"Holy Spirit?" Romon ignored the complicated, subtle expression on her face and frowned.
The glass windows were open, and sunlight streamed into the room. With the cool air drifting through, it did not feel hot. Meimi did not speak at first, merely pulling the bell cord.
A moment later, a servant pushed in a tea cart bearing fresh refreshments.
Only after taking a sip of milk tea did Meimi speak. "This falls under theology, though it is not really a secret. With your status, you would learn of it sooner or later. Let me explain it properly."
"Please do." After acquiring the Divine Vampire's knowledge, Romon actually knew quite a bit already, but he did not mind hearing Meimi explain it. The two accounts might not necessarily be the same.
"In the past, there were not many mortals. After death, their souls would be received by the emissaries of the gods and taken to the Divine Kingdom, gradually forming a road."
"As the population multiplied, that road grew increasingly busy. In particular, because some believers had only shallow faith, they could not return to the gods along the road and instead fell one after another. It was then, following the places where they had fallen, that we discovered a plane. We called it the Netherworld."
"The Netherworld?" Romon frowned.
"Yes, the Netherworld. It is a lower plane. The vast majority of it is nothing but flat, dull, gray wilderness without the slightest rise or fall, stretching beyond the eye can see. There are some trees and forests there, but they cannot grow large. Still, its environment is not especially harsh. It is not the Abyss or hell."
"It was there that we discovered demons and Holy Spirits, especially the distinction between Holy Spirits."
"Oh? Could you explain in detail?"
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