Kousuke’s Divine Realm, created by his own power, currently consists of two areas.
One of these areas contains a teleport gate connected to Little Amamiya Tower, which Mia manages.
The other area has become Kousuke’s private space.
The latter Divine Realm was created at the suggestion of his wives, who felt it would be better to have a place where he could relax alone, as the Amamiya Tower Management Layer was frequented by many people.
However, Kousuke’s intention was to allow his wives to access the same area as much as possible, so they are also able to enter that Divine Realm.
Moreover, they seldom enter it, perhaps out of consideration or simply because Kousuke is rarely in his Divine Realm.
As a result, that Divine Realm had ended up serving as a warehouse for the magic tools Kousuke created.
Kousuke secretly enjoyed the feeling of being a collector, displaying his secretly made items.
Yet, he felt his wives could see right through his feelings.
However, that didn’t mean anything significant would come of it.
While organizing items in that Divine Realm, Kousuke was surprised by a sudden contact.
Generally, when entering a Divine Realm, one does so for short periods and then leaves, so the tower members rarely contact Kousuke.
More importantly, they could enter the Divine Realm without using divine power telepathy, so there was no need for such an effort.
So, who had contacted him? It was Asura, the goddess who ruled the world of Asgard.
“What’s wrong? It’s rare for you,” Kousuke replied, bewildered by the unprecedented situation.
Mitsuki was by Kousuke’s side at this moment, but she immediately sensed he was communicating telepathically and quietly observed the situation.
“Sorry to bother you suddenly. I had something I wanted to ask of you.”
“Something you want to ask of me?”
This was another rare occurrence, and Kousuke wore a suspicious expression, even though the other party wasn’t physically present, wondering what had happened.
He had been asked favors in Asura’s Divine Realm before, but this was the first time through communication.
“Yes. But it’s a bit difficult to discuss over communication, so could you come here for a moment?”
“Understood. I’ll be right there.”
In an increasingly unusual situation, Kousuke immediately replied.
After finishing the communication, Mitsuki spoke to Kousuke.
“Are you going to that Divine Realm?”
Mitsuki likely knew who the komunikator was.
To Mitsuki’s question, asked without specifically mentioning whose Divine Realm it was, Kousuke nodded with a serious expression.
“Ah. Something seems to have happened. I don’t understand why they’d contact me directly… No, there’s no point thinking about that here.”
Kousuke paused, looking up as if contemplating, but quickly shook his head.
Seeing Kousuke like this, Mitsuki asked for confirmation.
“Are you going straight there?”
Kousuke could travel to Asura’s Divine Realm even from the tower.
Mitsuki’s question was based on the assumption that he could also travel there from his own Divine Realm.
As expected, Kousuke nodded as if to say that was the best course of action.
“I see. Is that the best way? They seemed to be in a hurry.”
“Understood. I’ll let the others know.”
“Yes, please.”
As expected, Mitsuki could also enter and exit the current Divine Realm.
Kousuke going to Asura’s Divine Realm alone would not prevent him from returning to the Management Layer.
After a brief conversation, Mitsuki, who had seen Kousuke off as he hurried to the Divine Realm using a teleport array, muttered to herself.
“A direct request from that person? I hope nothing is wrong.”
Mitsuki’s words dissipated into the space where no one else was present.
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Upon arriving in Asura’s Divine Realm, Kousuke was met by Eris, who showed surprise upon seeing him.
“Kousuke-sama? What’s wrong? Today isn’t a usual day, is it?”
Hearing Eris’s expression and words, Kousuke realized she was unaware that Asura had summoned him.
At this point, he wasn’t sure if Eris was supposed to know he had been summoned by Asura, so he decided to reply vaguely to her question.
“Hm? No, it’s nothing in particular. …Just because?”
It wasn’t the first time Kousuke had visited this Divine Realm on a whim.
Each time, Eris was surprised, knowing that Kousuke was being polite, even though he was welcome to come anytime.
This time too, she believed Kousuke’s words and, with a welcoming smile, said, “I see. Then please make yourself at home.”
“Yeah. Thank you.”
Kousuke replied softly, feeling a slight pang of guilt.
Eris did not always entertain Kousuke just because he visited her Divine Realm.
Especially when he arrived unexpectedly like this, she was often busy with work, so their conversation ended there.
Fortunately (?), Kousuke only encountered Eris on his way to Asura’s room.
Moreover, Kousuke’s teleportation destination was deep within Asura’s mansion, so he rarely encountered other goddesses.
At most, it would be the three sisters.
Those two didn’t seem to be around at the moment.
When Kousuke knocked on the door, Asura’s voice called from inside.
“You may enter.”
Opening the door and entering, Asura, with an apologetic expression, repeated the words she had used during their communication.
“Sorry to bother you suddenly.”
“No, that’s fine, but what happened?”
Given the unusual way he was summoned, Kousuke understood something had happened without needing to ask.
Furthermore, Eris was not even aware that Kousuke had been summoned.
It was natural for anyone, not just Kousuke, to assume something had occurred.
To Kousuke, Asura let out a sigh and then suddenly presented him with a piece of paper.
“For now, you’ll understand faster if you look at this.”
“???
Kousuke took the paper from Asura and tilted his head upon reading the single sentence written on it.
“What is this?”
It read:
‘Do not look for me × 3’
The wording suggested someone had run away from home, but Asura was the only one living in this mansion.
By the way, the three goddesses did not always stay at this mansion; they returned to their own homes when not needed.
However, they were needed frequently, so their living situation was almost indistinguishable from living together.
In any case, it was unlikely that someone had gone missing from this mansion, and Kousuke found himself tilting his head again.
Seeing Kousuke’s reaction, Asura gave a slight wry smile and began to explain the situation.
“It might be difficult to understand from just that writing, but what I want to ask of you, Kousuke, is to find the ones who left that message and disappeared.”
“…What?”
Kousuke tilted his head further, confused by the increasingly unclear explanation, but as Asura continued to explain, he finally showed a look of understanding.
This chapter marks the start of a new arc.
What will happen next?
