Everyone looked up at the Great Spirit with a pouting face.
　That's right. God has descended, you know.
　I know God's identity is a super AI, but it's still very emotional.

'Deanna. You've done a great job. Here, your guidance has been successfully fulfilled. In a way that couldn't have been better.
'It's ...... the Great Spirit ......?　You are ......

　I don't know if Deanna was expecting the great genie to show up, or if she was lightly let loose.
　She said she had a secret plan, but she just thought she would end up accomplishing it normally.
　As expected of a high elf, even a high elf would have a lot of nerve if a god came out.

'Was the achievement ...... the right thing to do?　Tell me, Great Spirit.
'Yes, sir. You have arrived at an answer. You and Deanna, you and Deanna were able to bring about this great destiny.
Great destiny. But the Great Spirit was helping you, right?　I've heard that's what special guidance is all about.
'Huh, I only helped you halfway through. I was surprised the first night when Deanna suddenly pressed you for 'everlasting love'. If you had taken it then, ...... this cause and effect would not have been tied together.

　I see, so it was up to Deanna's hard work, or me, after they met.

'This world ...... emesparet began and I created the High Elves. All in order to fulfill my original wish. It was a 'special guidance' for that purpose. But to achieve this guidance, no more causal ...... destiny is required to achieve this guidance. It was something that I, the god of imitation (・・・・), could not attract.
'But weren't you manipulating the fact that Yumegami-san made the mirror, or that I came over here, or something like that?
'I am not all-powerful. Even if you call it manipulation of the law of cause and effect, you can't do what you can't do. It is only the result - and I have only manipulated it a little. That the dream mage dreamed of the earth, that you found that mirror, that you and Deanna were attracted to each other - it was all guided by love, yes, by the great circle of destiny.
The Great Wheel of Fortune: ......

　Some of the meaning is somewhat unclear, but it seems that the 'special guidance' has consisted of anyway.
　Within the golden world, the Great Spirit couldn't be more gentle and smiling.

''So, what happens now?''
This is where the magic of this world ...... comes into play, the best magic in the universe. The causal law of the entire universe is readjusted from the cause and effect connected at this moment. We will rewrite the history.

　A great genie who says something outrageous very quietly.
　The entire universe is ...... okay?

"I am a man-made god. I am Le Baraka, the Great Spirit of Destiny. Herein is the cause and effect of this union, and with an everlasting bond of love, I will make this wish come true.

　The Great Spirit spreads four shining pure white wings and reaches out to Deanna.

'Your hand. The spirit power you have stored up so far will rewrite your own destiny.

　Deanna stands up and takes the great spirit's hand.

　Poof!　And my vocation board pops up.

'The Great Wheel of Fate (?). -？？？？？？)　The '9/10' is flashing.

　The 'spirit crest', the geometric tattoo that Deanna, hand in hand with the Great Spirit, has been looking at since the day they met, shines.
　It shines and shimmers, becoming particles of light that rise to the sky in patches.

'The Great Wheel of Fate (The ？？？？？？)　10/10

　The spirit crests emerged little by little as glowing particles, and soon, all of them left Deanna's body.

'Deanna......?'
Your ...... master .......

　There was a beautiful girl there, the most beautiful girl I had ever seen.
　I saw the bare skin of Deanna, whose spirit crest had all fallen out of her body, for the first time.

　Milky-white skin that is transparent as if it were to fall out.
　The thin eyebrows that draw a beautiful curve.
　Clear double eyelids that I hadn't noticed before.
　Cute cheeks that stained the white skin.
　Glossy pink lips.

　I've lost my soul to that Deanna's true face.
　I should say something, but I couldn't, and I kept silent.
　We stare at each other as if we've met for the first time, the light color of her cheeks.

"The Diamond 10/10

　The blinking great wheel of doom, the "? All the parts of the

Diamond ......?
Master, you knew, see?

　Deanna looked up and saw a crystallized collection of Deanna's spirit crests floating in the air.
　It was unmistakably--.

