Having concluded his meeting with the patron saint Malik, Setuna followed the Aerial Capital Surveillance Tower in a definite sense of satisfaction.

The meeting with Malik brought all sorts of information to Setsuna.

One is about the curse. The new fact that if God curses one, God also curses again and turns into something that God must be, indicates that Ashtra is no longer a fearful being. Regardless, I still feel resentful for Setsuna, who has fallen into the presence of God, and may soon come upon me again, but I am not God. Not as threatening as before. Even in God's time, he's the one who could handle it with a black spear and a mail-of-doer. It may be said that he was weaker than the Goddess of the Divine Army, and that he would not even be a threat if he had just lost the power of God.

I wasn't sure about the curse itself.

The effect of the curse is said to be a thousand different things, and I don't know if it's effective enough to stop Setuna from walking. It is possible that it was called. In that case, Ashtra would remain a god, but even so, it's not as threatening as the goddess, so it's not something to worry about.

I also heard about Lyohan's situation.

It concerns relations with the genus Dragon, led by Ramles, and with surrounding cities. Ramles said he was cooperative with Lyohan about Ufiria, but all he taught was why Ufiria was so cooperative with Faria was that she was close. Malik also says he doesn't know much about why Ufiria and Faria got along.

He also crushed on Faria's inauguration as a second-generation goddess of war and the formation of the Seven Great Heavenly Samurai.

Even about Miliu's loss of news with Erina and her men.

"I'm sorry about Miliu."

And Malik has come to apologize, but it's not like he's bad. Lyohan's perimeter investigation was a task assigned to the Seven Heavenly Samurai, and Miliu encountered and was involved in something in the task. The responsibility could not have been Malik.

Malik also said that he didn't know what Milyu was in, and they didn't know what the situation was. Although we have arranged uninterrupted search forces since the news broke off, it was said that the results have not been achieved.

Setsuna told me that as soon as the situation settled, she would embark on a search for the Milius, and Malik told me that Lyohan would also hit their search in the general outing. Even for Lyohan, Miloo, one of the seven heavenly samurai, is an important figure. We have to find and secure it at all costs.

I also heard that Lyohan has been restoring stable and peaceful days since the Second Defense War. As for that, I heard it scattered during the sanatorium at your mausoleum, and on the road, as I ascertained with this eye, but when Malik, who knew the whole of Lyohan, informed me again, I couldn't help but think that Setsuna was also worth the risk of putting my life on.

Scattered and thanked by Malik, Setuna was elusive and elusive. Setsuna didn't save Lyohan to be thanked by someone. In that way, Malik just laughed.

'Whatever the reason, there's no difference in the fact that Setsuna protected Lyohan. So thank you again and again. Thank you.'

For Malik, it was painfully gratifying to see how important a place Lyohan was.

That would be the case, too. Otherwise, while returning to God, we will not stay here and continue to defend ourselves. It's God. I would have been able to move around freely and with great power. Like the gods Setuna had encountered so far, she would have also been able to wield her power as she had, but as she thought, but as she had.

He didn't.

As Lyohan's patron saint, he continues to be present.

'Cause that's me.'

He directed a transparent mask at Setuna.

"There are numerous gods in this world. That is why in the hundreds of years, a crappy number of gods were summoned by the hand of the Holy King. I'm not like those gods. I arrived in this world by the sincere desire of one girl. That's Faria."

"Prior goddess of war?"

'Yeah. I kept an eye on her, as she wished. And as she wanted, she became her talker. That's why we got human flesh. It's all because I was her only god. "

"God for only one..."

'That's right. I was just a god for Faria. "

He seemed to lighten up a little bit.

"That Faria wanted me to protect Lyohan. I became the patron saint of the land for only one believer. Though he may be an unreliable patron saint. '

Has he remembered the likes of the Second Defense War or has he gone masochistic? but Setuna also understands very well that he is revered and respected by one of Lyohan as his patron saint. It also comes from the information Lem purchased and the stories of the servants of your Mansion.

It means that many Lyohan citizens understand the fact that he is able to enjoy peace because he continues to protect Lyohan as his patron saint.

When I told him about it, Malik tried to illuminate him again. Those reactions of his made Setuna kind of happy to see that maybe there's still humanity left in him. It's too sad, such as losing everything in the human age, just because you've become a god.

About God, too, I've found out.

As Malik said, the gods present in the Iles Valais are, for the most part, summoned from different worlds by the summoning magic of the Holy Emperor Miendia Raegnus-Wargrain. Malik also says he doesn't know what the Holy King summoned the gods for. Malik doesn't know anything about the gods, not the emperor gods.

