Chapter 436

Here, I must borrow a line from the Ramayana—

The Buddha (Vishnu Rama) did what he was supposed to do.

His nobility summoned the radiant Vasanta (the spring god exercised by Kavia) and Kama.

In conclusion, Kama's status in Hinduism is vastly different from the former two, and it was only in the later Buddhism concept of the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven that her status was elevated somewhat.

Although the Demon King Siddhartha faced Papiyas actually God, the concept of the Demon King was still dominated by Kama.

Seemingly noticing the surprised gazes of the Hassan staring at the skull mask on the side of his forehead, Kama first clicked his tongue, then waved his hand at them. "I am not your venerable one. I only came to the Spirit Mausoleum at the request of the old man. I Kama Love God, the Love God of love in India, the mistress of the Himalayas Mountains. I was the one who gave you orders earlier, so you need not worry. I will use the old man's words to admonish you: My skills, my position, and my name are temporarily entrusted to you."

Through Kama's skull mask, the Hassan could indeed sense the aura of their revered master.

The vibrant, Od feeling was undeniably real.

But.

Something subtle is amiss.

Everything was overflowing, yet something was missing.

This point caused Hassan of the Zealot a strong sense of contradiction, so she asked again:

"May I ask, does the position of Venerable One still reside with you, Goddess Kama?"

"... Of course!"

Kama was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and then spoke in a firm and powerful tone, but Hassan of the Zealot knew very well that this was a bluff to cover up a lie.

However, the Goddess's previous words were not false; the Venerable One did indeed bestow the position upon him. Therefore, it could only have been used secretly after arriving at this Singularity. What circumstances would have led him to use it? Could it have been at the Spirit Mausoleum?

Yes, it seems the two of them fought for some reason. Lady Novia thought it was Disguise User, and this Goddess used the power of the Grand to retaliate... Wait, how did I know that the function of the Grand is similar to enhancement? No, I shouldn't know, and judging from the situation, even you all don't know.

Seeing that the expressions of the Hassans around her remained unchanged, while she herself was carefully observing this India Love God, Hassan of the Zealot felt strange. She had a feeling that she knew a lot more than she should know, even though she shouldn't know what the role of the Grand was.

The fact that she couldn't understand why this was making Hassan of the Zealot uncomfortable, even though she had dedicated everything to her Faith in the Lord...

"You're being rather aggressive. Fine, I'll let it slide."

Kama frowned and crossed his arms, looking extremely displeased.

Then, looking towards the valley some distance away, the Purgatory Flame grew even stronger, and she could hardly see anything in the distance.

Under these circumstances, there were also frequent violent impacts and lion roars, flashes of white light, and images of some enormous creature writhing—

"... What a huge Lion!"

... In the end, Kama couldn't hold back any longer and said this directly in front of the Hassan, then he said it to himself.

"If we summoned Durga's Himavat, maybe it could grow to that size too? But it should be the Noble Phantasm of the attacking enemy, right?"

The Himavat mentioned by Kama is one of Durga's pets. Together with the White Snake on Durga's body, it is considered a deified entity representing the Himalayas. In other words, it is one of the subordinate divine Divine Beast of the Lord of the Himalayas.

Vishnu has the serpent king Shesha, Shiva has the divine bull Nandi, Kavia has the white tiger Himavat, and Brahma has a peacock.

"Judging from his aura, that one is Richard the Lionheart, who entered Jerusalem with Charlemagne earlier."

Hassan of the Zealot instinctively explained, "Our venerable one fought alongside the Dead Apostle while he was alive."

"I see, he's a complete stranger."

Charlemagne and Richard the Lionheart? Never even heard of them. They seem less impressive than Vritra, that gluttonous Asuras King.

At least this guy would bring him food and bring Ganesha to visit him when he was imprisoned by Durga.

Kama thought of this.

"That's natural."

"..."

Kama paused, then waved his hand, "You seem to know quite a lot, huh."

"I am humbled. I merely have some knowledge of this, Your Majesty the India Goddess."

As she spoke these words, Hassan of the Zealot bowed respectfully without the slightest hesitation, revealing the sincerity of her words.

After all, Kama was recognized as the representative of Hassan, the Hassan King Hassan of Hassans, and as Hassan of the Zealot who was not even Hassan, he would naturally take him seriously, though his treatment would be below that of Novia.

"But launching a direct attack like that would be foolish."

With an extremely arrogant and smug attitude, Kama decisively continued, "No matter what kind of divinity, power, spell, or concept it may be... none of it can stop my Kama."

Although Kama was somewhat curious about the fact that the power Novia used this time was neither India nor Buddhism, he wasn't too suspicious. Perhaps Kata had learned something new somewhere? That was normal; the more the merrier.

My home? A strange language.

Hassan of the Zealot found the India Goddess Kama's words a bit strange, but she quickly realized that things were a bit odd in India anyway, so this was normal.

