How To Live As A Writer In A Fantasy World[part1]

Chapter 163: Back to Helium (3)

In the world, there is a saying that goes like this: Luminous, uses a compassionate and dignified tone, more suited to the God of Darkness, while Mora is playful and chatters like a songbird, more suited to the God of Light.

Mora, the goddess of darkness and rest, is famous for having a more lively and bright personality than her twin brother Luminous. Even Gartz's demeanor seemed somewhat hesitant when describing Mora as a good god, emphasizing her energetic and lively nature.

However, due to the significantly smaller number of Mora's followers compared to Luminous, she had a deep affection for her own devotees. Especially unlike Luminous, Mora was uniquely associated with "death," but Mora wished for her followers not to die.

Although Mora outwardly displays a brighter personality than light, I've heard that her inner self was actually quite delicate. You can think of Luminous as having a strong exterior but a gentle interior, while Mora is the opposite.

[Do you know how long I've been waiting? You should have come find me as soon as you arrived in Helium!]

'Um... I'm sorry?'

I couldn't help but freeze for a moment at the resonating, clanging voice of a woman in my mind. Unlike the soft and low-toned Luminous, Mora had a resonant and high-toned voice.

From the start, comparing them was ambiguous due to their different genders, but at least I could tell that Mora's atmosphere, from voice to everything, was the opposite of Luminous.

[Hmph. I'll let it slide this time. At least, you still remembered to come here.]

'Well... thank you. May I ask why you're looking for me?'

After the conversation with Luminous, Mora had thrown a bit of a tantrum, asking to meet me. As a result, Helium, who made Mora their national religion, found themselves in a very perplexing situation.

However, I wouldn't have been summoned by a goddess just because she was bored. Luminous had already explained the whole situation before, but seeing Mora looking for me, I wondered if there was something she wanted to tell me.

With that thought in mind, I closed my eyes and waited for Mora's response. It was around that time when Mora gave a response that exceeded my expectations.

[Because I was sad.]

'What?'

[I called you because I was sad. If I hadn't said anything, you wouldn't have come looking for me, right? Isn't that so?]

'... ...'

Did you really turn the world upside down for such a petty reason? And even went so far as to send a divine oracle? My mind became dizzy with the answer that left me speechless.

Looking at her grumbling tone, it was a sincere response without a hint of falsehood. She truly embodied the keyword "mischievous," and yet, thanks to her honest answer, I didn't feel bad.

I managed to hold back the sigh that was about to burst out and finally, barely, spoke to Mora.

'...That's not true. I was originally planning to visit Helium, so I was going to pray to you as well.'

[Ah, now that I think about it, I was planning to spend the first night with the child I treasure. I completely forgot.]

'By the child you treasure, are you referring to Cecily?'

[Yeah. She's been praying every day for the salvation of the demons long before you were born. She's still doing it now.]

By the way, I vaguely remember hearing that even at the Academy, that Cecily consistently prayed. Once in the morning and once before going to bed, something like that. The content of the prayers was really touching when I heard about them.