Cathedral Management for Beginner High-Ranking Angels - 3
Cathedral Management for Beginner High-Ranking Angels - 3
The golden beam luckily glanced off the armor and hit the wall. A thick, black scorch mark was left on the wall. No matter how I looked at it, it didn't seem like something, whether a living creature or an inanimate object, would be fine after being hit.
"Ah! Speaking of which, the Ddyuddyas!"
Looking around, I saw Ddyuddya 1 and 2 huddled together in a corner, trembling and shaking. They didn't seem hurt, just a little scared.
"That's a relief..."
I patted the Ddyuddyas' heads gently to reassure them.
"So... how do I do this?"
I decided to open the book again and follow the creation method.
"Hmm... Remove the chest piece of the armor..."
I placed my finger on the chest part of the armor, recalled the sensation from before, and began gathering Divine Power at my fingertip.
The book said that the method of using Divine Power comes from a mixture of my intention to use it and my thoughts on how I want to use it.
"Intention and thought..."
Since the intention was already successful, it seemed I just needed to get the thought right.
Cathedral Management Golem...
Management Golem...
...
Uuung~
A sound began to ring out, like a tuning fork resonating and vibrating.
The pattern from the book began to appear in my vision. It seemed to be providing a guideline.
"This is amazing...? Then... like drawing..."
I traced the pattern in my vision. It felt like programming in Celestial Language onto the pattern symbolizing this place called the Cathedral, adding more to it.
First, I drew and inscribed it exactly as it appeared in the book. Soon, the pattern, which had been glowing gold, turned black and adhered to the armor as if taking its place.
"And then close the chest piece of the armor again..."
I placed my hand on the chest part of the armor, the part with the pattern, and this time concentrated Divine Power into my palm.
Uuung~
A resonating sound, slightly louder this time, and it felt like it was flowing out amplified through the armor.
I think again. I envision it. Listen to my words and move, move, move,
Uuuung~
Golden light and a sound with a bit more resonance than before flowed from the armor's surface.
Clank!
Suddenly, the armor shook violently.
"Eeek?!"
It was only natural to be startled,
...? Did I originally make sounds like this?
[Area 100-a {Damaged Office} Repair]
[Currently Available Personnel: Lower Angel{2}, Cathedral Management Golem{1}]
The management golem was added to the available personnel. The warning message that had been written was also erased.
After assigning the management golem to the area repair, I submitted the approval. And not long after,
Clank-clank~ Clink-clank~
The armor began to move.
"Ooh..."
However, it was fixed to the armor stand and flailed in the air.
"...Pfft hahahaha!"
That sight was oddly cute and funny, making laughter burst out.
"Hahaha... hup... hoo..."
That long stretch of laughter stopped with a deep breath. It felt like the first time in a long while I had laughed out loud so heartily.
After helping the armor, which was grunting and straining, down from the pole of the armor stand, it moved on its own and headed out of the room.
"It looks kinda reliable, doesn't it?"
[Area 100-a, {Office} repair has been completed.]
And a little while later, a notification popped up saying the work was finished.
Clink-clank~ Clink-clank~
The armor returned to the room with heavy clink-clank sounds. Then it stepped onto the base of the armor stand. This time, it didn't climb onto the pole.
Now that I think about it, this armor... is quite... no, extremely high-end. It seemed like ceremonial armor, not combat armor. The dark blue-tinted armor, decorated with brass and gold, gave off an indescribable resonance.
[Reward: Permission to use 'Miracle',]
Just then, a notification window popped up, stating that the use of 'Miracle' was permitted.
Miracle, I read about it earlier in the book. At its basic level, using Divine Power, it can change existing objects, heal injured people, or at a slightly more advanced level, resurrect the dead. Going even further, it's an ability that can modify the world's 'laws' themselves.
"But... where would I use such an ability?"
No particular use came to mind.
"Hmm..."
I looked around the room. Piles and piles of paper, no, bundles of documents that occupied most of the room caught my eye.
"...Should I solve those first?"
The method of using a Miracle is written as: 'Clasp your hands, think of what you wish to do, and 'pray' for the Jusin.'
