Young God Divine Armaments Chapter 33

Chapter 33 – Even for God, Perseverance is a Must

There are ways to fill the gap through effort and practice. But the easiest way to do that is by using divine power.

There is such theory like that but in the end, what a god really is? If a mortal were to imagine god then they are an almighty existence which far surpass normal human imagination. Actually they are not that almighty as they can die like Renya’s predecessor. But their existence is indeed already a cheat by itself.

Those being called gods unexpectedly have other more option to quickly and easily increase their power, their divinity.

First, is by spreading their own name to be known by the mortal to increase their own popularity. By having more and more people aware of their existence, a god’s divinity would increase. But of course it also comes with some risk.

Both extreme ends of course could not exist together so it will result in the god splitting into two being in the end. Such case had happened before according to Floria and that is also why she doesn’t recommend Renya using this method. The biggest reason for it was because Floria simply couldn’t bear her beloved man to split up just like that.

Next one is from eating food.

This is a different approach to the philosophy of ‘those who believed will be saved’ or ‘god is there even if he can’t be seen’. It was not the one blind faith a religion practitioner has but more like that of a lover. For their lover, even a human could perform miracles. So how could it not for a god? In a way, mortal and god are the same before love.

Anyway, after Renya long explanation, he just suddenly declares:

And that is how he summed his explanation out. He said that lines while taking a pose of a certain glasses character who is famous for his logical deduction* but too bad the other party beside Floria simply doesn’t know it so they don’t even react.

It was something that happened shortly after they arrived at the forgotten ruin. Renya had used up all his divine power to let 5 person fly while also not forgetting concealing their presence so the supposed 8 days one way trip got reduced into half a day. With not much in his reserves, he decided to rest first before start exploring the ruin tomorrow. This explanation happened at that night when they camped close to the ruin.

Beside Therese who had already fallen asleep earlier, the other member expression when hearing Renya’s conclusion can be guessed easily.

The ruin location is surrounded by steep mountains. Those mountains are somehow looks unnatural. It is just like, those mountains were there because someone or something ‘put’ a mountain there.

When they first enter the ruin, they got surprised by how bright the inside is although this place supposed to be underground. There are lamps that were set along the wall in a fixed interval making the ruin interior bright. The path doesn’t feel cramped for even 5 people to pass them in a line formation, the ceiling is also quite high. High enough that even Elvira can use her halberd without any restriction in this path.

“…… My divine power is repelled”

Renya scratch his head furiously, troubled by that fact and Floria responded without hiding her astonishment.

“Umm please wait for a bit desu…… u-mm, I never saw pattern like this before desu. And for the material…… I’m sorry I don’t know either desu”

When Floria checked whether there are any gods here when they first looking for a suitable world to stay, it was in the end can only detects any god that is still active doing their ‘duty’. So it doesn’t mean that this world never had any gods if that reading results are negative.

“But Renya, before coming here you have said it right? That you detect the ship in the very depth of this ruin”

“Then when you were thinking about checking the interior you also got repelled at that time right?”

He also felt that his divine power got repelled when he tries to do check the ruin interior at that time.

“Fufufu…… this is an unexpected event don’t you think Renya? The main character whose were pretty much invincible until now suddenly getting his power sealed and face a major threat! And because of this crisis, the main character who usually can deal with anything by himself starts to understand how valuable the heroines that accompanied him really were! At last such easy to understand golden formula event arrives!”

Floria mouth is turning into that of a cat while teasing Renya but Renya easily let her jokes slides without any care. Well it is indeed dangerous if the seal also restrict Renya’s divine armaments and body enhancement skill but it seems just fine somehow for the time being.

“Sorry Brenda, but could you please take over the mapping? Keep track of our current position as well. Is there any magic to help you doing that? I hope there is so we can have it easier”

“Please. And then Elvira, could you please detect any enemies that are coming our way? Brenda will concentrate with her mapping so she probably can’t detect any enemy fast enough so you have to cover for her too”

“And then Therese, please study the ruin’s structure and mechanism. This kind of ruin is probably teeming with traps and danger so I want you to defuse them off if there’s any”

“Okay then I will take the anchor, the vanguard will be Floria, and in the middle will be ordered from Elvira, Brenda, and then Therese. Let’s start the exploration!”

