Chapter 17: Part of the truth about Reimu's death
"If Reimu is left alone, it won't be long before she becomes Gensokyo's new god, which is intolerable for Gensokyo and Yakumo Murasaki. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Miss Kanako slowly told the truth, but I didn't understand it right away.
"Wait a minute," I said, holding up my hand and letting my mind spin for a moment, "can humans become gods?" Ah, the ordinary human beings I am referring to are not human beings and are not the only gods who do not need to be believed in and do not need to be known. β
"Of course, Sanae is an example of this."
"Eh-yes, I almost ignored the facts in front of me, it's an unforgivable gaffe as a magician, please let me calm down," Miss Megatron Royd calmed down, "The first question I want to ask is, what is the difference between the gods that humans have become through traditional means and the first generation of traditional gods like Miss Kanako and Suwako-chan?" β
"Well, the difference is very obvious, Suwako and I belong to the gods who first possess the godhead and idols, and then give birth to the personality from the firm belief of human beings, so as the literal expression is the spirit of the gods-although this explains the origin of the gods, it has nothing to do with the birth of the gods, and it is still an unsolvable problem for the time being-ah, okay, I won't complain about the fundamental issues, it's a waste of time," Kanako continued, "Changing from a human being to a god is obviously a human being, and having a personality first, The Godhead is born after the personality has developed to a certain extent, and the driving force for the birth is faith, and such a god is essentially no different from the previous category, so it is not the only god that is peculiar to Yingli Zhengmei. β
"In other words, don't these gods need to be troubled by Miss Kanako's fundamental problems?"
"Theoretically, the gods that humans have become cannot explain the reasons and contradictions for the birth of the gods themselves, but the personified thinking of human beings may not necessarily be liberated even after becoming gods, so human gods usually do not realize that they need to think about fundamental problems, the essential difference between human gods and Yingli Zhengmei is that the gods of Yingli Zhengmei have a clear way to come, and I don't mean that the level of human gods is lower than that of the first generation of gods."
"Ah...... In other words, weren't there any human gods among the first generation of gods? β
"As far as I know, no."
"Why?"
"Probably because it is impossible for humans from primitive witchcraft to the classical period to worship individual human beings themselves, after the development of civilization, some people can become the object of worship of others, and that's it."
"Oh - what kind of god will Reimu become? Yingli Zhengmei like that? Traditional belief in gods? Or is it something else unknown? β
"It's not a type, judging from the information observed in the deduction, Reimu will become a god, more similar to the monster that is born in the concept, I myself don't have enough knowledge to explain it to you, but I at least know that if Reimu becomes a god, she herself will become more important than Gensokyo-the importance of Yakumo's concept, although it may have no effect on everyone, but Yakumo Purple will never let the situation develop, Gensokyo's importance to Yakumo Purple is self-evident, this is her small world to fulfill her wishes, If Reimu becomes more important than Gensokyo in the concept, Yakumo's Purple Wish will be directed to unpredictable chaos. β
"I feel like Purple never really cared about anything, isn't it good to go with the flow."
"I'm not Yakumo Murasaki, so I still can't answer."
"Miss Kanako has already answered enough for that Purple guy," although I was unwilling, I had no choice but to give up asking, "Why have the dozen or so shrine maidens never heard of anyone who has a tendency to become deified?" β
"Well, this may be related to the establishment of new things such as spell card rules, or it may be related to the psychological change trend of gods, people, goblins and monsters in recent decades, of course, you can also think that the previous witches have been secretly solved and disposed of by Yakumo Purple if they have a tendency to deity."
"No, it shouldn't be like this, right?" But I don't have any confidence that I can guarantee that I know Yakumo Murasaki well enough, so I'm also not sure if Yakumo Murasaki will actually do something similar, "So, does Reimu herself know her own tendencies?" β
"Maybe you know, maybe you don't."
"Oh yes, it's getting more and more magical." I had to complain.
"I'm a god, but when I become a human, won't I be a god," Miss Kanako readily agreed, "I'm not just talking about it, in fact, it's only two things." β
"Of course I know that there are only two, but Reimu knows and doesn't know represent two completely different attitudes towards her."
"You'll have to ask Reimu himself to find out."
"Even if Reimu returns to Gensokyo, I don't want to see her for a while."
"Ohβthen why does Miss Alice care so much about her?"
"Curious, just curious."
"Really?"
"Really." I had to change the subject, "Is what you see and hear in the joint deduction a fragment of the truth or some other obscure piece of information?" Can't you see Reimu's heart in it? β
"Just like the boundless and vast realm of idealism that can't be described in a few words, the so-called deduction can't be expressed in words, but well, it's not as reliable as asking Miss Jue from the Earth Spirit Hall to test your inner thoughts."
"Okay, what I don't understand is just not understanding for the time being, and I won't pursue it anymore," I said, "So, why did that purple guy want to get Reimu back, is Reimu more important or is Gensokyo itself more important?" β
"The Witch of Hakurei is indispensable to Gensokyo, and it is inevitable to find it back."
"If Reimu is regrouped, will the deification continue?"
"Probably not, Yakumo Purple has countless opportunities to do something to Reimu's body and soul."
But I vaguely have a different opinion on this, because the outside world appeared Purple's so-called Reimu counterpart, although I don't know what this is all about, but does Reimu's ability to have an "essence" in two worlds at the same time mean that her deification has long been irreversible?
The conclusion is still that Purple's thoughts are unpredictable.
"It's not unpredictable, but there are almost no people like her, and the so-called measurable always needs to be measured with oneself as a reference."
"I already realized this layer before I came to Shouya Shrine, so thank you Miss Kanako for reminding me again."
"With Miss Alice's intelligence, that's rightfully true."
"Is this a coincidence? Gensokyo's only two witches - Feng Zhu, Feng Zhu is Feng Zhu, the times are different, they are all about the same - both have a tendency to be deified, could it be that if the witch is not re-reincarnated, the final destination is a god? "I offer an insight.
"Oh, so it is not a small number, and the easy way for man to become a god is indeed to act as a servant of the gods, and there are countless examples of this, whether it is a small island in Japan or the classical period in Eurasia, such phenomena have occurred from time to time."
"Does it mean that people who are in a position to be worshiped in place of the gods are more likely to become the new gods?"
"That's it, of course, the odds aren't high overall."
"Being worshiped by people can become a god, no matter how you look at it, it's too casual, and the low probability is the proper performance."
Of course, there is a good way to do this, which is to build a self-justifying worldview yourself - it doesn't have to be really that scientific - and then spread it in the form of faith. Although the probability of this method is relatively high, few people can do it. β
"Kanako-sama is really well-informed, so you often travel to different regions of the world?"
"Idealistic and aspiring gods are usually not satisfied with being confined to one acre and three points of land, even if they do not expand the area of faith, understanding the spiritual outlook, lifestyle, and ideological progress of human beings as a whole are all necessary to be diligent in their homework."
Indeed, even if a large part of the reason for having a variety of incarnations of the godhead comes from the association of human beings to let their minds fly, it is also a necessary condition for the gods themselves to be diligent enough, and Miss Kanako is indeed becoming more and more human-like, and this tendency is not new, but has been possessed since ancient times, and the more modern it is, the more obvious it becomes.
ps: Seek to push down......