WKOC Extra 2

Warning: Starting from part 10, there will be a CP (Couple Pairing) featuring Alvin x Hilier, with reciprocal dynamics.

1
About Prayers.
Alvin’s prayers had never received a response from the gods.
Whenever he asked his teacher, Selina, about this issue, her expression would become somewhat strange. She would either change the topic or remain silent, never telling him the reason.
“Teacher said it’s not because we’re not devout enough, but because the time hasn’t come,” Hilier would comfort him this way. “He said it’s a test from the Lord, meant to strengthen our faith. One day, the Lord will respond.”
Alvin nodded solemnly and never skipped his Holy Knight etiquette classes again, making sure every prayer was performed with flawless posture in hopes of receiving a response from the Lord.
It wasn’t until the day he was officially promoted to Commander of the Holy Knights that, during his prayers, he heard the voice of the Light God for the first time.
—And then the Light God happily chatted with him for three hours.
The newly appointed commander’s legs went numb from kneeling.
The Light God told him that He had always been able to hear his prayers, but the reason He hadn’t responded before was because the recently retired old pope, Yuria, had advised Him not to.
Luke seriously quoted Yuria’s words: “He said that if you heard My response before your faith was strong enough, it might cause your belief to crumble.”
Alvin: “Hmm…”
That makes sense.
After all, not every follower of the Light could maintain their faith after discussing how delicious they looked in the eyes of their god.

2
About the Light God’s Form.
The Light God is a soul-based entity and doesn’t have a physical body. He usually appears as a shapeless, untouchable ball of light.
However, the Light God does have vessels. His two most commonly used vessels are: the divine artifact Forgiveness of Light, and the form of a human boy. Compared to the latter, which only appeared in recent years, the former was the vessel He had used for a long time.
As for why the original vessel Forgiveness of Light took the shape of a two-pointed cone…
Luke: “Because Abel told Me to turn it into something convenient for spearfishing.”
Alvin: “…”
Hilier: “…”
Abel, the first Pope of the Light Church and the first Commander of the Holy Knights, was originally an ordinary fisherman before he received a divine revelation. According to the sacred texts, one day, while fishing by the river, he released a mother fish about to spawn out of compassion. This act of mercy touched the Light God, who then bestowed a divine artifact upon him and commanded him to carry out the divine will, leading to the founding of the Light Church.
Hilier, who had been devoted to studying the sacred texts since childhood, deeply admired Abel, and had even abstained from eating fish because of it, was left bewildered.
Alvin, who as a child had secretly gone to the river to mimic Abel’s spearfishing technique and almost got swept away by the water, couldn’t resist asking, “Spearfishing, um, only requires one pointed end. Why does Your vessel have two points? Wouldn’t that make it easier to accidentally hurt the user?”
Luke: “Because the fish basket was on the shore, and Abel didn’t want to keep running back and forth, so he asked Me to make the vessel double-ended so he could fill one side and then flip it over to spear a few more.”
Alvin: “…”
Hilier: “…”
That evening, Hilier chose fish for dinner for the first time.
His Holiness the Pope sat at the head of the table, expressionless, as he meticulously sliced the fish. The other clergy members dining with him were silent and kept sneaking glances at the commander sitting nearby, hoping he would do something to break the eerie atmosphere.
However, the usually fearless Commander simply bowed his head and ate quietly, not daring to say a word.

3
About Alcohol.
Alvin’s alcohol tolerance was average. As a Holy Knight who followed the principle of not overindulging in alcohol, he was very disciplined and usually didn’t drink. He only had a few drinks occasionally when relaxing with friends or subordinates at the tavern, and he had never gotten drunk.
So, he didn’t know just how average his tolerance was.
Until one mission required him to climb a snowy mountain.
The weather on the mountain was harsh, and the local villagers taught them a method to stay warm: drink a small sip of strong liquor at regular intervals, letting it slowly warm the body from the inside without consuming too much energy.
Alvin followed the villagers’ kind advice.
And then, when he reached the summit, he was drunk—without realizing it himself.
The worst part was that in his drunken state, Alvin appeared completely sober and was even able to complete the mission perfectly, so no one else noticed that the commander was intoxicated.
It wasn’t until after the mission was over, when everyone was preparing to descend the mountain, that they realized the commander was missing and panicked.
In the end, it was Cooper who found Alvin. When he did, the commander was inside a snow bear’s den, sound asleep, hugging the poor snow bear tightly in his iron grip.
Three Holy Knights together couldn’t pry the commander’s arms off.
With no other option, they dragged Alvin and the snow bear out of the den together, and it took seven people to finally separate the commander from the bear.
Cooper later said that was the first time he realized that bears could make such terrified and despairing expressions.
This incident became one of the commander’s most dreaded yet widely circulated embarrassing stories, known throughout the Light Church.
And the funniest part of this story? After sobering up, Alvin remembered exactly what had happened—he had very seriously sought out the snow bear’s den and subdued the innocent bear, intending to give it to Hilier as a snow mountain souvenir to use as a pillow. But before doing so, he thought he should check if the snow bear’s texture was suitable as a pillow…

