Sounds like fun, Brave Makoto.
　Sa-san and Lucy are on the bed.
　Princess Sophia was looking down at me with her eyes on the pigs before they were slaughtered.
　No, that was an exaggeration.
　It's not that cold of an eye.

''You're awake, Lord Brave, are you awake?
　The one who appeared from behind Princess Sophia was General Talisker.
　He wasn't as affable as ever, but he wanted to thank me on behalf of the Fire Nation.
　Come to think of it, I used spirit magic and I was knocked out, but was the royal capital safe?

　Incidentally, Sa-san and Lucy made eye contact with Princess Sophia, and then they both looked at each other and shuffled out of the room.
　From the window.
　I'm on the third floor here... (Sa-san flew away with Lucy in her arms).
　'You free people.

'My brave Lord, I cannot thank you enough for your efforts for the Fire Nation. Furthermore, your companion Aya Sasaki-dono has become the new Great Keith's National Certified Hero. From now on, in the Land of Fire and the Land of Water, we will hold each other's hands...
　General Talisker thanked me for the opportunity to speak with him.

(Long story short.)
　I listened to the story vaguely.
　To summarize--.

　Until now, the Fire Nation and the Water Nation have been in a weak position for Roses in case of an emergency due to the difference in national power.
　And the Water Country doesn't have a strong army.
　Even in the treaty between the countries, the water country was at a slight disadvantage.
　They were going to review that, and from now on, they were going to work together as neighbors on an equal basis.
　And by the way, let's get along with each other bravely, too.
　It was about how my daughter had caused trouble for them.

　........but the general's phrasing was a euphemism, and there were many small, difficult words from other worlds that I didn't understand.
　I'll ask Princess Sophia to teach me later.

''Brave Makoto-dono. If you want anything, anything at all.
　General Talisker asked.
　When he glanced at Princess Sophia, he looked as if he wanted to say, "I'll leave it to you.
　Well, if it doesn't work, he'll come and stop you.
　I decided to try something new, and I decided to ask a favor.

"General, I'd like to ask you to do me a favor.
What's that?
　General Talisker's eyes get sharp at my words.

''A friend of mine who came from the same other world as me has become a slave. I'd like to free her if I could, but...
　I told him that my classmate, Mr. Kawakita, was a slave and that he was going to be bought by a powerful nobleman in the Fire Nation and couldn't be touched.
　But General Talisker looked dubious when I said that.

''Well I'm sure about that.
'General, I will speak to you first. Brave Makoto, your friend Keiko Kawakita has already been freed.
What?

　I just heard the story.
　The genesis of the story goes back to the story of the Holy Sword Balmunk, which was broken in a martial arts tournament.
　Sa-san smashed the Great Keith's Treasure Sword.
　But it's the land of the warriors.
　Since it was the result of a duel that the brave Olga had initiated herself, it was apparently decided that he was responsible for his own actions.　

　However, a problem remains.
　A duel with the resurrected Great Demon King is coming up, and it's no good if you can't use your trump card, the Holy Sword.
　It is necessary to urgently repair it, but an ordinary blacksmith cannot fix the holy sword level.
A 'Holy Grade' blacksmith is needed.

　But there are only a few 'Holy Grade' blacksmiths on the continent.
　They all have a lot of clients and their schedules are filled for years to come.
　Moreover, the 'Holy Grade' blacksmiths are like the pinnacle of craftsmanship, and they don't easily shake their heads even if they are loaded with large amounts of money.
　Even if the client is a great nation, the Land of Fire (Great Keith).

　The leaders of the Fire Nation (Great Keith) were worried that Olga the Brave would not be able to participate in the Great Demon King's decisive battle if things were not done right.
　That's where Fujiyan comes in.
　As a merchant, Fujiyan, who has various contacts, seems to have arranged for the best blacksmiths on the continent to repair the Sacred Sword Balmunks as a top priority.
　Repairing the Holy Sword also seemed to require precious magical stones and magic metal, but Fujiyan prepared everything for it.

　When the Fire Nation thanked him greatly for his work and told him that he would do all he could to fulfill his wishes, Fujiyan wished for his friend to be freed.
　Clearly, Mr. Kawakita was set free.
　That was before I woke up, apparently.

(Sa-san is one, but so is Fujiyan.)
　The release of his classmates and the broken holy sword.
　It was a concern, and it was all taken care of at once.
　It's a bit of a match-pump though, as my friend Sa-san broke it and my friend Fujiyan fixed it.
　I'll thank Fujiyan later.

'Well then, there's nothing to it.
　I'm no longer worried.
"...Mmmm, but,
　But apparently, Talisker doesn't like it.

"I'll have the finest girl in the land of fire.
What? That was a weird thing to say.
"General.
　At General Talisker's words, Princess Sophia tsk-tsk interrupted him.

