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Along with the overflow of my magical energy, which was creating a magic circle containing the flame of purification, I was surprised by the appearance of Jean, who was smiling.

Her light footsteps seemed to indicate that she had done something that made the remaining members of the cult behind her become friendlier.

The magic circle that I created was far different from the magic pillar that Jean made.

The fundamental difference was... I allowed the remaining members of the cult to be able to choose a path leading to the right path or the path of infidelity.

The choice that I made had made them feel much safer, especially with their status that had surrendered.

Some people almost ran away but were prevented by the guard parameters carried out by Aiko.

"My Monarch, it seems that this time the work is going smoother than before," said Jean with a cheerful face staring at the magic circle of flame of purification that was displayed in the air.

"That's a beautiful magic circle and far different from me who can only create a pillar of flame that cleanses their sins," Jean continued while directing it to her new group that had just been purified from their infidelity sins.

Just like what Jean experienced before, I could feel a big change between Jean and her new group that was connected to core of the power sources of the Goddess of Destruction.

I just gave Jean a gentle look and continued the purification ritual that I gave to the remaining members of the cult who had surrendered.

"Do you think so?" I replied with a cold tone to her.

"By the way, you still haven't told me why you poisoned the large river that flows through several noble areas of the Aurora Kingdom like this. Is there something that this cult has planned?" I continued my words by asking a question that needed a direct answer from Jean.

The question I gave was directed at her who was previously part of a cult that was poisoning the fast-flowing river with deadly poison.

A poison that almost exhausted my magic core to activate the purification magic circle that had been embedded in the riverbed.

Hearing my sudden question like that, Jean immediately knelt before me and lowered her head.

"Forgive me who was an infidel at that time, Monarch of Holy Destruction!" Jean exclaimed with her face lowered.

Along with her cry, Jean's group who had just received the cleansing of sins from the Goddess of Destruction also knelt down as if feeling the same mistake and sin.

"What I am doing at that moment is a great sin that goes against the will of the Goddess of Destruction!" continued Jean who had not answered my question.

While waiting for an answer from Jean's mouth which was still tightly closed along with her rambling words. I saw some of the remaining members of the heretical sect who were receiving the purification of sins from the Goddess of Destruction shedding tears as if feeling great suffering.

From the tears that fell, I could see the changes in their bodies that returned to being young girls and faces that looked bright as if they wanted to fix the mistakes that had been made.

Seeing the sudden changes, I got a voice from the Goddess of Destruction that was directly connected to my mind.

[ Trouble seems to be coming non-stop, huh? ]

With a relaxed tone as if enjoying the trouble caused by her worshippers, I listened to the voice of the Goddess of Destruction who sounded like she didn't think about this important thing.

Along with the magic circle of purifying flames that blazed in the sky, I felt an overflow of magical energy filling my magic core.

[ It seems... this will be a problem that destroys each other, do you think so too, Lily-chan? ]

The Goddess of Destruction still maintained her relaxed tone that was trying to solve the heavy problem related to the damage done by her followers.

I just let out a long sigh at this.

"Can you give a better blessing than destroying something to gain power from you as a Goddess of Destruction?" I replied with a casual tone like hers.

Hearing my casual words like this, Jean almost looked up but realized that the words were intended for the Goddess of Destruction.

"I would have almost... destroyed the infidels if you hadn't given them a chance to repent," I continued my words in a casual but harsh tone to everyone around me.

Through this conversation, I conveyed a little complaint to the Goddess of Destruction which made the root of the problem long.

[ Oh, my, it's not as simple as you think, Lily-chan. ]

[ It's true that they get the blessing of power from the destruction they cause. But it also gets an additional Debuff after the rule that violates the natural order that has been determined by me. ]

[ They have violated several nature orders by using a power source that is no longer directly supported by me. The source of destruction they use this time comes from one of the False Goddesses who pretends to provide the power of destruction. ]

[ I have investigated this matter before and found a similar case like humanity appointing a Fake Saintess for political interests in the human order of life. ]

[ In this case, it's nothing more than that. It seems like they carry a magic artifact that will increase their magic energy when doing something destructive. Unlike you who have become a Monarch of Holy Destruction who can gain pure destructive power after destroying something, they at least need to work hard to gain magic power from manipulated artifacts. ]

Hearing the Goddess of Destruction's convoluted explanation, I felt nauseous and dizzy at the same time. All the information that entered my head seemed to overlap when I suddenly got information related to the public society's way of life which was the root of this problem.

