Esena, the fairy of the World Tree, fundamentally does not appear in public.
Esena can appear just by calling her name is solely because a special relationship is built between them.
Of course, if you call her name at the foot of the World Tree, where her main body is, she will notice, but if not, she will not appear even if you call her name.
In the first place, even if one is not a fairy of the World Tree, there are almost no beings who can notice their name being called in a completely different place.
If that were possible, one would have to use tools or magic to make them notice.
And the mechanism Esena applied to the magatama this time was to make her notice when her name was called.
Of course, it is not usable by just anyone who has the magatama.
“In short, if Colette or Wanri uses it, Esena can be summoned?”
“Yes. That is correct.”
Kousuke asked, looking at the magatama that Wanri handed out, and Esena nodded.
“Is that alright?”
“Since it is designed to be usable only by Colette or Wanri in the first place, there are no particular problems.”
Kousuke asked the question, thinking that the burden might become too great, but Esena herself answered casually with a smile.
“Of course, you can call me anytime like you always have, Brother?”
“Oh? Thank you.”
Kousuke and Esena smiled at each other as they said this, but they did not notice that the people around them had somewhat exasperated expressions.
The “adjustment” Esena made to the magatama this time was not just about making Colette and Wanri able to call Esena.
“So? Is it alright that you can now transfer power from the World Tree to the magatama?”
Originally, the magatama craved the power of the World Tree.
How that power could be used would depend on the future user, namely Colette and Wanri.
In any case, without that power, the magatama was in a state of being unable to do anything.
The power transferred from the tool Kousuke made before was not enough to exhibit the original power of the magatama.
“Yes. There is no problem. The divine power itself was already sufficient, so it was only the power related to spirits.”
“I see.”
Kousuke nodded in understanding at Esena’s explanation.
Come to think of it, the magatama had been using power related to spirits since it fell into this world.
When Colette or Wanri used it, they needed to use that power through the World Tree.
“Still, why would the power of the World Tree be necessary?”
“To be precise, it’s not that she needs my power, but rather that she is using me as a catalyst.”
It is difficult for Colette and Wanri to directly use the power of the magatama.
Therefore, by having a fairy mediate, they can easily draw out the power.
However, the fairy for that purpose could not just be any fairy floating around; Esena’s power, which was closer to the two, was required.
“I see. So now Colette and Wanri can use the power of the magatama.”
“Yes.”
Esena nodded at Kousuke’s words, but Colette interjected.
“Wait a minute. Even after receiving that explanation from Esena and trying various things, nothing has changed!”
Beside Colette, Wanri nodded vigorously.
After receiving the magatama from Wanri, the two immediately tried various things, but the magatama itself showed no reaction.
Even if they were told they could use it, they couldn’t help but tilt their heads.
Towards the two, Kousuke explained.
“Ah, that’s probably because the timing is bad, or you two don’t know how to use it, or there’s something else. It’s not like the other two divine tools could be used immediately either.”
In the first place, whether it’s the Water Mirror or the Sword, they are not being used as divine tools.
Both of them have just taken that first step.
In that sense, the magatama has entered a similar state.
Even if the two users don’t feel it.
In any case, the magatama has finally reached the starting line for its use.
How they will use it from now on is something for Colette and Wanri to discover.
What specific power it has is still not clearly known.
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At dinner on the day Esena told him about the magatama, Shurein suddenly said,
“Speaking of which, it seems I’m the only one who doesn’t have a divine tool I can use.”
“Huh? I don’t think that’s true?”
Seeing Kousuke’s surprised expression, Shurein’s eyes widened.
“Is that so? At least I can’t think of anything.”
“Ah, I see. Maybe it’s because my initial impression was too strong?”
“Hey. Don’t just understand it yourself and explain it to me.”
Shurein urged Kousuke, who nodded in understanding.
“It’s the Sword. I also initially thought it was only for rituals, but it seems it can be used as a normal sword too. If that’s the case, wouldn’t you have a turn too, Shurein?”
The Sword divine tool is primarily used for rituals, but from the results with Floria the other day, it is known that it can be used as a weapon.
If that is the case, Shurein can certainly use it.
“Besides, isn’t it okay for Shurein to perform a ritual? Rituals are not limited to dances, you know.”
“…Hmm. Now that you mention it, that’s true, isn’t it?”
Shurein nodded in understanding at Kousuke’s explanation.
Floria, who had been listening to their conversation without really listening, asked another question.
“Speaking of which, should we consider that the three divine tools are connected?”
“Hmm? What do you mean?”
“It looks like the Sword generates divine power in a ritual, the magatama stores that divine power, and the Water Mirror uses that stored divine power.”
Kousuke nodded with an “Ah” at Floria’s words.
“Well, it’s too much of a coincidence. I don’t know if it was like that from the beginning, but I think it became like that because we got involved, right?”
“I see.”
There is no doubt that the three divine tools are now connected.
Whether it was like that from the beginning is something that can no longer be investigated.
Besides, even if he investigated, the state of the divine tools would not change, so Kousuke didn’t find the origin of the divine tools very meaningful.
What was more important was what kind of power they would exert in the future.
It is yet to be investigated what the three divine tools can do when gathered together due to their connection.
However, to know that, one must properly understand how each individual divine tool can be used.
That is a future task.
In any case, how the three gathered divine tools will be used in the future is unknown, not only to Kousuke but also to the other gods.
This concludes the story related to the divine tools.
It became long, but at least I wrote everything I initially wanted to write… I think.
From tomorrow, we will return to the daily life of the tower.