''You can have my daughter if you wish.
　General Talisker's daughter........isn't that battle-crazed Olga?
''Thank you for your kind words, but it's too much for me.
　Maybe it was a joke, but I softly declined, just in case.
　After that, the general seemed to be troubled but didn't seem to have any particular ideas.

''........Then if you have any trouble, I'll always be there to help you.
　With that, General Talisker left.
　Princess Sophia and I were the only ones left in the room.　

'You've gained the General's trust quite a bit, haven't you?
　Princess Sophia gave me a teasing look as she sat on my bed.
''That was kind of scathing, wasn't it?
　The last time I spoke to you, it was from much higher up.

'That's all you've done, you know.
　Saying that, Princess Sophia touched her right arm, which was wrapped with multiple layers of bandages.
　
　Princess Sophia's face turned down sadly.

''This arm doesn't move anymore, right?　Mr. Hooley told me about it.
　Hmm?　That's not right.

"Are we moving?
What?
　I carefully move my right arm so that there are no accidents like the one I s*xually harassed Friaree-san with earlier.
　I'm good at water magic, but I'm still not used to the sensation of moving my arm with magic.

　It's kind of a zombie-like movement.
　My right arm wobbled and landed on Princess Sophia's head.
　Gee, this is bad.
　I try to move it in a hurry, but I'm too impatient to move it well.
　As a result, I ended up in a very rude situation, patting the princess' head.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of it.

It's been a long time since I've been patted on the head.
Um, I'm sorry. I haven't been able to get it working right yet.
　With my left hand, I grabbed my right hand and pulled it down from Princess Sophia's head.
　I should have done this all along.

'Get some more rest. You must be sick.
　I lay down on the bed at Princess Sophia's urging.

　Maybe my body was still tired.
　As I lay down, sleepiness hit me.
　Just before my consciousness flew away, I felt a pat on my head.



　◇



　I had a dream.
　A wide open space that goes on forever.
　This is the same dream I always have.
　In there are two beautiful goddesses.

　Surrounded by a mountain of paperwork.

"Lady Noah?　Master Eil?
　Eil-sama is signing a document with a difficult expression on her face.
　Noah-sama is scribbling something in a smooth manner with his cheekbones.
　It's hard to talk to him, but since I'm here, he must have something to say to me.

The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that you have something to talk about. I'm happy for you, you saved the Fire Nation from a crisis and freed your classmates.
　Master Noah smiled at us.
'Correr!　Noah!　I won't stop!　I still have over a thousand papers left to fill out!
'Master Eil?　What the hell is this pile of paperwork?
　I've never seen it standing up like this before.

'What the hell, it's a document for the adjustments we made when we sent Noah to the ground!　That's why it's so hard to keep your story straight!　We have to fool the angels who are watching (patrolling) the earth!
Nah, I see...
　It was my fault.
　Noah-sama saved me when I failed to 'change' into a spirit.
　Originally, Noah-sama, who was trapped in the undersea temple, came to me for a moment.
　It was Eil-sama who arranged it for me.　

I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that. Let's take a break. Look, there's Hagee-Dazs here.
Why do you think they're there...
　I know Master Noah has a lot of things from Earth.
　I don't know where he gets it from.

Ama00n or 00:00?
　Home Shopping?
　Can you get it?

I'm cookies and cream!　I won't accept anything else.
I'll have macadamia nuts. I'll have macadamia nuts, and Makoto will have vanilla.
...Yes, yes. Thank you.
　It's been a long time since I've had Hageez-Dazs.


''Dear Noah and Eil. Thank you for your help.
　After eating the ice cream.
　I thanked them both again.

'Yee-hah, it's been a long time since I've been on the ground and it's been fun.'　
You know how hard it was to get you out of the... hmm?
　Noah-sama is smiling and Eil-sama is a little tired.
　That Eil-sama seemed to notice something and showed a perplexed expression.

''Wait!　Mako-kun. Show me that arm.
　Eil-sama came over and grabbed my right arm.
　An unusual, sharp, choking tone.
　Her gaze was sharp, and beyond that was my right arm wrapped in dozens of bandages.

　--Off.

　At Eil-sama's words, the bandages were instantly unbuckled.
　The bare right arm was emitting blue light.
　I saw it secretly in the hospital room but.......I can't expose this in public.

''........''
　Master Eil said nothing.
　He came to my side, grabbed my right arm tightly and stared at a point.

'Noah, what does this mean?'
　Eil-sama lifted my arm and showed Noah-sama my arm, which had turned blue.
　It was a small bruise on my arm, above my elbow.
　It was the only part of my blue arm that glowed red.

''Oh, that's where I touched Mako.
...Speaking of which...
　Just before the comet fell.
　Master Noah grabbed me by my right arm.
　For a moment, it was as hot as a fever, and I remember the pain in my right arm seemed to recede at that moment.

