Simulate the universe, starting with speedrunning Greek.

In the original story, at this point, the young protagonist should have bravely stood up and told everyone that he would protect his country even at the cost of his life, thus reigniting the soldiers' fighting spirit and leading them to a counterattack and victory.

But because Night isn't following the script this time, and even the most important protagonist isn't showing up...

Victory was directly handed over to the enemy army.

Due to the shift in the world line, Night sensed that another line of fate had begun to operate.

As for Ye, as a wandering singularity, his eyes should naturally possess a perspective far exceeding that of an entire world.

Like a clairvoyant in the lunar world, even though this is not his universe, seeing the fate lines he wants to see and the future development of this region is still an easy problem to solve.

Very lucky!

Since he completely ruined the story of the 'Three Leaves', the old king of the defeated country should no longer be thinking about how to marry off his daughter, but rather about ensuring that the kingdom is not destroyed by the enemy. Naturally, there is no subsequent storyline or destiny.

By this time, enemy soldiers had already reached the kingdom's capital.

But due to the unexpected nature of this major battle, it ended smoothly!

Instead of turning to invade another enemy country after the defeat in the war of aggression, they were quickly satisfied after the victory and began to prepare to digest the spoils of war.

This also led to another story, which should have been set in the final period of Grimm's Fairy Tales and served as the conclusion of this biblical universe, unfolding ahead of schedule.

The disruption of the initial story led to the arrival of the final story.

The vast web of causes and effects involved allowed Ye to see clearly the core of the greatest law that constructs the entire universe—[Reincarnation].

It is a process where the world cannot continue to function for long due to various illogical and illogical events, and is forced to quickly fall into a cycle after countless short stories, which are like fast food.

The world always repeats itself from beginning to end, and after it ends, it is recreated and continues to cycle endlessly.

This fairy tale universe, which is constantly repeating itself and even occasionally changing some of the plot, is like a testing ground for the gods from this perspective.

It's similar to the Salem Singularity in the neighboring Moon World.

Just like the demon Raum who constantly simulated the events that happened in the town of Salem in history in order to verify the path that would successfully bring the Outer Gods down.

And from time to time, some NPCs that meet certain conditions and can stimulate changes in the protagonist Abigail's temperament are introduced from the outside to advance the evolution of the world—such as the Heroic Spirit Witch Hunting General, and even characters that are directly brought into the Cthulhu novels.

It's possible that when God first created this fairy tale universe, it was the original dark fairy tale version.

That dark and cruel fairy tale that children shouldn't read, the world where Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood are increasingly bleak, only became the beautiful world we see today in order to conform to human history.

Back to the topic——

Following the thread of fate, the night gazes into the distance—to the enemy's side, where, with the great battle over, so many soldiers are no longer needed.

Many soldiers were discharged and sent home.

A disheveled European-looking veteran was also forcibly discharged!

The kingdom gave him nothing but a bag of dry rations and four gold coins.

Meanwhile, the old soldier was cursing the kingdom's stinginess as he walked towards the forest path where Night was.

Night already knew the name of this story—'Brother Rastin'!

And that soldier is the title of the story itself, as well as the protagonist of this story.

However, unlike the heroic tales of the Nibelungenlied that were previously downplayed, he is the protagonist of the concluding story.

The ending for soldier Rastin, who had a mentor-student relationship with Saint Peter, the gatekeeper of heaven, was quite good in the original work.

They were dirt poor at the start...

Don't assume that four gold coins are a lot of money. The original text describes how Rastin spent a gold coin just to order a beer at the tavern.

It's more likely a copper plate plated with a little gold lacquer than a gold coin.

But in this state, he encountered his strongest caregiver—Saint Peter, the gatekeeper of heaven.

Because Saint Peter disguised himself as a beggar three times to test his kindness and tricked him out of three gold coins.

By the time he got to the fourth coin, Rastin had just spent it all and even complained that he was about to have to go back to collecting scraps and begging.

St. Peter then offered to mentor him, promising that whatever he earned would be a share for him.

Although Saint Peter was only one of the twelve disciples, not a god.

However, their behavior is no different from that of the idle gods in the Greek pantheon.

They deliberately disguise themselves as beggars or similar beings to test people's kindness. Those who behave poorly—even if they haven't done anything evil, as long as they don't show kindness—will be subjected to terrible punishment or even death.

Those who performed well were rewarded without restraint, receiving divine artifacts and spells at will! No wonder Rastin became so unrestrained on Earth later on. It was all because of these so-called angels and disciples who spoiled him!

Although both are protagonists, Rastin, who is a protagonist in a half-biblical system, is clearly treated very differently from him.

After passing the initial test of Saint Peter, even though Rastin did all sorts of inhuman things afterward, and even killed a person in order to learn from Saint Peter how to treat a seriously ill princess, hoping to use divine magic to resurrect her and make money.

Having no divine power and only learning the superficial aspects, he committed the fundamental error of murder, yet Saint Peter was still willing to clean up his mess.

