Vol. 15 - Ch. 19 - The Summoner of the Gods

Returning back to a few days after Halt punched the Evil God –

In the Divine Realm—

“Oh? It’s rare to see you here, Sea God.”

The Sky God, who controls the world’s skies and weather, spoke to the Sea God, who had appeared in the realm of the gods. Usually, the Sea God stayed in his temple deep in the human world’s oceans, so visiting the Divine Realm wasn’t something he did often.

“Yeah. I had something I wanted to check with you all.”

“Something to check?”

“It’s about our summoner.”

“Our summoner…? Oh, wait, don’t tell me…”

The Sky God seemed to have an idea of what was going on.

“My summoner got fixed to Halt. Don’t tell me… the same thing happened to you?”

“So it’s the same for you too, huh?”

From the Sea God’s reaction, the Sky God understood everything.

Normally, gods aren’t supposed to be summoned by mortals. But there’s a rare skill, Divine Summoning, that only a select few with true talent can possess. If someone has this skill, they can summon a god once in their lifetime.

The god that can be summoned is determined when the person acquires the skill, and it cannot be changed, no matter what. However, if the skill is activated, unless an opponent also has Divine Summoning, the battle is practically over—the summoner automatically wins.

Gods are on a whole different level than Spirit Kings.

Even if the Apotheosis Gods – those mortals who became deities after their death – were summoned, a single Spirit King alone wouldn’t stand a chance. Maybe multiple Spirit Kings could win, but throughout history, only a handful of people have ever been able to summon multiple Spirit Kings.

A skill that allows someone to summon a god is already incredibly powerful. And if someone had the ability to summon one of the Four Great Gods, they’d basically hold the fate of the world in their hands.

And yet—

A man appeared who could summon both the god of the sea and the god of the sky.

Halt.

By using the infinite magic he obtained from the Evil God’s curse, Halt Ernol forcibly summoned the Sea God and the Sky God. As a result, they officially recognized him as someone qualified to summon gods and granted him the Sea God Summoning and Sky God Summoning skills.

That said, Halt’s status is fixed, meaning he can’t gain any new skills. So while his status itself didn’t change, what did change was the fact that he became their summoner.

As long as Halt is alive and hasn’t used his Divine Summoning skill, no one else—aside from the Creator God—can summon those gods.

Incidentally, a few years later, Anna vi Silveray would gain the power to summon all Four Great Gods. However, since Halt had already become the summoner of the Sea God and Sky God, she could only obtain the Evil God Summoning skill.

Naturally, the Earth God, who wasn’t present at the moment, had also been claimed by Halt.

“Wait a sec. Divine Summoning is supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime skill, right?”

“That’s what I thought.”

“Then Halt already summoned us once, didn’t he?”

“If you’re talking about the Evil God’s defeat celebration the other day, then yeah. We were definitely summoned by Halt.”

“Then why is Halt still our summoner?”

Gods don’t have status boards, but they can sense their own state. And right now, they could feel that Halt was still their summoner, which didn’t make any sense.

At that moment—

“Well, isn’t this fine? It’s better than having some power-hungry fool become our summoner.”

A voice suddenly spoke up.

The Creator God had appeared.

“Old man, you were listening?”

“Creator God, just to confirm…”

The Sky God didn’t even need to finish his question.

“My summoner is also Halt.”

“W-What?”

“Divine Summoning was only supposed to work for the Four Great Gods, but for some reason, I’m included now too.”

The Creator God said this with a quiet chuckle.

“Strange, isn’t it? I created this world. I was the one who made the rules and yet…”

“...You don’t seem too upset about it.”

“Are you actually okay with it since it’s Halt?”

“Well, having my own rules altered without my permission is a bit troublesome… but as long as it doesn’t go too far, little surprises like this can be fun.”

It was probably similar to how an AI developer would feel watching their AI evolve beyond expectations. The Creator God saw this as a part of the world’s growth.

“Besides, the food at Halt’s place was delicious. The meals that girl, Tina, prepared were incredible. I also got to see how far the cooking skills of mortals have improved. The best part is I can manifest in the human world now without even using divine energy, you know? I’d say that’s a pretty lucky outcome.”

“Yeah, speaking of which, where exactly does Halt’s magic come from? I get that it’s from the Evil God’s curse, but still—his magic output is insane.”

“I only recently realized it myself, but through the Evil God, Halt is gathering negative emotions from all over the world and converting them into magic. And not just from this world—he’s pulling in negative energy from other worlds under different Creator Gods’ control.”

“...Ha?”

“Eh, uhm, worlds other than this one?”

“Yes. There are countless Creator Gods out there, each managing their own world. Among them, I happen to be one of the more powerful ones.”

Countless worlds – it was a matter that even the Four Great Gods had never heard of.

“By using his overpowered magic and summoning us, Halt has unintentionally been absorbing massive amounts of negative energy from nearby worlds. The Creator Gods of those worlds are actually grateful to me for it. Halt is now widely known among the gods of the other worlds too.”

“Recognized by gods from other worlds…”

“Halt’s kinda insane, huh.”

“So, do you understand now? Don’t get into any conflicts with him. And if Halt ever asks for something, do your best to grant his request.”

“Y-Yes, we understand, Creator God.”

“G-Got it.”

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