"Noah you gave Mako-kun a 'divine spirit'.
Oh, you're in trouble. I'm afraid I've been accidentally introduced to Makoto.
　With those words, Eil-sama grabbed up the chest by Noah-sama's side, grabbing the chest.

''This was your aim?''
　Her voice was filled with an unthinkable amount of anger from the normally gentle Eil-sama.
''Oh well, Eil, I told you to calm down.''
　Master Noah only smiled vaguely.

'Answer me!　It's forbidden to give a human any power other than 'blessings'. Do you realize what you've done?
'Yes, Master Eil?　Calm down.
　I was puzzled by the unusual appearance, but I approached to stop him.
　That Eir-sama looked at us sharply and announced.

''Mako-kun. The reason why your arm has not healed from being transformed into a spirit and why you cannot move your arm properly is all because of Noah's 'divine energy'. The bruise on your arm is, in a word, a 'divine curse'. Through you, a believer, Noah obtained the right to interfere on earth...
God's curse...
　Huriae-san said something about 'my arm is cursed', was that what she meant?

''With something like that, the 'Holy God Tribe (we)' can't leave Mako-kun alone. If Sister Sun Goddess (Althena), who is very strict with the rules, finds out, Mako-kun might be erased. Since I saved the Fire Nation, I don't think that will happen immediately.... Noah, what the hell do you think you're doing?

Master Noah?
　I looked at the goddess I believed in for an explanation.
　Her face was smiling as usual.
　She was beautiful as usual.

'It's insurance for the next time Makoto fails to 'change' into a spirit. I can't go to earth every time. Give her my 'divine energy' and I can control the spirits directly.
I see.
　The 'change' to a spirit was a high risk.　
　As long as it was an insurance policy, there was no problem, right?

Mako-kun........spirits aren't the only ones who can be controlled. Mako-kun will be manipulated by Noah to do his bidding. Is that what you want?　Moreover, both the 'Holy God Clan' and the 'Evil God Clan' will have their eyes on you. To be honest, it's not worth it for you, Mako-kun, as a human.

(Hmmm...)
　Eil-sama's words had an echo of concern for me.

　I compared the two goddesses, and my eyes met with Noah-sama's.
　We stared at each other for a few seconds.

'Mako, do you trust me?'
Master Noah, isn't it obvious?
Then trust me. I won't do anything bad.
I understand.
　Resolved.

'Hey, hey, hey!'
　Eil-sama interrupted me and Noah-sama with a panicked wind.

''What's the matter?''
There are so many problems!
　Master Eil scratched his head with a squeak.　

'Mako-kun!　You think that's a good idea?
Well, I always knew that Master Noah was up to something.
　From the beginning.
　I'm not complaining, since they're helping me anyway.
　This time, we would have all been blown up by a meteorite if it hadn't been for that.

''Mostly, Ail is too detailed. He said that no matter how much I give him 'divine energy', I can't do anything about it because I'm now sealed off from power in the Undersea Temple.
''Ummm~....
　Master Eil compared us in frustration.
　Finally, I sighed heavily, haha.

''For now, it's fine because we're still in peace but if the Great Demon King comes back, he might be targeted as a disturbance factor.
Is the Great Demon King's return imminent?　
'Hmmm, I think there's a little more room for you since the Goddess of Fate (Ila) hasn't said anything.'
Probably in a few months. But this isn't the end of the world.
Whose fault is that?
　The goddesses went back to their paperwork.
　Apparently, the matter of 'Divine Qi' had been put on hold.

　Just when I thought it was time to leave, the landscape blurred.


　◇


　I woke up in a hospital room.
　It's dark outside.
　I couldn't tell the time because I didn't have a clock, but I guessed it was midnight.

　I tried to get up, but my right hand wouldn't move.
　I had no choice but to support myself with my left hand to help myself up.

　Her right arm was wrapped in bandages and she couldn't move with her muscles.
　It reminded me of my dream.
　Apparently, in addition to the mana of the spirits, even the power of the Goddess (Noah) is hidden in this right arm.

　The divine energy of the old goddess Noah-sama.
　It is commonly referred to as an evil god.
　In other words, it's the power of an evil deity.
　That means I must control it.

(.........isn't this, what if that line is in order?

　I'm mad.
　I look around.
　There's nobody in the room.
　Okay.

"Quiet my right hand.
What's going on?　Takatsuki-kun?
Hello, sir!
　Hey, there you are!
　He was close by, keeping an eye on me.
　But don't go away!

Hey, what's going on?
　I used my 'clear water' skill and feigned calmness.
　But Sa-san looked at me and narrowed her eyes with a grin.

''Quiet ... my right arm ... pfft.
　You bastard!
　You saw the whole thing!

Forget it now! I grabbed onto Sa-san.
'Kyah!' Laughing, Sa-san sloppily avoided him.

　Then Sa-san teased me for a while.

　And so the adventure in the Fire Nation was over.