim, after all.』

“Ah… Y-yes…?”

『The world that God dreams of is not a perfect world. Even if I told you right now, you wouldn’t be able to understand… 』

Still, since God has chosen you, it would be alright to tell you.

The world that God dreams of is――――――――――――

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“Huk!”

*Thump!*

Rayna rose from her spot, noticing the dampness clinging to her back.

A dream.

A dream so vivid it felt real, lingered in the corners of her mind.

‘What did they say at the end…?’

Something about a world dreamed up by a god, she thought…

The details were fuzzy, but the more she tried to recall it, the more something else felt truly important.

‘Cola… ‘

Use unadulterated facts to replicate the scent of cola, without hesitation, wasn’t that it?

And spreading that, was spreading the love of the god—

‘…’

Rayna, even now, if asked if she believed in god—was closer to not believing.

But she knew, at the very least, that ‘unadulterated facts’ were a powerful force that could benefit everyone—

‘Alright.’

She willingly decided to become an emissary of the god.

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Let’s go.

To spread the word of ‘cola’——!

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The wood-attribute magic tower’s laboratory.

All those involved in the creation of cola stood in silence, awaiting the mage tower master’s orders.

In an atmosphere heavier than ever before—Rayna finally broke the silence, cautiously opening her mouth.

“Yunos.”

Yunos nodded quietly, and carefully conjured a small spark of lightning in his hand.

Luka skillfully caught it with his longsword.

*Fzzzt-*

The tiny bolt of lightning wrapped around the longsword.

Luka plunged it into a puddle without hesitation.

And, the moment Reina’s emerald eyes shine brightly—

—*POW!*

With that, “lightning-infused water” was complete.

The water originally meant for the cola had its own name, it felt like I heard it in a dream, but – I couldn’t quite remember. It wasn’t important anyway, probably.

Stella, who was watching from the side, carefully dripped an appropriate amount of crumbel berry juice into it.

Stirring it with the huge spoon used for potion-making, a deep brown “lightning-infused water” was easily created.

It was already a decent drink to have like that – but there were still more ingredients to add.

Reina carefully closed her eyes.

And, recalling the deep brown image she had glimpsed in the realm of the gods – she collected the bland facts floating in the air and projected them directly into the puddle.

At the same time—

From the depths of the puddle, a pure white light emerged.

“Ooh…!”

When she, who had until now been trying her best to create something similar to cola, suddenly declared that ‘she had been granted permission from god to use bland facts,’ everyone had been momentarily puzzled –

Because the person who said that was Raina, the mage who created the god’s fertilizer, nobody bothered to object.

In truth, Raina was also the only one who could directly sense the power, the one who had emphasized the need to conserve the simple facts countless times.

How many minutes had passed then?

“…It’s done!”

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“Here you go.”

Isaac and Cohen carefully distributed cups of the brown liquid from the puddle to everyone gathered there.

Except for the paladin Luca, who had joined them along the way, everyone here had at least tasted a small amount of cola, so Raina couldn’t help but feel nervous—

‘It’s okay. If this is the will of the gods…it’ll be alright!’

And so, starting with Raina, they all silently drank it.

Glug, glug-

The first sensation was a tingling. A strange feeling like lightning was scorching her mouth.

It was definitely different from the real cola she had drunk, but- it still gave off a similar feeling to some extent.

Added to that was the sweet taste unique to crumbel berries.

And…

“…Ah!”

—Cola!

A mysterious flavor and fragrance that could only be described as cola filled Raina’s insides with abundance.

“Wow! This tastes like cola?!”

“Delicious!”

“So, it really was blunt facts that were needed, huh….”

Gasps and exclamations erupted from all around, signaling the successful application of those blunt facts.

“Hya!”

Luca, tasting cola for the first time, also spoke, her hand on her cheek, and her face flushed.

“This… this is really good! It’s tingly and refreshing in my mouth, it would be great with chicken!”

That’s right. Chicken!

The divine drink most suited to the food descended from the heavens – cola!

Reina met the gaze of the liquid in the glass in her hand again.

It wasn’t a mere beverage.

It was a blessing, a salvation. It was the love of god—no, god itself.

The moment of birth!

God, taking the form of cola, had manifested in this world to personally caress the pitiful souls who, lacking enlightenment, would never reach Him their whole lives!

‘Now to bring this to the Saintess… !’

Reina carefully filled a bottle with cola and began walking toward Erin, who was surely waiting for her.

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-And, at the same time.

“Haa… Ah, ahh… Ahh…♡”

Sitting slumped on the bed, with a face flushed red, carefully—

Saintess Erin, caressing her own belly, filled once more with the overflowing ‘will of god’—

‘Igwogodeon-nim…’ I understand. If it is the will of Igwogodeon-nim, then I, Erin, will surely accomplish that deed… !’

—As a servant of Igwogwodun, I was once again resolved to stir up the world.