Chapter 219

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It’s hard to attract attention at night, especially when the parties involved deliberately conceal themselves. Most people spent a tranquil moonlit night without incident.

On such a moonlit night, stars scattered across the sky like guiding lights for travelers.

Amidst the vast darkness, the towering spires were still illuminated.

High up in the Central Tower,

Loki, Izay, and Haruhi’s return did not cause much of a stir. The only ones who knew immediately, besides the night watchmen, were Finn and Gress.

These two overworked older men had been waiting up for Loki and Izay to return from their nighttime excursion and were now trying to piece together what happened.

Loki introduced them to the new member of the household as Haruhi shyly greeted the two men.

Izay, standing near the window, glanced at the serene night sky with a sense of foreboding.

“—A shooting star!?”

As he looked up, a streak of light flashed across the starry sky, causing it to flicker.

The azure flash entered Izay’s field of vision.

But within seconds, the azure meteor disappeared from sight, heading south across the night sky.

No, that wasn’t a meteor.

That unmistakable “essence.”

—A deity had descended.

“A deity descending at this time…”

Izay narrowed his eyes and muttered under his breath, seemingly already having an answer.

“Izay, what are you looking at? Is there something outside the window?” At that moment, Loki noticed his odd behavior and came over to ask.

Upon hearing this, Izay shook his head: “There’s nothing outside the window. It was the sky… I thought I saw a shooting star just now.”

“Eh—!? A shooting star!? Where where? Let me see!” As soon as she heard this, Loki squeezed next to the window, looking around but seeing nothing.

Seeing her antics, Izay sighed helplessly: “It’s gone, the shooting star has already passed. Once missed, it’s gone forever!”

“Eh—Why like this!”

“I just happened to notice it, just for a moment.”

“I feel like I’ve been tricked… There was no shooting star, right!? You’re making things up!”

“…”

I think you’re being unreasonable!

Izay personally despised Loki’s behavior of saying something doesn’t exist because she didn’t get to experience it.

—Typical sister behavior!

Finn and Gress found their interaction amusing.

This lively behavior eased the tension for Haruhi, who had come to an unfamiliar place, and her lips curved slightly into a smile.

Lady Loki… seems to be a very approachable deity.

The young fox person, who hadn’t yet been harassed by Loki, labeled Loki as a good deity in her heart.

…

Not far from Orario, on the Great Prairie.

The azure meteor that crossed the sky and illuminated the night fell here.

A floating sensation arose on the prairie, as if preparing for the meteor’s arrival, with circular ripples spreading out on the green grass.

When all animals and monsters fled in panic, the azure meteor slowed down just before hitting the ground.

As if disliking ostentatious entrances that would disturb others, the meteor—the azure orb—stopped mid-air and slowly descended to the land.

The instant human-like contours appeared inside the orb, the particles dispersed and vanished.

A young girl appeared in its place.

She had a beautiful face that hovered between childhood and adolescence, black hair, and a curvaceous figure that didn’t match her petite body.

The childlike girl descended barefoot onto the prairie—the earthly realm.

“Finally, it’s my turn to descend to the earthly realm… This is the ‘lower world’! My long-awaited life in the lower world is about to begin!”

She looked around at the scenery before her—the night-time prairie—with excited eyes filled with mysterious blue hues.

The blurred outlines of the forest, the scent of fresh grass, and the distant hoot of an owl delighted her senses, reddening her round cheeks.

“Of course! Though relaxing in another world with Eris-chan isn’t bad, I’m more drawn to this world!”

“It’s rare to have a chance to descend, so I must find a world I like!”

“And Hephaestus and Artemis are also in this world! I can go play with them!”

The girl swayed her body, looking around and speaking in a language only deities could understand.

Incidentally, the “play” she mentioned actually meant borrowing a stay at her friends’ homes.

Surely these friends who descended earlier wouldn’t mind accommodating her, a latecomer!

Um! Decided! That’s what I’ll do!

After planning her future, she looked up at the night sky with a satisfied expression.

However, this didn’t last long before she started searching for something.

“According to reason, after a deity descends, they should appear nearby, right?”

She looked around the prairie bathed in moonlight and starlight. Finally, when she turned back, she spotted what she was looking for.

“Found it, found it!”

In the distance, a white-walled giant tower stood tall against the night sky.

After enjoying herself a little longer, she began walking toward the chalky tower.

…

Last night, many people saw the goddess descend, but it didn’t cause much of a stir.

After all, in this world, such things happen from time to time.

Both the elderly and the young have grown accustomed to it.

Everyone continued living their normal days.

“…”

Under the faint light outside the window and the chirping of birds, Ais and Refia finished their morning exercise.

Originally, there should have been one more person in the morning exercise.

But for some reason, after reaching the agreed-upon time today, Izay didn’t show up on schedule.

Rarely sleeping in.

Though unclear why, Ais didn’t wake Izay up but quietly left.

With a certain little sprite watching excitedly, she completed today’s morning exercise.

After taking a quick shower after the morning exercise, Ais and Refia headed to the large dining hall of the Twilight Manor.

Today’s large dining hall seemed a bit different from usual.

The male members seemed unusually excited, while the female members who arrived earlier looked quite surprised.

A crowd gathered near the kitchen where the aroma of food wafted, as if watching some rare animal.

“Wasn’t this here yesterday?”

“When did this happen!?”

“I feel like I’ve missed out on a billion!”

“Did Loki make a move on another young girl? So enviable!”

Such voices echoed throughout the large dining hall.