4
About Elves.
The young Elven Princess was leaving the Forest of Green Leaves for the first time to attend the Day of Divine Grace celebrations in Kaelya. To show their respect, the Light Church specially arranged for the Holy Knights to escort and protect her.
When the princess met the commander for the first time, she was overjoyed and gave him a red fruit, a specialty of the Forest of Green Leaves, as a gift. She introduced herself, saying, “My name is Lili. What’s yours?”
“Alvin.”
Lili said bluntly, “Alvin, you’re really handsome!”
Alvin smiled awkwardly, “…Thank you.”
At lunch that day, Lili was invited to dine with the Holy Knights. When she saw Cooper sitting next to Alvin, her eyes lit up, “Wow, you’re also very handsome!”
“…” Cooper gave a standard Holy Knight smile, “Thank you for the compliment.”
Later that evening, at the banquet held in honor of the Elven Princess, Lili finally met Hilier, who had been busy preparing for the Day of Divine Grace. She was delighted, “You’re so beautiful!”
Hilier responded calmly and kindly, “Thank you. You look lovely tonight as well.”
But the next day, Lili was seen trailing behind the Honorary Commander (the retired commander of the Holy Knights), Selina, running happily as Selina carried her on horseback, shouting joyfully all the way.
Three handsome men stood in a row by the stables, exchanging baffled looks.

5
About Cameras.
When cameras were first invented, they became extremely popular, and the followers of the Light were no exception.
As a result, every time a patrol of Holy Knights went out, they were asked by no fewer than a hundred people if they could take a photo together.
—Although priests seemed more approachable than Holy Knights, people were more enthusiastic about taking photos with the knights. After all, priests could simply walk away if they didn’t want to be photographed, but the poor Holy Knights, who were never good at refusing others, would try their best to fulfill the reasonable requests of the faithful.
The situation improved after the commander himself led a patrol upon returning from a mission, unaware of the latest trends in Kaelya, only to be mobbed by excited followers outside the church, unable to return all day.
The Pope issued a special statement, urging followers not to interfere with the normal duties of the Holy Knights.
The poor Holy Knights were finally able to return on time.
Unfortunately, the influence of the followers rubbed off on Luke, who also became interested in photography.
So, just when the commander was getting used to being secretly photographed by the Light followers, he was forced to accept being openly and secretly photographed by his god.
Some time later, Hilier, out of curiosity, looked through Luke’s photo collection and discovered that Luke took a photo every time Alvin prayed—
What was even scarier wasn’t that Luke’s photo angles were always exactly the same, but that Alvin managed to kneel in the exact same position and posture every time he prayed!
If not for the fact that the scenery outside the window changed with the seasons and time, Hilier would have thought those dozens of photos were just copies of the same one!
After that, Hilier took a keen interest in the Holy Knights’ etiquette training and frequently suggested loosening the requirements.
He also secretly confirmed several times through various means that Alvin was indeed human, and not some human-shaped magic puppet.
Later, Luke shared these photos with the Dark God, Sid.
And from Sid, the photos ended up in the hands of the Dark Pope.
Lais: cat meme with wide, terrified eyes
Lais: “I told you! The Holy Knights’ discipline is terrifying!!!”

