Chapter 104: A Conversation With Two Weirdly Friendly Demon Gods

“Furoh, didn’t we say something about not revealing forbidden knowledge?” Violet reprimanded him, just having the same thought I had.

“Huhuhu, excuse me. I just… I cannot help but become more honest with her. She looks so much like Master,” he said, looking directly at me. “Regardless, Brunhild, are you aware of what you’ve done? We are Demon Gods. Do you not regret your decision of choosing us?”

“No,” I shook my head firmly. “I… no, my clan, my family, we need as much help as possible. So I just took whatever I could to help everyone even if only a little bit more.”

“Hm…” he nodded slowly. “You seem to be getting ready for a great battle.”

“I am…” I sighed. “And honestly, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous about it. I don’t know if I’ll really triumph, but I am more worried about my family… They insist on coming with me. I can’t just tell them to go back now, but at the same time, I don’t want them to die because of me.”

“…” Violet sighed gently and patted my head with her large hand. “I am so sorry about that.”

“You two are kinder than the other gods…” I muttered. “But you’re Demon Gods. Why?”

“We aren’t kind,” Furoh said calmly. “It’s just manners. Master taught us manners long ago.”

“I was honestly surprised to find someone so compatible with me,” Violet spoke with a clear note of surprise in her voice. “Now that you’re here, I wanted to know more about you. Within your Soul there’s a powerful Furnace forged from it. Interesting…”

“Please don’t touch it…” I stopped her finger before it could get any closer.

“I won’t,” Violet nodded. “My Divine Skill, Demonic Cauldron, will go well with that power of yours. Use it well.”

“Mimicry is a tricky skill, but if you can master its power… well, there’s nothing you cannot do!” Furoh said with a light laugh. “Remember, however, that it will still consume your internal energies, so make sure to have enough reserves at all times.”

“Thank you,” I nodded gratefully. “One thing I wanted to ask… there’s no way my tribe is ever going to worship demon gods… So what can I do about this?”

Furoh and Violet looked at one another. The two titans remained silent for a moment before looking back and addressing my question directly.

“There’s no need to worry,” Furoh said. “We never expected any such thing from you.”

“We Demon Gods grow differently than the Elemental Gods,” explained Violet. “We do not require Faith to be sustained. As long as there’s a few that believe in us and do things in our names, or even by merely just using our bestowed powers, it’s fine.”

“R-Really? Thank you so much. You’re both so lenient…” I sighed in deep relief.

Though it still made me wonder how they could be so lax when the other Gods seemed so hungry for Faith.

Furoh, as if realizing exactly what I was thinking, addressed that point as well.

“Elemental Gods such as Solaris and Tierra… are fundamentally different than us, and much younger,” he explained. “Huhuh, but how do they sustain themselves… well, shouldn’t it be quite obvious to you by now? Not every god needs Faith to exist. Some of us can exist even without any Faith at all because we possess true bodies.”

“Solaris and Tierra… don’t?!” I gasped in shock.

“You could say they’re more like Spirits!” Violet explained. “They are ethereal beings composed of Elemental Power, Faith, and Consciousness that were born due to the… Ah, I shouldn’t say more.”

“No, please tell me!” I begged. “Aren’t Demon Gods all about sharing forbidden knowledge to those who desire it, anyway?”

“Hahah, well, I suppose you’re not wrong,” Violet nodded with a small smile. “But I am sure you can figure out the rest on your own, dear.”

“You would have to pay a price for more than that,” Furoh added. “But with what you’ve already learned I think you can figure the rest out quite simply… or not? Maybe you’re a totally empty-headed girl! Huhuhu!”

“I’m not!” I said angrily.

“Then don’t complain,” he poked my face lightly with his finger. “Now… Hmm, yes, that’s all! We’ve seen you, we’ve made sure you’re compatible and…”

“We’ve learned you’re indeed… you might truly be the closest to her incarnation in eons,” nodded Violet. “The compatibility is incredible… you’re really like her.”

“Like who?!” I asked urgently. “Please tell me, I don’t get it!”

“No, that’s it for now,” Furoh said firmly.

“Bye! Take care! Here, have some of my slime,” Violet said cheerfully. “As a goodbye gift!”

“You can take a piece of my clothes,” Furoh shared a colorful piece of fabric with me.

“Eh? Wait!”

Before I could say anything else, I fell into an endless void, and then woke up with my eyes widening in surprise.

“Ah!”

I looked around quickly, finding myself back in reality.

“H-How long was I out?” I asked, noticing Freyja sitting at my side.

“Brunhild!” Freyja said happily. “You’re back! That was fast! Only like five minutes?”

“I-I see…” I nodded. “Huh? Where’s the…?”

I couldn’t find what they had gifted me anymore. It was as if the items had never existed at all, which felt strangely unsettling.

I looked behind me, to my right, to my left, and everywhere else, but I still couldn’t find their gifts.

“Damn it…”

As I sighed and lamented the disappearance, I opened my inventory and…

[Demon Goddess’ Violet’s Purple Goo (??? Grade)]

[Demon God’s Furoh Colorful Fabric (??? Grade)]

“I really got their items…!” I retrieved them carefully. “Woah?!”

FLASH!

And they were really damn bright as well!

Like, really, really bright! Almost blinding to hold. The divine power contained within them was also the real deal.

Freyja was clearly shocked by the sight.

“W-What…! Those are Divine Materials?!” she gasped. “Unlike Tierra and Solaris, they’ve gifted you actual fragments of their true bodies?!”

“Yeah… I think I learned why Tierra and Solaris can’t quite do what they did…” I muttered while carefully caressing the soft fabric. “These aren’t equipment yet, but they could potentially become that… for now though, it’s better to save them. They have little use as just raw materials, right?”

“Indeed. They can’t do much other than blinding or hurting beings that are weak to their divinity, maybe,” said Freyja. “You will need a lot more than some basic skills to process these materials though. It’s going to be a real challenge. We might have to combine the power of your Soul Spirit Furnace with something else as well… ah, maybe one of your new skills? Can’t you test them?”

“Yeah!” I recalled with a nod. “Let’s see… Mimicry is… uh, well, I’ll leave that one for later. I don’t have much to mimic right now. But… yeah, this!”

I quickly activated one of the new Divine Skills I had obtained.

“Demonic Cauldron!”

FLUOSH!

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