Gods also have ranks.
If we classify gods whose status rises according to the belief and faith of creatures, they are lower, ordinary, upper, primary, and Supreme God.
Most of the gods here in Valhalla are nothing more than ordinary gods who have not gained faith.
Of course, among them are upper gods who still exert powerful strength and authority through the glory of having been primary gods in the past (such as the God of War and the Mother Earth Goddess).
And the God of Light and the God of Darkness, who currently rule the world and receive the faith of the people of Earth, are the primary gods.
The Supreme God I mentioned referred to the one and only god who can stand above all other gods, surpassing them.
But that was also a very insulting statement to the gods.
“What nonsense!”
“I’ve heard enough; there’s nothing you won’t say!”
It had to be, because a Supreme God literally means the only god, a sublime god who can look down upon all other gods.
Until now, there had been only one instance where a Supreme God existed.
The Heavenly God who ruled the heavens, who has now vanished, was the only example.
However, the status of the heavens no longer exists.
It is because he opened the world of gods through his own sacrifice.
His traces and fragments created the entities known as gods today (excluding the God of Light and the God of Darkness, who existed from the beginning).
Because they knew of that noble sacrifice, they displayed feelings of anger toward me for mentioning a Supreme God.
“Stop!” The Mother Earth Goddess restrained those gods.
However.
“In the eternity of time, a Supreme God has appeared only once. You aren’t unaware of that, are you?”
Emphasizing that it happened only once in all that time meant that the status of Supreme God was that difficult to obtain.
“You are wrong.”
“Wh…?”
The Mother Earth Goddess’s words were not true.
Slowly, I held up two fingers and said, “Twice. A Supreme God has appeared twice.”
Since I have a vague knowledge of the Twilight of the Gods, I thought that if it were the Mother Earth Goddess, she might know that forgotten history.
But as expected, she only knew that the Twilight of the Gods had occurred; she did not have a detailed grasp of that forgotten time.
Even regarding the Supreme God who appeared again following the divine status of the heavens.
“Twice?” The Mother Earth Goddess expressed doubt at my words.
“Do you think a mere human could cause the Twilight of the Gods?”
“That is…”
Only then did she recall the strange point.
A moment ago, I said that I led the Twilight of the Gods but I am a mere human.
No matter how great one’s power and skill, how could a mere human sever the connection between the world of gods and the world of humans?
“Because I created a Supreme God with my own hands, I was able to plot that severance using his authority.”
The severance of gods and humans.
That was possible only because of the authority of the Supreme God, the pinnacle of all gods and that Supreme God was created by my hands.
“This time, I will recreate that past once again.”
“Through this child?”
The Mother Earth Goddess’s gaze turned toward the one in the corner of the bar wearing a shabby robe.
“Yes. Through the God of Falsehood.”
The protagonist in the shabby robe, he was indeed the God of Falsehood.
“M-me? You mean me?” Receiving the gaze of all the gods, including the Mother Earth Goddess, he stammered in bewilderment.
“Are you sure about this child?” The Mother Earth Goddess asked again at his dazed appearance.
It was only natural.
The God of Falsehood was the weakest among all the gods, a lower god with no special authority.
The influence of that god, who is worshipped by thieves and swindlers, could be said to be less than a chick’s tear.
Yet, since I confidently declared that I would make him a Supreme God, they could not help but disbelieve.
“Yes. If it is the God of Falsehood, he can break the Eternal Cycle created by the God of Light and the God of Darkness and stand above them.”
However, despite their doubt and distrust, I gave them a confident answer.
***
The gods do not know.
They do not know what kind of influence he can exert in this age of falsehood.
After achieving my goal at the gods’ bar, Valhalla, I returned to the Penthouse.
Originally, it was a space permitted only to me, but now one being is with me.
He, who was covered in a worn gray robe, was the God of Falsehood, the purpose of my visit to Valhalla.
“From now on, you are not the God of Falsehood.” I spoke toward him, as he was looking around and feeling extremely tense.
“Yes? What do you mean…?” Recalling what happened in Valhalla, the God of Falsehood spoke to me respectfully.
Just because one is a god doesn’t mean they are all arrogant and dignified.
They possess various tendencies depending on their rank, and the God of Falsehood was a god born with a very opportunistic nature.
Even if the opponent is a mortal, if they are strong and can decide his life or death at any time, he is willing to give up everything.
“From now on, you are not falsehood, but victory—the rank of Victory.”
“!!!!”
His expression was hidden by the robe, but through his momentary appearance, I could tell how emotionally agitated he was.
“V-Victory!” He jumped in surprise, “No matter how much I am the rank of deception and falsehood, that is impossible. If I impersonate the rank of Victory…”
Even if he is a lower god, he is a god in name but he trembled just at the mention of that god.
It had to be so.
The God of Victory is different from ordinary gods.
Unlike other gods, he is not a fixed entity.
The rank of Victory is created.
It is a sublime realm that can finally be reached by one who has repeated countless achievements and victories.
