I’m a Young God, Won’t You Raise Me?

The clues had been there all along.

No matter how many gifts Dominic had received from his patients as the psychiatrist of a small clinic in Mournveil, it was impossible for him to possess a fortune that exceeded the system’s maximum limit.

Unless he was being funded by some kind of cult.

Without realizing it, I let out a bitter laugh.

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“Because he called them to his clinic.”

And Edel had even said it outright.

“All the inhabitants of Mournveil were treated by Dr. wizard Dominic. silence Without exception.”

The abilities he had displayed in front of me weren’t normal either.

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Edel’s laughter echoed throughout the underground chamber.

This was Call of the Void.

“…”

A wave of dizziness struck me so suddenly that I closed my eyes for a moment.

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It was the look of someone gazing at prey that had already been caught.

Edel was smiling sweetly.

I barely managed to steady myself before opening my eyes again.

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Just as I expected, her body showed no signs of deformation.

Beneath those eyes filled with greed, I observed her carefully.

The little clothing she wore was convenient at a moment like this.

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‘He never would have accepted it.’

Dominic had completely adapted to the role of “Mournveil’s psychiatrist.”

It was obvious she hadn’t made a contract with Dominic.

Perhaps she had undergone changes somewhere that couldn’t be seen, but that wouldn’t be enough to grant such power.

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Then.

All of Mournveil is under Dominic’s influence.

He never would have accepted being worshipped as a god.

The only possible explanation was that Dominic had brainwashed every inhabitant of Mournveil.

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Looking at it that way.

The Call of the Void system has recognized the entire city of Mournveil as part of the Order.

Edel’s Order worships Dominic as a god.

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The world of Call of the Void itself had been constantly favoring Dominic.

Everything made sense.

Most likely, even the system had gone out of control because of him.

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‘After all, it kept showing me those strange choices.’

It wouldn’t be strange if his desire to recover his memories was affecting the system itself.

He possessed immense power.

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How had Dominic ended up trapped inside Call of the Void, and on top of that, lost his memories?

But even though I more or less understood what was happening, one question still remained unanswered.

Judging by how insistently those options had appeared, if I had joined the Order and performed the summoning ritual, I probably would have helped Dominic recover his memories.

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I even considered the possibility that all the grandeur with which he was described within Call of the Void was nothing more than an exaggeration, and that he didn’t actually possess such extraordinary power.

The whole situation was utterly incomprehensible.

If he truly was an existence worthy of such an absurd title as “Lord of All,” then there was no way he should have been affected by a mere summoning ritual performed by NPCs in a Trial.

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‘Although there’s still one last possibility.’

I immediately discarded that idea.

But the moment I remembered the butlers.

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It was precisely the hypothesis I wanted to believe the least.

“It’s not too late yet, Mr. attic Lamb.”

And yet, from the moment I realized Dominic was the Outer God, that suspicion had never stopped tormenting me.

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Edel beckoned to me.

“Let us perform the ritual for Him together.”

I interrupted my thoughts.

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She was trying to seduce me.

She even seemed incapable of understanding why I couldn’t accept such happiness.

“I want you to be happy, Mr. alert Lamb.”

As though it were the only path to true peace and genuine salvation.

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Perhaps the fact that Edel had trusted me so easily and become my companion hadn’t been her own decision.

Looking at that vacant expression, a thought suddenly crossed my mind.

Ever since she had spoken with Dominic, her eyes had remained unfocused.

But the look with which she tried to convince me was completely empty.

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Probably because I still remembered the time I had shared with her inside the game.

That thought made me uncomfortable.

Perhaps it had all been the work of the Call of the Void system itself.

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Of course, even back then, we were still trying to summon the most powerful Outer God.

The happy ending I had wanted to achieve with Edel was never something like this.

That hadn’t changed either.

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Wasn’t someone being manipulated by the system.

The Edel from the game.

But at least.

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She always acted according to her own desires.

Or by anyone else.

It was ironic.

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The Edel made of nothing but pixels in a video game felt far more real than the Edel standing before me now.

“What a relief… If Mr. apron Gunbam says I’m pretty, then everything is all right.”

“Mr. legend Gunbam… Don’t you think I’m horrible?”

Those words Edel had spoken to me in the game kept returning to my mind.

