Chapter 415: Establishment of the Scorpion Cult

"So, what's the name of the sect Aqua-sama is preparing to establish? I need to register it so I can stamp it for you."

Registering a religion is required here; registered sects are compliant and legal, and proselytizing among the public is completely fine.

Unregistered ones are basically cults, forced to proselytize secretly in private, and they might even have the police come knocking.

"What's the name..."

Aqua hesitated; she really hadn't thought about this yet.

"Broly, do you have any good suggestions?"

Aqua looked at the Disciple beside her.

"No."

Broly shook his head.

"What about Eris?"

Aqua asked the white-haired Goddess again.

"How about calling it the Scorpion Cult?"

Eris replied.

Her own sect was called the Eris Cult, simple and direct, clearly stating who the object of faith was.

"Then let's just use that name for now."

Although Aqua felt a sect name that was too straightforward had no class at all, she couldn't think of a good sect name either, so she had to settle for this.

"Isn't this sect name a bit bad?"

The Young Holy Emperor's expression was somewhat subtle.

The old shell of Scorpio had just fallen over there, and here came a Scorpion Cult, as if afraid that passersby wouldn't be stimulated by this name?

The Young Holy Emperor voiced her concern to Aqua, but after hearing it, Aqua's eyes lit up instead, and she waved her hand: "It's not bad to have a bad reputation; what's bad is having no reputation at all."

And so, the Scorpion Cult was established just like that.

Establishing a new sect always requires some mythology as its origin, and Aqua quickly wrote up the new sect's mythology.

Something about many gods existing in the Universe, one of them named the Scorpion God, because the Son of God from Wanpa Star cast his gaze toward This World.

And something about Scorpio being the Chosen One, who, under the Summoning of the Scorpion God, shed the terrifying form of a Jiushe Animal and transformed into an Apostle form half-human and half-Jiushe Animal, becoming the Scorpion God's agent in Ren Jian.

"Mm, roughly like that!"

After writing the sect's origin, it was time to write the Doctrine.

Aqua copied her own Axis Cult's Doctrine, focusing on providing believers with a spiritual crutch for escaping Reality.

However, she also referenced the Eris Cult's Doctrine: temporarily escaping Reality was fine, but one also had to gather Courage and Confidence afterward to face Reality again.

The Scorpion Cult's Doctrine listed over ten articles.

As a result, except for the Doctrine stating that Eris's Chest was padded, which wasn't added, all of the Axis Cult's Doctrine was included.

Given the current social situation in This World where Cursed Children are discriminated against, the later articles supplemented content about Fraternity toward others.

It stated that Cursed Children were just sick children, and as long as they were willing to convert to the Scorpion Cult, they would absolutely not turn into dangerous Gastrea.

So, ordinary people who joined the Scorpion Cult should not discriminate against these children, but should show Fraternity toward these sick children.

The rough Doctrine was written in fifteen minutes; next came the benefits and Obligations enjoyed after joining the Religion.

For example, regularly holding Mass and receiving large-scale Blessings from the Scorpion God were benefits; in this World without Mana Factor, using the most basic Purification Jutsu and Healing Jutsu could easily handle this.

Similarly, praying to the Scorpion God and offering one's Faith every morning after getting up and before Dining were Obligations.

Likewise, paying Donations was an Obligation.

However, since the new sect had just been established, Donations and such would temporarily not be collected from the public willing to convert.

Instead, some benefits should be given to those willing to convert, such as giving rice, flour, oil, grain, Eggs, and so on.

"Eh, no income from Donations, where do we get the money to give rice, flour, oil, grain, Eggs?"

Eris asked.

"Very simple, find a Sucker to cough up, or find Rich People for Sponsorship."

Aqua said confidently.

"Then who should we find?"

Aqua puffed out her Chest and came before the Holy Son of Heaven.

"I am your first Believer in This World; your Goddess is currently facing some economic difficulties, and I hope you can generously help out!"

In the Young Holy Emperor's dazed gaze, Aqua spoke these words in an Aria voice, then opened her palm toward the Young Holy Emperor.

Young Holy Emperor: "......"

As for the Sucker, she had certainly heard it, hey~

However, the Young Holy Emperor still gave Aqua a hundred million as Startup Funds for the Scorpion Cult.

"Good, I knew I didn't misjudge you!"

Aqua patted the Holy Son of Heaven's Shoulder and praised her with one sentence.

"Broly, I want to pay the Renewal Fee to stay in This World."

Then she turned her head and said to Broly.

"Uh, no problem."

After Broly reacted, he quickly agreed.

"Ah, I also want to stay and help."

Eris also said.

"No problem."

The two Goddesses thus stayed behind, planning to leave after building the Scorpion Cult.

"Eh, why my house?"

Satomi Rentaro looked at the group intruding into his house, appearing ready to take his home as a base, and couldn't help but ask.

