I had a dream.
　I'm in a goddess' space.

　...I was probably expecting to be called.

　I see the goddess sitting in a gym chair.
　What the hell is she doing?

　When she gets close, she doesn't even make eye contact with me.

"Goddess?
Makoto, are you going to stop being my follower?

You haven't said anything.
You care about what that white guy said, don't you?
　

''Goddess-sama was on the side of the Demon King a thousand years ago?''
I don't know.
I didn't say I was going to quit being a believer.
　I don't want to be able to use spirit magic.
　You won't be able to do anything.

''Even if you quit being a believer, your spirit-using skills will still be there.
'What?　Really?
God is not so narrow-minded as to take away what you give him.
　.... yeah.

'What are we going to do?　Stop?
So why are you talking like that?
I know you've been listening to that white guy and you're wondering about me.
That's what I've been thinking all along.
　He never told me his name, and he hid that he was an evil god.
　Let's keep asking him persistently.

'Why did my predecessor (Apostle of the Evil God) side with the Demon King?'
It's a long story.
　I don't know if I don't want to say it, anyhow.

'Goddess. What do you really want?　Tell me about it.
"Usually it's the other way around. Why would a believer ask a goddess what she wants?
　He looked at me with dismay.

　The silence continued for a while.
　Potentially, the Goddess began to speak.


'....When I can remember, the Titans had no one after losing the Divine World War. They were all trapped by Tartarus and I was all alone.

''For a while, I spent some time with my grandfathers of the Giant God Clan. But they too challenged the Holy God Clan and they were all killed or sealed away...

Then I was alone for over 15 million years. I tried everything to get my friends out of there, but I ended up trapped in an underwater temple...

I can't do this alone...

But I still want to get everyone out of there...


　I will rescue my fellow Titan god race members.
　I wonder if that's the true request of the Goddess.

　But I heard that the place where the Titans are sealed off can't be human.
　In the first place, is what Great Sage-sama was saying going to help the Titans?

Why did an apostle of Lord Noah kill a brave man a thousand years ago?
'The demon gods, you know. They sided with the Demon King and said they would help the Titans if they killed the heroes.

　Well, genie?
　I've never heard of such a thing before.

''The Demon Gods are the gods that created the demons and monsters. They are in conflict with the Holy Gods. But in the end, they didn't keep their promise...
　Forlornly, Noah-sama said.

''So you're not going to make me kill a brave man this time?
Can you beat a brave man in the first place?　Mako.
　I remember the sight of Sakurai-kun crushing the abomination dragon with a single blow.
　

''A thousand years ago and now, things are completely different. Back then, the world was ruled by a great demon king and demon tribe. People were despairing and their faith in the Holy Spirit was weakening. That's why I thought the Demon God's side had the advantage.
Huh, I see.

'I don't know if you've reflected on that, but on earth now, the moment you're born, you're obliged to enter the faith of some goddess!　You can't make me a believer in this!
　The goddess shouts out.

'So when one of Mako's classmates came from another world, I thought I'd take a chance. The Japanese are a non-religious bunch.
But they've all been scouted, haven't they?
''You're the one left. And it's completely out of the calculation, like my charm magic doesn't work...
　My Goddess is so black-hearted.

'What are you talking about? All goddesses do it to keep their followers from dreaming good dreams.
...Is that so?
　I don't like to hear that.

'So what do you want to do now, Goddess?'
The source of the Holy Spirit tribe's power is their faith. The more faithful they are, the more power they have over their followers. On the other hand, if their followers become desperate, their faith will diminish and the power of the Holy Spirit Tribe will weaken.

　A situation that would make a human despair........
''The resurrection of the Great Demon King?''
　They say that's going to happen in a few more years.

'But I don't want to be a pawn of the Demon King, do I?　I am.
I know. I don't trust those guys anymore.
　Hmm, it's complicated.

''Yeah, just like the white guy said, when the Great Demon King takes over the earth, humans will be treated like less than slaves. Things were terrible a thousand years ago.
　I hope you'll do your best on that one, though.
　I guess we all need to join forces after all.

There's a lot of information scattered around, so I'll put it all together.
　I put my hands on my head and sort through the information one by one.　

'The Goddess wishes...'

1. deal with the threat of the Great Demon King resurrecting within a few years
2. weaken the faith in the Holy God tribe and weaken the Holy God tribe's strength as well.
3. if the Holy God tribe's power weakens, we might be able to help the Titans.

Does that mean?

　Can you do it?　That kind of thing.
　It's a crazy hurdle.

'I'm not going to tell my only follower to be so reckless. You're letting Mako have free reign, right?
　Indeed, if you had asked me to do that right after I left the Water Temple, I would have turned it down immediately.

'I told you to go to the Great Labyrinth because I had a good intention to reunite you with your friends.
　Right?　Noah-sama said with a cute face, "But now is your chance!

But now is your chance. For the past thousand years, people's faith in the Holy Gods has been growing stronger and stronger. The demon gods are unhappy with this and want to force the demons to attack the earth. We might be able to successfully break into that.
What exactly do you mean by "interrupt"?

''Instead of the heroes chosen by the Holy Gods tribe, the Mako will take the place of the heroes chosen by the Holy Gods tribe. That way, the Holy Gods tribe won't have to rely on them, the gods that Makoto believes in would be better.　Isn't that what people think?
I don't know if that's going to work.
　Anxiety.

　Perhaps reading such a mind, the Goddess's expression suddenly slackens.
'Well, I won't force you. You are free to do what you want, Mako.

　Hmm.
　So, you're asking me to choose for myself.
　But the Great Sage Master said something very disturbing.

''I heard that my sempai, the Messenger of the Evil God, has lost his mind.
'Oh, that was just his malicious way of saying that. It was just a little bit of my charmed followers going a little bit crazy, that's all!　He seemed happy in person!
　Hmmm?
　Is that happy?
　Isn't that a pattern of getting into a vicious religion and thinking that only the person in question is happy?

It doesn't matter, since 'fascination' doesn't work on Mako anyway.
Yes, but...

So what do we do now?
　The sitting goddess looks up at you.


Will you accept the invitation of the evil god Noah to turn the world's system upside down?

　Yes, sir.
　No.


　

　I look at Noah-sama again.
　She looks like a divine, beautiful and lovely girl.　

(Alone, you've been challenging the Holy God Race for years..........

　Only one person from the age of mythology.
　I honestly can't imagine it.
　How many tens of thousands of times lonelier than I was when I came to this other world and practiced alone for about a year.

　Noah was the first person (goddess) who approached me after I left the Water Temple.
　Even though she had an ulterior motive.

　It's a good thing that you can't get rid of them.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a good deal more than you think.

　We were able to meet up with Mr. Sa-san and Mr. Sakurai again.

(I keep on receiving it.)

　I haven't gotten anything back yet.

What do we do now?
　Master Noah looks at me with his cheekbones.
　Once again, I look at the options.


Do you accept the invitation of the evil God Noah and turn the world's system upside down?

　Yes.
　No.


　This world is ruled by the Holy God Tribe.
　And unlike his predecessor a thousand years ago, he'll have to contend with the Demon God tribe as well.
　He's the only messenger of the evil gods in this world.

　In other words........he's an enemy of the world.

(The difficulty level is not balanced well...)

　But that's okay.
　The answer was obvious all along.


"Goddess, let's do this together.


　Kneeling in front of Noah-sama, I looked at him and replied.

　

''Thank you, Mako.
　Noah-sama's smile was dazzling.


　--This is how I officially became an apostle of the evil gods, aiming to overthrow the world with Noah-sama.