The third day of the festival. The finals of the shogi tournament had started early in the morning.
　Four large monitors in the hall were showing the 16 games.
　Watching the games from a distance, we sat on chairs at a food stall that had been lined up since early morning and ate potato soup for breakfast. It was delicious. The sticky taro and the crunchy daikon radish were irresistible.

'The finals of the shogi tournament and the qualifying round of the martial arts tournament are being held today, right?

　Yumina, sitting next to me, stops eating her potatoes and speaks to me.

'Yeah, Belfast, Regulus, Lefries, Paloof, and Lord Mare are all going to the chess tournament since each of the kings are competing, and Mismid, Restia, Eashen, and Felsen and others are going to the martial arts tournament.

　For the martial arts tournament, old man Baba and old man Yamak Prefecture from our house are participating, but I'm not sure.
　As for the winner, I'm still thinking of the Knight King of Restia. If you can also use magic, the Beast King of Mismid who has "Axel" is another possibility.
　Of course, there would be other hidden strongmen competing in the competition. Even if it's free, there are a lot of adventurers in this city. I'm sure there are some who want to test their skills.

''Fuyao-sama, what are you going to do today?

　Lou, who was testing the taste of the potato stew so that he could make it himself, asked me what my plans were.

I'm sure that the chess tournament won't be settled until the evening anyway, and the martial arts tournament is a qualifier. I'm going to look elsewhere today. I've got some business to attend to at the church, too.

　Morobane and Karina have taken care of the judging for the martial arts tournament, so there's no need to worry about it. Our deputy leader, Nicola-san, is also in charge of the shogi tournament.

It's a good idea to have a good time. Belfast and Regulus are going for the chess, though.

　Gaspar-san, the Knight Commander of Regulus, was in the martial arts tournament, too. Of course, he changed his identity and appearance, though.
　I mean, it's not like a knight commander is going to participate in a tournament like this, but there's also General Leon and others from Belfast. Well, I hope they don't find out.

''Your fathers are competing in the chess tournament, but since they said there's no need to worry about it, we don't have any plans.
So I thought I'd spend the day with you, Fuyu-sama.

　So you were asked out early in the morning. Well, there was no reason to say no, right?
　We pay the fare, return the empty potato stew bowl to the stall owner, and we walk away.
　Lou takes my arm, with Lou in my right hand and Yumina snuggled up to me in her left. To be honest, it's pretty hard to walk, but seeing the girls smiling happily, I can't possibly shake them off. No, there's no way I can.
　Both of them were taller than when they met, and had grown up in their own way, but they were both rather petite, and still looked shorter than they really were.
　From the feel of their arms against each other, it seems that their growth is not so smooth either.....
　I guess they still look like big brothers with two little sisters from the side.

"Fuyao-san?
Hmm? Ya, it's nothing.

　He replied in a very matter-of-fact manner, not wanting to be noticed by the girls, who have a keen sense of intuition.

'Oh?'

　Ah, Kanasuke's piano performance is on the stage of the clock tower again today. Is that music........western music?
　Partly because of my grandfather's influence, my taste in Western music is heavily weighted toward oldies. It's the music of the 1950s and 1960s. That's the kind of music I taught my brother Kanosuke.
　The song that Kanosuke is playing now is a standard rock and roll number from the 1950s. It's amazing that that original performance was loaded onto Voyager 1 and 2 as a record for extraterrestrial intelligence.
　Well, there was also a movie where the main character in a car-shaped time machine plays this song on his guitar at a dance party in the past. That was a funny movie.
　Whatever it was, the song was so energetic that everyone was swaying their bodies and getting into the rhythm.
　Huh? If you look closely, besides Brother Kanosuke, there are other people playing stringed instruments like guitars and percussion instruments like drums.

''That's........''
It's a traveling band, apparently. They just happened to be passing through the country. I heard that they just happened to be passing through this country, and they were playing here yesterday with Kanosuke.

　The one who answered my mumbles was the owner of a stall with chairs in a corner of the clock tower. I wondered who it was, but it was our god of agriculture, my uncle Kosuke.

'Wait, what are you doing?
'We sell curry made from our crops. I wanted to be part of the festivities.

　There was a deep pot of curry and freshly cooked rice in the stall of his uncle Kosuke, who was smiling with his eyes, and various vegetables piled up in a wooden box next to him like a mountain. I noticed a boy peeling potatoes and carrots from the pile.

'Huh! Um, you ... was it Caron?
Yes? Sure I'm Caron but who were you?

　The boy who was peeling the potato looks at me with scowling eyes. Huh? Ah, the effect of the badge. I didn't notice it because Uncle Kosuke didn't get through to me, but he said it was on. The badge that's yellow in the center will be turned to blue for deactivation.

