Chapter 2 - Lisia
Chapter 2
Lisia
『 Translator – Divinity 』
Lisia was a character I particularly favored among the other followers.
This was because her basic stats were good, and the ‘Deep Faith’ trait she possessed was quite helpful.
In other words, it was like a resource duplication bug.
As a result of diligently rolling the gacha with my precious money, my encounter with Lisia came to be.
When a follower actively works for the religious order or prays, their faith level increases, which also benefits me.
Lisia was the model student in my eyes.
She worked hard and prayed diligently.
How could I hate her?
The activity referred to here means a sacred battle involving actual physical force.
It’s also called a holy war.
In other words, despite her delicate physique, Lisia is very good at fighting.
–Kwaaaang!
As I was witnessing now, she was more than capable of handling multiple enemies single-handedly.
But fundamentally, the situation itself was very unfavorable.
“These bastards.”
Ganging up on a beautiful woman, how can there be such a blasphemous act!
But Lisia, undeterred by such hardship, diligently moved her body.
Holding a huge weapon the size of her body, she skillfully fended off the attacks.
In the meantime, she even managed to mix in counterattacks in the gaps.
From my perspective as her Lord God, it was a clean battle sense that made me want to applaud.
However, at this rate, it was only natural that Lisia would be at a disadvantage.
While it was true that Lisia was exceptionally strong, the opposing forces had yet to show their true strength.
I examined the attackers’ attire.
The gloomy atmosphere I had seen countless times, and the familiar emblem.
“It’s the Black Sun.”
A white sun on a black background was their emblem and symbol.
But if that’s the case, shouldn’t it be called the White Sun? They just call themselves whatever they want.
They were a religious faction that had clashed with my religious order many times.
I had trampled them so thoroughly while playing that they couldn’t even meet my eyes, and now they dare gang up on my follower?
As I always did, I manipulated the window and touched ‘Lisia’s’ name.
「Name: Lisia
Magic: 9
Strength: 7
Agility: 6
Intelligence: 8
Spirit: 10」
Her decent stats appeared, along with a brief summary of her current condition.
「Faith level is significantly low.」
「Due to low faith level, a penalty is applied to stats.」
“What the…”
Checking again, I saw that some of her stats actually had a minus sign attached to them.
Emergency situation.
“Uh oh.”
And as soon as I felt that sense of crisis, the Black Sun bastards’ movements became faster.
Having roughly assessed the situation, they began to exploit Lisia’s weaknesses in earnest.
With the sudden change in atmosphere, Lisia’s expression became urgent, and the range of attacks she allowed gradually widened.
–Kwoong!
Finally, cornered, Lisia was hit by an attack and slammed into the wall of the prayer room.
Those damn bastards.
I decided to take action immediately.
「Would you like to use ‘Revelation’ on follower Lisia?」
Revelation.
One of the support tools that a player can bestow upon their followers.
It temporarily provides bonus stats to faith and abilities.
“Accept immediately.”
Since she was forcibly taking risks due to the penalty, I needed to use my Revelation to restore her condition to normal.
「Using ‘Revelation’ on follower Lisia.」
「Follower Lisia’s faith level increases.」
「Follower Lisia’s abilities are temporarily strengthened.」
The status window responded immediately.
When I checked her stats again, I could see an upward trend, exceeding the negative values and moving into the (+) range.
“Okay.”
The anomaly didn’t end there.
「Follower Lisia recognizes the presence of the Lord God.」
「Trait ‘Deep Faith’ activated.
▶ Stats increase significantly!
▶ Divine power is strengthened!」
“Oh.”
Lisia’s trait, Deep Faith.
A trait that gives greater weight to the relationship with the player.
It was quite efficient, so she was always a favorite, filial character of mine.
The fallen Lisia got up unharmed, and a faint holy power swirled around her body.
Now I can breathe a sigh of relief.
Even if they were priests of the Black Sun, they weren’t strong enough to defeat the strengthened Lisia.
My religious order wasn’t going to crumble so easily.
–Ssst…
However, the anomaly didn’t end there.
“Huh?”
A red aura mixed into the holy light that was shimmering with divine power.
I knew what that was.
「Due to the trait ‘Deep Faith,’ a sealed perk is activated.」
「Perk ‘Hound of the Underworld’ activated.
▶ Strength stat increases significantly!
▶ Damage received from hostile forces is reduced.」
That’s right, I had forgotten for a moment because I was so flustered.
About Lisia’s hidden perk.
Hound of the Underworld.
Her perk stemmed from her dark background.
To summarize it simply, it could be said that the more she fights, the more her abilities are strengthened.
Where else can you find such a broken character?
This is the beauty of gacha games, isn’t it?
Considering all the resources I’ve poured in, it’s a cheat that makes sense.
–Kwong.
Refined, restrained ferocity.
Now, a sacred beast lurked in the prayer room.
The Black Sun priests, sensing the change, began to back away stealthily.
“No way.”
Feeling like the protagonist of Pokémon, I became one in mind and spirit with Lisia.
“Take them all down.”
Echoing my feelings, Lisia leaped towards the enemies.
“….!”
Shaking off the dust from her body, she immediately charged towards her targets.
The atmosphere had changed to an incomparable degree.
The tide of the battle, which had been unfavorable just a moment ago, turned in an instant.
If before it felt like a raid against Lisia, now it was the image of herbivores being hunted.
