The Contrast

"It still needs a lot of time."

Joshua sat before a magnificent city gate, watching the giant statues on either side and the soldiers patrolling back and forth around it.

"If Holy Spirit is a battlefield, then you're trying to create a world right now."

The white bird stood on Joshua's shoulder, its gaze fixed on the human soldiers in the distance.

"A massively multiplayer online game is also a virtual world, but even with your help, completing it alone still takes a lot of time, especially when it comes to the map."

Joshua glanced at the lion emblems on the soldiers' shields and waved his arm through the air. The city wall before him crumbled into fragments, which gathered together and became a tiny sphere that fell into his hand.

"Store it away. I'll continue when I have time later."

The sphere in Joshua's hand shrank to the size of his index finger and was swallowed directly by the white bird.

"Is it about time to wake up?" Joshua brushed dust from his back that did not exist and rose from the ground.

Before leaving, Joshua had the white bird on his shoulder hop onto his arm.

"World Tree, can things created in Consciousness Space interfere with reality?" Joshua suddenly asked.

"It's possible. Do not underestimate the power gathered by the faith of all living beings."

The white cat that had been sitting atop Joshua's head jumped directly onto his shoulder. The moment it landed, the surroundings around Joshua transformed once more into the Battlefield of the Holy Spirit.

"In our memories, there have indeed been cases where phantoms from Consciousness Space appeared in the real world," the white bird said.

"That sounds pretty creepy... But if that really happens, please tell me immediately."

Joshua looked at his hands,