Chapter 281: World Setup
Chapter 281: World Setup
Before Yukima Azuma could speak, the Itomori god spoke first, thanking him in a long string of words.
Yukima Azuma hesitated briefly.
The situation was a bit different from what he had imagined.
The Itomori god was not cold at all, but seemed rather easy to talk to.
At this moment, the box containing the twin flowers inside Yukima Azuma's chest gently trembled.
Then, Star and Lumine emerged from Yukima Azuma's collar.
The three gods exchanged stares.
The atmosphere grew a bit tense.
Suou Yuki assessed the two chibi versions peeking out from Yukima Azuma's collar.
(｡· v ·｡) ?
She was somewhat confused, wondering why these two gods took on the appearance of President Shinomiya and President Shinomiya's niece.
"They don't have a fixed form," Yukima Azuma explained when he noticed Suou Yuki's confusion. "Since the first ones them see is Kaguya and Maki, they borrowed their appearance temporarily."
"They mostly wanted to appear cute, it's entirely a personal preference."
Star and Lumine's primary pursuit was to be with people whose fate was happy.
They witnessed the turning of destinies and the intersection of encounters.
Sometimes, they would stir the threads of fate.
But the ultimate goal was to witness the interesting shifts in the flow of fate.
To achieve that goal—after being caught by Yukima Azuma—they naturally chose an appearance that he would accept.
To avoid being thrown into Tokyo Bay in his anger.
It might also be that they enjoyed being close to people with interesting fates.
After hearing this, Suou Yuki couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
So there were gods who "used gap-moe to gain favor" too?
( ͠° ͟ʖ ͡°) ?
She felt the dignity of the gods had somewhat collapsed.
The three gods exchanged glances for a moment.
It was unclear whether they had used a form of communication that Yukima Azuma and Suou Yuki couldn't comprehend.
In any case, after a brief silence—
The Itomori god ignored Star and Lumine and turned back to Yukima Azuma, asking:
"May I ask, is there anything you need my help with this time?"
"As long as it's within my abilities, I will do my best to assist."
The Itomori god spoke so casually—
It made Yukima Azuma's prepared words seem completely unnecessary.
After thinking for a moment, Yukima Azuma directly asked the purpose of this visit.
"Right now, the spiritual power is reviving, isn't it? Could you tell me more about this?"
The reason Yukima Azuma had come to the Itomori god was to inquire about matters related to spiritual power.
At home, there was a Guardian-Mommy who had once suffered from Adolescence Syndrome.
Then there was a cute onee-san with long black hair who occasionally turned into a cat.
Though the issue with Guardian-Mommy had been resolved—
The onee-san turning into a cat had a very low frequency of transformation, but recently, it seemed like she had started to grasp some rules behind it.
Still, these things were ultimately unstable elements.
Ever since learning about the revival of spiritual power—
Yukima Azuma felt these issues were all likely connected to it.
The information that Star and Lumine could provide was indeed quite limited.
Both of these gods were newly born not long ago—
And they had come from a remote island far from human society.
They basically knew nothing if asked about anything.
But the Itomori god was different.
As a god worshiped by the town of Itomori for generations—
The legend of the Itomori god had existed for thousands of years.
The secrets known by the Itomori god were not something Star or Lumine could compare with.
After hearing Yukima Azuma's question—
The Itomori god did not hesitate, directly beginning to explain.
And from the Itomori god's words—
Yukima Azuma also learned a few things about the setup of this world.
First of all, the fall of the comet Charlotte—was actually not considered an unexpected accident.
On the contrary, it seemed like a fixed phenomenon of this world.
Every thousand and a half years (1.500), when the comet Charlotte passed by planet Earth, such an event would occur.
The Itomori lake near the Itomori town—
Was actually formed during the last event, a thousand and a half years ago, when the comet fell.
As for the Earth itself, it already contained a vast amount of spiritual power within.
However, in its normal state, this spiritual power remains dormant.
The spiritual power is sealed beneath the ground.
It is only when stimulated by materials with high spiritual energy—
That a surge of spiritual power occurs.
Such events have happened countless times on Earth.
The legends of the gods on this planet—
Their existence actually originates from these periods of spiritual power surges.
Each time, there are specific rules associated with it.
When the comet Charlotte approaches the planet—
The spiritual power begins to stir, signaling the onset of a prelude.
Then comes the impact—the official activation of spiritual power.
The surging spiritual power begins to spread around, boiling over and awakening nearby spiritual energy.
At this point, phenomena such as the birth of gods, the appearance of superpowers—
And even ancient gods like the Itomori god will awaken as well.
As a side note—
Originally, the Itomori god was not haughty or aloof at all.
It was simply that, at that time, the god lacked the strength to speak.
About a month after the comet fell—
The Itomori god, located in the heart of the active spiritual energy area, gathered enough energy to perform a space-time swapper.
Then, the god quickly sought out Yukima Azuma—someone who could save Itomori town.
As for three years ago, when Yukima Azuma and Suou Yuki visited the shrine area—
The lack of a response back then—
Was because, at that time, the Itomori god was still in a dormant state, unable to awaken.
After the spiritual power surge—
The effects from the comet's fall will gradually dissipate.
The surging spiritual power, after boiling up—
Will eventually cool down again.
In the end, everything returns to a quiet state as before.
The gods fall back into slumber, and superpowers disappear.
Everything waits for the next spiritual power recovery cycle.
After learning from the Itomori god about the world's setup—
Both Yukima Azuma and Suou Yuki were deeply shocked.
Yukima Azuma was slightly better off—
After all, he had a system and had been exposed to many supernatural events.
He had even "caught" two wild gods.
In his mind, he had already made similar speculations.
As for Suou Yuki, she was completely expanding her worldview.
"So, does that mean all the mythology stuff is real?"
"Does this world really have Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and even Kaguya-hime?"
Suou Yuki asked curiously.
She hoped that "Big D. Zeus The F. Machine" didn't exist, or she would be worried about getting raped during her stroll or something.
εつ (っ- ‸ - ς)
The Itomori god remained silent for a moment.
Then patiently explained:
"Not exactly. To be more precise, most of it is fictional."
"Tsukuyomi and Kaguya-hime are fictional, but Amaterasu truly exists."
"She has her own domain, Takamagahara, and is a very powerful god."
"Even before humans appeared on this land, she had already existed."
"However, compared to the mythology of your human world… there are still some discrepancies."
Suou Yuki blinked several times.
Though she felt like she had just learned something of great significance—
Upon reflection… it seemed like there wasn't much truly useful information?
"So how long will the period of spiritual power surging last?"
"How much time will it take for the spiritual power to subside?"
Yukima Azuma asked.
Compared to all the exciting and stimulating things he had just heard—
Yukima Azuma preferred a peaceful daily life much more.
The unstable elements should be resolved as soon as possible.
The Itomori god remained silent for a while.
It seemed like the god was contemplating something.
After a moment, the god slowly gave an answer:
"Each time is different, but it usually fluctuates between one hundred to three hundred years."
"This time, the scale is neither large nor small, so it should last about two hundred years."