Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 60: Insufficient Power
The 648th year of the Demon King Calendar.

April 30th, morning.

The city gate was not a place to chat, so Viola and her friends returned to the castle and started chatting in the reception room.

"I see. This is what happened after you escaped from the capital."

"Although this journey has been extremely difficult, I am very lucky to have received the attention of the Demon King."

Viola roughly told Oldie how she left the capital, how she came to Leon Territory, and what happened in the past few days.

Oldie rarely shows expressions, and their range of expression is very small, but people who are familiar with her can still see the clues.

As Viola was telling the story, she discovered that Olde was particularly interested in the Demon King.

"Do you want to learn about the Lord's teachings?"

This sounded like a suspicious person trying to convert people to Christianity on the street, but Alday's eyes lit up when he heard it.

She was indeed very interested.

Asking the Knight of the Royal Guard to fetch another copy of the canon, Aldea said:

"Actually, I came here today not because I heard that you were here, but because the detector I left in the Snow Region sent out an extremely strong energy signal a few days ago."

"detector?"

"Well, I left it here when I came to the Snow Region to investigate and write my thesis. I almost forgot about it. After I got the signal, I checked it for a few days and confirmed that the signal came from here."

"Perhaps the signal you received was the fluctuation of divine power when the Lord personally took action before."

"I thought so, but it's weird."

"What's weird?"

"Gods shouldn't interfere in the mortal world so simply and crudely."

When Viola heard this, she immediately said proudly:

"The Demon Lord is not comparable to ordinary gods."

"No, it has nothing to do with being powerful or not. No matter how powerful a god is, if he affects the mortal world without regard for the cost, the effect will be very slight. For example, the sun god will make the sunlight a little stronger."

"Is this happening?"

"Of course, if gods want to influence the mortal world, they can only do so through believers. When gods exert their divine power themselves, they also need the bodies of believers as a medium for saints to descend. This is because gods are too pure and they cannot directly influence the mortal world. But according to what you said, the demon king god can attack directly with divine power, and can easily dispel the power of the plague goddess without any believers present. This is simply like a fairy tale."

Viola was a little confused:

“But it happened right before my eyes.”

“That’s why it’s incredible.”

Odile continued:
"When gods observe the mortal world, they can only see the area around the temple and the believers, and they can only observe. It is impossible for them to have any influence without any medium. But you also mentioned that the Demon King God once asked you to return a wooden plate to the residents of a nearby village. You also mentioned that the Demon King God once gave you the secret account book belonging to Lord Leon. This should also be absolutely impossible. Gods are not so omnipotent that they can see wherever they want and take whatever they want."

After hearing the explanation, Viola's brain went into a state of shutdown. She had never really thought about these things. She thought that even gods could do it. Even if they couldn't, it only showed that those gods were not as powerful as the Demon King.

"These are common sense in theology. Don't you know anything about them?"

It is a shame that Viola calls herself an archbishop, but in fact, this archbishop who changed his career halfway through his career only knows this word about theology.

"That's why..."

"I have two guesses at the moment."

Ordai raised two fingers and said:

"First, the Demon King God is a demigod who has not ascended to the throne. He is just hiding nearby and watching your every move. He will help you when necessary. Since his real body is nearby, he can freely exert his power. And judging from your magic, there is something wrong." "Is there something wrong with our magic too?"

"Of course there are. The so-called divine arts are actually just a permission granted by God to devout believers, so that you can use magic without having to learn like us mages. But you should get not just one or two divine arts, but a whole set. It's just that depending on your personal abilities, some divine arts may not be available for the time being."

"No, I think this speculation is wrong. The Lord cannot be just a demigod. His power is obvious to all."

"Indeed, this is something that cannot be explained. Demigods are definitely not as powerful as you say."

Closing one of his fingers, Aldea speculated:

"Although I personally prefer this guess, it cannot explain why the power of your magic is stronger than what I know."

"What's the other theory?"

"Another speculation is more interesting. The Demon King God may be in a weak state. No, to be more precise, his power is not perfect enough."

Seeing a bunch of question marks appearing on Viola's head, Aldea explained:

"The reason why Gods are Gods is because they have priesthoods, and these priesthoods are involved in the operation of the universe, which means that they are supporting the normal operation of the world. But have you discovered the priesthood of the Demon King God?"

Wendy also asked this question before.

What kind of god is the Demon King God?

God of war? God of craftsmen? God of agriculture? God of kings?
He did not display any clear priesthood, and even in the canon, there was no clear indication, but it seemed that he could do anything.

"Without a priesthood, one cannot be called a god, but only a demigod. But the power of the Demon King God is far beyond that of a demigod, even surpassing many powerful gods. This is a contradiction."

“Is there a reasonable explanation?”

"The last time the Demon King appeared was in the mythological era, which is too long ago. I can only infer it from the legend."

Odell explained:

"According to recent archaeological discoveries in the Academic City, the Demon King God once ruled all demons in the mythological era and was an immortal king. At that time, he had seven apostles under him to help manage the Demon King God. But later, there seemed to be problems between the apostles. The Demon King God was betrayed by the apostles, and the ten Demon King Rings on his fingers were stolen by the apostles. After that, the Demon King God never appeared again. I speculate that he may have fallen into a long sleep because of this, and only woke up recently."

"The Demon King's Ring... We found one."

"Did you really find it? Where is it? I want to see it!"

"I have presented it to you."

Viola then recounted in detail how Count Leon tried to assassinate her from beginning to end, and focused on the details of how the Demon King's Ring was found.

It can be seen that although Alday's expression remained slightly unchanged, her breathing became noticeably faster and she seemed very excited.

"I thought there was something wrong with the interpretation of the documents from the mythological era, but I didn't expect it to be true."

"Does the document mention where the seven apostles hid the Demon King's Ring?"

Oldie shook her head.

"It's just a short description carved on the stone. Even the scholars responsible for interpreting it are not sure if it is correct. There is no more specific information."

Viola felt disappointed. The Demon King had helped her a lot, and she also wanted to lend a helping hand to him.

"Since Count Leon did not reveal more information, the location may have been lost in history. No one knows where the seven apostles went. But this is the charm of history!"

Oldie grabbed Viola's hand:

"I also want to become a believer. Can you let me try to communicate with the Demon King?"

This tone is more like a scientist who is looking at a phenomenon of interest and wants to get to the bottom of it...

(End of this chapter)