Chapter 41
Chapter 41
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 41
Chapter Title: Do You Believe in Judak?
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Do You Believe in Judak?
One day, a post with that title appeared in the gallery.
It was an incredibly cultish phrase.
But that post soon garnered massive attention and boldly claimed a spot in the featured posts.
Poster: Orange Faction
(Cute girl Judak fan art)
Truth is, it doesn't matter if you don't believe right now.
You can start believing from this moment on, can't you?
Everyone in the gallery has received help from Judak at least once.
Maybe he even saved your life.
No, he definitely did.
Even if it wasn't you, surely someone among your family, relatives, friends, lover, or acquaintances was saved by Judak.
So why don't you believe in Judak?
Why do you fervently cheer for gods from other religions who haven't done a thing for you?
We must realize this contradiction.
Yes, believe in Judak.
Join the Jutak Worshippers.
And your mind and body will find abundance within the gallery.
It's not too late yet.
[1023 Recs] [4023 Disrecs]
- Whoa, check out those disrecs
- What meme is this now?
- Whoa, look at the art
- (Arms wide open in praise meme)
- But ignoring the cult vibes, it kinda makes sense if you read it calmly ㅇㅇ;
ㄴ That's how cults work
ㄴ Next thing you know, you're giving all your money to the cult leader and working as a Chun-sik forever
ㄴ Mind and body fully? ㅗㅜㅑ
Of course, the initial reaction wasn't good.
In a world on the brink of destruction, "cult" evoked images of greed, opportunists, and pseudo-criminals—nothing more, nothing less.
Indeed, all sorts of cults were popping up like weeds, fueling disgust.
The gallery's cold response was natural, but surprisingly, the more people engaged, the more they sensed something different.
- lol, still just crazy money-grubbers, you think they won't scam donations?
ㄴ Orange Faction: Donations are voluntary
ㄴ Orange Faction: Donations are just a voluntary token of faith from believers in the first place. Why would we force it out of you?
ㄴ ?
ㄴ Huh?
No forced donations.
Donations are voluntary.
That sparked a momentary wave of confusion, but skeptics weren't convinced by words alone.
- Sure, I believe in Judak too lol ㅇㅇ
- Who knows if it's just fancy talk?
- Yeah right, then I'm Frederick too
ㄴ ?
ㄴ The Judak who catches them
ㄴ Fuck, it's Judak in the end lol
Everyone brushed it off as no big deal, just another run-of-the-mill cult.
They probably fund it through illegal means anyway.
But everyone's assumptions were quickly proven wrong.
[Title: Commissioned some cult artist...jpg]
(Half-elf cute girl Judak fan art)
Whoa... uh... heh heh
Anyway, the detail is insanely good
Skip the cult stuff, this artist draws like a pro
And only charges 50 mana per commission of this quality??
[10 Recs] [0 Disrecs]
- Oh
- Gasp
- Holy shit, draws amazingly well
- The clothing folds are insanely detailed?
- Soon-to-Die-Vamp: Nice
- Why earn money honestly like that?
The members of Jutak Worshippers—aka the Judak fan club—covered all operating costs by diligently working for their money.
And they were diligent, too.
Especially strong in the arts.
Commissions, sculptures, novels, you name it.
- These guys are actually different
- For real, their commissions are mind-blowing every time
- I should commission some Judak art too
ㄴ Judak*: Why do I keep getting dragged into this?
ㄴ Judak*: Doesn't even look like me anyway
ㄴ Strong denial? What's that about?
ㄴ (Cute girl Judak in a skirt looking embarrassed fan art)
ㄴ Judak*: Juuukiyaaaaah!!!
Voluntary donations and hardworking to boot?
The gallery's reactions gradually turned positive.
"Can't even ban these guys..."
They kept channeling that talent into paintings and sculptures without issue, cleverly staying within bounds.
As I pondered whether to leave them be or not, a familiar face showed up right on cue.
[Title: Don't Be Swayed by the Whispers of Heretics]
It was the church, whose face turned beet red at any religious bait.
*
As always, the church struck first.
[Title: Judak Is Human, After All]
No matter how impressive, he's not a god
Why worship and pray to a fellow human?
Don't fall for the whispers of heresy
[4332 Recs] [1203 Disrecs]
- Fair enough, though
- Judak is insanely amazing, sure, but he's an amazing human, not a god
- I'd kiss Judak, but worshipping him as a god is a bit much ㅇㅇ
ㄴ Judak*: Can't we skip both?
The church, central religion for most medieval folk, had dealt with plenty of heretics.
This time, they tried overwhelming numbers and media play to suppress it.
But the problem was, the world was no longer your standard medieval setup.
[Title: So Did the World End?]
(Thumbs-up porcupine meme)
The god you believe in was so great that he just watched the world end?
Did he at least drop some moldy bread crumbs from the sky?
Or give muddy water to the thirsty?
Or is your religion just a money-making scam?
Believers are skin and bones, while bishops are fat as pigs.
No one would fall for donation scandals after one or two lol
[3043 Recs] [2032 Disrecs]
- This blasphemer!!!!!
ㄴ lololol got hit with facts
ㄴ Facts: It's facts
- Thinking about it, this makes sense
- lololol look at the recs overtaking disrecs
- Feels so refreshing~
- As expected, truth from the Four Emperors
ㄴ Four Emperors dropping bold statements
- But aren't these guys crazy too?
ㄴ They're drawing Judak hentai of the guy they worship ffs lololol
ㄴ Poster: That's faith too
ㄴ Poster: What's wrong with honoring and revering the beautiful Judak as a goddess?
