God created the first human from dirt The first woman Eve was made from a part of his body the two of them had been the origin of mankind That man’s name was Adam It was apparently Hebrew for man He did not know about the original text but Genesis did not fill up many pages in this book That likely meant there was little requiring explanation The contents were more or less what he had already known After being created by the god named Yahweh Adam lived happily in paradise When he wished for a wife Eve was made from his rib The two of them lived in paradise but when a serpent tempted Eve she broke god’s command and ate the forbidden fruit 1 Adam did the same thing so they had committed a taboo and taken on Original Sin 2 They were therefore expelled from paradise and sent into the world of man Their children became the origin of all mankind 3 and that is why everyone is born bearing the Original Sin those two committed That much was often referenced in fantasy stories and video games so even Mutsuki more or less knew it
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1 The fruit they ate is commonly known as the Fruit of Knowledge It can be interpreted as the knowledge that creates a definitive division between man and animal so eating it is what made mankind into mankind 2 Eating the Fruit of Knowledge is viewed as the act of threatening god Paradise contained both the Fruit of Knowledge and the Fruit of Life and it is said anyone who ate both would become an existence equal to god 3 The latest research has traced all human DNA back to a man and woman in southern Africa There is currently no evidence that these original humans were created
Mutsuki felt like he had heard the terms Fruit of Knowledge and Fruit of Life somewhere
However this was not enough to determine the connection between the Serpent’s Eye and Adam He flipped through the book but the following pages moved onto the next generation with Cain and Abel He did not find any more information on Adam and Eve What connection was there between the original human and the Serpent’s Eye that ruled all women
The only possibility was the being that had temped Eve and led Adam and Even to commit the original sin
The serpent
The serpent mentioned there is a reference to the corruption that causes man to fall
Vengeful venomous a greed so great it swallows all else It really is the perfect word for ‘her’ I am impressed by mankind’s writing skill
Mutsuki nearly dropped the book when he suddenly heard a voice he somewhat disliked
A man had appeared next to him without warning and he smoothly reached out to support the falling book
The boy looked up as he thanked the man
Th-thanksRapha
He looked away awkwardly but the young man said think nothing of it and sat across from him
Genesis Quite the studier aren’t you
The way the young man looked at him with a bright smile made Mutsuki’s heart pound even though he was not doing anything wrong He pushed the book aside
Um uh why are you here
Don’t let me bother you I had stopped by for some business and happened to spot you here Is
Ange not with you
She’s in the classroom right now
The young man grinned and relaxed back in his chair
He apparently did not intend to leave but Mutsuki did not like being alone with him
He had trouble with this young man
Rapha was good looking enough for any woman to do a double take Mutsuki was certain of that
He really was an attractive young man
But Mutsuki had as much difficulty with him as the man’s smile was lovely
He felt like the man was not smiling in his heart
He was not showing his true thoughts Or rather he was hiding the contents of his heart with that unnecessarily pleasant smile
He was of course Micha and Ange’s trusted colleague so Mutsuki knew he was an ally But that did not help much
Genesis hm Were you reading the story of Adam and Eve
Mutsuki had fallen silent so Rapha began the conversation He pulled the book over to himself and flipped through the pages Mutsuki had been looking at
A lot of people have been calling me Adam I didn’t know what that meant so I thought I would
do some research
I see You seem interested
The boy uncertainly looked to the side but Rapha seemed to have picked up on something His smile remained but his lips bent downward for just a moment
It probably would be hard to understand with the knowledge of the human world he said Do you know the conditions for a bearer of the Serpent’s Eye to appear
Micha told me one is born every few hundred years
Correct Now why would that formula exist within human DNA
(Come to think of it)
Mutsuki hesitated because he had not once considered that during his two months worrying over all this
Why did the Serpent’s Eye exist in the first place