Chapter 31: The Heretical God Is About to Appear (Patreon)

Witch's Cottage, Courtyard.

The courtyard now had an extra lounge chair, and Haru was lying on his side, basking in the afternoon sun.

"Meow~"

On his lap, the not-so-cute black cat was curled up, lazily meowing.

As for what Haru was doing at that moment?

Firstly, enjoying the afternoon. Secondly, petting the cat. Lastly, weighing the stone slab in his hand.

That's right, it was the very item Kusanagi Godou had brought to Sardinia.

Earlier, after arriving at the Witch's Cottage, he had handed the now-ordinary stone, the Prometheus Grimoire, to Lukulazia, who was tidying up the room, and then left without staying.

Had he already left the town since then?

Haru didn't really care about that. After all, he wasn't a girl, so Haru naturally wouldn't pay him much attention.

But one thing was certain: this incident had nothing more to do with him.

After all, he hadn't met Erika, and he had only seen that certain Heretical God once, not becoming good friends like in the original story, leading to serious holding back during the god-slaying battle.

Moreover, even the powerless stone slab had now fallen into Haru's hands.

Under these circumstances, how could Kusanagi Godou possibly turn the tables?

But even so, Haru, with the advantage, didn't let his guard down. Who knows, maybe the other still had "plot armor"?

Maybe during the subsequent battle, he'd get caught up and accidentally crush the Heretical God?

All of that was possible, so he wouldn't relax his vigilance until the very end.

As for Kusanagi Godou?

It was believed that after he delivered the slab and left the Witch's Cottage, the two parties would completely cease to have any further interaction.

"..."

As for the Divine Artifact, the Prometheus' Grimoire, to be honest, even Haru hadn't expected it to end up in his hands in the end.

Earlier, after Lukulazia received it, she handed it over to him without even looking, saying he could deal with it as he pleased.

Unfortunately, the power of this Divine Artifact had already been devoured by the great disc within his soul. So now, even in his hands, it was just an ordinary stone slab, and a broken one at that.

Crack crack crack crack!

"Meow?"

Finally, after examining it for a while, he gripped it firmly in his hand.

Instantly, the slab—which could have been considered an antique even without its power—developed cracks and shattered into countless pieces in his grasp.

The Divine Artifact, Prometheus' Grimoire, was utterly destroyed!

The noise disturbed the napping black cat, but seeing the scattered fragments on the ground, it just swished its tail and lowered its head to snooze again.

Because of Haru's relationship with Lukulazia, the familiar was also quite fond of his aura.

Besides, this was its male master; it should be trying to please him. So what if he petted it a few times?

After doing this, Haru lazily leaned back in the lounge chair. His free hand rested on the black cat's head, stroking its furry ears, which made the cat let out an enjoyable meow.

Drip Drop

However, the leisurely time didn't last long. One moment it was sunny, the next, dark clouds suddenly pressed down, and the weather changed in the blink of an eye.

In no time, thick clouds, like heavy curtains, instantly covered the entire sky.

"Hmm, is it raining?"

"No, it's not."

Hearing Haru's murmur, Erika, who had noticed something wrong from inside the window, opened it and said, "It basically never rains in Sardinia. You didn't even know that?"

Mediterranean climate—warm, dry, with very little rainfall.

So this island in the middle of the Mediterranean naturally fell within this region. Moreover, the girl had also detected the fluctuations of some power gathering.

"Then, this can only be..."

"Just as you imagine, something strange is probably about to happen again. There's a high chance it's an omen of a god's appearance."

Lukulazia's figure also appeared by the window. She looked up at the sky and frowned.

She hadn't expected the Heretical God to make a move so quickly, and this time, it seemed the commotion wouldn't be small.

That feeling of an impending storm, the oppressive weight of the dark clouds pressing down, was enough to make those aware of the Heretical God short of breath.

Just its appearance alone directly caused celestial phenomena. It was easy to imagine this wasn't something mortals could withstand. The more one knew, the more one felt their own insignificance.

"Haru, the Heretical God is about to appear. You..."

Originally, Lukulazia was very worried about Haru's intention to slay a god.

After all, mortals were nothing but ants before deities.

But before she could finish her sentence, she saw Haru release the black cat and stand up, already building up his momentum and mindset.

Her heart settled, and she chose to support his decision!

At a time like this, any hesitation or dissuasion would only affect his state of mind.

So, she and Erika would just stand silently behind him, support him as best they could, encourage him, and assist him in achieving this miracle!

As for Erika, after experiencing the terror of the Divine Beast, she wouldn't be conceited or harbor any illusions about being able to deal with a Heretical God herself.

Coupled with her relationship with Haru, she also decided to support her beloved!

"BOOM—"

Soon, accompanying the wind and rain came deafening roars.

And these roars seemed very rhythmic, as if they were the tremendous sounds caused by the footsteps of an enormous giant.

Ordinary people might think it's just thunder and rain, but in the eyes of those with abilities, it is truly—

The towering figure of a giant, reaching to the sky!