Teihen Ryoushu

Chapter 31.1 – Let’s Destroy Religion!

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「—M-my good son! W-we are family!? Let’s talk!」

「Shut up and dieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!」

「Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!?」

Cries of desperation echoed through the lord’s mansions. Tonight, too, the number of necks cut is as many as the number of newly born lords.

A few days after the party in Beibalon—the Kingdom of Gnossia was in shambles.

The boys, who had been brainwashed and altered by Rize, returned to their respective fiefdoms, destroyed their fathers and older brothers, the current lords, and took over the leadership of their families by force.

Of course, the lords tried to turn the tables on them but the boys, who were injected with “dragon’s genes”, were invincible. Their physical and magical power has been strengthened many times over and before them, burning with amplified hatred courtesy of Rize, resistance and pleading for their lives were meaningless. This was the natural end result of the cold treatment of the youngest sons.

As the noble society showed signs of collapse due to Rize Beibalon’s tyranny, there were changes among commoners as well.

「—everyone, worship the god of creation, Demiurge-sama!」

「The existence of Goddess Sofia is an illusion created by the royal family! The god will never make a person above others!」

「The talent of magic is given to guide the people with love! Come on, everyone, put your faith in the Demiurge Religion!」

Black-robed men in the streets are howling with everything they got.

Contrary to the Sofia religion, which claims that “magic is the power of god given only to nobles and should not be used for the sake of commoners”, the Demiurge Religion preaches “only those who use magic for the sake of the people are true nobles” began to rapidly expand its power.

Naturally, the commoners gladly accepted this. If they could improve their lives through the power of magic, they had no objection to it. The Demiurge Religion doctrine was incredibly appealing to commoners who had little interest in Sofia Religion in the first place.

Moreover, the new lords of the city began to support the Demiurge Religion doctrines and declared that they would practice it themselves. That made the commoners start joining the new religion one after another.

Thus, time began to move.

The relationship between the nobles and the people, who had usually been like that of cattle and their owners, began to take on a new form as they came to shake the same beliefs and solidify their unity.

The commoners began to truly adore the new lords who were helping them with their magic and the boy lords, who had been treated coldly by their families, found joy in hearing the gratitude of the people, bringing slimes to the faces of everyone.

It is truly a win-win situation. With the Demiurge Religion at the center, the kingdom was changing at the local level.

Naturally, the senior priests of the Sofia Religion, who had received large donations from the former lords, protested against this situation but soon after, they mysteriously disappeared and the Demiurge Religion expanded the reach of its believers without any obstacles.

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—Scene Change—

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「—R-release meee! Who do you think you are to do this to us, the messengers of Goddess Sofia!」

「Divine punishment will fall upon you!」

….deep beneath Beibalon. In a chapel built in the depths of the earth, in a place where no light can reach, the priests of Sofia Religion are being held captive.

They struggle to escape but the rough ropes that bind their bodies to the wooden chairs won’t budge. On the contrary, every time they moved, their skins were shredded and blood flowed through the pure white robes they were wearing.

In the midst of their fury—a beautiful, silver-haired sister smiled at them.

「Ufu, ufufufufufu! It has been some time since we kidnaped you but divine punishment never befell us! Hey….when in the world will Goddess Sofia show up to help you, tell this Alicia here?」

「You little…..b*tchhhh…..!」

The priests’ expressions became even more distorted in response to Alicia, the leader of the Demiurge Religion—a girl with blue eyes who had just ridiculed them.

「Eei, don’t get carried away, heretic! I knew the existence of your Demiurge Religion. It’s just a weak religion that has been evicted from every corner of the world!」

「I haven’t heard rumors about you for the last six months so I thought you have been extinct but it looks like you’re still here!」

「Did you really think you could defy us? Sofia Religion is the state religion! King Yaldabaoth will not tolerate this nonsense!」

The priests spew words of fury. Their hearts were supported by the fact that they were “under the protection of the royal family”.

King Yaldabaoth was a particularly ardent supporter of Sofia religion and in the hundred years since he became king, the priests of Sofia Religion had gained power equal to the nobles. Their fattened ego still makes their mouths move eloquently even under such circumstances.