As a traitor, I should raise the banner of rebellion

If Mako Jingu had not been chosen to be a shrine maiden, she would have ended up with the same fate, right?

After being completely worn away by the long hours of time, he was stuffed into another skin by Tsukuyomi, becoming a plaything in her palm forever.

No, even if I became her shrine maiden, I would just be transformed from a 'plaything' to a 'food'.

Is the situation really that good?

The huge brown bear tilted its head in confusion, obviously not quite understanding what Yuanhui was talking about.

All it knew was that the young man in front of it looked at it with some sadness in his eyes.

Strange, what does "sadness" mean? Why did it appear in its mind at this time?

The giant bear lowered its head.

For some reason, it suddenly felt very uncomfortable.

This discomfort does not come from the body.

But it comes from something deeper, and it doesn't even know what it is.

At this moment, the young man, to whom it had already surrendered, opened his mouth. With the help of [Be Kind and Good Neighbors], he spoke words that it could understand:

"No matter what, you have committed the crime of cannibalism, which is an unforgivable sin."

What Yuanhui was referring to was naturally not today.

But before today, this giant bear had been known to kill people like crazy.

Even it itself doesn't know how many lives it has taken.

This is the answer Yuanhui got by using [Be Friendly and Good Neighbors], so it naturally cannot be false.

Yuanhui doesn't believe in the saying "Put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha instantly".

In his opinion, since he had made a mistake, he had to pay the price.

"Now, you have two choices."

The boy stretched out his two hands and placed them in front of the giant bear.

"One is that I will kill you right now."

“When a person dies, all debts are settled, and all past events are naturally written off.”

"If you don't want to die, I can let you live."

"But you will embark on a long and painful road of atonement."

"Believe me, I'm not kidding."

Bear bile is a very valuable medicinal ingredient.

Moreover, Yuanhui is indeed lacking a means of transportation now, and this brown bear is just right.

Not only that, being able to tame such a ferocious monster would indeed help the spread of religion and the growth of Yuanhui's personal prestige.

Yuan Hui did not hide any of this from the beast.

He tried his best to use words that the animal could understand and described its miserable situation afterwards.

"In that situation, maybe you'd be better off dead."

Although the second situation was more in line with his interests, he did not use [Being Friendly to People and Good Neighbors] to forcibly restrain it.

This was a kind of respect for the poor man in front of him.

The left hand is the first choice.

The right hand is second.

The brown bear was silent for a moment, his eyes shifting between the two.

Finally, it looked at Yuanhui's right hand.

"Okay." Yuan Hui didn't say anything else, just nodded slightly.

He stretched out his right hand and tapped the beast's right paw.

It seems like making some kind of promise.

97. Are you and your dad doing things that will result in a baby?

"You can live in this forest for now."

Yuanhui said to the giant beast in front of him.

The soul of this brown bear originally belonged to humans, although its current vocal organs are completely unable to support it in speaking, and it has long forgotten the concept of language.

But for the magical [Good Neighborliness], this is not a problem at all.

After taming the huge brown bear, Yuanhui did not bring it back to the village.

The matter of 'the giant bear's surrender' can indeed greatly enhance his own prestige, but for now, it is actually a bit of an overkill.

Even without this giant bear, if the villagers just followed Sharan's method step by step, they would be able to become loyal believers of the "God of Medicine" within three months.

Therefore, Yuanhui personally prefers to regard it as a surprise weapon lurking in the mountains and forests.

If any unexpected situation occurs, it may be able to work wonders.

"By the way, you are not an ordinary beast, right?" Yuan Hui asked curiously, "Do you have any strange abilities?"

After all, it was a monster that followed Tsukuyomi's orders to assassinate him.

Yuanhui didn't think that the goddess would think that an ordinary beast could do anything to him.

Even a ferocious and brutal man-bear couldn't do that.

But when he forcefully "fed" it, it did not use any ability to put up any decent resistance.

At least, it does not exceed the scope of huge beasts.

This performance made Yuanhui's thoughts waver a little, so he asked this question.

The brown bear tilted its head slightly, as if trying hard to understand Yuanhui's words.

Obviously, it is not yet very accustomed to this kind of rational thinking behavior.

Although its reaction was a little slow, it finally understood Yuanhui's problem.