Therefore, the rank of Victory is very special.
The God of Gods.
The Judge of Gods.
However, that is something passed down in legends; it has never been known for the rank of Victory to appear until now.
Nevertheless, the God of Falsehood was afraid of the unknown entity.
Because the God of Victory might appear and annihilate him for impersonating him.
“There is no need to worry. The God of Victory will not appear to punish you.”
“How can you be so sure of that?”
“Because I permitted it.”
“Permitted?” He looked straight at me at the incomprehensible words.
“The God of Victory who stands before you—no, I, who once held that rank.”
“…?”
At first, he seemed not to understand what I was saying but soon.
“T-then, could it be…?!”
“That’s right. In the past, the rank I obtained was indeed Victory.”
……
When I led the Twilight of the Gods, I had temporarily stepped out of the human realm and reached the realm of godhood.
That rank was Victory.
A victory that lasted for 1,000 years.
Through the achievements accumulated by repeating victory tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of times, I finally succeeded in obtaining the rank of Victory.
That was how I could lead the Twilight of the Gods, annihilating the God of Light, the God of Darkness, and the gods who sympathized with them.
However, it is impossible now.
The current me has not recovered the full power of that time, and I have not reached the qualification to grasp the rank of Victory as I did then.
Therefore, I plan to put on a play as if the rank of Victory has appeared by using the God of Falsehood.
Just as the God of Light and the God of Darkness gained faith and belief through the well-crafted play of the Hero and Demon King, this time I am using that against them.
The rank of Victory has appeared, and by gaining the worship of the people, I will make the rank of Falsehood, who acts as him, the sole existence.
“It is a story that is hard to believe easily, but somehow I feel trust.”
“That’s not it. You must have already looked into my mind through Mind Reading, right?”
……..
The guy is the God of Falsehood, he was not a being who would easily trust someone’s words.
Therefore, he must have looked into my mind through Mind Reading, the ability to see through lies and Mind Reading would have told him.
That everything I am saying now is the truth.
“That is…”
“There’s no need to be flustered. It’s better because I don’t have to persuade you. I purposely let myself be caught by your Mind Reading for that reason.”
Mind Reading?
If I set my mind to it, blocking it was nothing.
I just opened it for a moment to skip the process of persuading him.
Now, even if he exerts Mind Reading, he won’t be able to look into my mind again.
It was a temporary opening to save time.
With this, I made him recognize that I was once the rank of Victory, and that no harm would come to him even if he acted it out.
“Falsehood. With your authority, you should be able to perfectly imitate others, even if they are gods.”
What Falsehood, a lower god, was best at was imitating someone.
Because he has the authority of ‘Perfect Transformation’, he has a talent for imitating someone.
That’s why I chose him, because he was the god who could imitate the past me, the rank of Victory.
“Imitation is possible, but the problem is the abilities that the rank of Victory possesses…”
“There’s no need to worry about that part. You only need to act.”
It would be perfect if he could even imitate abilities.
However, even recreating a part of the power I possessed in the past was a difficult task for the God of Falsehood.
I don’t expect much.
He just needs to imitate my appearance and make people perceive him as Victory; then he has fulfilled his role.
“If it’s that much, it’s fully possible. Should I copy your current appearance?”
At that cautious question.
“No.” I shook my head and said, “I will open my mind for a moment, so copy the appearance in my memory.”
I kindly opened my consciousness, my past memories.
Falsehood, who cautiously exerted Mind Reading, began to imitate the appearance in my memory, the appearance of the rank that was called Victory in the past.
– Tzzzzzz!
An amazing change.
His gray robe began to wriggle as if it were alive, and soon created a single perfect form.
Finally, it was completed.
It was the past me, holding the shining crown of victory, Victor, and the sword of victory, Evalante.
It was my appearance when I had ascended to that unique state, the God of Victory.
“Perfect!”
As expected of the God of Falsehood!
There was nothing to find fault with.
To anyone’s eyes, that was the God of Victory and a part of my past appearance.
“But will this be enough? I doubt we can draw out faith just by copying the appearance…”
Our goal is one.
To make the God of Falsehood the Supreme God.
To do that, the faith and belief of countless people were needed.
Not just those who remained, but even the faith of those who worshipped the God of Light and the God of Darkness.
“It’s not that difficult a task.” I replied to Falsehood’s question as if it were nothing.
Bluffing?
No.
“Just as Light and Darkness gained faith through a well-crafted play, we will also use their methods.”
The Hero and Demon King.
The opposition of light and darkness, and that Eternal Cycle.
Through that play, those guys were able to obtain the faith and belief of countless people, becoming primary gods, and gaining a permanent dominant structure.
But that is nothing more than a clumsy play.
A more meticulous and perfect play to break their dominant structure.
“I’ll show you how dramatic the content humans can create.”
How long ago was the Hero and Demon King?
I will make the God of Falsehood rise to the realm of the Supreme God at once with a single piece of perfect content, more stimulating than classic clichés.