The Divine Right of a Certain Multiverse

"This god is 'Solomon the Wise,' surely a master of flattery and sweet talk. His strength has always been 'wisdom,' not 'force.' He must not be confident in defeating the 'King,' which is why he's resorting to this delaying tactic, wanting to use seven days to probe the 'King's' authority!"

"... 'King,' your loyal knight Erica Blundell advises you to slay 'Solomon the Wise' here and now, denying him the chance to use his greatest weapon!"

Erica knelt on one knee, hand over her chest, shouting loudly.

"No... no! This maiden knight, I'm not lying, really, I'm not lying."

King Solomon repeatedly waved his hands, flustered, wanting to approach Erica to explain in detail.

"Stop! Don't come any closer!"

Erica's sharp rebuke startled Solomon, leaving him frozen in place, at a loss.

As if scared, Erica hid behind Roy, as if Solomon were some large piece of trash. She only revealed her exquisite, delicate face, her cheeks slightly flushed, glaring at King Solomon and saying, "... 'King,' according to records, Solomon had seven hundred consorts and three hundred concubines, possessing a massive harem of a thousand. The Book of Kings in the Bible states that besides Pharaoh's daughter, King Solomon also doted on many foreign women, including Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites!"

"... Princess Alice's Word Spirit previously stated that he was skilled in magic. He must have deceived countless maidens with his magic, making those women fall in love with him! Erica's purity belongs only to the 'King.' I hope the 'King' will uphold justice for me and not let me be defiled by Solomon."

Hearing Erica's words, King Solomon froze entirely. He immediately deflated, muttering like a broken record, "... That wasn't me, that wasn't me. Solomon only acted according to the Lord's revelation. He was just doing what 'Solomon' should do."

"Hmph! You don't dare admit what you've done, and you blame the Lord for these sins? Then how do you explain the Queen of Sheba? The Old Testament clearly states that the Queen of Sheba fell in love with King Solomon at first sight, developing feelings of affection. She even bore him a son on her way back to her country. To send away his lover while she was pregnant, whether as a man or as a father, King Solomon was unqualified!"

"... Moreover, King Solomon became extravagant and debauched in his later years, squandering his wealth and even serving numerous deities, no longer solely serving Yahweh like his father, King David. This angered the Lord, causing his kingdom to split. He even betrayed the God he believed in. How can the words of such an unrighteous person be trusted? 'King,' please reconsider!"

Every word Erica spoke struck King Solomon to the core, causing the wise king to retreat repeatedly. His look of utter despair even made Roy suspect that if Erica continued speaking, King Solomon might just commit suicide on the spot.

These words left Solomon unable to refute them, as they were all recorded in the Old Testament. As a king blessed by God for humanity, a monarch who had earned a reputation for wisdom by receiving God's grace, he was the most devout believer.

Roy looked at King Solomon with some pity. If everything Solomon said was true, and he was merely an emotionless robot, then everything he did was indeed not his intention, but simply what 'King Solomon' should do.

After all, Christian doctrine clearly states that if you can defeat God, it is God who allows you to defeat Him; if you betray God, it is God who allows you to betray Him; if there are demons in this world, it is God who allows demons to appear.

The Lord is omniscient and omnipotent!

Therefore, Solomon's entire life was orchestrated by God.

Roy raised his hand, stopping Erica from further assassinating King Solomon with her verbal sword, and said, "... I deeply feel your loyalty, Lord Erica! I am very happy about this. That you would think of me so much as to offer such advice fills my heart with joy. However, Lord Erica, you need not say more. I see everything clearly!"

"'King'!"

Erica wanted to say more, but upon seeing Roy's determined expression, she finally sighed, "... I understand. I will do as the 'King' wishes."

Erica glared at Solomon again and stepped back, positioning herself one step behind Roy. As a subject, she could advise the 'King,' but she could not make decisions for the 'King.'

"King Solomon, you wish to live for seven days as a human. I can grant you that! But there is one question I need to ask you: do you still possess 'divine wisdom'?"

Roy asked.

