My name is Lusia. I was a former queen’s knight, but I’m just a normal believer now.
[You came. Lusia-san.]
[Sorry to keep you waiting. The preparation took a little too much time.]
[No, it is still before the appointed time. You don’t need to worry.]
This person is Maria. The one who joined this group earlier than I did. In short, she is my senior. I tried to call her Maria-san, but she said the suffix isn’t necessary.
“Jin-sama, the god, is the only one we should respect, so you, me and the other believers are in the same relationship”
Our leader, Jin-sama, is surely a messenger of God. Maria and myself were rescued from the brink of death and despair by his power. However, I don’t think that was his purpose, but that doesn’t matter. The fact that we were saved by him is all that matters.
“If you were saved by someone, you should repay the kindness. So, if you were saved by God, you should devote yourself to Him.”
Maria-san said that, and I realized the true meaning of her words at the time Master saved me. From that moment on, I was no longer a knight. I was reborn as a believer.
[Well, then… Let’s start our first regular meeting.]
[Yes. I will take notes.]
[Thank you in advance.]
Right now, Maria and I are the only people who believe in our master. So… in this regular meeting, we decide to talk about our stance, our belief, and how to spread the belief.
[Our first agenda item: Alternative ways to devote ourselves for this belief.]
[Alternative ways?]
[Yeah, since I’m traveling with Jin-sama, I have no problem in dedicating myself to him. However, Lusia-san is going to take a separate action, so I think it’s necessary to have a substitute for praying.]
[I see… I’m going to pray to the substitute because praying to Master in person is impossible.]
I’m envious of Maria, who can travel together with him, but I can’t say this out loud.
[Yeah, you can pray in the general direction of where Jin-sama is located, but I don’t recommend doing that because it is often considerably difficult to detect his direction.]
[You are right. Given distance between us, a minute difference in angles could potentially yield a great deal of error in our calculations. Our belief and prayers won’t reach him if they can’t reach his position accurately.]
[Yes. This is why our agenda is to decide upon what will work as a substitute.]
It is difficult. What about a simple image of him?
[This is what I’ve prepared. First is a wooden statue.]
So she displayed a wood carving that imitated Master’s appearance. It is a very delicate piece of work. I’ve heard that Maria-san has a lot of abilities, so I guess this is one of them.
[Next, the painting.]
It is a picture of Master. Both the wooden statue and the painting capture Master’s characteristics extremely well.
[But I want to reject these two.]
[Why? Aren’t they really well-made?]
[No, they look too immature, at best. I can’t even draw one percent of Master’s greatness. I can’t use it as a symbol unless <sculpture>,