Chapter 19

I made a mistake.. (〃_ _)σ∥

From the magic measurement room, we moved to a slightly larger reception room.

All the priests except for His Holiness have been sent home, leaving the King, the Prime Minister, the General, His Holiness, Director Tailsmya, Arusuhein, Jus, and me.

Everyone is silent, trying to come to terms with the fact that the goddess is gone.

The air is heavy!

──ピロリン──

A light, cheerful sound rang out, contrasting with the heavy atmosphere.

Taking out my smartphone again and looking at the screen, I saw an incoming email.

Checking it, it read:

❮God! I forgot to mention, I've filled your bag with divine silver, so please make a divine statue. When you infuse it with your magic, you can freely shape it. If you place it in this cathedral, new divine statues will appear in all the cathedrals around the world, so please do so.

Here's a sample ↓❯

Attached was a photo of a gal-man making a peace sign.

……………………It's so light, so incredibly light.

While the peace sign might not be understood in this world, isn't the goddess being disposed of and the gal-man being appointed as the new god a bit too much?

Is it okay? For the divine statue to be making a peace sign? This will become a black history!

Well, it's fine, it's his wish.

So, I jumped off Arusuhein's knee and headed to an empty space in the corner of the room.

Rummaging through my backpack, I took out the so-called divine silver.

The divine silver is huge! A metal block about the size of one and a half generals came out of my 20 cm backpack, what's going on!

I was surprised, but so was everyone else.

Of course, they were.

A faintly glowing silver block.

I infused it with my magic.

I thought it would become like clay, but it felt more like liquid metal.

I remembered a futuristic robot from a movie that would melt and reform like this.

As Jus approached, I handed him my smartphone and started shaping the gal-man.

I recalled helping a university junior, who was a hardcore otaku, create a life-size figure of his favorite character, and made the gal-man with one hand on his hip and a wink, with a peace sign held horizontally between his eyes.

I created the gal-man based on a photo I had seen somewhere before.

Although I only have an old man's knowledge, I managed to create a gal-man with a suitable level of charm.

After getting my smartphone back from Jus, I took a photo and sent it.

──ピロリン──

❮Great job!!❯

An immediate reply came with a photo of the divine statue I had created.

I'm glad he liked it.

Even though I didn't break a sweat, I pretended to wipe the sweat from my forehead and turned around. Jus, understanding that I had finished, asked tentatively,

"Hey, Keita, what's that?"

"A divine statue... The goddess left it behind!"

"Huh? The goddess's heart?"

"Divine statue! The goddess left it behind!"

"Ah, so you mean the statue of the new god who has taken over from the goddess?"

The Prime Minister interpreted for me.

"Exactly!"

"Is this the new god for us?"

His Holiness asked from right next to me.

When did he get so close?

"Sure, if you place this new divine statue in the original goddess statue's spot in this cathedral, the same statue will appear in all the cathedrals around the world!"

"Sure?"

While I was talking to His Holiness, the others gathered around and started touching the divine statue.

"Hey, Keita, if I'm not mistaken, this divine statue is made of divine silver, right?"

The General asked while touching it.

"Sure is."

"No, no, no! It's not just 'sure is'! With this much divine silver, I could buy ten of my houses easily!"

I don't know how much the General's house costs, but since he mentioned being a marquis before, it must be quite valuable.

"Wow."

"Wow, wow, wow!"

The General seems to be depressed, but since this is something I received from the gal-man, there's not much I can do about it.

"………………Ah, now that we have a new god, the cathedral should be fine for now, right?"

"Yes, I suppose so. We can't say the goddess was disqualified, so we'll just say it's a change of guard."

"Ah, that's a good idea. If we say the goddess was disqualified, the church might split between the goddess and the new god."

"Yes, but if what Keita says is true and the new divine statue will appear in all the cathedrals around the world, it will be seen as a miracle, and the transition should go smoothly."

It seems the King and His Holiness have come to an agreement.

At that moment, the butler, Duran, entered with perfect timing and announced that lunch was ready.

Everyone was so tired that they didn't want to move, so we decided to eat in this room.

While everyone was eating in silence, Jus asked,

"Hey, Keita, is that really a god? Isn't he too flashy?"

"Not flashy, he's a gal-man!"

"Huh? What's the difference?"

"Well, he has tanned skin."

"Tanned skin makes him a gal-man?"

"Kind of?"

"Ah, well, that's fine, but won't the god be angry with that pose? It's too much, isn't it?"

"He was really hyped up?"

"Huh? Is he also flashy inside?"

"The goddess was so relieved after being released that she was floating."

"Really? She was that bad?"

