In the morning, on the side of Yokai Mountain. Moriya Shrine, which is open to the public all year round, has recently hung up a sign of closure.

The main hall of the shrine is not covered with dust due to the lack of visitors for a long time, but on the contrary, it is dressed in style.

Candles are lit in the Bagua direction, and two futons are placed in the eyes of the yin and yang array.

The two gods of the Shouya, Yasaka Kaminako and Suwako Kamiya, are sitting upright on top of each other.

In the middle of them lay a stone bed, and the Yamachia of Doom was sleeping quietly.

The sound of trampling cotton clogs sounded in the back hall.

Sanae Kazuya, dressed in pajamas, slipped out of place to the main hall, steaming from the cup she held in her left hand, and the bamboo stick in her right hand stirred in the cup, exuding a slightly sweet smell.

The girl with long green hair yawned.

"Hasn't Miss Hina recovered yet?"

"Well, theoretically it should be just a few days," Kanako Yasaka raised her shoulders and moved her neck, "I've been sitting for a long time, and my back hurts." ”

Suwako shrugged her nose: "Sniff, what a taste, so sweet." ”

"Ah, this is a fruit treasure that was bought from people, probably from some thrift market in the outside world......"

"Ah, I want to drink, I want to drink!" Suwako changed her majestic posture and begged for a drink from her own style.

"Hey...... Back pain, back pain. On the other side, Yasaka Kanako has a word.

Sanae couldn't help but sigh.

"The years of the outside world are long unclear, and I don't know if the expiration date has passed, so I don't plan to drink it myself. ”

As he spoke, he bent down and put the steaming cup in front of Suwako, then walked behind Kanako and half-knelt down, pinching her shoulders for her.

"How is Miss Doshin today?" asked Sanae Kazuya Kazuya, "The puppet mutation has almost completely subsided, is she getting better too?"

"Well, I was already restrained a few days ago, so it's not surprising when I woke up. ”

"Have you become a righteous god?"

"Righteous God?" Kanako shook her head when she heard this: "Although eight million gods are joking, they are born with three, six, nine and so on, how can they be so easy to be?"

"Eh, but Miss Lan, didn't she say that there shouldn't be any accidents, right?"

"The descent of the orthodox gods will not cause this to happen, unless Hina is the host, and there is some kind of agreement between the gods - although Yakumo Lan didn't elaborate, he can actually guess a thing or two. ”

"Guess what, guess, don't spend all day thinking about other people's affairs. ”

"By the way, Sanae seems to have come back with Yakumo Blue with a sleeping chick that day, did you have any special circumstances before that? ”

"Hahaha, what kind of chance is there, but I just took her out for a walk, and suddenly fainted, maybe something happened that I don't know~"

"Sanae, you kid, what do you want to hide every time......"

Sanae's hand squeezing her shoulder increased, "By the way, what's the matter with 'Hinata'? You didn't seem to call Miss Erjin that before, did you?"

"Ahem that, after all, Xiao Hina is now a real god, and Sanae will have to walk around with her more in the name of our shrine in the future. ”

"Hey, what do you think, it's really powerful. ”

"You can't say that," Suwako denied, "and it's a good thing for the whole of Mt. Yokai to be right, and we should be close to her." ”

"For example, the two of us sit with our backs to the formation eye, it seems that we are preventing the divine power of the little chick from leaking out unconsciously and preventing the deterioration of the puppet's mutation, but in fact, we can also draw some ...... from this divine power."

"Okay, you two, why did I say that I was suddenly so concerned, it turned out that I coveted the power of Miss Doom?"

"Caution," moved the hand that Miss Kazuki was pressing around her neck, and Kanako sighed, "The power of the gods is special and cannot be coveted. ”

"Although this event did bless all beings, everyone only got their share, no more, no less. ”

"Admittedly, a small benefit has indeed been obtained, and compared to letting these leaked powers continue to cause puppet mutations, why not a win-win situation?" Suwako's immature voice came from behind her.

"Forget it, it doesn't matter," Miss Kazuki said as Kanako instructed her to increase the massage pressure, "but don't expect me to keep it a secret from Miss Kazujin, I'm not interested in anything else." ”

"Sanae, don't think that these god-related topics are far away from you," Suwako finished drinking the fruit and put down the cup, and her tone regained her majesty again, "There will be a day when you will face a similar dilemma, if you don't take precautions sooner...... This time, the Hakurei shrine maiden is a lesson from the past. ”

"Hmph, senior, there is a teacher who can go to heaven and earth, anyway, I'm neither as powerful as Lingmeng's predecessor nor as capable as that teacher, I'm happy and comfortable~"

"Sanae, you're losing your temper again, my words that day were purely gaffes, in fact, I just mentioned it casually......" Yasaka Kanako not only has a headache.

