Afterword: A Meeting

"Oh, oh!"

After the rain, the skies cleared. Ever since the Continent of Seer had fully merged with this world, the string of natural disasters and calamities surrounding it had all vanished.

Now, warm sunlight lazily spilled across its long coastline. Beneath the blue sky and white clouds lay a vast ocean, its waves glimmering, and stretches of fine, white sand.

Seagulls wheeled overhead, calling out. Here and there, colorful shells had washed up on the beach.

Everything was filled with a sense of harmony and peace.

Buzz!

In the midst of that tranquil scene, the sea rippled gently. A white whirlpool appeared, and a beautiful woman in palace robes slowly emerged from it.

She looked to be in her twenties or thirties. Her floor-length palace gown was adorned with pearls and coral, shimmering in a kaleidoscope of colors. Yet it was not gaudy; every detail complemented the rest in perfect harmony.

She walked across the beach, her trailing skirts untouched by dust. The air around her carried the ebb and flow of the sea.

"The Continent of Seer... It really is different from before!"

The Goddess Mazu closed her eyes and sensed her surroundings for a while before giving a small nod.

Before, while the continent had yet to fully merge with the world, even gods who descended in avatars were rejected by it. That was why even the Eye of Scrutiny had been able to speak with William only through God Descent, while the Goddess Mazu could send only a merman divine envoy.

But now, she could sense that this newly merged continent was no different from the other landmasses. It could fully withstand the power of a native true god.

"Supreme Majesty..."

The Goddess Mazu stood gracefully on the beach and sent out a divine thought. "I