Chapter 204: The Emotions, Humanity, and Heart of a God

Chapter 204: The Emotions of the Divine, Humanity, and the Heart

When the shadow of the soul dispelled the last nightmare, Yi Fengchu finally completed the debugging of the group chat channel and officially issued the divine decree.

Compared to the church channel's string of "Praise Fate" responses, The Decameron’s small channel was much more casual, with the Shadow of the Soul being the most active.

——"The Decameron Channel"——

"Shadow of the Soul": %&#^×……

"Shadow of the Soul": Wow, so amazing, so powerful! Whatever I think can be directly sent out!

"Ereus": Don't spam the chat, please~

"Shadow of the Soul": Ah, yes, Lord Ereus!

"Catastrophe": Indeed, it's very convenient. If used for the formation of a sect, its efficiency would far surpass that of reciting honorific names to communicate. A brilliant idea.

【Blaise】: Yes, in fact, my Lord's church has already implemented such a "soul channel," Praise Fate.

"Ursula": Blaise, do you always have to end with those last four words? Can't you speak without mentioning your teacher?

"Blaise": Indeed, I've gotten used to using praise for my Lord as a filler word.

"Blaise": If you envy my connection with my teacher, you can call upon Him directly; I believe He wouldn't mind at all ^^

"Ursula": Who wants to praise Him? There isn't anyone in this world worthy of my sincere admiration and worship.

"Blaise": Oh, I see ^^

"Bryce": By the way, Ursul, the child from the Silent Realm you helped on Earth asked me to thank you.

"Ursul": Boring news.

"Ursul": My actions have nothing to do with anyone's gratitude or expectations; I act as my heart desires, merely out of convenience.

"Bryce": Is that so? But he really likes and trusts you.

"Ursul": ...

"Ursul": Why did you have to bring this up in the channel? Boring!

"Ursul": Logging off.

"Shadow of the Mind": Hmm, I saw Lord Ursul leave the base in a hurry. Did something urgent happen suddenly?

"Elnos": Uh, Seer... did he get angry in the end?

"Bryce": Perhaps he just isn't used to direct expressions. Only we bards are accustomed to pouring intense emotions into poetry, music, and song.

[Shadow of the Mind]: "Not used to direct expressions," I know, I just learned it! It means shy!

"Elnos": ...Shadow, maybe you should keep quiet for now.

"Shadow of the Mind": Oh.

"Shadow of the Mind": So, in the human nightmares, I saw a vague image of Your Highness Bryce, like an angel with a blurred face, a halo above his head, and broad wings. Can I not continue this?

"Elnos": Ah, please describe it to me; it could serve as material for the new cathedral murals.

"Ernos": To ensure the details of the description, let's have Shadow directly invoke the Respected Name and converse with me.

"Shadow of the Mind": Alright!

"Eryus": Hehe, are you two having a good chat? You chased Usul away, leaving me alone to observe the fluctuations of the destiny stars across the myriad worlds!

"Eryus": @Blaise, come help me with the work.

"Blaise": Hmm... I hear my teacher calling me. Let’s discuss this another time.

"Eryus": ...

"Catastrophe": Ahem, it just so happens I have some free time. If you don’t mind, I can help you share the burden... It’s also part of my atonement.

"Eryus": That would be great, I’ll wait for you in the meeting room.

Sending this message, the witch’s lips curled into a triumphant smile, which quickly vanished into the shadow cast by her hat brim.

Blaise, being essentially an avatar, couldn’t possibly be summoned like a regular apostle to serve the deity at a moment’s notice;

Thus, Usul’s strike and Blaise’s refusal were actually the result of the little snakes’ premeditated plan—to stage a play and ignite the enthusiasm of the other members to work.

Yes, this time it’s her turn to stay on duty, and next time it will be Usul’s...

Eryus thought happily.

What if Catastrophe was once an apostle of the Tree of Life?

In the realm of destiny, all must serve Him!

...

On the other side, on Earth.

After the holiday ended, Meng Siyou returned to work at the Anomalous Affairs Bureau.

Due to the vast scope of this reality instance, the amount of follow-up work required from Ability users was enormous, including but not limited to patrols, monitoring power fluctuations across various regions, and organizing intelligence reports...

By the end of the day, Meng Siyou's eyes had become unfocused.

"Dinner time has arrived; everyone, take a break."

Captain Jiang You opened the takeaway bag and placed cups of coffee in front of his team members, encouraging them, "It has indeed been very busy over the past week, so there will be additional pay and extended annual leave. I hope everyone can pull through together."

The team members responded listlessly, then gradually left for the cafeteria in small groups, leaving only Jiang You and Meng Siyou in the office.

