Chapter 200: The Gods’ Scheme

While the gods’ eating habits were intriguing… She decided to first ask the crucial questions after filling the goddess’s stomach.

It was confirmed that the cause of the monster outbreak was due to the Sun and Moon Goddesses coming to Japan.

Although I listened to the detailed explanation of the cause, the content was too complex for me to grasp. In simple terms, it seemed that due to their forced arrival in Japan, the causality between different worlds intertwined, leading to the emergence of monsters. Yeah, it’s kind of ironic to say it myself, but I don’t really get it.

On the other hand, the illusion barrier was an emergency measure implemented by the Japanese gods.

The barrier had two purposes, immediate and long-term. Firstly, it was to confine monsters and humans. And secondly, it was to send Japanese people to the other world. In other words, it was like an ultra-large-scale teleportation device.

Surprisingly, by sending all Japanese people to the other world, it seemed the current phenomena could be reset. It’s a bit of a strange logic, but apparently, by temporarily removing people, the disruption in causality would return to normal.

Of course, the village chief and bestowed blessings would also be returned. The crucial two goddess seemed to be completely erased.

“In theory… well, setting aside the explanations, wouldn’t there be a lot of casualties if we suddenly dumped everyone into another world? There are over 100 million people, you know?”

“Hm? Well, yes, of course, but… is there a problem?”
“No, no, it would be bad if all the citizens disappeared… oh, I see. If they die over there, can they come back?”

It seems that aspect had already been taken into account. If they return after death, they would come back to Japan without memories or abilities from the other world. Fortunately, or in this case, unfortunately. Some might somehow make it back to town and stick around in the other world, but it seems like that’s just how it is.

By the way, children and the elderly seem to be forcibly returned to Japan immediately after being transported. Truly, the gods provided a solution tailored to their convenience.

“Goddess, is it not possible to return only the two gods and the student village chief?”

“Hmm, that’s difficult to explain… It’s no longer a matter of that level.”

“…Then what will happen to us?”

“You’ll be fine. Those associated with the gods are exempt.”

(I see. So there were people with experience in another world even before us.)

Leaving that aside…

For Japanese people who know nothing about it, and even for the residents of the other world, it’s quite a troublesome story. But… from the perspective of Japanese gods, it’s a trivial matter. Lady Nanasia accepts it calmly as well. Perhaps this is a moral perspective beyond human comprehension.

Well, anyway, it seems that the residents of Nanashi Village won’t be affected at all.
“Oh, right. What about my grandfather, nephew, and the people from that village… do you know where they’ll be sent? I’d like to protect them if possible.”

“Ah, I think they’ll be fine. At least, they won’t be transferred to my world.”

“Even my grandpa?”

“Yes. I just confirmed with the god who governs them, so there’s no mistake.”

(Grandpa was an otherworldly traveler after all. His status was glitched too… And he even summoned a god.)

This is just a side note from here on…

For the Japanese gods, the fact that the world was overrun by monsters itself wasn’t the issue. The purpose of this teleportation measure was solely to reset the irregular situation. That was the goal.

Monsters have existed all over the world since ancient times. Even in Japan, there were monsters like ogres and demons wandering around. Naturally, there were also those who could defeat them…

In a sense, modern-day fantasy had already begun from that time.

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While there were some extreme stories like the nationwide teleportation and Grandpa’s secret, we had learned the crucial information. After bidding farewell to the goddess returning to the divine realm, Tsubaki and I discussed our future.

We would continue to recruit comrades in Japan. To do that, we would spread awareness about the goddess and the other world throughout Japan. Whether to believe it or not would be up to each individual’s judgment.

However, I was unsure if I should disclose the facts from earlier…

“Announcing nationwide teleportation… that would cause a huge uproar.”

“Well, few people would believe it anyway. If anything, we might end up being exposed as crazy people spreading rumors.”

“If they believe it, they might pressure us to provide protection in the other world.”

“Yeah, that’s true. Either way, there’s no benefit in making it public.”

Even if we were to provide protection, it’s unclear where on the continent they would be sent. The scale of protection would be limited… and honestly, I didn’t feel any obligation to help. There was no benefit in making it public; it would only drag us into trouble.

Well, from a humanitarian perspective, it’s a ruthless choice.

But we’re not gods. We don’t have a sense of duty to save people. Whether we’re distrusted and called liars, or trusted but condemned for not helping, either way, it’s clear that the outcome would be disastrous.

“The only ones who know this fact are the goddess and us. There’s been no revelation from the gods.”

“So, as long as we keep quiet—”
“Yeah, that’s the idea.”

In the end, it was decided not to disclose this matter at all and to share it only among a limited number of members.

Until the day of the transfer arrives, we’ll surround ourselves with those who can become villagers. We plan to gather those who say things like “I want to live in another world” or “I want to experience another world someday.”

For promoting the other world, we can use the video function of smart phones. We can charge them with magic charging devices, and it’s already been verified that we can bring video data back to Japan.

There are plenty of things we can showcase, like daily life in the city, scenes of battles with powerful monsters, and living together with beastmen. While streaming these, let’s also have the goddess join in. I think we should go all out with this. And if we can earn advertising revenue on the side, that would be fantastic.

“Will it really work out that well? I’m not very familiar with that kind of knowledge.”

“I don’t know much about it either… but we have capable members in our group, right?”

As for the streaming, Juri has expertise, and if we ask Natsuki for direction, I’m sure we’ll come up with something good. It’s completely relying on others, but using the right person for the right job is like magic, it solves everything.

“If things start to look sketchy, let’s escape back to the other world. There’s no need to force ourselves to live here.”

“Yes, that’s true. It might be best to approach this with that kind of attitude.”
“Well, it’ll work out somehow.”

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