'But giving animals the blessing...
'Besides the fact that no god has ever been that bored before,
'just the issue of potential would be a hurdle.
'The blessing is essentially about awakening our potential.
'Ordinary wild beasts have too little potential to attract the gods' attention.
'However...
'If it's the Fierce Person...
'To be honest,
'I really can't say for sure.',
At this,
Tsubaki paused,
her gaze falling on the Black Bear Fierce Person, which was looking at them eagerly.
Recalling the Fierce Person's human-like eyes in the Dungeon today, its tactical combat awareness, and its ability to understand simple commands,
her voice became somewhat hesitant.
'After all, I think this big fellow...
'is truly as cunning as a ghost.',
Hearing Tsubaki's ambiguous response,
Heimdall also seemed thoughtful.
'Since it hasn't been said to be impossible,
'that means it's possible...
Heimdall slowly lifted the little bear in his arms, looking into its bright, eager eyes.
'Why not give it a try...
'If we carve the blessing into them,
'who knows,
'we might create an unprecedented giant bear Adventurer?'
If the Fierce Person truly receives the blessing of the gods...
A giant bear Adventurer clad in heavy armor.
That image
was truly captivating.
Tsubaki looked at Heimdall's eager expression, feeling somewhat incredulous.
'Lord Heimdall, you're serious?'
'Why not, Tsubaki?
Heimdall looked at Tsubaki, a slight smile on his lips, his deep, dark eyes gleaming with a light that Tsubaki found unfamiliar.
It wasn't the impulse of a mortal,
nor was it a mere whim.
It was something more pure, more elevated, like standing on a cloud, overlooking the entire chessboard, seeing the established rules, and then casually reaching out to push one of the pieces into unknown territory—
—divinity.
'Tsubaki.
'Gods, having abandoned the eternal glory of the heavenly realm, sealed their omnipotent powers, and jumped into the lower world like dumplings into a pot.
'Why did they do this?
'It wasn't to come here and be good little boys and girls, following all the rules and regulations.
'What we seek...
'is this unknown.
'The unknown possibilities, the unknown developments, and those...
'moments that can make even us, who have grown numb to everything, feel our hearts race again with perfect surprise.
'If a new being with intelligence and a desire to grow stronger emerges,
'with a soul that shines as brightly as any human's,
'then why can't it become an Adventurer?
'Just because it wears the skin of a beast?
'Or is it because...
'no god has ever done this before?
'If such a trivial reason as lack of precedent is used to deny a life's potential to rise,
'that would be far too dull.',
...
Hearing Heimdall's words,
Tsubaki opened her mouth, wanting to refute something.
She thought of the guild's regulations, the world's opinions, the potential troubles this might cause.
But,
the words wouldn't come out.
Because she realized,
she had been convinced.
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Indeed.
The gods are beings who act on their whims and prioritize enjoyment above all else.
Break the rules?
That is the privilege of the gods!
Create miracles?
That is the instinct of the gods!
If even granting power to a being that yearns to become stronger requires hesitation, then being a god would be too constraining!
'You...'
Tsubaki shook her head with a wry smile, lifting her hand to rub her slightly swollen forehead.
'Lord Heimdall, your logic is impeccable.'
'But I actually find it reasonable.'
'If Lady Hephaestus were here, listening to your words, she would probably applaud you.'
'After all,'
'Lady Hephaestus is someone who hates stagnation the most.'
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