Kousuke arrived at the Evergreen Garden again.
This information quickly spread among the goddesses in the Divine Realm.
After all, even the fortune-telling of the Succubus clan boasted a high rate of accuracy.
Among the gods, there were naturally several who specialized in such fortune-telling.
It was from these goddesses that the information spread.
By the time the story reached the sisters of the Three Great Gods, rumors had already spread throughout the Divine Realm.
“So? What are we going to do this time? The rumors have already spread, and I don’t think it will go as smoothly as last time?”
It was the goddess Midir, who had come to visit as a representative of the goddesses, who asked Eris this question.
Although not on par with the Three Great Gods, Midir, the God of Earth, was a god widely beloved by the agricultural peoples.
It was precisely because the goddess Midir was acting as a representative that there had been no disturbance so far.
However, if this had not been the case, they might have descended upon Asura’s Mansion as a crowd.
In this case, the fact that there was some time before Kousuke’s arrival had also contributed to the problem.
Because there was an insufficient amount of time, the rumors had enough time to spread, but there was far too little time for prior arrangements.
The reason why the rumor of Kousuke’s arrival at the Evergreen Garden spread so rapidly was, of course, due to the stories told by the goddesses he had met during his previous visit.
In particular, the stories of goddesses with less faith were drawing attention.
Even though their connection with Asgard should have weakened as their faith waned, their connection had suddenly strengthened.
Of course, their faith was weak compared to the gods who still had normal faith, but for goddesses who were just waiting to fade away and disappear, this was far more than just good news.
It was natural that the number of those who wanted to get closer to Kousuke through this visit increased, no matter what.
Furthermore, it wasn’t just these minor goddesses who were increasing their connections.
Some goddesses with considerable power had also increased their connections.
One such goddess said that oracles had become easier to receive.
In short, there were more oracles that could not be misinterpreted and were free of extraneous noise.
This surprised even the higher gods.
Naturally, it was something that greatly affected their work, and they wanted to verify it.
Considering all these circumstances, the goddess Midir took action before anything happened.
Eris sighed and answered Midir’s question.
“It can’t be helped. This time, we will have him stay for one night instead of having him return immediately. During that time, we will let them interact as much as possible.”
“Even if you say ‘interact,’ aren’t there limits to the number? I think the number of people who can interact will be overwhelmingly smaller than the number of hopeful people?”
“That’s true… Jal, do you have any good ideas?”
“Eek…!? You’re asking for something unreasonable again… I can’t think of anything that easily!”
Jal, who had been unexpectedly called upon, thought desperately.
“At the very least, if he’s staying for a night, we’ll have a party, won’t we?”
“Of course.”
Both Eris and Midir nodded at Jal’s proposal.
“Spica will be in charge of that. Jal, I want you to think of something else. Please come up with something that allows as many people as possible to interact with Kousuke.”
“Understood.”
Spica agreed curtly to Eris’s words.
“Since the party will be limited in number, let’s start by soliciting participants. I’ll leave the method of selection up to you. Please discuss it with Mil (Goddess Midir).”
“Yes, that sounds good.”
Midir, who was acting as a representative, was in a position to coordinate everyone.
By the way, the reason why goddess Midir was not too anxious this time was because she was present during the previous visit.
Considering that, she intended to lower the priority for those who had been able to interact with Kousuke last time.
However, the number of people who could attend the party alone would not be enough to meet the demands this time.
Even if they forced a large number of people, it would be meaningless if they couldn’t get close to Kousuke.
The number of people Kousuke could handle alone during the party was not that large.
As the four of them were racking their brains, an intruder suddenly burst through the door.
“We should have a handshake event…!!”
It was Asura who entered the room, saying this.
The reason Asura knew about handshake events was that she had touched Kousuke’s memories when researching him after he came to the Evergreen Garden.
As a side note, she had touched his memories with Kousuke’s proper consent.
Such a thing existed within those memories.
“What is a handshake event?”
Eris naturally asked the question, as she had never seen or heard of such a thing.
The other three also had puzzled expressions.
To them, Asura began to explain what a handshake event was.
As she explained in detail, their expressions began to brighten.
“With that, we can handle a large number of people in a short amount of time.”
Everyone nodded at goddess Midir’s words.
At that moment, it was decided that the first handshake event in the world of Asgard would be held.
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After Kousuke returned to the tower.
Midir visited Asura’s mansion.
This time, she had refrained from visiting the mansion out of consideration.
“So? How was it?”
“No problems. It was a great success.”
Midir’s face beamed at Jal’s answer, but then she seemed to ponder for a moment.
“Were there no individuals with whom he had a poor compatibility?”
“Strangely, there weren’t.”
While simple proximity might be one thing, when people touched directly in a handshake, there were bound to be cases of poor compatibility.
That should have been the case.
However, there were no such reports.
“It’s unusual for there to be no issues after touching so many people? Is there some reason?”
“Of course there is.”
It was Asura, not Jal, who answered Midir’s question.
“The fact that Kousuke came here first is a big factor. If he had gone to Asgard itself, it wouldn’t have gone this way.”
Touching the air of the Evergreen Garden in his soul state made him become like the goddesses living there.
Furthermore, as the first male god, a new standard was conceived centered around Kousuke.
This was the sort of thing that would make Kousuke put his hands on his head if he heard it.
“That’s why they wouldn’t have harbored any negative emotions from the beginning, would they?”
“Now that you mention it, I felt that way too.”
Midir’s reason for visiting Kousuke on his first visit was mere curiosity, but when she met him directly, her feelings had turned into favorable ones.
“I feel like there might be other reasons, but given the current situation, it’s impossible to say.”
Asura concluded.
“By the way… is it possible to have him come regularly in the future?”
At Midir’s question, everyone in the room froze.
It was too careless, but they hadn’t thought of it until it was said.
But thinking about it, it was possible for them to initiate divine union, so they should ask.
If he could come regularly, there wouldn’t have been such chaos this time.
“I will check about it later.”
Eris, who had the strongest connection after Asura, answered.
The reason Asura didn’t answer was that she couldn’t easily interfere with Asgard herself.
In the end, Eris confirmed through Silvia and arranged for regular visits, which prevented such incidents from occurring again.
The author does not know whether the goddess Midir will reappear in the future.
As a god of agriculture, she might appear as a divine name given that Kenerusen has been placed under her command.
This concludes the fifteenth chapter. The sixteenth chapter will begin tomorrow.
