I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 200

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‘So that’s why that bastard twisted all my plans.’

To think that the fake I infiltrated to completely destroy the Sun God’s Main Temple would actually be chosen for real.

It was truly absurd.

“Lute Sieri’s body being intact must also be because of that bastard.”

The long-term plan to secretly plant poison in Lute Sieri’s body, then devour him along with his family when his physical form reached its prime.

I spent a full 18 years working to bring down the strongest and most bothersome of the Four Ducal Houses!

The Holy Relic of Light disappeared, Lute’s body filled with divine power instead of poison, and I couldn’t even kill Trisha and Mikhail.

If only Lute Sieri had fallen into the god’s grasp, all my plans would have proceeded smoothly!

How on earth did Ordel, that damned bastard, know there was poison in Lute Sieri’s body?

It wasn’t even ordinary poison.

It was power that the god himself had given me to inject into him.

No one should have been able to detect it, so how did Ordel know and suppress the poison?

It couldn’t have been a revelation from the Sun God.

Gods cannot interfere privately in human fate.

“…Fine. Everything will end once I kill that bastard.”

I don’t care about Idella anymore.

Before the Sun God recovers further and becomes a threat to his god.

And before that bastard reveals his true identity.

I must kill him.

Preferably before this Harvest Festival ends.

To repay the debt to the god who saved him from his miserable childhood.

Feliks’s black eyes, tainted by the power of ‘Evil’, glowed ominously in the dark room.

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For now, we all decided to spend the night at House of Sieri just in case.

Everyone returned to their assigned rooms.

Except for Lute.

“Sit down.”

I brought him to my bedroom.

Since his divine power had helped the Sun God recover, I thought the golden aura might have diminished a little…

But instead, it was shining even brighter for some reason.

What had diminished wasn’t his divine power, but the black stains.

“Is there something wrong with me? Your face looks too serious.”

“It’s not a problem, actually it’s good news. Lute, do you feel like your body is overflowing with strength right now?”

“How did you know? I’ve been feeling strangely refreshed since the battle.”

“That makes sense. The black stains on your body have decreased.”

“Oh, that’s really good news. But why…?”

Exactly. I don’t know the reason either.

What exactly is the source of Lute’s divine power?

“It would be nice if the gods would give us a revelation, but they’re not saying anything.”

I glanced reproachfully at the empty air that always stayed silent at times like this.

Now even the Eternal God and Sea God can speak to me anytime, but there’s no word.

Is there some restriction preventing them from speaking about this?

【’Sun Risen from Death’ admires that our User’s intuition is truly the best.】

“…?”

What, really?

The Three Patron Deities really can’t speak about Lute’s divine power?

【’Traveler Guiding Souls’ confirms. This is only possible to tell you because the User knows how to use the system – otherwise, we couldn’t even mention that there are restrictions.】

Does that mean Lute’s divine power is connected to the system?

But Lute’s divine power was something he accumulated on his own, unlike mine?

【’Sun Risen from Death’ says it’s only related, but strictly different from the User’s divine power.】

Come to think of it, when the Sun God recovered strength through divine power, there was talk about some contract between Lute, the Sun God, and the system.

Then Lute’s divine power was very likely related to his past life.

‘There are still things about my past life that I don’t know.’

Well, I didn’t even know Feliks was the culprit, so it wouldn’t be strange if Lute had another secret.

However, while I could guess that Feliks is a minion of ‘Evil’…

How can I find out about Lute’s divine power?

“You said there’s another power in your body, right? That power is what reduced the stains.”

“Why suddenly?”

“It reacted to my divine power, I suppose…”

I looked down at my palm for a moment.

Lute’s divine power had never reacted before.

But today it not only reacted but even helped the Sun God recover.

There was one difference.

‘Sacred Grace.’

The existence of a skill more powerful than blessing.

“Your hand.”

Lute tilted his head and placed his large hand on my palm.

“…”

To give me his hand without even asking why, despite looking puzzled.

He’s just like a big, well-behaved dog…

Though sometimes he goes wild like a mad dog.

