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"I have considered asking the guild to set up restricted areas where new incidents have occurred."
"But the Guild doesn't have that kind of power."
Uranus was helpless.
In the heavenly realm, there are differences in power and status among gods. Powerful gods can easily suppress weaker gods - but even the most powerful gods cannot get involved in the resurrection mechanism, and even the powerful cannot do whatever they want.
This is why he created the union in the netherworld.
In the heavenly realm, it is almost impossible to coerce or bribe the gods. Even if a weak god cannot defeat a strong one, the worst that can happen is that he will die.
But the lower world is different.
In the heavenly realm, even if he could kill three or five powerful gods alone, it would be impossible for him to make those gods obey his commands, even for some small requests.
But in the lower world, if a powerful clan is strong enough to destroy three or five first-class clans alone, then let alone some small requests, it can even become the true master of Orario.
There is no order in the divine world, because most gods do not have anything so precious that they cannot lose it, and even if they do, it cannot be taken away by force.
It is completely different in the underworld. If you have things you don't want to lose and people you don't want to lose, you may be able to break through your limits at critical moments, but in many cases, this is also a weakness.
Under the current circumstances, even though they knew it would be safer to let other clans explore what had happened first, Freya's clan absolutely could not endure it.
In today's Orario, Freya's family is undoubtedly one of the trump cards.
Ace cards are used at critical moments, and using them to explore the road is undoubtedly a waste... Having said that, anyone who wants to stop Freya's family will definitely become the enemy of Freya's family.
If it's just about exploring the way...we need quite a lot of suitable candidates.
There are too many gods in Orario who are looking for fun.
I just hope that Freya's family can find out the truth of what happened as much as possible.
This is what Uranus expected.
……
Some people are happy that someone is worried.
While Uranus and Loki were feeling sad about this unexpected change, many gods were simply excited.
The gods love the children of the underworld very much, and this love is not false.
However, they are not as fond of it as people in the lower world think.
How much unknown and interest can humans bring to the gods?
That is definitely not an amount that would be considered 'interesting' by God.
Helen was saved by Freya, and her desire to become a goddess amazed Freya.
The admiration that Belle developed after being saved by Sword Princess was something that even Hestia found incredible.
and then?
To be honest, the gods almost always know how much progress the children can make every time they go down the dungeon, what kind of dangers the children will encounter when adventuring in the dungeon, and which levels they can handle.
The gods who are gentle to their own children will repeatedly remind their children not to take risks when their clans are on expeditions, and to return after exploring a certain number of levels, otherwise the chance of life-threatening situations will increase.
...But many times, the gods can even guess whether their own children will listen to advice.
Over a period of billions of years, even the God of Fun has a certain level of self-awareness.
The gods love today's children and are curious about them, but this kind of love is sometimes more of a tolerance.
During the long and boring years, he accidentally discovered something he liked. Even if he didn't love it deeply, it was the only thing he liked now.
——It can be compared to some novel readers who are out of books and finally find a novel they can read.
Even though he was just able to read it, he couldn't get into other novels at all. Instead, he couldn't put this one down and would occasionally take it out to read a few chapters instead of finishing it in one go.
The changes that the gods have brought to the human beings in the lower world are actually reflected in one place.
God will.
When he first came down to the mortal world, the gods were very interested in the humans in the lower world and the clan games. He was immersed in the novelty of getting along with his clan day and night and had no time to hold a divine meeting.
Compared to the happy time spent with children, who would care about the life and death of old acquaintances who have lived together in heaven for thousands of years and know each other's hairs?
But gradually, the gods spent less and less time with their families, and instead immersed themselves in holding divine meetings and showing off their children to other gods.
This is a sign that the gods are gradually feeling bored, a shift from 'I am interested in the underworld people' to 'I want to maintain my interest in the underworld people', and they begin to gradually distance themselves from the children in order to gain a sense of novelty from the children's growth next time.
Today's gods are indeed interested in humans in the underworld, but it cannot be said that their interest is strong.
The changes in the Tower of Babel before their eyes undoubtedly aroused the interest of many gods.
"What consensus did the gods who stayed in the heavens reach?"
"Who knows? But that's what makes it fun, isn't it?"
"Hahahaha, Freya, you Pinkie, now you have come to this day."
