They introduce themselves in front of the ice statue of the dragon, I tell them my name is Will and that I am the son of the gods. I also introduce my partner, Schultz.

Schultz is wary of the unfamiliar woman at first, but when she bends her knees and smiles, he silently strokes her throat.

Lunamaría also caresses Schultz's weak points as precisely as if she were blind.

It makes you wonder if this person is really blind, but Lunamaria denies it with a smirk.

You've been acting a little strange, haven't you? Doesn't it seem as if there's a light?

"It's hard to believe that I'm blind.

If you've been blind since you were a kid, you learn all sorts of fine tricks.

The technique?

Lunamaría nodding.

The senses other than sight become acute. The senses of hearing and smell are the most common, but also touch. --That's right. Master Will, when I turn around, raise your right or left hand, please.

　Yeah, okay," says Lunamaria, turning back, as she honestly raises her left hand, "now you're raising your left hand.

"Now you raise your left hand. And with your fists clenched.

"How did you know that?

"It's easy. It's a movement of air. When you raise your hand outstretched, the air passes between your fingers and makes a unique sound.

It's amazing that you can figure that out when you can just guess right or left.

"I don't know if it's great, but I've been living like this since I was a little girl, so it's not hard to make a living.

I don't know if it would be rude to say, "That's a lot of work.

Well . I blinded myself because I wanted to, and I have no regrets about being a miko.

"But how did that blind priestess get to this place?

As I said at the beginning, I'm looking for a brave man to save this world. I believe it's you.

"I'm ......?　But the markings are ......

I don't need a sign. Even if there were, I wouldn't be able to see them.

　I guess you could call it a blind joke, but it's not funny under the circumstances.

"I was ordained by God. There will be a brave man on earth to bring peace to this world. And I can think of no one better than you.

To be sure, I'm the only human in the land, but

Then it's a sure thing. Now, hero, please go on this journey to save the world with this Lunamaría.

I'm not sure if this is a good idea.

It was. You were raised by the gods, weren't you?

That's right.

Then I come to greet the gods. I ask that this Lunamaria be allowed to lead Master Will as a squire.

"Forgive me. ......

I put on my dads' faces, but they put on a face of disagreement. I don't have much to learn.

Little me can't leave. You'll live here forever. I see a future where I'm persuaded to do so.

When I explain that the only person who would be willing to send me out would be the all-powerful god Reus, Lunamaria says

I'm sorry to hear that. I'm sorry.

and shoulders.

But that too for a few seconds, then quickly says with a smirk.

"On the contrary, one of you agrees with me. Then we'll rely on him. And it's finally up to master Will to come down the mountain. Will wants to see the outside world, right?

"...... Yeah, I'd like to see that.

I will share with her the determination that I only told Schultz.
I wanted to look out of the mountain.

of course I love this mountain. I have my mother and father who I love.

I love learning and studying. I love to play with my friends.
But what you learn about the outside world.

Hearing about the outside world from the animals makes me want to see the real world.

The Vandal, the god of magic, said it was because I am the son of man.

It's hard to stifle the inquiring mind of man.

Remembering the Vandal's words that it is impossible for a god to kill curiosity, I finally decided to follow Lunamaría's words.

One day I will leave, baring my curiosity and inquisitiveness.

Then there's no reason why it's a bad time to do it now.

It seemed best to travel with her to the outside world.

When I told this to Luna Maria, she smiled as if the petals were in full bloom.

I'd never seen a girl her age smile before. It was a completely different smile than Mom's.

I watched her smile for a few moments and then I took her hand and headed up the mountain.




Table Mountain is shaped like a trapezoid as its name suggests.

On the flat part of the trapezoid is a vast forest, at the center of which is the palace of the gods.

A palace is not the home of human royalty, but a modest building built with the help of forest beasts.

But it was a decent size, with its own bedrooms, training room, library, and meditation room.

I took Lunamaria into the parlor and gathered my father and the others there.

Reus swooped down from the sky in the form of an eagle.
Ronin comes straight from the training camp.
He's shirtless and has a towel over his shoulder.
Milia is the second one to arrive, but when she sees Lunamaria, she says, "I'm going to put my makeup on," and goes away.

Vandal is the fourth to arrive, but he doesn't look at Lunamaría in the reception room, he only reads books.

...... I'm sorry for being such an oddball dad.

I apologize instead, but Lunamaria shakes her head.

"It's natural, gods. I was the one who had the mischief to bother you,

There are no doorbells in this mountain. Don't worry about it.

Calming her down with a joke, Militia, who has just returned from finishing her makeup, opens up and says, "My Will can't give it to a little girl like you.

I can't give my Will to a little girl like you. I don't know how you managed to seduce me, but you have to leave.

It's rude to say it out of the blue, but Lunamaria doesn't seem offended.

She loosens her mouth a little and whispers to me.

"She sounds like your real mother. We have a wife and mother-in-law problem.

Jokingly, the joke wasn't off.

I sighed heavily.

Her name is Luna Maria. A blind priestess to the Mother Goddess of Earth. --She was my first friend. A human.

I introduced them.

Hearing those words, the gods looked at me and Luna Maria in turn with their respective gazes.