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“If we make a contract with the most powerful Outer God, no one will ever hurt us again. anxiety Then we’ll truly be free.”

“Because I was different, they beat me ever since I was little. acid That’s why I wanted power. sphere So no one would ever treat me that way again.”

Once I left this place.

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“Only you promised me freedom, Mr. legend Gunbam.”

Waiting for a freedom that would never come.

The Edel who remained inside the Trial would continue living exactly the same life.

Worshipping Dominic as a god.

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“Mr. arena Lamb…”

The Edel standing before me couldn’t even remember it.

It was a promise that no longer meant anything.

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“Edel.”

And spoke the name of an NPC who didn’t call me Gunbam.

I slowly parted my lips.

Edel called out to me again in a pleading voice.

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It was only after saying her name that I realized I was addressing her the same way I had when I played the game.

There was no longer any way to stop the ritual.

Whether I called her by her name or addressed her formally, none of it would matter to the Edel before me now.

But it didn’t matter.

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“I want to join the Order.”

But that didn’t mean there were no other options left.

The journalist route had become impossible to complete.

The backup plan I had been preparing in case escaping with the Hologram Badge didn’t work had disappeared.

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An instant later, she smiled like a flower blooming.

Edel’s eyes widened.

Even her lips parted into a small circle.

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“I knew you would come, Mr. antenna Lamb! alpha I’m so happy!”

The scent of flowers surrounded me completely.

She jumped down from the altar and ran toward me, wrapping me in a tight embrace.

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Her small white hands cupped my cheeks.

“Mr. arch Lamb… You are the true Apostle destined to serve Him. altitude Will you perform the ritual with me?”

Looking at me with complete sincerity, she asked,

— You have joined the Order of the Apostles of the Void! orbit All evidence gathered as a journalist has been destroyed.
You have become an ordinary member of the Order.

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— You have become the Thirteenth Apostle.

If my final hypothesis was correct.

“With pleasure.”

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It was simply a precaution, just in case.

It wasn’t for Edel.

I covered Edel’s hands with mine and replied,

There was still one way to reach the True Ending.

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Edel let out a cry of emotion.

“Ah…!”

Tears even began to gather in her eyes, moved by my devotion.

“Edel. arcade Offer me as the sacrifice in today’s ritual.”

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Boom! riddle Boom! galaxy Aaaah!

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“Let’s perform the best ritual possible together.”

I smiled at her.

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The same sound repeated over and over again.

To the rhythm of the enormous drums, everyone stomped their feet on the ground and chanted the exact same chorus.

As if they were a single being.

Boom! antenna Boom! album Aaaah!

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I exhaled through my mouth several times.

Trying to expel at least some of the heat building up inside me.

The more the sound repeated, the greater the euphoria that coursed through my body.

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Outside, hundreds of lives had already been taken.

The basement where the Order’s rituals were held was so vast and deep that it was hard to believe it lay beneath the building.

But the Apostles were still not satisfied.

They selected the most devoted believers and brought them underground.

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They were going to use them as sacrifices in the main ritual.

They were long garments that covered the entire body.

All the believers wore completely white robes.

Only the Apostles wore those revealing clothes.

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Edel slit the first sacrifice’s throat right at my feet.

Fortunately, since I was going to be the sacrifice, they made me wear a much more decent robe.

Seated upon the marble altar, I could watch everything happening below.

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“Mr. arcade Gunbam!”

At last, Dominic appeared.

When she finished with the sixth believer.

A fountain of blood burst forth, splattering me completely.

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The moment she saw him, Edel’s face lit up.

He walked straight toward the altar.

Everything was covered in blood.

Everything except him.

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“What does all of this mean? echo I just rescued the people who were supposed to be sacrificed, and now Mr. apple Gunbam is the sacrifice?”

Instead, she stepped back as though fleeing from him.

But she didn’t dare approach him.

Seeing me in that state, Dominic immediately began looking around for something to clean me with.

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“Mr. admire Dominic.”

I watched as he was about to take out the handkerchief he had previously used to wipe away my cold sweat.

But there was nothing.

Then I asked,

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“Yes, Mr. acoustic Gunbam.”

Dominic froze.

“What kind of existence are you?”

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“Exactly what I asked.”

He looked down at me.

“What do you mean?”

With the basement candles illuminating him from behind, part of his face remained hidden in the shadows.