"Uh..."

Broly scratched his head; he had simply subconsciously taken the boy's home as his own foothold in this world.

"What's with my house your house, aren't you a follower of my Disciple? Since you're a follower, you should do follower things."

Aqua scolded the boy with a sentence.

"But I'm not a follower!"

Satomi Rentaro retorted.

"Alright, alright, considering the house you contributed, this Goddess specially permits you to become the first believer of my cute daughter."

Aqua directly ignored the boy's retort and handed over a printed document she had skimmed from the Holy Residence's Office.

"Come, sign this Application Form!"

"Joining the Scorpion Cult has plenty of benefits; the first hundred joiners can get a box of Eggs, two jin of rice, and a small bottle of Cooking Oil?"

Satomi Rentaro took the Paper, and after reading the benefits above, his expression became somewhat dazed.

"What is this?"

He asked the Saiyan boy beside him.

"As you see, an Application Form for a newly created Sect."

"Whose Sect?"

"Scorpio's."

Eris pointed at the small cart; inside the Cardboard Box on it, Scorpio was fast asleep.

"This is Scorpio's appearance after Evolution? So cute!"

Aihara Enju leaned against the edge of the opened box, looking surprised at the Octopus girl inside, and exclaimed softly.

"But what does this have to do with Religion?"

Satomi Rentaro was somewhat confused.

"It's for Clothing Freedom."

Broly answered honestly.

"???"

The boy's face was full of question marks.

"Cough, Broly, it should be said like this: it's to Save the World!"

Aqua reminded him with a sentence, then gave another reason.

"This World is messy precisely because there is no unified Faith."

"And Scorpio's appearance is to let the people of this World unify their Faith."

"Thereby creating a beautiful world full of light and hope, without Discrimination!"

Eris: "......"

If not knowing what kind of person Aqua-sama was, she might have believed such a righteous speech.

However, it didn't matter if she didn't believe; as long as someone believed.

"Please, Aqua-sama, tell us more about the Scorpion Cult."

Aihara Enju sat upright; after Satomi Rentaro served tea, he sat down to listen to Aqua's Proselytize.

"You mean, as long as one joins the Scorpion Cult, even an Ordinary Person infected with the Gastrea Virus can receive purification treatment, and the Cursed Children can get the chance of Perfect Gastrea Transformation?"

"This is Believer welfare; only Believers with sufficient Piety can enjoy such welfare!"

Aqua explained with a sentence; a god's salvation is not free.

Satomi Rentaro did not hesitate for too long; after learning about the Scorpion Cult's Believer welfare, he quickly signed his name on the Application Form.

He believed this World would gradually become beautiful under the influence of the Scorpion Cult, which had the support of the true Goddess behind it.

Aihara Enju also signed her name; she did not dislike a Sect that could change the social treatment of the Cursed Children, and because of the Erosion Rate issue, she also needed to join this Religion.

"Good, the Scorpion Cult has begun to expand, but it's still far from enough; come, take these; later we'll go Outside to distribute Propaganda Flyers!"

Aqua pulled a large stack of Propaganda Flyers from the box brought over and handed them to Satomi Rentaro and Aihara Enju, instructing the two like this.

"Uh, just us few people distributing Flyers?"

The boy asked subconsciously.

"Of course; the Scorpion Cult currently only has us few people, so the method of Publicity is naturally simple, but once Publicity starts and the world recognizes the beauty of the Scorpion Cult, our Publicity effort can naturally be increased!"

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; Proselytize must be done bit by bit. Leaving Eris at home to take care of the sleeping Little Scorpio, Aqua led the others into action.

In the Tokyo Safe Zone, everyone on the streets was discussing the successful Official Subjugation of Scorpio; suddenly seeing someone distributing Scorpion Cult Propaganda Flyers on the street, they couldn't help but be attracted.

Of course, among those attracted, many were just aiming for the free rice, flour, grain, oil, and Eggs written on the Flyers.

"Can we really get things?"

Someone asked.

"Genuine goods at a fair price."

Broly opened the box on the small cart; inside were box after box of Eggs, all just purchased from the Supermarket.

"Your Sect even accepts Cursed Children; could it be some Cult worshipping Gastrea?"

Someone else asked.

"See this document stamped with the Official Seal? The Official Seal above was personally stamped by the Holy Son of Heaven, officially certified; it surely can't be a Cult, right?"

Aqua had anticipated this; she picked up the Religious Registration copy stamped with the Official Seal and showed it off.

"Is the subjugation of Scorpio really thanks to your Scorpion Cult?"

Someone else asked doubtfully.

"Of course, but Scorpio wasn't subjugated; rather, it was summoned by the Scorpion God and transformed into an Apostle walking Ren Jian."

Naturally, no one believed Aqua's words.

Soon, police arrived here due to reports from onlookers.

But upon arriving, they were slapped in the face by the official religious audit documents Aqua produced.

