It had been about five days since Kousuke began his work in Asura’s Divine Realm (No. 2).
During that time, the Management Layer had continued with its usual daily life.
Even without Kousuke, the Management Layer could maintain its normal routine, but it somehow felt lonely.
Especially now, with Colette and Peach busy with child-rearing and Shurein being pregnant, only Silvia and Floria were constantly present in the Management Layer.
As for Mia, she had been increasingly traveling to and from the royal castle on the fifth floor, and now she was only there about half the week.
Kouhi and Mitsuki were also present, but they were not active when Kousuke was in Asura’s Divine Realm.
Beyond just sleeping or resting, their biological activity had completely decreased.
Yet, shortly before Kousuke’s return, they would always show their usual movements, making one wonder what was going on.
On this day, Silvia was undergoing training as a shrine maiden since the morning, and just as she was timing it, a divine union request came from Eris.
“Silvia, are you alright now?”
The moment she heard the voice, Silvia responded with the formal禮 to God as a shrine maiden.
“Yes. I am alright. Is there something you need?”
It was common for Eris to communicate with Silvia, but she rarely asked like this.
The content was usually brief, and the divine union with Eris would end quickly.
The fact that she was confirming if Silvia was alright suggested that it would take some time.
However, Silvia was not particularly busy at the moment.
She could take as much time as she needed for divine union with Eris.
Furthermore, realizing that Eris was bringing this matter at this timing, it was easy to infer that it was related to Kousuke being away in the divine realm for an extended period.
“There will be a large-scale oracle this afternoon.”
Hearing something she had never heard before since she could communicate with Eris, Silvia couldn’t help but tilt her head.
“Large-scale? To what extent?”
Oracle from the gods were innumerable if one counted even the small ones from a global perspective.
Of course, the content ranged from trivial matters to important ones.
However, Silvia was surprised by what Eris said next.
“It will be from all goddesses, reaching everyone in the world.”
“……What!?”
Silvia was so stunned by Eris’s words that she was speechless.
What Eris said was not so much an oracle that could be sent to specific individuals, but rather a divine message itself.
There had been such divine messages sent to everyone in the world in the past.
However, without exception, those occasions were when significant changes occurred in the world.
By the way, as a comparison, a simultaneous oracle was sent when Kousuke became an avatar, but what Eris said this time suggested a scale even greater than that.
What Eris meant by “everyone in the world” was truly all people.
Silvia had expected something to happen due to Kousuke’s unprecedented absence in the divine realm, but she hadn’t anticipated a scale of that magnitude.
“What on earth is it?”
“The content of this divine union has already been conveyed in advance to Floria and other blessed individuals. How to handle it is left to each of them.”
Having prefaced her statement, Eris then spoke to Silvia about the Floating Islands and the Winged Race.
After hearing everything Eris had to say, Silvia nodded with a look of understanding.
“I see. If that’s the case, it is indeed a necessary measure.”
“It is. …Are you relieved that it’s not Kousuke-sama’s rampage?”
“S-Such! Elisamil (God)!”
Silvia couldn’t help but raise her voice at Eris, who spoke to her in a teasing manner, which was unusual.
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After finishing her divine union with Elisamil (God), Silvia immediately looked for Floria.
She had said she would be in the Management Layer in the morning, so she should be in some room having a divine union with Spica.
As Silvia was about to search for Floria, she unexpectedly found her in the lounge space.
It seemed Floria had been resting when she received the divine union request from Spica.
Seeing Silvia’s face as she entered the room, Floria realized that Silvia had also received a divine union request and spoke to her.
“Silvia, did you hear?”
“Yes. Of course. What do we do?”
“I don’t think there’s anything we can do? She’s not someone we can tell to stop,” Floria replied with a sigh. Silvia suppressed a small laugh with her hand over her mouth.
“That’s true. …No, that’s not what I meant, but whether to tell Towa.”
“What?”
Floria seemed surprised and looked at Silvia with an astonished expression.
From Floria’s perspective, she felt it was strange to easily leak information received from a god to the outside.
However, for Silvia, a shrine maiden, disclosing the content of the oracle she received was part of her duties.
What was more important was deciding the extent to which it should be disclosed.
Moreover, this time, the gods had already stated that they would disclose it to everyone.
Informing people in advance to some extent was not a major issue.
“—Therefore, in such cases, it is often possible to reduce confusion by informing those in power in advance. That is probably why the gods specifically contacted us in advance.”
Silvia predicted that they would already be informing people through connections with temple officials and the upper echelons of various countries.
“I see. Indeed, I was so surprised by the content that I didn’t think of that possibility, but it’s highly likely. And that’s why Towa.”
“Yes. However, there’s a possibility she already knows through Kokoro.”
Kokoro has received blessings from multiple gods.
She can also receive divine unions, so there is no difficulty in communicating with her.
After considering for a moment, Floria shook her head and replied.
“No. It’s still better to tell her. …Given the content, having multiple people convey the message will increase its credibility.”
Given the nature of the information this time, even Kokoro, despite her achievements, might not be believed.
Towa might not do that, but the problem lies with the retainers around her.
If there were enough time, it might be possible to persuade them, but there was no time for persuasion.
In that case, it would be quicker to have Floria and Silvia go and talk to them.
Sensing Floria’s intention, Silvia nodded.
“Understood. Well, I would say immediately… but I might be a little late, or unable to come.”
“Hmm? Why?”
Floria tilted her head, not understanding Silvia’s words.
Silvia replied to Floria with a slight wry smile.
“…Because it’s probably better to wake up Kouhi and Mitsuki and tell them the news.”
“Ah… ah. That’s right. …Please do that for me. I apologize.”
This matter was so important that they had to wake up Kouhi and Mitsuki, who would likely remain asleep until Kousuke returned, and inform them.
Floria, who had completely forgotten in her shock, inwardly breathed a sigh of relief at Silvia’s decision.
This was an event that happened in the Management Layer while Kousuke was busy dealing with the Winged Race!
Well, there wasn’t much time left until the main announcement (?), so it wasn’t like they had a lot of leeway.
