VOLUME 1

Chapter 14: Tsukuyomi Sasami’s Investigations (Part 2)

***More about the hostiles.***

The lower G.o.ds obey the higher G.o.ds. And then the Supreme G.o.d at the pinnacle of it all maintained this world, managing and controlling it, while the other G.o.ds defined their own forms in accordance with those regulations. That was a summary of the way things were in this world, and that was also the subject of my last report.

In essence, this was like a Kingdom of G.o.ds. The Supreme G.o.d was the ruler, while the normal G.o.ds were the normal citizens. However, as long as the G.o.ds possessed some semblance of human individuality (desires, emotions, self-consciousness, likes and dislikes, etc.), it would be impossible for everyone to live happily in this kingdom without any problems or stress whatsoever.

No matter how peaceful a kingdom was, there would be crime, and quarrels born over trivial things. There would be terrorists plotting to overthrow the government, and people who harbored dissatisfaction towards society. There might also be invaders from the outside. And when the Supreme G.o.d weakens, or when he becomes powerless like my brother, the kingdom appears foolish and those negative forces become a problem. Let’s just call these forces “the hostiles.”

There were those who even would defy the Supreme G.o.d (well, the difference in power was overwhelming, so it’s not like they could win if they fought against the higher G.o.ds, but if they were really angry they could at least throw a few punches), those who tried to restrain each other or fought amongst themselves… those who constantly tried to kick others down, those who just went on pointless rampages… they may be “G.o.ds,” but even the G.o.ds each had different personalities, and there were incredibly stubborn ones who would fight back and cause trouble no matter how much the Supreme G.o.d worked hard to manage them.

Most G.o.ds would obey when the Supreme G.o.d or those with high divinities like the Yagami Sisters ordered them to do something. However, the hostiles would be defiant no matter how strongly they were commanded, would go wild, and would fight back. Most of the G.o.ds who would try to hinder us or cause us harm belonged in this category of “hostiles.”

If I separated these hostiles into broad categories, those would be “evil G.o.ds,” “foreign enemies,” and “heretics.”

The evil G.o.ds were the so-called enemies of the state. They didn’t listen to what their rulers or other people with authority said, but just went wild trying to fulfill their own desires. They didn’t care about hierarchies, but fought back so they could do whatever they wanted. There were even those who had outrageous dreams of toppling the Supreme G.o.d and making themselves number one. At that point they went past just enemies of the state and were just terrorists.

But in most cases, the evil G.o.ds were not very strong. There weren’t many G.o.ds who had higher divinities than the Supreme G.o.d or the Yagami Sisters, so it was fairly difficult to lose to these evil G.o.ds. That’s why they often resorted to underhanded tricks, but even those were usually just minor annoyances and weren’t much to write home about.

But it’s a bit strange to just lump all these G.o.ds into the single category of “evil G.o.ds.” Even during that Valentine’s Day Tragedy, Tsurugi had called the culprits “evil G.o.ds,” but those were G.o.ds who had turned into chocolate in order to please the Supreme G.o.d Amaterasu. They were working for the Supreme G.o.d, and that is why they opposed the Yagami Sisters, and were considered evil G.o.ds by them. However, if you change your point of view, Tsurugi and her sisters were the ones who were opposing the wishes of the Supreme G.o.d, so in this case at least you could say they were the evil G.o.ds…

Well, in any case, we can just define “evil G.o.ds” as the G.o.ds in j.a.pan who didn’t pay attention to hierarchy and acted only out of self interest.

Moving along, these “foreign enemies” existed outside of j.a.pan. Those ent.i.ties almost never came over here, so I didn’t know much about them… but foreign countries had their own religions, mythologies, and G.o.ds, and through those built their own individual cultures and spheres of influences. Thus, these G.o.ds were foreign.

And naturally, because these were foreign countries, these other G.o.ds did not obey the Supreme G.o.d Amaterasu, who only had influence in j.a.pan. The “foreign enemies” were the G.o.ds amongst those foreign G.o.ds who poked their head into j.a.pan and acted under veil of secrecy.

They were the very definition of invaders, but lately it seems that their actions almost never actually developed into a divine war between nations. However, they were definitely not ent.i.ties we could ignore, and there was always the danger that they would see that an idiot like my brother was now the Supreme G.o.d and reigning over j.a.pan and would sense an opportunity to attack. We couldn’t let our guards down. Well, although, it’s not like they’ve been acting suspiciously nowadays…

Last, the “heretics” were wicked humans. When I say “human” though, these were special humans (although it’s quite difficult to explain exactly how they were special) who could live with different principles and rules from the G.o.ds.

Psychic powers, sorcery, religion, rituals… they used various tools and procedures and sometimes were able to wield power that even exceed that of the G.o.ds. And then, the humans who could use that power to actually influence the G.o.ds were worthy of fear and called “heretics.”

A representative example would be our family. A long time ago, the Tsukuyomi Clan members were able to capture the Supreme G.o.d Amaterasu alive, and use her to build a splendid world meant for the humans. Ever since my brother and I had ran away from home, they had kept unusually quiet and it was a bit worrying… who knows what they could be planning for us in the near future?

I’ve been living a peaceful, unmotivated life for all this time, but I wonder how much longer that all can last.