However, he seemed to know that the majority of the emperor gods became Vashtara and Vashtaria, the two pillars with the greatest power, each created its own forces. He said he did not understand its purpose and did not leave the realm of imagination because of what the final war was caused for. And two years ago, he didn't even know why the Great Destruction happened. It seemed unimaginable that those who promoted the ritual of the resurrection of the Holy King and those who prevented it had clashed.

However, with the opportunity of the Great Destruction, we know that the gods were scattered all over the world as if they had been freed from it. Therefore the world was full of divine authority, and the world was poisoned.

Albinism, schizophrenia, and crystallization began to invade this world. As for albinism, Setsuna is also well known, but she did not know more about crystallization. Apparently, when plants and minerals are poisoned by divine authority, they transform into transparent crystals rather than deification like humans and other animals. It's a clear death for a plant that is an organism, and we don't know why that happens only to plants and minerals. However, he said that it was a transformation that could occur as a result of a certain poisoning of a non-divine being called divine authority, and that it was certain that it could not be done with the power of God to stop a transformation that had happened once.

Setuna asked Malik if there was any way to stop albinism, any further spread of crystallization, or spread. Malik didn't say, "No."

"If all gods minimize the dissipation of divine authority, they will not develop albinism or crystallization."

And said.

But he shakes his head to the side.

"But that's not realistically possible"

"Why?"

"Setuna. Are you convinced that they want you to stop breathing for insects and plants other than yourself?

"Well..."

'You won't be able to. For those who have nothing to do with themselves, there is no brother-in-law or reason to go that far. Everybody thinks so, and that's normal.'

"So, is divine authority like breathing to God?

When Rem asked, Malik nodded.

'That's what I mean. Divine authority is the power of God itself. Something that keeps emitting as long as God is God. Me, too, still exudes divine authority'

He put up his pale, shining hands, though so well. It was as if that brilliance was all that was divine authority, and that divinity seemed to deserve to be called divine authority.

"Really?"

"Oh, but no problem. Even close enough to touch me, my divine authority will not erode your flesh. [M] I keep it to a minimum."

"I mean, I'm holding my breath," he said.

"Correct"

Malik grinned.

"The dissipation of divine authority is similar to breathing for humans and many organisms. All that, there's nothing I can do. However, it is up to God to pronounce a divine authority strong enough to affect his surroundings. It's not impossible to suppress it like me. And most gods, in the world they should be, should be dampening the dissipation of divine authority before the faithful. The goddess will never pray. '

"Bye......"

Can persuasion of the gods prevent an increase in divine authority? Malik has chilled in response to such Setuna's opinion.

'That's why. To them, this world is not our own. It's not like we've learned that different worlds are poisoned by our divine authority and trying to be desolate. For the sake of what we live in this world, if we had a head of sorts, we would not try to revive the Holy King who wants to destroy the world'.

Setuna had no words to return to Malik's explanation. You're absolutely right. If the Imperial Gods will put the one person in this world first,

'But you've been safe for the last hundred years, haven't you? You've never heard of albinism or crystallization, have you?

'Yes... what is it? That's where I get caught. "

Malik put on an arm. With a difficult face, I look far away.

"Divine authority is overflowing with“ great destruction ”as well as time. Even before the Great Destruction, there were gods. It had pronounced divine authority as a matter of course. But instead of divine authority poisoning one, it never eroded the world. It is evidenced by the history of silence '

A history of silence would be a time of hundreds of years of trio of force antagonism. Given that the three forces were created by the gods and that the gods were always there, it was so unnatural that there was nothing poisoned by divine authority. It is a little hard to imagine that every time a divine man occurs, every time crystallization occurs, the three major forces have swept away. Nothing, it does not necessarily occur exclusively within the three forces' spheres of influence.

'I mean... you mean there's a solution?

'I don't know. It just means there's hope.'

"Hope..."

I don't know what that's like, but it was worth it, even if I just found out that maybe I had the means to save this world going to death.

The world is in moderate death.

Because the divine authority of the gods is eroding the world and transforming it, living or non-living. Either way, when anyone or he is poisoned by divine authority and ends up in God's hand, when everything crystallizes, it can be said that this world will end.

Before that happens, if we can find a means to prevent the spread of divine authority, we will also be able to improve the situation.

One more thing Setuna needs to accomplish.

But it is also important for Setsuna, who lives in this world, who, at any rate, had to find the means. As it is, there is no way we can pretend not to see the world continue to be poisoned by the power of the gods.

Not for myself.

For Faria and Miliu and Rem and the world in which they all live.