There was neither heaven nor earth, but I looked up to the sky with my senses.

　The ascending souls gradually gathered into one like a river flowing, and those gathered things eventually took the form of a bird.
　The white soul bird flapped its wings divinely and disappeared into the sky.

　It was a fantastic sight.

　And then my vision was blurred.
　The back of my eyes were tingling.
　The next thing you see is another change in your vision.

This is it!

　I couldn't believe my eyes.
　I saw the other world.
　When I died, I saw the other world where I stood at the Last Judgment.

　There was a long line back then, too, and now it's much longer and more crowded than that.
　No, it's more than that.

"Am I dead?

　Why?　I thought, but it looks like it's not.
　One of the angels rushes towards me and bumps into me!　And then it slipped through my body.

　I was surprised. I tried to touch the people in line around me, but I didn't. I looked at my hand, and it was translucent and translucent across.
　I look at my hand, which is translucent and faintly translucent.

　Apparently, I didn't just get here.
　Then why?

　Just as I was thinking this, a conversation jumped into my ears and my attention was drawn to it.

The review is over, the next life is A-rated. Would you rather have a talent or be born into a privileged environment?
"With talent!
A B-grade, you were born in a little better place. Have a good life.
"Yes!
"Hundreds of years of enduring (、、、、、、、、) A, including the addition of (、、、、、、、、), is there any hope?
"I'd like to have an easy, Tanabata, easy life.

　I could hear the interactions of both the judges and the judged.
　Unlike when I actually came in, most of the judging was loose with A or Bs.

　Not all of them ranked this high, I chuckled.

　My vision became even more blurry and my eyes were rolling back.
　And then the view in front of me changed again.

　Now it's back to the same place.
　Biele School of Wizardry, back in front of everyone.

　I wondered what the hallucination was all about.

"".................."

　Those who were there.
　The faculty, the students, they were all very upset.

What's the matter with you?

　He listens but doesn't respond to me.
　After a while, people start buzzing around as if they'd been hit with water.

Did you see that?
"Mitimita, was that the last judge?
You said something more interesting than that?　Hundreds of years of patience or something.
"Huh?

　I was surprised to hear the content of the rustling.
　Searching through my memory, there was indeed such an exchange.

"You mean ...... the large number of souls you just released will now be born with higher ranks?

　In response to someone's murmured words, those present were even more disturbed.

　　　　　☆

　The imperial capital, the royal palace .
　I was summoned to the audience chamber, where I was face to face with the Emperor Elisabeth.

　Dressed in the imperial robes, I bowed to Elisa on her throne in the formal manner.

"Alexander Carlyle, I have come to accept your summons.
"Face up, Sir Carlisle.
Thank you. So, Your Majesty, what can I do for you today?
I've heard the stories and I've heard the rumors.
"Stories and rumors, is it?

　Eliza noddeddeddeddeddeddeddeddeddeddedly.

"Ethan and Jack, I've heard from the two principals. You have averted a crisis for the Empire, and indeed for the world. That's the Empire's vice-president, Carlisle, the guardian of our Empire. The protector of our empire.
I'm grateful for the compliment.

　I expected this trend.
　I expected the praise in an official capacity, since Ethan asked me to solve a historically dangerous problem called Herschel's Jutsu.

　I did that (、、、、), but.

So what are the rumors about?
It seems that nearly everyone in the world could see it.
"......

　Huh.

　It's an obscure phrase, but I can only think of one explanation.
　A white bird flew by and I saw the scene of the Last Judgment, that.
　You could see me, you could see the faculty and students of Biele School of Magic, and you could see Xiaomei.



　And not only that, the whole world saw everything that was going on in that moment.

I saw it too.

　Eliza was also.

"It could just be a hallucination.
What's true, or rather true, is that what you see is what you experience.
"......

　It may be so.

At least most of what I saw thought it was true.
"I see.
"It was a trigger,

　Eliza speaking in hearsay.
　Here's what the rumors say.

I hear there's an unprecedented fertility boom going on right now. The reason is that if you have a child now, there's a good chance you'll have a talented one.
Most humans have seen it, and the people say it was a sign from God. There's no better time to have a child than now.

　I didn't know it was going to happen.

This is your achievement, Lord Carlisle.

　Eliza rose from her throne and came toward me.

　The other ministers and soldiers in the audience room were all exclaiming at the same time, "Oh!

　When the emperor wears the imperial uniform, he does not move about.
　The emperor must remain firm and composed.

　When they move, they exercise their authority.

　The emperor, who would ordinarily remain still from his throne, has come down and is coming at me.
　I naturally fell to my knees and leaned my head back.
　Eliza wants to do something, and I want to let her do it.

　So naturally I got on my knees.

　Eliza stopped in front of me and gently put her hands on my head.

Talent makes a country strong, and you have given the country a 'future', a bright future.
I'm sorry.
"I declare in the name of the Imperial Emperor, Elisabeth C. Forsyth. In the name of the Imperial Emperor, Elisabeth Shih-Forsize.

　Eliza took a breath there, took a deep breath, and declared clearly, "Father of the Nation, Father of the Empire.

"I give you the title of Father of the Nation, Father of the Empire.


　There were cheers from all around.
　I was surprised, I never thought it would be such an outrageous title.

...... grateful happiness

　I received the title of it, which Eliza would like to do, while smiling.

　Thus, I received the title of Father of the Nation on top of the Vice Emperor.
　In addition to the vice emperor, I received the title of Father of the Nation.

　　　　　.

　Gradually it became known that the "God's revelation" was true and that for a while the children born were more gifted than ever before.

　The empire rightly spread the truth.

　Alexander Carlyle, the father of our nation, who led us from the silver plague to the golden age.

　It would eventually become known, and the history books would clearly state it.
　But that's another story for some time to come.