Solomon finally came back to his senses and nodded, "... Although I have now become human and possess human consciousness, I have not abandoned my 'divine wisdom.' However, I do not wish to utilize that 'wisdom.' Humans should act like humans and should no longer be associated with gods."

"Then, if you are willing to use your 'divine wisdom' to help me with a task, I will agree to your request and allow you to live as a human for seven days."

"You... are willing to trust me?"

Solomon asked incredulously.

"Of course. People must have trust in each other. Since you are now 'human,' I should hold expectations and trust in you."

Roy smiled and took two steps forward, extending his hand to Solomon, "... Roy Crowley, that's my name! Please take care of me for the next seven days, King Solomon!"

Looking at Roy's outstretched hand, King Solomon nervously extended his own hands to grasp it, "... Is this the correct handshake etiquette? I haven't done anything wrong, have I?"

His expression was anxious, but his face was filled with joy and emotion.

He was moved that he was trusted by someone as a 'human.' He was moved that he could communicate with someone as a 'human.' He was moved that he had finally become a 'human.'

He was no longer the 'King Solomon' who existed like a machine without emotions, but a Solomon who possessed his own will, capable of laughing and crying according to his own thoughts.

"Mr. Roy, although I don't wish to use my 'divine wisdom' anymore, to repay your trust, please come to me with any trouble!"

King Solomon said sincerely.

"Why did I agree to this? Why do I have to work for you here!"

Solomon's anguished cry echoed from a hotel in Jerusalem.

"King Solomon, as a symbol of wisdom and sagacity, you mustn't go back on your word. Since you promised me, you must fulfill it."

In the hotel room, Roy lounged lazily on the soft sofa, holding a cup of iced cola and sipping it through a straw, like a wicked capitalist monitoring his subordinates' work, staring intently at King Solomon.

On a large table in front of him lay a pile of documents. King Solomon was diligently writing, having activated his 'divine wisdom.' He let out a mournful cry as he drew complex ritual diagrams on the magically potent materials or annotated them with various mystical languages he knew.

"Weren't you boasting about being the king of kings, the Demon God Solomon? Then, having me help you complete this grand magic should be easy for you."

Roy's tone was leisurely, completely lacking the awareness of a contractor pressuring a worker.

"No, I was just saying that casually. Besides, this magic you're asking me to complete is incredibly difficult. Even I find it hard to accomplish. This has already reached the realm of magic!"

Solomon's head was buried in a pile of documents as he wailed.

"Please do your best, Your Majesty King Solomon!"

Roy said heartlessly.

"Ugh... I can't stand hearing that the most. But setting that aside, why does my workday have to be from 9 AM to 9 PM, with only one hour for lunch and one hour for dinner?"

King Solomon said unhappily.

"Didn't you want to experience human life? But this is what humans are like. This is a society of labor. Humans cannot get something for nothing. You are eating my food, drinking my drinks, and living in my house. I've already covered all your expenses, and you're getting paid too. What more do you have to complain about?"

Roy said righteously.

"Don't lie to me, Roy! You make me work from nine in the morning until nine at night, six days a week. That's illegal, isn't it? I've learned about the modern world. Real work should be nine to five, with weekends off, right?"

"The Bible. Genesis says, 'In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.' God spent the first six days creating all the elements that make up everything, and rested on the seventh day. See, even the Lord worked six days and rested one. What more complaints do you have? Could it be that you have truly abandoned your faith, as Erica said, and abandoned the Lord we both serve?"

Roy sat up straight, and devoutly made the sign of the cross in front of him.

"My faith is different from yours."

King Solomon argued. He believed in Judaism, while Roy believed in Christianity.

"But our Lord is the same!"

"Uh..."

Roy's words left King Solomon speechless.

"Alright, work hard. On the seventh day, when you rest, I'll take you around Jerusalem. Although this is no longer the kingdom you once ruled, or even the world you belonged to, in some ways, they are the same, aren't they?"

Roy stood up, walked to Solomon's side, and gently patted his shoulder.

The gentle tone touched King Solomon's heart.

"Besides, 996 is a blessing you've earned!"

