After school.
　We gathered in the courtyard.

Are you really going to take us to the God Realm?

　Lara asks in a sort of half-belief.

'Yes. Or ... maybe ... you guys don't want to go?

　Lazevara makes a mischievous girlish smile.

'Yes, I want to go, I want to go!'
So will you apologize for being so rude to me earlier?
Discipline?
Did you interrupt Kurt and I making out?

　Razebara's tone of voice is challenging.

'Because ... you know ... it's against school rules to do something like that in school ... and ...'

　Moxie and Lara's crispness is also bad.

There are no school rules. And you're always making out with Kurt.
Wow, I didn't do that!　Hey, Kurt!

　Lara looks at me, but I dare to look away from her.

''Umm........Kurt too.......eh, but - does that mean you were aware that he was flirting with me?　I'd be happy if that were the case and... ah, but I'm just saying that I approve of what Razebara-chan says!

　Lara is conflicted and holding her head in her hands.
　No, I'm not flirting with her.......but this kind of Lara is cute too, so I couldn't help but play a trick on her.

''Razebara. Stop it right there.

　With a sigh, I'm not the only one who'd like to know what Lazevara's murderous acts were. control.
　Then Lazevara seemed to be truly enjoying himself.

''Hmmm, this kid is worth teasing after all. I'm sorry, I'll make sure to take you to the divine world.

　I laughed.

　Hearing that, Lara's expression brightened quickly.

'Thanks, Razebara-chan!
"'Lazevara-chan'...
Hmm?
It's nothing. You're welcome.

　For a moment, Lazevara looked deeply moved, but quickly returned to his usual iron-masked face.

　I almost forgot every single time, but Razebara is a god.
　Moreover, since a thousand years ago, Razebara has not created any particular faction.
　To put it in a bad way, they were a 'bloke'.
　That's what I felt sympathy for her, and we were on the same page.

'Of course, you're going to take us with you, right?
Cynthia I want to go too.

　Marise and Cynthia, who were watching nearby, also opened their mouths in a horrified manner.

'Yes, of course. We won't be left out.'

　Lazevara's expression softened.
　Does this mean that something has changed within her as a result of the earlier incident?


　--I'm going to the divine world.


　I heard there are ancient divine artifacts there.
　I want to see the old divine artifacts... it was something I said without much thought, but I didn't expect them to take me to the divine world.

"You've never been to the God Realm, Kurt?
Yeah, that was a thousand years ago.

　I shrug at Lara's question.

　I don't have much hope for a god... but still, it doesn't mean there aren't strong guys out there.
　Thinking about it makes my heart swell.

''Then let's get going right away.

　So moving his lips, Lazevara held his hands to the ground.

'Divine Beast, make a way to God.

　As I continued to speak, a white smoke appeared under my feet.
　And when it disappears, a large lion-like creature appears.

'Wow, it's so cute!'
Fluffy...

　Lara and Cynthia run up to the lion-like creature with a smile on their faces.

'O divine beast!'

　Lazevara looks at the scene with a smile as he continues.

'This boy will take us to the God Realm. Be kind to him.
"Yes!

　Lara and Cynthia are already flattening and burying themselves in the lion...not the lion...but the divine beast.

　Fluffy.
　Such onomatopoeia could be heard even here.

It's Lazevara. The divine beast is fine but what was that chanting thing you were doing earlier?　The magic conductor wasn't even connected, and the chanting now would be completely pointless.

　Or rather, it wasn't even magic.
　It was just the use of divine power and having a divine beast summoned.

''Hmph, that's cool. Chanting.
Well there are people who say that about chanting magic.

　Chanting magic is more inefficient than non-chanting magic.
　But the chanting rules are often the so-called "cool" ones, and even a thousand years ago, even though they were found to be inefficient, people dared to chant.

　It's just a matter of taste, though.
　I never understood it, but that's one way to think about it.

'Doesn't Marise go for the fluff?

　I talk to Marise, who stands next to me.
　Then she laughs with a generous 'Huh'.

''I don't do childish things like that. I'm an adult compared to Lara and the others.''
What?　But you do seem to be itching for it, though.
....!

　You thought he could see through your inner thoughts.
　Marise jolted and shuddered.

'You don't have to put up with it. Besides, it's cute to see a girl squirming around with a god beast.'
Cute ... does Kurt think so?
Yeah.

　I will literally push her back, both from a spiritual and physical standpoint.

'Hmmmmm!　It doesn't matter if Kurt says so!

　Marise opened her arms and dived into the divine beast.

