"Ugh, my head is about to crack. You don't have to grip it that hard........haha!　No way, this is an expression of affection from Mr. Ray to me!　You're already shy, Ray-san!

　He's standing next to me saying that, and he's saying that to my side, "You son of a b*tc*! Astell pokes me happily.

　I was going to do it again, but the conversation stops, so I stroke Aster's head instead. Then she says, "Eh, ehehe~" and is pleased in a different way. Well, it's no better than being pleased by the pain. Don't look envious of Haku either. I'll do it for you later.

'Sigh, you really are married. You who was usually so carefree........haha....

　Please don't sigh openly when you see us like that. It bothers me a lot, doesn't it? I don't know anything about the love affairs of gods, but if you're as beautiful as the goddess Cleena, I think you'll be popular.

'Gods are basically uninterested in other people. Those who have the world are preoccupied with their own world, and those who don't have it are doing all sorts of things to make sure they have it.

　Very rarely do gods marry each other, says Astell. By what standards, I don't know what kind of criteria you can have the world, but I'm sure Astell is up to that standard. I'm a little curious, but that's fine for now. More importantly, I want to hear what Cleena has to say.

'So, why is this world like this?　What are those monsters?

'Hmmm, I don't need to talk to you the same way as Aster does. I'm a little curious about you arriving at God in human form. But, well, let's answer that question first. The reason this world is the way it is, is because of the same God we are.

　So says Cleena, who exhales again with a sigh, haha. This is where the gods come into play. It's going to be trickier than I thought.

'It's very rare, but sometimes a god will try to take away a world from a god who already has one. There are many ways to take it away, sometimes by force, as in this case, and sometimes by taking away their faith. You've done both in this case.

Do you have any idea who this God is?

　Aster, who has an unusually cynical look on her face, asks Cleena a question, and Cleena nods.

'The one who attacked us this time was Shade, the god of shadows. One of the gods has come with a few problems.''

　Astell says, "Ew" in a sickening way at Cleena's words. It looks like there's a lot going on with the gods, but Astel looks really uncomfortable. That's as far as it goes.

'This god called Shade is a narcissist in the extreme!　I don't feel good if I'm not number one, or whatever it is, I'm going to get my hands on another god!

'In the last few hundred years, they've been after me where my faith has been less and less, and my power has been less and less. It's been taken away from me very quickly in the last 100 years or so.

　Cleena laughs to herself. I guess Aster is no stranger to this, he's seriously thinking about what to do.

''There are four continents in this world, and each continent has a Shade's minions sent to it, and those minions are those coxies you guys call Koksi, right?　I have those monsters summoned.
　Every continent is being pushed. Among them, the continent where the kingdom of Japawone, the country you asked to come to, is the most pushed continent.

　Albery's face turns blue at Cleena's words. 'That's no wonder, because they say the country you're in is the most dangerous.

'So, is that why Cleena called us here, because she wants us to fight that god?

'No, I want Aster and the others to help the people on each continent who had the most faith in me. With my current strength, I can't even give my power to the children on each continent. So I need you to bring me to this place.

　Is Cleena too weak to give the Goddess' blessing? But how can you do that when there's no way to get to another continent.

'That's all right. I'll tell you where the capitals of each continent are.

　In the next moment, a land I've never seen or been to comes vividly to mind. Is this the capital of the world? It must be the latest footage, all of it pretty much abandoned.

'That'll work. So who has the most faith in that one?　You can't bring them in if you don't know that.

'You know who the Kingdom of Japawone is where you are, don't you? It's right next to you.
　Then the kingdom of Pelosones, the country on the continent just north of the continent where the Japawone Kingdom is, is the one called the Knight King.
　On the continent west of there, there's a continent called the Raven Kingdom, and that's who the orphans there are.
　The last Alfredo Empire is number one for a certain mercenary leader.

　........I got a lot of information from Cleena, but only the Raven Kingdom and the Alfredo Empire are hard to understand. Especially with the orphans of the Raven Kingdom. There are a lot of orphans out there.

I know you think it's impossible to understand, but that's okay. I've made it so that when the person who has the blessing comes near you, you'll somehow know it's him.

　That means I'll have to take Albery with me to find it. Albery, sitting next to me, is looking at Cleena with a puzzled expression on his face. In case you're wondering, Haku is on my lap.

'Ho, are you sure I'm the most religious person in the country?'

'Yes, you come to my temple every day to pray and make offerings. Without you, I would have to abandon this country. So I will give you a blessing that I can give you. I can only help you with this much, but forgive me.

'No!　I'm so grateful to see Lord Kriena, and on top of that, I'm getting a blessing from her!

　Albery speaks with a great deal of excitement. She's been kind of gloomy ever since we met, so it's refreshing to see her excited like this.

''Well then, yes.''

　Cleena says, then gently takes Albery's head between her hands and kisses him on the forehead. Then a light covers Albery's body.

'I've given you a blessing now,'

Thank you!

　It's an emotional feeling. He was probably so happy that his body was shaking.

'Mr. Ray, it's time to go.'

　When I was looking at Alberry like that, Aster, who is sitting next to me, tugs at my sleeve and says so. I have to get out of this space.

'Okay then, Cleena, I'll come back when I find you.

Yeah, I'll be waiting. See you later, Aster. Don't push it too hard, Albery. Haku, don't let Astel get the better of you.

　With one last beautiful smile from Kreena, we returned to the space we were in.