“Your expression looks really strange.”

He’s always quick to notice when I’m insulting him.

“Shh, be quiet. I need to concentrate.”

I grasped his hand with both of mine.

Lute looked at me with suspicious eyes, but didn’t speak.

See, he really is obedient.

I suppressed my inner laughter and slowly activated the skill.

【Activating skill ‘Sacred Grace’.】

A more powerful golden light than when I used blessing enveloped his hand.

I gripped tighter so his startled, trembling hand couldn’t escape.

【Sacred relic ‘Del’ responds to skill ‘Sacred Grace’.】

【The sacred relic ‘Del’s grade rises from Epic to Unique due to the User’s powerful divine power.】

As expected, like my mace, the ring he wore also increased in grade.

I wonder if it could rise all the way to Legendary.

“Huh.”

Then Lute suddenly let out a sharp breath.

“Right now, you, what are you…”

His eyes shook violently.

Even the hand I was holding was trembling finely.

“Does it hurt? Is the output too strong?”

Just as I was about to urgently reduce the Sacred Grace’s power.

“It doesn’t hurt. It’s not painful.”

Lute pulled strongly on my hand that was clasped with his.

Our bodies moved closer together.

His face was right in front of mine.

“It feels better than when I received blessings, better than when wearing sacred relics…”

His wide eyes were only momentary.

His gaze gradually became drowsy and relaxed. Beyond feeling good, as if he was sleepy.

His ears and both cheeks slowly flushed red.

“This is the best I’ve ever felt in my life. It feels even better than when the pain first disappeared. Ah, this seems like it could be addictive…”

Rute bit his lips and leaned his forehead against my shoulder as if he couldn’t endure it any longer.

His breath touching my neck and shoulder was hot.

“How’s your body? Are there any special changes?”

“My stomach feels tingly. It feels refreshing, invigorating, and dizzy at the same time.”

Just listening to him, he sounds exactly like someone on drugs.

Is he really okay?

“…And I’m sleepy.”

Like a cat tasting catnip for the first time, Rute, who had been unable to collect himself, gradually began losing strength in his body.

“Rute!”

When the body leaning against me suddenly swayed, I was startled and grabbed hold of him.

His eyes were already half-closed.

“Rute, try to pull yourself together.”

“…I can’t. Can’t I just sleep like this? Even I can’t fight my eyelids.”

For Rute to say something so sensible like this.

Even he can’t overcome the desire to sleep.

“At least don’t sleep here.”

If I used body enhancement, I could easily lift Rute up in my arms…

For the sake of his pride and honor, I supported him appropriately and laid him down on my bed.

And first, I took off his shoes.

No matter how much we used cleaning magic before entering the bedroom, I couldn’t stand the sight of him getting on the bed with shoes on.

“This works better than sleeping pills… Does divine power have this kind of ability too?”

At his drowsy voice, I shrugged my shoulders.

“Well, it’s my first time seeing this too. Jesi and Beth were jumping around like people who got electrocuted, but for you it seems to be a sedative.”

“…I wish I had met you sooner. Then I wouldn’t have touched useless sleeping pills or tobacco mixed with drugs.”

At Rute’s words, I found myself looking at him without realizing it.

Rute, who had been tormented by pain from poison.

To somehow endure the pain, he chewed sleeping pills at night and smoked tobacco during the day.

I already knew this through the original work…

But hearing it from his own mouth made me feel so sorry for him.

“Still, thank you for coming before it was too late. For saving me…”

He now moved only his lips with his eyes completely closed.

Seeming drowsy, I gently patted his chest.

“I understand, so sleep comfortably.”

“…Don’t go.”

“I won’t.”

That much I could do.

Soon he fell into a deep sleep while tightly holding my hand.

Instead of pulling my hand away, I stroked his hair with my other hand.

I hoped he could sleep comfortably.

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…What is this now.

Rute frowned.

He was sure he had fallen asleep intoxicated by the blissful sensation Ordel gave him.

A strange scene was unfolding before him.

He was now inside a dream.

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