I let the genie out of the bottle

Disobedient gods should not be easily provoked, but divine artifacts are a different story.

Some divine artifacts left behind in the world have also gained unimaginable power due to the projection of human emotions and memories onto them.

Some special divine artifacts can even serve as low-level disobedient gods.

Most of the divine artifacts that remain in the world are not low in danger, but compared to the disobedient gods, they are relatively mild.

Lu Ye's goal was to absorb the power within the divine artifact.

"In this world, it is man who gives power to the gods."

"The power that grants divine artifacts also comes from humans."

"Since it's human power, what's so impossible about humans taking it back?"

The demon chuckled.

"To be able to break the seal on this bottle... without a doubt, you are a 'human'!"

"Actually, I would prefer you to choose a safer approach and grow stronger step by step," the demon said, sighing.

“Collecting divine artifacts and absorbing their power still carries a certain degree of danger, and I am very worried.”

"What if you, you idiot, die before you can break the seal on the bottle? Who knows when the next person who can break the seal will be?"

Grass.

"You've lived your life step by step, peacefully and steadily, achieving little and not significantly impacting your lifespan. When you die, you can release me. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

……

You should just stay in the bottle.

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Chapter Seven was just to cheer you up??

"The so-called accumulation of emotional memories is actually similar to the power of faith, right?" Lu Ye looked at the museum not far ahead and subconsciously reached out to touch the sealed bottle in his backpack.

"As far as I know, while faith certainly possesses great power, it seems to have quite a few side effects as well, doesn't it?"

In ancient times, the ancestors, living in ignorance, formed worship and beliefs based on their simple emotions and memories. This caused things that were originally intangible or tangible to be distorted and gradually transformed into gods.

In a sense, it is indeed humankind that created the gods.

However, while gods draw power from human faith, they are also bound and distorted by human will as a result.

Moreover, having read many online novels in his previous life, Lu Ye's first reaction to the concept of faith was one of apprehension.

"Ha, what an idiot."

His response was nothing short of merciless mockery from the demon in the bottle.

"People don't even know to spit out the pits when eating fruit, yet they end up blaming the fruit for harming them?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Ye was speechless.

The little devil's meaning is clear: there are indeed some bad things mixed in with faith, but wouldn't it be better to just remove these things?

Moreover, regardless of the circumstances, this demonic loli certainly wouldn't allow herself to be influenced by faith. The fact that she said this now indicates that she's confident she won't be assimilated by it.

After all, if one were truly influenced by faith and became a god in humanity's prayers, one's daily goal would be to protect world peace...

Then she might never be able to get out of the bottle.

Therefore, I shouldn't need to consider the side effects of faith for the time being.

Yeah, for now.

The Rome Museum, a large building constructed in 1899, is one of the world's leading museums of classical art. It houses most of the ancient artifacts discovered in Rome since 1870, as well as many even older collections.

Lu Ye came here to see if he could find any ancient artifacts among these collections.

In some worlds, items that exhibit unusual characteristics may be referred to as "demons" or "tsukumogami."

In a world where the impact of human consciousness is far more significant, it is not surprising that some ancient objects, imbued with human faith, could be called "divine artifacts."

"Are you able to sense a suitable target?"

Although he had arrived at the main entrance of the museum, Lu Ye did not intend to go in directly.

Instead, he turned slightly, out of the sight of the security personnel at the entrance, then leaned against the wall outside the museum and closed his eyes.

As for why we didn't go in...

Whether it's selecting a suitable divine artifact for absorption or directly absorbing the power within it, direct contact is unnecessary; this distance is sufficient.

If you behave strangely inside a museum, you're more likely to be seen as a suspicious person, which makes things more inconvenient.

One more thing is...

He can no longer afford the ticket price.

Otherwise, since you've come all this way, going in to take a look is a good option.

"This area truly exudes a strong historical aura," the demon in the bottle seemed to take a light breath and said. "It seems that this place does indeed contain many things with historical significance."

Although she was sealed in a bottle, because Lu Ye had opened the bottle once before, she was able to use Lu Ye as a medium to observe the outside world to a certain extent.

Of course, that's all.

Otherwise, she would have directly controlled Lu Ye to release her.

"Unfortunately..." the demon said, a hint of schadenfreude in his voice, "it seems there aren't any items that qualify as 'anomalies'! In other words, none of the many artifacts in this museum can be absorbed by you."

The Roman Museum is a large museum, so it naturally has a lot of collections, most of which have a good historical background, but it has not generated any special power.

In other words, it's of no use to Lu Ye at all.

After saying that, the little devil's lips curled up slightly.

Even though both sides have reached an agreement, it doesn't mean that the devil in the bottle has suddenly become a kind old man by your side.

She would be quite happy to enjoy Lu Ye's disappointed expression.

However, Lu Ye did not grant her wish.

"Oh," he replied casually, seemingly unmoved.

The reaction was a bit lukewarm, wasn't it?

The demon in the bottle thought to itself, somewhat bewildered.

"Then, take me to the place you sensed, the place where there are indeed items that I can absorb," Lu Ye said softly.

"You want to play a trick on me, but you also want to avoid really falling out with me, so you must have found the location of a divine artifact that I can absorb, right?"

"You probably thought that if I got really angry, I could just tell me about it."

