Somehow ending up in the High School DxD World, I inherited the position of the Bible God. But can you tell me why I don't have any divine power?!
Huh? I need faith to have divine power? And no one believes in me?
Fine, to survive in this world where gods and demons are everywhere, I can only go around collecting faith (girls).
(This story and its characters are purely fictional. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Please do not imitate.)
Volume 1: sword art online
Chapter 1: Inheriting the Divine Position
Su Chen was very depressed. He had caught the wave of transmigration and arrived in a 2D world called high school dxd. Furthermore, he had become a god, somehow inheriting the position of the Bible God.
"Sigh, I have to do something." Su Chen rubbed his stomach. It had been nearly a day since he transmigrated, and he hadn't eaten anything yet.
"Damn it, if I ever pull another all-nighter gaming again, I'll chop my hand off."
Su Chen never expected that after falling asleep during an all-nighter, he wouldn't wake up in his dorm bed. Instead, what met his eyes was a desolate battlefield. Broken weapons were scattered everywhere, and even more bizarrely, what the hell was this large orb of light in front of him? It kept spinning around him, scaring him half to death.
Looking at this scene, Su Chen was too terrified to move, his body stiff. He could only let the light orb spin around until, after a while, it merged into his body.
Subsequently, waves of information flooded into Su Chen's brain.
Gods, Devils, and Fallen Angels—the three-way Great War resulted in heavy losses. In the end, God died, and the Devil Kings died too. The three factions, having experienced the pain of war, finally declared a ceasefire and signed a peace treaty, no longer engaging in mutual conflict.
This battlefield was the place where the God and the Devil Kings perished together, and also where the war ended. This orb of light was what remained after the God died, lingering on this battlefield; it could be said to be the final legacy left by the God.
The divine position—this was what the God left behind, and it was inherited by Su Chen, who had suddenly arrived in this world.
When he came to his senses again, Su Chen was already in the corner of a park.
Finding a random spot to sit down, Su Chen began to think about what to do next. Although he had inherited the divine position, it was useless. This position was of no practical use to the current Su Chen. You could say that Su Chen was now a god, even a God King level one, but he was like a puppet emperor stripped of power, unable to do anything.
He had the title of a god, but he was no different from an ordinary person. He had no divine power, no magic power, and knew no divine arts or spells. He could only sit helplessly in the park, pondering his future path.
Occasionally, a few people walked past Su Chen, talking as they went. But what on earth were they saying? Japanese?
Although Su Chen often watched Japanese adult films, he only knew a few phrases. It would be a miracle if he could understand them.
"This is getting more and more troublesome." Su Chen's heart sank further.
The language barrier was the biggest problem Su Chen faced now. He was currently an illegal immigrant in another world. Identification was an issue; if he were taken to the police station, it would definitely be a mountain of trouble.
Just as Su Chen was worrying about these things, he was suddenly attracted by a beautiful figure in his line of sight.
What is the most vibrant red in this world?
Some say it's fresh blood.
Some say it's paint.
Some say it's flowers.
But at this moment, Su Chen had to admit that the most vibrant red was that gorgeous hair.
As a breeze blew past, a few strands of hair fluttered slightly. The girl had an exquisite face and crimson hair that reached her waist. She had a slender yet curvaceous figure as she slowly walked out of Su Chen's field of vision.
The girl was beautiful, surpassing any beauty Su Chen had ever seen. Even the celebrities from his original world couldn't hold a candle to her.
Su Chen watched in a daze, only slowly coming back to his senses after the girl disappeared.
"Wait, that beauty looks so familiar." Su Chen was shocked to realize he seemed to have seen that girl with the vibrant crimson hair somewhere before.
"Let me think... I must have seen her somewhere." Although Su Chen's memory wasn't photographic, it was very good, and that strong sense of familiarity made him certain he had seen her.
"Rias." This name appeared in Su Chen's mind, and the girl's figure gradually overlapped with the image in his memory.
The heroine of high school dxd, a High-Class Devil with the title of 'Crimson-Haired Ruin Princess.'
"Let me sort this out properly."
The God, Devils, and Fallen Angels fought, the God died, the Devil Kings died, and finally, there was a ceasefire—isn't this exactly the background story of high school dxd? And that girl who looked exactly like Rias further confirmed that this was the High School DxD World.
Su Chen was astonished. Although he had fantasized about coming to a 2D world to show off and live wildly, now that he was actually here, he realized he didn't even know what to do.
Before this, Su Chen was just a loser. Even if he had become a god now, he was just a loser god, completely useless.
Moreover, in Su Chen's memory, this world was one where gods and demons were everywhere. You could run into a Devil or a Fallen Angeljust by walking down the street. Wasn't that Rias who just passed by a High-Class Devil?
Then there are the war-maniacs. In his memory, there was a Ten-winged Fallen Angel among the Fallen Angels who wanted to start a three-way war at every moment. If he discovered Su Chen's current identity, it would definitely be a certain death sentence.
