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As if under the cosmos, or beneath the starry sky.
A light, whose source was unknown, illuminated beside Messe, making his surroundings appear more resplendent, while the distance grew colder and darker.
Though he kept his head lowered, Messe could feel God watching him. It was not just his present self but also the past and future selves.
Feeling this gaze, Messe became somewhat uneasy.
Even though it was just a glance, he already knew this was by no means the God of the Egyptians, nor the God of the Midianites, nor any of the many deities he knew. It was the God from ancient Hebrew mythology who endowed all things with spirit—even at this moment, he felt there surely must be some error in these myths.
Because in Messe's perception, the divinity before him was so great that he could hardly believe anything could stand beside it, nor could the other gods within those myths.
