episode_0197

Stellania, who regained the power of a goddess and began to truly look like a ‘goddess’, lost all of her dignity as soon as she heard the name ‘Arcelia’ and returned to looking like an ordinary young lady without any power.

It looks like he was shocked by my words.

But why? The question mark could not be erased from my mind.

Isn’t Stellania also aware of the existence of the narration in my head?

“Why are you so embarrassed?”

“Because the name of the goddess has no ordinary meaning.”

“It doesn’t have the usual meaning… … ?”

“Do you know that I have never mentioned his name until now? The reason is that it is not a name I would dare say, but bringing up the name of the goddess of another world in this world creates a ‘connection’.”

Stellania explained to me.

Come to think of it, Stellania knew the identity of the narration until now, but had never once mentioned the name of its owner, the goddess Arcelia.

But I didn’t attach much significance to it.

I just thought that since she was a goddess much higher in rank than her, I couldn’t call her by her name carelessly.

“Connection point… … ?”

“Yunoa, a ‘connection’ has just been created because you have spoken His name in this world. The name of a goddess is not just a title, but the name itself can have an impact on the world. The gods have an unspoken rule not to interfere in each other’s worlds whenever possible. Therefore, there is no reason to mention or tell the name of the god who governs other worlds.”

“I’m not sure what you’re talking about… … Are you saying that I shouldn’t mention the name of another world’s goddess without permission?”

Stellania rolled her eyes with a very anxious face.

It gives off a dazzlingly sacred atmosphere, but seeing him look so embarrassed and at a loss as to what to do makes me feel uncomfortable.

I don’t know about the implicit rules between the gods who govern the world.

Just calling the name of the goddess creates a ‘connection’?

What does that mean?

I only said it because the narration told me.

“Yunoa, did ‘He’ really teach you that name?”

“Yes, but… … .”

“Ah… Was the mistake I made in this world so unforgivable… … .”

“Why are you so embarrassed?”

“Well, now that a ‘connection point’ has been created, the way has been opened for him to directly intervene in this world if he wishes. He will punish me personally… … .”

Is it a right to interfere in the world? … .

I never thought that the name I said without thinking would have such drastic consequences.

But I thought something was strange.

I can roughly understand why Stellania is anxious.

By saying the name of Arcelia, the goddess of another world, she had a connection to this world and could punish Stellania.

However, the narration that was Arcelia’s conscious body could be seen as a part of her.

As I felt, the narration was angry at Stellania’s mistake, but it seemed like it wanted to help restore this world and not punish Stellania.

Well, it’s just my intuition after carrying the narration in my head for a long time.

“Is Arcelia such a scary goddess?”

“That’s… … .”

“He probably didn’t mean to tell me his name. Maybe. As the goddess of this world, I think you just have to fulfill your divine duty and never make the same mistake again.”

I spoke to reassure Stellania, who was shaking with anxiety.

I couldn’t tell whether Arcelia was really trying to punish her or not.

But whatever the intention, what Stellania had to do was determined.

Rather than feeling anxious for no reason, it would be better to feel at least a little bit at ease so that you can focus on your work.

Stellania’s expression noticeably brightened at my words.

“Ah, I feel a little relieved when you, His apostle, say that.”

“Maybe he’s just trying to see if you’re doing your fiduciary duty.”

“… … All right. As the goddess who presides over this world, I will do my best to maintain the balance of the world.”

After saying that, Goddess Stellania spoke with a slightly anxious expression on her face.

Then, after a while, her body slowly began to glow.

“Are you going back now?”

“… … Yes, I need to get to where I need to be. I will watch this world forever. Thank you again, Yunoa, for restoring balance to the world.”

Fluffy spheres of light, like shining dandelion seeds, began to flutter from Stellania’s body.

When I looked closely, I saw that her body was slowly turning into light and fading.

“Ah… Goddess… … .”

Seeing the goddess Stellania fading into light like flower petals fluttering in the wind, Saint Selena knelt down, put her hands together, and prayed.

I stood still and watched until the end as Stellania completely turned into light and disappeared.

The sight of her leaving this world and returning to this world as a true goddess was truly beautiful, befitting the name of a goddess.

“Goddess… … .”

Saint Selena was still praying with her eyes tightly closed in front of the spot where Stellania had disappeared.

Goddess Stellania.

