Our desert elves, wandering in a mobile city, have finally found a permanent home!

"Long live the Great Chief Katoo!

Great job bringing the World Tree back to life.

"We, the Khiung, will join the Southwest Federation of Tribes!



　After the revival of the World Tree, more desert elves had gathered in the 'Union of Southwest Tribes' centered in the Far South Sea.
　They, too, fixed a mobile city near the coast of the Far South Sea and sent people out to the land under development.
　When they saw the resurrected World Tree, they were impressed and were busy developing the surrounding area.
　They developed the farmland with farm equipment, fertilizer, seeds and saplings purchased from me.
　They bought construction materials, built houses, built roads and planted trees in the mountains to revive the dry rivers that originated in the mountains.

　Then Marilyn, the spirit of the sea, asked me for a new favor.

"I want another temple in Gori-san town," she said.

A villa?

No, no. The temple is Marilyn's workplace. Her home is the castle. I don't need a second home.

　By now, no one, myself included, was surprised that the sea spirits were bathing with us, eating, playing games, reading comics, picking out new clothes with Lalabelle and the others, and enjoying their snack time.
　Human beings, habituation is a terrible thing.

'Marilyn, why do you need another temple?'

We're having a friend over.

Are you a friend?

　Spirits had friends.
　Not only Mew, but all of us must have thought so.

''He's a spirit from the 'Central Sea' as the humans of this world call it.

'What?　Central Sea?

　Larabell had a look of surprise on his face.
　He was probably worried about what would happen to that sea if the spirit of the Central Sea left the Central Sea and came here.
　I feel the same way.

''Larabell, do you know what a Central Sea Spirit is?''

''We humans can't see Marilyn-sama without Taro-dono as an intermediary. Of course, I didn't see the Central Sea Spirituals in person either. But there is a spirit that guards the Central Sea, it has been known since ancient times.

As I recall, there are statues all along the coast. You know, the ones in such heavy armor.

That's right. That's because he's the only one left in the world, a warrior-like spirit guarding the sea. All the statues erected are in stern armor.

　It's been a long time, so the spirit of the sea and the god who protects the sea must have been mixed up.
　Nevertheless, it is a fact that such a being exists to protect the central sea, and that's why the statue was erected in honor of it.

'You're calling that sea spirit. Are you okay?

'It's not okay. I can't do anything about it right now, but I think the sea will slowly die out as soon as I'm gone.

　Water is scarce in this world that long ago took too much water for perfect room temperature fusion.
　It hardly rains, and both the Central Sea and the newly created Polar South Sea would actually dry up without the groundwater that gushes out.
　When the Spirit-sama is gone, groundwater is less likely to gush out.
　Even if groundwater stops flowing out of one place, groundwater will spring up again from another place, ruining the balance that had been maintained.

The amount of water that evaporates gradually becomes greater than the amount of water that evaporates, and so does the oasis. It's the same with the oasis.

　Without some other reason, it would be difficult to maintain an ocean that large?
　And that's what the genie said.

"The Polar South Sea will be fine now that the World Tree is back. Until now, Marilyn's power was all that was needed to keep the ocean alive.

　There is no way that the spring water that was unsealed after defeating the water dragons would be enough to maintain an ocean that large.
　Marilyn was the one who had been helping with that until now, and with the resurrection of the World Tree, that too is no longer needed.

The roots of the World Tree are amazing. It attracts water from all over the world.

　Thanks to that, even without Spirit-sama, the sea can now be held by the amount of water that gushes out of the bottom of the Polar South Sea alone.
　From now on, there would be proper rainfall around the sea.
　From now on, it will rain properly around the sea. The territory of the Confederation of Southwest Tribes will soon become a green land.

Thanks to this, Marilyn's strength has been restored. "Thanks to this, Marilyn's strength has been restored, and I can now contact her.

　The Spirit of the Central Sea is called Uririn?
　He's a stern warrior god in armor.

''This is the reason why you're so angry. She says she doesn't know that sea anymore. Marilynn invited me to come over here then.

"..........

　We thought.
　That's the reason why you would call the Spirit-sama who maintains the Central Sea here.

''If I ask him what's going on, Taro-chan will understand.

All right. I'll prepare a temple for you.

　Nevertheless, Goliath Town is overrun with buildings.
　The preparation of the new temple was soon finished.
　And the supplies can be bought through 'online shopping'.

I'm Urilyn. Nice to meet you.

"..........

　So, this was the Central Sea Spirit Urilyn that Marilyn had called, and she was really dressed in stern armor.
　And yet, the voice that came from inside the armor was clearly that of a girl.
　We could only feel a sense of discomfort.

''Urilyn, I don't need that armor anymore,''

Yes. This is heavy.

"..........

　We thought.
　Then why are you wearing that armor?

'It's heavy, it's hot, and I don't want to wear this stuff anymore.'

　Urilyn, who took off all her armor while saying that, was a beautiful girl dressed similarly to Marilyn.
　Well, in this world, that reputation is unusually low........

''Urilyn-sama, why did you give up on the Central Sea?''

'Humans are too selfish!　Even if that's not an option, it makes me a 'Dobbs Genie!　I can't put this statue in my hometown because I'm ashamed of it!' , 'Let him be in armor!　'It's just right for Dobbs to hide,' he said, 'and all kinds of bad language. They would make the statue look like that, so I was always dressed like this. It's so heavy and hot!　I can't take it anymore!

