'So this is the Temple of the Ten Thousand in the capital, huh? Surprisingly, it doesn't look like a temple.

　As Azure said with interest, the building in front of him had a look that didn't look much like a temple.

　It was quite large, and the exterior was gorgeous and opulent, but the design made it seem more like a theater than a temple.

　There is a large hall in the center, with smaller halls on the left and right - a structure that looks like it would have been laid out like a theater.

It's an alternative that brings together all the beliefs in the kingdom in one place. They didn't want the building to be biased towards a particular religion, so they purposely avoided making it look like that.

　Well, if Garnett's explanation is correct, it makes sense.

　In this Westland Kingdom, different gods are worshipped in different styles for different regions and professions.

　If they wanted to worship all of them together in the same temple, they were bound to get into a huge dispute over the style of the temple first.

　If it was a small-scale regional temple, it would be possible to find a compromise, but it would be impossible to find a compromise on the 10,000 temples in the royal capital that covered the entire kingdom.

'Well, as expected of a royal capital. No matter where you look, the scale of the city is far different.
"Have you found a suitable rendezvous?
He's not around here. He's probably already in there. I'll be off then. You've been very helpful, indeed.

　Azure smiled and thanked him, then spun around to dance as he climbed the short staircase to the entrance in one step and turned around.

'Ah, yes!　Can I ask your name, just in case?　I don't mind using a stage name or a pen name. It's not my real name either.
Is that my name?　I'm Luke from ...... White Wolf Forest.
Thank you. We'll give you a free pass if you come back to look, Mr. Luke.

　Azure disappears into the Ten Thousand Temples with a light step.

　I didn't ask for Garnett's name, probably because I recognized her as a different person from the girl in the audience yesterday.

　When we're alone again, we also go under the main entrance of the Ten Thousand Temples.

'...... This guy is awesome,'

　The scene that stretched out beyond that took my breath away.

　It was like a grand, majestic theater inside, but we were standing on the stage in the theater, where small altars were regularly lined up in large numbers in the seating area.

　Of course, the second and third floor seats were also packed.
　It looks like a fair of various kinds of altars and temple styles.

　And among the countless altars, many people come and go incessantly, offering prayers to the altars they want to see or curiously looking at the altars of gods that are usually out of reach.

　It is a place where people who live in or visit the royal capital can offer prayers to the local gods as usual, and at the same time, they can deepen their knowledge of other gods.

　Well, I suppose many of them simply visit it as a kind of tourist attraction.

'It's a big deal. It's one of those places that you should see once when you come to the royal capital.
'If there were so many altars, I'd spend all day just finding the one I'm looking for.
Don't worry about it. We have a map and a list.

　Garnett leads me to the front of the information map by the main hall.

　According to this diagram, the Ten Thousand Temples are adjacent to the east and west wings on either side of the main hall in the center, and there are altars lined up there as well as here.

The altar associated with our Order is around there. The one that the adventurers seem to believe in is ...... maybe that one?

　Garnett smiles happily as he points to a large guide map hanging on the wall.

'Yes, but how long ago was the last time I worshipped there?'
I knew you were going to be blindsided by the lack of skills for years.
Even after ten years, if you only have one, you won't have enough faith. I don't care if God is real or not, I'm not going to believe in him.
...... Right.

　For some reason, Garnett awkwardly lowered his gaze.

　Is that by any chance?
　Is it a misguided misunderstanding that it was a bad idea to bring me to the Ten Thousand Temples when I stopped believing in the warmth of God?

It's just that I no longer believe in the story that there is always a benefit if you believe in it. It's just that I like looking around for the sake of sightseeing.
Is that so?
If I didn't want to, of course I would've said no. You and I don't need to be nice to each other.
'...... sure!　If you ask me, it's true!

　Garnett laughed as he regained his normal mood.
　I can't help but loosen my cheeks when I see that.

　There's no way I want to see her depressed.
　Especially if the cause is me.

By the way, don't tell me that's the list next to you?　I think it's bigger than the map.
There are many different kinds of lists for different categories. I don't know where the altar I'm looking for is located at ...... in letter order, by region, by profession. You know, there's no shortage of complaints about it.
It's not easy being in a public facility.

　While looking up the list posted next to the guide map, I looked for the name of a god that suddenly came to mind.

''(Alfazul...it's not as expected. (No matter how much you say, dwarf gods are not eligible?)

　In the battle at the Demon King's Castle, a mysterious being appeared in my consciousness when I was on the verge of death.

　The dwarves of the Demon King's Castle Realm share the same name as the gods they worship as the creators of the Thousand Year Corridor of the Abyss - Alpha Zulu.

　He mentioned a few other aliases, but he said that the name would be the easiest for me to understand.

'(Harbarz, Gagunlars ...... I don't see any other names either).

　I've always had a good memory.
　I looked at the list for an alias mentioned by Alfazul, but I couldn't find a name that looked like it at the moment.

　--Harbarz, Gagunlars, or simply Wise Man (Wiseman) ...... There were so many ways to call him. If it's a name that's easy for you to understand -- well, I'll call myself Alfazul -- then I'll call myself

　Thinking back to the words I had heard that time, I reread the list, arranged in letter order, this time starting at the end.

　At the end of the long list of just one type, it was named as a matter of course.

''--The Wise Man (Wiseman)--''

　He utters the name as if in a whisper.

　I found it - I saw it - I saw it.

　The existence that has the "Right Eye of Wisdom" in my right eyeball.
　A small clue that may lead to the identity of that thing.