At that time, she felt that the intelligence level of the cult members her younger sister had been involved with was exactly the same as the believers in this world.
To become so emotionally moved just by seeing that half-naked, suspicious statue…
Just how “damp” was the religious sensitivity of people in this world?
‘Well, I guess… from what I’ve seen, they get struck by lightning for not listening, or get cursed into becoming ugly…’
It was quite different from Buddhism, where enlightenment is achieved through training, or Christianity, where loving one’s neighbor opens the gates of heaven.
‘It actually feels closer to Greek mythology. There are multiple gods here too, and that’s just normal in this world.’
She looked at the statue again.
[Statue of the God of Beauty ????]
Core religious relic
A medium that gathers divine power. When believers pray, their faith accumulates in this statue. Its true power will be unlocked when its face is revealed.
Its rank couldn’t even be identified. Radelk spoke.
“This will become the foundation of our territory and the Church of the God of Beauty.”
Indeed, it was quite different from ordinary statues. Especially the clouds covering its face—it clearly showed this was an object under divine care.
Normal statues don’t walk around with clouds covering their faces.
“Phew… we’ve completed a major task.”
When she opened the quest window, no new quests appeared. Thank goodness. She sighed in relief.
Behind her, the villagers were placing vegetables and fruits at the feet of the divine statue, offering worship. It was a long-standing faith in this region.
They believed the God of Beauty was so beautiful that his face could not be shown freely. If one saw his true face, their soul would be taken away by overwhelming beauty. That was why he either appeared with his face hidden or manifested as a rabbit.
When she read the body’s memories, she thought:
‘Why a rabbit?’
In Earth, rabbits were often seen as a symbol of premature ejaculation. Calling a man a rabbit was an insult.
On the other hand, in adult magazines, attractive young women were sometimes dressed in black rabbit outfits and called “bunny girls.”
‘Bunny boy?’
She suddenly imagined it—the statue of the God of Beauty dressed as a bunny girl.
Unlike typical statues, this one did not have bloated, unrealistic muscles. Instead, it had lean but firm warrior-like musculature. If that kind of body, with its defined waist, hips, and thighs, were exposed in a bunny outfit…
‘High-leg cut lines… firm, sculpted hips… that would finally be a proper bunny boy…’
At that moment, Radelk grabbed her shoulder.
“The master’s motivation level is rising again! My word! Even now, you’re thinking about protecting the territory!”
She replied with hollow eyes, lost in her delusions:
“No… that is my duty.”
Radelk thought, She must be exhausted to the point her eyes have gone dull.
“Then perhaps you should rest.”
As she looked at his beautiful brow and broad shoulders, she stopped her imagination.
She wiped under her nose to check for a nosebleed.
Clean. Very clean. Her “Mana Refresh” skill was still helping her even now.
“Yes… let’s go rest.”
As she went down the stairs, she staggered slightly. It was because her gaze had been caught by the back of Radelk’s neck—the pale, elegant curve of it.
“Careful, Master.”
Radelk lifted her into his arms. He always smelled nice.
She said,
“I’m fine. I think I just overdid it today.”
Radelk once again realized how fragile his master was. Her small, light body felt like it could melt away at any moment.
“Ah… it hurts, Radelk.”
He had unknowingly tightened his arms.
“I’m sorry.”
“It’s okay… it’s you, Radelk.”
She smiled again with that hazy, distant look.
‘She must still be tired.’
Who could be this pure and fragile? He thought she must be completely exhausted from bearing such heavy decisions alone.
‘I want to be of help… even a little.’
She was his only family. Radelk resolved himself and carried her down.
Meanwhile, she rested her cheek against his chest and slowly closed her eyes.
‘This is nice. A man really should have a good body.’
Cheitra continued training her body.
[Skill Created]
[Running]
Proficiency: F
Moves quickly using leg motion. When proficiency reaches E, it will upgrade to Shadow Walk.
[Stretching]
Proficiency: F
Prepares unused muscles through contraction and relaxation. At E rank or higher, increases all physical skill proficiency gain by 10%.
‘Wow, even things like this become skills.’
Then the first priority is stretching. In any game, you always learn experience-boosting skills first.
Radelk nodded.
“As expected of you, Master.”
He pressed gently on her back.
