Floor 35: How Dare You Presume to Comprehend God's Will!

Yula who descended 2,000 years ago.

"He is... me, yet not me...!"

My clear words echo through the crowd.

"?????"

"Huh???"

Everyone makes confused expressions at this ambiguous statement.

Yula's descent isn't just a religious issue - it's one of this world's major academic debates.

But claiming he's both me and not me... What kind of light-is-both-wave-and-particle nonsense is this?

But it's true.

Just as light is both wave and particle, Yula is both Yula and not Yula.

This isn't just my personal opinion.

"Reshina Gospel Chapter 5 Verse 2. Yula said: Do not debate or question whether I am Yula. Though you hear my words, you will not truly hear them."

But not everyone understands this concept.

"...So is Yula real then?"

'They don't get it.'

These people have no middle ground. They only think in terms of ally or heretic. But I suppose that's normal human thinking.

To a divine being like me... no, God Lee Do-hee, they just seem like ignorant creatures. Of course, as their loving god, I still cherish them.

"Behold this."

I take a nearby water pouch and pour water into my palm.

"What is this?"

"Water... my lord."

I use Divine Power.

Though my wrist and hand feel like they're burning, I don't blink as I evaporate the water with Divine Power.

Fwoosh...!

Pink Divine Power gathers in my hand, turning the water to steam.

"I ask again. What is this?"

"Water... no, steam?"

"Do you not comprehend?"

"......?"

The Muion religious leader stares at me with the same stupid expression.

"Let me show you again."

This time I hold water in my palm and freeze it.

The once-liquid now forms a square ice cube.

"What is this?"

"Ice... isn't it?"

When I squeeze my palm, the ice melts back into water.

"Is this not water? Why call it ice?"

"Uh...? Well... since it's water now...?"

"Then is it water?"

"Uh... yes, water."

"Thus water can become ice or steam. Yet people call them different names, ridiculing those who call ice water. But are they truly different when their essence remains the same? Can you call them different just because their state and appearance changed?"

Murmur murmur...

The crowd whispers among themselves.

"Aren't they different? Their forms changed."

"Idiot! When the temperature returns, they become the same again!"

"If their essence is the same, aren't they the same thing?"

"But... their appearances differ?"

Some focus on essence, others on appearance.

The answer... isn't clear-cut.

Some follow opinions of friends or strong personalities, others stubbornly insist on their own views while raising voices.

Though this is a clearly visible, familiar phenomenon, people's opinions split based on criteria, social status, and personality.

In modern terms, we'd conclude "They're all H2O so same thing." But this world's technological level isn't there yet.

Their knowledge is insufficient to reach conclusions. I can't explain everything step-by-step either.

This is simply knowledge beyond their current comprehension. Like knowing Yula is both Yula and not Yula.

"But... why are we debating this?"

"Wait... Weren't we discussing whether Yula is truly divine... huh?"

They're fools, but not complete fools.

Is Yula Ellah?

Is ice water?

If their essence is the same... can we call them different just because their forms differ?

"Foolish humans, now you begin to understand! That person is me yet not me. No, by your human standards you cannot distinguish. How dare you try to define God by human measures!"

"Gasp..."

"You humans who can't even agree whether water - comprising 70% of your bodies - is truly water, how could you possibly distinguish Yula?!"

From the start, both worshipping human-descended Yula as divine and denying Yula's divinity were wrong.

Why?

"Because your human eyes cannot distinguish! This is because you haven't attained proper enlightenment! Even if I clearly explain, you cannot comprehend!"

Everyone resumes their dumbfounded expressions.

They might intellectually understand, but their hearts... their human instincts reject it.

"W-we'll accept it. No, we'll strive to accept it. Could you please speak more clearly and decisively!"

A bold one demands definite answers from me.

Perhaps this is natural for humans.

Yes or No.

0 and 1.

A mathematical truth, yet such foolish thinking from those who consider themselves rational beings.

The universe isn't made of 0s and 1s.

The electron distribution of atoms - the universe's basic matter - follows probability distributions. The absolute physical laws we believe in are negated by mana and Divine Power.

The universe contains not just 0s and 1s, but decimals between them, irrational numbers, imaginary numbers, even numbers beyond human comprehension.

Debating right or wrong in such context is meaningless. Countless answers humans can't perceive exist between them.

"Human language cannot answer this. Though gods cannot lie, any answer in human words would become falsehood."

But even after this explanation...

"We... seek truth. Even if we can't accept it, please tell us!!!"

Some still demand to know if it's 0 or 1.

Then only one solution remains.

"Very well. I shall briefly show you the world as gods see it!!!"

Have you ever seen a god?

I have.

Though I now jokingly call myself Breeding God, the true god I saw in my past life wasn't someone to laugh or joke about.