The huge head nodded up and down, and then the 'man-bear' disappeared in front of Yuanhui.

No, not disappearing in the mundane sense.

In fact, Yuanhui could still see the brown behemoth with his eyes.

But this is because of the help of [Good Neighborhood].

If it weren't for the [Be Kind and Good Neighborly], Yuan Hui might even have ignored the huge monster in front of him that was full of the aura of a beast, and just passed by it, treating it as a mountain made of stones, or something else that could be seen everywhere.

...It is clearly a ferocious beast that can pose a serious threat to one's life.

"Reduce my presence?" Yuan Hui suddenly had some understanding.

When he was attacked by the giant bear, his mimicry did not notice that it had already climbed up the tree.

It is so conspicuous...

From this point of view, it is more suitable to hide in the dark.

"Okay." Yuanhui patted the head of the giant beast in front of him, "You can go now."

"Try living in this mountain first and see if the food here can satisfy your eating needs."

Brown bears are omnivores, which means they can eat anything.

Based on Yuanhui's current observations, although this mountain is not too big, it should be able to support a brown bear.

"If you are not full, tell me and I will bring you food."

"But I want you to remember—"

The boy's expression turned serious.

"No matter how hungry you are, you must never eat humans."

Strictly speaking, the vast majority of people in this world are not considered human in the narrow sense.

They are just creations of Tsukuyomi.

But even so, Yuanhui would not allow this giant beast that was subservient to him to eat humans again.

The giant bear's soul is still human.

Such cannibalistic behavior will cause the humanity that was finally recalled because of "being kind and good to neighbors" to be blinded by the chaotic animal nature again.

It's not good for its medical treatment.

The reason why Yuanhui was willing to give this giant beast a chance, besides out of pity, was actually to try to pull it back from the brink of ignorance.

And this experience of healing the soul might also be useful to Jingu Mako...

"If you still have the beastly nature, then I can only regretfully take your life."

The soul of this giant beast has been recorded by [Good Neighborhood].

For Yuanhui, if he really wanted to kill it, it would only be a matter of thought.

"However, if you abide by the agreement and sincerely and conscientiously atone for your sins, I will do my best to turn you back to your original form and rescue you from here."

There was a fire of determination burning in the boy's eyes.

"This is my promise to you."

……

……

While Yuan Hui was subduing the giant bear in the mountain stream, Sharan Birdo was not idle either.

After two weeks of continuous renovations, the house she and Yuanhui now live in no longer has the dilapidated look that threatened to collapse at the slightest wind.

Money plus faith.

Stimulated by these two things, even without "Where Are You Going", the enthusiasm of these craftsmen can be said to be frighteningly high.

At this moment, Sharan was kneeling on the completely new tatami, holding a brush in her hand with her brows slightly furrowed.

What was spread out in front of her was not a bamboo slip.

It was a slightly yellowed piece of paper.

In this era, although bamboo slips were still the most common carrier of text in Sakurajima, paper technology had already flowed into the island nation with the return of batches of envoys to the Tang Dynasty.

The large bamboo forest on the back mountain is a good material for making paper.

As for the method of making paper, it was naturally "taught by gods".

What Sharan is doing now is actually compiling scriptures for this emerging religion.

This is something essential to missionary work.

In other words, it is the most important tool.

Although what she and Yuanhui founded was a temporary religion that would only last for three years at most.

But Sharan did not let this make her feel careless.

Preaching is something she has never done in this world. If it is really effective, she and Yuanhui may have to adopt the same approach in the next reincarnation.

Of course, the premise of all this is that Jingu Mako can survive until the next reincarnation...

Shaking her head gently, Sharan threw away these discouraging thoughts and refocused her attention on the important matter at hand.

Generally speaking, the first thing religious texts need to do is to make believers understand the power of gods and tell them what great things gods have done.

The most classic of all is naturally "Creation in Seven Days".

"He is the god of medicine who came from the western continent because he is worried about the suffering of the people?" Sharan whispered the image of the god that she and Yuanhui had decided on, and then bit her lower lip with her snow-white teeth, obviously searching for a suitable candidate in her mind.

She was not going to invent a god out of thin air, but was going to borrow from ancient Chinese mythology.

Nowadays, in Sakurajima, there is a strong atmosphere of admiring the neighboring big country.

It can even be said to be a bit fanatical.