Subscriber of the Gods Episode 158
Episode 158. The right to speak
After that, Ethan continued to visit various churches of the Holy Light Church and make donations.
‘As expected, it’s Bishop Vincent.’
Just as Bishop Vincent was initially wary of Ethan, those who are bishops of the Holy Light Church do not accept donations carelessly.
This was because there were so many people who tried to control the church by using donations as a weapon.
‘Because he is a bishop of such high reputation, other places are much easier.’
Thanks to having persuaded Vincent, it wasn’t too difficult to persuade the other bishops. And while doing so, he didn’t forget to obtain divine magic.
Ethan went around to several churches and achieved the feat of donating 100 million gold.
A total of 15 likes have been collected.
I now have 25 likes, including the ones I had.
‘As expected, it becomes easier to achieve achievements when you earn a lot of money.’
“I heard that you are a teacher at Ibeka Academy. It’s incredible that a teacher who teaches students would donate such a large sum of money. I will definitely send a plaque of appreciation to the Academy. And since I happen to know the principal, I will make sure to speak to him separately.”
“No, you don’t have to do that.”
“Haha. You are truly a rare nobleman these days.”
A nobleman who is humble and sincerely helps others.
Ethan’s worldly wisdom was something the bishops of the faithful church could not help but like.
‘Humility with sincerity works for everyone.’
After making several more donations, Ethan was able to obtain the donation achievement and the Holy Magic of the Holy Light Church.
The Holy Magic unique to the Holy Light Church has quite a cool effect, so there were quite a few people who used it like Bishop Vincent’s Blessing in Mephans.
“If we improve this, it will be worth a lot of money.”
Ethan planned to start a cycle of donating the money and then earning another income.
‘That’s how you build up your reputation and maintain good relations with the Holy Light Church.’
Step by step, we steadily approach the saint.
‘The next is the position of honorary bishop.’
Ethan smiled and finished greeting the last bishop.
* * *
After completing his scheduled donation, Ethan stayed in a rather luxurious accommodation provided by the Holy Light Church.
The owner of this inn was a devout Christian and gave us a fairly large room at a reasonable price.
Ethan quickly unpacked and went out onto the terrace.
It was nice that the room was spacious, but what I liked most was that it had a fairly large terrace.
Ethan came out onto the terrace and sat down on the spot.
Then, with his eyes closed, he recalled the fight with the Twelve Apostles that had just occurred.
‘It was not enough.’
The gap with the apostle was greater than I thought.
‘I thought it would be worth a try, so I gave it a try. But in the end, it turned out to be a reckless thing to do.’
From then on, Ethan felt a keen need for greater strength.
‘Training is needed.’
Ever since he gained powers by subscribing to a god in the new world, Ethan has been running without rest.
However, the extinction disease and powerful enemies that were holding him back were not easy to overcome in his current state.
‘Especially the enemies.’
The one Ethan fought was the 12 Apostles Luna Spirit.
If you think about how strong the Luna Spirit is across the entire continent, it’s not even on the top ten.
‘And yet I almost died.’
The fact that he had beaten Ethan now didn’t matter.
‘It’s not enough. In this state, it’s not easy to proceed with the various quests I have in mind.’
There are many strong people on this continent.
In order to clear hidden quests and achieve achievements, you had to keep clashing with strong opponents.
‘There are so many hidden powerhouses. And many of them have eccentric personalities.’
Right now I’m mainly traveling around the Holy Empire, so I haven’t met any really strange people, but if you look towards the Magic Empire, things are different.
‘There are many who wield great power too lightly.’
The Twelve Apostles were strong, but there were many who were stronger than them.
‘This won’t do.’
Ethan thought for a moment.
‘I’m giving up mana because of extinction, but that doesn’t mean I should give up mana completely.’
We need to devise a way to accumulate and use mana separately, like Anisida’s bracelet.
Of course there is a way.
‘Because there’s still a quest to survive as Ethan Wickers.’
Surviving as Ethan Wickers -3.
There was still a contract with a being that could help them survive.
Ethan took an object out of his subspace pocket.
It was a spirit stone received from Moon Force.
‘Make a contract with the spirit.’
The common spirits were no help. What Ethan needed now was a spirit he had never seen before in Mephans.
I had to make a contract with that spirit to solve the problem of insufficient mana.
‘There’s no choice but to check whether it will work or not.’
If it doesn’t work, you have to keep trying until it does.
“First of all, the new world.”
Ethan entered the new world without hesitation.
‘I used up all my likes to subscribe to Chuck Jun-kyung, but it was a choice I have no regrets about.’
Chuck Jun-kyung was a god who had been ranked high since Ethan first encountered the new world.
‘If we’re going to be precise, Cheok Jun-gyeong is an oriental warrior and not a very famous person.’
Still, being at the top clearly means there’s something great about it.
‘The technique of reversing the odds was definitely a big help.’
Hercules, Xiang Yu, and even Cheok Jun-gyeong.
‘Since we need to prepare for extinction, the more abilities that enhance physical abilities the better.’
At first glance, they seem like gods with the same abilities. However, their actual abilities are all different, and they are helpful in various situations.
When dealing with the 12 Apostles, the power of Hercules and Xiang Yu alone was not enough, but Cheok Jun-gyeong’s ability solved the problem.