"Why did you mention it once, and you're talking about it every three or five days, no wonder Sanae isn't happy," Suwako interrupted at the right time, "As gods, we do need faith, but you can't force Sanae to compare with Reimu's teacher, that person...... Is that what people do?"

"My fault, my fault, I'll never mention it again," he said, pointing to his back and waist, "Help pinch here again, hey, it's comfortable." ”

"Sanae, we don't really need to pay too much attention to the matter of faith, since the outside world came to this sparsely populated Gensokyo, the jar has long been broken," Suwako said earnestly, "You have to pay attention to your own situation - the so-called human gods are still human beings who have not yet taken that crucial step. ”

"Strength can still be achieved naturally, but the realm requires diligent cultivation. ”

Sanae stopped massaging: "Okay, you two sang and harmonized, what are you going to let me do this time?"

Kanako: "This time it's really just a reminder. ”

Suwako: "Actually, I would have warned you, but it wasn't the right time. ”

Kanako: "It just so happened that this incident happened to the Hakurei shrine maiden, so by the way, I will use it to serve as a wake-up call for you." ”

"But the Reimu seniors have a problem because of the excessive concentration of faith, the situation on my side should be different, is there any reference value?"

Suwako: "The road to godhood is not a one-way street, and there are people like Hakurei shrine maidens who gather their beliefs to become gods, and naturally there are other people who will become gods by chance, and even some natural gods. ”

Kanako: "So we're not talking about faith right now. ”

"What's that?"

The two said in unison: "Divine Tribulation." ”

"Divine tribulation," Sanae thoughtfully "refers to the tribulation that must be experienced to become a god? I seem to have seen a similar scene in a playbook. ”

Suwako: "You can understand that. ”

Kanako: "But it's actually different. ”

Sanae sighed: "You two, are you talking about mancai? Can you make it clearer?"

Suwako: "Divine calamity is almost a term tailor-made for human beings. ”

Kanako: "Everything has living beings, and those who become gods don't know how many mortals there are - only human beings will be robbed by gods." ”

I don't know what came to mind, Sanae suddenly asked, "Does that mean that if you weren't human, you wouldn't have suffered a divine calamity?"

Suwako: "We're talking about your calamity, not the time to focus on Hinata. ”

Kanako: "Sanae, your kindness may be tested by the gods. ”

"My Divine Tribulation? Is every human Tribulation different?"

Suwako: "Of course, the cycle of cause and effect of all things, you might as well guess the origin of the 'divine calamity'?"

Kanako: "Guess the reason for the appearance of the 'Divine Tribulation'. ”

"Divine Tribulation...... Is it a test to get the trainee gods fit into their abilities?"

Suwako: "Not exactly. ”

Kanako: "It's better to say that it's outrageously wrong. ”

Sanae pouted: "Then you explain and explain?"

Suwako: "The power of the gods is different from the destructive power of the ghosts, but the power to manipulate rules and laws, so the wielder must undergo a special test. ”

Kanako: "As the old saying goes, the good is like water, moistening all things without fighting." The power of the gods can only be inhabited by the virtuous. ”

Sanae thought thoughtfully: "In other words, this so-called divine tribulation will erase human nature?"

Suwako: "That's fine. ”

Kanako: "It's very close. ”

Suwako: "Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself." ”

Kanako: "Plain and timeless, Fang is fundamental." ”

Sanae: "Oh, then I don't want to be a god. ”

Suwako: "......"

Kanako: "......"

Sanae: "......"

Kanako was about to jump up as soon as she slapped her thigh, but Suwako seemed to have foreseen it, and only said calmly on the other side:

"Sanae, how did we educate you? Is this the attitude you should have when you encounter difficulties?"

"It's not a question of difficulty at all, is it?" Sanae Tokoya pressed her shoulders and pressed Kanako back, arguing with reason, "Divinity or humanity, this is a trade-off, a multiple-choice question...... It's not like I can avoid the choice by practicing hard, right?"

"I've been inquiring about Reimu's predecessor for the past few days, and Miss Lan also told me a little," Sanae paused, as if silently cheering for her speech, "Reimu's predecessor chose to retain her humanity, and I admire her choice." ”

"Although I am not as good as her, I don't want to follow her in everything, I just think about it......"

Suwako shook her head and said, "Sanae, you misunderstood what we meant. ”

Kanako: "You were raised by the two of us, but you don't belong to us. ”

Suwako: "We give you love, but we don't give you ideas." ”

"You mean...... You agreed?" Sanae looked incredulous, though both turned their backs to her.

