Volume 3 Chapter 15.6 - Epilogue 1.2 (1/2)
Volume 3 Epilogue 1.2
Translator: Kureha
Editor: Weasalopes
「I am the God of Fire, Igreos!」
The following morning, Hiroshi’s party was forcibly taken back to Igreos temple. They were led into the sanctuary located in the furthest room at the temple. In that room, the group came across the owner of the temple, Igreos, the God of Fire. The priestess and the Queen who was accompanying them were now absent. It was obvious that Igreos was going to mention something which he did not want either of them to hear about.
As expected from the God of fire, he had a fiery appearance. A muscular build, Toga over his shoulder, and his face framed with a fiery red fair. He also had what most people would call it a masculine face. Furthermore, the Igreos temple, in general, had an impressive build. However, this alluring room which they were in was flawless in every way.
「I would like to personally thank you all for the help which you have provided throughout our nation’s affair!」
Yet without a doubt, the one thing that really stood out in this room was how Igreos would strike a pose every time he spoke.
「One of our friends were dragged into the affair so there is no need for you to thank us.」
Tatsuya politely responded, fighting off the overwhelming presence which Igreos possessed. Having a trait which made people want to make a comment about it seems to be a thing among the Gods of this universe. It seems that there are no decent Gods in this universe.
「Nay, it does not change the fact that you folks have saved my priestesses! Thus it is only natural for me to give my thanks to you all!」
「If that is the case, could you please stop making those poses …」
「Oh! As expected! It was not appreciated!! 」
Tatsuya commented as the God of Fire casually changed his pose from flexing pose to Oliver pose. Igreos stopped posing with a shocked and disappointed expression. It seems that his poses weren’t appreciated by the authorities working at the temple either. Everyone wondered under what logic did Igreos thought bodybuilder poses would gain positive attention.
「Um, we have received enough gratitude from you. So, could you inform us on why the Norton sisters were attacked or why the God of Underworld, Zanafel disappeared from the Underworld?」
「To inform you all on those topics is my responsibility. So, I will gladly provide you all with the information even if you did not ask. However, those two events are strangely related. I am not sure where to start.」
Hearing the word “related” Tatsuya internally buried his head in his hands as he thought this will be another difficult situation.
「Well, putting aside the details, could you please tell us the overall conclusion?」
「Yes, I see, firstly, the reason why the sisters got attacked; this one is simple. Those two are the previous king of Darl, or rather, the current Queen’s husband’s father’s love child. Therefore, both sisters possess the trait of becoming the priestess to myself and Zanafel. So the sisters’ presence must be very much in the way for those who worship the fallen God.」
Hearing Igreos’ explanation, the group could not help it but give a twisted expression. The Japanese people did consider Primula and Judith being related to the royal family since they weren’t fond of visiting the palace. Also, they slowly realised that people of the royal bloodline are more likely to possess the trait to become Igreos’ priestess. With the two information, the group did think that the Norton sisters might be related to the royal family. However, none of them thought that the God of Underworld would be somehow connected to them.
「The reason why I have not made the sisters my priestess is simple. Since there are political affairs mixed into this matter, I am not able to bring them to such a position. They have not shown any sign of it; however, the sisters also possess the trait of hereditary magic of Darl’s royal family. That is also one of the reasons why I have not made them my priestess.」
「That, would be very burdensome…」
「With all of that in mind, I am very grateful that the gentlemen which the sisters sparked the flame of love towards were you two. If the relationship was to progress and the child which the sisters gave birth to activated the hereditary magic, it will cause a nation-wide panic without a doubt.」
Makoto pitied Primula and Judith seeing that even God was grateful that they had fruitless love. Hiroshi and Tatsuya, who were the reason why the sisters had fruitless love seemed very awkward. Tatsuya seemed especially awkward as he rejected Primula clearly, face to face.
「However, as the God of Fire, I am pleased to know that the sisters were able to spark the fire of love. Even if their feelings did not come from the right place, all is well as long as the flame burns bright and strong.」
「It would not be nice if the flame ends up burning into a mud puddle though…」
「The flame of jealousy is also a form of flame. However, those in-pure flames are likely to go out of control and burn off the land.」
「Well I hope something like a mass bushfire would not take place…」
Tatsuya sighed, ignoring half of Igreos’s very questionable statement. Since Tatsuya has felt those emotions himself, it made it much harder to accept Igreos’s statement.
「If anything, to make sure something like that would not take place, lets spoooorts away those in-pure emotions and burn the flame we should be fuelling! So like that, song muse, just spooooorts away those emotions!」
「Wha, why me!?」
Haruna panicked as Igreos suddenly pointed towards her. She wasn’t completely clueless, but it made her want to yell that she’s not the only one to be called out in this group.
「It is obviously because the flame of jealously is burning strongly within yourself! They say that feeling of jealously is the farther to all emotions. But if it progresses, it becomes impossible to turn it into a healthy emotion. So spoooorts those emotions away!!」
「I agree with most of what you are saying but I don’t think sports has anything to do with this!」
「If you play sports and sweat, then you would not get jealous of someone who is not even your lover dating another person!」
「Does this God knows what he’s talking about!?」
To Igreos’ very spontaneous logic, Haruna spoke without watching the way she spoke. She did act cold from time to time because she was feeling jealous. However, playing sports would not change those attitudes. No matter how much an individual puts in the effort to improve their fitness, it is unlikely that those efforts would have any impact on the individual’s emotional maturity.
「Um, if you excuse me, I think we have gone off track. I think the important topic right now is the background of Norton sisters and the God of Underworld Zanafel.」
This conversation would become endless if Igreos continues to tease Haruna. As Makoto noticed this, she stepped in and corrected the direction of the conversation. Hearing Makoto’s comment, Igreos seemed slightly disappointed but he went back to the original topic.
「Yes, you are indeed correct. Let us leave this topic behind. We were talking about the Norton sisters and Zanafel right?」