Ordinary people who witness a god's true form either go mad or die. Whether evil god or benevolent god, human eyes and minds cannot contain or imagine a god's form.

And I'll make them experience what I felt during that encounter.

"Now endure this. Behold the world as gods see it!!!"

Oooooooom!!!

Pink light erupts from Lee Do-hee's eyes as explosive energy gathers.

Then,

Beeeeeeee-

Everyone's bodies collapse like puppets with cut strings.

***

Muion religious leader Murakan.

"Gasp...!!"

'What... I was clearly there...'

Ellah-nim said she'd show us the divine realm, then my memory cuts off.

Waking up in what seems like a hospital bed, many others lie unconscious around me. Some have woken, many haven't.

"Murakan-nim! You're awake!"

A familiar face.

One of the paladins who served me closely.

"Wh-what happened?"

"Everyone fainted after Ellah-nim said she'd show the divine realm. Humans simply couldn't endure that world. There were even a few deaths."

'Ah... So this is a god.'

Now no one can deny her divinity.

We all saw pink light beam from the pink-haired woman's eyes before our vision blurred and consciousness faded.

'If she's not a god, then who is...'

I recall her... no, Ellah-nim's last words.

'Ahh... So that's what it meant.'

Now I think I understand a little.

"Yula yet not Yula"... Literally, by human standards and language, Yula is both Yula and not Yula.

Then by divine standards?

It's neither right nor wrong - there exists new expressions or methods beyond human thought. Things humans could never follow or understand, hence left unspoken.

No, the moment you try to understand it, you faint or die like this as mere humans.

'Humans... are truly powerless and foolish beings...'

Before God, all power and status mean nothing.

We exist on different dimensions.

Not metaphorically - literally different dimensions.

Fear of the unknown mixes with awe.

'Gods... truly are gods.'

Not beings for humans to observe and describe.

Those ambiguous scripture passages? They exist because mere humans recorded them.

All secular values like holy land reclamation operations now seem meaningless.

Though I devoted my life spreading Yula-nim's words and purging heretics, it was all futile.

Before God, it must seem like child's play. But when that play turned violent, She descended to judge us.

'Judgment... How did I survive?'

When you think about it, didn't all these tragedies happen because of people like me? Killing and raping fellow Ellah believers just for different interpretations.

"Hoo... Where is Ellah-nim?"

"Ah, Ellah-nim is currently compiling the new gospel in the holy sanctuary. She hasn't slept for four days straight."

"Not sleeping...?"

"She says there's little time left in this human vessel."

"......"

Of course.

Unlike the controversial Yula descent 2,000 years ago, She seems to have brought Her true self this time.

A human vessel couldn't possibly contain a god.

"I'll go pay respects to Ellah-nim. Relay this message: We'll end hostilities with Zion Church and open a new era."

"Ah, we've already ceased hostile actions. Though some unbelievers remain, they'll soon be purified."

"...Well done."

Walking to the sanctuary, I see Ellah-nim surrounded by theologians, apparently taking a walk outside.

'How beautiful...'

Perhaps blasphemous, but She looked stunning. And voluptuous. So holy that blood slightly pooled in my lower body.

'Hoo... What am I thinking.'

As if enchanted, I kneel below Her and bow.

"Ellah-nim's servant Murakan pays respects. Though lacking, I serve as Muion Church's supreme leader."

"Ah, it's you. Good timing - I had tasks for you."

"Yes?"

"Zion Church's leader died that day when his head exploded. You'll now lead our church. We'll rename it Ellah Church for a fresh start."

"M-me? But I'm a sinner..."

I lower my head.

"A sinner... Do you know all 99 Commandments of Yula?"

"Of course!"

"Then how many have you broken?"

The 99 Commandments of Yula.

Rules Muion believers desperately try to follow.

From major crimes like "Thou shalt not steal/kill" to minor rules like "Don't hurt others" and "Love thy neighbor."

"......I sometimes break them, but I repent and live righteously."

"Is that so... Recite Creation Chronicles Chapter 12 Verse 1."

"He who breaks even one law is a sinner... and shall fall into eternal hellfire... Ah... Am I going to hell now?"

"No. The 99 Commandments weren't given for humans to perfectly follow. They exist so humans realize their own weakness and imperfection."

'Ahh... I see. They were given so humans recognize their own inadequacy...'

"Then... am I not a sinner?"

Though nervous when asking, the answer comes crystal clear.

"You are."

"Th-then I have a question."

Murakan.

He lost his parents to Zion Church terrorists as a child. His revenge-fueled rise made him religious leader.

Since childhood, he'd wondered:

"Why doesn't God punish the wicked? How can You watch murderers and evildoers live well?!"