He had a lot of divinity?

‘What do you mean?’

—What do you think divinity means?

‘Well…’ Chi-Woo was at a loss. He had been hearing this term constantly, but now that he had to put it into words, he didn’t know what to say.

—Divinity is a form of belief and a way of proving oneself. A hero has to live and swear by their conviction, and a god selects a hero whose conviction coincides with theirs. In the instance that a god and hero’s convictions align, a relationship is established. In short, a conviction could also be a form of a ‘promise’. A promise must be kept at all costs, and if a hero breaks the promise, the relationship falls apart. 

Ru Amuh had sworn to Shahnaz that he would be the goddess’ sword, rid this World of evil, and restore justice to this land. As long as Ru Amuh acted on those convictions, his relationship with Shahnaz would remain strong.

‘Oh, that’s right. Ru Amuh’s class was a crusader.’ Chi-Woo nodded with his mouth agape.

—People like priests and crusaders have especially close relationships with their gods. They have more restrictions as a result, but the power they gain is also greater. Of course, the same is true of individuals other than priests and holy crusaders. The connection between gods and heroes applies to all classes.

In other words, a hero might be restricted if they used the power they gained for purposes other than the ones they promised their god to serve; and in this way, the contract that they established with a god was binding. For instance, if a hero promised to defeat evil, but ended up corrupted and became a demon lord’s companion, or perhaps even the demon lord, the hero’s god would no longer support them, and the relationship between the god and the hero would end. In other words, gods would stop supporting a hero if they judged that the hero had failed to stay true to their conviction. 

—Thus, it’s very important for a hero to find a god with a matching conviction. If a hero formed a connection with a god with differing beliefs, they would clash frequently about every matter. In those cases, it would have been better for them to have not established a relationship at all.

Chi-Woo listened to Shahnaz with a serious look on his face. ‘I guess it really is important to pick the right god…’ Although Chi-Woo had come to this place with no expectations, he was gaining important information....