There are only 3 people answering to Renya’s order with high spirit. The last one who doesn’t reply, Floria, is giving her all in showing her sulkiness.

“N? You have that exceptional intuition right Floria? So please sense any other kind of danger in front of us by using that then. Trap and other mechanism will be undertaken by Therese while Elvira will deal with the enemies”

“Hoo… from your talking about this ‘event’ just now, isn’t everyone supposed to help me right now?”

Feeling dejected, Floria’s shoulders drop considerably. Seems like Renya had teased her too much this time. So Renya just sigh a bit then pats Floria’s head while smiling.

“Mo~ that’s cruel~ why is it only me who got this cruel treatment~”

That’s right. Floria is also the same as Renya as the one who ‘inherit’ the previous war god’s blood. Because of that, even if she doesn’t know the theory behind it, she can ‘feels’ danger with her intuition most of the time. In Renya’s case, his ability is excelled in sensing danger that directly aims for him like hostility and killing intent. While in Floria’s case, she excelled in sensing hard to detect treat and hidden danger.

“What you said is true… it is true but… Isn’t this where Renya should go obstinate saying ‘I’m the only guy her so let me take the vanguard!’ or something like that?”

“Haah… When talking about things like this Renya really is very realistic. Well anyway, if you really did say something like that then I’m gonna beat you up because that way will only lead us to death”

But that good judgment is only limited to this ruin-conquering only.

“But then again, I would like you to also feel worried when ask me or maybe shows some apologetic feel… I really wish for that kind of consideration you know……”

“Uuuu, I was only joking at that time”

“Well then my goddess, show me your best in your role so you can make me get head over heels all over you again okay? You just got the greatest chance to show me that you know?”

That hug only happened in an instant. The two separates again as soon as Renya finished his killer line. And the effects kicked in immediately.

With a wide smile and voice filled to the brim with confidence, Floria takes the vanguard heroically. Her back is like giving off an aura of a veteran that had got through uncountable dangerous situation. It was at this exact moment that the goddess of love had become the party guardian deity.

As expected of someone who had been together with her for over than a century, he really understands her well. Renya knows that Floria won’t get mad at his frivolous talk. He was teasing her for the purpose of throwing that fork ball just now which made Floria’s heart scored a three strike. This was how they interact with each other from time to time, trying to steal the advantage position from each other at everyday basis. This time, Renya won the advantage but he doesn’t know when Floria will try to counter him and take over his advantages.

Renya then wraps their strategy meeting with that but everyone are looking at him with a cold gazes.

“Okay everyone, let’s go~!”

“That is quite unfair of you giving special treatment only to Floria like that right?”

“I-I will also do my best desu! If I did good then please praise me more desu ne!”

(A harem that is created not because the man position and political power…… In a meaning is the kind of harem where the resourcefulness of that man is tested until the very limit……)

There is also a harem between master and slaves. In this type of harem, the master has the sole power to make any decision.

And the last one is what Renya aims for. It is the kind of harem where everyone respects each other independence. This kind of harem had the hardest difficulty level to keep maintaining it. Renya is yet again made to realize that fact.

Renya whose sense of values and matters regarding killing people had already broken free from that a normal modern man has is unexpectedly still a beginner level in the matter of treating ladies. Such is just his own opinion about himself though. While thinking such things, Renya starts walking toward to where the party went.

Right now, he is still inexperienced so he doesn’t have any other option but to learn more.

It was too soon to give up! After all, his harem might grow even larger in the future so he should give it his all!

While exploring this ruin that was left behind by a god to retrieve the treasure hidden within it, Renya somehow has his mind full with thinking about on how he should improve his skill as the owner of his harem.

Author notes: Having an auto map is truly a godsend right?

Eros notes:

* Oldschool RPG golden rules: have a transportation method on land, then on sea, then flying on the air. Some example is the Final Fantasy series (mostly), Xenogears, Tales series, etc.

* A famous motivator: that over spirited tennis player from Japan. Forgot his name.