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Chapter 169: The Secret of the World (Part 2/2)

“Nanasia-sama, how long did the peaceful era last after the continent was divided?”

“It lasted for about 500 years. It was during this time that the first Japanese people appeared in the world. Let’s talk about that next.”

– Around 500 years ago, people from another world wandered into this world. Calling themselves high school students, the Japanese possessed occupations like “Hero,” “Saint,” “Sword Saint,” and “Sage,” along with tremendous skills. When I heard about them from Rado before, I think there were three of them… but well, that’s beside the point.

They suddenly appeared at the royal palace, and the king of the time, intrigued by their power, planned to invade the Beastman territory. He entagled the princes and princesses, and made the heroes obey him.

As the invasion progressed smoothly, the king turned his attention to the documents passed down in the royal family. He devised a plan to send monsters from the east of the continent to attack the Beastman territory and instructed the hero party to make the southern part of the Beastman territory’s Great Mountain Range disappear.

As planned, using the great magic of the heroes and the sage, a part of the mountain range disappeared, but the hero party was annihilated by the dragons living in the mountains.

Even after the heroes died, under the leadership of the royal family, the Beastman territory continued to be occupied. The territories of the Rat beastmen, Rabbit beastmen, Dog beastmen, Cat beastmen, and Bear beastmen were almost completely destroyed, with many of their races perishing. Those who remained were either enslaved or fled to the south of the Beastman territory.

“Um, sorry for interrupting the story. I understand that the heroes made the mountains disappear, but… wouldn’t the river in the Nanashi village serve as a boundary, preventing monsters from invading?”

“Yes, I used my power for that. Although the dragons directly laid the barrier. Because of that, I lost most of the divine power I had accumulated.”

– After the disappearance of the Great Mountain Range, representatives of the Dragonkin descended to the Beastman territory and established a united nation, leading all the Beastman races. With Tigers, Wolves, and Apes at the forefront, they managed to somehow defend their borders. After a conflict that lasted about 400 years, around 100 years ago, they reached a ceasefire and stabilized their current territory.

– After 100 years had passed and the power of the three gods (the Earth God regained about a third) had returned, the Moon Goddess, concerned about the Beastman race, launched a large-scale indiscriminate summoning of people from another world. Along with this, the Sun Goddess also conducted a large-scale summoning at the same time. The two goddesses, who once again violated taboos, had their authority revoked, leaving only the Earth Goddess in the world.

“Nanasia-sama, I hope you don’t mind me saying this bluntly… but were the Sun and Moon Goddesses foolish? They must have known they would face punishment.”

“That’s exactly right. From around 500 years ago when the conflict began, they gradually became irrational…”

“I hope you don’t mind me asking, but do the goddesses have personal desires? Like, were they originally human, not fully divine?”

“I’m not sure if those are the right words, but they’re what you might call demigods. They exist in a state where they retain the desires they had when they were human. As for how to become a god… it’s as I told you before.”

By the way, the Sun and Moon Goddesses still exist. I don’t quite understand, but they seem to be in a state like thought forms, and it seems impossible to contact them. “They shouldn’t have any more power to cause trouble,” says Nanasia-sama.

“Now, let me tell you about what happened after the summoning. This will include things you’re familiar with as well.”

– Due to the difference in faith power based on population ratio, there was a significant difference in the number of people summoned. As a result, approximately 1 million Japanese people were summoned to the human territories and about 200,000 to the Beastman territories.

This was roughly equivalent to the total population of each country. It seems this number was possible due to the condition of indiscriminate transfer.

– Using faith resources to summon as many people as possible regardless of their abilities or locations, the transfer locations were random, their abilities were random, and they weren’t even given a divine oracle to the royal family (there weren’t enough resources).

In the end, only about 10% of them managed to reach cities or villages, with the rest either being killed by monsters or dying in the wilderness.

– Both the Amaldia Kingdom and the Bistria Union accepted cooperative Japanese people for their military strength and the development of their territories, but stability was hard to come by. With chronic food shortages, they had no chance of expanding their territories.

– About 160 days after the Japanese people were transferred, orcs began to emerge on the surface all over both countries. Furthermore, due to the revelation of the secrets of the dungeon by the Empire’s sages, this led to the current “Great Orc Outbreak.”

“That’s… generally the history of this world.”

“I feel much clearer now, aside from the ridiculous reason for the summoning. Thank you very much.”