"Sure, she wanted to play otome games, so she created demons, increased monsters, and caused diseases."

"Really! Seriously? Ah, that's why she was disqualified! I get it now!"

"The worst part is that she talked about summoning people from other worlds, which could destroy the world."

"Ah, like forcing different worlds together and creating holes?"

"Exactly! That's why I was summoned too!"

"Seriously! So that's why I'm here?"

"Sure, sure."

"Ah, but isn't it a bit too light to fall from being a god for doing all that?"

"Sure, it's a bit light."

"True, it's the god's decision."

"Sure, sure."

The others were looking at us with intense expressions, and Jus and I instinctively hugged each other.

"Keita, tell us more about that!"

His Holiness, you're too close!

"What's an otome game? The former saintess mentioned it, and she also said 'gyaku-ha.'"

The Prime Minister frowned, and saying 'otome game' and 'gyaku-ha' in broken language was quite surreal!

"Summoned, summoned."

"No, I don't know much about it either!"

"Is a gal game the same?"

"Gal games and otome games are different!"

"How so? Is it about being erotic or smelly?"

"Smelly? Ah, the dialogue? Well, I guess you could say that."

"Summoned."

The pressure from the others is intense.

"Ah, sure. An otome game is a form of entertainment from the previous world, mainly enjoyed by women."

"Excuse me, from what I've seen, I can guess, but can I confirm? Why does Tactis know about Keita's previous world?"

Director Tailsmya raised a hand to ask.

I remember he joined us later.

His Holiness probably doesn't know that Jus has memories from his previous life.

"Ah, right. I should explain to His Holiness too.

When the former saintess appeared, Keita was also brought to this world. The Margrave's fifth son, Tactis, was also involved in the goddess's summoning and came to this world.

The reason for the time difference is still unknown, but Tactis regained his memories from his previous life around the same time Keita appeared. He also awakened as a demon."

"Tactis is here because of that, I see. Tactis, please continue."

"Sure, as I mentioned, otome games are mainly enjoyed by women, so neither Keita nor I know much about them. However, they are basically love stories where you choose different paths to interact with attractive characters, leading to various endings. 'Gyaku-ha' refers to a reverse harem, where one woman has multiple male partners."

"………………………………………………"

Everyone is silent.

Of course, they are. The one they revered and sometimes clung to for salvation was the one who repeatedly put the world in danger for her own selfish hobbies.

"……………………Keita, what did you think of the new god when you saw him?"

The King's voice was heavy with uncertainty.

"It's fine, the new god is very serious."

"Is that so... serious."

"He will take good care of the world! He chased the goddess away!"

The new god, despite his appearance, was deeply angry at the goddess's actions, so the future of this world should be safe... probably.

We did miss one summoned saintess, but probably.

I don't know how much weight my endorsement carries, but the adults' faces showed a bit less worry.

"……Yes, the one who disposed of the goddess. We can trust him."

He said it in a slightly raised voice, as if convincing himself.

"Sure, sure, it's fine, it's fine."

I replied lightly.

The others' faces brightened a bit, so it should be fine.

Good, the world won't become atheist because of the ridiculous goddess.

In my previous life, I wasn't a devout believer, and I only thought about gods for major life events, but now that I've met one, I can't deny it, especially since I received some power!

──ピロリン──

Email received.

❮Great job!

As a reward, I'm giving you the Appraisal Eye! And as a bonus, I've given everyone here the Evil-Detecting Eye!❯

…………………………………………The gal-man is really celebrating the goddess's departure.

Well, it's fine, I won't be the one to regret it.

"Hey, the god is giving the Evil-Detecting Eye!"

"Evil-Detecting Eye?! Is that true?!"

His Holiness is really excited! And he's too close!

As soon as His Holiness confirmed, everyone's eyes flashed twice!

"Wow! Everyone's eyes are glowing!"

"Is this the Evil-Detecting Eye?!"

"What's different?"

The King, the Prime Minister, and the General's voices.

I was busy reading the text that appeared in my vision.

So, this is the Appraisal Eye.

My vision is very cluttered.

The pot in the corner says ❨Pot • Expensive!❩, which is unnecessary.

There's also ❨King • Most important in the country!❩ and ❨Pope • Most important in the church!❩.

It's more like a god's commentary eye. After rubbing my eyes and blinking a few times, I could change the size of the text.

If I focus on the text, I can adjust its size.

The Evil-Detecting Eye is supposed to detect evil. Since there's nothing evil here, it's not reacting.

After discussing this, we disbanded.

So, the otome game is over.

Take that, Goddess! And you, bitch!

I feel so relieved! Even though I didn't do anything!