Tokyo, Saintess Church—
In the bright and spacious office, Susan, the Saintess, and administrator of the church, was dealing with a pile of documents. Just then, Yukiko, dressed in a nun's robe, entered from outside.
"Susan Sama, another dozen companies and foundations want to help us financially, donating tens of millions in funds and some other items. Here's the specific list, please check it out," Yukiko said, handing over a list.
After a quick scan of the list, Susan handed it back to Yukiko.
"Give it to Miwako to manage all the accounts and then thank the kind donors on my behalf."
"Yes."
Yukiko nodded. Since the recent catastrophe that had affected the entire world, their religion of Saints and Demons had become famous, even hailed as the saviors of the world.
Everyone they had helped was extremely grateful, and donations from individuals and corporations poured in endlessly. Large donations in the tens or hundreds of millions were commonplace now, but Susan and Yukiko had gotten used to it and didn't pay much attention.
"Besides, the government has expressed their gratitude and hopes to send some officials to visit our church."
Yukiko added, but Susan's expression immediately turned cold.
"Tell them it's unnecessary. Our Saintess Church is a sacred place, and except for the believers of the Holy Lord-sama, we reject all other visitors and refuse any visits. The last time was just a special case due to the mercy of the Holy Lord-sama."
"I understand. I'll pass the message on to them."
Yukiko didn't find Susan's attitude surprising. While the governments of the human world were important, the religion of the Saints and Demons only followed the orders of the Holy Lord-sama.
Since the Holy Lord-sama had set the rule that no one else could enter their church, not even a prime minister or president would be allowed!
"Lastly, Hikari just sent word that ten more qualified candidates have appeared, and she has arranged to bring them to the church."
Unlike her earlier coldness, Susan's expression softened considerably upon hearing about the newly qualified candidates, and a gentle smile appeared on her face.
"Don't neglect these new sisters. As soon as they arrive, have Laura perform the baptism ceremony for them."
"That shouldn't be a problem. However, Susan Sama, our church now has almost two thousand members. If this keeps up, we won't be able to accommodate everyone."
Yukiko said with a wry smile. Not long ago, their entire church had only a dozen members, and they often felt understaffed and somewhat abandoned.
But since the monsters had been defeated and peace had been restored to the world, the number of people who wanted to join their religion of saints and demons had skyrocketed.
This was only natural. Their Saints and Demons Religion had protected countless people during the disaster, and many had witnessed the invincible power of their Holy Lord-sama firsthand. Even now, many videos and photos of their Holy Lord-sama were circulating on the Internet.
For those who had always believed only in science and were unaware of the existence of gods and devils, their Holy Lord-sama was undoubtedly a divine being who had descended to save the world!
From ordinary civilian girls to the daughters of various wealthy and noble families, countless human girls fervently worshipped their Holy Lord-sama. Their parents were also eager to send their daughters to the Saints and Demons religion.
Joining the Saints and Demons Religion not only offered them the protection of the organization, but also gave them access to a world and powers they had never dared to imagine before. Even outside, they would be respected and admired!
Although the requirements to join the Saints and Demons religion were extremely high, requiring purity and high standards of appearance and qualities, the number of people wanting to join their organization was so great that in less than a month, their companions had increased more than a hundredfold!
While it was a good thing to have so many sisters who believed in their Holy Lord-sama, the sudden increase in numbers also caused some distress. Like the present situation, their church was almost full.
"Every sister who believes in our Holy Lord-sama is an important companion. We must not neglect or abandon anyone."
"You may go now. I'll take care of the church affairs."
"Yes, Lady Susan."
Yukiko said nothing more. She bowed to Susan and then left the room.
After Yukiko left, Susan stopped what she was doing and returned to her own room. She tidied up carefully and then lay down on the bed with her hands clasped to her chest, calling upon her holy Lord-sama in her heart...
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Everywhere was filled with the golden and white radiance of the Divine Holy Light, seemingly endless with no visible end.
This was not any material world, but Susan's spiritual realm!
At the same time, Susan was prostrating herself on the ground, receiving the supreme grace of her Holy Lord-sama, offering all of her body, mind, and soul to her Holy Lord-sama...
Although it was a realm filled with holy light, the most fallen and evil scene was unfolding at that moment...
After a long time, Tenraku embraced the body transformed from Susan's soul, smiling softly as he caressed the girl's beautiful cheek.
"Susan, love me more and believe in me more."
"Yes, Holy Lord-sama..."
Looking foolishly at her Master and God, Susan's eyes were filled with endless infatuation and devotion.
Since the end of the battle with 666 (Trihexa), everything had unfolded as Tenraku had expected. The number of his followers began to skyrocket.
Not only in the human world, but also in the Underworld, Heaven, the Vampire Realms, and other mythological worlds, he now had billions of followers, a hundred times more than before!
The world had a large human population, and with the addition of the Underworld, Heaven, and other beings in different dimensions, there were even more intelligent creatures.
Although Tenraku now had billions of believers, it was still within the normal range. In other mythological systems, it was common to have hundreds of millions or billions of believers.
Previously, when Tenraku only had a few million believers, it wasn't very noteworthy, which was one reason why the leaders didn't pay much attention to the religion of saints and demons.
However, unlike other mythological systems that had multiple gods, the followers of the Saints and Demons Religion all believed in him alone. He was their only holy master and god. As a result, he had billions of followers, making him unparalleled among all gods in the present world!
Perhaps the number of believers that the God of the Holy Bible once had could be compared to Tenraku's. After all, he was the only god in the Holy Bible system. However, since his "death," the number of his followers has been decreasing year by year.
Many priests and clergymen no longer believed in the God of the Holy Bible but in the archangels Michael and Gabriel. Thus, in terms of the number of believers, Tenraku was undoubtedly the most prominent figure in the world today.
And as time passed, the number of believers Tenraku possessed would only continue to grow...
To be continued...
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