Night Lady had successfully separated the human and divine aspects of the gods and shown them a path to resolve the divine calamity themselves. Now, Gawain had made a small adjustment to that path.
After all, letting the gods "end themselves" was not something he wanted to see, nor did it fit his plans for the "ultimate order" between mortals and gods or the Loren Civilization's long-term development. As part of civilization, "gods" were an undeniable force. They could not simply be discarded completely and brutally just because they might go out of control. The Noi people had already proven through practical example that gods could safely and harmlessly serve civilization as a whole, and the "ultimate order" pursued by the Divine Authority Council was precisely such a harmless relationship.
As long as that possibility remained, Gawain could not casually allow the gods to destroy themselves.
Of course, he would not blame Night Lady for giving the gods that "suggestion." Night Lady had merely chosen the safest path she could find. As an ancient deity who had lived through the Voyager era, she had her own blind spots in thought. Gods were not omniscient, much less omnipotent—Gawain had known that long ago. And at times like this, his flexible way of thinking came in handy.
While those "Divine Half-Bodies" trapped on their thrones were still unable to take any action, mortals and the "Humanity of God" could work together to set up godslaying traps. In Gawain's eyes, this plan was solid as hell.
The Three Sisters of Abundance looked delighted. They clearly had not expected the problem could be solved this way, and their reaction now confirmed Gawain's thinking—if there was a way forward, of course they wanted to live.
After all, they were the "Humanity of God."
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