Everyone Else is a Returnee - Chapter SS19

Great Creator - 4

It was midnight.

"You’re sleeping, right? Yoo ll-han? ll-han?" Rita mumbled carefully as she looked down at Yoo ll-han, who was sleeping after returning to his home, which he had left to get all the knowledge in the world.

She carefully called Yoo ll-han's name and poked him to check whether he was really asleep. No matter how unique Yoo ll-han was, he was so deep in sleep that no one could help him wake.

Rita later learned that this was the stage of mastering the relaxation skills, but now she just thought he was very tired.

"You must be really sleeping."

Rita trembled with fear that she might feel repulsed, knowing what she was about to do. From now on, she knew she had to be patient, but her impulse was so great that she felt like making more mistakes; if she stayed like this.

"Because I’m trying not to get stuck."

As a higher-ranked being, she tried to rationalize it to herself.

"Because we are like a sister and a younger brother, so I'm just trying to give him a goodnight kiss."

No older sister in the world would be shivering like this while kissing her younger brother good night, but Rita approached him after brainwashing herself.

'Kiss. Kiss. Kiss. Kiss!'

Like a kid who fell in love with her friend for the first time in kindergarten; with a straightforward and childish mind, Rita's red lips touched Yoo ll-han's forehead.

'Ah.'

She felt a sense of satisfaction that she had finally got what she wanted, a sense of pleasure tickling one side of her chest, and a sense of ingratitude that she did it without him knowing.

There's also the lingering thirst.

'It's not enough,' She thought.

In the distant past, what did she do with her brother?

No, she didn't think that she'd been touching him very much.

That's why I want to kiss ll-han more and more. Yeah, because I couldn't do it to my brother.

Yeah, that’s right. That's it.'

Rita’s self-rationalization was reaching the realms of genius. She put her desire into action. She kissed Yoo ll-han’s cheek. He was still asleep.

Following a feeling of satisfaction that was incomparable to anything, she kissed his forehead.

She felt as if her body was getting hot. Her heart fluttered as if she had been drinking.

At the same time, she realized she had made a mistake.

’I want to do more. I can't get rid of it.'

In no time, her excuses disappeared. Rita was already able to objectively see herself staring at Yoo ll-han's pale lips that were neither thin nor thick.

’His lips will definitely feel a lot better. Kiss...'

The higher-ranked being was embarrassed by the intensity of the desire she felt for a long time, but she couldn’t easily discard that feeling.

’Dangerous.’

It was really dangerous. It was more difficult to resist because it was an unfamiliar impulse.

However, if she did this, she was really doing something terrible to Yoo ll-han.

"Uh!

She recalled Yoo ll-han’s disappointed face, and really resisted her feelings with full force for a long time. As a result, she could barely regain her composure.

"Rita? What's up?"

However, a minor incident occurred, awakening Yoo ll-han because of the sound she had made.

"Ah, no! I came to see if you were sleeping well. It's my responsibility, as the angel in charge, to take care of your health!"

"Is that so? I thought you were going to tell me people were coming back soon."

"Ah..."

Rita’s body stiffened at what Yoo ll-han said while rubbing his sleepy eyes. He always waited for the return of mankind, and was working seriously every time, but the one who was supposed to help him was trying to satisfy her base desires. It was the moment when the guilt completely beat her impulses.

"That’s... No, but if you wait a little longer..."

"I believe you. They will come someday."

When Rita desperately hid her agitated mind, Yoo ll-han smiled and nodded. Then he jumped up from his bed and yawned.

"I'm awake now. Should I read books about slaughter?" he muttered after he turned on the room’s light, rummaging over his desk.

At this time, Yoo ll-han was determined to acquire skills in preparation for the Earth after the cataclysm.

Among them, the first attempt was none other than slaughter. He would not stop trying until the moment when even a god could be slaughtered.

"Yes, are you hungry?"

"No, it's okay. Ah... Please tell more about the last time."

"About the last time?"

"Stories of other worlds." Yoo ll-han said that, but he suddenly went 'Huh?' and rubbed his cheek.

He felt a strange, warm feeling. He felt like his heart was tickling for no reason, but it wasn’t exactly like that when he touched it, because it felt like a mosquito had bitten him.

"Ah, aaaahhh. Okay," Rita said as she looked at him, nervous that he might notice what she had done.

"What kind of world would you like to hear about?"

"Well, I wish for the story of a world with God."

"You mean God."

"Recorded God," Rita muttered into her mouth so that Yoo ll-han wouldn't hear her.

Believing in the Recorded God was a direct violation of the policy of Heaven. Therefore, most of the angels hesitated to do this and were reluctant to tell the lower-ranked beings such tales.

But Yoo ll-han wasn't just an ordinary lower-ranked being to Rita. She thought it wasn't really a big problem, to convey the image of another world as it truly was.

"Then, I'll tell you. In fact, human faith is divided into two types. It is faith in the true God -the recorded God - and faith in the false God."

"A false god?"

"Yes. A god created purely by humans."

"Ah!"

Even if it were a slip of the tongue, the topic would become a burnable offense anywhere on the planet.

Yoo ll-han wondered if he should stop her, but now that all the religious officials who would sue him were gone from this world anyway, he decided to pretend that it was okay.

"I don't know about Earth, but in this world, no one believes in false God, right? It doesn't mean anything."

"The problem is that it makes sense. The divine power actually arises from human belief."

"What?"

"Especially those times that faith comes back with great power..."