"Oh, oh, no, Your Majesty!

　Karon finally notices me as his eyes crackle.
　The boy Karon is one of the knights who joined the same order as Lantz-kun, who is still working at the inn "Silver Moon" today.
　Since he is familiar with crops and comes from a family of medicine men, he was assigned to Naito's old man and should have been assigned to farmland development duties.

'He's quite a highlight. I asked him to help.

　I see. It's not hard to see why. It's just that during the survival training for the test, I had to pick up all sorts of foodstuffs from the forest.
　Anyway, isn't it an amazing thing to be liked by the god of agriculture...? I think you'll get a blessing from God.

'You two are running this stall together?
'No, I've got Rakshe to help me with that. At the moment, I asked him to pick up the seasonings. But I can't leave the cooking to Mr. Lakshya-san, because he's not very good with fire.

　Rakshe of Arraune? He's a plant-based demon, so he's not very good with fire. As I recall, she worked in the farmland development department, so it's not hard to see why uncle Kosuke would like her.
　The curry shop of the god of agriculture, right? I'm interested in it, but I just ate a stewed potato, you know.
　Oh, yeah. I sneak a word with my uncle Kosuke.

"By the way, the World God will be at the church around noon...
Hanakoi-san tells me. But don't mind if we do.
Are you sure? I haven't seen you in a while.
'Because in God's sense, I don't care much about yesterday or thousands of years. And if I wanted to, I could see you in an instant.

　I guess he's still a god in his senses around here. Well, there's no point in me worrying about it, and if he says so, it's okay.
　We walked away from the clock tower and looked around the festival, peering at the merchandise on the stalls.

''This is........''
It's a specialty figurine made in the northern part of Regulus.

　A thunder bear with a monster fish in its mouth. I was looking at the carved wooden figurine sold at a stall, and Lou explains to me what it is.
　I didn't know this kind of thing existed anywhere. I've heard that in our world, the number of artisans who make them is decreasing.

Ours is....
These dolls are good luck dolls that we hope will bring happiness to our children and grandchildren.

　A doll like a tube. When you separate the doll from the tube, just like the one that holds the diploma, a smaller doll comes out from inside. When you open that doll, a smaller doll comes out from inside, and when you open that doll, a smaller doll comes out again.
　This is what it is, isn't it? It's a famous Russian souvenir. This one is much simpler, though.
　It's interesting to browse the stalls in a different way. Some of them are similar to the world we are from, and some of them we have never seen before. We spent the morning lounging around the stalls, occasionally buying things that caught our eye.
　It was almost noon when we headed toward the church.
　Normally, this church, built on top of a hill, has only one priest and two priests sent from the Ramish nation, but now there are two more priests. But now two more priests have arrived.
　They are His Eminence Elias Ortola, Pope of the Ramish Church, although they have been disguised by the badge I gave them, and Phyllis Lugitto, the cardinal rumored to be the next pope, himself.
　There are some people around who are casually disguised as adventurers, but those are probably also the Ramish holy knights guarding the two.
　There are a few followers of the God of Light who follow the Ramish religion in our country. If the "God of Light" is the world god, then I might as well say I'm a believer.
　But I'm not sure if it's fair to say that I'm a member of the God's household, but I'm not sure that I'm a believer in the family. I don't even go to church.
　When we entered the chapel, His Holiness the Pope, who was one of the priests in the solemn atmosphere, was telling us about the miracle that happened in Lamish.
　It was the so-called "Miracle of Isla".
　It is the story of an incident that took place one year ago, when the "God of Light" descended on Isla, the capital of Lamish, with the angel of light, and saved the city from the evil god of darkness that was trying to cover Lamish.
　This miracle was witnessed by many witnesses, even non-believers and merchants outside of Lamish, and so it quickly spread around the world.
　Most countries didn't want to believe in it, but even so, many eyewitnesses said that the only thing they could be sure of was that the miracle happened.
　In reality, though, it was a mass fraud that I caused.
　Since then, I think Lamish has been on the right track. It is said that people who would commit violence with the excuse of "in the name of God" have disappeared.
　After the Pope's speech was over, the people in the chapel went out to the front.
　As we were heading towards His Eminence and Phyllis, who had finished speaking, two people came hurrying over to us from the other side.

''Heh, Your Majesty! By any chance, that person is already over here!
Uh, not yet.

　After receiving my words, I call out to the two disappointed people again.

''Oh well, don't be in such a hurry, it will come to you sooner or later...''
He's here.
What?

　I couldn't help but shout out at the voice that came from right beside me.
　Right beside me stood the World God, dressed in modest clothes and wearing the same aloof smile as usual. Oh, my God! This guy always appears too abruptly!

