09 – Revisiting the World of Gods (1/2)

By the time I realized, the surrounding has grown dark.

I am enveloped by a strange falling sensation.

To me, it’s a sensation that I am all too familiar with. It almost feels nostalgic.

It seems my consciousness has been blown into the World of Gods just by touching the Guardian Deity Love measuring device.

「It’s been a while since I left this place」

This is the world I was in, after dying as Edelfuss and till reincarnated as Will.

It was only a few days ago that I recovered my memories of my previous life and of this world.

That’s why I feel strange. It feels nostalgic yet at the same time like I just left this place.

That sort of strange feeling.

「Ah, Edel-chan. Nice to see you again, you’ve become so cute」

The Goddess, who invited me to become a god after I died, suddenly appears before me.

Seems like the goddess has taken a liking to the appearance of Will, as she cheerfully pats my head.

Apparently I am in the appearance of Will, now. I guess reincarnation changes my appearance even in the World of Gods.

「Not Edelfuss. I am Will now」

「Yes, you’re right! I am glad you are doing well」

The goddess smiles cheerfully.

「What? Edelfuss has come?」

「It really is Edelfuss!」

The gods, who were my masters, are gathering around one by one.

There are many things that are weird in the World of Gods. It is difficult to understand because the representation of perspective of Gods is not accurate.

「If Edelfuss is here, does that mean you died again?」

「I am not dead yet. And I am Will now」

「Oh, yes. It was Will, right!」

I am being clamoured by all the gods gathering here.

My masters don’t seem concerned at all that my appearance is different from when we were training.

「Excuse me! I will be the first to speak with Will-chan」 the Goddess says.

「Hime, don’t keep him all to yourself, Will is our disciple too」

「Still, you guys can only talk to him once I’m done!」

The goddess pushes away all the gods and stands before me.

Apparently, the goddess has a higher position even among gods.

「Why are you here, if you’re not dead? Though I am happy to see you」

「Weren’t you looking over me? Did I perhaps cease to be your favourite?」

I heard from the Gods that they usually look over their favoured individual, the so-called beloved child of God.

And in my previous life I was the beloved child of the Goddess.

「N-No! Will-chan is still my favourite! How could you say such a cruel thing?」

「Sorry」

「Still, Gods are also busy and I can’t be watching you all day long」

「I know! I know why Will is here, because I was watching!」

The one who cried out was the Sword God. He is appealing to me.

「Oh, thank you, Master Sword God」

「Yeah! Because I am always watching!」

「I was also watching」

「Me too, me too」

When the goddess glares at the gods who were appealing to me, everything becomes quiet.

The goddess did not shut the gods up.

She made it so the other Gods’ words could not reach my ears temporarily.

「So, how did you come here?」

I explain to the goddess about the guardian deity love measuring device made by the Small Sage.