"Excuse me, ......!　Please come through!

　The gatekeeper hurriedly raised his head and opened the gate leading to it.

Kurt ......, you're still full of crap.
Lara couldn't lift a thing!
"Kurt's power is beyond God.

　The usual three, Lara, Marise and Cynthia, were astonished in the background.

"Razevara.
What?
Is this the extent of God's power?

　If this childish trickery is all that God has to offer, there's not much I can gain in the divine realm.
　Not to mention 'someone stronger than me'.

　But Razevala shook her head.

But Razevala shook her head and said, "Don't worry. It's just a test of strength. If any humans should wander in here, I'm just trying to keep the weirdos out. There's more interesting things ahead.

　He moved his lips.
　Well, that's a relief.
　But Rashevara looked forward and muttered quietly.

"...... maybe.
"Hey, Razevala. Did you just say something?
"Nothing.

　She said that, but she did say "maybe".
　Well, there's no point in being discouraged here. I'm the kind of person who only believes what I see with my own eyes.

Let's get on with it.
"Wow!　I've never been to the Divine Realm before.
Of course!

　"Of course!" Lara exclaimed, and Marise chided her.

　And through the gate...


"Welcome. Welcome to the Divine Realm.


　A modern cityscape spread out before them.

You look like a human.

　I had thought that since they were gods, they lived in a different way from humans.
　But the cityscape in front of us was like a royal city. It is lined with tall buildings and crowded with humans ...... and gods.
　However, most of the people walking the streets are indistinguishable from humans.
　Some of them had horns growing out of their heads, white feathers on their backs ...... and other shapes that were clearly different from humans, but only a few of them.

Well. What the hell did you guys imagine?

　Razevala chuckles.

I thought it would be more god-like!
"Lara. What kind of place is godly?
"What?　Let's see, ...... you're kind of fluffy, you're kind of puffy, you're kind of happy.

　Too abstract.
　But looking at them, ...... they've become friends.

I didn't picture it as a row of buildings.

　Marlies sighs in disgust when she sees Lara.

"And Cynthia, .......
"Hmmm... Well, I suppose it's not surprising that you would think that. But so is God. They live the same way you do.

　So what is it that separates man from God? ......?
　I think about it for a moment, but then I turn it off. There's no point in thinking about it now.

Do you really live like a human being?
"Yes, we do. Oh, look. It's called 'Pipioca Drink', a specialty of the Divine Realm, if you want to try it.

　While walking through the city, Rashevara pointed to a stall.
　There was a line in front of it.

"Let's have a drink together!
I'm also curious about this drink from the divine realm.
"Looks good. ......

　Lara and the others get excited and join the line.

Oh, man. They seem to be having a great time.

　I got in line just like the girls.
　The line was quite long, but apparently the turnover rate for pipioca drinks was very fast.
　It didn't take long for us to get our turn.

Thank you for waiting.

　The waitress handed us our share of the pipioca drink.
　It was a transparent container filled with a milk tea-like liquid.
　There were some black grains in it.



Rashevara, what's this black stuff?
It's pipioca. Why don't you try it first?　There's no poison in it.

　Razevala laughed, amused by the word 'poison'.

"Let's eat!

　Lara and the others put their mouths to the straws and tried to suck out the drink.

"'Delicious!
"Those black grains are pretty sweet, aren't they?
"It tastes strange. ......

　Then the three of them rolled their eyes, as if they liked the pipioca drink.
　I'm going to try it myself.

"Mmm......, it's quite good, isn't it?

　I groan.
　The black grains ...... are a little difficult to suck out of the pipioca, but this sensation is becoming a habit.
　The drink itself was sweet and delicious.

The drink itself was sweet and tasty.
"It is said to be the egg of the 'divine turtle' that lives only in the divine world. Well, I don't know much about it either.

　Lazevala, who was drinking a pipioca drink, looked more like a student like Lara and the others than a god.
　More and more, I don't think this is the divine realm.

"Thanks for the drink!

　Lara was the first to finish her drink.
　Marise, Cynthia, and I were the first to finish.
　We threw the empty containers in the trash.

"...... razevara. Does God need food in the first place?

　I asked a simple question.
　I thought that if God needed food, he would be no different from humans.

"No ......?　I don't want it.
"Then why are there stores like this in the Divine Realm?
I've never ...... thought of that. God and angels don't need to eat food to live. But it's delicious.
Because it's good.
Yeah. God wants to eat good food, too.
That's the way it is.

　I forced myself to accept this thought.

　Well, eating food and drinking is not only for nourishment. Sometimes it is necessary to eat with others or to enjoy the taste itself.
　So God is also hungry for entertainment.

But I learned something.
"You're welcome.

　I could see that Rashevara was replying in an appropriate manner.
　She's still an elusive woman.

"So, what do we do now?

　Rashevara asked.

"We've come to the Divine Realm, after all. Do you want to go sightseeing?
"Yes!　I'd like to take a tour of the sights.

　Lara raised her hand and cheerfully proposed.

I'm not sure what to say, but I'm going to say it.

　Marise also has a soft expression.

I'd go anywhere with Kurt .......

　Cynthia clutched my right arm.

　Well, you know what? I was hoping for something a little different, but it would be nice to do some scouting around and see the sights.
　I'm curious about the sacred artifacts, but we'll get to that later. There should be enough time for that.

　Just as I was thinking such a thing.


"Stop!


　I heard a girl's voice from a nearby alleyway.
　I could ignore it, but ...... I got the impression that she wasn't joking, but was in a state of urgency.

"Kurt!
"Mm.

　I made eye contact with Lara and the others and quickly headed for the back alley.
　There was a ...... pretty girl surrounded by three burly men.

　It's disturbing.
　The girl doesn't like it either.

　The girl doesn't like it either. ...... It's a bad taste to miss it.

"Hey, what are you doing there?

　I say to her.
　It's a bad habit of mine to get involved in things like this, but ...... it's in my nature.
　The girl, and three men, turn to me.

"What?　You guys.
We're just trying to play with this girl!
Get out of our way!



　The guys are awesome.
　I looked at the girl's face, but she was shaking her head, "No, sir! She was shaking her head from side to side.

Something like this has happened to me once before: ......
Yeah, ...... when I first met Kurt.

　Lara was looking at the men uncomfortably.

Let him go, he doesn't like it.

　Let him go, he doesn't like it.

　But...

"Heck!　I've just found the top ball!
And you're human?　Why is there a human here!
"Don't you dare defy the gods!

　The men were showing their defiance.

　Come to think of it, this is the God Realm. I called them "girls" and "boys", but I guess they are all gods.
　They're all gods, but they're so stupid it makes me want to let out a sigh or two.

"I say again. Let him go.
I hate you!　If you really want him to do it, why don't you try it by force?
Ha-ha!　No human being can do that!

　By force?

By force?　You said it.

　I hold out my hand to the men.
　The men lifted their feet off the ground and floated up.

"Is this gravity magic, ......?
"How dare a mortal ...... God!
Hey, come on!　Why can't you resist magic?　Why can't you resist magic? A mortal's magic can be vanquished in a heartbeat!

　The men flapped their feet in the air.

Did you think a god could resist my magic?

　I drop them to the ground.
　The three men resisted until the end, but there was no way a god could do that to my magic.
　They fell to the ground, hit their heads hard and fainted.

"Mm.

　I slapped my hands away and continued.

The gods are not so bad. The evil god Bagnuva was hundreds of times better than this.