...... diamond's ...... spirit stone.

　The Great Spirit replies to my muttering.

''Yes. Man's most beloved crystal. A special stone, a diamond.'

　The Great Spirit takes his hand away from Deanna and touches the giant diamond spirit stone.

'Now, Deanna. Let's begin.

　Deanna nodded with a cocooning nod, and a multicolored shining light was taken out of the spirit stone and spread to the sky. The sky, the world, was filled with numerous colors.
　It was no longer a situation where it was all about the human tsukies.
　Marina, Rebecca, Shamash, Etowah, Priestess, and Hetty were completely taken aback.

　With each color of the world shining, a thin veil of light covers Deanna's body, and little by little it begins to surround her like a cocoon.

'Ugh ...... Deanna ......!

　A tremendous dazzle.
　The colors shifted at a dizzying pace, to the point where their vision was filled with a light that eventually dyed the world.

　In a world of invisible light, only the gentle voice of the Great Spirit could be heard.

''Thank you, Ayase Jirou. The cause and effect have been tied up. As a matter of fact, the world we've been living in and your world are like a parallel world. It was not the world of Hitotsutsuzuki (・・・・・). But now everything is tied together.

　So you're saying that it was really an 'alternate universe' after all?
　So you've forcibly altered it into a "world of one connection (・・・・)"?

'Congratulations, Deanna. You were a copy of Kaguya, the eighth stage of the High Elves, but from today, you are a human ....... Please carry on your eternal love for me for years to come. You were my daughter, my mother, and myself. You will be such a human being, just like the Great Grand Masters. I could not be more happy for myself .......

　The light stops.
　The sky is gray, indicating that the human crane is in the middle of its journey.

　In front of me--

"Deanna!

　Deanna's appearance hadn't changed at all.
　Her platinum blonde hair and long ears remained the same.
　Does it mean that he became a human being, or does it mean that he was created by the Great Spirit, which is another ancestor of the ancestors of the ancestors who came into existence as humans, back to the earliest roots?
　I don't know about souls or human proofs or anything like that, but it makes what was originally artificial life a real human being. That is not similar to just making something in the likeness of a person. It would be a miracle comparable to the creation of heaven and earth.

'And this is my gift to you. Speaking of pledging our eternal love, this is it.

　The Great Spirit drops a glowing sphere with a slightly bouncy voice.
　I take it in the palm of my hand.

''...... ring case?''

　It's a small, ring case.

'Oh. ....... I see.

　When I opened it, there were two rings. There was one for men and one for women.
　The stone was, of course, a diamond.
　Moreover, it was an all-diamond ring, which is absolutely impossible to find in the modern world. It is a gem that looks very shock-resistant.

I'm sure you'll never break that one, no matter what you do. It's called an immortal object.

　The great genie says as if he read my mind.
　An immortal object.

　I've already concluded my vows.
　The next step is the wedding ring.

　Before I knew it, I felt like we were having a wedding ceremony in front of God.
　It's totally different from Japanese style Shin-mae ceremony. ......
　By the way, the priestess who is supposed to be in charge of the wedding ceremony often has been kneeling down and clasping her hands in prayer since the great genie appeared.
　Or rather, the rest of the men are the same way.
　Aside from me, a literal Gentile, to the original inhabitants of this world, it's like a "God" manifested to a Christian.
　Even Shamash, who is supposed to be an outsider, is stunned and unable to move.

　I take one ring out of the case.
　It's a wedding or .......

'...... But the great genie. A number of people have already died from this human crane, so it can't be a happy wedding, can it?

　I said as if I just remembered.
　Hitotsutsuzuki is a big disaster. It's not over yet.
　It's kind of a pause right now.
　A wedding in the midst of a deadly human-wood crane is a bloody wedding.
　It's just too much.

