Upon receiving the Constellation's contact, I imdiately used the power of the Dream to project my mind to the heavens.
It was a dinsion that was never ant to be accessed by mortals, but lately, I had visited so often that it felt incredibly easy to ascend.
Upon arriving in the Constellation’s domain, I noticed the Demon God glaring at .
She stood there, blocking the path, facing several gods.
[The Dreamteller greets you?]
Behind the Demon God, our Constellation stood hidden.
Fortunately, it seed nothing had happened yet.
"First off, do you all realize how little respect you have? To visit without any notice? If you want to visit, you should make an appointnt or at least send a ssage. If you show up like this, it’s basically a challenge to fight!"
...
Hearing such words coming from the Demon God, it was hard to believe, but she was known as a warrior even in the heavens.
Her past, tainted by the sin of pride, made it clear to the gods standing before her that they were wary of her.
"Or, would you like to fight right now? Forget your Constellation ranks and let's have a real battle?" The Demon God growled and took a step forward.
Her combative stance made the gods quickly recoil in fear.
The powerful divine and magical energy surrounding her was far stronger than when she had attacked our group before.
Given her ability to easily defeat the combined efforts of the Magitech Engineer and Ren, I doubted these gods would fare any better against her.
The atmosphere began to turn worse as a goddess pushed past the other gods and stepped forward.
"I will apologize first for barging in with so many of us without any prior contact."
The goddess, dressed in a black dress, elegantly made a gesture of apology.
"I had intended to visit slowly, but since this was a matter decided in the gods' council, it had to be handled quickly for the sake of the celestial order."
"[The Lady of the Night]... What is your sche this ti?"
The Demon God narrowed her eyes at the goddess.
It was clear she had faced this goddess many tis before.
[The Lady of the Night]?
Among the many gods in the heavens, there were so who were particularly revered on the continent.
The Seven Great Heroes, the Three Great Sages, and the Five Great Lords.
Among our investors, [Sacrifice] Ren and [Lust] Gaizerus belonged to the Heroes.
The Magitech Engineer was considered a Sage, and the Demon God belonged to the Lords.
...Looking at this, it seed our investors weren’t just ordinary—they had quite the impressive specifications.
Of course, each of them had so flaws, but still.
In any case, [The Lady of the Night] was a goddess belonging to the Five Great Lords.
Unlike the Demon God, she paid a lot of attention to managing her followers, and curiously, her followers were spread across many different races.
She was a significant figure, even in the heavens, where gods were not rare.
If [The Lady of the Night] was here, it made sense that the Demon God was cautious.
"Sche? Why do you say it like I’ve co to plot sothing evil?"
"You're...?"
The Demon God’s arm trembled with rage.
I had a feeling that if she exploded now, she might cause a bloodbath, so I quickly jumped between them.
"...?"
"Kid... you."
"Nice to et you, [The Lady of the Night]. I am currently the representative of the God of Dreams and the director of the current [Akashic Archive]."
"...The director?"
Since I hadn’t used the full power of the Dream, she would likely be able to fully see the dream energy surrounding .
But that was precisely what I wanted.
My mind, which projected my past self, remained unchanged.
Despite the rougher, more aged appearance compared to the Director of [Akashic Archive], my face still resembled that of the Director enough to make look credible in this form.
"Kid! You right now—!"
I blocked the Demon God's face with my hand.
"Could you step aside for a mont?"
"What?"
It was sudden, but I needed to be cautious.
This wasn’t just so small incident—[The Lady of the Night] was a god who had co here with more than ten gods accompanying her.
Although I didn’t know her purpose, it was clear that she had gained support from many Constellations through the eting of gods.
Such a massive action of turning so many gods into enemies in this realm, where discord among gods was prohibited, wasn’t good.
Especially with the need to rely on their power to fight against the Abyss in the long term.
For now, I needed to gather information, calmly assess the situation, and buy so ti.
The Demon God was an unfavorable partner for this, especially since being near her seed to diminish my intelligence.