"Pray for the Jusin...?"
I felt some aversion to the idea of prayer, but decided to follow the book's instructions for now.
I clasped my hands and thought of what I wanted to do.
Uuung~
Divine Power began to gather around my clasped hands.
[Domine noster, quaeso audi preces meas et concede mihi miraculum ut vitam meam progredi possim.]
(Our Jusin, please hear my prayer and grant me a miracle so that our lives may progress.)
Paaht~
A beautiful light spread out and enveloped the room. Soon, all the documents in the room disappeared. And a single tablet was placed on the desk.
"What the fuck did I just say?"
My mouth moved on its own. Words I hadn't spoken flowed out automatically. For a moment, it felt like my body wasn't my own. I got goosebumps.
"...I should only use Miracles when I really need to,"
I vowed.
...
I looked back and forth between the now tidy room and the tablet placed on the desk.
The tablet looked ordinary, but with a design that was neither an Apple Pad nor a Samsung Pad, and the logo on the back seemed to be a simplified, minimalist drawing of the Cathedral emblem.
"Ddyuddya...?"
In the suddenly tidy room, Ddyuddya 2 seemed to feel bewildered.
I pressed the power button firmly, and as it turned on, the logo I saw earlier appeared on the screen. On the screen, I saw apps like an e-document app and an e-book app, which, while I was seeing them for the first time, looked familiar in their purpose.
"Heheh..."
An inexplicable sense of satisfaction washed over me.
"Ddyuddya...?"
When I smiled slightly, this time Ddyuddya 1 seemed to express curiosity.
"The digitization of all documents! This is the first step towards progress!"
I even felt a little like a mad scientist.
"Ddyuddya..."
Perhaps the Ddyuddyas felt that vibe too, as they made an expression that looked somewhat scared.
"Hmm-hmm~"
Humming, while checking the tablet's functions, the Cathedral Management app caught my eye.
Thinking, 'What's this?' I clicked the app, and a map showing the room I was in and the areas unlocked so far appeared.
"Hmm... So I can assign tasks right here on the spot?"
I could also move documents directly. This makes it easier, a bit more fun. It feels like playing a tycoon game.
"Then the next thing to do is..."
[Area 100-b {Lounge} Repair,]
[Currently Available Personnel: Lower Angel (2), Cathedral Management Golem (1)]
Lounge repair... is this really a tycoon game?
"Since it's a repair job, let's send the Cathedral Management Golem,"
I dragged the Cathedral Management Golem icon on the map and dropped it in the area needing work. Then, the Cathedral Management Golem automatically moved and left the room.
[Area 100-b, {Lounge} repair has been completed.]
[Reward: Mid-level Angel, Lower Angel's Divine Power recovery rate increased,]
As soon as the repair was complete, an alarm popped up. This time, it didn't appear before my eyes but was displayed as a notification on the tablet's top bar.
"The rewards are really like a tycoon game..."
"Ddyuddya?"
"Ddyuddya-dda!"
The Ddyuddyas, noticing the change in themselves, began jumping up and down excitedly.
"H..."
That sight was so cute it made me laugh.
[Area 100-c {Private Prayer Room} Repair,]
[Currently Available Personnel: Lower Angel (2)]
The next task appeared. By the way, the Cathedral Management Golem wasn't visible in the available personnel.
"Could it have a usage limit?"
[Cathedral Management Golem a-1 requires charging.]
An alarm appeared on the tablet. A notification that the golem needs charging.
"Needs charging...?"
Come to think of it, the golem hasn't moved since it climbed onto the armor stand base.
"It's not like a robot vacuum cleaner returning to charge after cleaning..."
Cathedral Management Golem... no, the name is really too long, I need to give it a nickname too.
"Hmm..."
A brief deliberation,
"Ah, that would be good."
Soon, a good nickname came to mind.
"Your name from now on is Aris,"
Hmm, it's a name that suits a robot vacuum cleaner.
[Cathedral Management Golem → Aris, designation has been changed.]
On the screen, the long 'Cathedral Management Golem' was now displayed as Aris.
"Which means..."
