I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Roland remained stunned for a long time.

He said, "You mean, we've been taming mad angels and studying mad gods? We've been living with mad gods all along?"

Olivia said quite calmly, "This world is already riddled with holes, like a honeycomb. It's not surprising that some mold grows on damp bread."

Olivia gave a positive answer, and Roland unconsciously touched his stomach.

At that moment, Roland had many thoughts.

If he can be considered to have devoured a mad god, then what about a wizard like Koled who ignited the flames of madness?
They should be considered as the nourishment for the birth of the Mad God.

So what about 'Zoita Master'? The Twilight Master who appeared at the entrance to the End of the World, the 'Big Balloon' who was defeated by Usak Mentor and the White Chess Wizards?
He controlled the budding madness within him, transforming himself into a part of the mystery. He also maintained himself in a relatively stable state.

However, he did not truly devour the Mad God, so he cannot be considered a god yet. Therefore, he was only a half-finished product.

In comparison, the King of a Thousand Eyes is a successful example!

He entered the paradise of madness, ignited the fire of madness, but then withdrew from it, maintaining his own self.

Although he has become strange and bizarre, in a sense, he has devoured another version of himself—in Roland's words, his father-in-law has overcome his inner demons (the evil side)!
The King of a Thousand Eyes was undoubtedly very successful, but he was unstable and suffered from many side effects. He was constantly plagued by inner demons.

Roland is a true success.

At least on straw, he was very successful.

Leaving aside the great inner demon, Alaye, Roland knew Straw, the little mad god, very well and had already completely digested him.

He had long been able to control the madness and evil laws represented by the straw as if he were controlling himself—Straw Roland was a derivative of this law.

If Straw is the god of madness, then Straw Roland is its embodiment, and they are also their own embodiments.

Upon closer reflection, I realized that I myself had almost been completely consumed by it.

He devoured the straw, and thus the mad god transformed into countless little Rolandes. He transformed into countless versions of himself—the whole process was like a god creating angels!
Each little Roland can be destroyed, but the concept that represents them cannot be destroyed.
Therefore, no matter how many little Rolands die, he can create just as many little Rolands.

I wasn't assimilated into the concept of straw. Instead, I was assimilated into it.

Or perhaps, he didn't become a madman; the madman became Roland, and the essence of the straw concept became Roland.

Thinking of this, Roland breathed a sigh of relief.

He muttered to himself, mask on, "That scared me to death! I thought I had turned into the Mad God, but it turns out the Mad God just turned into me."

Look at what this guy is saying!

Roland has experienced too many mad things, and his own anchor is very stable, so he firmly believes that even if the god of madness becomes Roland, then this Roland is still himself.

Therefore, it was he who ate the god of madness, not the other way around.

Therefore, he said, "So it turns out that the mad god just turned into me," and then laughed happily.

If it were anyone else, once they had this thought, they would go mad, ignite a frenzy, and transform into endless straws that grow wildly everywhere.

How could anyone laugh as happily as him?
The priests' expressions turned somewhat strange after hearing Roland's 'mad talk'.

They glanced at Roland, then at Olivia. According to the Vatican, Lord Olivia's mental state was slightly problematic.

Lord Roland is clearly not quite normal either.

No wonder the gods arranged it this way; it's quite a fitting match.

The priests' cognitive abilities were at a very low level; they couldn't comprehend Roland and Olivia's 'mad talk,' nor could they realize that the two had inadvertently revealed a tremendous secret.

But Joan and Helena are professional wizards from the East.

Roland's various eccentric theories have been studied in the East for over twenty years. As Roland's friends and junior classmates, the two of them mainly focus their academic efforts on 'Roland's mysticism' and 'Roland's Path of Truth'.

Among them, the genius pharmacist Joan even conducted special research on Roland's mental illness.

As Roland's childhood friend and confidante, Helena naturally understands Roland very well.

So although they weren't as close to each other as the senior and Roland, they were very familiar with Roland's thought process.

Therefore, they all understood what Roland meant.

Furthermore, the two women already had a subtle connection with Roland on a spiritual level, so their thoughts were able to stay in sync with Roland's.

At this moment, Roland paused his in-depth thinking on this issue because he was happy.

But Helena and Joan were pondering the question Roland had just raised.

They couldn't help but have a question.

