Chapter 406
After expressing his sincere gratitude once again, Gorou respectfully withdrew.
Kaguya then leaned to the side, and Kamisato Ayaka skillfully provided support.
"Well..."
With this, the matter concerning Watatsumi Island has essentially come to an end.
'Indeed, the World Tree's response was faster and more powerful than we anticipated. It seems we can be a little more optimistic about this situation.'
Hmm. But I just remembered the matter of the Grass God.
'Oh? What do you mean? You know I'm still clueless about all this, and what about the Grass God?'
The Grass Goddess is the protector and spokesperson of the World Tree, and is even considered World Tree incarnation. Do you think we could hide our affairs, and the matter of the Holy Land's transformation, from her? I think the Grass Goddess may already be our ally.
Lightning realized this belatedly.
It's not really her fault. Her main self was "resurrected" through the blessing of the World Tree, which also helped to complete her lingering remnant consciousness into an independent one. The impact of this was too great.
Later, Kaguya was working outside while she rested inside. She got so comfortable resting that she stopped caring about anything else. Only now has she suddenly realized this problem.
Kaguya remained noncommittal. Whether the Grass God was an ally or not, others might not know, but surely she did.
Then Raiden Makoto concern:
[Oh no, I heard that Shadow City went straight to their door last time. I wonder if the Grass God and the World Tree will be unhappy about that?]
'I actually think it's quite fitting to place it there. It proves that Inazuma wasn't having an affair with Sumeru, thus concealing their relationship. I don't know if Kusagakure would mind, but I don't think an existence like the World Tree would care about such trivial matters.'
That being said... I'll still have a little meeting with the three of them when I get back to discuss this in more detail.
Raiden Makoto sighed, forced to temporarily abandon his slacking off and pull himself together to plan for Inazuma's future.