I feel at this stage, this thread is needed. In fact, it is an injustice to our religion that we do not have a medium to express our gratuity to the Three Goddesses and Rudues Greyrat for establishing such a glorious religion.
Goddess of Wisdom: Roxy
Goddess of Love: Sylphiette
Goddess of War: Eris
Our Three Holy Relics:
Roxy's panties, Sylphiette's virgin cloth, and Eris' wooden sword
Location of the shrine: Rudeus' basement
Feel free to say words of grace or quote anything from our expanding 20-volume Bible.
Chapter 73 (Never forget the rage of Rudeus when a figure of his deity has been trampled on)
"Now then, do you know what you two have done?"
First, I made sure. The two of them looked at each other and both shook their heads. Since Rinia seems like she'll be noisy, I ungag Pursena. After thinking for a little, she sighs.
"…We shouldn't have like, done anything to you nano."
"Hohhh, haven't done anything!"
I repeat her words affectedly, and snap my fingers. Zanoba timidly brought over a box. Then when the box was opened, inside were the cruel remains of the Roxy doll.
"The one who did this was you, right?"
"…Like what about that disgusting doll?"
"Disgusting!"
I repeated Pursena's words. To say that Roxy was disgusting! The Roxy that I had poured my effort into, and whose craftsmanship was good enough that it could sell! Dis-gus-ting! No, calm down. Be cool.
"This is a doll made in the shape of my god."
"G-, god?"
"That's right. Because I was saved by her, I came to know the world."
While speaking, I move to the corner of my room. There sits a small shrine.[1] When I moved into this room I immediately set up a shrine. When I open the small double doors, the insides are revealed.
"Mmmm!"
"L-, like what is this nano…?"
"S-, Shishou, this is…"
"…"
At the sight of the divinity of the god enshrined there, it seems the two of them were deeply struck. Even Zanoba winced, and Julie was pulling at Zanoba's clothing looking as though she was about to cry.
"That figure is my god. You two kicked it, stomped on it, and broke it into pieces."
Rinia and Pursena's eyes widened and they looked between my face and the shrine. They then slowly look at Zanoba, and Julie who is about to cry. They return their gazes to me. During this whole chain of look about, their faces gradually paled. Their faces are like Blu-ray Discs, huh?
It seems that they understood just what it was that they had done.
"Now then, do you have any excuses?"
Pursena thought about my question for a few seconds. She then spoke.
"Y-, you're mistaken the one who stepped on it was Rinia I like told her to stop."
"Mmm!?"
For her to make excuses before apologising… Hmph, very well. Since it's amusing, I'll undo Rinia's gag.
When I did, the two of them started clamouring in high pitched voices.
"The one who said it was gross so we didn't nyeed it was Pursena, nya!"
"But the one who like stepped on it was Rinia, nano."
"Ah, my foot just slipped. Besides, Pursena was the one who kicked it in the end and broke it into pieces nya. When she saw Zanoba picking up the pieces even deep into the nyight, she was snickering at him nya!"
To search for those small fragments even deep into the night… Even though the ankle parts are as small as a pinky. Zanoba-kun, a guy like you is…
Right now my impression of Zanoba has tripled. You're heading straight down the Rudeus Route[2], aren't you, Zanoba! Oop, let's leave that aside for now.
"SHUT UP! You two are guilty of the same crime."
First I'll shut up this unsightly act. Then,
"Your crimes must be punished."
I hand down my judgement.
"Though I say this, my religious sect was only recently created so we don't have a precedent on what to do during times like this. What kind of punishment is given in your village during times like this?"
"I-, if you do anything weird to us, Tou-chan and Jii-chan won't stay quiet, nya. Even in the Great Forest we're two of the best warriors after all, nya! Ah…"
It seems that Rinia has recalled it. That Gyes and Gustav are my acquaintances. Then I remember. The Great Forest's 『Punishment』.
"Gyes-san? Ahh, I've remembered. I was given false charges by him. I was said to have done something indecent to Holy Beast-sama, and was stripped naked, had cold water splashed all over me, and spent a week in jail. I see, so shall we do something like that for you two as well?"
By the way, I'm not in the least resentful about that incident. However, that's how these girls seemed to have interpreted it. The two of them are speechless and have become horribly pale. As expected, to that race, that punishment amounted to a terrible torture.
"N-, no, I'll do whatever you want so just spare me from that nya."
"You can do like whatever you want to Rinia's body so please have mercy on just me nano!"
"Right nya, you can do whatever you want to me s-… Uehhh!?"
Even when the two of them are begging they're doing a manzai routine. They sure aren't reflecting enough. Especially the dog.
