"It's over."
"Odin tried everything, but he still couldn't escape the Fate of Ragnarok. The Norse Gods have fallen."
"With the Norse Gods gone, the Five Nordic Countries will probably face upheaval soon."
"Will they turn to God?"
"The Papal State won't accept them. Betrayal is never a one-time thing."
"After this, the Five Nordic Countries' international standing will plummet."
"Hard to say. The Norse Gods are gone, but their Supernatural is still there. Anyone who can slay the Serpent Jormungandr has enough power to keep the Five Nordic Countries from suffering too badly, even without the gods. Of course, they'll never regain their former standing."
"The power the Greek gods showed was terrifying, especially the Goddess of Necessity, Ananke, who appeared at the end. She could actually stand against Orlog. And as far as I know, she isn't the highest-ranking Goddess in Greek Mythology."
"Greece's Saint Seiya warriors are strong too."
"Greece will take the Five Nordic Countries' place. It might even challenge our position."
"Impossible. Not even the Papal State could challenge us. The Goddess of Necessity, Ananke, may be powerful, but our Lord God is no less so."
"..."
Inside the White House, theologians, advisers, and experts took turns analyzing how the incident would affect the international order.
In this age of descending gods, the Five Nordic Countries had relied on divine protection to swagger across the world stage. They had picked fights with Bear and America, then Britain and Gaul.
Their economies were unimpressive, their populations pitifully small, and their militaries weak. Yet in international affairs, they acted like permanent members of the Security Council. Last year, they had even proposed becoming its sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh permanent members.
Things were different now. Without the gods' protection, the Five Nordic Countries had lost