At that moment, Yoo ll-han's saw bitterness in Rita’s eyes and decided not to ask deeply about that part. Rita quickly regained her composure and said, "The divine power is the force converted from Mana. Those who believe in real gods dedicate their Mana to acquire divine power, which is the power of God, but those who believe in false gods replace this Mana with a white divine power through the Akashic Record. In general, divine power is actually the power of Akashic Records."

"It's starting to be hard to understand. So anyway, can I say that the white divine power is less powerful than the real divine power?"

"That’s not necessarily true. The real believers are divided, and there are cases where there is no real thing to see... In the end, it means you have to ride the line well."

"It's the same wherever humans live."

Yoo ll-han stopped looking for books about slaughter. He took out a chair and sat down. Then, he turned on the phone's notepad feature. He was going to refer to the writing of Treasure, which was currently being written.

"However, the real God has a very large area that can be covered with that power, and it also gives a great amount of divine power to many humans. Depending on the world, the power you can exert may vary, and faith is born with humanity, right?"

"Right." Yoo ll-han nodded as he recalled the traces of various primitive beliefs found on Earth.

"So, the worlds ruled by the power of God are greater in number than the worlds ruled by magic."

Rita added that among them, of course, there were many cases of believing in the God of Heaven.

Even before the cataclysm, Earth did not directly contact Heaven, but the dominant religion was very similar to Heaven's structure. It was probably the influence of Heaven's dominance, and the world was likely to have built an image of it.

"So maybe Earthlings will remain heaven-friendly even after the cataclysm. There are so many cases like this, so there is no need to be surprised."

"So Heaven is just there, and it can affect the cultural development of a world that it didn’t even touch. It is kind of scary."

It was a complaint, so Yoo ll-han swallowed his words and waited for the next bit of the story.

"Whether it's a real or fake god, it's the same in that it doesn't interfere with the affairs of the world. Eventually, the one who uses the power of God must pretend to be a god, and in that world, evils are likely to occur."

"Yes, that's also a trouble."

"Many things are justified in the name of faith. In particular, depending on the nature of God, some things may not be understood in some worlds."

"Ooooh." Yoo ll-han's ears twitched.

’A religious group was doing incomprehensible things in the name of faith—Earthlings who went wrong in such a group.'

’She naively followed them when she was told that she could become a priestess, and deal with the divine power. But it turned out that they were doing a secret ritual!'

"How is it Ha-jin?"

"..."

Kang Ha-jin was speechless to see Na Yoo-na in her second-class priest's uniform.

However, Na Yoo-na nodded, as if the reaction alone was enough, and said, "It's really pretty and better. But, take a breath, Ha-jin."

"Y-yes, it's pretty," said Kang Ha-jin, who managed to come to his senses, nodding his head a bit late. Like Na Yoo-na had said, he was so fascinated by her appearance that he forgot to breathe.

If it wasn’t for Na Yoo-na, who thought it was natural for everyone to fall in love with her, perhaps he would now be in trouble.

"Surely there are people here who know very well... The priests of the Goddess of Beauty have a great sense for aesthetics. The priest's uniform is also pretty."

"I'm a little concerned about you exposing your shoulders. What kind of uniform is this?"

"That’s because it looks more beautiful. Of course, I wear a decorative brush on top when I go out for the event, so you don't have to worry about me catching a cold," said Na Yoo-na and laughed as she shook her uniform and a set of decorative brushes. Kang Ha-jin sighed while looking at her.

He was still struggling in the first class, but Na Yoo-na was already in the second class.

He thought he had to protect her, but why could Na Yoo-na adapt much better to the world Brea, and continue to grow unpredictably?

Of course, the job they got was said to accelerate as their appearance increases, but it was still too fast for him.

Kang Ha-jin’s growth was slow. It seemed that no one had expected Na Yoo-na's growth rate. The Pope hugged her and jumped around when she was in the second class.

The Pope was also very beautiful for an old, middle-aged woman, so it was just dazzling when the two were together. Being able to act so intimately with the Pope meant that Na Yoo-na had already stepped closer to the core of the power of El Force in this country.

"Wait a minute, what event?"

"Oh, you haven't heard about it?" said Na Yoo-na as she tilted her head. "I'm officially a saint in the denomination this time... I have to go to that event."

"Saint?!"

"Isn't it awesome? Isn't it awesome? This must be because I am pretty!"

Na Yoo-na coughed, pressed her chest with one hand, and stretched out. Even such a ridiculous gesture was cute. Its existence itself was a foul.

"But you're a saint. You're not trying to do something weird with that as a prelude, right?"

"I have a separate unit to escort me. I'll put you in, too!"

"Thank you for that."

In this imperial El Force, beauty is evidence of faith in the Goddess of Beauty, Latna.

Although Na Yoo-na was an Earth-born who boasted of her brilliant beauty as if she was the incarnation of Latna, she received the entire nation's attention and love.

If anyone dared to talk dirty about her, everyone around her would jump in and starting bawling!

Shortly after that, she proved her popularity at the reading ceremony for St. Mary, and it was Latna who personally gave Na Yoo-na a permanent blessing.

"Oooooooooh!"

"The newly born Saint received the blessing of Lady Latna!"

"Long live, Lady Latna!"

"Long live the Saint!"

The entire populace looked at her and shouted.

Kang Ha-jin, who participated in the event as one of the knights protecting Na Yoo-na, felt various emotions as he saw Na Yoo-na shine so brightly, but he just bit his lips.

She was full of herself, but certainly, she was now the most beautiful in the world. She would probably be so for all the time.