----------Ivy’s POV----------
[Me] “Are you okay?”
[Self Proclaimed Evil God] “Y-yes Goddess Ivy-sama!”
[Me] “W-what?”
[Self Proclaimed Evil God] “I, Malum the Evil God, will forever serve you!”
[Me] “Wait a minute…”
[Malum] “No matter where you go I will go! My followers are your followers! My loyalty is yours to keep! I shall never betray you, oh mighty goddess! I now, and will always, live for you!!!”
+10% holy affinity
+10% chaos affinity
[Me] “Ah… umm… uhhh…”
What is this?!?! Why are these affinities increasing? Why is he pledging his loyalty? Who is he? All I know is his name!!! There is, after all, no way he could be a god with his weak powers he showed me. Hmm… I wonder…
[Me] “Do you have a status stone?”
[Malum] “Yes, Ivy-sama”
Ivy-sama? That’s… a new one.
[Me] “Could you just… maybe… get rid of the ‘sama’ part?”
[Malum] “Never! How could I do something so disrespectful?!”
[Me] “Disrespectful? No, I think having no ‘sama’ would be fine. Besides, didn’t you want to fight me earlier?
[Malum] “I’m so sorry for that Ivy-sama!!!”
*Sigh*
Why is the ‘sama’ still there?
[Malum] “…Do you still need the status stone, Ivy-sama?”
…I give up. I can already see he’s not going to give in on this.
[Me] “I wish to see your status, if that is okay.”
While anyone can see their own status, you can only see other’s status if you have a status stone. The more advanced the stone is the more information it shows.
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[Malum] “Of course Ivy-sama! Unfortunately I left my advanced status stone at my temple, but I do have my high status stone here!”
[Me] “…Right… can I see it?”
The only difference between high status stones and advanced status stones is that the advanced stones also show titles and elements while the high stones do not. The basic stones only show name, age, and level.
He holds out the status stone and I take a look.
Name: Malum Age: 1,869 Race: Demonic God (lesser) Level: 2126
Health: 90,000/90,000 Mana: 58,000/58,000 Stamina: 75,000/75,000
Health Regen: 900 per sec Mana Regen: 580 per sec
Agility: 12,800 Intelligence: 25,150
Strength: 18,920 Endurance: 24,200
Luck: 85 Charm: 284
[Me] “Hmm… your pretty strong… why did you have such a hard time against a single Being of Misfortune?”
[Malum] “Thank you Ivy-sama. The reason I was struggling was because of the impressive mana pressure you were putting out. I had to struggle to keep a barrier up while fighting a level 1294 beast.”
[Me] “So the reason you fainted was…”
[Malum] “Mana pressure. You are correct Ivy-sama”
Huh. I never knew that mana pressure existed… but then again I should have expected it. This is a fantasy world I am in…
[Me] “Wait… I just realized… why do you say ‘Ivy-sama’ every time you speak to me?”
[Malum] “Because it would be rude not to do so, Ivy-sama.”
[Me] “No… it really wouldn’t be that rude…”
[Malum] “Please, Ivy-sama, let me call you properly and periodically.”
[Me] “But… I don’t think that it’s necessary…”
[Malum] “Blasphemy! It shall always be necessary, Ivy-sama!”
[Me] “Alright…”
----------Malum’s POV----------
[Ivy-sama] “But… I don’t think that it’s necessary…”
How could she say that?! Is she shy? It matters not! I shall continue showing her the utmost respect that she deserves!
[Me] “Blasphemy! It shall always be necessary, Ivy-sama!”
[Ivy-sama] “Alright…”
She turns around, hair fluttering in the wind, and I start to formulate a plan. This world, Aredia, shall belong to my goddess Ivy-sama, and I shall be the one who delivers it into her delicate, yet strong, hands!
Let’s see… I have a couple temples set up around this continue. I should first bring all of the strong ones here to have the privilege of meeting Ivy-sama. Yeah, that will be my first step!
----------3rd person POV----------
(Some where within the main Evil God temple)
A large man covered in black attire steps out of the shadows. He bows towards seven figures that are in black attire as well. These figures, however, have red stigmas imprinted on the top of their arms. These stigmas resemble a skull biting a knife, and they give off a heavy, murderous feeling. The bowing man, visible trembling, begins to speck.
[Bowing Man] “E-excuse me, head council, but word has c-come from our god.”
[Head Council Man #1] “Oh? What was the message?”
[Bowing Man] “Erm… t-that he now f-follows a goddess a-and requires u-us to do so too…”
[Head Council Man #2] “A NEW GODDESS?! What is this?!?!”
[Head Council Man #1] “Jeric, calm yourself.”
[Jeric] “B-but did you hear that message?! OUR god following another!!!”
[Head Council Man #1] “There may be a reason. Perhaps something happened. We shall see why our god decided the way he did. You! Messenger, were are we to meet him?”
[Bowing Man] “A-at the outskirts o-of the village S-Serfin…”
[Head Council Man #1] “Then, let us go.”
[6 Council Men] “Let us go!”
As soon as all seven council men left, the trembling, bowing man stood shakily.
[Bowing Man] “What ever will become of us?”
----------Knuks’s POV----------
It is time that my wife and I head home. Maerd and his wife are staying in order to help Ivy spread her divines, while I am going to spread her word back home, where all the other Devils are at.
As we are heading away, I catch sight of a man in a black robe. He looks at us for a while and then starts to head our way.
[Robed Man] “Are you the grandparents of Ivy-sama”
[Me] “…you who are you?”
[Robed Man] “I am Malum, a devote servant of Ivy-sama.”
[Me] “What do you want w…”
[Katrina] “Wait, Knuks. You, Malum, wouldn’t happen to be Malum, the Evil God, would you?”
[Malum] “Yes, that would indeed be me.”
[Katrina] “Why are you here?”
[Malum] “I am here to make a deal”
[Me] “What sort of deal?”
[Malum] “A deal to help Ivy-sama to rule the world.”
[Katrina] “Fufufu... agreed!”
Katrina and Malum began to sport evil smiles that sent shivers up my spine. Just what sort of deal had I just gotten involved with?