“Stretch your arms toward your legs. Exhale slowly…”
“Hoo…”
“Have you reached?”
Her body was so stiff that even a log would have accepted her as a friend. A noble lady like her had never needed to stretch in her life.
“Push harder. More.”
“You may injure yourself…”
“Just push.”
She believed in “better to suffer all at once.” She was an Albochil devotee of maximum efficiency pain.
Her body screamed as it was forced into position.
―Stretching proficiency increased by 20.
―Stretching proficiency increased by 30.
―Stretching proficiency increased by 60.
“AAAAAAAH!”
A scream completely unbecoming of a noble lady echoed. Pain made everyone equal.
“Master, please stop…”
“Keep pushing!”
She breathed through the pain.
Inhale… exhale…
―Mana Counting proficiency increased by 80.
―Mana Refresh proficiency increased by 80.
‘Nice. Fast.’
She discovered that breathing during stretching accelerated gains.
‘Why spend years gaining 1 cm per day?’
She pushed her body further.
CRACK—CRACK—
Radelk watched in unease, but then understood something.
‘Those eyes… they’re like when I once hunted the Demon King…!’
His master’s determination was terrifying.
Eventually—
―Stretching F rank mastery achieved!
―Mana Counting C rank mastery achieved!
―Mana Refresh C rank mastery achieved!
“I… have achieved everything!!”
She laughed like a conqueror and collapsed.
[Whip Mastery]
Proficiency: D
Uses a whip. Higher proficiency increases attack power and accuracy.
‘Pick one language, seriously.’
[Shadow Walk]
Proficiency: E
Upgraded from Running. Enables faster and stealthier movement.
‘Both English again. Shadow Walk… I knew it.’
The God of Beauty would become a successful game planner for sure—he just had no design philosophy.
Still, she ran, broke wooden dummies with a whip, and trained all day.
Stretching helped a lot.
‘Maybe I should’ve learned yoga.’
She tied her pink hair and continued training in improvised clothes.
Radelk brought water.
“Should you not rest soon?”
She drank it and nodded.
Then came the most important part.
Massage.
Radelk massaged her shoulders while struggling internally.
‘I should not have improper thoughts… she is my master…’
Her expression, however, was completely shameless.
“I am ready.”
“Understood.”
“Wouldn’t it be better without gloves?”
“I will keep them on.”
She was beautiful. And he was trembling inside.
At the same time:
She thought:
‘Take off your shirt… it’s too thick…’
And:
‘We must not hire maids.’
Because that would ruin her private enjoyment of watching Radelk.
A few days later, a system notification rang.
―Your people’s prayers have accumulated divine power!
―You have reached 1 Holy Tier. You may perform 1 summon using 1 Holy Tier!
“Wait, what?”
A quest window appeared.
[Tutorial 4]
Summon a special subordinate!
You have stabilized your territory!
Your people now pray to the god.
They desire a religious leader. Prepare to expand your faith!
Use 1 Holy Tier to summon a special religious subordinate!
Reward: Consumable gacha ticket
She frowned.
‘What now?’
Radelk spoke.
“Please open the territory management window.”
As if on cue, a window appeared.
[Territory Info]
Faction: Church of the God of Beauty
High Priest: Cheitra Serekinno
Funds: 24 Gold 81 Silver 32 Copper
[Territory]
Villages: 2 (Longville, Billong)
Population: 4,201
Soldiers: 182
Religion: Church of the God of Beauty (Monopoly)
Agriculture: 68 / Commerce: 32 / Industry: 12
Facilities: 23 / Security: 85 / Public sentiment: 56
Notes: Corruption has been purged. Order is being restored. Faith in the God of Beauty is rising.
She screamed internally.
‘This is basically a land management gacha game?!’
She thought of all the cursed base-building gacha games from Earth.
‘Damn it, Clash of Clans!!’
She collapsed mentally.
And then—
―2 Holy Tiers have been obtained!
If you accumulate 30 Holy Tiers at once, you can obtain a guaranteed 3-star summon ticket!
“30… for a guaranteed summon?”
She turned to Radelk.
‘But Radelk came out as 5-star instantly…’
And the whip was 3-star.
‘Do I really need to save up 30?’
She took a deep breath.
Then decided—
‘Let’s ask Radelk first.’
