Winning over Shien.

Anima and Nadue had been working on this.

Whether it was when Anima discovered Shien’s identity in Cosmos or when Nadue chose to appear in the Elven Homeland, both goddesses chose the same approach.

That was, to show Shien sufficient goodwill.

This was something the goddesses of the Divine Race had to do.

They were created by Supreme God Omnis to nurture and guide the Hero’s growth.

It could be said that becoming the Hero’s companion was their raison d’être.

After discovering Shien’s identity, Anima and Nadue unhesitatingly showed him sufficient goodwill and spared no effort in expressing their support, hoping to make Shien understand that the Divine Race was absolutely his companion and friend.

Under normal circumstances, once summoned, the Hero would appear in the Divine Realm.

The first people the Hero would meet after arriving in this world would be the three goddesses responsible for the [Hero Summoning] ritual.

Then, the three goddesses would explain the world’s situation and the purpose of his summoning to the Hero, requesting his help. After the Hero accepted all of this, they would begin to cultivate a relationship of mutual trust, making the bond between the Hero and the Divine Race unbreakable. Only then would they allow the Hero to go to the battlefield, improve himself, and grow stronger.

Thus, every generation of Heroes had unwavering trust in the Divine Race. There had never been a case of a strained relationship between a Hero and the Divine Race.

But this time was different.

This time, the Divine Race was completely unaware of the Hero’s summoning.

By the time they discovered everything, the Hero had already established an unusual relationship with Dragon Demon Airi.

Furthermore, Shien already had a place to belong in this world, had met many people, and didn’t need to go to the battlefield or fight any enemies. He already possessed a certain level of strength, making the Divine Race not as important to him as it was to past Heroes.

Therefore, even though the Divine Race had shown Shien a certain degree of goodwill, their relationship was still far inferior to that of the Demon Lords, who were closely entangled with him.

Anima and Nadue had also felt helpless about this, but they wouldn’t go to any lengths to establish a relationship with the Hero.

Ultimately, they only had the mission to guide the Hero, not to win him over. Even if the Hero’s relationship with them wasn’t good, the Divine Race shouldn’t interfere.

Therefore, both Anima and Nadue were quite open-minded, simply silently observing Shien and watching over his growth.

If this continued, Anima and Nadue would probably continue watching over Shien until his death.

But the situation was different now.

Not only had Shien revealed that he possessed the blessing of Supreme God Omnis, but his relationship with the Demon Race was also excessively close.

In the eyes of the Divine Race, this was undoubtedly very unsettling.

Why should their Hero be given to others?

Did the Demon Race have some ulterior motive in winning over the Hero?

Could they simply stand by and watch Mother Goddess’s blessed one be taken away by their former enemy?

Such thoughts would definitely arise in the minds of some members of the Divine Race, causing them anxiety.

Especially now that Shien had revealed his secret as the Supreme God’s blessed one, the Divine Race could no longer stand by and watch him remain so distant from them.

One must know that the higher the level of the blessed one, the deeper their connection with the goddess who bestowed the blessing. The higher the status of the goddess, the more she would value and cherish her blessed one, even treating them like her own child.

Lildas, Anima, and Nadue were all like this, cherishing their blessed ones like daughters.

Artemis, on the other hand, was only a high-ranking god. The difficulty of obtaining her blessing was much lower than that of the three goddesses. Even with her special status and powerful strength, she was still like other goddesses, bestowing her blessing when appropriate, not like the three goddesses, who either chose the Hero or spent hundreds or even thousands of years selecting the most suitable blessed one.

Therefore, Artemis didn’t value her blessed one as much as the three goddesses, only giving them a certain degree of attention. Her blessed ones also often appeared in the human world, not like the three goddesses, whose blessed ones appeared only once every few hundred or thousand years.

The proof was that since the start of the Tripartite Conference, Artemis had only glanced at Capeline once, then focused all her attention on the conference.

On the other hand, the three goddesses…

Lildas almost went berserk when she saw Lucy go to the Demon Race’s seats.

Anima also smiled constantly after seeing Elise.

Nadue even thoughtfully let Melika leave this serious occasion that would make her extremely nervous, allowing her to return to the Buztout House first, not forcing her to appear.