Although she was the culprit of all the problems in this world and a lazy and incompetent goddess, she was not a bad goddess.

She was just clumsy and immature.

Because she is a goddess, the results brought terrible things to the world.

Now she will be watching everything that happens in this world from God’s perspective.

It felt like a dream that he had just had a normal conversation with me.

“It’s a connection point… … .”

I looked at the spot where Stellania had disappeared and repeated the words she said in my head.

Arcelia, a high-class goddess who makes even fellow goddesses tremble.

Why did she tell me her name at the last moment?

Well, no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t get an answer.

Because there is no narration for me right now.

* * *

Time passed quickly like a river.

The kingdom quickly regained stability, and a date for Edward’s coronation was finally set.

It is said that the new capital of the kingdom was chosen as Kubel, which was called the city of the goddess and was the center of the turbulent times.

Well, the goddess Stellania is no longer alive.

The demon world had almost completely recovered from the wounds suffered during the great monster invasion, and a wind of change was blowing.

According to the rumor, Ludmilla moved to the Demon Castle to help Bersella rule the Demon World.

Of course, Versella is just a child with strong magic, so she will need help to rule the demon world properly.

Meanwhile, Mariel, a self-proclaimed genius magic researcher and eccentric, was concentrating on research into making mobile magic circles lighter.

Satisfied with the usefulness of the magic circle connecting the Demon King and Kubel, she wanted to find a way to connect the moving magic circle in a simpler and cheaper way by importing large quantities of magic stones from the Demon World.

If her research is completed, an era will come when all cities can be traveled back and forth in an instant through a moving magic circle.

As the saying goes, one genius changes the world, so did she.

Well, let’s leave aside for now the story that a chicken was put into a magic circle being studied as a test and it came out with its legs missing.

And I… … I started traveling a while ago.

I took the bare minimum of luggage from Kubel, put the little demon ghost Shari on my head, and left Kubel.

There was no specific purpose of the trip.

It wasn’t like I was going to travel around various cities like an adventurer and take requests from guilds.

I just spent some time relaxing and felt like I wanted to walk around a bit.

Edward asked me to participate in the coronation.

Sylphy had suggested that we work together on a request from the Kubel Adventurer’s Guild.

In addition, many people have asked me for things or suggested things to me.

But everyone refused.

Rather, I asked Edward to focus only on the coronation ceremony and not talk about the warrior Junoa.

It wasn’t bad to do a small request with Sylphy, but for some reason, I didn’t feel like working as an adventurer.

So, we went on a trip alone with the little demon ghost Shari.

Without deciding on a destination, I crossed rivers, passed through forests, and visited several cities as I could.

I saw a lot of things that I hadn’t noticed because I was busy with various things.

The way people around the world live, the street scenes, the warm breeze and refreshing air.

But I feel like something is empty and I don’t know how to fill it.

Then one day.

“Hey… … .”

That day, like any other day, was about to leave for the next city as soon as possible.

Someone quietly came up behind me and spoke to me.

When I turned around, I saw a woman with dazzling blonde hair hanging down to her shoulders, looking at me with sky blue eyes that sparkled like stars.

It was someone I had never seen before. She was wearing an adventurer-like outfit that somehow resembled Sylphy, but perhaps because of her dazzling appearance, the clothes she was wearing did not suit her.

“Who?”

It was truly my first time seeing this woman, so I asked who she was.

During my travels, I sometimes met people who knew who I was as the hero Yunoa.

It will be like that this time too.

“Yunoa, I’ve been looking for you.”

“Hmm?”

“I’m just wandering around pointlessly, making it difficult to find.”

The blonde woman suddenly spoke to me grumblingly.

Have we met somewhere before? No, that couldn’t have been possible.

I clearly remember all the people I have had contact with so far.

But for some reason, this woman who suddenly came and grabbed me and grumbled looked familiar to me.

“Still don’t know? You idiot.”

At that moment, I suddenly felt like I heard a voice in my head.

Although the voice is different, the atmosphere somehow resembles the narration… … .

“No way… … .”

“You still can’t find any answer without me.”

“That means… … .”

Before he could finish speaking, the blonde girl said with a grin.

“My name is Arcelia, nice to meet you. But you secretly call me ‘narration’?”

The narration is in a form I never imagined─

I’m back.

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