ㄴ Poster: (Half-elf Judak pulling down her skirt embarrassed fan art)
ㄴ Pfffttt;
ㄴ Waka-pfft
ㄴ Oh? Suddenly it's convincing
The cult was a cult in name only—they hadn't harmed society even once.
"Not counting me."
Either way, the church had nothing to say.
They had a laundry list of scandals: corruption, forced donations, raping believers—sins that would make your chest swell.
- Church counter-post up?
ㄴ lolol they bounced scared
ㄴ They always bow and scrape, then ghost when losing, so no comeback lolol
The church clearly lost the argument by any measure.
And in such situations, the church's go-to move was simple.
[Title: Religious Trial Held in Adrian]
(Cult preacher tied to cross meme)
(Whipping and humiliating meme)
Some cult gallery guy was doing commissions, then inquisitors burst into the tavern;
Dragged the cult guy away and started a religious trial like this
Beating him mercilessly, wtf
Too pitiful, can't watch;
[5320 Recs] [102 Disrecs]
- Ah fuck, this is too much;
- Even Satan would pass...
- What did he do to deserve getting beaten like that?
- Poster: Even while getting beat, the cult guy won't admit fault and keeps yelling ㄷㄷ
ㄴ What'd he say?
ㄴ Poster: What he said was...
ㄴ I heard it clearly, he said this ㅇㅇ
ㄴ Fuck, busted
They launched religious trials and witch hunts right away.
When Adrian split in two, over 80% of the church stayed in Adrian.
The still-entrenched church began rounding up and terrorizing cultists in Adrian.
Naturally, backlash erupted in Kelleraton, rife with cultists.
[Title: Kelleraton's in Chaos Too ㄷㄷ]
(Church believer collapsed on ground meme)
(Cult believers gathering around meme)
A church believer went nuts cursing cults in the square, and they couldn't hold back
Mass beatdown in the square ㄷㄷ
[4302 Recs] [302 Disrecs]
- What happened to cause this uproar?
ㄴ Poster: Believer threw filth at Judak statue, pissed off the cultists
ㄴ Yeah, fair
ㄴ Can't touch the cute girl Judak statue ㅇㅇ
Verbal fights escalated to real violence.
Even outsiders unrelated to the religion started taking sides.
And it seems the interest spread to the padaks too.
[Admin Chat]
Soon-to-Die-Vamp: Thrilling
Soon-to-Die-Vamp: (Cute girl Judak eating popcorn meme)
Full Elf: Tactical nukes are flooding in indiscriminately ㅡㅡ
Full Elf: What now?
Judak*: Hmm
A total shitshow was moments away.
The padaks awaited my decision.
- Judak, help!!!
- Judak oppa, do something!!!!!
Even gallery users uninvolved in the fights grew panicked as real-world harm spread.
"Not hard to fix."
Luckily, I knew a method from a certain Korean organization pre-isekai.
Collective responsibility.
And as always...
[Judak Market item 'Cola' has been removed.]
- ????
- Fuck, Judak hyung! What the hell!!!
- Judak oppa?
It would provide the answer.
*
Cola vanished from the market.
Gallery users who drank it daily plunged into chaos instantly.
- No cola, how do I live?
- Telling us to die of thirst?
ㄴ Just drink water
ㄴ Water and cola the same?
ㄴ Talking cola and you bring up water, shut up
ㄴ ???
Cult gallery users, who found solace in the fizzy refreshment and freedom, suffered most.
- Pausing my commission for now...
- It's the god's will, the god's shit... Accept it quietly...
- This is all the church's fault
ㄴ Fr, if church just shut up
ㄴ ? Isn't it the cults causing trouble?
ㄴ Where's this dog barking lolol
ㄴ Church doesn't need cola anyway lol
Even then, hate stacks exploded into blame games.
But there's always a good fix.
[Judak Market item 'Castella' has been removed.]
- Ah!!!!
- Not the fucking castella!!!!
Remove another popular item.
Especially castella—the church couldn't strut like before.
- Church's holy communion soon, right?
- No castella, bake bread instead?
- Communion without communion?! Ppusyung ppasyung
- Chuh-huek
Castella was the church's holy communion bread.
- Ugh, wanna strangle these religious nuts lol
ㄴ Kek, kekek
ㄴ Fr, what did I do wrong?
- ? Lord Judak, castella suddenly gone from market~
- Must be a glitch!
- But no cola either ㅠㅠ
ㄴ Ugh, elf oppa so slow on info
ㄴ ?? Why bring this up now...
Tensions were boiling over.
"They must be reflecting by now, right?"
The church, with prior defeats, backed down quick.
If only the so-called Jutak Worshippers would reflect too.
...Too quiet.
"What's this?"
Suddenly this quiet?
[Trade request received.]
Then, a presumed Jutak Worshipper boldly sent me a trade request.
"Hmm, out of nowhere?"
I entered the trade chat.
Orange Faction: Ooooh Judak! So moved and grateful you answered my lowly prayer!!!
Judak*: ㅇㅇ What you wanna trade?
Orange Faction: Not that, but this humble believer dares to pray with an urgent question!!!!!
Judak*: What
"Trying overt friendship like this?"
Second-boldest after that world tree incident.
Before adding them to the banlist, I watched to see what they wanted via trade chat.
And the question they asked me was a doozy.
Orange Faction: Lord Judak, may I ask where you reside?
They were straight-up trying to dox me right in my face.