Chapter 661: The Day of Miracles (1/2)

The Festival of Heroes…… is a world-wide festival that takes place once every ten years in the Friendship City, Hikari, the largest city in the Human Realm and in the whole world.

It takes place from the 1st Day to the 30th Day of the Heaven month, with many elaborate events held each day. The total number of participants over the course of 30 days is almost ridiculous to count, but the biggest crowd is on the final day…… the 30th Day of the Heaven month, where the main event of the Festival of Heroes is held.

On this day, the three rulers of the Human Realm, the Six Kings of the Demon Realm, and the Supreme God of the God Realm…… and lastly, the God who created the world, the God of Creation, all gather in one place, and it's a precious opportunity for ordinary people to see the pinnacles of each realm with their own eyes.

The huge stage in the center of the Friendship City, Hikari…… It is said to be the place where the Treaty of Friendship was once made, and there stood the three rulers, the Six Kings, the God of Creation and her Supreme Gods…… and lastly, Mitsunaga Seigi, the one who holds the role of Hero this year. Finally, the last event of the Heroes of Festival was about to take place.

Even with that gathering though, the Dragon King Magnawell is the only one whose size doesn't allow him to enter the plaza where the stage is located, so he participates by stretching his neck out from outside the city.

This year marks the 100th time the festival has been held, and while the events have changed over the years, only the final event has been exactly the same for the past 1000 years, including the flow of events for that day.

After the one who had the role of Hero gives their impressions of their travels around the world, the representatives of each world give speeches wishing for continued peace in the future.

In the Human Realm, the ruler of the country in charge of summoning the Hero that year will give a speech, in the Demon Realm, the Underworld King Kuromueina will represent the Six Kings, and in the God Realm, the God of Time and Space Chronois will give a speech on behalf of Shallow Vernal.

That was the way the Festival of Heroes had been concluded for a thousand years, and everyone thought it would be the same this year.

However, that day…… the world was shocked.

Using a Loudspeaker Magic tool, Mitsunaga Seigi conveyed his thoughts as the one who holds the role of Hero regarding his memories of his time in various places, and Ryze, Symphonia's King, followed with a speech wishing for world peace.

Then, receiving the Loudspeaker Magic tool from Ryze, Kuromueina made a speech for world peace as well. So far, the event of that day was the same as before.

But then, just as Chronois was about to receive the magic tool from Kuromueina, someone stopped her.

Yes, the one who stopped her was the world's God, Shallow Vernal.

Thereupon, Shallow Vernal rose from her luxurious chair before the astonished Chronois, and calmly looking at the crowd, she spoke.

[……It has been a thousand years since the Treaty of Friendship was signed. For all these times, I have kept my eyes on the world.]

Her voice echoed not only in the Friendship City, Hikari, but to the entire world. This was truly an unusual situation.

Shallow Vernal has never spoken at any of the Festival of Heroes so far. In fact, there are few people in the world who have even heard Shallow Vernal's voice.

[The thousand years may not have been long for me, but the world has changed a lot in that time. People from different species and different places of birth live together, and even though there are still some disagreements, everyone works to create a future together.]

At the sound of Shallow Vernal's beautiful and dignified voice, many of the people unconsciously kneeled on the ground and bowed down their heads. Some of the priests serving in the temple were moved to tears.