Chapter 92: The Name of God
"Putting aside the lingering scent of the Witch, your Divinity has reached an unimaginable level, and along with it, your physical abilities have also improved significantly. You even seem to have gained a skill like an invisible armor."
"Moreover, your already formidable kingly aura has now advanced even further. From what I understand, even the God King who once flourished during the Age of Gods and later became the Mad King likely pales in comparison to yours—far less intimidating."
"Your body... or perhaps it should now be called a divine body, is exceptionally resilient. Based on my estimation, most known forms of damage should be ineffective against you. Although you generally wouldn't face such enemies, if you ever did, your current divine body would completely overwhelm them."
Noah had asked Mary to examine his condition after becoming a god, so after detecting the lingering scent of the Witch, Mary proceeded to check everything thoroughly, even while Noah was still in shock.
This time, Noah had truly undergone a qualitative transformation from human to god.
And in Mary's eyes, it was a leap from a human king to a God King.
Such a degree of transformation seemed almost unbelievable even to her.
As for Noah...
Seeing him still stunned by the lingering scent of the Witch, Mary realized that Noah himself clearly had no idea why his Divinity was so strong...
And even if he did know, he probably wouldn't care.
After all, becoming stronger wasn't a bad thing, and his current state was quite good—at least his personality hadn't been affected by becoming a god.
Hmm...
At this thought, Mary furrowed her brows.
Seeing Noah still in shock, she walked up to him, stood on her tiptoes, and slapped both hands against his cheeks.
Slap!
With that action, Noah snapped back to reality.
—Though his mind was still preoccupied with the fact that last night, it wasn't Artoria but Morgan disguised as Artoria.
But outwardly, he was no longer in the same daze.
"Mary, I heard everything you said... but isn't becoming stronger just a good thing?"
Noah had intended to brush it off casually.
But when he saw Mary's furrowed brows, he quickly changed his tone.
Because he knew that if it were merely about becoming stronger, Mary wouldn't be wearing such an expression.
And indeed, that was the case.
"If it were just about becoming stronger, of course it wouldn't be a bad thing—but Noah, becoming a god and being human are two entirely different concepts."
"Especially since you're not a natural-born demigod but a human who transformed into a god with such high Divinity in one go."
"This is absolutely impossible under normal circumstances."
Regarding the underlying issues, Mary didn't delve deeper, knowing that since it had already happened, discussing it further without understanding the cause would be pointless.
It would be better to wait until the reason was clear or clues were found.
But another matter weighed on Mary's mind.
"...And after you became a god, since you received the power of Rhongomyniad, logically speaking, you should have become the deity known as Rhongomyniad."
"In that case, after inheriting the name Rhongomyniad, your personality would have been greatly influenced, becoming closer to that of Rhongomyniad. The name Noah would have become a symbol, and Rhongomyniad would have been your true name—but clearly, you are still yourself now, not the deity named Rhongomyniad."
Hearing Mary say this, Noah grew somewhat curious.
"Is a name really that important?"
"Of course it is."
When Mary spoke of these things, her entire demeanor became much more serious, no longer the somewhat lazy attitude she had before.
"A god's name is predetermined, fixed, meaningful—and recorded in advance."
"Even if I've never heard of a name like Rhongomyniad, since it belongs to a god, it must have its own unique significance."
"Moreover, while a god is still alive, especially a god with Divinity as powerful as yours, your name should carry power under the influence of your Divinity. But look at this—"
As she spoke, Mary wrote two names in the air with one hand.
At the top was—Rhongomyniad.
And at the bottom was—Noah Blake.
Rhongomyniad's name was formed in mid-air by magic, and as the magic dissipated, it vanished along with it—nothing special.
But when it came to the name Noah, the surname Blake lost most of its characters as the magic faded, yet about one-third of the characters and the characters for "Noah" remained even after the magic disappeared.
Moreover, though Noah didn't know what Mary had done, he could clearly feel a connection between himself and these characters!
"..."
If he hadn't sensed this connection, he probably wouldn't have dwelled on something he couldn't understand and had no clues about.
But now that he felt the connection, he furrowed his brow just like Mary.
Seeing that Noah was finally taking this matter seriously, Mary shared her conclusion.
"Though I don't know exactly what's going on with you, Noah—I'll just say one possibility: although you are called Noah, your surname isn't Blake. Instead, it's another surname that shares some similarities with this one but is entirely different!"
"Don't underestimate this issue."
"Since you've become a god now, it means this world must have assigned you a purpose for existence. If you don't know your true name, you won't know what kind of god you are or why you exist."
"Although knowing this doesn't mean you must fulfill this purpose, it at least reveals part of your destiny. Moreover, your incredibly powerful Divinity might very well be connected to your true name, so I'd advise you to investigate this matter further."
Noah had no interest in whatever purpose the world had assigned to him, because he had his own thoughts and choices—he was no puppet belonging to the world.
He was equally uninterested in his own destiny.
After all, next year, he would be able to start simulations again.
He could see his own fate clearly, and with perfect clarity.
But he was rather intrigued by the fact that his true surname wasn't Blake.
Of course, one could say he was somewhat curious.
Especially after sensing that earlier connection, Noah became even more concerned about it.
So at this moment, he nodded quite seriously to Mary.
"I understand."
Regarding this matter... the old knight who had adopted him was already dead, so Noah planned to ask White—that is, Vortigern.
"I understand."
"Regarding this matter... the old knight who had adopted me is already dead, so I plan to ask White, that is, Vortigern."
"Since I was originally her designated successor in Britain, she might know more about this."
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