"Your Dorudia tribe was really cruel when this happened to your esteemed Holy Beast-sama, you know? Whenever something happened they'd suspect me and pile false charges on me. Compared to that, your crimes are the truth, through and through."
"I'm begging you, please forgive me… I didn't know it was such an important doll…!"
"Indeed, that does seem to be the case."
"I like won't do it a second time…"
What 'second time'? Like you'd be able to do it a second time. Things that are broken will never come back, you know. Do these guys understand how it feels for a person to have their precious things broken in front of them? Even now I remember that moment. When my younger brother destroyed my laptop with a bat. I don't have any intention of getting angry about that all over again though. All I remember is the despair and emotions I felt at the time. They're emotions I had when my only emotional support was broken into pieces!
"I'll apologise nya, I'll even show you my belly nya…"
"That's right, though it's embarassing I'll like bear with it too nano."
Show her belly? Ahh, it's the Beast Race's dogeza that Gyes did, huh? Even if I see that kind of insincere dogeza, I won't be able to calm down.
"If you want to be forgiven then fix this doll!"
R O X Y, R O X Y!
"Right, even Shishou can't mend it!"
Zanoba condemns the two of them.
But Zanoba, it's not like I can't fix it you know. You've got all the parts here, and the most important part, the cane is untouched. I've gotten more skilled at this than I was when I made this. Without any marks, beautifully…
Mn?
That's right. I can fix it. I can fix it, huh! It's not like it'll never come back.
They've apologised too. The two of them are repenting. I feel like it's fine even if I forgive them. Or more like, this is a crime, isn't it? If this comes to light, on the contrary we'll be the one in trouble, huh. For example if this scene was seen by a certain spear-wielding baldy…
No! That's not the problem! The problem is that these two easily broke what someone else held precious! But if I let them off easy here, they'll definitely do this again! I have to carve reflection into their bodies! In the name of the Roxy Faith!
Speaking of which, since I've calmed down a bit, I'm reminded of some rather more esoteric punishments.
"Zanoba, do you have any ideas?"
"Let's have them suffer what the doll did."
Zanoba's eyes were extremely ruthless. It seems that he's still angry. It's natural; it happened before his eyes after all.
If I said 'shall we?' he probably would leave them in the same state as the Roxy doll. They'd be broken into little pieces by his hands. He'd do it. This man would do it. The Neck-Ripping Prince is in good health.
"No, Zanoba. Killing them is probably going too far. I don't like killing people."
"In that case let's sell them to a slave merchant. Though it's forbidden to sell those of the Dorudia clan, if I remember correctly there's an Asura noble family that finds the Beast Race irresistible. The daughters of the Dorudia clan's chiefs… If they could make someone like that into a slave, even if it was breaking the law they'd buy them."
Zanoba was wild-eyed. Having said that, selling them as slaves is also probably going too far. It might end up as a war with the Beast Race.
"That Asura family is currently on the verge of being wiped out, so it'd probably be difficult."
I wonder what's happened with the Boreas family. Not a lot of information reaches up here in the north. Just that it's in quite a severe condition and it might only be a matter of time before the family is wiped out.
"Listen up, Zanoba. Even if they're like this, they're princesses. If we don't use a method that doesn't cause too many problems, this matter will come back to bite us."
"As expected of Shishou; even when blood is rushing through your head, to still be thinking about how to protect yourself is…"
"Be silent."
Mmmmn. What should I do? At this rate I won't be able to feel better. It might be good to just continue looking at this lovely sight. Though this isn't really my hobby, these two are counted as bishoujo as well.
No, no, in the first place this might have become a problem the moment we kidnapped them. It'd be better not to hold them captive for too long a time.
These two seem to be reflecting as well. I can fix the doll. I'd really like to get this over with on the spot, but…
Mmmn.
Part 2 with Fitts
Fitts-senpai stayed in my room for a little longer. For some reason he was fidgety and couldn't calm down. Walking back and forth in my room, he asked many times about this or that that he found curious.
"What's this? Is there something inside?"
Fitts-senpai had a good eye and pointed at the shrine.
"The god that my faith worships is enshrined in there."
"Huh? So you weren't a follower of the Milis Religion, Rudeus-kun. Could I have a look?"
"The Roxy Faith is… Please don't open it!"
I stopped Fitts-senpai who was about to open the shrine. Our god is divine and isn't something for outsiders to gaze upon. And geez, what was up with me yesterday? Even if I showed them the panties, they just drew away from me.
"Ah, sorry."
Fitts-senpai withdrew his hand in a fluster. After that he looked and this and that, but then suddenly his gaze stopped on top of my bed. He picks up my pillow.