　I see.
　Until a few hundred years ago, Urilyn, a beautiful girl spirit, was worshipped by many people.
　However, as a result of the reversal of the values of beauty and ugliness due to the example device, ''Why is the God (Spirit) who protects the Central Sea so ugly! ''I can't worship this ugly spirit! , "Cover Dobbs with your armor! So that's what happened.

As a result of the fact that the spirit guarding the Central Sea was thought to be such a stern figure and was worshipped by many, Urilynn will always be dressed like that as long as she is the spirit of that sea.

　Has the zealous worship by the humans resulted in him always being in armor?
　So their thoughts had changed Spirit-sama's appearance.

''I'm not really a warrior god. I don't want to live like this anymore.''

　Urilyn, who is not a warrior god, will always be in heavy, hot armor.
　This cannot be changed by her will, as the spirits' appearance is greatly influenced by the people they worship.
　Moreover, if the reason for wearing armor is to hide the fact that the sea spirits are dull by human standards, then Urilynn must be at the end of her patience.

''It's been hard work for hundreds of years, isn't it?''

'Oh it's been a long time since I've met a decent person. That's right. So I'm moving here!

Marilyn and a double genie.

　As such, the Central Sea was determined to wither away in the future.
　It was only natural since it had lost its guardian spirits.
　And those who can't communicate with spirits can't even know about it........

"Even the spirit that protects the sea has been fooled, and it's a beehive of luck. I don't even feel sorry for you.

That's all I can say, isn't it?

　Aisha is right, but since this is also due to the device created by the example 'Changer' that only works on humans, which is a device that diametrically opposes the judgment of beauty and ugliness in women, I think he's done a great job, even though he's an ancient figure.
　However, even though he was summoned to this world out of the blue, he made an effort for the development of this world....
　Can it be said that it's bad for people in this world to make fun of the appearance of such a person's wife?

''What do you think, Taro?''

'I don't think there's anything we can do about the sea because it's the domain of gods and spirits, so there's nothing humans can do about it.

　There's no way for me to keep the Central Sea, and I have no right to do so.

Also, the environment of this world is recovering. The revival of the Far South Sea, which is twice the size of the Central Sea, and the land with the World Tree and soil has increased. The loss of the Central Sea would be 'three steps forward, two steps back'.

　We can't always move forward, and even if we have the occasional setback, it's okay if we eventually reach our goal.
　And I'll think about it.

'Taro, that's a good point.

Yeah, Marilyn.

But I feel sorry for those creatures in the Central Sea.

　Frau said that she felt sorry for the many creatures living in the Central Sea that are about to run dry.
　Indeed, they'll be wiped out if they don't.

'I too am a spirit that sustains the sea. Although I have a separation from the humans who treat me like a dobus, I have no separation from the creatures that live in that ocean. I've responsibly moved them to the Polar South Sea now.

'What?　Already?

'Yes, I'm a sea spirit with the same powers as Marilyn.

　They've already moved the creatures of the Central Sea to the Far South Sea.
　All the creatures in that sea have been moved to the Far South Sea.....
　As expected of a sea spirit.

It's a good thing that so many sea creatures didn't die.

But no sand beasts in the mix?

　Aisha asked Urilynn if there were sand beasts in the Far South Sea, wouldn't it be a lot of trouble.

''We call all sea creatures sand beasts for convenience, but actually there aren't many sand beasts in the true sense of the word. And there are more species that don't drop divine coins when you defeat them.

Yeah,

　Since all creatures in this world are called sand beasts, all sea creatures are also called sand beasts, though.
　But I've heard that there are more species that don't drop divine coins even if you defeat them, or rather, even if you collect them.
　You don't hear about the divine coins dropping when a fisherman catches a fish.
　Fish and shellfish must be different.

''Does it feel like there are some sand beasts mixed in with other species besides sand beasts?

The big ones are mostly sand beasts. Sea sharks, for example.

　"Sea shark".....
　That's exactly what it looks like.
　They seem to be violent, so I could understand why they are treated as sandy beasts.

Therefore, I moved the creatures of the Central Sea to the Far South Sea. They will be happy to have an expanded habitat.

　Instead, it's a dire situation for the Central Sea, where nothing is left to live.

"Master Urilyn, how much longer does the Central Sea have to die?

It won't die out completely, but in ten years it will be less than one-thousandth of a percent, and the salinity of the remaining sea will be too high for any living thing to live in.

　So the blessing of the sea spirits will be gone, and the amount of water that gushes out will be greatly reduced, but not to zero.
　So the central sea will be like the Dead Sea.

''Thank you for your help from now on.

　Thus, another temple was established in Gori-san Town, and there were now two spirits in the Polar South Sea.
　Suddenly, with the creatures springing up in the Polar South Sea and the addition of another spirit, the desert elves would visit the temple when they had a break, where they would make offerings and pray to Marilyn and Urilyn.

''It's like a pilgrimage to the Holy Land,''

It's nice to be properly believed in and empowered.

'The desert elves don't treat Marilyn and the others like Dobbs. Neither does Taro.

'So I'm comfortable living in this castle. There's a lot of fun things to do and good food to eat.

　Like Marilyn, Urilyn took the stance that the temple was her workplace, and although she commuted to work every day, she usually lived in the castle where we lived, enjoying normal meals, playing games, and picking out new clothes for each other with Larabell and the others.

　My castle had another new resident.