God's Messenger

Royal City, afternoon.

Higashino Makoto stood on the stone path outside the city gate, his silver-white hair fluttering gently in the breeze.

Alice Kuonji stood behind him.

Above them was a massive spatial rift, from which angels poured out, forming neat rows, and flew off in all directions.

Ultina stood at the city gate, her high black ponytail fluttering in the wind, her sharp blue eyes gazing at the sky.

Her hand remained on the weapon, but she didn't pull it out, because she had already tried.

This morning, an angel landed on the city wall.

She drew her sword and attacked, but the angel did not retaliate; she simply blocked the sword with her wings.

Then the angel raised his finger and shot out a golden beam of light.

The city wall was breached, leaving a circular hole about one meter in diameter with smooth, mirror-like edges.

The beam of light continued to fly forward for several hundred meters before dissipating into the sky.

Ultina stood in front of that round hole and looked at it for a long time.

Then she sheathed her sword and looked at the angel.

Who are you?

"I have come to inform you on my master's orders."

What are you notifying us about?

"Disaster is coming, please try to stay together, we will protect you."

The angel spread its wings and flew into the sky.

Ultina stood on the city wall, watching the departing figures of the angels.

Higashino Makoto walked up to her.

"Ultina."

Higashino Makoto.

She looked at him, her blue eyes swirling with complex emotions.

She saw the angels bowing to each other.

"Those angels are yours?"

"Um."

You said disaster is coming, what disaster?

"A monster that can devour all living things, and eat up an entire world."

How did you know?

If I said you were the heroine of an 18+ adult video, wouldn't you have exploded?

"I've seen similar ones in other worlds, not exactly the same, but close enough."

Ultina remained silent for a moment.

"You can handle them? What do you need us to do?"

"Stay together, do not scatter. My angels will protect you, but they cannot protect everyone. They can only prioritize protecting the majority who are gathered together."

What if some people don't want to gather?

"Then let's not gather. It's our choice, we have to bear the consequences."

Ultina looked at him.

"... You're really direct."

I don't like beating around the bush.

Ultina nodded.

"I'll arrange it."

She turned around and walked through the city gate.

Lusha stood in the palace corridor, holding the ancient book she had found in the royal library.

The pages are yellowed and the edges are somewhat torn, but the writing is still clear.

Her white hair cascaded over her shoulders, and her red eyes were fixed on the ancient text.

Golden tan skin, petite figure, full breasts, and a dress with a slit in the center.

She changed into another dress, but it still had an opening, only the opening was smaller.

"Lusha."

"Father."

The king stood behind her, with gray hair, tired gray eyes, and wearing a dark blue robe.

He looked much older than his actual age.

"Did you understand it? What does it say?"

"Methods for contacting God's messengers."

Where is God's messenger?

"On the mountain path northeast of the royal city, there is an altar."

What preparations are needed?

"Summoning a divine messenger requires a specific incantation. I can understand the incantation, and only our royal family can use it."

The king remained silent for a long time.

"Then go ahead."

"Father..."

"You are royalty. I am too, but I'm old and can hardly the Unassailable anymore."

He lowered his head.

"Lusha, go and summon the messenger of God to save this world."

Lusha looked at him, her red eyes swirling with complex emotions.

"... good."

Ultina stood at the palace gate.

"Your Highness, I will accompany you."

"Good."

The two walked out of the palace. Then they saw Higashino Makoto.

He leaned against a pillar at the palace gate, arms crossed, watching Lusha.

"Your Highness, where are you going?"

"Northeast of the royal city, on a mountain path, stands an altar. I prepare to summon the messenger of the gods to save the world."

Messenger of God?

After a moment of thought, Higashino Makoto finally found something deep in his memory.

Fish bait, masturbation devices, balloons, shoe insoles...

They're all bad memories.

Higashino Makoto nodded.

I'll go with you.

Lusha paused for a moment.

"You?"

"Hmm, I'm a bit bored, I'll go check it out too."