Ethan went straight into Chuck Jun-kyung’s channel.
“Wow.”
Then I looked at Chuck Jun-kyung’s channel with a surprised expression.
Chuck Jun-kyung was a much more major god than Ethan thought.
“How many subscribers do you have? The number of likes is no joke.”
500 thousand subscribers.
The number of likes has reached a whopping 2.5 million.
There were a total of five uploaded videos.
Four of them were regular videos and one was a short video, a short that I had seen a while ago.
“Each video gets a lot of likes. It seems like most of the subscribers to Chuck Jun-kyung have watched all of his videos.”
Chuck Jun-kyung’s main content was focused on strength.
“I understand why you have so many subscribers.”
Just like the power of reversal that Ethan learned with shorts, the techniques that Chuck Jun-kyung taught were very simple.
“You can probably guess what you’ll learn just from the title.”
As expected, there is a reason why a god is successful.
Ethan immediately clicked on the video titled ‘How to Fight to the End’.
– Unlock the video by spending 5 likes.
A wide plain spread out before my eyes.
– Nice to meet you. My name is Cheok Jun-gyeong. Most of you will probably be seeing or meeting me for the first time.
It was the appearance of Chuck Jun-kyung that I saw in the shorts.
-I have won many battles, but I have never fought in a battle where I had an advantage. The enemies outnumbered my allies. The battles I have won have always been such disadvantages.
Chuck Jun-kyung spoke briefly.
‘The video is short.’
The video was short, but it didn’t look like there was any special editing involved.
‘That’s great.’
-I’m going to tell you about the method that always allows you to win when you’re at a disadvantage.
Chuck Jun-kyung, who only tells the main points that his subscribers want. There was definitely a reason why he had millions of subscribers.
‘What matters is ability.’
How does he rank above gods like Hercules and Xiang Yu, who are known for their amazing physical enhancement abilities?
Ethan continued to watch the video.
– One of the gods I know is said to have the power to fight ten thousand men alone, and that was literally a defensive technique.
Chuck Jun-kyung said with a grin.
‘Oh my.’
Ethan laughed along with that.
The various gods of the new world have pride that reaches the heavens in many ways.
Confidence in one’s own strengths.
So, we do not look at or benchmark other gods.
Even just looking at the Shinsegae community, you can see that this tendency is strong.
But Chuck Jun-kyung was different.
‘I think you’re talking about Xiang Yu. Are you looking at all the other gods?’
Then it makes sense why this god is a major god.
‘Then we can increase our competitiveness even more.’
It is originally something that is extremely natural.
To win the competition, it is natural to analyze and utilize your competitors.
But that story is limited to humans.
The gods do not want to do such things.
‘That’s groundbreaking.’
Ethan really liked Chuck Jun-kyung.
-Fight to the death. That’s the name of my technique. The ability is very simple. This technique creates a kind of barrier and considers everyone except me as an enemy. And the more enemies there are, the more likely it is that there will be one.
Chuck Jun-gyeong has achieved countless victories on unfavorable battlefields.
In a battlefield where there is no one to trust, an ally only means oneself.
-It’s a technique to become stronger.
It was literally a technique specialized for dealing with multiple people alone.
‘What does it mean to become stronger?’
-The key is how to become stronger. Everything you have, such as strength and stamina, that can be grown will temporarily become stronger.
‘oh my god.’
Ethan was surprised, but soon calmed down.
‘But the problem would be the difficulty.’
Difficulty level is extremely high.
Hercules’ Breath wasn’t that difficult. As such, the process of raising the skill to a usable level was relatively easy.
‘Of course, Xiang Yu’s reverse divergence is also extremely difficult.’
Reverse Divergence was easy to level up in many ways thanks to Ethan’s Extinction.
So, what about this desperate fight by Chuck Jun-gyeong?
-I learned to fight to the death.
-Added skill: Desperate Fight (S)
A desperate fight following a comeback from the previous one. Both were S-rank techniques, as their difficulty level was high.
-The focus of this desperate battle is ultimately the barrier that is created by Aura. The important thing is how many enemies can be contained within this barrier. Always keep that in mind.
That was the end of Chuck Jun-kyung’s video.
“It’s as short as the video I edited.”
Chuck Jun-kyung probably doesn’t need Ethan’s edited footage that much.
‘Just in case, let’s check out the other videos too.’
Ethan looked at the rest of the footage.
‘This has a lot of likes.’
The next video was one that taught breathing techniques, like the breathing of the hero Hercules.
It needed a whopping 25 likes.
‘And the rest is more advanced.’
It seemed like the videos were going to be a step further in the learning process. Likewise, the likes were pretty high.
And one more important thing remained.
‘Shorts.’
The very video that saved Ethan’s life.
It was a short video that allowed Ethan to quickly learn the power of Chuck Jun-kyung. Thanks to this short video, Ethan was able to create his own weapon that was one level more powerful.
‘I didn’t know there would be a video of shorts in the new world. Seeing as other gods don’t use them, I guess it must be hard to use shorts?’
“uh?”
Ethan looked surprised as he pressed the button to see the shorts again.
– A gift has arrived for the first time subscribers who use shorts.
-The right to merge with Shin Cheok-jun has been granted.