6
About Curses.
Once, while on a mission, the commander was unexpectedly ambushed by the Dark Church, returning with injuries and even a curse.
—Sid, after seeing the photos and hearing the Dark Pope’s lament that the Holy Knights must live such painful lives, sneaked out to look for food but couldn’t find anything, so, in a fit of anger, cursed Alvin out of spite.
Luke: “I’m going to fight Sid.”
Alvin talked him out of it.
—He didn’t feel like he was seriously injured, and Luke had already removed the curse, so there was no need to start a divine war over such a small matter. He would just be more cautious in the future.
However, when Hilier heard about it, he let out a cold laugh that went against his teachings.
To avenge the commander, Hilier ordered the Light Church to fully exploit their advantage and spread the faith relentlessly.
By the time Sid came to his senses, most of his territory had already been devoured by the Light God! The Light Church had been built right up to the gates of Layton City!! He had nothing left to eat!!!
Sid became quiet as a mouse after that, never daring to touch Luke’s chosen ones again.

7
About Saints.
The Light Church and the Dark Church used to have numerous clashes due to competition over followers and differences in doctrine.
Later, when Hilier, enraged by what happened to the commander, lifted the restrictions on spreading the faith, the Dark Church realized that the Light Church had been going easy on them all this time.
They couldn’t win even when they made their Saint dance a striptease on Sacrifice Day to attract followers (Yasa: ?).
From then on, they and their god both remained quiet as mice.
However, relations between the two sides strangely improved, and they even started making official visits to each other.
The following year, Dark Saint Yasa came to observe the Day of Divine Grace on behalf of the Dark Church.
(Which wasn’t on the same day as Sacrifice Day.)
And then he saw the limited edition ceremonial version of the commander in his Day of Divine Grace attire—
Since the Light Saint was still very young, it was Alvin and Hilier who hosted Yasa, giving full honors to the Dark Church.
So, Yasa was subjected to the Holy Knight’s most famous signature skill: the Holy Light Smile. By the end of the day, he felt like his soul had been seriously shaken.
That night, the Light Saint, Daniel, nervously pulled Alvin aside to tell Hilier, “Teacher, I think Yasa has improper intentions toward Alvin!”
Both Hilier and Alvin laughed, not taking it seriously.
But later that night, Yasa summoned Alvin’s holy spirit into his room.
The commander was completely dumbfounded as he watched Yasa try to make his holy spirit recite the Light Scriptures to him all night.
If it weren’t for the fact that holy spirits have anti-harassment protocols and would firmly refuse, disappearing entirely if things got too far, he might have been pinned to the bed to recite!
Even Alvin, who was usually slow to catch on, felt that something wasn’t right.
He immediately rushed to the Holy Spirit Hall that night to modify the summoning conditions for his holy spirit, making sure Yasa couldn’t summon him again.
The next day, Yasa shamelessly greeted him, asking why his holy spirit refused to respond to his summons. “All I wanted was to chat in bed!”
The commander: “That’s extremely inappropriate behavior. Please do not do that again.”
Yasa smiled slyly, “Hey, in the Dark Church, that’s a sign of appreciation~”
The commander: “…”
Yasa: “I didn’t actually harm you, did I? So what will you do? Hit me? That wouldn’t be very in line with your discipline, would it?”
The commander: “Forgive me for being blunt, but you may have misunderstood the Holy Knights’ discipline.”
Yasa: “Oh?”
The commander: “What I mean is, yes, I will.”
Yasa: “…”
Damn, he really would hit me. This isn’t what my teacher said! Fragile archer types like me don’t want to tangle with battle-hardened Holy Knights—I’m outta here!
Later, Alvin relayed what happened to Hilier and added, “It’s all settled. I scared him off.”
Hilier: “Hahahahaha!”
Hilier: “Wait, aren’t you unable to lie?”
Alvin: “That’s why I didn’t lie.”
Hilier: “…”
Alvin: “…”
Hilier: “Hahahahahahahahahahaha!”
Alvin: “…”
What on earth is he laughing about…?