The enemies couldn’t keep up with Lisia’s speed, and soon one of them was knocked down by her attack.
The priest, flung back with twice the impact Lisia had received, never got up again.
「Black Sun Priests (1/9)」
The status board popped up at just the right time.
It was news that one of them had died. It meant he was completely out of the game.
“That’s right!”
Bastards, if you try to kill, you should be prepared to die.
How dare they attack our precious Lisia.
The one-sided hunt continued.
Lisia beyond the screen truly rampaged like a beast, shaking the battlefield.
One moment she was nimbly dodging hidden weapons like a tiger, the next, when cornered, she would approach them like a snake, calmly aiming for their blind spots.
Wow, that actually works.
To me, who struggles to even touch my toes, she seemed like a person from a completely different world.
The weapon she was wielding also contributed to Lisia’s imposing presence.
Her weapon was the beloved sword, ‘Divine Cross,’ which I had personally equipped her with in the game.
A sharp sword in the form of a cross.
I remember gladly handing over my most prized weapon from the warehouse, moved by Lisia’s performance.
–Chaak!
Just now, another one of their forces departed to meet the Lord.
「Black Sun Priests (2/9)」
The wicked group continued to be hunted down by Lisia.
I hope they don’t come to my side, but go to another constellation.
No thanks to more penises.
The red light gradually faded, signaling their disadvantage.
By the time their numbers dwindled to about three…
The attackers finally gave up on Lisia’s life and began to flee.
“Idiots.”
They should have run away the moment Lisia was strengthened.
It’s truly a marvel of intellectual deficiency that they were still assessing the situation at that moment.
“…..”
Now that the battle was over.
Lisia, seemingly lost in deep emotion, knelt and prayed to me for a long time.
Beautiful.
Not only her outer appearance, but also her unwavering devotion and faithful attitude towards me were undeniably beautiful.
Is this what they call inner intimacy in the industry?
It was definitely a bond that transcended the game and reality, dimensions.
“That, that bewitching creature.”
I’d love to give her all the leftover equipment and resources from the warehouse, but right now, I’m struggling to even familiarize myself with the system.
「Lisia has achieved a new achievement!」
「Receiving rewards due to the follower’s activity.」
「Faith level +90!」
“Oh.”
Players can use the faith level farmed by their followers to strengthen their abilities.
Then, wouldn’t now be the most appropriate time to bestow a fitting reward upon Lisia?
「Lisia prays to you with a devout heart.」
「Lisia loves you deeply.」
“Oh, my precious child.”
I immediately manipulated the system and rummaged through the reward system.
「Would you like to use Faith Points to bless ‘Lisia’?」
Blessing.
It’s the proper name for the reward system bestowed upon followers.
“Of course, I have to.”
Without hesitation, I decided to bless Lisia.
「Due to your blessing, ‘Lisia’s’ stats have been permanently increased by a small amount.」
–Brrr.
I could see Lisia trembling with joy from beyond the screen.
Soon, she stood up again and began walking somewhere with a determined expression.
Perhaps she was moving to spread the word about my existence.
“…But.”
Who’s going to fix the destroyed prayer room?
「Would you like to use Faith Points to restore the destroyed monastery?」
“Ah.”
That was entirely my responsibility.
“Sigh.”
Looking at my monastery being smoothly repaired, I thought about the situation ahead.
For now, I’ve cleanly overcome the immediate crisis, so what should I do next?
…Of course, I have to regain my lost standing.
This is the religion and status I built with my own hands.
It was the faith I built up so that no one in the world could easily disregard it, my own sanctuary.
According to the background information I heard when I was first dragged here, that religion, which was like my flesh and blood, was in crisis.
“Look at these guys.”
I don’t know how the timeline is structured, but it seemed to be the world during the time I was away.
But I won’t neglect it anymore.
It was clear that my top priority was to restore my fallen status to its peak.
I was watching Lisia’s departing figure with a satisfied smile when I belatedly started to explore the system a bit more.
「Constellation, ‘Incarnation of the Black Sun’ becomes aware of your existence.」
「Constellation, ‘Incarnation of the Black Sun’ is enraged by you!」
“…Huh?”
And, I ended up having an unexpected fan meeting.
***
—Do you still cling to false faith?
When she was slammed against the wall of the prayer room, feeling her life threatened.
And when she was helplessly collapsed, despite her beloved Lord God being insulted.
Lisia’s heart was filled with tearing sorrow and rage.
‘Father God.’
If I can feel your presence once again, this remaining life…
I will gladly offer it all to you.
It was a lowly life that would have already vanished if it weren’t for Him.
Lisia was always ready to die for her God.
And now.
Having regained her forgotten divinity and successfully driven out the Black Sun priests, Lisia…
…stood still for a while, savoring the lingering emotions to her heart’s content.
He has returned. My Lord, the Father of all.
“Haah, Hoo.”
Lisia calmed her body and mind with excited breaths.
She couldn’t stay like this.
She had to stop her pilgrimage to find Him and return to the heart of the religious order.
She had to go and tell them that they had not been abandoned.
The image of the crumbling followers surfaced in Lisia’s mind.
The vampire who willingly chose the righteous path, or the saint of heresy.
She had to preach His existence to them as soon as possible.
Even in her own eyes, those two were in the most dangerous state in the current situation.
‘But still.’
She was the first to be chosen by Him.
Lisia, with a very slight(?) sense of superiority, stepped onto the path of return.