In the beginning of the world, it was said that there were only two races in Omni Potanssen.
One was the Divine Race.
The other was the Demon Clan.
The Divine Race and the Demon Clan appeared in this world almost simultaneously and, like natural enemies, they were always in conflict.
Unlike the Demon Clan, who were born with great power, although the Divine Race also possessed various kinds of power, compared to the Demon Clan who were created for battle, the Divine Race was not a race born solely for combat.
God could do many things, could create earth and life, but when it came to power for battle, compared to the Demon Clan born for destruction, they were somewhat inferior.
Moreover, the Divine Race had a limited number.
Generally speaking, each deity had a specific office, some governed life, some governed nature, others governed destiny, and some had duties like health, harvest, wisdom, and culture. But there were only so many offices, and there couldn't naturally be as many gods, nor could there be many deities governing the same responsibilities. Consequently, the number of gods was fixed from the very beginning, and only when a deity passed away could a new god potentially be born.
With this in mind, the number of gods was very limited.
In contrast, the Demon Clan had no such limitations. Over time, their numbers grew more numerous, the race prospered, and eventually completely overshadowed the Divine Race.
To combat such a Demon Clan, the Divine Race began to create other races, resulting in the birth of humans, elves, beastmen, and dwarves, provided them guidance, and let them grow until they barely managed to resist the Demon Clan.
Yet the Demon Clan was not content, and not only created magic but also created demons.
Indeed.
Both magic and demons originated from the hands of the Demon Clan.
That's why they were given the prefix "Demon." The word "Magic Power" also originated from the Demon Clan, showing that in terms of power, the Demon Clan was indeed more prominent than the Divine Race.
However, putting aside magic, as for demons, although they were created by the Demon Clan, due to the Demon Clan not being as omnipotent as the Divine Race, the demons they created had very low intelligence. Sometimes, the Demon Clan themselves could not control the fierce nature of the demons. Although demons gradually propagated and eventually spread to every corner of the world, if they were not tamed, they would attack even the Demon Clan.
Due to this, even having magic and creating demons, the Demon Clan couldn't directly overpower the Divine Race. Furthermore, the Divine Race created magic systems such as holy magic and support magic, resulting in neither side being able to subdue the other ultimately.
"But overall, compared to the Divine Race, the Demon Clan was still relatively stronger."
The Goddess, sitting at the freshly summoned tea table, spoke as she sipped the richly aromatic tea.
"That's why the Divine Race performed the Hero Summoning ritual to resist the Demon Clan, summoning heroes with unique traits from the Otherworld to combat the Demon Clan; the ultimate goal was expecting the hero to defeat the Demon King."
While explaining this, the Goddess also mentioned Shane, seated opposite her, who seemed to be savoring the tea.
"We of the Divine Race, although capable of numerous deeds, could not directly bestow power. Thus, we had high hopes toward heroes who naturally possessed a Holy Sword and generally powerful Unique Skills, hoping they could defeat the Demon King someday."
In this manner, the Goddess explained various things to Shane.
To this, Shane had a few questions.
For instance...
"Why couldn't the gods directly grant power?"
Shane posed his question.
The Goddess straightforwardly gave a response.
"Because the Levels and Skills are concepts inscribed in the 'Reason,' even gods can't interfere."
The so-called "Reason" referred to the laws of the world itself, also known as the "World's Principle."
"Whether it be the Divine Race, Demon Clan, Human Race, or demons, they all have Levels and Skills. Based on personal quality, talent, and potential, the growth in various areas differs. All of these are concepts inscribed in the 'Reason,' or it's the world's rules itself. We of the Divine Race can interfere with phenomena and events yet cannot interfere with the rules of the world itself, unable to meddle with the 'Reason' itself."
The Goddess explained.
"Of course, if within the allowances of the 'Reason,' some interference may be possible. For instance, magic involves using Magic Power to intervene in the 'Reason,' thereby interfering with phenomena and events, ultimately forming power; that is magic."
"Moreover, some magic weapons, magic tools, and magic potions can temporarily enhance Skill Levels and personal abilities based on these magical properties. The Holy Sword you possess falls into this category."
"However, the interference with the 'Reason' is only possible within permitted limits. If it excessively disrupts the balance, then it could never be allowed."
For instance, gods could grant humans weapons or tools that enhance power or could bless humans, but there was absolutely no way to directly enhance a person's Level.
Otherwise, people wouldn't need to upgrade or grow, and gods could grant it directly.
As for weapons or tools that could directly enhance Levels, they simply didn't exist in this world.
"So far, only the Holy Swords possessed by heroes summoned from the Otherworld were capable of enhancing Levels. In this world, at most, one could find tools that enhance a specific Skill Level or partially enhance a person's abilities."
The Goddess indicated this.
"That's probably because you are not originally from this world, so somewhat deviating from this world's 'Reason' regulations, right?"
Most heroes from the Otherworld could awaken to very powerful Unique Skills, perhaps for the same reason.
Thus, gods desired to summon heroes.
"It's a pity that not every Otherworldly person held the quality to become a hero; otherwise, all Otherworldly people would have been summoned without exception, right?"
The Goddess nonchalantly spoke unsettling words.
Shane rolled his eyes in silence but was somewhat puzzled in his heart.
Following this reasoning, didn't it mean he was summoned here to become a hero, not randomly chosen, but due to his special nature?
"That's about it." The Goddess saw through Shane's thoughts, smiled, and said, "At least from ancient times to the present, there have been less than ten heroes summoned to this world."
Which implied, Otherworldly people with qualities to become heroes were rare to such an extent.
Shane was one of them.
"Incidentally, past heroes were all summoned from worlds different from yours."
The Goddess revealed even more astonishing facts.