In conclusion, the higher the status of the goddess, the more she valued her blessed one, and the more special her feelings for them would be.

Since even the three goddesses treated their blessed ones like their own children, what about the omnipotent Supreme God Omnis?

How much did she value her blessed one?

The goddesses only needed to think about the treatment of that individual to understand.

The first person in history to receive the Supreme God’s blessing, and also the only one besides Shien to receive it, becoming the only special existence in the Supreme God’s heart, the first Hero—Nien.

How much her death had affected the Supreme God, and the despair it brought her, perhaps others didn’t know, but the three goddesses, as Omnis’s first creations, knew very well.

If Mother Goddess had truly awakened, was she watching over her blessed one?

Was she watching this place?

Just thinking about this made even Lildas, Anima, and Nadue’s hearts tremble.

Thus, the three of them exchanged glances and nodded firmly.

…

While the Divine Race goddesses were confirming their next course of action, the Human Race’s attitude towards Shien being the Supreme God’s blessed one was completely different.

“I didn’t expect him to have such an identity.”

Harvis smiled wryly.

“…He truly is an incredible man.”

Capeline was silent for a long time, then sighed.

“He… he actually hid such an important matter from me…!”

Elise was both angry and aggrieved.

“I wonder if the Demon Lords already knew about this…”

Sophie thought of Shien’s unusual affinity for elves and fairies, as if finally understanding the reason, her expression complex.

“What should we do now?”

Lia didn’t know whether to be happy or frustrated.

Naturally, Ancil, Rockto, Oz, Maeve, Leia, Nia, and the others were all lost in thought after learning this shocking truth.

But at the same time, they were indeed happy.

After all, the identity of the Supreme God’s blessed one was far more special than that of an ordinary Hero.

With such a blessing, such an identity, there was no need to doubt Shien’s future status.

And as factions with a good relationship with Shien, the more special he was, the happier they naturally were.

Even many faction leaders and experts once again had the thought of establishing a connection with Shien and finding a way to visit the Buztout House.

However, while there were those who were well-intentioned towards Shien and had a close relationship with him, there were also those who harbored ill will towards him, who couldn’t stand seeing him do well.

Those were Nats and Grueler.

“Damn it!” Grueler cursed, growling at Nats, “Hey! Dwarf King! I’ve never heard of that Hero being the Supreme God’s blessed one!”

Grueler was extremely furious.

He already couldn’t stand the Hero, who was highly regarded by the Divine Race and treated like a treasure by the goddesses.

As a hybrid beastman who had been rejected by Anima and ultimately only received the blessing of an Evil God, Grueler didn’t believe in gods; on the contrary, he hated them.

Otherwise, his tribe wouldn’t be forbidden from praying to and worshipping goddesses, and the statues of the Goddess of Life, Anima, wouldn’t have been destroyed.

All of that was Grueler’s doing.

Therefore, since childhood, Grueler had always been disdainful of faith, even a blasphemer.

His hatred for gods was comparable to that of the Old Demon Faction like Bedo, who had destroyed countless priests and temples.

For Grueler, Shien, a fragile human from another world, was not only highly regarded and even worshipped by the Divine Race from the very beginning, but he also had the strongest Evil God constantly following him and serving him. He was simply an eyesore.

He was rejected, but a fragile human was worshipped?

Why?

Just because he was the Hero?

Because he was the Hero, with unlimited potential and a bright future, the high and mighty gods no longer cared about their status, instead fawning over him one after another?

What a bunch of opportunistic bitches!

Grueler’s hatred for the Divine Race grew day by day, and his dislike for Shien also intensified.

Because of this, Grueler, at Nats’s invitation, joined the faction formed by the human forces who intended to target the Hero.

Yes.

Grueler’s decision to target Shien wasn’t only due to his own will, but also because of Nats’s invitation.

Under such circumstances, with Shien publicly embarrassing him during the conference, almost making him lose face, how could Grueler not hate him?

But the fact that Shien was the Supreme God’s blessed one made Grueler both shocked and furious.

Even with his violent temper, he knew very well that there were some beings he couldn’t afford to offend.