"Aren't you going to eat?"

Meng Siyou rubbed his temples. "I have a bit of a headache and I'm not hungry. I'll eat after the overtime tonight."

Jiang You hadn't been covering his eyes with a blindfold these past few days, revealing irises of a lighter amber color, which looked somewhat sharp. He stared thoughtfully at Meng Siyou for a moment before suddenly asking, "You've been zoning out today. Is there something on your mind?"

Caught off guard, Meng Siyou straightened up and looked at him.

"I'm not trying to force you to explain anything," Jiang You smiled. "But if you have any questions and don't know how to find answers, perhaps you could consult me."

"While my abilities may not be as strong as some of the entities you've encountered, I do have a certain degree of strong intuition in the realm of fate, don't I?"

"... Thank you, Captain."

Meng Siyou hesitated for a moment, then carefully said, "It's not really a big deal, just a family issue of a friend of mine—his elders show unusually excessive indulgence and leniency, yet there are suspicions that they might exploit his value and harm him... Do you think I should gently communicate with him and hint at being cautious?"

"Let me confirm, this friend isn't actually you, right?" Jiang You asked cautiously.

Choking slightly, Meng Siyou emphasized, "No, of course not!"

If it were, that would be too terrifying—he still wanted to remain a pure human!

"That's good," Jiang You replied thoughtfully. "In my view, every family has its unique circumstances, and it's hard for us to see clearly into others' domestic affairs."

Meng Siyou smiled helplessly. "Yes, this matter doesn't really concern me much, but my friend's family situation is truly special... It makes me think a bit more."

After a long silence, Jiang You's eyes became suspicious. "The friend you mentioned, is it Mr. Yi?"

Just as Meng Siyou was about to try to cover up, he saw Jiang You casually toss a coin and then smile. "Heads—looks like my guess was right."

"..."

These Fate Domain Ability users are cheating! Cheating!

Meng Siyou's face remained expressionless as he shouted in his heart.

"If it's him, the situation is indeed complicated, and I don't advise you to delve deeper."

Jiang You leisurely put away the coin and shrugged. "Besides, love and exploitation aren't mutually exclusive. Many relationships are rooted in mutual value—this contradiction is even more evident in divine beings, who are more animalistic and act more on instinct."

"Divine beings can develop favoritism, bestow blessings, and also withdraw all their granted powers... and even life."

"They won't be blinded by emotions; only power remains constant and unchanging. This is the simplest and most fundamental law of the mystical world."

In fact, much of the time, offspring are the close attendants of deities.

They are more valuable than other "ministers," more loyal, and more deserving of the deities' favor.

The office fell silent for a moment.

Meng Siyou spoke again: "Can this kind of 'value' make Them tolerate disrespect from their offspring? Or even make Them look forward to attention from their offspring?"

"Ah?"

Jiang You was taken aback, his expression subtle as he said, "This is a situation I've never heard of..."

"Because the instinct ingrained in the offspring's bloodline would never allow them to have thoughts of disrespect or betrayal, and the dignity of the deities cannot be violated. Directly showing disrespect would be..." purely suicidal behavior.

"Captain also finds it strange, right?"

Meng Siyou was so preoccupied with this issue not because he was particularly interested in gossip or meddling in others' family affairs.

—But because the Narrator’s attitude toward Yi Fengchu was truly out of the ordinary.

There is a saying that "when something unusual happens, there must be a reason." He couldn't help but worry that every bit of grace bestowed upon Yi Fengchu and this world now might turn into sharp blades in the future, cutting through flesh and bone, each cut lethal.

Jiang You frowned and suddenly suggested, "Is there a possibility that your friend and his elder... are not actually related by blood?"

"In fact, I've been wondering why he has an ordinary human mother in human society. Would a deity really allow their own child to call an unrelated mortal 'mother'?"

Meng Siyou was slightly taken aback.

Having accepted the concept of a divine child for so long, he had almost forgotten that this was just a hypothesis.

Is it really so?

The more he thought about it, the more his head ached, and he couldn’t come up with any new ideas. Instead, he found himself thinking himself hungry.

At Jiang You’s persuasion, Meng Siyou got up to go to the cafeteria for a meal.

Jiang You watched him leave quietly, tracing patterns on the table with his fingertips, muttering to himself:

"Could he actually be... the god’s emotion, humanity, and heart?"

A deity would not tolerate others’ insolence.

But what if—

It was His other half, a divided power, an inseparable humanity?

They were intimately connected, as they originated from the same source, like clouds and their reflections in a lake;

Only they could share the endless ages on the divine throne.