It must be said that Rastin is one of the few protagonists in the revised fairy tales who made Night feel physically and mentally uncomfortable in her childhood.

It's not that evil parties lack charm, but in fairy tales, there appears a character who does nothing human yet still gets a happy ending, enjoys doing bad things all the way, and even gets into heaven.

This sense of unease can only be described in one sentence: 'How would you evaluate the incident of the British centenarian Dio Brando being bullied by young boys from an island nation?'

Chapter Six: Saint Peter: Can humanity truly produce beings whose goodness and evil reach their zenith simultaneously?

In terms of double standards, distorting the truth, and failing to distinguish right from wrong, God and his disciples during this period were quite 'wise'!

Evil people should act like evil people...

Rastin, that insignificant figure, isn't disgusting; what's truly disgusting are his hypocritical followers.

Once you've passed one test of humanity, it doesn't matter how evil you do afterward.

Night: "Saint Peter..." It has to be said that—even though it's the same biblical system, the saints and saintesses in the Moon World are obviously beautified characters.

In terms of upholding faith and goodness, those saints far surpassed the legendary twelve disciples.

At that moment, a fleeting thought crossed my mind: I wanted to show Saint Peter what a true saint should look like.

Meanwhile—on the other side…

Heaven—the most sacred and magnificent world at the very top of this universe.

One of the destinations for all the dead... (the other, of course, is hell).

St. Peter, who was guarding the gate between heaven and earth, suddenly opened his eyes.

He felt his own 'trial'...

God gave his twelve disciples a lesson: to go out into the world and undergo trials to cleanse their minds and bodies, punish evil and promote good, so that their divine power could be elevated!

Specifically, they are made to take on various identities to help kind people achieve happy endings and punish evildoers.

Some choose to transform into magical creatures, while others choose to disguise themselves as humans and change their names.

Saint Peter was one of the few who, even when walking among mortals, preferred to use his own name.

His final trial shouldn't begin at this time...

St. Peter frowned slightly at this thought.

"My fate line has been triggered ahead of schedule... Is this a test from God for me?"

In this universe, all great power and change can be attributed to God's arrangement.

Because God controls the destiny of all things!

If this is what that person wanted, then such a change must be good, and there's nothing strange about it!

However, it was precisely this taken-for-granted faith and conviction that made even the astute and mature St. Peter completely fail to consider the change in this trial—that it came from another 'God'!

Meanwhile, St. Peter was thinking that since his fate had been brought forward, he could no longer stay in heaven.

But God is not at home now. It would be bad if He left the gates of heaven and allowed unauthorized people to enter.

Thinking of this—he closed the gates of heaven, then went inside and found a believer…

“Devout believer, I need your help with something…”

“Oh! Great Saint Peter—I would do anything for you. You are God’s most trusted disciple…a glorious presence like the great Lord’s right and left arms. It would be my honor to serve you!”

The believers were so excited that they immediately knelt down in devout worship.

After all, in this fairy tale universe, God's right-hand men are neither the seraphim Michael nor Metatron, the scribe of the Kingdom of Heaven in the Book of Enoch.

Although the original fairy tales were a denigration and belittling of the Nibelungenlied, the timeline—the order of the stories—actually needs to be rearranged.

In the distant past, before God had spread his great name and glory throughout the world, St. Peter was the first person to walk with God on earth.

Walk with God!

This supreme glory is enough to make believers in the Kingdom of Heaven show a fervor and trust second only to that of facing God directly.

Saint Peter was not arrogant because of the other party's servility. He simply said normally, "I am about to leave Heaven for a while, and I need you to guard the gates of Heaven for a period of time. Before I return, no soul can be allowed to enter Heaven. If you can do this, when I return... I will give you the reward you deserve."

The believers went with joy...

After giving his instructions, St. Peter was finally able to leave Heaven in peace. When he reached the gate, he thought for a moment and took down the backpack hanging at the gate.

This is a rare and precious artifact; it might come in handy during my trials in the mortal realm.

Then St. Peter left the gates of heaven and embarked on the journey from heaven to the human world. When he finished walking, the exit revealed the place he wanted to go.

Following the guidance of fate, Saint Peter also came to that forest.

But soon—things didn't go smoothly.

Upon arriving in the forest, St. Peter suddenly lost his ability to perceive the previously clear lines of fate.

It was as if the faith in this area had been blocked, and this land could no longer give him any hints.

St. Peter frowned: "Is this also what you mean?"

In this world, only a god could do this, making him unable to sense the slightest trace of fate.

It seems this is also a test, requiring him to find the target of the trial himself.

And at the same time——

On the other side of the forest.

At the moment of St. Peter's arrival, though invisible to ordinary people, it was as if a small sun had fallen into the forest, like a thousand-watt light bulb shining brightly in the darkness.

The sacred aura of the biblical system was clearly visible even through the lush vegetation.