How the Cult Saves the World

Three days after Arhen's coronation.

I had been taking care of most of the temple's work during that time. Meanwhile, the remodeling of Bahano's temple was almost done.

In a few days, Bahano's temple would be ready for use, so I had something to do before that.

[Officer 1-time draw ticket (10 pieces)

Grade: ???

Description: You can draw officers from C to S grade.]

It was time to use the reward I received after destroying Maseen's blessing.

I was alone in Bahano's Palace bedroom, so it was the perfect state to use the draw ticket.

I reached out for the draw ticket right away. As soon as I felt the draw ticket touch my hand, I felt a sensation of floating and my vision flickered white.

The next moment, when I opened my eyes, I was already transferred to another dimension.

There was only one slot machine in front of me.

[You can set the desired branch by using 5 officer 1-time draw tickets.]

[However, the grade is random and you can only draw one officer.]

I smiled at the words written on the slot machine.

I already knew what branch I wanted. So, I decided to use all 10 draw tickets and draw two people.

I chose the two branches I wanted and pulled the lever right away.

[10 officer draw tickets will be consumed.]

I had no more officer draw tickets left. I had no regrets either.

As long as I could draw the branch I wanted.

Still.

'Please, S-grade!'

Lord Kyros, no, Administrator! Please give me the power of S-grade!

Beep! Beep! Beep!

The slot machine spun violently with a loud sound effect that hurt my ears.

It slowed down gradually, and the grades C, B, A, S crossed each other.

Finally, the slot machine stopped.

Maybe it was because I used 10 draw tickets at once.

The grade that the slot machine stopped at was two.

"Wow!"

S and A. I roared with joy at the slot machine that stopped at the two slots.

[Congratulations! You have drawn an S-grade officer!]

Fireworks went off. And the slot machine emitted light and I was back in the bedroom where I was before.

'But S-grade is one person, right? I'm not sorry for A-grade, but.'

It was a satisfying grade.

A smile came to my face naturally.

I turned my head slightly and saw the silhouettes of two people who suddenly appeared in the bedroom where there was no one but me until a while ago.

"It's an honor to meet you, Master!"

A cheerful voice came to me when I was smiling.

As soon as I saw the owner of the voice who stepped forward, I recognized what branch he was.

He was definitely a High Priest. I didn't know the grade.

"I'm Abel, an S-grade High Priest."

Ah. I drew another S-grade High Priest. That's good.

I reached out my hand to Abel, who was smiling politely.

"Nice to meet you, Abel."

Abel's lips went up in a fresh smile as he shook my hand.

Abel was a handsome young man of a similar age to me. He had half of his silver long hair tied up, and his red eyes were beautiful like jewels. He looked like an elf, should I say.

"By the way, you are very beautiful, Master."

"Uh... you too."

"Really? Thank you!"

Abel seemed to have a high tension.

I had Alphius, the High Priest, but the reason I drew another High Priest was simple.

I needed someone to manage Bahano's Temple as soon as it was completed.

Bahano had many more believers than other temples.

So I decided to leave Rovel and Aldone to Alphius, and Bahano to Abel.

And next.

"Nice to meet you, Master. I'm Jacob, an A-grade cook."

When I turned my eyes from Abel, a middle-aged man with a good complexion greeted me with a grin. He had a hearty laugh and a brown beard. He was tall and muscular.

"Nice to meet you, Jacob."

Finally, Kyros Church had a cook. As the number of temples increased, I felt the need for someone to take care of the meals for the officers.

---Oh, my new children! I look forward to working with you!

"Don't worry, Lord Kyros! I will work hard to help the Master!"

"Just leave it to me!"

They are reliable. I opened my mouth as I looked at the two people who greeted Kyros.

"Jacob, from now on, you will cook delicious food for me and the officers. And Abel, I want you to take care of Bahano's Temple as soon as it is completed."

Actually, when I saw the two people, I was a little surprised because they were not children like Alphius, Chester, and Sasha, but I was rather pleased.

I felt like I was exploiting children, but these people were a little more comfortable to use.

'Jacob reminds me of the boss when I worked part-time... Well, I have to use him more.'

"Nice to meet you."

"Yes! ...Yes? Why do I suddenly feel cold..."

Jacob shivered as he saw me smiling.

The number of believers increased day by day. The number rose quickly every day, and soon surpassed 40,000.

'The growth rate has been steep since Bahano became the state religion.'

But sadly, the percentage of the main quest still didn't rise.

'When I heard from Arhen, the population of Celeste Continent is about 100 million.'

That means, I have to make at least 1 million people Kyros Church believers to make 1 percent.

To complete the main quest, I had to make 80 million people Kyros Church believers.

'...Is this a possible number?'

I sighed at the huge number that was overwhelming.

But since Bahano was proclaimed as the state religion, the number of believers was rising rapidly... Maybe it will be possible someday.

There were still more than two years and a few months left until the deadline set by the main quest...

'I have to work harder.'

