Is this the first part of the explanation?
Akatsuki, sitting on the floor of the room, watched the scene in astonishment.
From the moment Akatsuki saw Wanri, he knew she was a nine-tailed fox, and from that moment on, his internal ranking was decided.
Even if Wanri bowed her head to others, that would not change.
It was the same as being taught that a certain god was the supreme god, but for himself, the god he had always believed in was the most important.
In fact, for Akatsuki’s clan, the nine-tailed fox was the savior of the clan, and a god in itself.
He knew, of course, that Wanri was not the one who saved the clan, but the nine-tailed fox alone was enough to be an object of worship.
It was precisely because Wanri told him so that he believed Kousuke was the ruler of the Tower.
However, this was only because Wanri had said so, and it only changed the order of the ranks; it had not yet truly sunk in for Akatsuki.
It was through the conversation happening right before his eyes that Akatsuki now felt it.
Sylvia, who was supposed to be a shrine maiden, casually mentioned the names of gods, and Kousuke accepted it as if it were natural.
Normally, speaking the name of a god should come with certain restrictions.
At least, that’s what Akatsuki had been taught.
His parents and the adults around him had taught him that he should not casually utter the names of gods as he grew up.
Therefore, the attitude of these two was astonishing to Akatsuki, and at the same time, he felt it was disrespectful.
However, Akatsuki’s feelings changed completely when Kousuke began to use a tool he had taken out of his pocket.
Before that, they had been talking about easily communicating with gods, but Akatsuki had hardly believed it.
Normally, it would be strange to seriously accept the idea of communicating with gods and continue the conversation.
Therefore, from a common sense perspective, Akatsuki’s thinking was correct.
But, unfortunately, the person (people) before him easily shattered Akatsuki’s common sense.
The moment Kousuke started talking with the tool, all of Akatsuki’s fur stood on end.
Although he could not hear the other party’s voice from the tool, he could sense the divine power.
It was fortunate (or perhaps unfortunate?) that Akatsuki was knowledgeable about gods within his clan that he knew it was one of the Three Great Gods.
Seeing Kousuke talking so casually with such an opponent, Akatsuki was speechless.
Normally, it would be impossible to talk to a god in such a state.
To talk with a god meant to receive even a little of the god’s divine power directly, and one had to endure it while talking.
And ordinary people could not withstand the god’s divine power for long.
That was Akatsuki’s common sense, and it was natural. …At least, it had been until now.
Kousuke, as if lightly breaking through Akatsuki’s common sense, was talking while enduring the god’s divine power.
Moreover, the tone of his voice sounded exactly like he was talking leisurely with a close friend.
Even though the content of the conversation involved him, Akatsuki had forgotten all about it.
It was inconceivable that one could have such a casual conversation directly with a god with just such a tool, but the others present, apart from Akatsuki, acted as if it were perfectly normal.
And Akatsuki, unable to bear the reality of it…
“Hey!?”
“Akatsuki!?”
He noticed Kousuke and the others looking at him in a panic, but then he cleanly lost consciousness.
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Seeing Akatsuki suddenly sway and collapse before him, Kousuke hurried to call out to him.
Fortunately, Akatsuki had been sitting, so he didn’t hit his head hard. If he had been standing, it could have been a major disaster.
Depending on where he hit, a fatal accident might have occurred for the first time in the shrine.
Well, in reality, it didn’t come to that.
He was flustered by the sudden collapse, but realizing that it was not serious, he left him as he was for a while.
“Still, to collapse just from a divine union?”
Kousuke muttered this after hearing about Akatsuki’s condition from Wanri.
“Collapsing might be an exaggeration… No. It’s possible.”
Sylvia, who had been about to agree, immediately denied Kousuke’s statement.
She realized that she had almost been drawn into Kousuke’s common sense.
Not only was he talking to a god normally, but he was talking like a perfectly ordinary friend. In that sense, Akatsuki’s reaction could be said to be close to common sense.
“Hmm. I can’t accept it. …Well, it’s fine, though.”
Kousuke, setting aside his own lack of common sense, forced himself to accept it and tilted his head slightly.
“More importantly, even though I told him I am an avatar, he still reacts in such a common way?”
“Being an avatar is not a commonly known term, so if he lived in an isolated place, it wouldn’t be strange if he didn’t know.”
It is no exaggeration to say that the term “avatar” came into being when Kousuke became one, and it has only recently become widely recognized.
There is nothing strange about someone like Akatsuki, who lived in a very limited area, not knowing about it.
From the fact that it has “god” in it, one might understand that it is a position similar to that of a god, but one would not think it is a god itself.
For example, Nana’s species is the Silver Great God, but she is not a god herself.
It would be no wonder if Akatsuki perceived Kousuke’s avatar in a similar way.
Sylvia, looking at Akatsuki and sensing that he showed no signs of waking up, turned to Kousuke and asked,
“By the way, how did your talk with Jamil go?”
Akatsuki collapsed at the moment Kousuke’s divine union was ending, so Sylvia hadn’t heard the content of their conversation.
Kousuke finally remembered that when asked by Sylvia, he recounted his conversation with Jal and added that they were waiting.
“From the feel of the conversation, it seemed like a rather low-ranking goddess was involved. It might take a little longer.”
If the goddesses were gathered in one place, they could be spoken to immediately, but they are usually scattered throughout the divine realm.
Therefore, it takes some time to gather information.
Sylvia nodded at Kousuke’s words.
“I see. Still, I wonder which god is involved. It’s been quite some time since Kousuke obtained the Tower.”
“We should check that, including it. Depending on their intentions, we might need to decide whether to take them in or not.”
“So, you plan to take them in?”
Sylvia frowned, remembering Akatsuki’s attitude from the beginning.
“In some cases. Also, if a species is believed to be extinct by those around them, it might be acceptable to confine them to the floors of the Tower. Just like the elves.”
In the case of elves, they limit their contact with the outside world as much as possible for their own convenience, but they don’t yet know what the fox-type beastkin tribe thinks.
Kousuke currently believes that it will all depend on future discussions.
I thought it might be good to try writing from a third-person perspective for a change, so I wrote it from Akatsuki’s point of view.
Also, at this point, what Kousuke is thinking is purely from the perspective of a god.
It’s a shame to let a race go extinct when they are a race.
(If they were true gods, it might be understandable to accept the natural extinction of a species.)
In that sense, his reaction is somewhat cruel, as it doesn’t take Akatsuki’s previous attitude and words into account at all.
*The next update will be on the 15th. m(__)m
