But now, that hope had been shattered.
"Damn it! Even if I stay up all night practicing, I still can't make it into the top five! If I had a complete Wish Card, I could have removed the Curse from Civilization!"
"I wonder if an ordinary Wish Card can remove the Curse from my own body... ah, but it would be pointless, I'm still a servant of the Holy Maiden."
"It's okay, this game isn't just a one-time competition, there's always next time! I'll work hard at the game, and with forty more years to go, I refuse to believe I can't get a Wish Card!"
"God of Fiction, why did you appear so late? If you had emerged in the universe earlier, there wouldn't have been so many worlds shattered due to all sorts of unreasonable costs."
Dave thought again about the restraints of the Holy Maiden's power. As a follower of an Ancient God, just like the tall doctor had said, he was bound to become food for the Ancient God sooner or later, or turn into a corrupted and mad retainer.