The three goddesses and the six Demon Lords were such existences.

Supreme God Omnis was even more beyond consideration.

Grueler dared to openly defy the three goddesses and six Demon Lords because he knew that the actions of beings at that level were tied to the movements and attitudes of their respective factions. As long as he didn’t cross their bottom line, they wouldn’t act against him and risk disrupting the peace.

But the Supreme God was different.

That omnipotent being who existed only in legends, the one who created everything in the world, a being beyond even the Transcendent Level, if she wanted to take action against him, who could stop her? Who could condemn her?

Frankly, the Supreme God could probably create a bunch of hybrid beastmen like Grueler, hailed as miracles, just by playing with some dirt.

A mere Beast King was like an ant in her eyes.

Even as arrogant as Grueler was, he wouldn’t think he could defy such a figure.

Nats’s expression was also very grim.

“Who would have thought he was hiding so much?” Nats said gravely, “The Supreme God’s blessed one… I’ve never heard of anyone becoming such an existence.”

Past Heroes only received the blessings of the three goddesses. Who would have thought that a human brat in his twenties, a special Hero who appeared after a thousand years, would actually be the Supreme God’s blessed one?

“Great.”

Grueler scoffed sarcastically.

“That Hero is the Supreme God’s blessed one, so those bitches of the Divine Race must be treating him like a treasure, practically worshipping him.”

“Not to mention the Demon Race. They even dared to marry off a Dragon Demon, and the Succubus is also entangled with him. How could they not pamper him?”

“In the Human Race, there are also many who support him. The Kingdom Treasure is even his fiancée, and even Ragna’s Valkyrie, that hateful Saintess from the beastmen Priest Corps, and those elven bitches are all flirting with him, practically telling everyone that they’re having an affair.”

“Are we really going to touch someone like that?”

Grueler was extremely frustrated.

Nats’s expression became increasingly grim, finally turning cold.

“What?” Nats looked at Grueler and sneered. “Are you afraid?”

“Me, afraid?” Grueler scoffed. “I’m afraid that you’re afraid.”

“How could I be afraid?” Nats’s eyes turned cold, and he whispered, “I’ve already made up my mind. I must let Goddess of Nature Nadue see that our Dwarf Race is not a vassal of the Elven Race!”

The four major races of the Human Race—humans, beastmen, dwarves, and elves.

Among these four races, the dwarves were in the most awkward position.

Humans were guided and protected by Goddess of Fate Lildas.

Beastmen were guided and protected by Goddess of Life Anima.

And dwarves and elves were guided and protected by Goddess of Nature Nadue.

But Nadue, as the Goddess of Nature, clearly favored the elves, who were also born from nature.

To her, every elf was like her child. Since they were born from nature, as the Goddess of Nature, she naturally considered herself their mother.

But what about the dwarves?

The dwarves were also a race guided and protected by the Goddess of Nature!

How could Nadue’s favoritism towards the elves not cause dissatisfaction among the dwarves?

Moreover, when most people mentioned the race guided and protected by the Goddess of Nature, they only thought of the elves.

What about the dwarves?

They had long been forgotten, relegated to a corner of memory.

Because of this, faith had become very weak among the dwarves, and by Nats’s generation, there was a subtle trend of abandoning faith altogether.

In other words, just like Grueler, Nats was also dissatisfied with, even hated, the Divine Race.

Because of this, Nats had not only formed an alliance with Grueler, but had also been actively working during this time, uniting one faction after another that was dissatisfied with the Hero, the Divine Race, even the Human Race, and the current situation, forming a powerful group.

This faction’s goal was simple.

Resist all injustice!

Utilize all available resources!

Break the current stagnant world order!

To achieve their goals, fulfill their ambitions, and obtain sufficient benefits, they would voice their dissent on this stage, before everyone!

Nats was the leader of this faction!

“Don’t worry.” Nats said gravely, “We have their support. We’re not without a chance of winning.”

Hearing this, Grueler’s expression softened considerably.

“Then we…?”

A ferocious glint flashed in Grueler’s eyes again.

Nats said coldly,

“Continue doing what we must.”

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