"Thank you for stopping them. I’ll handle it from here, so please protect our Constellation for now."
I conveyed my thoughts to the Demon God.
"Hey! Are you telling to stay behind?" she growled.
"No, Demon God. Right now, in this chaotic situation, you’re the only trustworthy god who can protect our Constellation."
"The most trustworthy?"
"Yes. You’re the strongest and most reliable god among us, which is why I’m asking you."
Even without reading her thoughts, it was clear from her expression that she was easily swayed.
"...Alright? If you insist."
Hesitant, the Demon God returned to our Constellation's side.
Finally, I was able to relax and focus on [The Lady of the Night] who was waiting in front of .
"Quite impressive."
She smiled, as if she had just witnessed an interesting scene.
"Well, it’s only natural since she’s one of our investors. We’ve been partners for a long ti."
"Is that so?"
She stepped a little closer to .
"I’m starting to get curious about this concept of investors."
The god, radiating powerful divine energy, ca so close that I could almost feel her presence. Her warm breath brushed against my neck.
She slowly raised her finger and brought it toward my face.
[The Dreamteller yells, "No!" in distress.]
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"Please stop for a mont."
I stepped back.
"Could you please explain the situation? I just heard from the Demon God that sothing was decided in the gods’ eting."
"Hmm..."
As I created so distance, [The Lady of the Night] froze for a mont.
After a brief pause, she opened her mouth.
"As you know, your ga, [Akashic Archive], is incredibly popular. It’s so captivating that all the races and classes on the continent are completely imrsed in it."
Suddenly, an unexpected praise for [Akashic Archive?
"I don’t particularly care for gas, but I do appreciate new challenges. However, this ti, I can’t offer my support. Your ga has caused the order of this continent to be disrupted."
"...What? Disrupted order?"
I expected sothing about the Abyss or similar topics, but suddenly it was about "order"?
Because of our ga?
Has soone committed a cri trying to imitate sothing in the ga?
What does this an?
"A phenonon has occurred where the divine power, which should have been distributed among the gods, has concentrated on a few. The original system of divine power has been completely shattered."
"...Ah."
The divine power system.
I imdiately understood what she was talking about.
No wonder our investors’ faces have been looking so good lately.
It wasn’t because they had overco sin; it was because the ga had allowed them to acquire more divine power.
"So, a eting was convened to resolve this ergency, and a decision was made in that eting. I was elected as the executor to carry out that decision."
A decision made in the gods' eting.
Could there be anything more terrifying?
Are they going to shut down the ga?
Shut down the servers?
What if that’s the decision?
Will I not make money anymore?
Will I be kicked out of the academy, and will our Constellation starve again?
How should I deal with the Abyss?
"What exactly was the decision?"
I couldn’t just ignore the eting of the gods, especially since I couldn’t turn all the other gods into enemies.
No matter what the decision was, I had to follow it to survive.
But I was terrified of what might co out of her mouth.
However, thankfully, the decision she revealed was nothing like I had expected.
It was sothing I never could have imagined.
"The decision is to have all the gods present in the eting appear as characters in [Akashic Archive]."
She pointed behind her at the other gods who had been watching us.
"...What?"
I questioned whether I had heard correctly. It was so absurd I doubted my ears.
"The imbalance of divine power occurred because of the ga. So, why not make the opportunities in the ga fair? The investors you speak of have reached their positions because of [Akashic Archive], so now it's about giving those who haven't had that chance an equal opportunity."
"Uh..."
All the gods appearing in the ga?
Are they saying that it's unfair that only a few appeared, so they should all be in it?
How did we arrive at this conclusion?
Wait. This is much better than them saying to shut down the servers.
This is a problem we can actually resolve.
So, do I now have to make all the gods here into characters and have them appear in the ga?
Forcefully?
I paused for a mont, thinking about how to lead the ga from here.
Then, it hit .
'...This might actually be a goldmine!'
"If the ga is disrupting the order of this continent, then I will follow through. But... surely you don’t expect this to be free, right?"
If this goes well...!
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