Ohanabatake no Maousama Chapter 21

Chapter 21

That evening… As Adelia was in a rush to regain the safety of the village, she ignored the concerns of the others and started the ceremony.

What little offerings the people could spare were brought before the altar. And around it, a mystical smell drifted in the air.

An hour had passed since the ceremony began.

However, there were no signs of God descending.

"I knew it. It was foolish to even think that the evilest woman in the country could call God."

"So, even God hates her?"

Upon seeing Adelia's inability to call God, the people began to mutter to each other restlessly.

—O God. Why do you not come down?

Adelia shouted in her heart.

The requirements had been fulfilled. She could feel the presence.

However, there was no answer no matter how many times she called.

It was as if Adleia was being ignored.

—Am I…really hated by them?

While Adelia's heart was on the verge of breaking, Qudels was silently sweating a cold sweat right next to her.

—It is my fault that the god has not descended.

While Qudels appeared to be human, he was in fact, a Demon King.

And though the current Demon Emperor did not know it, he was as powerful as the upper echelons of gods. In fact, he was stronger than most of the Demon Emperors throughout history.

And so it was no wonder that some puny god would be too scared to come down.

After all, a god that was welcomed to the altar of such a small village like this, was likely to be a very low-ranking god.

That being said, if he did such a thing as erasing his presence so that the gods wouldn't detect him, the effect would be so strong that Adelia and the others would notice that something was wrong.

—In that case, the only thing to do was to call a high-ranking god.

However, it would have to be an incredibly strong one that would not be intimidated by Qudels.

"…Miss Adelia. Perhaps it is time that I help you?"

"I most definitely refuse!"

Adelia glared at him angrily as she rejected this offer.

She was clearly still sore about the whole conversation regarding the 'declaration of defeat' that had happened the other day.

—However, that is all part of the plan.

Just as Adelia rejected him, he chanted very quietly.

"Floracion."

At the same moment, the number of flowers decorating the altar increased. But no one noticed it. 

The flowers that Qudels made were not only offerings full of magical energy, they also transformed the energy in the room, which had the effect of connecting the place to the territories of higher gods.

And then, Adelia called the gods once again.

"—It's coming!"

With this sudden realization, Adelia raised her head. The others all looked at the altar in shock.

"What…is this? The presence is so strong! A mid-rank god? No…this is a high-ranking god! But why!? I didn't call such a god!!"

Adelia felt the swirl of power above her head, and she couldn't help but let out a scream.

"It seems to be a rank two god."

Qudels said as the power grew stronger.

There were nine ranks in all. And rank two meant that it was the second strongest.

The top three were considered to be high-ranking gods, and they would usually not come down to an altar prepared by humans, unless an entire country held a festival in their honor.

However, the god that came down now had the power of a rank two god. That was the undeniable reality.

"Rank t-t-t-t-two!? Imposible!"

"This is bad! We can't deal with such a god here! If it gets angry, this village will be…no, this whole territory will be destroyed!!"

This wholly unexpected turn of events caused the villagers to scream in fear.

However, they did not have the authority to stop what was happening.

Eventually, the top of the altar was filled with light, and then the light took the shape of a human.

This was the first thing that the god said after arriving:

"Wassup!! Hey, you're really hot! Are you my priest? Hah, that's awesome! This is the best!"

The person who stood before Adelia and the chief was a blonde-haired and blue-eyed young caucasian man with a tan.

As for his age, he appeared to be somewhere around eighteen or nineteen?

He had the soft and handsome features of an idol and the musculature of a statue of Apollo.

In a way, he was probably what most men thought to be the ideal form.

But…his clothes were another story.

What he was wearing, was a white thong that barely covered his privates.

His buttocks was mostly exposed.

"Ah, I am Darten! Darten Illuminart! It's nice to meet you, pretty ladies!!"

Once he was sure he had the room's full attention, he smiled, allowing his teeth to sparkle as he posed in a way that accentuated his muscles.

Basically, he was a muscular narcissist.

…And his personality seemed flippant. Too flippant.

This god had the same smell as those young men who spent all their time in town trying to attract women.

"Uh, why do you all look so disappointed? Especially you with the glasses. You should see yourself."

He repeated his gestures as if he wanted them to worship him with more enthusiasm, but no one gave him the desired reaction.

Instead, Qudels looked at him seriously and shouted.

"CHANGE!!"

In the next instant, the others returned to themselves.

"Change!"

"Change! No objection!!"

"No objection!"

"No objection!

"No objection! Change!!"

One after another, they shouted.

This was an unimaginably insolent thing to do to a rank two god, and yet the villagers showed no hesitation.

"Wait! Now, wait a second! What don't you guys like about me!! Don't you know that I'm the sun god and the war god!? See! Aren't I cool! Just take a look at these muscles!!"

He said as he slapped his biceps. Darten was clearly flustered by all of this, however, Qudels and the others were merciless in their reply.

"Don't like? Well, how about the fact that you're a man?"

"I don't like cocky men."

"I don't like men with too much muscle…"

The last remark was from the chief herself. Darten fell weakly to his knees.

Apparently, having his physique rejected was the same as being dealt a mortal wound.

"So, you must now take your leave. Also, if you don't mind, please send us a beautiful and sensuous goddess instead."

"We are totally not changing! Besides, I already incarnated!!"

As Qudels waved his hand in an attempt to shoo him away, Darten shouted tearfully.

Incarnation. It was the process in which gods, who were spiritual beings, became trapped within a physical body of this world.

While there were restrictions, such as not being able to return to the heavens until they died, they were able to live very comfortable lives as well.

And as they were able to have children with the creatures on the ground, the whole process was very appealing to gods who fancied the idea of romance.

However, accomplishing it required twice as much magic than a mere summoning.

And so Qudels was likely one of the only people who was able to easily offer the amount of energy a second-ranking god would require for an incarnation.

"…Tsk. Incarnation. How annoying. I offered too much energy just because I expected a goddess to come."

"You! You're thinking of doing something very evil, aren't you!? I feel such crazy bad energy from you!!"

Qudels clicked his tongue angrily as Darten accused him.

But, even this god was unable to know what Qudels was thinking.

After all, in Qudels's heart was a plan that exceeded his imagination. Something only a Demon King would think of.

"I suppose I have no choice then. This town is in desperate need of a goddess that is beautiful and appealing. And so I must make you leave by force."

"Are you serious!? You-you're going to try and fight me! But I'm a rank two god of battle!? That's ridiculous!!"

In spite of his words, Darten could actually feel the power from Qudels, and he knew that he was no ordinary man.

—This guy isn't human!

At least…he is as strong as any other rank-two god.

Could he be a dragon who is disguised as a human?

No, judging by this energy, he is a Demon King!? But he is too strong!!

I'll be killed if I'm not careful!

With this life-threatening power in front of him, Darten's thong seemed to shrink a little.

"Hehehe. I see that even your balls have shrunk in fear. How pathetic."

"Sh-shut up! God, you're so annoying!! Who are you! You're totally not even human!!"

Upon hearing this, Qudels fixed the position of his glasses. Then, as he unleashed immense energy, he said:

"It's a secret."

In the next instant, the entire territory of the ravaged village was covered in colorful flowers.

It had turned into a flower field.

Chapter end