Ultina looked at him.

"Don't you think... this is our private matter?"

"I don't think so. Since it's all about saving the world, they must be companions with the same goal, right? Besides, I want to see if these messengers of God are like me."

Ultina's brow furrowed slightly.

"What's the meaning?"

"Literal meaning."

The three left the royal city and headed northeast. Alice Kuonji followed behind them.

The mountain path northeast of the royal city is a narrow trail covered with weeds.

On both sides are dense forests, and sunlight filters through the gaps in the tree canopy, casting dappled shadows on the ground.

The air was filled with the scent of earth and grass, mingled with the babbling of a distant stream.

After walking for about an hour, they came to a cave, where the altar came into view.

It is about two meters high and five meters in diameter, and is made of grayish-white stones.

The surface is covered with ancient runes, which are severely eroded by wind and rain, but the outlines can still be seen.

Lusha walked to the altar, closed her eyes, and her lips moved slightly.

The voice was very soft, and it was impossible to hear what was being said.

But those ancient runes began to glow.

Light surged from the runes, converging into the groove and condensing into a silvery-white sphere.

The magical energy fluctuations grew stronger, and the runes on the altar began to glow.

Light surged from the runes, coalesced in the air, and transformed into two tiny figures.

The size of a palm.

She wore a gothic-style dress, had wings on her back, and wore a small crown as decoration on her head.

One has purple hair, and the other has blue hair.

Messenger of God.

"Ha--Finally someone called--!"

The one with purple hair stretched.

"How long has it been?"

"I don't know. Hundreds of years? Thousands of years?"

The one with blue hair rubbed his eyes.

"This is... a human nation?"

"It should be. Look over there, the one wearing Crown, she must be a princess or a queen."

Lusha heard them talking about her, stepped forward, and clasped her hands together in prayer.

"My lord, a catastrophe is about to befall this world. Please join me in saving it!"

"No problem!"

"Yes, leave it to us!"

The contract was thus established.

Ultina looked at the two tiny things, each no bigger than a palm.

"You are messengers of God, right?"

"Yes--!"

The one with purple hair straightened her chest.

"I'm Yuko! She's Mebi! We are—"

"A messenger of God! Summoned to protect this world!"

"But... we are very weak!"

Don't expect us to be able to fight!

"We know magic!"

"Although it's not very useful!"

"It can even bring people back to life!"

"Although the probability is very low! Ten percent!"

"And it can only be done once a day!"

Lusha's lips twitched slightly.

Higashino Makoto looked at them.

Do you know about superior races?

Yuko and Mebi froze simultaneously.

"Upper--higher race--?"

"How—how did you know—?"

"Of course I know!"

"Those... those... those that devour all living things!?"

"Oh no... it's all over!"

"How could they be a superior race!"

"We can't beat them! We absolutely can't beat them!"

"They'll get eaten!"

"Don't even mention eating it... that's terrifying!"

"Oh no, oh no, oh no! I'm going to be eaten!!"

They huddled together, shivering.

Higashino Makoto sighed.

"Tell me, what can you do?"

Yuko looked up, her purple eyes filled with tears.

"We can cast Resurrection Magic! Ten percent chance!"

"And... and..."

"What else?"

"And... it can also cheer people on!"

What's the point of refueling?

"It's no use!"

Higashino Makoto remained silent for a moment.

"... That's enough."

"Is that enough?"

"What's enough?"

"Forget it, I never expected anything from you anyway."

Yuko and Mebi exchanged a glance.

"So how are you going to deal with the superior races?"

"Can you beat him?"

"Speaking of which... you're not from this world, are you?"

Why did you help us?

What exactly do you want?

Hearing that they recognized him as not being from this world made Higashino Makoto look at him with newfound respect.

Well, it was just one glance.

Ultimately, they are just two mascots that serve no real purpose.

The only thing that interested him was the world they lived in.

They are messengers of God, but who is "God"?

"I want to protect this world. Hmm... my world."