I looked at the Ddyuddyas.
"Ddyuddyas!"
The Ddyuddyas looked at me.
[Lower Angel → Ddyuddya, designation has been changed.]
It's a good feature.
[Aris Charge Level (9%→10%)]
It charged a little. It seems I don't have to charge it directly.
"But..."
It's too slow. Really,
"Is there no way to charge it directly?"
Pondering,
"Hmmm..."
Pondering,
"Should I just try shoving it in directly?"
Remembering that phones also charge quickly with high-voltage, fast chargers, I thought, 'If I shove a large amount of Divine Power into Aris all at once, wouldn't it charge quickly?'
Uuung~
I began gathering Divine Power in my palm. And I brought the gathered Divine Power to Aris's chest part.
[10% → 80%]
On the tablet, Aris's charge level began to fill up in an instant.
"Is it a success?"
[80% → 100%]
"Ooh...!"
[100% → 140%]
"Huh...?"
[140% → ???%]
[Achievement: Golem! Output Limit! Adding!]
[Reward: ???]
BOOM!
Aris exploded. Simultaneous with the explosion, I was flung backwards, and an enormous amount of dust billowed up, filling the room.
"...Aris!!!!"
"Wh-what is that!"
A sentry standing guard in front of the massive Tower shouted.
"This is Post 3! Reporting from Post 3! Monsters are emerging from the Tower!"
The soldier picked up the phone and began yelling.
"What kind of nonsense is that!"
The duty officer was shouting back when, on the surveillance camera, he saw a small, ugly humanoid creature with green skin standing in front of the Tower. It was holding a club or a crude cold weapon.
"...What is that?"
"It's gradually approaching!"
"Fire warning shots!"
The duty officer, looking at the surveillance camera, ordered warning shots.
Bang! Bang!
Gunshots rang out in the heart of Seoul. The bullets lodged in the ground in front of the green creature's feet.
"Kreek~?"
The green creature paused for a moment, seeming to tilt its head in confusion.
"It continues to approach despite the warning shots!"
It didn't stop approaching the sentry. No, not only did it not stop, it even started throwing stones.
"...Open fire!"
Bang!
Gunshots rang out again. This time aimed not at the ground, but at the green creature's head. Green blood spurted from the green creature's head.
"...Situation terminated!"
The fallen green creature,
"...But Park-baem, doesn't that look like something we've seen a lot?"
"...It definitely looks like the goblins from games."
...
[About the thing that came out of the Tower this time]
Dun-bung-i(112.221)
[Gunshots in central Seoul, suddenly appearing monster,]
March 2034
It's mosaic-blurred, but isn't it a goblin?
└ Right, it does look like a goblin.
└ Definitely seems so.
···
"This is Post 2, reporting from Post 2, green bastards have appeared,"
The soldier reported to the duty officer via radio, seeming to have gotten used to it.
"Ah~ fire permission granted,"
The duty officer also responded as if he'd gotten used to it.
"But sir, doesn't this one look a bit different from the others?"
Unlike the others holding cold weapons, this one was holding a staff with ornaments.
"Probably just a higher-tier one,"
Bang!
The firearm spat fire.
Ping!
However, the bullet was deflected by some strange force.
"Huh...?"
The confused soldier,
"Post 2! Post 2! Reporting, firearms are ineffective!"
A rapid report went up to the duty officer.
"What do you mean ineffective?!"
The duty officer yelled,
"Kyaaak!"
A scream came over the radio.
"What's happening?!"
The panicking duty officer,
"Post 2...?"
The duty officer asking after Post 2 once more,
Bzzzt~
But only short static noise came from the radio.
[Bullet-proof monster appears, is humanity collapsing like this?]
March 2034
"This is Post 2! A civilian flying in the sky appeared and killed the monsters for us!"
At the nonsensical report,
"What kind of stupid bullshit is that?!"
Came the swearing response.
[Breaking News, suddenly appearing superpowered individual catches monster.]
[Superpowered individuals appearing simultaneously worldwide]
October 2034
[United Nations, names superpowered individuals who catch monsters worldwide 'Hunters']
November 2034