"It's already been a week."
The bespectacled boy looked at the empty desks and couldn't help complaining.
"What exactly happened? Why haven't Hoshino and Shinjo come to school?"
"The teacher said they weren't feeling well and were resting at home."
Hibiki Yuta shook his head as well. The day Rikka Hoshino had suddenly rushed out of the classroom, they had been worried too. After all, they were companions, so they had wanted to check on Rikka Hoshino. But after class, when they went to the infirmary, they were told that Rikka Hoshino had already gone home to rest. When they arrived at Rikka's house, she hadn't come out either. Only Rikka's mother had appeared, saying she wasn't feeling well and needed plenty of rest for the next few days.
But now, an entire week had passed...
"Should we go check on her again?"
"But her mother said Rikka had locked herself in her room and wouldn't come out... Could something have happened?"
"Come to think of it, what's going on with Shinjo?"
"The teacher said she took leave because of a cold... She should be fine, right?"
The two of them racked their brains, unable to figure out what had happened.
Meanwhile, Fang Zheng returned to Leander in high spirits. He gathered everyone once more and explained what he had discovered.
"So that girl really is the god of this world?"
Tesla looked utterly dumbfounded, unable to imagine it.
"Some worlds are like that. The world itself develops consciousness, then makes plans for self-preservation or causes certain disasters..."
Fang Zheng briefly introduced them to Gaia and Alaya Consciousness from the Nasuverse, giving them a little background before returning to the main subject.
"But that isn't the important part. Remember? We've always had a question: what benefit was there in creating