Suwako: "No, we're not going to change our minds. ”

Kanako: "You still have to practice, it's not to work hard to become a god. ”

Suwako: "It's about being able to make choices of your own volition when necessary." ”

Kanako: "The Hakurei shrine maiden you admire has paid a terrible price for this. ”

Suwako: "If you can do it, you will surpass her." ”

Sanae fell silent.

……

……

Although the details of the Hakurei Shrine are not clear, I also heard about it from Yakumo Blue.

Reimu's predecessor's mind was occupied by the gods, and Mr. Mo Ming used death to awaken her consciousness.

Is this a godsend, but a victim?

The cost of resistance is not dearly.

The purpose of the so-called divine tribulation is to let the people who become gods fade away from their human nature and prevent them from being misled by human nature after becoming gods.

This process is extremely painful – because most human beings are shaped by some very prominent human nature throughout their lives.

Perhaps only self-interested people who are cold by nature and ascetics who have practiced all their lives can not hesitate to give up their important humanity in the trial of becoming gods.

Even a person like Reimeng's predecessor who is impartial, feels that there is no weakness, and has a simple heart, will almost be wiped out because of the difference in his heart for Mr. Mo Ming......

If oneself, who is called a "god of the present man", is to face a divine catastrophe one day, what will be the test?

According to Suwako, when "goodness" is tested, will it make itself evil, or will it turn a blind eye to evil?

According to the Western Bible, God sends rain on those who do good, and He also sends rain on those who do evil?

This is not in line with his jealous and hateful character.

In addition, I still don't want to admit Suwako's statement, because "kindness" seems to be a very delicate quality.

It's as common as the "gentleness" of the male protagonist in the girl's manga.

Not handsome at all.

It's time to develop some unique personalities, Sanae can't help but secretly think about taking advantage of the protagonists in those comics and comparing herself, and she can't help but be a little discouraged.

"By the way, Miss Doshen is really okay here, right?"

"No problem, mean?"

"God Tribulation," Sanae suddenly sensed a problem, "Speaking of kindness, I'm afraid I'll be thrown a few blocks away by Miss Dogami." ”

Suwako: "It's not going to be, although Miss Dogami is human, she is not a human - not to mention that what she cares about most is to collect 'bad luck' to take away calamity for humans, which is under her divine power, and will not be judged as a weakness by divinity." ”

Kanako: "I also hold the same opinion, Hina should become a god more smoothly than expected. ”

"I'm relieved. ”

Sanae immediately recalled a story told by the other party when she listened to Mr. Mo Ming's quibbles at Alice's house-

In the distant land called "Moon City", there is a god called "Kamikuya".

"Have you ever heard of what kind of calamity the gods will go through?" Sanae added, "just out of curiosity, inquire." ”

"Kamikai's Divine Tribulation?" Kanako frowned, "It's true that there is such a statement, but I have almost never encountered it. ”

"This can only mean that you are still relatively young and have too little knowledge," Suwako smirked, "I have heard the great gods of the upper realm give lectures and talked about the divine tribulation. ”

"Except for a very small number of human beings who have become gods, there are many other gods, and naturally there are those high-ranking gods who are born gods. ”

"It's not that those gods don't experience divine tribulations, but they always have ways to circumvent them. ”

Sanae thought for a moment, "So you haven't seen the gods' divine tribulation?"

Suwako's face was embarrassed, but fortunately, the two behind her could not see it.

"Ahem, there is an old saying - 'Eternal eternity, no catastrophe'. ”

"It's not that the divine tribulations of the gods are rare, but it means that there are very few people who can experience and survive. ”

"The degeneration of gods into evil spirits is mostly a catastrophe that devastates the lives of people, and all of them are disasters. ”

"I haven't seen it...... There's nothing to regret, you should be thankful for it. ”

Suwako put an end to her bitter words.

But Sanae's question doesn't seem to be answered.

"But...... Is there a kind, milder, less powerful divine tribulation? For example, a god falls in love with a human being...... Something like that?"

"The gods are in love with humans, what kind of calamity is this?" Kanako, who had been dumb for a long time, said coldly, "Are you underestimating the gods?"

"For example, just to use an analogy, if the gods don't abandon their identity as gods, they can't be with humans, this kind of romance ...... No, has a catastrophe like this ever happened?"

Suwako shook her head and was about to speak, when suddenly a voice came from behind her.

"This kind of sad thing is, of course, a catastrophe. ”

Suwako Leaka, Kanako Yasaka, and Sanae Higashiya Tana, the three of them turned back at the same time!