"That sounds bad enough to be able to control a cult that is loyal and fanatical," I replied in a casual tone.

[ That is indeed a bad thing, Lily-chan. ]

[ It may be troublesome for you, but I beg you to become the highest decision-maker in their new religion. ]

[ Just like the Saintess' duty to maintain the order of nature with kindness, you must also carry out the duty of the Monarch who maintains the order of this bad world to be more comfortable for weak and stupid people like my followers to live in. ]

"..." I fell silent for a moment after hearing the task that the Goddess of Destruction had just given me.

A task that was very contrary to a Goddess who only wanted to see me have a romantic relationship with another woman.

"I don't know what to answer in this matter," I muttered a little while looking at some of the former cult members who had successfully passed through the flame of purification.

[ Oh, by the way, I heard that one of the rituals of your previous power source was a kiss. Can I use the same method as on my blessing infrastructure too? ]

Hearing the question given by the Goddess of Destruction, I started to have a bad feeling about this.

[ I don't want to ruin the originality of the blessing that my own Onee-sama has created, so I'll assume that this is the source of the core of your blessing, Lily-chan. ]

Along with the bad feeling, my body suddenly got a strange surge of magic and made the cherry blossom petal crown that was characteristic of the Monarch of Holy Destruction mode change into a halo shaped like a blooming cherry blossom.

[ Yep, I think that's enough for today's tiring task. ]

[ I'm going to sleep for a while so enjoy your free time too after this, Lily-chan. ]

When the Goddess of Destruction cut off her communication channel in my mind, the magic core that was inside my body grew again to form a new magic core and made my magic energy capacity increase rapidly.

"..." I fell silent while observing the changes that occurred in my body.

With the cherry blossom petal crown changing into a cherry blossom crown, it seemed like I had risen several levels from someone who was able to use the blessing of the Goddess of Destruction to someone who stood at the peak of the Order of the Goddess of Destruction.

Swiiisshh...

Swiiisshhh...

With the change in my magic core pressure that was different from before, I could feel strange gazes being directed at me by the people around me.

"Haaah..." I let out another long sigh and looked at Jean who was still kneeling in front of me.

"Jean, I appoint you as the second-leader of this new sect according to the will of the Goddess of Destruction. Are you willing to devote your time and energy to a task that has begun like this?" I asked Jean, giving her a heavy task that I did not want to bear alone.

With all my responsibilities slowly increasing like this, it was time for me to appoint someone who could share the responsibility. Appointing Jean as the second-leader of one of the sects within the new religious faction of the Goddess of Destruction, already made me feel relieved with such a heavy workload.

"I-If that is the task given by the Monarch of Holy Destruction, then I will accept it with all due respect!" Jean exclaimed as the magic circle of purifying flames finished cleansing the former members of the heretical sect who had been spiritually and mentally enlightened behind me.

With the increase in members of this new religious sect of the Goddess of Destruction, it seemed like they would become even busier with the preparations that had to be done as a new sect such as finding a place that would become their secret headquarters.

Luckily I had appointed Jean as their second-leader and my responsibility was only focused on the technical issues that occurred in the field.

Swiirrll...

When I appointed Jean as the second-leader of the new Goddess of Destruction sect, it made Jean filled with a new flow of magic that was connected to me.

[ Yurifcation System: You need to kiss Jean's lips to form a Linked Ritual! ]

"Huh?" I was surprised by a writing that I didn't recognize suddenly appearing in front of me like this.

My forehead suddenly sweated after seeing writing in a transparent box that told me to kiss Jean and form a Linked Ritual with her.

"Could this be..." I suddenly became suspicious after the Goddess of Destruction said something like the Linked Ritual that was the originality of my pervert Goddess works.

"Is this what the Goddess of Destruction meant?" I grumbled a little which was full of doubtful calculations about this.

By observing my surroundings, it seemed like this would be a strange sight when the Linked Ritual was carried out to appoint a second sect leader.

My gaze that could not move away from the floating writing made me give up on living the destiny that the Goddess had given me.