Actually, there was another possibility Roxie had not mentioned.
"Is it really only when the third situation arises that the God Race can perform a Hero Summon using the power of a single Goddess?"
After hesitating for a moment, Shien sought confirmation from Roxie.
"Could it be that the Supreme God herself performed the Hero Summon?"
This was what Shien had assumed all along.
Since he had received the Supreme God's Blessing, wasn't it perfectly reasonable to assume that the Supreme God herself had bestowed the blessing upon him and summoned him?
Nien had also said that Shien's blessing had been granted by her, rather than obtained through the ritual. Coupled with how this Goddess's name resembled Supreme God Omnis's, Shien had always believed that Nien might be Supreme God Omnis.
And if Nien was Supreme God Omnis, then she was fully capable of using the Hero Summon ritual alone.
After all, she had created the ritual itself. She was also the origin of the God Race and, in the truest sense, the pinnacle of the God Race. Even the Three Great Goddesses were her followers. Therefore, there was no way the Supreme God, who had created the ritual and the God Race itself, could not use a ritual that could be activated by combining the powers of the Three Great Goddesses.
That was what Shien had thought.
However—
"No, that's impossible."
"Mm, impossible."
Upon hearing Shien's words, Roxie and Vivian rejected the notion without the slightest hesitation.
"Why?"
Shien froze slightly, surprise rising within him.
Roxie and Vivian exchanged a glance before both turning to look at Shien.
"You're from Another World, so it's only natural that you wouldn't know this." Vivian said, "But in this world, Supreme God Omnis's indifference is known by nearly everyone."
"Indifference?" Shien became