Having made his decision.
Natsume and [Sophon] immediately took action as well.
The latter proactively sent one of Natsume's divine art clones, along with Kuramitsuha's true body, out of the [Ancestral God Palace].
Before that.
Natsume had also firmly demanded that [Sophon] take his two divine artifacts, the [Heart of Daofu] and the [Yellow Spring Seal], with them.
Though she hesitated somewhat, she ultimately agreed to Natsume's request.
It couldn't be helped.
Although the [Sophon] in the simulated world appeared very frank and had told him many truths and secrets.
After being betrayed by the system.
Natsume found it difficult to place much trust in any nonhuman existence.
It was never wrong to be extra cautious.
The next moment.
A flash of light.
Natsume's clone and Kuramitsuha appeared together before the main gates of the [Ancestral God Palace].
Returning to the real world once more made Natsume feel as though a lifetime had passed.
As if everything he had experienced in the [simulated world] had been nothing but a nightmare.
But clearly, it had not been a dream.
His true body was still inside the palace.
This clone had merely inherited his memories and patterns of thought. It could not even contact the system within its mind anymore.
Still, that made things much safer.
At the very least, he no longer had to worry about being forcibly absorbed by the suddenly revived [Otsutsuki Progenitor God] in the real world.
Kuramitsuha, meanwhile, had not gone through anything nearly as thrilling as Natsume after entering the Ancestral God Palace.
[Sophon] had approached her directly and explained the situation and her intentions.
She had also told her about the relationship between Natsume and the [Otsutsuki Progenitor True God].
Kuramitsuha did not understand the system very deeply.
In her eyes, Natsume had