Soon, I would have to deal with a few incidents that would happen, which would increase the number of believers.

Besides, I had to gather the believers quickly and become stronger.

I felt stronger thanks to the power I received from Kyros, but it was still far from enough to confront Diego Church.

The most lacking thing was, of course,

'Should I say defensive ability?'

I had Alphius's barrier, but that was only possible when I was with Alphius.

'...It would be perfect if I had an artifact that could defend.'

I sighed as I thought so.

When I did, I met Zain's eyes, who was sitting across from me.

"Master, do you have any worries?"

He asked me while knitting. I shook my head.

"No."

Right now, Zain, Troy, and I were riding a carriage to Aldone.

It was to manage Aldone's Temple, after finishing most of the things I had to do right away.

I wanted to ask the children to do it like when I installed the portal in Rovel, but the children had never visited Aldone.

'The children can only move freely to the temples they have visited.'

I asked with a glimmer of hope, but Alphi said it was impossible and apologized. Anyway, that's why I had to ride this guy's carriage again.

'Did you think there would be a portal? It was an element that wasn't even in the game.'

I grumbled for a few days and arrived at Aldone, and we went straight to the temple.

"It's changed a lot."

As we entered the back alley where the temple was located, Troy muttered. As he said, Aldone had changed a lot.

It must have been because of the Purification Right I used before leaving Aldone.

The people who were addicted to Happy regained their vitality, and the zombies-like wanderers were no longer visible.

Creak.

I opened the door of the temple and went inside. It was spacious, but the size of the chapel and the garden was bigger than Rovel's.

"It'll be fine if we manage it well."

"Right?"

I smiled faintly at Zain's words.

---It would be very nice if we managed it like Rovel.

'That's right.'

I entered the chapel. There was little dust for the period I left.

But there was no interior to speak of inside, so it looked gloomy.

"Can you all come over here?"

I called the children, Abel, and Jacob. Then they appeared, cutting through the space.

"Is this Aldone?"

"Yes, Alphi."

I had told the children in advance through communication that they would arrive at Aldone soon, so they should get ready and come over.

"Wow..."

Unlike the children who admired softly, Abel and Jacob's expressions were not very good.

"Hmm. The interior is not good."

Abel frowned openly, and Jacob looked around and shook his head.

"I have to clean first for the best cooking."

"That's right, Jacob."

I called them to make Aldone branch usable.

"Let's start with cleaning together. Let's think about the interior later."

"Master, do you have any direction in mind?"

"I just want it to be bright like Rovel's temple."

As I said so to Alphius, he nodded his head.

"Then leave it to me!"

"Yes, Master. Alphius and I will try our best."

Abel also lit up his eyes.

After I introduced the two people I drew from the draw ticket, the children were very happy. Zain and Troy were surprised by the two people who suddenly appeared, but fortunately they accepted them.

"Then let's start cleaning each area."

At my words, they all moved to their cleaning areas. They all had bright eyes, but Zain seemed reluctant and his shoulders sagged.

"Take it."

"...Ah!"

I threw him a money bag. Then Zain's eyes shone, and he moved the broom as if dancing.

"Money grubber."

I glared at him for a moment and moved on.

My area was the High Priest's room. It was also the place where I would stay as the master's room, but it was for installing the portal.

When I opened the door of the High Priest's room, the traces of that day remained. The day Troy's hand pierced the High Priest's body.

'But...'

It was lucky that the dried blood only splashed on the carpet. I just had to throw it away.

I turned my eyes away. And I looked for a place to install the portal.

No matter how I looked, the back of Kyros's Blessing seemed the best.

I went there right away and installed the portal, and finished the settings so that the officers and colleagues could come and go.

Then I suddenly wondered.

'I installed three portals.'

Then where are the destinations of each portal?

This was a very important question.

I decided to experiment for myself.

I went to the portal right away. I hoped to arrive at Rovel first.

As I thought so and crossed the portal, Rovel's master room appeared.

'Oh, really.'

I crossed the portal again and thought of Bahano this time. But I was able to arrive at Bahano's Palace bedroom. Finally, the conclusion was reached.

'You can go wherever you want.'

There are such smart things.

I returned to Aldone and smiled contentedly.

Although there were only two portals left.

'...But this is enough.'

Shall I start cleaning now?

---Hey!

It was then that I heard Kyros's urgent call.

'What's wrong, Lord Kyros? What's going on?'

---I hear a very sad cry from Bahano.

He must have heard a prayer again.

---I heard a desperate prayer that he wanted to save his twin brothers' lives. He's of a race called dwarf...

[Sub Quest Occurred!]

[Sub Quest

<Dwarf Rescue Operation>

<Dwarf Rescue Operation>

Content: Kyros heard the dwarf's prayer and wants to help him.

Goal: Rescue the dwarf's twin brothers

Success: Dwarf's gratitude

Failure: -]

[Do you accept?]

[Yes/No]

The quest window appeared with Kyros's words. And I smiled very contentedly.

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