Published at 7th of February 2021 08:32:03 PM
Chapter 235.1
Huh?” [Ryouma]
When I visited the church and offered a prayer in the chapel, I felt myself being summoned into the divine realm as usual, but when I opened my eyes, all the nine gods I was acquainted with were there .
Usually, there would only be two or three of them around, but now there’s so many of them . I wonder if something happened .
“You came . ” [Willieris]
“Willieris and Grimp-sama? You’re here too? Thank you so much for saving me recently . ” [Ryouma]
“It was the right thing to do . ” [Grimp]
“We couldn’t just turn a blind eye to what Sereriputa was doing, after all . We even made sure to gather together and mete out a suitable punishment for him . ” [Willieris]
“Ah, so that’s why everyone’s here and Sereriputa is the only one looking like that . ” [Ryouma]
I wasn’t sure whether to point it out or not, so I’ve been ignoring him, but currently, Sereriputa is lying face down on the pure-white floor of the divine realm .
“Ryoumkun~, save me~” [Sereriputa]
He’s conscious enough to ask me for help, but his body isn’t moving .
Just what kind of punishment did they give him?
Willieris explained with a fed-up voice .
“He’s just exaggerating, you don’t have to pay him any attention . ” [Willieris]
“Really!?” [Ryouma]
The God of Magic, Fernoberia, was the one to enlighten me .
“Sereriputa’s punishment is to have a ‘portion of his divine power sealed’ . We left him enough power to allow him to fulfill his part in managing the world, but most of it has been sealed away . The sealing itself can’t hurt him, so the reason he looks like a worm right now is purely because he’s weak… You were inside a giant water sphere when you met this guy, right?” [Fernoberia]
“Yes . ” [Ryouma]
“Before being sealed, he spent most of his time inside that . He rules over water, so it only makes sense that that’s the place most comfortable for him . It’s also the place where he can exhibit his power the most . It’s a barrier of sort . It’s strong even for gods like us, but on the other hand, he can’t use his real power without it . ” [Fernoberia]
“Ah . ” [Ryouma]
So basically, he’s the sort that’s unbeatable under a condition .
“Yes, something like that . However, there are some of us who believe that he’s getting off too lightly with just having his powers sealed; therefore, we’ve decided to have him undergo the ‘elite solider training’ of various countries in the lower world while in a weakened state and under the watch of the Goddess of War, Kirillel . The pain and suffering he goes through during training shall also be his punishment . In other words, the pain he’s feeling now is nothing more than simple muscle pain . Moreover, our bodies are different from humans, so no matter how much he trains, it won’t benefit him . ” [Fernoberia]
Going through elite-level training without any benefits? That’s harsh .
If that’s how I’m seeing it, it must be even worse for someone like Sereriputa who looks so weak .
“To give you an idea of how fragile he is, Sereriputa is so weak that after just 3 minutes of walking outside of his barrier he’ll start complaining . ” [Fernoberia]
“Aren’t you too weak?” [Ryouma]
I inadvertently ended up calling out to the god lying face down on the ground .
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Apparently, he was conscious enough to reply .
“That’s because there’s no need to walk inside the water! And I can go wherever I want just by manipulating the flows . My body is just pointlessly heavy on land because I can’t float… What kind of dumbass would make something as stupid as gravity anyway?” [Sereriputa]
“As you can see, Ryoumkun, he’s well enough to complain, so you don’t have to mind him . Also, the one who created this world’s gravity was me . So, mind you, I heard your complaints loud and clear, Sereriputa . ” [Gayn]
Sereriputa kind of replied to me, but it was more of him grumbling rather than actually answering my question . Because of that the other gods, especially Gayn, glared at him .
What do you think the god in question did?
“Uwaah~ Save me, Ryoumkun~” [Sereriputa]
He started messing around and even crawled to my feet .
“Come on, you know I can’t butt in in a matter involving the rule of the gods . ” [Ryouma]
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“That’s true, but~ How about giving your opinion as the victim?” [Sereriputa]
“In that case, I don’t really mind, but…” [Ryouma]
“Ryoumkun, I know this thing is technically a god, but you really don’t have to be so concerned about him . ” [Willieris]
“Perhaps, and I’m not really that concerned about him, but while I certainly felt like I was in danger at the time, I wasn’t really angry . Rather than hate, what I felt then was ‘disgust’ or ‘confusion’ . And I don’t think he was planning on killing me anyway . When I think back to it, if he really wanted to kill me, I wouldn’t have been able to resist . In the end, I came out fine, and he’s already been punished enough, so I won’t demand any more than that . ” [Ryouma]
“…You’re serious . ” [Willieris]
“Well, I do have less respect for him than others . ” [Ryouma]
In the first place, with Sereriputa’s personality, I’m sure he had no malice whatsoever .
He might have poked his nose where it didn’t belong, but he didn’t mean ill . There are plenty of busybodies back in my world too, not to mention, I myself am guilty of being one many times . If I bothered over every single one of those instances, there wouldn’t be an end to it .
“Fu fu fu~ As expected of the man I believe in! Truly worthy of my trust!” [Sereriputa]
“Tch! It’s because of that! That damned triumphant face of yours that it’s so hard to believe you’ve really reflected over your actions!” [Willieris]