Being X

“

You are lacking in faith, is driven by your sexual lust, holds me in disregard, and completely ignores ethics.

„

“

So the reason for the problem, according to you, is that living in a scientific world, is a man, not knowing what is war and having never fallen into any dead ends right? If that’s the case, all I need to do is just throw you into that kind of environment and you will start to believe and have faith again?

„

Background

Being X is the main antagonist and the deuteragonist of the Youjo Senki series. It is, in its own words, "God", but Tanya in her first meeting with it labeled it as the devil. Being X is a mysterious being. It claims to be a God, the God of the Bible, the one that gave the 10 commandments to Moses.

However, there are a number of Gods and Archangels overseeing the world(s), which goes against what is postulated in the First Commandment. Its goal appears to be the increase of the number of faithful people in the world.

And that he is responsible for Tanya's tragic reincarnation as a beautiful little girl, in a tragic alternate version of Europe during the late Interwar period.

This dropdown contains the synopsis of Being X’s story. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise!
Being X is the one that summons Tanya to the new world after her former Japanese body (an unknown salaryman) meets his afterlife and unfavorably reviews God’s system of building the human civilization while maintaining religious devotion. After hearing the review, Being X told him that the significant part of the human race being atheists like him is due to them having to live in a peaceful scientific world, without facing any major setback. By changing all those conditions (and his gender), Being X hypothesized that the Japanese atheist will become a faithful individual and thus, the Japanese Salaryman is reborn as the experimental subject Tanya Degurechaff. At a conference between Gods, said Gods show preoccupation looking at the rampant decrease in faithful individuals throughout many worlds. They protected humanity in the past from various disasters, helped those who were reached out for them and never hindered civilization’s development. On the contrary, the Gods wanted humans to seek the mysteries behind their workings and reach a higher level of philosophy and thus, welcomed scientific progress. They expected mankind would evolve from mindless worship to reverent devotion with greater understanding and reach higher-order intellection. However, they couldn’t foresee that the rapidly increase in living standards and scientific progress would lead to loss of faith (in them). The prevalent lack of faith appears to be a threat to their own existence. They use a system called the “Circle of Rebirth” to keep every soul alive and in theory, the number of faithful individuals stable and their power as well. However, with the increasing number of atheists in a faithless world, the system is reaching its limits as inevitably the reborn individuals end up becoming atheists again while the number of faithful individuals keeps decreasing. In order to increase the number of faithful individuals in the world without directly imposing their will, they decided to teach words of prayer and give new miracles to the humans so that they can regain their faith in the Gods by themselves. Their first action is to help Schugel with the Type 95 Operation Orb, a device that uses knowledge very close to the realm of the Gods. However, they opted to give him a miracle instead of finishing the Type 95 orb for him or showing him how to do it. Hence, the Type 95 operation orb was able to function in its last field test- despite not being upgraded- just by the power of words of prayer, making Schugel a believer.

General Information

Name: Being X, Existence X, God

Origin: The Saga of Tanya the Evil

First Appearance: The Saga of Tanya the Evil (Chapter 0 "Prologue (Vol. 1)" of Light Novel, Chapter 1 "Sky of Norden (Vol. 1)" of Manga, and Episode 1 "Devil of the Rhine" in the anime)

Latest Appearance: The Saga of Tanya the Evil

Company: Enterbrain (Light Novel Publishers), Kadokawa Shoten (Manga Publishers), NUT (Anime Studio), Kadokawa Daiei Studio (Distributors for The Saga of Tanya The Evil Movie)

Creator: Carlo Zen

Sex: Male

Sexuality: Unknown

Pronouns: He/Him

Age: Unknown

Homeworld: Beyond the Realm of Perception

Residence: The Godly Realm

Story Role: Main Antagonist, Evil Deity

Classification: God

Species: Deity

State of Being: God

Physiology: Deity Physiology

Occupation: God of Reincarnation

Affiliations: The Godly Realm

Enemies: Those who do not pray, Tanya von Degurechaff (Uses her as a puppet to spread his word with Tanya wanting to kill Being X and prove them wrong)

Status: Alive

Alignment: Lawful Neutral (Being X wants all to pray towards this, to this end he will put them in a world where there is war and suffering for them to pray to him for blessings)

Protection Level: Global Protector (Will protect anyone he hears prayers from and grant them blessings)

Threat Level: Global Threat (As a cosmic entity wanting prays towards him, he will do whatever to a person to get it, even making worlds suffer in order to pray to him for blessings)

Codex Statistics

Tier: At least 2-B, likely Far Higher

Cardinality: Beyond ℵ0

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: At least Multi-Universe level, likely Far Higher (Being X is god, the creator of the world, who exists in the realm of the gods, a realm beyond all perceptions where the gods attempt to have the humans transcend to a higher plane of existence to be near this state of existence, being beyond reality^[1])

Durability: At least Multi-Universe level, likely Far Higher

Striking Strength: At least Multi-Universe Class, likely Far Higher

Lifting Strength: Extra-Temporal

Travel Speed: Extra-Temporal

Combat Speed: Extra-Temporal

Reaction Speed: Extra-Temporal (Exists in the higher heirarchy of the Godly Realm)