Just seconds after the two finished their conversation, the turmoil on the other side ended, and then four beams of light flew rapidly toward the village from that side.

"So cool! So Divinity! Brother-in-Law, you were amazing! Your posture was perfect, your lines were spot on, and you won! It was absolutely Perfection! I'm the king, I should be the strongest, but I still lost to you, Brother-in-Law..."

"If you're so elated over just one or two battles, your future looks bleak, Charlemagne..."

Because Charlemagne's gaze was so intense, Novia coughed twice before speaking again, "Yes, that's right, fantastic, we won!"

"Hahaha, once I get back to my seat, I'm going to tell Richard what he's like right now, and let him know that the King of Knights is no match for you, Brother-in-Law!"

Charlemagne truly reflects his mood exactly as he appears. Now that he's a young knight, he acts like a lively and cheerful young man. But when he was half-dead in the Mobile Holy City, appearing as the elderly Carl, he was incredibly steady and composed.

Even Percival, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but smile slightly at their conversation and behavior.

"The two of you have a very good relationship, even though you come from such different eras."

When Percival, holding the Spear of Longinus once more, spoke these words, it was more like he was praising harmony within his family.

He did know that the two lived in eras several hundred years apart, but he thought it wasn't the right time to ask, so he kept it to himself.

But I still couldn't resist.

"Haha, it's not that long ago, after all, my Brother-in-Law left me a message a long time ago."

"I see, that makes sense, after all, it's the Church..."

Percival nodded slightly.

That's true. It's normal that the Pope Novia had eyes similar to the Magus of Flowers; it must be some kind of divine blessing.

After all, the Pope in the hall all possessed an Ex Magic Resistance, even though some of them were merely 'nominal titles' during their lifetimes. Moreover, the people behind the scenes of the Holy Church that I met while they were alive, while not everyone was the same, were mostly troublesome individuals.

I feel the same way.

Charlemagne seemed to have discerned this thought from Percival's expression and responded accordingly.

"It's just too big."

Novia lowered her eyes, reminiscing about the past, a rare look of weariness on her face. She gently shook her head, "I thought of this a long time ago, which is why I convened the Ecumenical Council. It would be good if we could maintain things as much as possible."

What do you mean by that?

After remaining silent for quite some time, Mordred finally felt he had a chance to speak, so he quickly asked.

"If the most prestigious person doesn't accomplish something while they're alive, then those who come after them will have no way to make any progress. Indeed, it was because His Holiness Novia convened the first Ecumenical Council when he was Pope that he earned this honor, and no matter what kind of Pope he is, he must go through this procedure before conducting any major event."

Percival began to explain to Mordred.

"That's about right. After all, who in the future will have a reputation that surpasses mine and that of Jesus' teacher?"

Novia paused for a moment, "However, this move has its advantages and disadvantages. After all, those who take more money make up the majority of the seats. It can only be said that this procedure can only be maintained, and we cannot hope that it can be a permanent solution."

"Oh, that's good, Brother-in-Law. No one can do something once and for all. That's too idealistic."

"Oh."

Mordred nodded thoughtfully, though only on the surface; he didn't actually understand at all.

Like Gareth, she belatedly realized that her mother used to grumble about how the Holy Sword could be like that. Her father's Holy Sword was quite handsome and there was nothing wrong with it. Although she didn't really understand, it seemed to be one of the sources of her mother's resentment towards the Magus of Flowers.

"Cough."

As the four were chatting animatedly, Kama, with his eyes closed, coughed with an air of utter arrogance.

"Oh, is this... Goddess?"

Charlemagne said curiously, "I never expected to see Goddess in the Jerusalem area. It's really rare. I didn't see her when Richard and I were together before. Could she be from the Middle East?"

In response, Hassan of the Zealot appropriately explained, "She is not Goddess from the Middle East; she is Kama, the Love God from India, Charlemagne."

"Novia, Kavia... this guy is talking about your Brother-in-Law, right? Then who's his sister?"

Kama ignored Charlemagne and instead blinked at Novia, puzzled.

"Is it Durga or Mohini? Or perhaps...?"

The little Love God held its breath for a moment, its thoughts swirling in and out.

Wait a minute, no matter how you calculate the time, Kavia shouldn't have had time to find the Goddess outside of the three of us, right? It can't be that after the Age of Gods ended, we returned to the inner world... But that doesn't make sense either; with Kavia's power, how could the surface of Planet where the Age of Gods ended possibly accommodate her?

Kama's words make sense. After all, if Kali, who appeared as Servant, were to activate her Noble Phantasm, she could shatter half of the Earth. It can only be said that the Earth in the Age of Gods was much harder than the Earth in later times, allowing such a Deity capable of shattering stars to roam freely on it.

