"Heh, well, considering we were about to walk over to each other, I'm convinced if we had a hang-up, we could get along... but Alice was surprised to even get to the book blessing"
"After all, is book blessing something you don't do so easily?
The day after my parents' relationship with Mr. Faith improved, I was walking to Alice's grocery store with reports of the upside down.
I have a direct connection from Mr. Iris' bar, but somehow I walked normally to the grocery store to do some wind shopping on my way home.
"Right. This blessing means a lot to the Divine Clan. Especially the book blessing of Faith, the supreme god... Well, even though it's personal discretion to do it or not, this one feels unusual"
"That's because, after all, you're going to be immortal?
"No, it is only a secondary effect… indeed the effect obtained by the blessing is significant. But that's not where this blessing creep is."
"... uh"
As soon as the reason was not on his mind, Alice put up two fingers with a serious look on her face.
"There are two effects that can be described as the greatest creeps...... First of all, those that receive this blessing are allowed to speak in the name of their God. You know this, Mr. Kite, but it's actually a huge force."
"... I do think it's amazing to be able to speak in the name of God"
"… it is impossible, for example, even if Mr. Akali and Mr. Kazuya 'speak in the name of God in bad faith', the Feat who gave this blessing 'supports that statement'"
"Huh!?
"Even if that's what ninety-nine out of a hundred people think is wrong, only Mr. Faith affirms Sole... he has to. It is a great disgrace to the Divine Family that a name is given directly by Master Sharovanal with power, and that it goes against a statement using that name. Well, it's just a disgrace, so depending on the content, you may ignore it... but you won't be the first to actively deny it."
I see, I understood the meaning of Alice's words. This means that there is a risk that the Blessing will have to act against the will of the Divine Nation, even in some cases.
Is that why this blessing is really only given to someone you truly trust wholeheartedly......
"And the other thing, this one is bigger. Receiving this blessing also means entering that God's 'asylum'. As I said earlier, a name of great value to the Divine Clan, and the fact that those who bless it with it will be harmed, is tantamount to an act for the Divine Clan to apply mud to the name given to them by Lord Sharovanal."
"I mean, for example, suppose there was an imminent crisis between mother and father..."
"Mr. Faith is usually full of it, but he also has the right God-like stuff, so he definitely comes out first. This is also an unlikely assumption, but assuming that Mr. Kite's parents are in danger of dying in hostility to the Six Kings, Mr. Faith will protect Mr. Kite's parents, even if he were to kill them."
"... I see, that's outrageous"
"Yeah, and the horrible thing about this one... is that judgment is left to you individually. Even if someone else thinks it's okay, it feels like it's out if you recognize it was harmed by Mr. Faith's standards. Some Divine tribes try to protect those under asylum as well as temporary blessings."
Speaking of which, I remember Mr. Kronoa saying 'I have a duty to protect Lilia' when Mr. Megido appeared before. It was still a tentative blessing then... but it would mean that Arre, at Mr. Kronoa's discretion, had stipulated that even a tentative blessing would be under his own asylum.
"I mean I did this blessing with the knowledge that it would be a lot of hassle for Mr. Faye as well... I guess you're thanking Kate's parents for inspiring him to change somehow, Mr. Faye himself"
"... well"
"Well, unless something else happens, it's a bit of a handy buff, and it's more a plus in terms of parents' safety, and you don't need to think deeply about it."
"... right"
That's a really nice story. I feel so relieved to think that Mr. Faith will protect my parents if I have to. Let's thank Mr. Faith again next time.
"Anyway, now you've solved the problem with Mr. Kate's parents by leaving Alice's case behind!
"No, I've solved your case in the bar before."
"... I really failed. I seriously regret that I shouldn't have made a bar. It's a pain in the ass who knows who I used to be... Oh, by the way, that's a different story..."
"Yeah?"
"I'm an Illis, but I've stabilized my body based on the items that Master Sharovanal gave me, so I'm going to rehab... I'm going to teach you combat techniques that really match your abilities. Because of that, and would you like to come and see Mr. Kite?
While I grin bitterly at Alice switching stories in a slight panic about how much I don't want her to touch on past topics, I ask back what bothered me.
"... before I do, what's rehab?
"Eh, Illis right now is based on my abilities. That's the basic spec of the Six Kings cohort...... bad way to put it, but otherwise it stays when I die...... it's only on a human level. There are still many challenges. So I was wondering if you could go through a high-dimensional battle around here once."
"I mean, fighting strong people?
"Yeah, I mean... I'm going to mock battle with Mr. Isis"
"... seriously?
I don't know what this is, it seems like something is going on... one or the tip of the demon kingdom, one or Mr. Iris with the specs of the Six Kings who showed me some formidable magic shelling before.
Honestly, it's one of the worlds or something that's going to perish easily...... I was wondering if it's okay?