Roland devoured the Mad God, but he himself remained unchanged.

But what if it's the other way around, and the mad god devours people?
If the God of Madness devoured someone and remained in that person's identity, then who exactly was that person?

The mad gods transcend all dimensions; their past, present, and future are unified.

In this situation, will this person's past be changed?

Will this person's memories, identity, and history change?
Will the things that people associated with this person have witnessed in the past, or even the history of the entire world, be changed?

It's unclear what Helena and Joan were thinking about, but both of them looked at Olivia with strange expressions.

“Ovilia, there’s something wrong with your analogy just now.”

Roland said, "This world is not bread, because bread cannot resist decay, nor can it coexist with decay."

It was a forest after the rain.

Within the decaying earth, mycelium invisible to the naked eye grows abundantly. The 'Rainbow Crystal Princess' and the 'Scarecrow' that people see are all mushrooms—even the Ballet Ghost is a mushroom.

They are the angels of madness, a projection of madness itself, and also a part of the hyphae that protrudes from the earth's surface.

After a pause, Roland looked at Olivia and the priests around her: "I did not eat or turn into a mushroom, nor did I eat or turn into mycelium. I am a fungus person who can grow mushrooms!"

Olivia nodded with satisfaction. She suddenly realized that this highly perceptive little guy wasn't entirely useless after all.

But after hearing Roland's words, "I am a fungus person who can grow mushrooms," the priests couldn't hold back anymore—"Take some medicine!"

"Cough cough."

Seeing that the boss was still going to chat with this madman, Maria couldn't help but cough, interrupting their conversation.

She said, "Your Highness, Her Highness the Divine Throne wishes to find her a book."

Olivia suddenly remembered the important matter.

She looked at Roland and asked, "You seem to know a lot about 'forbidden words'?"

"What forbidden words?"

Startled, Roland looked at the document in his hand and said in astonishment, "You're saying this isn't the script of Heaven? It's the script of the forbidden wizards?"

Olivia did not answer. She looked at the bookshelf and said, "Find me the seventh chapter of the Requiem."

Roland used a little magic trick, and a scroll of documents on the bookshelf flew towards Olivia.

The priests standing nearby looked rather grim upon witnessing this scene.

The Old Scriptures are sacred, while magic originates from the devil and is a corrupt thing from hell. To touch the Old Scriptures with magic is blasphemy.

Therefore, Roland's actions made many priests feel very uncomfortable.

But Olivia remained calm as she took the document. After confirming that it was the information she had been looking for, she began to peruse it.

After that, Roland seemed to stand by her side, ready to answer her call at any time.

But in reality, he was thinking about something.

At this moment, Roland's heart was in turmoil. 'Olivia calls this divine script 'Forbidden Words'?
So, these old scriptures originating from the Kingdom of Heaven were all written in 'forbidden words'?
Why weren't these old scriptures written in the language of God?
Is it because the gods did not have the habit of recording history, but the forbidden wizards recorded their history?

Or perhaps, after the arrival of the forbidden wizards, the gods' outdated writing system gradually became obsolete?

Roland knew that both of his guesses were utterly illogical.

However, Roland's intuition told him that both of these guesses were very close to the truth.

The question that had always puzzled Roland echoed in his mind once again.

'Many things recorded in the Old Church do not seem to be the history of this world.'

Were they written by the gods, or by forbidden wizards?

Roland couldn't help but look at the bookshelf again and continue to peruse the Old Book of Heracles.

Soon, Roland found what he was looking for.

This passage is straightforward and unremarkable. However, it's clear that it's not the history of this world.

Because it mentions some keywords—"paper insects".

The gods have always used 'gardens' and 'beehives' to describe heaven and pastures. Therefore, the world where the 'paper worm' resides must be in another astral plane.

Furthermore, historians, who considered themselves mere worms on paper, spoke with an incredibly arrogant tone.

It's as if once they climb out of the paper, they will become the gods of the creators.

After reading this, Roland discovered a very strange problem.

In these old scriptures, the word 'prophet' is mentioned once again.

He was a mortal from a research institute. He enlightened (deceived) the goddess Heracles and regarded her as the 'savior'.

These contents are also mentioned in the Old Church of Dawn, except that in the Old Book of Heracles, there is an additional title of "the Lord who gave salvation".