"Alright, take me there now. I don't blame you for making me come all this way for nothing, since you went to such lengths to get me to the museum."

As Lu Ye spoke, he stared directly at the brass bottle in his hand, revealing a provocative smile.

The demon in the bottle: "..."

Depend on.

What exactly is this feeling of "I have orange peels and wheat husks, but I don't know if they're suitable as oars or ladles"?

"Brain-dead demon."

While she was in a daze, Lu Ye seemed to be getting a little impatient and immediately raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Use your barren little brain to think about it properly."

"This is a national museum, after all. How could they possibly put anything dangerous inside? Italy, after all, has its own magic society. If there were any magical artifacts or items that were causing 'anomalies,' they would have taken them away and dealt with them long ago."

"I didn't expose you before because you seemed a little happy, so I just played along."

"..."

You wait, you'll die in the streets of Rome.

"Okay, I'll take you there now, to the place I sensed the location of the divine artifact." The loli demon said, squinting her eyes and revealing a sweet smile.

"So you really did sense the location of the divine artifact," Lu Ye said, somewhat surprised. "I was just bluffing."

"..."

It's a pity, we still need this guy's help to break the seal.

"Can you sense which god this divine artifact is related to?" Lu Ye wondered as he followed the route given by the little devil.

"He is a god in Roman mythology, and arguably one of the most important to ancient Rome."

The demon in the bottle answered honestly.

Roman mythology is, to a large extent, an imitation and inheritance of Greek mythology.

For example, Jupiter in Roman mythology and Zeus in Greek mythology, Juno in Roman mythology and Hera in Greek mythology, Venus in Roman mythology and Aphrodite in Greek mythology.

"Is the most important one Jupiter, the king of gods?"

The demon gently shook his head.

"Although Jupiter holds the highest position in Roman mythology, another god should be considered more significant to the country of Rome, right?"

P.S.: My knowledge of the anime *Campione!* is limited. I only skimmed through the novel and don't remember many parts, just have a general impression. Therefore, there might be some discrepancies in the settings, for which I apologize. Also, some settings have been slightly altered for the sake of the plot, and I hope you can understand that.

The plot of this book... to be honest, I don't know where it came from. I don't know when it suddenly went off the rails and I thought of demons, and then my thoughts inexplicably jumped to the fisherman and the demon... Of course, the demon in that story was really too lowbrow, so I had to add some sophistication myself.

Also, regarding the protagonist's personality, I can only say that the protagonist I write about will not be a hero, but rather closer to an ordinary person.

In short, I hope this book can bring you joy.

In addition, I'm asking for votes for my "sticky butt" pose, or 2. I need everyone's enthusiastic encouragement.

Chapter Eight: Honey, remember to twist the bottle cap!

As a mythical god-king, the kings or consuls of Rome were required to worship Jupiter three times a year as a sign of respect.

However, the number of times they worshipped another god often exceeded that of the god-king Jupiter, namely Mars.

Mars, the Roman god of war, is the protector of warriors and the patron god of Rome. Legend has it that Romulus, the ancestor of Rome, was the son of Mars.

In Rome, the normal number of times Mars was worshipped was twice a year.

However, at the start and end of every war, the king or consul would lead the people in worshipping Mars, the god of war. And since Rome was a country keen on expansion and war, it is not surprising that the number of times Mars was worshipped exceeded that of the god-king Jupiter.

"Sharpness, slaughter, war, conquest—"

The devilish loli idly swung her smooth little feet, counting on her fingers one by one.

As she spoke, she naturally shared her perceptions with Lu Ye.

"That divine weapon, is it a sword?" Upon hearing this, Lu Ye's expression instantly turned somewhat strange. "The Sword of Mars, or rather, the Sword of the God of War?"

You should know that the first time he truly noticed the name Mars was not through mythological texts, but through a mobile game.

Attila, the Hunnic king in FGO, wields the Noble Phantasm Tear of the Star: Sword of the War God.

One reason for this setting is probably the anecdote of Attila receiving the sword of the god of war as a gift from someone else.

As for the other part... setting the sword of the Roman god of war as Attila's possession is probably to highlight one thing: Attila the Hun, known as the Scourge of God, conquered Rome.

“I can sense considerable power from this sword.” The demon loli smiled, her eyes narrowing, and she couldn’t help but swing her little feet a little faster. “It’s not impossible that this sword might even possess its own spirit.”

"Absorbing the power from objects that haven't developed sentience might be a little easier. But for objects that have already developed sentience, seizing their power without suppressing them would be very difficult. After all, anything with even a little bit of sentience would fight back if its power were to be extracted, right?"

"Do we still need to suppress it?" Lu Ye slowed his pace slightly, his brows furrowing involuntarily. "What should we do?"

"If it's a sword, to suppress it, you'd at least have to hold it directly in your hand," the little devil said, nodding as he thought for a moment.

"Hold it in your hand?" Lu Ye's expression suddenly became somewhat subtle. "It seems I need to prepare to give up this sword."

I thought I could absorb the power of the divine artifact from a distance.

However, this demon is now telling itself that if it is a divine artifact with a spirit, it needs to suppress it.

You have to understand, no matter what, he's still just an ordinary person. He can't possibly suppress a divine artifact with sentience, especially one as powerful as the God of War's sword.

This is something that, while not entirely impossible, is extremely dangerous and carries a very low chance of survival.