However, Roy's next sentence made his already pale face even darker. Four.

Chapter 63: If Only Solomon Were a Woman

Roy needed a unique spell of his own, just like in the world of A Certain Magical Index, where every powerful mage possesses their own unique spell. For example, Aleister's Spirit Binding, a spell powerful enough to theoretically unleash ten times the power of the Big Bang when used against a Demon God.

Roy's "Divine Right" ability stemmed from his understanding of the biblical portions within the Book of 777. This 'right hand' was, in a sense, Roy's innate power, not a spell. While this power was immense, Roy had a vague feeling that this 'right hand' had its limits.

If innate abilities have limits, then Roy needed to find a way to compensate and break through those limits. "Divine Right" symbolized the power of The Bible. Old Testament. Genesis, and Roy still needed to complete the power of The Bible. New Testament. Revelation. Only by combining these two powers would it be the complete 'Christian Power'.

The Revelation recorded knowledge about the 'Beast' and '523' during the final judgment. What Roy needed to do now was to create a spell that could transcend the 'Beast', a symbol of Human Evil, thereby allowing Roy to complete the correspondence between Revelation and Genesis.

However, how difficult it was to create a magic formula that could gather all 'Beasts' at one point and transcend them. It was likely that even Aiwass could not create it.

And this spell was something Roy needed to complete on his own. He could not rely on others; it had to be perfected through his own knowledge.

What Roy had Solomon complete was merely the most basic content of this spell, a vague foundation. The overall structure of the spell still needed Roy to perfect it himself once he possessed sufficient knowledge. But even so, this magic foundation already exhausted Solomon's wisdom, which showed how distant the completion of this spell was, and how powerful it would be upon completion.

In a hotel in Jerusalem, Roy and Solomon were engaged in intense discussions. However, it was less of a discussion and more of Roy seeking counsel.

Solomon called himself the 'King of Magic', and he did not lie. His attainments in magic were beyond imagination. Just discussing with him benefited Roy greatly, making him wish Solomon would do nothing else all day but complete the magic foundation for him and impart knowledge to him so that he could absorb it like a sponge.

This wise king was good at teaching people, though this was limited to Solomon's 'divine wisdom', not 'human wisdom'. Unlike Aiwass, who would simply give Roy a 'math problem' and its solution, then let him ponder it himself, Solomon's teaching would explain every step of the solution in extreme detail, allowing Roy to understand it easily.

"Phew... It's nine o'clock. Then today's discussion ends. You're off work now, King Solomon."

Roy was jolted back to reality by his phone's alarm. He let out a sigh, reluctantly putting down his discussion with Solomon.

He said he would make Solomon work 996, so he would make him work 996. Roy would not let Solomon slack off for even a minute, nor would he let him work an extra minute.

The magic knowledge Solomon possessed belonged to the Type-Moon world, which differed greatly from the magic knowledge of the Campione world. Type-Moon's magic was closer to the study of concepts, a research system, while the magic of the Campione world was more practical and primarily for combat. One could tell what this world valued just by looking at how every powerful mage in the Campione world was a knight.

The magic knowledge Aiwass possessed was from the world of A Certain Magical Index. It could be said that Roy was currently integrating the distinct knowledge from Type-Moon, A Certain Magical Index, and the Campione world to create his own magic system and complete his unique sorcery. Roy was using The Bible and The Book of 777 as theoretical guidance for the integration of this knowledge, so that his sorcery would better conform to 'Christian doctrine'.

"The ocean of knowledge is truly vast and boundless. Every world has its excellent aspects. Even in a weak world, there are likely unique and essential parts. This makes me truly look forward to future travels, searching for the knowledge I need in different worlds, and then transforming it into 'my spells'."

Roy sighed and stretched, shaking his head to clear his somewhat groggy brain. Ten consecutive hours of studying with Solomon had left him mentally fatigued.

"If I had studied this hard back then, I probably would have been a doctor by now..."

Roy chuckled self-deprecatingly, mocking his past laziness. He knew now that the fastest ladder for human progress was indeed 'learning'. Learning could truly change one's life.

