◇Goddess ??? pov◇
…I woke up.
A short sleep of mere centuries.
'Fuuh', I yawned lightly.
I string up words just like that.
—My cute Spirits. How is the world doing?
Almost all of my Divinity has been sealed, but I can hear the voices of the planet's Spirits.
I have the Spirits tell me what happened while I was sleeping.
I don't know things in really close detail.
Only a rough idea of history.
I directed my ears towards the whispers of the Spirits.
"...Haah."
I sigh.
Nothing has changed.
It is a boring world that has been tied up by the rules of the strict Althena.
I space out looking at the ceiling of the Deep Sea Temple.
Just when I was thinking about taking another nap…
"Good morning, Noah~! Feeling good~? You finally woke up, you sleepyhead☆."
A carefree voice resonated in the silent Deep Sea Temple.
When I faced there, there was the frivolous-looking Goddess with a frilly dress directing a smile at me.
Water Goddess, Eir.
The Goddess that was left with the management of the Deep Sea Temple by Neptune.
She is also the Goddess that would come here every so often to keep an eye on me (play).
…A noisy one has come.
"It been while Noah"
"There's no need to make such a headache-inducing voice like that. I can hear you." (Noah)
"Eh~? Are you in a bad mood from just waking up, Noah? Here, you have bed hair~. I will fix it up for you☆." (Eir)
Saying this, she hugged me from behind and began to fix my hair without my permission.
It is hard to think that she is an Olympian Goddess that is a natural enemy of us Titan Gods.
"Fufu~, beautiful hair as always~." (Eir)
"Hmph, that's obvious." (Noah)
I sighed and let her touch my hair as she pleased.
Eir is a young Goddess.
She wasn't even born before the Divine Realm War 15 million years ago.
That's why she can mingle with me carefreely despite me being a rival God.
That said, the only one who acts so familiar with me is this Water Goddess.
That's probably why she is the one given the job to keep an eye on me though.
"Hey hey, Noah, the Great Demon Lord is soon going to be reborn into this planet. Did you know that?" (Eir)
After Eir finished fixing my hair, she whispered that into my ear.
Looks like this was the main topic.
Of course, I have heard that from the Spirits of the planet.
"Heh, is that so? I didn't know." (Noah)
There's no way I should know since I am imprisoned in the Deep Sea Temple and sealed.
That's why I had no choice but to say that.
"Then, I will tell you, okay?!" (Eir)
The Water Goddess said that and spoke nonstop all proudly.
However, I really didn't know the details about it, so there was a lot of new information.
What made me the most curious was…
"…You are going to summon otherworlders? The world is going to get chaotic." (Noah)
"That was the decision of Althena-neesama. Also, there's no Hero that is suitable for the Light Hero skill in this world." (Eir)
"The Light Hero… The skill given to the Hero 1,000 years ago, right? The skill that goes 'if you are showered by the light of the sun, you can win against any enemy', was it? I am impressed she could make a crazy skill like that. Won't that person become the next Great Demon Lord if they get such a skill?" (Noah)
"That's why we summon a person with a heart of gold! There was a kind girl called Anna-chan 1,000 years ago, but humans have become arrogant~." (Eir)
"You are saying it as if it is someone else's business, but it is the world you people are managing." (Noah)
What a baffling statement.
That said, the Water Goddess is a Goddess that doesn't interfere much with the Mortal Realm which makes her values the most similar to mine.
My style is to lend my hand a little bit only when my believers are in trouble.
She also made me listen to her complaints about how the Water Country is being looked down upon by other countries, saying 'War sucks, right?'.
I honestly don't care.
"Then, I will come again, okay~?☆" (Eir)
"You don't have to come ever again." (Noah)
"There you go again~. I know you are happy to see me." (Eir)
After chatting for a bit, she easily brushed off my insults and left.
And then, I look back at the conversation from just now.
(…Otherworlders, huh.) (Noah)
A rash action unlike that of Althena who prefers to do strict management and I haven't seen for a while.
That's probably just how on edge she is about the revival of the Great Demon Lord.
"I wonder if there will be a wonderful child that will become my believer." (Noah)
I mutter this.
At that moment, I didn't even feel the slightest of chances.
Time felt like an eternity since I was sealed.
An unchanging scenery.
Anything that happens outside the Deep Sea Temple has nothing to do with me.
I can't get out from here anyways.
I laid on my side and closed my eyes just like that.
◇Few Months After◇
"Hey hey, Noah, which child piques your interest?" (Eir)
"All the main ones have already been recruited by you Holy Gods…" (Noah)
I watch the video of the Water Temple that was projected with the magic of Eir.
As Eir said before, there were people who wandered into this world there.
Around 30 otherworlders in total.
By the way, they weren't forcefully 'spirited away', but brought here just when they were about to lose their lives from an 'unfortunate accident'.
And so, they have been brought to this world.
Otherworlders usually get powerful skills, but it is extremely rare for so many to appear at once.
Because of that, the Goddesses that are in charge of the West Continent ordered their Oracles to invite the otherworlders to their own territories.
Using fame and wealth as bait.
(Can a self-interested group like that win against the Great Demon Lord?) (Noah)
It is a point I am curious about, but it has nothing to do with me.
And so, the ones staying in the Water Temple are the ones who weren't blessed with powerful skills.
Even though they were classmates in their original world, a clear difference had been created, and their hearts seem to be wasted.
(Aah, so pitiful…) (Noah)
The world is unfair, right?
After one by one everyone left leaving only two.
one has weak status and skills but the other one he doesn't have even that I pity him well I hope he can live peacefully.