It was very strange.
Although Hoshiharu had never been courted by polite people while queuing, this was his first experience of being moved to the front by so many people, especially when most of them were men.
"Hmm… You're not intentionally hiding your Divine Power, are you?"
The man guarding the city gate was also a soldier wearing armor. His whole body exuded an aura of hard training.
"No, I'm just an ordinary person."
Hoshiharu waved his hand.
He had answered this question more than a dozen times. Many people in the queue seemed to think he was a god, so they moved him to the front.
"Alright, please open your backpack and let us inspect it."
The other party's eyes clearly showed disbelief, so he still used a respectful tone and made the request.
Hoshiharu spread his hands and typed an emoticon.
If you don't believe me, I can't do anything about it.
"What is this?"
"A special from my hometown."
The gatekeeping soldier took out some electrical equipment like flashlights from the backpack, with a puzzled expression on his face.
"Please show us how to use it."
"...Fine."
"I see, it's a different kind of magic stone lamp..."
Magic stone lamps must be used for lighting in this world. To avoid suspicion, Hoshiharu did not make unnecessary reactions and looked calm.
"No problem, please go ahead."
The guard inspected Hoshiharu's items one by one. After checking, he registered his name and then respectfully let him pass.
"I see everyone else can enter easily, why am I being treated so strictly?"
Hoshiharu rubbed his chin and asked the other party.
He found it strange that the merchants before him only had their carts looked into, asked a few questions, and were then let in. But when it was his turn, they had to take out his items one by one and inspect them. It was different treatment.
"It's easy for most people to enter, but..."
The other party looked at him oddly and sighed helplessly, as if saying, "Why are you asking such a question?"
"If gods want to enter, they still need to undergo thorough investigation."
After thinking about it, he felt that he couldn't disrespect the gods, so he answered Hoshiharu's question.
Maybe gods who come from afar don't understand Orario's rules well.
"Haven't I told you I'm not a god?"
"But with a face like that, it's hard for me not to!"
The guard also looked very embarrassed.
"Andra, since the god doesn't understand, just explain it more and leave this to me."
Someone took the initiative to take over the shift and said to him with a smile.
Andra nodded sadly and took Hoshiharu aside.
Regardless of whether the other party was pretending to be ignorant or genuinely did not understand the city's rules, Orario's adventurers couldn't disrespect the gods. He had no choice but to patiently explain everything to Hoshiharu.
In this uncertain world, gods truly existed everywhere.
In Orario, a city that is the "center of the world." there were many gods, but gods should not easily go out. Even if they enter from outside, they must go through interrogation and registration.
Some people might ask, since they are gods, how can they comply with human rules with their arrogance, couldn't they fly, become invisible, or even teleport directly?
But this was not the case.
—The gods descended from heaven thousands of years ago in search of entertainment.
Gods are very transcendent beings, and their power is almost omnipotent. In the last hundreds of millions of years, precisely because they had omnipotent power and nothing could disturb them, life in heaven became extremely boring; there was almost nothing in the entire heaven that could give them a fresh feeling.
After seeing such an interesting place in the mortal world, they ran down excitedly and decided to live in the mortal world with a playful mentality.
Specifically, it was necessary to seal the Divine Power, prohibit the use of Divine Power and magic, and live like ordinary people. Abilities like invisibility, flight, and teleportation could not be used.
In other words, gods were almost no different from ordinary people in the mortal world.
However, gods had one characteristic, which everyone in Orario knew, that is—all gods are very handsome and beautiful.
As long as they are gods, it's impossible for them to be ugly.
Even old men and women must have very charming faces, attracting attention with a special uniqueness.
"I've never seen someone like you among many gods."
Andra explained very bluntly and praised him highly.
Hoshiharu had a charm rating of 46 points, nearing perfection in appearance, figure, and temperament.
But if he wanted to say that he was extremely handsome and mesmerizing to all living beings, it wasn't true.
After all, appearance, even when reaching a certain height, and having a perfect face and body shape, was just pleasing to the eye and wouldn't drive people crazy—according to Hoshiharu.
However, in a situation where gods existed and there were more handsome men and beautiful women per capita than gods, appearance had become a very standard reference.
According to Andra, many male gods' appearances couldn't compare to his.
Although gods naturally released a special wave called "Divine Power." which allowed people to distinguish their noble identity at a glance, the power of gods could be freely turned off. Some gods often turned off the Divine Power in their bodies for fun.
In such cases, people would not easily identify their identity.
But fortunately, they were all handsome men and beautiful women.
So in Orario, if someone met a person with an extraordinary appearance, try not to cause trouble.
Although gods had sealed their Divine Power, they were still very noble. They were transcendent beings who had given crucial assistance to the people in the mortal world.
"I see..."
Hoshiharu nodded, indicating his understanding.
From this perspective, he should be able to get along well in this world.
He had no intention of pretending to be a god. Once exposed, the consequences were unpredictable, so there was no need to take the risk.
But if you treat me like a god without my permission and worship me like a grandfather, you can't blame me, right?
"Be good, tell me more about Orario."
Hoshiharu extended his hand and placed it on Andra's shoulder, with a friendly expression on his face like a grandfather caring for his well-behaved grandchild.
"..."
Andra's mouth twitched, and for some reason, his waist felt like it couldn't stand straight.
Then, Hoshiharu troubled him for half an hour.