“Normally, the goddesses should aim to summon a select few to descend to the surface. That’s what the goddesses should be like… I don’t understand why they made such choices.”

“I see. By the way, when did I receive Nanasia-sama’s protection? It wasn’t from the beginning of the transfer, right?”

“I was able to directly intervene from the moment you offered gratitude to the Earth Goddess. If you had prayed to a different goddess at that time… we wouldn’t have met like this.”

“Ah… that was when I acquired the ‘Goddess Faith’ bonus in the village. I remember praying to the land god. So, that was the turning point…”

(At that time, I’m sure I was quite clueless about who to pray to and probably thought about it rather carelessly. I didn’t even know about the Earth Goddess… It could have been dangerous if I had prayed to the Sun or Moon Goddess.）

“Well, there’s no need to worry about that. You might have gained a different ability or nothing might have happened at all. Such powers shouldn’t be left anymore.”

“Oh, you heard everything… I’m sorry for saying something so careless. I truly appreciate it now.”

From then on, I learned various things about the world’s origins. The achievements and follies of past heroes, the relationships with other goddesses… undoubtedly worth over 50,000 points.

We finished eating the ample food I brought, and Nanasia-sama seemed very pleased.

We must have talked for a good two hours. Since it’s a good time to end, I was thinking about leaving soon…

“Now, finally, shall we talk about the Snake-beastmen? It might help increase the village population.”

“Oh, that would be appreciated. But… is it okay to talk about something unrelated to the secret of the world? Won’t Nanasia-sama be punished for it?”

“It’s fine. This also falls under the category of secrets.”

Since it seemed fine, I decided to listen to the detailed explanation.

・The Snake beastmen tribe originally lived on the surface. At that time, they worshipped the Moon Goddess, but at a certain point, they began to worship the Earth Goddess instead. Envious of this, the Moon Goddess bestowed blessings upon them and cast them down to the lowest level of the dungeon.

“I see. I’ve heard that part as well. I don’t know the reason for changing the object of worship or the contents of the blessing, though.”

“You mentioned yesterday that I’m jealous or something… Well, let’s leave it at that. As for worship and blessings—”

While she was somewhat irritated at being lumped together with the other goddesses, the misunderstanding seemed to be resolved, which was a relief. Leaving that aside, here’s what Lady Nanasia talked about.

・The blessing received by the Snake beastmen is a constitution that excessively absorbs magic elements. It greatly enhances the rate of physical enhancement, but in exchange, magic elements accumulate excessively in the body, leading to transformation into monsters. Simply being in the lowest level of the dungeon allows their levels to increase automatically. Defeating monsters further enhances this effect while also accelerating their transformation into monsters.

・Next, regarding the issue of dying upon coming to the surface. While this isn’t incorrect, there’s a slight correction. It was true when the Moon Goddess was still active, but now that she has become a thought form, it doesn’t seem to apply anymore.

Rather, the likelihood of transforming into monsters is lower on the surface, and due to the “Blessing of the Earth Goddess,” they are constantly purified as long as they stay within the barrier.

“So basically, it’s safe to become villagers?”

“Of course. Not only that, but the protection of the blessing itself would disappear. Since I am constantly pouring my divine power into it.”

“I see… By the way, how many Snake beastmen are there?”

“At present, there are about a thousand. There were ten times as many back then.”

“I see. Thank you very much for the invaluable information.”

(It’s only if the Snake beastmen believe in it, but if they come to the village, it would be appreciated. But then again, there’s the issue of racial balance and level differences…)

“I don’t think you need to worry about that. Even if the number of races is different, the levels should drop drastically.”

“Is that so?”

“When the protection of the Moon Goddess disappears, the excess experience gained will also disappear. Even warriors who hunt monsters will be the same level as you or lower.”

“That’s true… No, if the goddess says so, it must be true.”

With faith in Nanasia-sama, liberation from the curse, and the possibility of returning to the surface, as long as these conditions are met, there is ample potential for resettlement.

――――

“Nanasia-sama, thank you very much for today. I don’t know when the next time will be, but I’ll visit again.”

“If it’s related to the secrets of the world, it won’t consume faith points. Feel free to come again, even if it’s a bit forced.”

“That’s a little scary… but I’ll definitely come again. Well then—”

“When meeting with the Snake beastmen, don’t forget the statue of the goddess…”

With those words echoing in his ears, the old man returned home.

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