Here, Roland discovered a problem that he had never noticed before.

That is 'perspective'.

The writers of these Old Scriptures were clearly not the same colleagues from the prophet's research institute—the Old Scriptures were certainly not written by forbidden wizards.

This content comes from a witness who was by the side of the goddess Heracles, an angel who was with her.

Roland suspected that this so-called angel might be a madman.

Suddenly, an idea popped into Roland's mind, and he felt a tremendous fear.

A huge question arose in Roland's mind. He looked at Olivia beside him and couldn't help but ask, "Sir, why do the old scriptures in the church's collection only tell the history of the mad god?"

Without looking up, Olivia calmly said, "Because Heracles was once a mad god."

Roland paused, then slapped his forehead in realization and said, "Yes, yes, that's right. I've only read the Old Testament of Dawn and the Old Testament of Heracles, and then I took this particular case as a general rule."

Olivia asked, "What specific case, and what general case?"

Roland said, "It's nothing."

Olivia turned a page in her book and said, "Actually, I don't like the title 'Crazy God'."

Roland pondered for a moment, then asked with some surprise and uncertainty, "Should we use the honorific 'God of Suffering'?"

"The God of Suffering"

Olivia put down her book, thought for a moment, and said, "This word is not appropriate."

Roland secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After studying the old scriptures extensively, Roland gradually discovered that the title "God of Passion" seemed to represent a very, very high level of authority.

Even 'Alaye' cannot be considered a god of suffering.

The Three Holy Mothers of Madness and Evil. They hold an extremely terrifying position among the mad gods.

Roland asked, "Then what about the goddess Heracles?"

Olivia smiled and looked at Roland, saying, "Fungus person."

Roland: “???”

Many priests: "."

When Roland was having his episode, he said he was a 'fungus man'. But he just said it offhand, so he's already forgotten about it.

Therefore, he did not understand the deeper meaning represented by this fungus-like person.

Many priests did not understand what 'fungus people' meant, so they thought Olivia was going mad.

However, Joan and Helena, who had been eavesdropping nearby, immediately understood why Olivia called herself a "Fungus Person" after hearing her refer to herself as such.

Helena was so startled that she almost fell off her seat.

Qiong, on the other hand, spat out a mouthful of tea.

Roland had previously described the mad god as a fungus that could not be seen with the naked eye and could not walk on the ground.

Therefore, "fungus person" has come to mean someone who, after being "parasitized" by the god of madness, devours the god of madness but still retains their own identity.

The King of a Thousand Eyes is that kind of person. They are like people who have contracted a disease and then overcome it.

Roland was also infected by the Madman Straw, and described himself as a fungal person without any problems.

But Olivia, or rather Lady Heracles, is different!
He is a true mad god, a true mycelium.

But now, He describes Himself as a 'fungus man'.

This means that the mycelium has devoured someone and completely replaced them. Then it crawled from that rotten underground world to the bright surface world and became a 'person'.

Helena and Joan exchanged a glance, and in each other's eyes, they saw the words the other was shouting in their hearts.

—Olivia has already been eaten by Lady Heracles!
It's even possible that Olivia never existed at all. Because Olivia is Heraca, and Heraca is Olivia!
"What are you crazy about?"

Olivia looked at Helena, frowned, and began to scold her.

Helena forced an awkward smile.

Joan coughed and pointed to the food carts pushed by several priestesses not far away, changing the subject: "Lunch is here, let's eat."

Priestess Maria said to Olivia, "Your Highness, you only had some snacks for lunch, so I had the cooks make a few more."

Olivia nodded and walked over.

Roland, standing nearby, thought Olivia was angry because Helena and the other girl had only made a noise on the table.

Without thinking much, he followed Olivia to the dining table and sat down in his seat.

He then noticed that Olivia had not taken a seat.

Olivia approached Joan with a gentle smile and said, "Darling, are you enjoying the food here?"

Joan didn't understand why Olivia was suddenly being so affectionate, especially since Olivia had pointed out that she was Joan, not Olivia, that morning.

However, she took this concern as Olivia's affection for Olerie.

So she smiled very politely and said, "Not bad."

Olivia smiled happily and sat down next to Joan.

Her subsequent series of actions left Roland and the other two completely dumbfounded. (End of Chapter)