After confirming the documents were genuine, these people left with their tails between their legs.

"It's actually not a cult?!"

Passersby were very surprised after seeing this scene.

"Since it's not a cult, shall I try joining?"

Although they still didn't believe the origin of the Scorpion Cult, since there was something free to claim, some still wanted to try joining to milk some benefits.

"Joining the Scorpion Cult requires strict adherence to doctrine; if not followed, there will be serious consequences."

Aqua warned those wanting to join.

"What serious consequences?"

"You might be turned into a mindless gastrula by the Scorpion God!"

Aqua said seriously, and the passerby was startled.

"However, as long as everyone follows the doctrine, there's no problem."

But soon, the Goddess revealed a smile and said.

Passersby flipped through the flyer and looked at the doctrine above.

Finding that besides the requirement to treat the Cursed Children kindly, which was somewhat against social trends, there were no harsh doctrines.

One after another, people came to sign the Application Form, register their names and phone numbers, claim their items, and leave.

"Please confirm the registered contact information; two days later, the Scorpion Cult will hold a Blessing Mass, at which time you will be notified where it is held, everyone can receive divine grace and claim new Church Welfare."

The publicity work continued from morning until afternoon; after distributing the joining benefits, Aqua had a list of new members in hand.

"These people are just passersby seeking small gains now, but as long as we show them true divine miracles, like curing minor illnesses, we should be able to convert most of them into shallow believers."

Aqua said with experience.

"What about those who don't convert into believers?"

Aihara Enju asked curiously.

"Then inject those people with gastrula virus; according to Scorpion Cult doctrine, believers must worship the Scorpion God, and unbelievers violate doctrine and must receive corresponding punishment."

Aqua said seriously.

"Eh, isn't that too excessive?"

The boy tidying up cardboard boxes looked up and asked.

"What's excessive? If you take our things, you must pay the corresponding price; otherwise, do you really think our Scorpion Cult's things are easy to take?"

"But..."

"Rest assured, at that time just tell those people that worshipping the Scorpion God can bring forgiveness; I reckon no one will stubbornly refuse to offer their faith."

Aqua waved her hand; she was well-versed in such coercion and temptation tactics and didn't see any problem with them.

To be honest, those who want to take small gains but are unwilling to offer sincerity are the ones in the wrong.

"Alright, we continue publicity work tomorrow, and also prepare for the Blessing Mass two days from now; once true believers increase, we recruit from within to expand preaching scale, cycling like this, making the Scorpion Cult big and strong!"

While Aqua was vigorously planning the rapid development of the Scorpion Cult.

Saito Zongxuan, the President of Osaka Region, also received intelligence from Tokyo District.

"What, Tokyo Safe Zone officially announced successful subjugation of Scorpio?"

"This was emergency breaking news last night."

"Was the subjugation truly successful, or is it false news released just to stabilize public morale?"

After Saito Zongxuan asked this, he realized he had asked a stupid question.

As expected, he heard the Attendant before him report.

"Scorpio's figure has indeed disappeared, but the Tokyo Bay Old Port District area has been blockaded by the Army; our people cannot obtain more detailed intelligence."

"Then how many people arrived at the airport today on Tokyo routes?"

"Less than a quarter of the previous number."

"Not only that, Lord Zongxuan, according to reports from Air Traffic Control, flight tickets to Tokyo Safe Zone have been sold out in recent days."

"Truly a group of fools; wherever the wind blows, they fall that way!"

Saito Zongxuan cursed.

Tokyo Safe Zone only officially announced the subjugation of Scorpio without releasing details of the subjugation process, but after Scorpio was confirmed to have disappeared near Tokyo Safe Zone, many people's confidence in Tokyo Safe Zone's safety greatly increased.

Those who had originally left Tokyo Safe Zone prepared to return, and those planning to leave but hadn't yet canceled their moving plans; the personnel loss problem of Tokyo Safe Zone was directly resolved.

"Lord Saito Zongxuan, should we restrict immigrants from leaving Tokyo Safe Zone?"

"No need; rather than forcibly keeping those people in Osaka District, we might as well find an opportunity to station ourselves in Tokyo District."

"Lord Zongxuan, what do you mean?"

"Contact Professor A. Rand; have him arrange assassins; soon, we will visit Tokyo Safe Zone to pay respects to the Holy Son of Heaven, and ask the other party about the Safe Zone's security issues and future development issues."

Saito Zongxuan prepared to use force, taking advantage of when that old fox Tenkō Chikunojō lost power, to assassinate the Holy Son of Heaven who is currently the Current Ruler in Tokyo Safe Zone.

As long as enough manpower is brought at that time, and the Five Phoenix Society's pieces arranged near Tokyo Safe Zone are mobilized, with inside and outside cooperation, there is also a chance to take over Tokyo Safe Zone.

(Chapter End)