The Night Goddess had met Li Wei several times before. Although she occasionally had her adorably foolish moments, most of the time she carried herself quite like a deity.
For instance, the way she had declared, "The gods shall all return!" had been so forceful that she had actually seemed rather divine and majestic.
But...
Looking at this little girl sitting on her bed without even having wiped away her drool... well, this was awkward.
"Y-you, how did you get in?"
The Night Goddess hugged her pillow and stared at Li Wei with wide, astonished eyes. In fact, Li Wei was just as surprised.
"It's not even dark yet, and you're already sleeping?"
"I'm the Night Goddess. What else would I do during the day?"
Fair enough. That made perfect sense.
"I approached a statue of a god, and the next instant, I appeared here."
Li Wei could not be bothered with small talk and went straight to the point, leaving the Night Goddess momentarily stunned.
"A statue? Don't tell me you entered a sanctuary? Oh, if it's you, that actually is possible..."
"So this Microcosm really is connected to you gods?"
Although he had already gotten an answer from the Forest Lord, that fellow was only a subordinate. The Night Goddess was another matter entirely.
"Yes. Back then, we had to consider not only ourselves, but also the believers and races who followed us. We couldn't just leave them in a world that had lost its power, so we built some sanctuaries... though the fact that you managed to get in, hmm... well, that's not surprising either."
The Night Goddess paused briefly as she spoke, glanced at the ring on Li Wei's finger, then looked away. Although she thought she had been subtle, unfortunately for her, Li Wei was