'Huh, sounds like fun.'
Shouldn't you go to Razzeballa?
Me?　I can always fluff you up.

　And Razebara crossed her arms proudly.

　◆ ◆

　As I rode on the back of the fluffy divine beast, the transition gate opened.
　We passed through it and arrived at the Divine Realm in the blink of an eye.

''So this is the God Realm........''

　What a fluffy place it is.
　The sky above is a peculiar color that is hard to describe as either peach or purple.
　The ground was unsteady, as if it were above the clouds.

　I slowly descended from the divine beast and looked around.

''It's kind of a strange place, isn't it?
It's divine.
There's no foothold and I'm afraid I'm going to fall.

　Lara, Marise and Cynthia had a similar reaction.

''Then follow me over here. We've only just entered the God Realm.''

　Lazevara walked off by himself and we hurried to follow him.

　It would have been less than five minutes' walk there.
　We arrived at the big gate.


Oh, isn't that Razebara?


　A man stood in front of the gate.
　He was dressed like an earthly priest.
　But with golden wings on his back, I knew he wasn't just a man.

''Lazevara, who is this guy?''
An angel. They're God's followers. And he's the gatekeeper who guards the gate.

　Lara and the others bowed their heads as Razebara introduced them.

'We haven't seen you for a while,'

　The gatekeeper speaks nostalgically to Razevara.

I've been above ground the whole time.
'Hmmm ... well that's good. So who are those people?　You look like a human being...
My friend. There's no rule that says humans can't come to the God Realm. I'm going to let you pass.

　Hearing this, the gatekeeper groaned in annoyance, ''Ummmm.......''

''It is true that there is no restriction that a human cannot enter beyond this. But that requires you to overcome the ordeal. You understand that, don't you, Lazevara?
'Yes. You try to make sure no evil people get in.

　Razebara said, and the gatekeeper nodded his head.

　He held up his staff in his hand and a huge rock appeared next to the gate, about the size of a house.
　It was about the size of a house.
　The gatekeeper tapped the huge rock several times with his stick and a small piece of rock fell to the ground.

'Let's get this lifted up.'

　He picks up a piece of rock and the gatekeeper tries to hand it to us.

'Is that what you want?'
Of course it's not just a rock. It's not just a rock, of course, but a person with a clean heart and, above all, the quality of magic inside must be excellent to even possess it. If any of you humans can have it, I will let you pass through here.

　It's a boring ordeal.
　But isn't it a bad development to be told to fight out of the blue, because that's a lot of work.
　Gatekeeper, you don't seem to be that strong.

It's a good thing that Kurt has trained us to be strong too!　I'm confident in the quality of my magic power!

　Lara rolled up her arms and promptly tried to hold the piece of rock the gatekeeper was holding.

''What--!''

　But the moment the piece of rock landed in the palm of his hand.
　Lara's hand dropped and she dropped the shard directly to the ground.

'Lara, are you okay?'
'Uh-huh!　But it's so heavy!　I don't even think I can hold it...

　She looked at the piece of rock in amazement.

''Hmm ... an interesting rock. Even with the quality of Lara's magical power, it's extremely difficult to hold this?''

　
　As far as I can see, there aren't many people who can beat them on earth.

　I couldn't have that kind of Lara.
　After all, God's ordeal is not a simple matter, is it?

''Hahaha!　That's probably true. After all, no one has ever been able to lift that piece of rock!　Like Razebala, God has brought some humans to us before now. But no human being has ever gone under this gate before!

　The gatekeeper smiling broadly.
　Hmm, so that's what it is. I thought you were going to let me into the divine world so easily, but that was the trick.
　But.

"I'm sorry about the opponent. I'm sure you're not the only one who can lift one of them up and let them pass through..................is that right?

　The gatekeeper nodded silently.
　For now, he's probably thinking, "I won't be able to get through the ordeal anyway.

''I'll follow that confident nose pillar.''

　I walked past the piece of rock - a piece of rock - and stood in front of the huge rock.

"What are you going to do?

　The gatekeeper had a strange look on his face.

What? A small rock is not enough. I'm going to take the big one anyway.

　He sank the five fingers of his right hand into the surface of the giant rock.
　As he continued to apply his strength, the giant rock slowly lifted up from the ground.

''Ah, ah ... the holy rock ... lifting up?''

　The gatekeeper's eyes widened in astonishment.
　Hmmm, that's lighter than I thought it would be.

　I would say to him as I lifted the huge rock with one hand.

'If you're thinking of testing me, stop. You'll get burned, okay?