Akagi Ritsuko had long harbored a secret love for Gendo.
And over time, certain things had happened between them.
For a ruthless beauty, Ritsuko was a woman beyond the reach of ordinary men.
Knowledgeable. A workaholic. Body like a dream.
The type meant to be admired from afar, never touched.
But the man she had secretly loved for ages — the one who had treated her like a fool — how could Ritsuko accept that?
Gendo, of course, understood Ritsuko's feelings perfectly. But he was always cold.
Cruel, calculating. Keeping her close only to control her, to occasionally let her close.
Now that he had learned his wife could be resurrected.
He had no time to waste on Ritsuko.
"I know your intentions. You came to me just to vent your emotions. Now that you've vented — can I go attend to my work?"
"What work are you still doing? NERV is all a facade, and you've hollowed it out completely."
"No — I mean the religion of God. Don't you want to become a believer of God and live happily? Only when the right to life is in your own hands can you truly be free.
Think about it."
Gendo's voice was full of temptation.
In the end, Ritsuko was kicked out.
There was a cult member waiting at the door. Seeing the two emerge, he handed them three documents.
One copy: the doctrine.
Another: the Eternal Meditation Sutra.
And the last: a letter.
"The Master Priest said: please go home and read this together. I hope the two of you can live a happy life..."
Happy?
Happy, my ass.
They were all just monkeys now!!!
But fine. For now, they'd do as they were told.
The next day.
Gendo received word that Ritsuko Akagi had resigned from NERV, joined the Eternal Cult, and applied to become a goddess.
Her only condition:
Extract her mother Naoko's brain. Let it be resurrected as a goddess in the future.
"My Lord, what should we do?"
"Extract Akagi Naoko's brain. Guard it with the best means available. Give it to her in the future."
"Yes."
As for Misato Katsuragi, she did the opposite — still choosing to join the cult.
But she did not seek to become a goddess.
Instead, she became a combatant.
Just three hours after the incident was resolved.
Communications opened worldwide. From every direction came the same demand — they wanted Gendo to give them detailed explanations of religious affairs.
"Is this your attitude toward the divine envoy?"
Looking at the eager federal bosses, Gendo's expression was ice cold.
"What do you mean? We allowed you to establish the religion of God — don't I get some privileges in return?"
"Yes, we just want to maintain superiority. This request isn't unreasonable."
"And if our power isn't sufficient, how will we suppress the civilians?"
...
Seeing that Gendo was displeased.
The bigwigs began explaining their positions.
But the meaning in their words was obvious — they wanted to continue controlling the civilians.
Unwilling to give up their detached position.
At this, Gendo shook his head and said: "As expected of foolish mortals. God is equal to all living beings, and yet you still want to continue enslaving those people.
There are rules governing the religion.
There's no need to worry about betrayal. As for you ants of the old order — you may disappear..."
His voice had barely fallen.
The agents who had followed these big bosses acted one after another.
On the screen, blood spattered everywhere.
Ten seconds later.
The world fell silent.
Gendo said to the priests: "The future of the world depends on everyone's efforts. God needs a peaceful, stable world."
"Yes!"
"The first sacrifice will take place in three days. Prepare!"
"Yes."
The matter was resolved somewhat simply.
But this was also the back of Gendo's hand. If those high-ranking officials recognized their place and didn't want to continue oppressing the civilians — he could consider it.
But they were still holding on to a superior attitude.
There was no need to keep them around.
That night.
The video was uploaded to the internet. It immediately triggered a worldwide firestorm of outrage.
God was willing to save the world.
But some people were greedy.
This led to a frenzy of new cult registrations.
No one wanted to be oppressed.
It was that simple.
The next day.
When the cult began recruiting, the enthusiasm was staggering.
In just one day, one billion people joined globally.
This further fueled the cult's momentum.
Three days passed in a flash.
More than three billion people had joined the religion.
But because there was only one main altar in Dongying, the sacrifice was stalled.
Because every country wanted its own altar.
From then on, the entire world fell into an atmosphere of building altars and temples.
In the Ten Thousand Realms Chat Group.
An Unknown Member: "Oh... Originally the sacrifice was scheduled for today, and all the offerings were prepared. Then the fanatical believers begged for the construction of altars and temples instead."
The Fox Who Only Loves Money: "Yo, he's showing off again. I remember crying a few days ago that his beaten mother didn't recognize him anymore."
Tanjirou: "I can see Gendo is a guy who likes to show off."
An Unknown Member: "It's fine if I offer the sacrifice now. The problem is — if altars are built all over the world, I can be promoted to god in one shot.
But time is needed.
I hope the gods won't blame me."
Rin Tosaka: "Oh... So you planned it this way. Not bad. It's fine — I promise the gods won't be angry. Just work hard."
"According to Gendo's plan —
Sacrifice a planet directly. Perhaps the effect would be even better.
Ascend directly to the God Realm this way, and save the gods the trouble of making a second effort."
An Unknown Member: "Thank you very much, then..."
Fahai: "It's so good to see everyone thriving..."
Li Lao Er: "It's not like the time when we opened up wasteland. Since Ye Laohei and Chu Xuanfeng joined, there have been many more exercises in the group.
I just watched Gendo's video.
Possessing that kind of strength, commanding magic servants —
As long as the enemy isn't too outrageous, they can basically be eliminated."
Kratos: "That's it. Divine power protects the body; the world is invincible. Otherwise, how could I have killed the gods, hehe..."
Since the resurrection of his wife and daughter.
The iron man was full of smiles.
But he dared not relax his vigilance, training hard every day.
Not slacking in the slightest.
After all, there were pseudo-gods from the two major factions — the Titan God System and the Nordic God System — watching from the sidelines.
He dared not act rashly.
Though Odin's system seemed interesting. He wanted to make it surrender.
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"Gendo, you..."
He reached out and killed an official.
This was definitely not something ordinary people could do.
Gendo smiled indifferently. A vast momentum radiated from his body.
At the same time, the entire conference room was encased in an enormous spatial barrier.
Communication was completely cut off.
His clothes flew up without wind.
Gendo stood in mid-air, looking at the horrified officials, and said lightly: "I am a priest of God and a believer of God. This power comes from God.
Do you still want to question?
Don't try to inform the outside world, idiots...
If you keep playing dumb, perhaps you will be able to witness my demeanor when fighting the apostles when the apostles come.
However, your pig brains can't wait."
His fingertips lifted slightly. A purple point of light appeared above them.
Chi!
The light pierced through the superalloy wall, leaving a hole in it.
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