"This pillow is making grainy sounds, huh."
"It's a self-made pillow."
A self-made pillow. The Mustard Turrents monsters in the forests of the north drop seeds. There are nuts inside that resemble walnuts, but the shell resembles buckwheat chaff. That's why I crushed it and put it into a sack, which I then covered with monster fur. Since the day I completed it, I've been assured a good night's sleep.
"Hehh… Do you mind if I try it out a little?"
"Feel free."
Fitts-senpai put down the pillow and lay on my bed.
"It's a good pillow, isn't it?"
"You're the only one who's said that."
Chapter 94 (Offering prayers after Sylphy fun time)
That night. I raised my sluggish body and descended to the basement.
Since I had just moved in, right now there was nothing in the underground cellar. There were just a small number of shelves left around, and it was a pretty sorry state.
I walked towards the back of the room, and reached out my hand towards the concealed door that the craftsman had fixed.
--Before-- A door that would creak 'kii kii' when opened. Though it was meant to be a concealed door, there were stains around it, and its existence became obvious once there was some light. ---
--After-- The metal parts responsible for opening and closing were new and properly oiled, so the door opened without a single sound. The cellar walls were also of new material, and noone would be able to tell that there was a door there. ---
The door quietly opened to reveal a space. Quietly sitting inside was a household shrine. It was a small shrine made of unpainted wood. The altar was made of lustrous, black stone, and a holy relic was enshrined there.
That filthy workshop had been cleaned up, and transformed into a sublime, and divine space.
In the night when everything else had fallen asleep, in this newly consecrated holy ground, I offered my prayers to god.
After casually mentioning that Aisha raised her eyebrows.
It was an unpleasant face.
Why?
"I have an older brother, but?"
"You have one but?"
"He isn't reliable."
Why not!
Just now didn't he magnificently save you!
"Is...is it okay if I hear the reason?"
"Reason! That's fine! My mother has told me about my brother in detail."
"Oh"
"However, all of it was unbelievable stuff! For example using intermediate level magic at three years old, or becoming a Saint Class magician at five. And to top it all off, becoming the home teacher of a Lord's daughter at seven. It's not by no means, but it's all unbelievable! It's definitely a lie!"
You can't believe it, huh.
I see.
I guess that would be the case.
"However, if you actually meet him, he could be a good older brother?"
"He's definitely not!"
"Wh...Why?"
"In our house we had this small box my mother treated as important. She would always say not to touch it or not to look inside of it for some reason. Somehow, it seems that it contained something precious to my older brother."
..Small box?
Well now, come to think of it I vaguely remember hearing something like that from Paul as well.
"During the time when my mother wasn't around, I secretly opened it and looked inside. And then what do you think was inside of it!?"
"We...well... I wonder what."
"It was panties. Panties belonging to a woman. Also, going off the size they were considerably small. Based on my calculations, they should have been panties belonging to a child around the age of 14. There was none. A person around that age, there was none in that house. I did consider the possibility that my older brother was a sister, but it's a bit much. There was only one person who I could link it to. My older brother's home teacher, a person named Roxy. When my older brother was four or five years old he treated a clearly older lady's panties as a religious object."
Calculations you say...
Wa..wait this child, isn't she just a bit too clever?
Eh? She's still five or six years old right?
How do I put it, from this kind of small child, I'm feeling this amazing gap, oh?
"However, there's the possibility it might be a misunderstanding right?"
"No, I casually managed to get the details out of my mother. My brother would do whatever he pleased like peeking on that lady Roxy when she was bathing or peek in on my father and mother when they were making love. It seemed like my mother was trying to keep it hidden, but there's no mistake. My older brother is without a doubt a hentai!"
A hentai!
A hentai!
A hentai!
Without a doubt a hentai!
And adding it on once more, a hentai!
Please stop it already, Rudeus mental HP is already zero!
"I...I see, your older brother is a hentai, huh, that is troubling, hahaha..."
Even though they say you get what you deserve, how could this be...
How could it be, this... Shit.
I see now.
It's this sort of thing.
That's why the Hitogami told me not to name myself.
Just now, I've understood it in my heart.
As expected of the Hitogami-san..
Aftermath
Just like this I met with Aisha.
Even though I she has an awful impression of me, it's not as bad as Norn who saw her father being beaten up in front of her eyes.
Even though I was called a hentai for having Roxy's panties, so what, one day she will come to understand.
That people all have a time when they need to believe in something.
However, to have the recognition to realize panties=hentai at this age, huh.
It's not an age where she should be able to link together sexual desire and underwear, in the first place it's questionable whether she should even understand sexual desire...
I wonder if someone taught her these things.