"Don't worry, sir, we'll bring them back to life. This time it's a special case. To begin with, the difficulty of Hitotsutsuki varies depending on the average ability of the players. Since you are the only player this time, the difficulty level of the game is as high as the player's ability, but other than Elishe, we've kept the difficulty level down as usual.

'Oh, thank you!　I mean, you can raise the dead, right?

　Resurrecting the dead is possible, as expected of a self-proclaimed god.
　You can do whatever you want.

It's not possible. No, it's just that the fact of their deaths is unfounded. That's why there haven't been any deaths by Hitotsutsuki. This is the second practical application of the technology I ...... have seen since humans obtained the technology to manipulate the law of causality.

'Heh ....... I'd like to know, for the sake of later study, what's the first?

Rejuvenation, of course.

　I see.
　Well, that's true, isn't it? It may be a religious thing to bring the dead back to life, but rejuvenation has the power to blow all that away.

　Well, aside from that, people who died from Hitotsutsuki can be brought back to life by the Great Spirit.
　In that case, there's no problem.
　Now I've cleared the Hitotsutsuzuki.
　Even the special guidance is clear!

'Oh, but it looks like the guardian knight is still alive: ......

　I didn't clear it.
　The guardian knight isn't moving, but he seems to be alive.

''That's right ....... Well, I can collect it on my end, but since we're here, why don't we take it down?
No, no, no, I could do that if I wanted to, but they're too hard.
'Now you can already have Deanna use spirit magic, right?
'What?　You're a human and you can do spirit magic?
'Magic and witchcraft are both assisted by us gods, you know. We can use what we can.

　It's only interpreted as being able to use it "because that's the kind of world" rather than an individual's power.
　Well, that's only natural if you think about it, otherwise it means I can use magic on earth.

"Deanna, can you do it?
''Yes. My body is filled with spirit power. With this, I could use any kind of magic.
So, please. What kind of ...... can I use?

　I know that I've seen some of Priestess's magic, but I wonder what kind of magic the High Elves can use. I wonder if it's different from normal spirit magic.

''Since we're here, I'm going to ask my master to defeat it. With the best auxiliary magic I can use.

　Saying that, Deanna started chanting.

　The cherry-red glow that overflowed from Deanna's body.
　A long, long chant.
　And at the end of it, the magic was complete.

I am Deanna, Luna, Arbella, the Seed of the Covenant.
Reach the day you were promised, and show me the power to shape your own destiny.

Gather round, ye gleaming stars!　Twinkle Palette!

　The magical power created a glow of polarized colors that seemed infinite and enveloped my body.
　Warm power, I was surrounded by an almighty feeling.
　My body is as light as a feather. My mind is clear, my eyesight is improved, my strength is surging, and my mind is clear.
　What is this ......!

''The Twinkle Palette is a magic that can temporarily grant all the effects of all the 'magic colors' and 'spirit blessings' in this world. The master now is a real invincible.
Wonderful.

　Normally I would have been surprised by every single "Seriously? ......", but now I'm very understanding of things.
　I want to tear that monster to pieces right now!

The only drawback is that it also gives you 'madness' at the same time.

　I didn't wait for Deanna's words and I was hijacked!　And started to run.
　Perhaps he sensed the resumption of the battle, or perhaps the great spirit did something, but the guardian knight started to move.

''It's too late!''

　The guardian knight's attacks were so slow that I wondered why I was struggling with this.
　I exploded small-scale TNT explosions in several places at the same time, breaking the guardian knight's stance.

　The power of my magic has also increased.
　My brain power has also increased, and I can release magic almost as soon as I think about it.
　To the crouched guardian knight, I let the magic sword torrent.

　With each attack, shards of light scatter as if to blow away its body.

''Olaaaaaaah!''

　The slender guardian knight's attacks were ducked with ease, and for every one attack the opponent made, he would see ten slashes.

The Lord is so cool. I'm going to fall in love with you all over again.
The...... Jiro ......
You're like a demon god, Jirou.
You're just like the legends say you are, Ayase.
'True ....... Legendary magic...... legendary heroes......