Afterward, Roy looked at King Solomon with a complex expression and sighed, "...If only you were a girl. Just like King Arthur and the tyrant Nero were girls, if you were a girl too, I could learn knowledge in a more convenient, faster, and comfortable way."

As he said this, Roy glanced behind Solomon.

King Solomon subtly shifted his butt backward, making his buttocks and the chair back form a ninety-degree angle, and then said with relief, "...Sodom and Gomorrah were exceedingly wicked, and their sin was great, so the Lord sent two angels to destroy the city."

He quoted this from The Bible. Genesis, intending to use the allusion to warn Roy of the dangerous nature of his thoughts.

Sodom and Gomorrah were open cities that did not shy away from same-sex acts. It was because of the prevalence of such acts that God became angry and sent Michael and Gabriel to destroy them...

"Forget it, I'm not interested in men. Besides, I prefer fair skin. I'm not interested in someone with a bronze complexion like yours. Speaking of which, Queen of Sheba's skin tone should be similar to yours, right? It seems our aesthetic tastes differ. Congratulations, congratulations. We won't fight over women."

Roy said disdainfully.

King Solomon chuckled awkwardly, "...Ah, I'm actually not good with women and have no luck with them."

"Ha, King Solomon, who had an Egyptian princess as a wife, a thousand beautiful women as concubines, and queens from various countries as lovers, actually claims to have no luck with women and be bad at handling them. Are you kidding me!"

"...Actually, I really want to learn from you. How did you manage to keep such a large harem harmonious? Is it really some kind of magic?"

Roy scoffed.

Solomon's face turned red. He choked for a moment before shouting, "...Those things were done by 'Solomon'. What does it have to do with me, Romani Akiman!"

"Romani Akiman?"

Roy was taken aback for a moment, then thoughtfully said, "...You actually gave your human self a new name. 'Aki' refers to the Ark of the Covenant and Noah's Ark, and adding 'man' at the end means 'holder of the Ark'. I thought you would choose a name completely unrelated to your past. In the end, you still took your name from The Bible."

"So, Mr. Romani..."

"Just call me Roman."

King Solomon, or rather, Roman, interrupted Roy and said with a smile, "...Call me Roman. I like this name."

"Roman? You've really converted to Christianity under my influence. That word means Catholic. It seems I'm quite suited to be a missionary, to have King Solomon from the Old Testament abandon Judaism and convert to Christianity. Such a miracle has never been seen before."

Roy said jokingly, then he seriously shook Roman's hand. "...Dr. Roman, for the next few days, I'll continue to ask you about magic. I hope you won't hold back."

Roman gave a wry smile. "...That word means 'romantic.' I'm using Japanese, which I just learned, not English."

Just then, Erica's knock came from the door. "...King, is your study for today over? I brought you a late-night snack, oh right, and the cake that King Solomon requested."

Before Roy could react, King Solomon, who had taken the alias Roman, darted over like a rabbit and opened the door.

Chapter 64: The Seventh Day

"Cake, cake! Strawberry cake!"

Excited, Roman opened the door at his fastest speed and then, like a child about to be fed, he shouted.

For him, although working ten hours a day was a bit tough, he could taste modern delicacies from all over the world during his break time. Just tasting these foods was enough to make him forget the gloom of work.

And among these foods, he especially loved strawberry cake.

"Please wait a moment, King Solomon! Let me first offer the 'King' food that can replenish nutrition and brainpower. The 'King' has been studying all day today and is very tired."

Erica glared at Roman, her tone filled with an indescribable helplessness. Towards Solomon, who had become 'human' and whose temperament and hobbies were like a child's, even Erica found it difficult to remain vigilant.

Not only did the current Solomon's demeanor completely lack the bearing of a king, but he was also like a submissive who could be easily bullied. Furthermore, he was genuinely teaching Roy about magic, which made it difficult for Erica to have any objections.

If this is also Solomon's wisdom, then I can only accept it.

Erica thought this, then pushed the dining cart into Room 06, ignoring Roman's protest of 'I've been working hard too and am very tired.'