This is how we spend our last days.
Time flies inexorably.
The day of our departure arrives.

The day of coming of age. On the day of my 15th birthday, I packed my backpack and carried it out of the house.

My family is lined up there.

Ronin was drunk with a bottle of sake.
He'd been drinking out of it.
Milia, the god of healing, wears a lot of makeup.
She doesn't want people to see her puffy eyes.

Only Vandal, the god of magic, seemed calm, but that was by comparison to the two of them.

In fact, it was quite depressing.
The all-powerful god Reus explains.

These things bid farewell, but we will not turn you away now. They no longer welcome your departure.

Ronin pokes me in the chest as Reus declares this.

"Nice leather breastplate,

"It was given to me by my dad Ronin.

"Yeah, that looks better on you than full plate armor.


Ronin smiles and thrusts out a fist.
I'll do the same.

"That Militia guy is still picking on Lunamaria.

If you look, Miria is lecturing Lunamaría about my favorite foods, bedtime, etc...

Luna Maria was taking notes, too.

She'll make a surprisingly good wife and mother-in-law.

You're quick. And she's a priestess. She's married to a god.

There is no law against divorcing God.

That's right. Even God comes down to earth to raise children in this age.

Yeah. Well, that parenting is coming to an end.
"Will you go back to heaven when you're done?

Now, what to do. It's the new gods, isn't it?

The new gods are the gods who live on earth.

Basically, gods live in the heavenly realm, but the gods who live in the heavenly realm are called the old gods.

When I return to the heavenly realm, I'll still come to see you.

and turn towards Vandal and jump into his bosom.

...... Vandal Dad also says goodbye.

The vandal hugs me. She is thin but so strong.

This is not goodbye, this is the beginning of a new meeting. You'll meet more friends on this journey. Maybe even meet a new family.

I'll be the first to introduce you to them when I meet them.

Please do so. Now, if you talk too long, you'll be sorry to say goodbye. So much for the hug.

And then the Vandal took a step back.

I thought it was typical of the Vandal not to be bitter.

I stare at the Vandal for a moment and then announce my departure to Milia.

I expected her to hug me and never let go, but surprisingly, she didn't do anything.

She just contorts her face into a snotty smile and waves her hands.

"I've decided to let you travel, so I won't say anything else, but you have to write me a proper letter.

I understand. Mother Milia, don't get into too many fights with Father Ronin.

"I don't have time for those drinkers.

I say, "Thank you," and Milia gives me some potions that will help me in my adventure.

I say thank you and turn my back on them.

I turn my back on them, because if I didn't, I felt like I was going to stay here forever to say goodbye.

I wanted to leave Table Mountain early and go to town.

Speaking of which, Will, I heard you're going to be traveling, do you have any plans?

"Come on, no plan,

　And staring at Lunamaria, she tells the gods what is in her heart.

For now, I will follow the oracle to the north.

"Do you want to leave the north or ......, this Midonian kingdom?

And stroking his white beard is the Vandal.
He knows the geography of this world.
Lunamaría shakes his head.

"No, I will go to the forest on the border of Midonia. I would draw the holy sword there.

"Is the Holy Sword at the border a Durandal?

"Yes.

But that one is supposed to be reserved for the brave.

I thought Master Will would be a brave man.

I don't want them to look at me like that.

I'll tell you again, I have the mark of a brave man

"I believe that bravery is not a sign, but the heart of it. A kind heart to help the animals in the mountains, and even helped me when I was attacked by thugs.



I'll help anyone who comes along.

"It's not true. This world is more complicated than you think.

Lunamaría says with a sigh, and Vandal nods in agreement.

It's true. People are colder than you think. Will will learn that on this journey. But--

"But?

"You get to know the warm side of the world. It's a shitty world, but rarely are there good people who give you the illusion that the world is not a place to leave.

I guess that means there are girls like Luna Maria.

Yes. Not many priestesses are this pure, but there are others like her.

And Lunamaria's face tinted, but she didn't argue. It's time to leave.

Well, I guess I'll be leaving now.

When Lunamaria said that, the gods looked at me with regret.

They don't move, but they still wave at me until I'm out of sight.

After we're gone, the gods murmur in a sorrowful tone: "Oh, little Will has departed.

Oh, sweet Will has departed.

Millia's disappointment is tremendous.

She is more depressed than the last time she had a grey hair.

Even the daring Ronin shrugs his shoulders.

"...... I'm burnt out.

But Vandal was the only one who kept a relatively cool head.

...... Well, what was a journey can't be helped. I just hope you come back with more.

Vandal sums it up and returns to the lab.

The two of them criticize the harshness of the situation, but Vandal doesn't seem bothered by it.

He just staggers off into the middle of nowhere. He looks quite shocked on the inside.

The two gods let out a light smile at the sight.

Milia carries Vandal on her shoulder and Ronin holds up a bottle of wine and says.

Hey, old man. Hey, old man. Let's drink today.

What do you mean. I've been studying--

The Vandal's words stopped as an unexpected person responded.

Even Milia, who doesn't usually drink with me, said, "Let's have a drink.

I have no choice but to drink, I thought to myself.

They're right, you won't be able to do anything today.

You'll return home and have a drink, but on the way, you'll notice that Milia has noticed something.

"Speaking of which, where's Reus? I'd like to invite him too.

It was the Vandal who answered the question.

"Leus is a raven circling in the sky. He will want to stare at Will until we leave the sanctuary.

"It's not fair. We're putting up with it.

Well, come on. We've been monopolizing Will for the past ten days.

Milia backs down as Ronin makes a rare defense.

"Well, okay, ......, Reus, see to it that Will is okay.

Miria grumbled and took a gulp of the House of the Gods' highest drink.

You are more than capable of drinking than Ronin, the drunkard.


Meanwhile, circling in the sky, Reus looks down at the earth, leaning into the wind.

There are two little dots.
Will and Lunamaria.

We've already walked quite a distance and it looks like we'll be leaving the godspace safely.

Reus was very tempted to follow them, but he stopped short.

Reus is the closest to the old god among the new gods.

The old gods must not leave the divine realm.
He should be in the heavens.
They must not interfere too much with the earth.

Hence the seclusion here at Table Mountain, where he spent his days meditating.

Remembering this, Reus circled into the sky and flew straight back to the mountain--

They followed Will and his friends without a hitch.

It is true that the gods had an unwritten law against interfering in earthly affairs, but there was no law against flying in the sky.

It would be permissible to watch your beloved son from above.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of this new law.

...... Ronin and Milia will grumble, but that's just one of the benefits of being the master of the mountain. You picked up my Will.

Leus let out a sigh and flapped his wings further and flew through the air.