The power of human conviction was immensely strong—so strong that even evil gods were shocked by it. Hokusai had wanted the freedom to paint, but due to his aged body and various other reasons, he had accidentally connected with Cthulhu. Yet after making contact, he discovered that Cthulhu could not give him what he wanted, so he immediately rejected the offer.
What Hokusai wanted was the freedom to paint, to paint the true face of the world. He did not want the world to become tentacles, with sticky things everywhere. There was not the slightest sense of beauty in such a world.
Van Gogh's situation was similar. Although Van Gogh made up only a tiny portion of her Saint Graph—if the total were ten, Van Gogh accounted for merely 0.5—the majority was Clytie, with a smaller portion coming from an Outer God's power. Even so, Van Gogh had always believed herself to be Van Gogh.
Of course, the people chosen by these Outer Gods were not all artists. Take Abigail, for instance. She was not an artist, but a witch, and the Outer God behind her was Bubbles.
Then there was BB, who also possessed the identity of a Foreigner. The Outer God behind her was the legendary Nyaruko. That was probably why she had known about this incident in advance.
As for Yu Huan, the Outer God she had fused with could be identified from the Flame Spirits she summoned as attendants: Cthugha, the Living Flame.
"Not good, enemies are approaching." As the group aboard the Nautilus discussed how to rescue Van Gogh, Yu Huan, who was in charge of reconnaissance, immediately spoke up.
"Prepare for battle. Mash, we'll be relying on you next."
Once the battle began, Mash was sent out due to the enemy's attacks. Perhaps because