The eyes of death god were piercing, seeming to possess the ability to read everything.
That's how it is, however. And Kyoya quickly realized it after his work with Vera. He is a mere soul now meaning that Rhest can read him like an open book. Of course, the husband had nothing to hide including his life on The Earth which was surely boring for the death god.
But the death god was not really reading Kyoya's memories.
Instead, he laid back in the chair, then after slight contemplation...
"Trickster God had already influenced my disciples."
"..."
Not knowing why Kyoya got cold sweat suddenly splashed on his back. He tensed, straightened, and made an impression that he is the victim here. The Death God knew about his other divinity, but Kyoya himself was not that knowledgeable!
"Those idiots feel so defenseless in the death castle it has to be my bad... One of the passive abilities of the trickster gods is their ability to convince..."
Wasn't it because Wron was horny or seeking more adventures?
Kyoya asked inwardly, then continued to listen.
The Trickster God's disciples and believers are known to be the people of the 'bad side'. They are tricking others when it comes to money, resources, and everything that can make people scream, cry, or even push towards suicide.
"I got a little stronger... when Wron attempted to woo Miss Juli."
"Then you are the rare piece of good trickster god's believer... But more than a believer, you are like a familiar. You are forced to have this energy, so before that god realizes there is useful piece such as you, you have to get the perfect control over it."
At this moment, Kyoya got his vision blocked.
Ding!
Quest!
[Quest from The Sixth Death God, Rhest brought up by his divine death power!
- Get control over the trickster god's divine energy flowing through your body!
- Tips provided by the death god: Don't refuse the quests once you are outside the death castle, but also, don't agree easily to such quests.]
"I am nullifying the power of the trickster god divine energy now, so don't fret. You have to slowly adapt and you might become the god yourself."
"Becoming the god? Th-this is... a bit too ridiculous?"
"The heavenly realms are vast and even the oldest gods sometimes get bewildered by all the stuff that happens here. The stories of the familiars devouring up the gods or mutating the divine energy for themselves is... not that unique nor special... Even humans are related to their origins, even if it might be only 1%."
"If there is at least 1%, then everything is possible?"
"You could say it."
The death god let out a faint smile, knowing that Kyoya might be not liking the fact of turning into the trickster god. His current disposition was not that of the mischievous bastard who likes to see other people lamenting and wailing after their loss.
Regardless of that, this had to be said.
Because if Kyoya can turn into the trickster god due to his 'system' born out from the summoning circle, then because of Xaya being the summoner, Kyoya also has the possibility of going for the death god's seat.
And that is something Rhest couldn't possibly allow.
However, unlike Kyoya, Xaya exactly knows how much time had passed and she knows her work well. If a lot of time passed and Kyoya still would be at work, then she would suspect something. It all would lead up to her finding that Rhest had made a move.
Xaya is a soft spot in Rhest's life though he himself not shows it at all.
She is truly like a daughter.
So instead of trying to get rid of Kyoya or going against Xaya's wishes, Rhest just went for the quest route. The husband's system had been explained by Xaya's memories more or less.
"With this quest, even if Xaya is on you, you will be able to work with the divine energy of trickster god. And now..."
"Yes?"
Ding!
Quest!
[The Sixth Death God's quest - Work outside the death castle!
- Once outside the death castle, you and Xaya are going to fulfill the duties of the death disciples! At least for one hour a day, you have to gather, classify, and send the souls to the death castle.
- The rewards vary and depend on the soul.]
While the trickster quest is so that Kyoya won't be targeted by the unknown god and more importantly, doesn't turn into the enemy of the death god, the second quest is to make him closer with the death god's rules and Xaya's family.
"I have been thinking about it, and I even got a call for the meeting. This is about that world pillar with the destroyed floors. I will see what are the plans for it, but it will be decided by the voting I guess. Anyway, the attention on that world pillar is going to be huge, and I guess you want to keep climbing that one world pillar?"
"I guess so... This is the first world pillar I have found myself in, so to arrive at the highest floor should be a nice goal for me and Xaya."
"It is just a low world pillar, but yeah, have fun. The thing is, that I can not allow Xaya to keep her powers here. The fact that she escaped here had already lost me some face. And there are rules that we have to follow."
Rhest briefly said that Xaya is going to be 'the support of her husband' for real. Her second character is going to be the primary one with the divine energy of death god sealed until something truly bad happens.
"I do have questions..."
"Speak."
The first question was related to the second question. There are a lot of gods and Kyoya felt like he knows why. The example provided by the death god had given him an idea - people just want to sit as high as possible to keep their lives the safest.
Mutating the divine energy and becoming another death god...
Maybe that's how it began and then, the jurisdictions got engaged in the system. Thus, the first question was about this jurisdiction.
"Vera said that the sixth death god takes care of the humans and a few other races, so the second quest is limited to the souls under you, Mr. Death God?"
Rhest is Mr. Death God now.
"No."
"Then..."
"I will deal with other death gods and gods if necessary. The current you, is going to face the 'low' races, so it won't be that bother..."
The real reason is Xaya. This woman won't settle down if someone angers her too much and insults her husband. With this quest in her mind, she will bully the soul and even stop it from 'reincarnating'!
Rhest was sure of it.
So he is just not going to bother and allow the couple to grow up with every kind of soul.
"I see, thank you very much! I will make sure to properly classify them so that it won't take a lot! I will fulfill my duties well!"
Mr. Death God is more or less father in law too.
"The second question is about Xaya. If she is going to be the support character she wants, then recently, we got the healing staff... Is there hope for her to be the real support? I mean, she can create arrows and stuff, but as you said, it's a low world, so maybe she can also heal and get the real supportive abilities like the priests of other gods?"
The husband asked for his wife! She spoke there were some signs of her healing staff working, but it had to be a lie to fight back. So Kyoya had to ask whether there is hope for his wife! If not, then Kyoya will make sure to convince her to change class and give her another entertainment!
As for the death god, he glanced at Kyoya and just peeked at his memories. He had to get a clue what did he mean by saying 'real supportive abilities'. What he saw was Kyoya playing some games with the healer in the team back on the earth.
The supportive skills were then popping out on the battlefield.
*Shhhhhhh*
Suddenly, the unique paper of the death god began floating around the room. In the next second, another one flew out of the desk, and in mere minutes, there was a tornado of such papers swallowing up Kyoya and Rhest.
The tornado lasted for more or less thirty minutes before coalescing into a book.
The unique book which is going to be present for Xaya.
[Xaya's supportive technique list.]
"This is... Wow!"
"It should work only on you though. This is because you have divine energy of mine."
That's how the supportive character of the good wife should be!
Of course, that's what Xaya would shout out loud if she saw it!
"Done with your questions?"
"Yes, thank you!"
"Leave."
Kyoya didn't dare to ask for more, bowed, and left. He completely forgot about the first quest for now with the perfect present for his wife. For now, he has to rest on the break, continue his work, and finally meet his wife.
The work shouldn't be boring as Vera seemed to open herself more.
"You spoke up for so long... Don't tell me master went mad and questioned you like the father in law? No way... Haha!"
Wron muttered with astonishment, but looking back, Kyoya only smirked and hid the book within his 'soul clothes'. It was time to come back to work!
"You can guess!"
"..."
The black crow blinked a few times.