The events that occurred in Sajival imparted a single unwritten rule to all the towns on the Central Continent.
That is, one should not carelessly make a move against Kousuke, the Avatar of God.
Whether it was the Crown or the Executive Branch of the Fifth Floor, they had engaged in various negotiations, but they had never been directly involved in this matter.
However, the moment slander directed at Kousuke himself was orchestrated, something like what happened this time occurred.
The conclusion that “it is best not to provoke a god” was a natural outcome.
Furthermore, with this incident, all four cities where Teleport Gates were installed decided to come under the purview of Amamiya Tower.
Originally, Kenerusen already had the Six Marquises under its wing, and Mikusen also had the largest force, the Temple, showing submission to the Avatar of God.
The remaining two cities made their decisions during this affair.
This could also be considered natural in a way.
After all, they had at their disposal the Teleport Gate, a means of travel that ignored distance.
Moreover, they could use it freely from the Tower’s side, while they themselves could not use it as they pleased.
It was obvious even without thinking about which side would prevail in an emergency.
Incidentally, as mentioned before, Mikusen and Kenerusen were already under its wing.
While it was true that they had built a certain relationship from the beginning, it did not bring them peace of mind.
Therefore, it was decided that it would be better to establish the same relationship as the other two cities.
This matter had been discussed before, but it goes without saying that this incident accelerated the conversation.
The fact that the four cities with Teleport Gates showed their submission to Amamiya Tower led to a significant shift in the balance of power on the continent.
To begin with, the Central Continent was merely composed of what could be called city-states, so there were no organizations that encompassed multiple cities.
While such organizations had existed in the past, the distance between cities and the existence of monsters made it difficult to rule multiple cities.
However, this problem was resolved by the existence of the Teleport Gate.
The Teleport Gate, which allowed immediate travel by ignoring physical distance, solved such problems all at once.
Furthermore, there was the existence of the large-scale merchant caravan that the Crown had recently succeeded in establishing.
Securing logistics that did not require the use of difficult-to-operate ships held significant meaning on the Central Continent.
The ability to secure such logistics naturally led to the understanding that it was not just goods but also people who could be transported.
Although there were only rumors about what kind of person Kousuke, the ruler of Amamiya Tower, was, no ruler on the Central Continent would fail to consider the mass movement of people.
Of course, Kousuke himself was not thinking along those lines, but it was natural for the rulers of the Central Continent’s cities, who had no way of knowing this, to respond accordingly.
Indeed, whether Kousuke was thinking about it or not, it was natural for them to deal with it as rulers.
However, it would likely be a matter of divided opinion whether considering resistance through armed force, as the rulers of the Central Continent did after seeing the situation in Sajival, was a good thing or a bad thing.
In any case, it was natural that the cities on the Central Continent were forced to make various adjustments due to this incident.
Furthermore, the fact that the influence of this event spread to the continents across the sea also indicated that this was a tremendously significant incident.
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Although this incident had a great impact not only on the Central Continent but also on other continents, Kousuke, who could be considered its central figure, did not particularly intend to do anything about it.
He judged that if he interfered unnecessarily, it would be misinterpreted or distorted, and become even more unmanageable.
In conclusion, he decided to leave it as it always was.
Naturally, he also told Kouhi and Mitsuki, who had appeared, not to interfere further.
The consequences for the foolish trio and their associates, who had carelessly laid hands on Kousuke, were evident, and that was sufficient.
Kousuke himself thought it was a bit excessive for mere rumors, but he had no intention of interfering with the two angry women.
He did stop them when the talk of destroying a town arose, however.
It is a side note that at that time, not only Kousuke but also the other members desperately restrained them.
It goes without saying that, aside from Kousuke himself, the other members vowed in their hearts never to slander Kousuke.
Currently, there are no members who would do such a thing.
By the way, Kousuke decided to leave the outsiders alone, but he did show his face to the Crown and the Executive Branch.
He did this to avoid leaving lingering awkwardness by not showing his face at all.
This was especially true for the Executive Branch, as they were indirectly involved, and he thought it might adversely affect their normal duties.
However, Alec also understood that to some extent, and seemed to have taken some measures.
Furthermore, Kousuke’s visit managed to minimize the adverse effects on their work.
Of course, the number of people involved in this matter at the Executive Branch was not very large.
In any case, since he had only handled the follow-up within the Tower, he left the rest to the flow of events and returned to his usual Tower management duties.
“Speaking of which, what about the Vermilia Clan?”
Shurein blinked blankly at Kousuke, who suddenly asked.
“What do you mean, what about them?”
“Ah, no, I was wondering how they were taking this incident.”
Currently, there are four species living on the Tower’s floors.
Among them, the Defreya Clan has already finished dealing with this incident.
The Elf clan has no relation to this matter as they completely cut off contact with the outside world.
The Iggrid Race also has no existence other than their relationship with the Vermilia Clan, so it can be said that they are almost unrelated.
The Vermilia Clan sometimes goes outside the Tower using the Teleport Gate, so they would have heard about this incident.
“They are not doing anything. They are thinking, ‘As expected of Lord Kousuke.'”
“Is that all?”
“That’s all there is to it. They had the Vermilia Castle revived and their lives guaranteed. They only have feelings of gratitude to begin with.”
For Shurein, it was incomprehensible why Kousuke would suddenly bring this up.
“Ah, no, it’s not that. I was wondering if you had any thoughts about Kouhi and Mitsuki and the others.”
“Is that what it is? You’re thinking too much. We understand a certain extent of Lord Kouhi’s and Lady Mitsuki’s strength. There may be some who are convinced, but there is no one who fears them.”
“Is that so?”
“Ah, perhaps ‘not fearing’ is a bit different. We inherently hold a sense of awe towards strong individuals. We do not avoid them unnecessarily.”
They do not shun, dislike, or deny individuals simply because they are strong; they respond by acknowledging their strength.
The Vermilia Clan had lived that way since ancient times.
It was not as if anything would change now just because Kouhi and Mitsuki appeared before them.
Moreover, it was unlikely that anyone would do anything foolish even towards Kousuke, who always had those two by his side.
Of course, when it came to a group, there would be those who considered foolish actions, whether they were Humans or the Vampire clan.
“Among us, it ended with talk of ‘what foolish things they did’.”
“That’s quite a nonchalant response.”
Kousuke couldn’t help but give a bitter smile.
“We have the saying, ‘It is best not to provoke a god.'”
Humans have the same saying, but as this time, foolish individuals would emerge.
Kousuke pondered what the difference was, but ultimately did not know.
This concludes the story of the fools.
In the end, it resulted in the best possible outcome for the Tower, did it not?
Taking this opportunity, the influence of Amamiya Tower will continue to spread.
The main story of Chapter 17 ends here.
After a few more side stories, we will move on to Chapter 18.