Hey, you scared me! When did you get here!
"Ho-ho-ho, I used transfer magic earlier and poof. Oh, the two of you, it's been a long time.

　The World God called out to His Holiness the Pope and Miss Phyllis. Both of them immediately tried to kneel on the spot in a hurry, but the World God softly stopped them.

It's a matter of your position. We don't need that kind of concern here. No one cares about that.
Yes, sir.

　I don't like it. The two of you are pretty stiff. I've been thinking that Hanakoi sister and Morohana sister had built up their immunity.
　However, since they came using transference magic, aren't they the Avatar this time? Does this mean that he descended in human form just like his sisters?

''Umm........Fuyao-san, what about this one?''

　Yumina, who was watching us from behind, asks us. Beside her, Lou was also looking at us with a strange look on her face.
　Ah, I don't know how to explain........

Hello ladies. I'm Mochizuki Shinnosuke. This is Mochizuki Fuyao-kun's grandfather who is here.

　Kannosuke... That's straightforward, dude. What about the fact that you're going to name your grandson after him?
　In contrast to me, who had a drawn-out smile on my face, Yumina and Lou's expressions change to surprise.

'Fuyao-san's grandfather?　Eh, but Fuyao-san is from another world...

　At Yumina's words, the World God shushed and held up his index finger to his mouth. With that alone, the two of them seemed to have figured it out. It's a good idea to have an idea that they are the same kind of sister Hanakoi and Morohana's sister.

''I'm sorry about this. My name is Yumina Ernea Belfast, I am engaged to be engaged to Fuyuya-san.
Oh, this is the pleasure of my engagement, Lucia Lea Regulus. I apologize for the delay in greeting you.
Don't worry about it. Ooh, you're both pretty girls. Fuyao-kun is a lucky man to have such a beautiful wife.

　They bowed their heads deeply, and God answered them with a laugh. They were both flushed and embarrassed, probably happy to be called a maiden. d*mn, she's cute.

''Um, your grandfather also uses transference magic, right?''
You can use most of the magic in the world. It's a bit difficult to subtract.
"As expected of Fuyao-sama's grandfather........

　Probably, like me, they have all the attributes and a lot of magic power. I'm not sure if there's any limit to what they can do.

It's a good thing that you're not the only one. Have you met your sister Hanakoi?
'Grandpa? Oh, grandpa. That has a nice ring to it. Hanakoi is a word for love........oh, you mean her. Oh, yeah, they're going to be grandchildren, aren't they? I haven't met them yet, but I'm sure they will come from there sooner or later.

　Yumina and Lou look at each other in our awkward conversation. I can't blame them for this, since they're my instant grandson and grandfather.
　Yumina and Lou know that I'm from another world, but I wouldn't expect them to think that this person is the Supreme God.

''I'm going to have a little chat with you here today, and then we'll take a look around the city. Is that okay?
What's on the agenda for the church after this?
Oh, ha, ha, yes! I'm fine! I'll give you some time this afternoon!

　Phyllis replied in a voice that hadn't yet been released from her nerves. Beside her, His Holiness the Pope also nodded his head. Are you sure you're okay, these two.
　But what do you plan to talk about?




　When the world had not yet defined its shape, the spirits were already there with their magical powers.
　The spirits became the hands and feet of God, shaping the world and giving birth to various things.
　The water spirits filled the world with oceans, and the earth spirits made the earth. The spirit of fire exploded volcanoes, and the spirit of wind brought warm air.
　The spirit of the great tree nurtured the forest, the spirit of light lit up the world, and the spirit of darkness gave peace to the night.
　In this way, as the various spirits created various things, a spirit family was born in this world.
　Divine beasts, holy beasts, fairies, spirit birds, and divine trees were born, and finally, sub-humans such as beastmen, elves and dwarves, and humans were born.
　God gave everything in this world to the newly born and himself returned to heaven.
　He thought it would be better to make this world a better place without him, so he went back to heaven.



'Why did God go back to heaven?'

　A boy in the front row asks the World God who was talking about the creation of the world.

The boy in the front row asked the World God who was talking about the creation of the world, "We should do what we can do by ourselves, don't we? There is no future in relying on God to help us if we are dependent on Him. If you don't let your parents go, you won't be able to make it on your own.

　Basically, the gods don't interfere in that world. That's why I didn't come back to life in my world. In that world, once a person dies, they don't come back to life. That's precisely because it's a miracle of God.
　If it was in this world that I died, I might have come back to life. It's a high risk, but there is a resurrection magic in this world.

You have been entrusted with this world by God. It's a good idea to make the world a better place.

　The World God, who had borrowed a priest's robe from His Holiness the Pope, looked around at the people gathered in the cathedral. Everyone was listening intently to God's words.