Go find Michael? If Michael knew Su Chen had inherited the position of the Bible God, he would definitely take Su Chen back to Heaven to protect him. But how to find him? There was no way. There was a church in this city, but it was completely occupied by Fallen Angels; going there would be no different from feeding himself to the enemy.
Seek help from Rias just now? Su Chen dismissed this idea as soon as it appeared. Although the Rias he saw in the anime wasn't a bad person, she was just an underage Devil, and her strength wasn't very high. If he told her, the news would inevitably leak out, making Su Chen's situation even more dangerous.
Not just the Fallen Angels, but some among the Devils would likely want to kill him too. After all, the Angels, Devils, and Fallen Angels were currently in a state of balance. Once a New God like him appeared, it would surely break that balance and lead to a new war.
Ultimately, he was too weak. In a world with such complex relationships between gods and demons, he had obtained the hot potato that was the Bible God's position while being nothing more than a weak ordinary person.
"That unlucky god, he won't let anyone have it easy even after death. When you left the divine position, couldn't you have left some divine power so I could protect myself?" Su Chen thought resentfully.
If Su Chen had the power of a Lower Angel right now, he wouldn't have to worry about these things. He could simply go to Heaven himself to find Michael and then hide there to slowly grow stronger before coming out.
"I must find a way to get stronger, otherwise I really might die here," Su Chen thought to himself.
But for now, "I'm so hungry..."
Chapter 2: faith scripture
"I see, so you are a divine dividing created by God with his final strength." Su Chen said, looking at the book bound in pitch-black leather before him.
A few minutes ago, this pitch-black book had suddenly appeared in Su Chen's hand. Having gone through a series of changes, he wasn't frightened, only slightly surprised as he looked at this black book.
The pitch-black cover opened automatically, and the snow-white pages flipped with a rustling sound, stopping at a middle page where several words appeared on the surface.
"Insufficient faith, please top up."
In an instant, Su Chen felt like countless Grass Mud Horses were galloping through his mind... What the hell was this?
"What the hell is faith? And 'top up'? What's the deal with this book?" Su Chen muttered to himself.
As soon as he finished speaking, another line of text appeared on the page: "faith scripture, the God's final work, capable of collecting faith."
"Eh, this book even has intelligence. Well, that makes sense, since it's a Sacred Gear after all," Su Chen said, rolling his eyes.
"Before the previous God died, he used his broken divine body to craft the faith scripture. However, because his obsession was too deep at the time of death, he was unable to send the divine position and the divine codex away from that battlefield. It was only when the Divine Lordinherited the divine position that it could leave." Several more lines appeared on the faith scripture, explaining the general reason to Su Chen.
"Then how did I get to that battlefield?" Su Chen wanted to know the reason he came to this world, so he asked.
"Unclear. It may be related to the God's obsession before death."
"You don't know the reason?" Su Chen felt a bit lost. "Sigh, forget it. Do you have any way to contact Michael?"
"The residual divine power within the divine codex can be ignited and sent out as a signal."
"Then what are we waiting for?" Seeing there was a way to find Michael, Su Chen urged anxiously.
"However, this signal is not encrypted. Besides Michael, others will also be able to discover it." The next sentence from the faith scripture was like a bucket of cold water poured over Su Chen.
Su Chen understood that if he did this, there was a high probability that someone else would find him before Michael did. The risk was too great.
He rubbed his forehead and asked, "Then what should I do now?"
"Collect faith."
"Can you be more specific!"
"When collecting faith, the other party only needs to voluntarily engrave their name upon the divine codex to grant their faith to the Divine Lord." The pitch-black divine codex quickly provided an answer.
"Voluntarily engrave it? You mean having them sign it, right?" Su Chenasked.
"Yes."
That was relatively simple. It shouldn't require overly complicated steps, and he wouldn't need to be like those believers who have to pray and follow a religion for years to accumulate it.
"What is faith used for?"
"It is the foundation of the Divine Lord's position. Possessing sufficient faith can help the Divine Lord obtain divine power and forge a divine body."
Whew. He let out a deep breath.
Su Chen rubbed his cheeks vigorously. He roughly understood now. This pitch-black faith scripture was essentially his Gold Finger. If he could use it well, he might be able to get stronger quickly.
But not knowing Japanese was truly frustrating!
If he recklessly approached someone for a signature while unable to speak the language, it would look very suspicious. Moreover, with so many Devils and Fallen Angels in this city, if he were discovered by accident, he'd likely be finished.
"It is not recommended for the Divine Lord to collect faith in this world." The faith scripture spoke again.
"Why?" Su Chen was very confused. "If not in this world, can I go to other worlds?"
"Yes. Because the Divine Lord is from another world, the divine codexgained the ability of Dimension Traversal upon the inheritance of the divine position," the divine codex replied. "Most people in this world are followers of the previous God. Even if faith is received, it is difficult for the Divine Lord to utilize; most of it will flow into the Heaven system, and the divine codex can only store a small portion."
"Is that so..." Su Chen thought for a moment and said, "Do you have any suggestions? Which world would be better to go to?"
"It is suggested to first go to a world with a lower danger level. The Divine Lord's current strength is insufficient to handle unexpected dangers