Recess still wasn't over.
The confirmation that there were more gods occupied most of Takeshi's attention, but there were questions he needed to ask before the conversation ended.
"Why did she intervene?"
Takeshi asked, and the deity looked at him.
"What?"
"That other deity, why did she do that here?"
The deity uncrossed his arms and shifted slightly, as if the question made him less comfortable than the previous ones. He didn't answer immediately.
"Let's just say she pressured me…"
he finally said.
"To do what?"
"To include her in the project."
The deity made a vague gesture with his hand.
"She wanted to participate and add something of her own. She bugged me for centuries to let her into my show."
"And you let her?"
"Not exactly, but…"
The deity crossed his arms again.
"Let's just say it wasn't worth the trouble of telling her no."