It would be no good if I don't grant a severe punishment to the guy who taught my little sister strange things.
"By the way, The Owner-san."
"What is it?"
"Why did you know my name!?"
After that, my desperate explanation started, but I'll leave that out.
All hail the goddesses! Also as addition to to holy relics would be great to add 3 large statues, 1 for each goddess, and their beauty depicted by Master Rudeus's exquisite skill!
"Oh? Is that okay? If you look into my eyes like that, I'll see everything..."
"...."
"Huh, Orsted-sama has such a curse... I see, Hitogami... His first advice... Ara?"
The Miko suddenly blushed.
What's wrong?
Did you see something erotic?
Well, if you were at my inquisition, you would have seen something like that anyway.
You've probably seen something like Milis priests' affairs before.
"So, two people at the same time... being in love with two people... Ah, an altar... eh? .... EH?"
At last, the Miko finally looked away.
She broke out into a cold sweat.
Her breathing was also rough.
She seems to have seen something she shouldn't have.
"What did you see?"
"Wicked memories... And, a book, one that isn't allowed by the Milis religion, and... a strange ritual..."
"Then you have seen into my soul."
"Y-, yes."
The Miko retreated a little bit and adjusted her skirt a bit to cover herself.
I have peace of mind.
Roxyism may not be as white as the Milis religion, but it's still a beautiful blue.
It's not something out of an ero-doujinshi.
I awaken. It's because of a sweet smell. While I was asleep, what drifted by was a lovely scent.
"!?"
When I open my eyes, there lies God. A face that could be described as innocent is turned towards me, and I could hear their peaceful sleeping breaths.
"Ohhh..."
I quietly leave the covers and sit in seiza. I join my hands and bow. At any rate, this is an esteemed personage.
"Hang on, could it be, that, this means..."
I notice a certain matter and I raise the blanket that was covering God's body.
When I do, it is as expected.
Truly, as expected.
What lies there is...
What lies under the blanket is...!
The nude body of God!
"Ohhh...!"
A body that could be considered too young. A body that is certainly not womanly, and whose waist has no hips. Though, it is dark and I am uncertain, were there not urna at her chest? Were they not the same urna found on the forehead of Buddha? No, they probably weren't urna. However, there's no mistake that they were something as precious.
"-Gulp-"
Is it not fine to touch?
It is not something sinful.
At any rate, I am the one who has been chosen by God.
There is no sin in me, the Messiah, touching the body of God.
Be that as it may, is it really fine to touch her whilst she lies in the midst of Nirvana?
If I touch her here, will I not be burdened with Karma, and be unable to reach Nirvana?
Will I not be stopped by a halo of light and be purified with, "Begone, Mara!" the instant I touch her?[1]
Even though my disciple/angel[2] is so Paul-ish this early in the morning...
"Mn... Cold..."
God pulls in the blanket and, in her stirs, hides her body, and turns the other way.
"Ohhh..."
How divine!
That white nape that peeks through her blue hair!
A nape that is anything but sultry!
Those kiss marks that I left yesterday!
Magnificent.
To be able to see such a sight, there's no mistaking that I am the happiest person in the world.
...Oops, no good. There's no time in the morning, so, I'd best wake her up.
"Roxy, please wake up. It's morning, you know."
"Mn..."
God opens her eyes, and slowly raises her body. The blanket slips down, and the form of her beautiful back is revealed. Behold, this is the dawn of mankind.
"...Good morning."
God drowsily turns her head. Her eyes are sleepy. Two urna are on her chest, and, below that is an adorable navel. Wrapped in small panties is a small Mañjusaka.[3] Seeing this before my eyes, my stupa bears enough Karma to reach enlightenment.[4]
"Ah..."
Raising the blanket, she hides her body. In that instant, I understand that God had died. The light was lost, and an age of darkness began.
"What's wrong? You're making a regretful face."
"I was just thinking that I'd like to see your esteemed body in a place with more light, Roxy."
"...Though, I doubt there's anything enjoyable about looking at it..."
"What words do you speak? Come now, please part with the blanket and allow the humble me to revere the sun."
"Why are you so energetic this early in the morning...? Well, if you're willing to say that much, I guess it doesn't matter at this point, but..."
Whilst saying this, Roxy slowly reveals what was under the cloth. When she does, the world is bathed in light.
Let there be light, and it was good.
I see the light, and find darkness; if light was called Apollo, then darkness was called Eros.
By the darkness are her navel, Cupido, and her thighs, Amor.
It is the First Day.
"That's enough, right?"
She said, as she covers herself again. Again, an age of darkness... Oh well, I guess that's enough of that.