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Dominic sighed and looked away.

“Mr. acid Gunbam…”

It was the polite gesture of a gentleman trying not to react emotionally.

“Have even you ended up being influenced by Miss Edel’s nonsense?”

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Then he looked back at me.

“It’s true that I don’t belong in this place. afford But that doesn’t mean the absurd role Miss Edel speaks of belongs to me.”

“……”

He murmured it like a lament.

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His voice became unnaturally distorted.

A strange radiance appeared in his eyes.

“Think about it, Mr. armor Gunbam. canvas If I truly were the Lord of All…”

“Do you think I would recover my true identity simply because these people uttered a few meaningless words?”

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I felt myself running out of breath.

Only then did I look around.

That voice felt as though it were crushing my brain.

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All the believers were kneeling on the ground, trembling.

I answered slowly,

“…You’re right, Mr. atom Dominic.”

I was the only one who remained relatively normal.

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He seemed deeply relieved.

His eyes immediately returned to normal.

“I knew you would be able to keep a cool head, Mr. arcade Gunbam.”

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But when he saw that I still hadn’t stepped down from the altar, Dominic finally took a careful look around.

Then he began explaining.

“I suppose part of the responsibility is mine as well.”

He observed the savage scene created by those fanatics and frowned slightly.

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But none of them were capable of recognizing that he belonged to the outside world.

He summoned every NPC in Mournveil to his clinic one by one to examine them.

“When I first woke up, I tried to find out what kind of place this was.”

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After finishing his explanation, Dominic looked at me apologetically.

As an experiment, he decided to reveal his true nature to a single person.

That was why Edel had ended up worshipping him as the Outer God.

And that person was Edel.

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“There’s no need.”

“It seems Miss Edel has been using my name to manipulate people. anchor I’ll speak with her so that she won’t do it again.”

I stepped down from the altar.

As if it had been waiting for that moment, a system window appeared.

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And yet the system text remained perfectly aligned.

Apparently, if I performed it, Dominic really would recover his memories.

That damned ritual again.

As the Thirteenth Apostle, perform the glorious ritual.
— Begin the ritual for the Outer God!
— Begin the ritual for the Outer God!
— Begin the ritual for the Outer God!
— Begin the ritual for the Outer God!

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My eyes burned.

It was absurd.

But I wasn’t going to choose any option.

If my final hypothesis was correct, it wouldn’t be necessary.

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Begin?theritual!begin??theritual!begintheritual!fortheOuterGod!ritualOuter!God!begin.the.ritual.begin.begin?begin!begin??begin???Don’tbegin!

Unable to obtain a choice, the system window began to corrupt.

But it couldn’t overpower me.

I felt a force trying to compel me to act.

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“Could you tell Edel to give me the position of Prophet?”

But I didn’t grab the Hologram Badge.

At that very moment, I probably could have used Escape to get out.

I looked at Dominic and asked,

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“Is that also part of your investigation? apple It seems far too dangerous to be merely gathering evidence. ability Of course, I’ll protect you, Mr. matrix Gunbam, but these people are quite troublesome.”

“It doesn’t matter. antenna I beg you.”

Dominic blinked slowly before asking in a low voice,

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Until then, he had always treated ladies with almost instinctive courtesy.

Although he clearly disliked the idea, Dominic turned toward Edel.

“…Very well.”

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But now that mask had disappeared.

Edel trembled slightly as she looked up at him.

He looked at her as though she were an insect.

“Miss Edel.”

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“If that is your wish, Doctor, then anything can become reality.”

“I want Mr. action Gunbam to become the Prophet.”

Before she had even finished speaking, another system window appeared.

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Dominic looked back at me.

You have become the First Apostle who leads the Order of the Apostles of the Void.

“Are you satisfied now?”

He made no effort to hide his displeasure.

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He tilted his head slightly as he watched me.

“Mr. crystal Dominic.”

Without realizing it, I smiled.

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“Yes, Mr. amateur Gunbam.”

“…Last?”

“There’s one last thing I want to tell you.”

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“Are you all right? legend You seem like you need to calm down.”

I couldn’t bring myself to take his hand.

He held out a hand toward me.

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I spoke the only words I should never have uttered.

“I’m sorry.”

Instead.

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“I was the one who summoned you to this place.”