, O" exalted one. Does Evil G.o.d-sama not rule over this region?"That handsome Drake guy stared at me curiously.
Is that so?
I don"t know about any other Evil G.o.ds, but do they normally appear in places they rule over?
I guess it"s like in a sales business where reps oversee certain regions. Evil G.o.ds must do the same.
"Actually, I just now became an Evil G.o.d."
"I see, just now you say. That explains your appearance. The Evil G.o.ds are normally Demons like myself."
"My appearance?"
"Indeed, you are quite...diminutive for an Evil G.o.d. This is my first time being in the glorious presence of an Evil G.o.d, but according to the legends, all the Evil G.o.ds were quite gigantic."
Man, that sucks.
I even asked the old lady in the great beyond "Are you sure I don"t need to be huge or something?"
Like plain pasta, I got a "Plain Reincarnation". It came with language comprehension, but things like "being a giant" or having "clothes made of darkness" cost karma and were sold separately.
Being a giant cost about 4,000,000 karma, but I wanted to pay my debt back as quickly as possible so I opted-out. I may have been a little too hasty. Thinking about it now, my debt was already over five-hundred million, a measly little four million added on would have been nothing.
Back in my life as Hirano Bonta, I used to hang out with my Dad who owned a print shop. He had debt numbering in the hundreds of millions of yen and still had an active night life. I guess my money sense only goes this far.
"Truly it is so. I must gather followers to believe in me, and swiftly increase their numbers."
"As you wish, O’ exalted one."
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Although he was an Evil G.o.d, he was apparently only a novice one.
Drake understood this after exchanging words with the hornless Evil G.o.d.
As he said, he had only just become an Evil G.o.d.
(So that"s how it is. Perhaps it is fate that "just now" I began to pray to an Evil G.o.d.)
A newly made G.o.d.
This was an auspicious omen for Drake.
Without anything to show for it, he was just an Evil G.o.d. Drake also desired that. Believing, praying, not clinging to. He could have that kind of relationship with this Evil G.o.d.
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This Drake guy seems pretty loyal, so I"m a bit relieved.
As an "Evil G.o.d" appearing before a "Demon Lord", I had wondered what I"d do if a scary guy was my first believer, but this Drake fellow seems like a good guy. We even had a proper conversation.
So this place is supposed to be the Demon Lands that Drake mentioned.
Since it"s out in the sticks, the Demons must’ve lived a pretty rustic life. At least, that"s what I infer.
I have no idea how I"m supposed to collect karma, but according to my gamer sense, just gathering followers should be all right for now.
Drake already controls this backwater country, so I should be able to gather followers without hardly lifting a finger. A wonderful plan if I do say so myself.
"I have one more inquiry for you, Drake."
"How may I be of service to you, Evil G.o.d-sama?"
"How many soldiers do you have under your command?"
No matter what anyone else says, he is the Demon Lord. He should have at least one or two thousand. Ten thousand would be really nice.
Famous Idol groups have upwards of a hundred thousand fans, so it wouldn"t be strange at all if the Demon Lord had that many demons at his command.
"Let me see, right now I think they number about 200."
"200...?!"
"Yes. I, Drake, lead the Demon Army, though we are only 200 strong."
I felt something shake and crumble inside of me.