Crimson light fell on a plastic flowerpot filled with black soil. A lily of the valley lay dormant within, its roots within the soil.
After gazing at it for a while, the Primordial Staff said, “You’ve built the sky and the earth, so it’s now time to make the sea.”
“Yesno.”
“Right, the order of creation... Wait, what kind of answer is that?”
“You’ll see,” I answered.
The Primordial Staff raised her eyebrows, but I called Estelle without elaborating further.
[The Scream-Gathering Sky has summoned his apostle.]
[Your apostle has answered your call.]
[The Scream Gathering Sky’s apostle has appeared.]
A woman once known as the Saintess of the Weak revealed herself. Before her feet even touched the ground, she asked, “Patriarch, why did you summon me?”
Estelle seemed to be in high spirits. Her excitement from the recent battle hadn’t fully subsided yet.
“Calm down, Advisor. I didn’t call you to fight.”
“Ah, is that so? I was disappointed that I didn’t perform well enough in the last battle.”
“Haven’t you become a little aggressive lately?”
“The head steward is like that one teammate in an online game. She tends to heighten the aggressiveness of those around her. I’m merely one of her unfortunate victims.”
I thought that was an insult to online games. While studies on whether online games increased violence showed different results, Sylvia’s ability to rile up others was a truth that could be proven time and time again. Online games relieved people’s stress, but the only thing Sylvia could relieve others of was their patience.
“Fighting spirit is good, but save it. A fight will come when it must, so it’s not too late to draw your sword then.”
“Yes, Patriarch. So, why did you call me?” Estelle blinked. Her purple eyes now seemed to reflect not only me but also the place where we stood. “Where are we?”
“This is the world I’m making,” I replied. “It’s the place where our clan will settle."
“I see. So this is our Nazarick?”
“What’s Nazarick?”
“It’s a place from an old novel in your world. The Viper recommended it[1]”, Estelle answered cheerfully.
Was the Viper trying to bring down my clan from inside?
Estelle went on. “I see. Very well. We’re fortifying this place by placing gardeners in each sector of the garden. These gardeners will each have strong Skills and items, granting them full power within their own sectors, power that even surpasses yours—”
“I’ll… have a chat with Rao Fan later. Hmm, Estelle, I didn’t call you here just to discuss the security system.”
“Then?”
“You can summon rain, right?”
Before becoming my clan’s advisor, the Demon King of Autumn Rain, once called the Saintess of the Weak, had drowned a world in a red flood.
“Huh? Rain?”
“Yes.”
I remembered Estelle’s Skill Card that the Guardian had once read to me.
Grudge Rain
Class: S-
Effects: They don’t see and can’t see. Humans believe that things don’t exist when they can’t see it. “They’re blind.” Yes, they are. “They’re fools.” If so, show them. Show them how many have died because of their ignorance. The sky will gladly return all of the innocent blood that was spilled.
※However, only as much innocent blood as you have seen being spilled will rain down.
“Make it rain in this garden, please,” I requested.