The God's Games

However, the nobles found the original name too crude and gave it a new name: "Sparkling Water."

In no time, this drink became a trend among the nobles.

But this drink was produced in very limited quantities.

If someone had it, it was proof of their family's wealth, showing they could afford such an expensive item.

This person had only ever tasted a small sip at the House Amicitia's ball party.

Only nobles like House Amicitia that were wealthy enough to serve something like "Sparkling Water" to their guests at a party.

Having tasted it, he knew that "Sparkling Water" was just as amazing as the rumors claimed.

It was a flavor that wasn't anything people had experienced before.

And yet, here it was, this rare drink, in the hands of the very "country bumpkin" he had just insulted.

He immediately felt like he had just been slapped in the face, and without saying anything more, he awkwardly left.

Master PungPong took another sip, confused as to why that annoying man had just walked away like that.

Captain Adelbert came over to explain, "Chupa Chups is a rare item in the Royal City of Orinthia. He must have seen what you were holding and assumed you were a noble he shouldn't mess with, so he backed off."

Master PungPong looked at the half-drunk bottle of Chupa Chups and asked with confusion, "This is a rare item?"

He wasn't shocked without reason; in both the real world and Ulon Town, Chupa Chups was easy to get and definitely not considered a luxury.

Who would have thought that in the Royal City of Orinthia, it would become something that high society was chasing after?

It was funny, but not surprising at all.

Master PungPong realized that it seemed like even people from another world couldn't resist the allure of Chupa Chups.

After successfully entering the Royal City of Orinthia, Captain Adelbert led everyone to a resting place and left them with a message, "Please rest well, Holy Son. The King may summon you tomorrow, so please be prepared."

After such a long journey, taking a day off was only natural.

However, once Captain Adelbert left, the word spread among people that the Holy Son of the Church of Light had arrived in the Royal City of Orinthia.

It didn't take long before people started showing up at their doorstep.

The first person to arrive was a young man named Thordan de Ysolde, who claimed, according to the messenger, to be from the Church of Light.

Hanjun found this was odd.

When he first arrived to this world, Father Barry had told him that the church in the Royal City of Orinthia had been abandoned for a long time, so there shouldn't be anyone left from the Church of Light.

But since the person who is claimed to be from the Church of Light, as the Holy Son, Hanjun didn't refuse to meet him and allowed him to come in.

Entering the room was a young man with a delicate appearance.

This was the first time Hanjun had seen such a young believer.

After meeting him, Hanjun could immediately could tell that he was indeed one of his followers.

But why was this different from what Father Barry had told him?

After entering, Thordan was drawn to the powerful aura of divine light that was surrounding Hanjun.

He immediately said, "You are indeed the Holy Son!"

Thordan bowed to Hanjun, showing his respect, "I am Thordan de Ysolde, and I greet the Holy Son."

Hanjun nodded his head and said, "Are you the Bishop of the Royal City of Orinthia?"

Thordan's eyes were lit up, "Does that mean you wish to grant me the position of bishop?"

Master PungPong who are standing nearby, was confused, "Wait, does that mean you're not the Bishop? Then why did you say you were...?"

He stopped suddenly, realizing that Thordan had never actually said what his position was.

Hanjun was also briefly misled but quickly understood, "I see, you're just a follower. But coming here alone, aren't you afraid that revealing your identity will catch the eye of the Order of the Shattering Light?"

For a follower of the God of Light in the Royal City of Orinthia, how could the Order of the Shattering Light allow him to move around freely?

Thordan confidently replied, "You may not know this, but the House Ysolde is quite well-known in the Royal City of Orinthia. Under my family's protection, the Order of the Shattering Light is not a threat."

In other words, Thordan could survive safely because he was a member of House Ysolde and was protected by them.

Thordan continued, "Although my family allows me to believe in the God of Light, they won't let me revive the church in the Royal City of Orinthia. Otherwise, after hearing about the revival of the Church of Light in Ulon Town, I would have already gone there. But now that you are here in the Royal City of Orinthia, everything will be easier."

Thordan's attitude made people feel a bit embarrassed.

Hanjun asked, "What do you want to do?"

With a cheerful smile on his handsome face, Thordan replied, "I'm afraid you don't know much about the situation in the Royal City of Orinthia, do you? To be honest, I'm probably the person you can trust the most who also knows the city very well. You can trust me."

He wasn't wrong.

Hanjun nodded his head silently.

This kind of information was something he didn't know, and having Thordan to provide him with information would be very helpful.

Besides, he already had a plan before he came here — he hoped to develop more followers in the Royal City of Orinthia.

If Thordan were around, those followers would have someone to lead them.

If he could rebuild the church in the city, it would certainly be a good choice.

Hanjun said, "That's a good idea. I'll leave it to you, then."

Given this task, Thordan was very pleased and felt excited to know he could help.