"May I ask what kind of cooperation you need?"
"Heh. Don't worry. I know you're only High-Rank. You couldn't kill a god even if you wanted to," Helide said with a cold laugh. "You can keep being a Magic Furnace Caster and helping the Magic Web balance the Magic Tide. You can keep building Magic Furnaces and your Temple, and even become the Goddess of the Magic Web, sharing the divine office with Vili.
"And I'll tell you in advance when the Magic Tide will rise and fall, and how much it will fluctuate, so you can fulfill your duties better."
"So?" In the control room, Landen looked puzzled. He didn't believe for a second that Helide had gone to all this trouble just to help him do his job.
"All I need in return is a little something. Once Alivia's magic reaches saturation, let it bear Laya's divine body, so I can return to the mortal world."
"..."
Helide's proposal left Landen, Horn, and Toss Hel in silence. After a long while, Landen's voice finally came over the speakers. "You don't mean you're planning to set the planet I live on ablaze, do you?"
"Is that so?" Helide thought for a moment. "Perhaps. But your planet has such vast oceans that it might not catch fire. Anyway, I don't want to share a divine body with another Sun God."
"Your Majesty..." At last, Toss, standing behind Helide, spoke up. "If Alivia is set ablaze like Laya, then... what will happen to the Human Empire? And the Beastmen, the Elves? What will happen to all those living beings?"
"Hm?" Helide turned around and fixed their Priest with a cold stare. "Living beings? This isn't the only planet with life in the entire galaxy. My divine body had life on it