"Defeat the Demon King."
After Shien explained why he had been summoned to this world, not only Vivian but even Roxie frowned deeply and fell silent.
"What on earth is going on?" Vivian asked in bewilderment. "The Demon King was clearly defeated a thousand years ago, so why would a Goddess still use the Hero Summon ritual to defeat the Demon King?"
That was the greatest mystery, and also what Shien most wanted to understand.
Roxie closed her eyes as though contemplating something. Only after a while did she open them again, look at Shien, and speak. "You said the Goddess who summoned you called herself Nien?"
"That's right." Shien nodded, speaking frankly. "That was the name she gave me. I even specifically looked through books about the God Race's Goddesses, but I couldn't find a single Goddess by that name."
Because of that, Shien had a suspicion.
And it happened to be the same thing Vivian was thinking now.
"Then it was probably a false name." Vivian stated with certainty. "The God Race is limited in number. Even lower Gods have their names recorded. If you searched through all the books and still couldn't find that name, it can only mean it wasn't her real name."
"I've never heard of a Goddess by that name either." Roxie seemed to have just been recalling the Goddesses of the God Race she knew, but her brow remained furrowed as she muttered, "Besides, I've never heard that a single Goddess could use a ritual like the Hero Summon on her own."
Upon hearing that, Vivian turned to look at Roxie.
"Princess, you are one of the few humans recognized and respected by the God Race. You have close ties with them. Do you know some secret about the Hero Summon ritual that