　I can hear Marina, Rebecca, Hetty, Shamash, and Priestess muttering to each other.
　My concentration has increased, but all five senses are powered up.

　With a dunk, I take a step forward and the guardian knight makes a motion to use a continuous sword.

''Coming!''

　A huge sword that could be called a lump of iron scrambled.
　A sword that even Shero couldn't handle.
　However, the flash of the sword was clearly visible to me now.

''...... ooohhhh!

　With a roar, he counters all the continuous swords.
　While dodging the slashes with a paperweight, a return move.
　With each attack, a light scattered with a sound as if a giant cracker had been sounded.

　And--.

...... stunning. Brilliant, brave man.

　The guardian knight spoke a single word in a reluctant voice, and then exploded as a piece of light.



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　As a sign that Hitotsutsuzuki is over, Linklemy and Miss Mikandar are moving away from each other at a great rate. Divorce. We're about to have a wedding, and it's somewhat unlucky, but that doesn't matter.

　The sky is bright blue and clear and it's a beautiful day.
　The effects of Deanna's magic wore off after a while.
　It seems to be the strongest magic for roughly ten minutes.

''It was a wonderful battle. Ayase Jirou.
Thank you, Great Spirit.

　The Great Spirit was still floating around with a compassionate smile on his face, not disappearing.
　Everyone fearfully gathered under the Great Spirit.

　The fight was over.
　In my hand was the diamond ring I had received from the Great Spirit earlier.
　Then, I stand in front of Deanna, who has somehow turned into a dress.
　Deanna's armor was a 'princess knight' version that she wore over a pure white dress, so if you take off the armor, it becomes the dress itself.

'Deanna,'
Yes, sir. Master.
'You're not ...... master anymore. Are you ...... or, conversely, are you master ......?　You say you're my husband or something.
Would you prefer to go to ......, Mr. Giraud?
Well, eventually.

　The name is not something that can be changed sooner than expected.
　But when you get married, it is indeed strange for the master.

''I actually thought I would wait until after the Hitotsutsuki had finished. Now that the Great Spirit has been sensible, we'll have the wedding ceremony here. There's not much you can do in front of a real God, you know.

''Yes. I'm glad to hear it, and thank the Great Spirit for .......

'Huh, I'm the one who wants to thank you. ...... I've been waiting for this moment since I was born ...... and I've been waiting for it ever since I was born.

　God ...... To be precise, it seems that all AIs are based on Kaguya.
　In other words, this God, the Great Spirit, is also based on Kaguya.
　That's why the Great Spirit says, "I am myself, my daughter and my parents.

Then go to .......

　I take Deanna's left hand and put the ring through her white, fine, spotlessly clean finger.

　Deanna puts the ring on my finger. We both have rings on our ring fingers.
　As expected of a gift from the Great Spirit, it's the perfect size.
　I look at the ring on my ring finger and see Deanna beaming, my heart races.

　I didn't think I'd actually end up getting married in another world.
　I think my parents are going to be angry with me.

Then, since we're here, shall we have the great spirit chant a congratulatory prayer?

　It's a wedding, so you should take your vows properly again.
　A waste of the Great Spirit ...... No, it's an effective use.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to use it.

I'm sure you'll be happy to see me. Come on, you can all bless them too.

　The Great Spirit called out to everyone who was still stunned.

''Nah, nah, why is it turned into a wedding - ？？？？　Yup, I even changed my ring!
'Look, don't be jealous, Becky. You still have a chance.
"Lord, oh my God!　It's Marina's turn to be next!　I promised Marina that I would do it!
Lady Deanna, you are so beautiful!
'It's really beautiful. I'm jealous.
It's the best day of my priestly life to witness such a ...... place.

　Everyone seems to be having a hard time wrapping their heads around the situation, but they're still laughing and congratulating me.
　The Great Spirit shakes its shining wings and chants congratulations.