Stamina: Likely Limitless

Range: Complex Multiversal

Intelligence: Cosmic (As the creator of all, Being X should have a cosmic understanding of the entire multiverse and all it has to offer)

Powers and Techniques

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Cosmic Intelligence, Cosmic Awareness (Views the human realm from the gods realm, a realm beyond all perceptions), Transcendence (Partial Transcendence), Reality Separation (Spatio-Temporal Lock; Exists in the realm of the gods, a realm beyond all perceptions where the gods attempt to have the humans transcend to a higher plane of existence to be near this state of existence, being beyond reality^[2]), Reality Warping & Universal Creation (Is noted to be the creator, as such he has created the entire universe), Immortality (Unknown Type; Shouldn't be be able to die by normal means), Telepathy (Being X could read Tanya's mind), Time Stop (Being X stopped time before Tanya was hit by a train to talk with them^[3]), Possession (Being X can possess people^[4]), Power Bestowal (Being X has given blessings to both Tanya von Degurechaff and Mary Sue), Life Manipulation, Metaphysics Manipulation (Soul Manipulation), & BFR (Application Based; Being X has control over the cycle of reincarnation and life, being able to put one's soul in a new body and send them to another world), Fate Manipulation (Being X repeatedly places Tanya in a fate to live on the front lines of the war^[5])

Equipment

Blessings: Being X has various tonics and items that he uses to bless users for them to have further faith in him.

Notable Techniques

God's Domain: This ability gives the authorized person to stop time accordingly. It can use it anytime to interfere and to talk to Tanya.

God's Possession: It can possess anyone and any living things such as animals, insects and even humans whether dead or alive.

God's Will: The ability to give its blessings to someone. Being X used this authority to let Tanya von Degurechaff and Mary Sue use it for spreading its word to its believers and convert all those who are non-believers.

God's Reincarnation: The ability to manipulate one's soul and give life anew. In shorter terms Being able to reincarnate someone's soul after death in to something else - As it could be a Human, Angel, Demon, Dragon, Elemental Spirit, Familiar, Faerie, Jinn, Kaiju or any other type of monster, creature or thing.

Other

Standard Tactics: Being X has only been shown to give blessings onto people and send someone to another world, he mainly requires one to have faith in him.

Weaknesses: It seems lack of faith has some form of unknown affect on him, otherwise nothing notable.

Note: The manga, light novel, and anime are all essentially canon to each other with the most minor contradictions and changes to the point that they are essentially seen as all the same canon. Even with the minor contradictions in the way they can simply be ignored as they do not mess with the overall flow of the story and thus all material from the anime, manga, and light novel can be used on this profile. The web novel however, is not canon as it is the official draft made by Carlo Zen before the original LN published to the public.

Trivia

Tanya blames Being X for cursing her with the Type 95 operation Orb when it was the God of Invention who instructed Schugel on how to make the orb work.
Another known member of the God’s Collective is the Angel of Wisdom. He’s the one who concludes that the Gods’ plan is not wrong and what’s needed is a way to increase the number of faithful people. Incidentally, his approach is the same one Being X uses when he reincarnates the unknown Japanese salaryman as Tanya Degurechaff.
Being X will likely fail to get Tanya to believe in him, allowing her the last laugh even if she does go to hell; because she maintained her beliefs.

Battle Records

None.