After all, if Kali is considered one, then the Aspected God the Zeus, Oroden, the Americas Sun, and so on, cannot be left out. And these are just the Deity in famous mythologies. Even the Louhi of Finland mythology can create Singularity with Cursecraft, Authority to rewrite the Leyline on a large scale, causing the Earth's axis to shift rapidly...

Speaking of which, Finland mythology, like Norse mythology, is influenced by Christianity. The two-week-old virgin son who was questioned about the sins of Väinämöinen, the central figure of Finland mythology, and who was killed by singing, is the last king of Finland. Such an image is naturally based on Jesus... This is also one of the examples of the Church's unique secondary creation story of picking the peach at the end.

Therefore, Kama boldly speculates that it must have happened during the so-called Chaldea period, and it must have been about that Orange-Haired Girl named Ritsuka Fujimaru?

When she was secretly observing in the Labyrinth that blended the Ooku and London, she noticed that Ritsuka Fujimaru was always Consultant her Consultant. As the Love God, she had long since noticed his feelings, but at the time she didn't know it was her lover.

Kama thought about it more and more and felt that Charlemagne's face was very similar to Ritsuka Fujimaru's; people would definitely believe they were siblings...

By the way, speaking of which, Ritsuka Fujimaru isn't with Kavia right now, is she? As the Chaldea Master, that shouldn't be the case...

"My sister?"

Charlemagne flashed a confident and cheerful smile.

"Of course, it's Attila, my Brother-in-Law- in-law's childhood sweetheart!"

A fairly straightforward answer.

However, Kama could not comprehend the meaning of these words and could only unconsciously show a blank expression.

"... ha?"

Durga is considered the mother of India, so it is only natural that she spread to other continents and evolved into a new Goddess.

Mohini is the undisputed representative of beauty, and he is the most widely regarded as a figure of Faith.

Kama is an incomparably powerful god of love, so it's not unreasonable for him to privately acknowledge her as his older sister.

Ritsuka Fujimaru and Charlemagne are so similar that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they are half-siblings.

But who's this childhood sweetheart Attila? Wait a minute... According to the information from Human Order and Chaldea, this guy is the so-called Scourge of God. God? Those guys over there were also called Pope Novia of Kavia, meaning he spread a different religion on the Western Europe continent, Underworld Realm different from India?

And what about the battles instigated by Avia that led to the downfall of the Gupta Empire in India? He was called the source of destruction for all worlds, the Death God who came to ruin this world, the destroyer of all worlds? Does this mean that Kavia no longer wanted India? And instead turned to some monotheistic religion?

No, you can't do that! You can have Buddha if you don't want India, but Kavia, your disciple Siddhartha will cry if you do this!

Damn it, it must be that damned god who deceived Kavia... No, I have to get Durga to bring some men and teach this guy a lesson. Not just anyone can cheat and swindle us in India! That guy Kavia just mentioned, who might be her mother, is definitely connected to this guy...

Oh right, I was calling Siddhartha. It seems he's enlightened and left, no longer concerned with things here? Never mind, I don't believe he'd really just abandon everything. I'm the complete Mara now... Never mind, I feel like that annoying black-haired brat Kisshouin will do something weird if things continue like this.

"Um..."

Looking at Kama, whose resentment was blatantly undisguised, and who seemed oblivious to everyone else as she gritted her teeth beside Novia, Charlemagne stroked his chin, then said thoughtfully, "Although her personality is completely different from her sister's, they are quite similar, aren't they, Goddess Kama?"

Although Charlemagne now knows who the Goddess Kama should love, at the time he didn't care about Novia's many identities. As long as she was his Brother-in-Law- in-law, the Brother-in-Law -law who accompanied his sister, or the handsome man who had been watching over him and wishing him well at the foot of the Alps, that was enough.

"You little rascal--"

"Happiness, yes, Goddess Kama, your heart must feel as if you've discovered a shining star in your chest."

Before Kama could finish speaking, Charlemagne interrupted him.

"Nonsense! How could I possibly have such emotions? Absolutely impossible! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll kill you..."

Kama himself had said something similar during the five days he spent at the Spirit Mausoleum, but that was probably because he was too Abhimanyu and shouted it unconsciously. This is normal; during deep communication, one's mind will more or less be blank.

However, Charlemagne's words just now carried a sense of disbelief and resignation that Kama found hard to accept at that moment; perhaps it should be said that she was unaware of her own expression.

Isn't that right?

Charlemagne's question left Kama speechless.

If it were only Kama, Charlemagne, Hassans here, Kama could confidently say that it wasn't like that. But now that Kavia is here, how could she possibly say it? However, she was unwilling to admit it so easily, so the little Love God lowered her head, not wanting anyone to see her flushed face.

Novia tilted his head in silence, then smiled, ignoring the terrifying strength with which Kama gripped his hand, and nodded.