'It doesn't matter how small it is, do what you can do for someone else. That's all you need to do. That's the pillar that holds this world together. There is no distinction between children and adults, men and women. Children and adults, men and women, kings and beggars, rich and poor, they are all the same. Everyone can be a pillar to support the world. Stay upright and live life to the fullest.

　The World God bowed to everyone in the cathedral and came down from the platform.
　I see, the spirits helped God in creating this world. I've only met the Great Tree Spirit and the Darkness Spirit, but they didn't seem to have that much power.
　Did he lose his power over the long period of time, or was it because he was used by God to create the world? At the very least, the current power is not as strong as it was then.
　As for the dark spirits, I blew them away. Well, spirits are said to be immortal, so they may have come back to life.

It's good work. It was interesting.
No, it's nice to do this once in a while. Normally, I listen to the complaints of the other gods, and I have nothing to say to them.

　As I was twisting my head to see what that was all about, His Holiness the Pope and Ms. Phyllis came running up to me.

'Thank you so much for this very wonderful story! This story will be passed down from generation to generation in our country!
It's not much, but it's all right for you to do it.

　The World God laughs wryly at His Holiness the Pope's words. I wonder if this kind of thing is also called an oracle. At least I can incorporate the story of the creation of the world.

'What do you want to do after this? I'd like to introduce you all to it if I could.
Yes, you're right. Well, I'm going to spend the night here, so you can take care of that then. I'd like to take a walk around the city, if you can show me around.
I'll do that for you.

　It was Hanakoi sister who came from somewhere and interrupted our conversation. Why do the gods appear suddenly like this... I already know about the divine appearance, so I want them to appear normally.
　The World God with a smile on his face, unfazed by the sudden appearance of Hanakoi sister, calls out to her happily.

''Oh, it's been a long time. How are you?
''Thanks to you, we're having a good time every day. Anyway, I'll show you around, so you can't interrupt Fuyao-kun's date, grandpa.
Oh, yeah. I haven't noticed this. Sorry, ladies.
No, no, we're not.

　Yumina and Lou both blushed as the World God half-jokingly laughed and waved their hands to the side in a hurry.
　Apparently, sister Hanakoi is going to guide the World God, so I decided to leave it to her. Even if something happened, these two would be fine.
　For some reason, it seems that High Priestess Pope, Phyllis, and even her bodyguards, Ramish, are supposed to follow the Hanakoi sisters, but... but that's okay.
　For now, we leave the church and the three of us head to the venue of the chess tournament. The first round is over by now, and the second round is about to begin.
　When we arrived at the venue, there seemed to be more people watching the game than in the morning, but there were many people who had already finished their games and the names of the winners and losers were shown on the monitor.

'Well, yeah, it's pretty much decided.

　As far as I know, Mr. Baral and Mr. Simon of Riflet, King Liefries, and the Governor of all the provinces of Rhodomea have already been defeated. All of them are pseudonyms, of course, except for the people of Riflet, though.

''Your father has been defeated as well, hasn't he?

　Lou murmured as he found Emperor Regulus' fake name.
　I mean, it's the Emperor's counterpart, King Paloof. Looks like you're doing great, that boy.
　I looked around the hall and saw a group of people sitting in chairs in front of a nearby monitor, staring at the screen as if they were devouring it. That's a group of Regulus and Leafs, isn't it?
　We walked over to the group and called out to the Emperor and the Imperial King.

''Hello. I'm sorry to hear that.
'Oh, Fuyu-dono. It was quite fun. I hope they'll hold a mahjong tournament next year.
I'm sorry we lost, but I know my flaws and I won't lose again.

　I was relieved to see that neither of them seemed to care too much about losing.
　I suddenly looked at the screen on the monitor and with a snap, the 'silver' piece moved. In response, Their Majesties let out a difficult voice.

''This game is.....
King Paloof and King Belfast. No, it's an interesting game.

　Those two, huh? They're as good as the Emperor of Regulus. I'm sure the King of Belfast would have a hard time with that.
　Now the silver is in the hands of the boy king and he's going to....

Why don't you just take the silver in the flying car?
No, that's an invitation. It could be a move that could upset the balance. It's a move that could upset the balance.

　I stare at the monitor again at Emperor Regulus' words. Is that so? Ummm, I honestly can't keep up anymore....
　It's the same with baseball, but in this world, once you get into it, the speed at which you get good at it is unbelievable. There are not many amusements in this world, so once you get into it, you get really good at it.
　This kind of enthusiasm is something to be learned from. As an amateur shogi player, I seem to have been left behind.
　At any rate, it's going to take a while to get to the Shogi tournament, so I'll take a look at the preliminary round of the martial arts tournament. Maybe some of my adventurer acquaintances are participating in that one, too.