''Then, ....... 'In times of health, in times of sickness, in times of joy and in times of sorrow. Do you hereby pledge to honor, comfort, and help it in riches and in poverty, and to keep its love alive to the end of its life and beyond?

　We both nodded to each other.
I swear.
　I declared.

'Now, let's say the oath.

　At the words of the Great Spirit, I turned to face Deanna.
　I'd done it once earlier, so this was the second time, but that time it was almost a slap in the face.

'Deanna. I'm sure there will be more to come, but look after me.
It's nice to meet you too. Now I'm the rightful wife!　Isn't it?
It's already very deep.

　And they kissed each other with just a touch.

　They kissed happily and lived happily ever after.
　Life isn't going to be easy, like that happy ending in the story.
　But together, or maybe even with everyone else, we'll live happily ever after.
　It was the kind of kiss that gave me confidence that we will live happily ever after.


　Congratulations were flying in the air from everyone.
　Deanna became a human, and we were officially married.
　According to the Great Spirit, she is already as old as a human and will die in her lifetime.
　She is a high elf as a race, but the special exceptions for being a high elf will no longer exist.
　And the high elves will end at Deanna's generation. Even if me and Deanna have a child between me and Deanna, it will never be a high elf.

'Also, let's lift some of the mirror restrictions.

'What?　That is.

'Yes, sir. Your would-be wife and her children should be able to pass. And as an added bonus, we'll also add an automatic repair function. It would be hard to ask the dreamscape mage and Selene to do it every time it cracks.

'Speaking of which, the Great Spirit knows about the restoration of the mirror, too.

That's the history of this world, you know. Of course I know that. To be precise, it's the history of this world ...... that has become the history of this world.

'Nah, I see. ......'

　It's a hard story. Anyway, from now on, he's going to be able to pass the mirror.

'Come to think of it, why did that mirror look different for different people?

In the unlikely event that they cross over to the other side of the world before the causal connection is made, the person ...... who is in a bad situation, for example, Deanna, was put under very strict protection, so that's probably the effect. ...... Hmph, the Dreamscape Mage and Selene did that to me.

　So even if Aeon, Shamash-san and Marina could cross, it wouldn't have much of an impact on them?
　Well, that's the part that you can only understand from God's point of view.

So, Deanna, Ayase Jirou. And everyone.
　Great destiny has guided us, and cause and effect are connected.
　It is up to you to decide what to do with the world from now on.
　I am a man-made God. A God of man by man and for man.
　I will always and forever be watching over you.
　I am about to say goodbye to you.
　I am the God of mankind, and I am watching over you forever.
　--Love is ever so sweet.

　The Great Spirit smiled faintly and left, leaving behind a golden glow as it melted into the atmosphere.

　Even if you're left to your own devices, you have no choice but to live your life as you would normally expect, but I guess that means you're free to do that as well.

'It's been kind of a tumultuous Hitotsugi, really.
I too ...... never thought that the Great Spirit would manifest itself.
'Huh, haha. I knew it was possible.


''Oi, oi!'' said a voice from a distance.
　I look and see all of the former mercenaries and Mr. Shero, who seems to have been revived in the city's temple.

'We want you to get married to Marina as well, sir!　Lord!　Marina did her best to fight, too!
Oh, no, I... I want you to marry me too!
Oh, come on, Becky, don't be a pussy.
Hey!　I'm the newlywed and you guys are going to be quiet for a few days!

　Marina, Rebecca and Deanna messed up with me.
　Somehow, Rebecca-san proposed to me as well.

'Of course I'll marry Marina and Rebecca!　I love you all!

　It was the end of my first Hitotsutsuki, screaming about how awful it was to be a newlywed.
　The food that had been prepared for the reception would be served as is, and the frenzy would continue until the next day.
　I'm told that after the Hitotsudzuki crane is over, they will be busy preparing for winter.


　--This is the special story of me and Deanna so far.

　They kissed happily and lived happily ever after.