**Name:** Wanri
**Species:** Nine-Tailed Fox (Fox Form)
**Unique Skills:** Fox Fire LV8, Bite LV8, Evasion LV8, Perception LV9, Language Comprehension (Familiar) LV9, Divine Power Manipulation LV8, Fairy Language, Mirage LV8, Moonlight LV6, Starlight Darkness LV6
**Heavenly Blessing Skills:** Transformation LV8, Telepathy LV7, Fairy Summoning LV5
**Titles:** Kousuke’s Familiar, Blessing of the Sun God, Blessing of the Moon God, Blessing of the Spirit God (Integrated with Blessing of the Star God)
Wanri was asked to return to her fox form (?), and her status was checked.
Skills that couldn’t be used in human form were now effective.
Furthermore, both her human and fox forms showed an overall increase in skill levels.
In terms of levels, she was now equivalent to a high-level monster.
While perhaps not as strong as Nana, she could likely fight one-on-one.
When asked, Wanri stated that there wasn’t much difference in combat strength between her human and fox forms.
Because of this, she had been in her human form more often recently.
Of course, she mentioned that her fox form was more convenient for conversations with other foxes.
Even she didn’t fully understand the reason, but she felt communication was easier in fox form.
By the way, she learned her initial greetings from Cecil and Arisa, and her way of speaking had become normal.
Initially, she had called him “Master-sama” (!), but Kousuke stopped her, and now she calls him “Kousuke Big Brother.”
In fact, other than that, all her other chosen forms of address, starting with “Master-sama,” were from who knows who taught her, and “Kousuke Big Brother” was the result of a compromise.
When it was decided that she would call him that, Kousuke felt the gazes of those around him were slightly cold, but Wanri’s smile won him over.
Kousuke was curious about Wanri’s title, “Blessing of the Spirit God,” so he decided to ask her directly.
“Wanri, do you know anything about the ‘Blessing of the Spirit God’?”
“Hmm? What’s that?”
Wanri tilted her head.
As expected, she didn’t understand when asked directly, so he decided to approach it from a different angle.
“Well then, have you ever spoken with a god?”
“Yes, I have!”
This time, she answered immediately.
“Did you hear the name of that god?”
“Yes! Spica-sama!”
The answer was just as he had somewhat expected.
Based on her status, her “Blessing of the Star God” had been integrated into the “Blessing of the Spirit God,” so he had thought they would be connected gods. It seemed Spirit God = Star God = Spica God.
Well, he couldn’t say for sure yet, but he figured Jal or Eris would be able to answer him later.
There were other things he could ask, so he decided to confirm them later.
“Can you speak with Spica-sama anytime?”
“No. It seems I can only speak with her when I’m at that shrine…”
Seeing Wanri look dejected after saying that, Kousuke decided that if he could get permission, he would create a Divine Tool for Divine Union for her.
In the end, Kousuke was just as soft on Wanri as the other members were.
“I see… So? Why didn’t you come here before? …Ah, sorry. I’m not angry, really.”
“…Really?”
“Really, really. I just found it strange.”
“Spica-sama stopped me… Besides, Cecil and Arisa also told me it was better that way…”
“I see,” Kousuke thought to himself, understanding.
Still, he hadn’t expected Cecil and Arisa to be involved in this matter.
Since there was a justification of being stopped by Spica God, perhaps it was partly out of amusement.
Conversely, he was curious as to why Spica God had stopped her, and he decided to confirm that later if possible.
“Right. …As I think I’ve said before, you can come here freely anytime, you know?”
“Yes! I know! And since I’ve met Kousuke Big Brother now, I think I can do as I please from now on.”
“Oh?”
“Yes!”
Seeing Wanri nod happily, Kousuke couldn’t help but stroke her head.
His habit from before (when she was a little girl and in fox form) hadn’t disappeared, but when he tried to stop himself, Wanri made a sad face, so Kousuke lost the will to fix it.
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“Is that why you contacted me?”
“Yes. Because I’ve never had Divine Union with Spica God. I should get proper permission, right?”
“Well, yes, that’s true…”
Kousuke tilted his head at Eris, who was somehow speaking in an indecisive tone.
Her attitude was unusual.
“? Is there a problem?”
“No. Nothing in particular. …Honestly… Following Jal, even Spica…”
The latter part was spoken in such a low voice that Kousuke couldn’t hear it.
“Hm? Did you say something?”
“It’s nothing.”
“Oh? Also, I wanted to ask why you told me not to report my growth until now…”
“Understood. Though, I doubt there’s a significant reason.”
“Ah, really?”
“Yes. Well, I suspect the reason is mostly because it would be more interesting that way.”
Kousuke let out a dry laugh in response to her blunt words.
“And, are the Star God and the Spirit God really the same god?”
“Yes. Or rather, the separation of Star God and Spirit God is merely your classification. The Spirit God was originally one with the Spirit (精) being the same entity.”
“Oh. Star and Spirit feel quite different, though.”
“Do they? Then, with the one you have… Nana, was it. She is a Great God, but do you think a wolf and a Great God are the same?”
“Eh? Wait… are they?”
Kousuke felt like he was being tricked somehow.
“It’s better not to think too deeply about it. It’s common for things with the same sound to be treated the same. Of course, it’s not always the case, and sometimes special conditions must be met, like with her.”
“Oh.”
“Of course, both the Star God and the Spirit God are gods, so it’s not that simple… but it wouldn’t be wrong to think of them as similar.”
“I see.”
“If you want to know more about that, you should ask Silvia rather than me.”
“Eh!? Really?”
“Yes. We operate with a division of roles, but the way you refer to them is, after all, what you people and demi-humans have decided.”
In long history, it’s not uncommon for gods thought to be separate to actually be the same.
“Hmm. Well, if I get interested, I’ll ask later.”
For now, knowing that the Star God = Spirit God was enough.
“…You don’t intend to ask, do you? Well, that’s fine, I suppose.”
Eris, as sharp as ever, made Kousuke laugh dryly and change the subject again.
Eris herself isn’t particularly interested in how she’s referred to in the mortal realm.
As long as her true name, Elisamil, is conveyed, she doesn’t care about anything else.
After all, divine names (for Eris, the Sun God or Goddess of the Sun) change from time to time, so it might be a natural feeling in a way.
However, for the clergy who seriously study such things, it might make them faint, so she has no intention of spreading such information.
“It’s almost time… Do you have any other questions?”
“No, not really.”
“Understood. Then I will take my leave.”
“Ah. See you again.”
As always, the Divine Union ended abruptly.
It was still better than when it ended with just a single word, like with Silvia.
Kousuke understood that Eris was busy.
In fact, this time, he felt he had gotten the answers he wanted, so it was a satisfactory outcome.
And a few hours later, he received word from Silvia that it was okay to create the Divine Tool, so Kousuke could only be grateful.
2014/5/15 Deleted redundant wording
2014/6/21 Typo corrections
