Separated from the children of humans and moved along the veins of the earth.　
　For the first time in 15 million years, we are free.
　It's very comfortable.

　I slipped away to the ground.
　I guessed we were in the west of the continent.
　The forest stretches as far as the eye can see.
　But...

I don't like it.

　The spirits are all hid and lifeless.
　This is unthinkable in the days when we, the Titans, roamed the earth.
　Instead, they feel the presence of those who look down from the heavens.

　I've heard from the spirits, but things have changed on earth now.

(This is truly abominable.)

Miss Noah.
　He is the youngest son of the Titan tribe we serve.
　The other Titans were taken prisoner by them, and he's the only one left on earth, poor sod.

Don't you dare call me pathetic?

　Well, well, well.
　I'm so rude.

I am happy to see you have awakened from your long imprisonment. But someone with eyes that can see through the seal of the gods has conveniently appeared.

　It couldn't have been something that a normal human would have been able to spot.
　The place was also enchanted to be hard to find.

(How could it be so convenient?　I called him. I gave that merchant boy a temporary "divine power" through my dagger. (The effect has already worn off, though.)

　Oh, I see.
　But he must not have been a follower of Lady Noah.
　Shouldn't he have given the 'divine power' to the believer Takatsuki Makoto?

No, she's too weak.

　Ho..........
　But he's an 'apostle' of Lady Noah, isn't he?
　I billed you to save the Lady Noah.

Hmmm, yes. But did you see the girl's magic?　It takes one or two novice magic sessions to cause you to run out of magic.　(I gave him the skills of a spirit user, but he hasn't mastered them at all.

(And she's weak, but she's quick to run into a stronger enemy!　(I can't watch!)

　Plenty, angry.
　It's rare for Lady Noah to complain about the actions of her followers.
　Essentially, the Titans god race are freedom-loving gods.
　Both to the gods themselves and to their followers.

　I hear that the current rulers of the divine world seem to like to control them and force their followers to pray and make offerings.
　I wonder if Miss Noah has also been dyed by the Holy God Clan (yatsura).

(I'm not influenced by those guys.)

　It would be nice if it were........
　Even so, I'm not impressed with that pure boy forcing himself on me.
　It seems that a thousand years ago, Lady Noah was using her followers to bring chaos to the world.
　It didn't seem to work.

(...well, you know...)

　Even though the petrification was sealed, the world's movements had been heard by the spirits.
　Noah-sama, the only Titan God Race, seemed to be planning a lot of things, but the results were not very good.

''A thousand years ago, it was a failure. But I'll be more careful this time. Those Olimpos bastards........

　A dark shadow of vengeance is hidden in his voice.
　Such a hateful voice........
　That lovely Lady Noah was distorted.

(Hmm, I'm still pretty.)

　I'm sure you are.
　She is the Lady Noah, who was praised as the most beautiful goddess of the Titan god race.
　Seeing her, even humans, animals and demons will be charmed by her appearance.
　That boy could not be in his right mind when he saw her image when he became a believer.
　He must be so fascinated that all he could think about was Miss Noah.

(Yes...)

"...What can I do for you?　Lady Noah?

Nothing, sweetie. So, what are you going to do now, Grandpa?

　I will now travel the world to find my sealed companions.

(Yes, that would be good. We'll need the numbers to wage war on the Olympian god-tribe.)

　I knew you hadn't given up yet.
　But in the present situation, you can only mobilize a single believer.
　That short(-) sword(-) touched by that short(-) sword(-) seems to be able to manipulate(-) one(-) time, but it won't be able to do much.

　Come to think of it, it was Lady Noah's order to make that boy's companion stronger.
　Earlier, when he was unsealed from the seal, he had secretly received the instruction.

(Yes.) Well done, Grandpa. She's in danger of going out of control and dying on her own, if you don't strengthen your friends.)

　Honestly, I'm not even sure what the purpose of that order is.
　You didn't give any orders to those believers who are so important, did you?
　In case you're wondering, he's aiming for the undersea temple where Lady Noah is.
　As a matter of fact, he won't be able to reach it by himself....

(That's okay, I have an idea. Hmmm...)

　It looks like you have some kind of deep thought out plan.　　
　I will follow it.

"Farewell, Miss Noah.

Move carefully. Don't want them to know you're there.　

　With that, Lady Noah's voice was out of earshot.
　Then I too will go out to find my friends.



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'No, Mister Tuckey!　That goddess' companion is a wonderful person.
　On the way back to town.
　Fujiyan's tension is high.

''Oh, by the way, why did your master get a giant's finger or something like that?
Oh, that's been bothering me, too.
　Nina and I ask.

"Hmmm, this giant god's finger is a magical stone that contains an incredible amount of energy. With just this energy alone, it could destroy an entire country if used as a weapon.
'What?　Hey!　Isn't that dangerous?
　Lucy quickly distances herself from Fujiyan.

''I'm not going to use it for that. Wow, but it's been a very productive adventure!
'Yes - I've received some awesome blessings too.
　Fujiyan and Nina are smiling at each other.

''Hmph.''
　Lucy is carefully holding the staff that the old man of the giant has modified for her.
　Earlier, I tried earth magic a few times, and it seems to be quite a cheat weapon.
　At any rate, it seems that if you put magic power into it, the magic will be activated.
　It seems to have poor mileage, but it's a perfect match for Lucy, who has an excess of magic power.

　Everyone seems to be satisfied with the results.



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　I stared at Goddess-sama's dagger.

(What the hell, Goddess-sama wasn't like her in this case...)

　He didn't pay attention to me as usual.
　He intervened directly, at a timely moment as if he had been watching.
　Moreover, the one at the back of the dungeon was a companion of the Goddess.

　It feels contrived, apparently.


　I'm the only follower of the Goddess.

　This is something I've only recently learned.
　Apparently, such beings who can see and talk to the Goddess are called 'apostles'.

　Maidens are also a type of apostle.
　They can only hear voices.

　An apostle can see the image of a god and
　The apostle heard the voice of God and
　If the apostle is troubled, God will counsel him.
　If the apostle wanders, God will show him the way.
　When the apostle prays, he gives 'blessings'.

　That's a good thing.

　But - the apostle does not disobey God's command.

Once the oracle is ordained, the apostle is powerless to resist.
　They must risk their lives to carry out God's commands.

　That's the rule.

　Goddess said.

"Be strong.
I won't forgive you if you die.
Be diligent.

　This seems to be a 'request'.
　I guess I can't carry out the Goddess's orders now.
　I'm weak.
　After all, I'm an apprentice wizard.

　But.
　It's going to be clearer in time.


--I'm not going to be able to get away with it.