"I've been annoyed with her for a long time. It's just that her clan is a little stronger. Why are you pretending?"
"...Well, although Freya was a bit arrogant, that's also part of the rules of the game, right?"
"She was tied up this time. It must be the work of the gods she sent back to heaven."
"But that kind of small dispute could never be the cause of the current incident. Breaking the rules of the game is also part of the game, but only by abiding by the rules can everyone have fun, right?"
"If you rashly arouse the dissatisfaction of too many gods, when most gods are abiding by the rules, a few people will make trouble without authorization and will be forcibly suppressed."
"...Ha, that's not a good treatment. Even though you're resurrected, you'll be killed and sleep for millions of years. Only when the other gods lose interest in the game will they allow you to be resurrected."
"That's right. Millions of years of death is nothing. But when fellow gods discuss their past experiences, and I am the only one who can't get a word in, it's simply torture."
In the bathhouse, a group of goddesses who were taking a bath started chattering.
However, they are most concerned about.
"...That Ota will definitely go and save his own goddess, right?"
"It may be safer to take a long-term view, but he is a member of Freya's family after all."
"That's right. Freya's power is not sealed completely, so she was bewitched. Freya's behavior is really despicable."
"...Actually, it's more because the judgment of beauty is too subjective, right?" A goddess weakly defended Freya.
"——Wow, there is an honest god here, let's bully her together."
As he spoke, a goddess in the bathhouse pounced on him with a smile.
……
Ota took a deep breath.
Not long ago, he was guarding his goddess on the top of the Tower of Babel, and in the blink of an eye he appeared at the foot of the Tower of Babel.
To be honest, it was not his fault at all.
The Tower of Babel was instantly replaced by a pitch-black tower. This was undoubtedly the realm of the gods. Even if he was fully prepared, he probably wouldn't be able to fight back.
Having said that, the regret in his heart would not diminish in the slightest just because he was 'helpless'.
"Alan, if..."
"No, Ota, you stay here and wait."
The one who interrupted Ota was a cat-man named Allen Fulmer, the deputy leader of Freya's family and a level 6 adventurer.
"If it's a desperate situation that even you, Ota, can't handle, then even if I know the information in advance, I definitely won't be able to handle it."
"On the other hand, if I were to explore this tower, it would help you avoid some dangers."
"Ota, you stay here. This is the punishment for your failure to protect the goddess—"
The male cat said this and sighed helplessly: "Even if I say so, you can't accept this, right?"
Ota nodded and said, "No need to say anything extra."
"That's right..." Male cat Allen sighed: "Then let's go together!"
“Although the danger ahead is hard to estimate, only those who can overcome unknown dangers can be considered first-rate adventurers.”
The male cat took a deep breath, took out his spear, and suddenly stabbed it at the outer wall of the tower in front of him.
The weapon collided with the wall, a series of sparks flew from the weapon, but the wall remained motionless.
"It is indeed related to the gods..."
The male cat shook his head slightly.
The humans in the lower world know how powerful the gods are, but they have never seen their true power. In other words—
"In this tower, I'm afraid all my previous experience as an adventurer will be useless."
"……I know."
“No one knows what kind of difficulties they will encounter.”
"..."
"That being said, you will never give up, right?" Allen shrugged and said, "Me too."
The male cat placed his hand on the iron door of the tower.
"Ota, as an adventurer, you are the strongest... But in this tower that may be related to the gods, perhaps a weakling like me who has always lived in your shadow is more suitable for the environment."
The male cat walked into the door.
Ota was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "I couldn't ask for more."
Ota picked up the giant sword and slowly walked into the tower.
In front of the Magic Tower, a large number of adventurers were quietly looking at the gate of the Magic Tower. Adventurers in Orario are just a profession.
Not taking risks is the creed of most adventurers. Every time exploring a dungeon, the most important preparation for the family is to understand the information of the exploration area.
The truly "adventurous" adventurers are only the first-rate adventurers who keep exploring the lower levels and opening up the unknown.
Since someone is exploring the tower in front of them, and they are top adventurers, there is no need for them to go...even if their own God is trapped in the tower.
If Ota is not capable, they will only die if they enter.
With this thought in mind, the adventurers watched the two people leave until ten seconds later, when the huge iron door slowly closed.
At the same time, a curtain of light appeared in the sky.