"Huh.
What's up, Dad?

　The next day in my study, I was alone with Sun.
　I was looking at the palace gazette from the imperial capital, which was distributed to nobles and officials to inform them of the emperor's administration and imperial decrees.

　Imperial decrees often need to be made known to the whole world.
　Of course, it would be inefficient for the emperor - the central government to do it one by one.

　So, the palace gazette is sent to the nobles and officials in each place, and the one who governs the territory will make the people aware of it.

　Looking at the palace gazette, I screamed, but San tilted his head back at me and asked.

What does it say?
Better yet, get down and away from it.
"You're only reading now and not writing, then you'll be fine.
That's true, though.

　I chuckle bitterly.

　This morning--or technically, since I named San yesterday, she's remained attached to me.
　It's a clear favor, not a trace of malice.

　Unlike when I first met her, she's become a little more selfish, but that's about it.

(Oh ......)

　Selfishness was the word that popped into my head and I knew I had no choice.
　I've been trying to get her to stop being "good at waiting and being patient", and I've been doing a lot of things to get her to stop being that way.

　If she stopped waiting and being patient and became selfish, then I was right.
　And if that means I'm going to - I'm going to have to let her stick with her future father.

　Thinking that far, I accepted the idea of being attached and explained the palace newsletter to her, who can't read yet.

"Your Majesty has ordained that San Sacrifice be taken up again and posthumously posthumously posthumously posthumed to the Duke.
"Me?
Yes, you. Great, now you're a duke, Sun.
Hmmm, I'm not sure I'm honestly sure. I'm not sure.

　From his point of view, yes.

I heard you worked on the church as well. Sun was a member?
"Church?　Hmm, did I do something when I was born?
"That's about it. The church canonized San. It canonized her as a saint and designated her birthplace--which is still standing--as a sacred place.
"My house?　It's kind of interesting.

　A surprised, wide-eyed San.
　Rather than saints and canons, the fact that the house he lived in hundreds of years ago is more intriguing to him than the fact that he lived in it a few hundred years ago.

Something like this.
Yeah. Hey, what's the big deal?
"Hmm?　When I say important, I mean it's important, but now that I know what it is, it's just paper.
Then give me that?　Show Mom.
Okay.

　I handed the palace newsletter itself to San, who had been tugging at me all the time.
　San, who had been clawing at me all the time, accepted it in a good mood and ran out of the room.

　The door slammed shut!　There was a loud bang and the door frame cracked a little.

I'll have to get him used to controlling the force a bit more.

　I smile bitterly.
　I'm still a lot calmer than when I first entered the body of a homunculus.

　At the very least, I should be able to control my power as well as a normal human when I'm not on fire.

　There's something for that, I wondered as I touched the wise man's sword.

　Suddenly the air in the room changed.

　The air was clean, austere.
　An indescribable air.

　Do you know what this air is: ......?

　You're thinking.

. angel?

　An angel descended before me.

　In the study, despite the presence of the ceiling, a soft light poured down from heaven.
　In that light an angel descended.

　The angel in charge when I was born again, and the one I saw in my baby state right after I was born.
　The air of the advent was the same as the one I felt then.

It's been a long time.

　The angel who landed spoke to me in a surprisingly friendly tone.

It's good to see you ...... and talk to me.
Talking to humans is not forbidden.
Yeah. ...... So, what's up?　It's not every day that a real, working angel comes down to you, is it?

　I sought knowledge because I was still touching the sword of the wise men.
　The answer I got was a rare once-in-a-decade event.

　Knowing this, I became more and more disciplined.

"You do a lot of things.
"I mean?
Helping angels and helping God.
"Oh.



　You mean per Azazel, Astaroth, and Markosius.

That's pretty impressive, but I can't overlook this one.
"This time?
"This is my name.

　I could feel my eyebrows furrowing.

'This was something a human could do.
Well, like Markosias, a human being could have done it if he or she had met the requirements.
But overriding the soul's true name is something no human being can do. That's something only God can do--that's what he's not supposed to do.

　The angel scowled even more than I did.
　He looked horribly confused.

You've been able to do so much because I didn't erase your memory by mistake. Without the memory of a previous life, even an SSS-ranked human being would have had to live a life of status and talent and be born A or B next, with a reasonable life.
Maybe that's just the way it is.

　I had a temper tantrum.
　If I had no memories at all, I would have some idea of what humans are like.

But you didn't. You were human and you did something that was close to God, something that only God could do.
"...... What do you want me to do?

　I got a little defensive.

"My suggestion, could you at least have a divinity?
...... yes?

　Disempowered.
　What does the word "divinity" mean ......?

I see you're on good terms with the emperor, so let me explain it to you. It's like a divine incognito, the divinity. Not strictly speaking, of course.
"I see.

　I see .
　He is a god on the inside, but he blends in with the human world in the guise of being human.

　Surely this is vaguely similar to Eliza's snub.

"Re-naming of the soul's true name, as long as it's done by a person with a divinity, there won't be a problem.
"It's a funny way to get around. I think we should just erase my memory.
It's your fault.

　The angel sulked . Why?

Because the power of the SSS rank is doing good things. It is absolutely forbidden for a person who is doing good to go unrewarded. The Creator and the Absolute God of this world will not allow it.
"I see.

　Certainly this world's system is.

So please, at least have a divinity. Please.

　The Divinity .
　Heard more on the wise man's sword.

　A system that gives a human being and makes that human being practically a god.
　It's similar to Emperor Elisabeth's taking her non-royal sister-in-law, Angers, and making her an imperial princess.

　She is not 100% god (royalty), but she can act as god (royalty) without any problem to actually do something.

　I see.

　I'll think about it for a minute.

"So you're not in trouble?
"Yes.
Okay, then do it.
I had to do this because it's ......, you know?

　The angel also sulked.
　It would have been so much easier if I were a bad guy," he mumbles.
　That's indeed out of my control, it's in my nature.

　This day I will not only receive an earthly title.
　I had received not only an earthly title, but also a divinity of a heavenly title (or something like that).