It was another new day.
That day, Kokomi accompanied Ellin on a stroll across Watatsumi Island.
Together, they inspected Watatsumi Island.
Several months had passed, and Watatsumi Island had truly changed a great deal.
The pirates, bandits, and monsters had all been wiped out.
The war had ended.
The soil's transformation into sacred soil had been resolved, and the people of Watatsumi Island now had enough food and clothing.
Now, the beautiful Sangonomiya stood alongside the magnificent Sky-Clearing Grand Shrine on Watatsumi Island.
An endless stream of tourists visited every day. As tourism flourished, some residents began setting up stalls to sell local specialties.
Gradually, streets began to take shape across Watatsumi Island.
Before anyone knew it, Watatsumi Island had gone from an unwelcome, remote island to a popular, prosperous sanctuary that produced all kinds of exquisite crops.
Sangonomiya Kokomi believed that, given a little more time, the island would certainly be no less prosperous than Narukami Island.
All these changes had come far, far too quickly.
And the reason Watatsumi Island had changed so quickly was entirely thanks to their God.
Their God's significance to Watatsumi Island, and the kindness she had shown it, were certainly no less than those of Orobashi, the great deity of Watatsumi in ages past.
Orobashi had reached out to the people of Watatsumi in their darkest hour, sheltering them and bringing them to the surface.
But Orobashi had only managed to bring peace to the people of Watatsumi Island. Before he could bring them prosperity, he had been slain.
Ellin, on the other hand, had brought Watatsumi Island prosperity and a bright future.
Watatsumi Island's two generations of gods each had their own historical mission.
The old god, Orobashi, had promised the people of Watatsumi Island protection and fulfilled their wish to return