……

……

On the stone bed in the middle of the gossip, Kagiyama Hina got up and sat on the edge of the bed at some point.

"Sanae-sanae, thank you for dressing me. ”

"Haha it's not worth mentioning, compared to this, Miss Ershen, did you just wake up, how do you feel now?"

"No, I'm conscious, I just can't control this body. ”

"Uh, that ......"

Sanae was about to say something more, when suddenly Kanako spoke:

"Hinata, you didn't become a god?"

Kagiyama Hina smiled bitterly: "Yes, it looks like I'm not suitable and I missed this opportunity." ”

Sanae looked suspicious, looking back and forth at Suwako and Kanako.

Suwako shook her head and said, "Sanae, it's time to let go of your prejudice against the two of us. ”

"Don't misunderstand, Miss Sanae, the reason for the failure to become a god is all due to me, and it has nothing to do with the two gods who take care of me. ”

"Okay," Sanae Tungsaya, scratching her head, "that ...... Anyway, don't be discouraged, become a god, this kind of thing can't be said to be good or bad, I think it's good for you to do this, hehe. ”

Jianshan Hina shook her head: "You don't need to enlighten me, everything is my own choice." ”

Got up from the stone bed, straightened the few ribbons that Sanae had tied crookedly, and straightened her hair.

"Thank you to the two gods for taking care of you, it's really hard to repay," Kagiyama Hina bowed slightly, then straightened up, "If nothing else, I'll leave first?"

"Where are you going?" Sanae asked suddenly.

"I've been asleep for too long, my body needs to move, go out for a walk. ”

The two gods moved out of the way, so Kagiyama Hina nodded in salute and stepped out.

"Is that you, Kamikuya?" Sanae's voice suddenly came from behind him.

Kagiyama's footsteps stopped.

He turned around and asked, "Is Sanae-sama talking to me?"

"Ah, that...... No, I was just talking to myself~ Goodbye, Miss Doshen!"

"Goodbye, Sanae-sama. ”

Under the thoughtful gaze of Sanae in the east wind valley, Kagiyama Hina walked out of the Moriya Shrine.

……

……

Hina Kagiyama walks alone in the mountain stream.

Kappa can occasionally be seen in the streams of Mt. Yokai, and there have been times when you have seen dolls coming down the river.

Kagiyama's eyes are unconsciously attracted by the flowing water, as if she is looking for the next Hina doll that may float in.

The conversation between the two gods and Miss Sanae was in her ears.

Perhaps, these topics were originally said for her?

It's a warning...... Or a reminder?

But the result was unexpected - he did not become a god.

As he said, all this is the choice of the god of doom himself.

Why would you want to collect bad luck? Is it instinct, or is it interest?

Ever since the day she opened her mind, she had been an ownerless thing, wandering among the streams in despair, muddy and unstoppable.

One day, she picks up a chick doll from a stream that has been abandoned by humans.

There is no other thought, just grieving for the abandoned companions.

But the next day, he hid behind the rocks of the stream, heard the humans kneeling there, and thanked the gods for their wives and children, who had taken away their bad luck.

Since then, Hina Kagiyama has clearly felt the difference in herself, and slowly, she has become accustomed to this power.

Doom doesn't make her strong, and Hina Kagiyama wasn't born with a penchant for collecting bad luck.

All she wants is to bring happiness to others that she has never had.

As expected by the two gods, he did not suffer undue to the divine calamity.

This may have something to do with the fact that I don't have too many materialistic thoughts.

It's just that what I didn't tell the three of them was that they had still experienced a catastrophe in the past few days.

What's more, he has already made a choice by his own will in the tribulation.

The chance to become a god - is a force that belongs to the gods, and at a certain moment, Hina Kagiyama really felt that she was powerful.

And the "choice" in her heart also appeared.

Do you wisely ignore the happiness of one individual and choose to become a god who can bring happiness to all, or do you stubbornly refuse to sit idly by and watch the misfortune of any one person and miss the opportunity to become a god?

Hina Kagiyama chose the latter.

This power can help her transform into a god, and it can also be used to save a creature who has lost all hope and has no place in the world.

Hina Kagiyama chose the latter.

As Kanako-sama said, the position of a god can only be inhabited by those who are virtuous.

I'm just a god of misfortune who lives on the monster mountain.

The little god of the countryside is not worthy of such a high position.

However, Hina Kagiyama is still happy that she didn't make a decision that she regrets.

She watched a chick doll float down from the stream, so she lifted her skirt with one hand and waded through the stream to pick it up.

Back on shore, place the doll on the rocks to dry.

As if muttering to himself, he said, "So, do you want me to go to the shrine to find that human?"