8
About Luke.
Luke didn’t have the same aesthetic sense as humans. After watching Luke create several ‘human-like’ vessels for himself, former Pope Yuria, concerned about the mental well-being of the followers, carefully suggested that Luke model his vessel after one of his disciples—because in the old pope’s mind, his disciple’s appearance was the most perfectly aligned with the teachings of the Light Church!
Selina, ever the instigator, also recommended her own disciple—after all, in the eyes of a teacher, only one’s own disciple could truly be considered perfect!
As a result, Luke’s vessel ended up being a blend of Hilier and Alvin’s features: blonde hair, green eyes, beautiful yet sharp.
—Other than looking like the biological child of the Pope and the commander, there were no other flaws.
Only the heavens knew how much chaos erupted the first time Luke walked through the Light Church in his vessel, appearing as a teenage boy.
Especially since He couldn’t control the human vessel very well, walking clumsily, speaking incoherently, with a blank expression, and being so energy-deprived from creating the vessel that all He could think about was finding His favorite human (Alvin) to eat with.
Rumors quickly spread within the Light Church that the commander and the Pope had a secret love affair in their youth, resulting in a “dull son” that they had hidden away and raised in secret.
In just three days, the rumor had evolved into: the commander had abandoned them, leaving the Pope to tearfully raise their “dull son” alone.
Upon hearing the rumor, the young Light Saint rushed into Hilier’s bedroom that night, tearfully asking his teacher if it was true.
Hilier was lost in thought: “…”
Why does everyone think the child is mine?
Meanwhile, Selina lovingly patted Alvin on the shoulder, “Little Al, we can’t let anyone know this ‘dull child’ is actually the vessel of our great Lord, so thank you for the sacrifices you’ve made to maintain the Light… Pfft.”
Alvin: “…”
Damn it, teacher!!!

9
About Discipline.
The Holy Knights had 347 commandments in their code, and not every Holy Knight could memorize them all like the commander. Most only memorized the basic 100, and the rest they followed by instinct, regulating their behavior and conduct accordingly.
Holy Knights who broke the code were punished, but the severity of the punishment depended on which commandment they broke. For instance, violating the rule “No loud noises in the prayer room without reason” would result in running ten laps around the Light Church.
The responsibility of determining whether a Holy Knight had broken the code usually fell to the deputy commander on duty.
Among the five captains of the Holy Knights, only the most serious and composed, Captain Miller, made an effort to memorize the entire code and double-check it before issuing punishments. The others lacked the patience for this and mostly relied on their gut feelings, which occasionally led to mistakes—
And because the code was so cumbersome, the Holy Knights would often prefer to accept the punishment rather than look up whether that particular rule really existed.
Breaking the code wasn’t exactly a common occurrence among the Holy Knights, but it did happen every now and then, given how many commandments there were. Even the commander couldn’t follow every single one of them perfectly, so the Holy Knights would sometimes see him leading the way in their punishment runs.
One morning, the Holy Knights arrived at the training ground on time, only to find their esteemed commander, the Honorary Commander, and even Captain Cooper doing handstands against the wall, while His Holiness the Pope knelt beside them, copying out the commandments.
Standing in front of them was the furious old Pope, Yuria.
The Holy Knights kept their eyes forward, training as usual, and then went their separate ways.
The next day, Cooper returned to training, the Pope was still copying the commandments, and the commander and Honorary Commander were still doing handstands.
On the third day, both the Honorary Commander and the Pope were gone, but the commander was still doing handstands.
On the fourth day, the commander was still doing handstands.
The Holy Knights: “…”
On the fifth day, the wall was finally empty. After training, the Holy Knights gathered around to ask the commander which commandment he had broken to warrant four days of punishment.
The commander, holding his dizzy head from all the handstands, thought for a moment before remembering, “The one about not encouraging minors to drink alcohol.”
Miller flipped through the code and pointed out the mistake, “Breaking that one should only result in one day of handstands.”
The commander, both aggrieved and guilty: “Ahem…”
—That is, if the “minor” wasn’t Luke.
(See Side Story 3 for details.)

10
About Blessings.
When Alvin and Hilier got together, they sought the blessing of the Light God.
Luke: “Will you have a baby together?”
Alvin: “No.”
Luke: “I can help you have a baby.”
Alvin: “…Thank you for your kind offer, but no need.”
Luke, visibly disappointed: “Aw, both of you taste so good. Your baby would taste amazing too…”
Alvin: “…”
Even though I know that Your diet of spiritual energy is harmless to humans, it’s still terrifying to hear You say that.
Luke, eyes wide with anticipation: “Now that you’re together, you taste even better!”
Alvin: “Yes, because ‘love’ is a wonderful emotion. It makes the soul more beautiful.”
Luke: “Yes, ‘love’ is powerful. I can give you the power to use ‘love’ just like you use the power of ‘will.’”
Alvin, intrigued: “What is the power of ‘love’?”
Luke: “In human terms, it’s something called ‘seven times in one night.’”
Alvin: “………………”

