Believe Or Not

"I mean, if it's just money, I just need to make it, right? Therefore the problem is solved. Let me show you. Like this ..."

SNAP!

Odin snapped his fingers and said, "Create!"

[Power access denied!]

Odin tapped his forehead when he heard the [System] notification. He had forgotten that his divinity power was sealed.

"As I expected," Kai said as he smiled sarcastically at the end.

"D-Do you think I want to end up like this? It's not my fault, you know? The [System] blocks my divinity power so I can't do anything right now," replied Odin while still keeping his pride.

"..."

"And hey ... isn't there another way?" said Odin without giving up.

But the look in Kai's left eye showed that he was not interested. He then yawned while pressing his left hand to his mouth.

"Hoam ...."

"Hey, you sound like you're not interested," said Odin feeling offended.

"Exactly."

"Come on, there's still hope," Odin said, trying to persuade.

Meanwhile, Kai rolled his left eye as he said, "Then, what kind of hope?"

Odin then sat on one of the park benches they passed while making a thinking pose and looking around. The park seemed quite crowded with mostly small children playing and also some adults watching them.

Until Odin's gaze stopped on a truck that looked so crowded. His right eye noticed how the humans paid some money and they got objects from the truck's greeting. Instantly an idea came to Odin's mind.

"That's right! I know this will work!" shouted Odin.

Immediately the gazes of the surrounding people looked strangely at him. Kai, who realized this, reflexively covered his own mouth.

"Stop doing things that make me look weird, damn it," said Kai while still covering his own mouth with his left hand.

"Tsk! Since earlier, there are already many people watching us. So, why are you just protest now?" Odin replied.

Kai patted his forehead and then with his left eye looked around. He could see the gazes of the people looking at him worriedly, some even avoided away and kept their children out of his sight.

"What's wrong with him, mom?"

"Ssshh! Don't see at him!"

Knowing that another existence in his body had made a complicated situation, Kai then just sighed. Kai felt like he wanted to scream because of the embarrassment from the people's gazes who thought he was crazy.

"Hahh ... I think, we should go somewhere to talk about this," Kai said resignedly.

Odin wore a confused expression and replied, "Where?"

"Just walk with my direction."

"Oh? Ok," Odin replied.

After that, Odin walked according to Kai's directions. As for Kai, he spoke in a low voice while covering his mouth with his left hand so that people would not look at him strangely because talking alone.

Not far from the park, Odin stopped his steps right in front of a building that looked a little worn and unkempt. On the front wall was written 'Internet Cafe'.

"After entering, don't say anything. Let me take care of the rest," Kai said.

"Tsk, I know," Odin replied.

After saying that, Odin stepped inside. Inside was a thin man sitting at a computer.

"Billing for 24 hours, please," Kai said and quickly reached into his pocket, only to remember that he had left without his smartphone.

The lanky man understood Kai's situation and simply said, "You can pay later."

"T-Thank you!" replied Kai with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Take it easy, you're a regular customer here. Oh yeah, your booth is number 15," the man said again as he gave Kai a key and signaled Kai to leave immediately.

After thanking him once again, Kai asks Odin in whispering to walk in the direction he was heading. Then, they arrived at room number 15.

Kai opened the cubicle door with the key and Odin stepped into the room. It was just a very small room that only fit one person with a PC and its accessories.

After closing and locking the door, Kai then sat down in front of a PC and said, "Now, this is better."

"..."

"Then tell me."

Odin frowned and replied, "You sent me all the way here just to talk?"

"You think I've gone crazy by having my cubicle labeled as crazy? Besides, I can relax my mind a bit by playing games online here," Kai replied.

"Oh? Games online? Is that like chess and cards?"

"Yeah it could be, but — hey, stop changing the topic!" Kai said.

Hearing that, Odin instantly remembered what he wanted to say, "Ah, about that ... I think I got the idea when I saw the truck with the crowd of people in the previous place."

"Ice cream truck? Don't tell me that your idea is a trade or selling something."

"I don't know what it's called, but I think we can make some money from that way. One of my brothers once did the same thing, but well ... we don't call it trading, we call it bartering," Odin explained.

Kai was silent and seemed to be thinking. Actually, the idea still made sense, it was just that trading was not an easy matter especially since Kai did not have the capital for it.

"It's impossible now. I guess that will be so difficult," Kai said.

"No, I think it's easy. I told you, I used to do it with my brother," replied Odin trying to convince Kai.

"Haahh, trust me, this won't work."

"..."

"You don't have any memory about the knowledge of this life, but I have. So, I know exactly what is possible or not for we do."

Meanwhile, Odin was silent and felt that now wasn't the right time for him to talk.

"Ok, forget what I just say. I feel like I want to give up on everything," Kai said and then smiled wryly.

Through Kai's tone, Odin knew this human was not in a good mood. He then subconsciously became compassionate. Maybe, it's because something that happened earlier — Odin thought.

"Hey ... how do you feel being human?" asked Odin at first.

"It's hard. That's why I said, I want to give up on everything. I feel so tired."

"Hey don't be so hopeless like that. Moreover, hasn't everything on earth been provided by the Gods?" Odin asked again.

"That's nonsense. I didn't think my alter ego really believed in something like that," Kai said while smiling sarcastically.

"..."

"Well, there is no such thing as God or Gods, and not even Heaven. They're just characters for some stories made up to keep the children happy, or just nonsense from people to attract more followers for some religious group," Kai explained.

Odin was silent for a moment as he closed his right eye before replying, "Why do you think like that?"

Hearing Odin's question, Kai laughed and then said, "You ask me why? Haha, then I will tell you the fucking reality is ..."

"..."

"Many people say that Gods or whatever it is, are the highest entity with all the virtues within, and Heaven is the place that holds all the virtues. They said that the Gods will hear everything that humans wish, right?"

"..."

"But why was my life so bad? My mother was murdered when I was little, my father disappeared somewhere I don't know, I lived with my uncle and aunt's family where I had to hear their bad words every day, and yet I almost died being beaten and humiliated by bullies at my school. Do you think after experiencing all that, I still believe in the Gods and Heaven?"

Hearing Kai's words, Odin instantly fell silent. He seemed to catch his breath while clenching his right fist.

Hundreds of years in Heaven, Odin served as the God King but he never remembered getting a wish report from a boy like Kai. Almost all of the reports he got are about complaints from humans that made no sense, as for the urgent wish reports that came from other mortals than humans.

Odin got to thinking, perhaps this was all because some of the Vanirs on earth were not doing their job properly. Apparently, he would have to check after he solved his problem with this damn [System].

Then Odin clench his right hand. He just made a big decision as a God King. But, he needs to make sure of one thing.

"If I could help you change your life. Would you believe in Gods and Heaven again?"