Alec is the world's greatest son, no, a man. You can do great things in normal life, but a lie like this is a disgrace to the achievement, and that's why I won't tolerate it.
My father was unusually angry with me, even though this was related to me.
By the way, that village is ......
"I had the mayor removed from office with a severe scolding. No harm was done.
Phew. .......
I was relieved that your father took the rational course of action.
I was relieved that your father took reasonable measures-- "Any further action will give Alec a bad name!
--And it seems that he was quite emotional about the decision.
But this is unacceptable, for if this gets out and spreads to the rest of us, we'll eventually have a bad time. So...
Purge! And the father stopped the words before he could speak again, the words that would become words.
I know what you're saying, but the purge is going too far.
Wait, father, I'll go over the situation.
"Alec?
Yes, let me handle this one.
...... Hmmm, yeah. The truth will come out in a flash when Alec gets there. Okay, it's up to you, Alec.
"Yes.
For now, the "purge" has been stopped.
.
Flew to the village of Goral, which, with instantaneous magic, was prominently bountiful.
I've brought Astaroth with me. I thought that since it was a bumper crop, she would know if there was a cheat.
"Great, a great crop.
That was my first impression as I flew in.
The fields are overflowing with crops, the people are cheerful, their houses and clothes and everything else is new, and you can see at a glance how rich they are.
Farmers, especially, have no income until the harvest, and when they receive their income from the harvest, they spend all their money at once.
A good economy is more clearly proportional to the harvest than other industries.
The economy is much better than other industries, so it seems that the harvest is as good as the numbers say, but why?
"...... oh
"What's up Astaroth, I have some ideas.
...... Yes, I remembered that these caves are the only ones in the territory that are built differently.
"Different from the others?
What a difference.
It reminds me of a village I visited a few days ago.
The hovels there are ordinary hovels enshrining a stone statue of Astaroth.
All the halls in the other villages are pretty much the same, with a few differences in size, but they all worship Astaroth.
Unlike them, the only difference is their construction.
I wonder what it's like.
"There it is, my Lord.
There was a scaffold to which Astaroth pointed.
First of all, even from a distance, it was roughly twice as large as the others.
Is that because it's so big?
"No.
It's not.
Well, since I'll remember as soon as Astaroth arrived, you'll know when you get inside.
I took Astaroth and went to the cave.
I stood in front of the cave and peered in - to my surprise.
Is that ...... me?
"Yes, my Lord and I.
Do you mean I'm worshipping you too? Moreover, this arrangement: ...... looks like I'm the main one and Astaroth is the follower.
That's right. That describes my relationship with the Lord very well. So I remember going all out to give you more blessings than usual.
"...... I see.
I chuckled a bit.
If he says it's an exciting arrangement, I can see why it would be twice or even three times as effective as any other.
I got the situation.
There was no cheating, that's a relief.
But.
This stone statue of me, it seems like I am a god too: ......
A stone statue of a human being and a stone statue of the god to be worshipped are different in construction.
I, with Astaroth in my presence, am the work of a god.
The statue is gorgeous and divine even though it is a stone statue.
King of the gods.
I'm reminded of a phrase from a myth.
"It is appropriate, my Lord," he said.
I see.
So says Astaroth. She was just like the fathers.
The goddess Astaroth, a devotee of the Aleksandar religion. She smelled perverse.
"Ah! It's the Vice-Emperor!
"There's also a goddess.
"Thankfully, thank you. ......
While we were standing in front of the woods, some villagers noticed us and began to worship not only Astaroth, but me as well.
Maybe it's my imagination, or maybe they worship me more.
Maybe it wasn't my imagination.
I was raised to be a mortal goddess with a fertility goddess.
I still felt like a god-king.
An SSS-ranked reincarnation.
Apparently, if I chose to be reincarnated as a human, I would still be a god.