11
About Fantasies.
One day, Alvin accidentally came across a fan fiction about himself and Hilier.
And it was one of the very bold ones.
While confiscating banned books, Alvin opened one out of curiosity, and the page he saw just so happened to depict the Light Pope discreetly hooking his finger against the commander’s palm during a prayer, where everyone else had their heads bowed.
Alvin: “…”
The old, pure-hearted virgin was flustered, unable to shake the image from his mind, and felt deeply ashamed for having such sacrilegious thoughts.
In reality, their relationship so far had involved hugging, kissing, and holding hands. As a typical representative of the late-blooming, celibate members of the Light Church, Alvin believed that was enough for now—he wasn’t ready for anything more. But now, a forbidden book had unexpectedly stirred his imagination.
Of course, Alvin was certain that neither he nor Hilier would ever engage in any inappropriate conduct during formal prayers, nor would they even entertain such thoughts.
Still, the image haunted him all day.
Feeling guilty, he went to the confession room but couldn’t bring himself to speak out loud, so he just knelt there in silence.
However, Luke could hear his thoughts—
It was an instinct of spiritual beings. For Luke, human thoughts were like open books. Even if He wasn’t deliberately paying attention, He could still catch glimpses of them.
Luke wasn’t always present in the confessional, as He spent most of His time in His vessel, Forgiveness of Light, but that day He happened to be there.
So, Luke kindly offered some advice: “Are you thinking about human reproduction? Many humans like to imagine reproducing beneath My statue. I’ve even seen them do it. I don’t mind if you reproduce during prayers. If you need to, reproducing on top of the statue is also fine.”
Alvin: “…Please don’t say things like that!!!”
The commander was utterly overwhelmed. He had never even considered such…such horrifying acts! It wasn’t until Luke mentioned it that the image popped into his head! He was so mortified he could have burst into flames!
He fled from the confession room and didn’t dare look Hilier in the eye afterward, running off without a word!
Hilier, who had heard that the commander had gone straight to the confession room after returning from his mission and wanted to ask what had happened, was left standing there, bewildered, watching Alvin’s retreating figure.
So, he asked Luke what had happened.
Luke explained everything with complete sincerity.
Hilier: “…”
That day, everyone passing by the confession room heard His Holiness the Pope bursting into uncontrollable, hearty laughter.

12
About Positions.
Alvin and Hilier had just slept together, quite platonically, under the covers for about half a year when Hilier suggested they take the next step.
The commander was afraid of hurting him, so Hilier laughed and said, “Then you can be on the bottom.”
Alvin nodded without hesitation.
But in the end, Hilier was the one exhausted, and it was Alvin who carried him to the bath.
The second time, Hilier said, “Your turn. You’ve tried it before, so you know being on the bottom doesn’t hurt.”
The commander: “Mm!”
But Hilier still ended up being the one worn out and had to be carried to the bath by Alvin again.
Holy Knights are total cheats like that. Wizards get so mad they pound the bed.

13
About Monsters.
All monsters were extensions of the Monster Lord. Luke had told them that. The difference was that extensions could be destroyed, but the main body could not.
Luke also had the ability to create extensions, but He usually didn’t consume souls, so He was often undernourished and didn’t waste energy making extensions.
Spiritual beings do not die completely; at most, they enter a dormant state when severely wounded. Without replenishment, it’s difficult for them to “revive.”
After sealing the Monster Lord together, the Dark God washed His hands of the matter, leaving only the Light God to tirelessly maintain the seal. That’s why the Light Church had been constantly battling monsters across the land, preventing them from consuming souls that could help awaken the Monster Lord.
Moreover, every so often, either Alvin or Hilier would accompany Luke to personally reinforce the seal at the Eastern Rift, preventing the Monster Lord from breaking free.
The reason they didn’t go together was that Luke explained, “When the two of you stand together, you generate a lot of spiritual energy. It’s like placing a roast chicken in front of a starving person. He’d wake up from hunger.”
Hilier: “Uh…”
Alvin: “…Ahem.”
Once again, the Monster Lord’s hope of resurrection was thwarted by the clever Light God.

THE END