References

↑ Youjo Senki Volume 1 Chapter 2 "The realm beyond the perception of senses
[Everyone, this is serious.]
In a corner of the realm of the gods, the [existences] there were honestly troubled. This wasn’t just what they were thinking honestly, but stemmed from their goodwill as well.
[As everyone knows, the number of humans with faith is decreasing rapidly.]
[It is too difficult to develop a civilization while maintaining religious devotion.]
Be it leading man to a higher plane of existence or staying true to the basic policy of nonintervention, the “circle of rebirth” system was reaching its limits.
The more the world develops and the people become happy, the further the erosion of faith. There were no nightmares worse than that for the system.
[What about the test conducted earlier?]
[It is less effective than expected. Even after they acknowledged supernatural phenomenon, there was no further reaction.]
The archangel with extremist view believed that they should trigger supernatural phenomenon to stir the faith of the people. They tried mimicking the event of Moses and displayed supernatural phenomenon, but the results were disappointing. It would be explained by science one day.
The reaction of the people to supernatural phenomenon was that it could not be understood as of now. Since they couldn’t understand it, it merely became the subject of their research.
[It’s not going well after all.]
[But why? In the past, we just need to talk to them, and they will understand that we are gods.]
[They even proactively called out for us.]
That’s right. During the era when faith was deep, they could communicate easily by conversing with them. Not only that, some even took the initiative to seek the presence of the gods. But that was rare nowadays. Voices seeking redemption came up just as seldom.
Why was that? They couldn’t understand no matter how hard they thought; it was important to investigate the successful cases as well. That was a rational approach. And so, they took action with sublime ideas and sense of duty, researching all the examples from mythology to the modern age. For them, the age of mythology was just a past memory. If they wished to investigate them one by one, it was possible to complete such a task.
[...The answer lies in the grace of the gods right?]
From the conclusion, this was a practical answer.
[What do you mean?]
[In the past, before men developed their civilization, we intervened and protected them when they suffered disaster they couldn’t avert themselves.]
For modern nations, a storm was no longer a threat. Typhoons couldn’t destroy a country anymore; it couldn’t even crack the beams of a building. For most nations, storms and floods would only disable the functionalities of a city.
In contrast to the past, entire farmlands would be devastated from a storm, people washed away by the flood and families broken because of catastrophes. That was why the gods restrained themselves, and didn’t intervene if the people didn’t will for it. And thus they were forgotten by men.
Prompting men to be independent was to let them grow, which was an important element in order for them to move on to a higher plane of thought. That was why no one expected that it would also lead to men losing faith.
The people from ancient times would praise the grace of gods, and the empire of Rome was devoted to the gods. After the fall of Rome, the church controlled the entire middle ages in the name of God. However, the lords advocated the divine right of kings, eroding the powers of the church gradually. Then, scientists no longer sought religious devotion, instead seeking for the truth of the world created by gods. As a result, this made men lose their religious faith over time.
[That’s right, as civilization is developing at a good pace, we decided that intervening would stunt their growth, that’s why we left them be.]
[But on the other hand, isn’t that the main reason why it is hard for them to acknowledge us?]
From their perspective, they have no intention of hindering the growth of mankind. In fact, this was the result they were hoping for in their initial plan.
To seek the truth behind the workings of the gods. The natural sciences which stemmed from such thoughts was very much welcomed and not detested. They evolved from celebrating the idea of not thinking for themselves, into the worship of understanding the foundation of our very nature. Following this logic, the people will reach a higher level of philosophy. The gods think this was a memorable first step.
However, the plan backfired and led to serious problems. And it was unstoppable. After all, there were too many worlds that had been cultivated with such a standard model.
[Ughhh, if that was the case, it would be very difficult.]
The group fell into deep thought. If they couldn’t solve the problem with simple amendments, the issue would take a lot of effort to settle. That would be very troublesome. And it could be foreseen that the longer they leave the problem alone, the worse it would get.
[Ideas, anyone?]
At this moment, the angel of wisdom did not let down the expectations placed on him, and outlined a proposal he had after considering the issue carefully. First, he postulated that there wasn’t any problem with their policy. Basically, if they could come up with a system to make up for the loss in faith, all would be well.
[And so, we have to make a minute adjustment after all, in order to stir the faith of the people.]
This proposal was accepted almost unanimously. However, they had already exhausted all the methods they could think of.
[I understand the direction you are proposing. But what should we do specifically?
[I am not very confident about this, but how about bestowing a new holy relic to the world③?]
[Hmm? What do you mean?]
Talking about holy relics, the ones already bestowed to the world were as plentiful as the stars. Although the distribution was uneven because of the country and geography, the number was more than enough. In terms of raising faith, this method wasn’t very successful. It was treasured by the people because of its historical significance at the very most.
[The bestowed holy relic is treasured and carefully preserved, fulfilling its role in letting the masses know about the grace of the gods.]
However, they didn’t know the actual status of the divine relics. They lived for too long after all. They still have the memories of the time they bestowed the holy relics to men, but they didn’t pay attention to later developments. They only discovered that the divine relic had been relegated to decorations after investigations.
[I see, that’s why they have forgotten about faith and prayers. How ironic…]
They were no longer an essential existence. That was all there was to it, but they couldn’t help feeling emotional about it. However they didn’t plan to force the people to accept religion one-sidedly.
But if they don’t do so, it was inevitable that the system will yield depressing results. To let people seek to understand faith spontaneously, shouldn’t they bestow divine relics periodically in necessary places?
They agreed that this opinion was worth a try.
[In that case, let’s teach them words of prayer, and bestow a divine relic they need onto the world.]
[A splendid idea. Let’s do it.]
[I just happen to have something suitable.]
And so, the details were decided rather quickly. Even in the eyes of these gods with their slow and easy-going nature, the problems that appeared were rather serious. And so they took the entire discussion seriously, and did not slip up in a fashion that was unique to the gods of mythology, scrutinizing the process faithfully.
[Oh?]
[Someone in the mortal world is researching a product that is just a step from the realm of the gods—which they should be able to realize about one thousand years in the future.]
[Oh, an outlier. Can we contact this human?]
It was rare, but during many past instances in various world, there were humans who reached a realm very close to the gods through their research of natural sciences. Such cases were rare and exceptional, but there was still precedence. In the current circumstances, everyone felt that this was the best way.
[He should realize by now that he has ways to go. If we show him the works of the gods, he would be quite grateful.]
[Should we bestow the holy relic right there?]
[No, a miracle is what we need to bestow.]
[A miracle?]"
↑ Youjo Senki Volume 1 Chapter 2 "The realm beyond the perception of senses
[Everyone, this is serious.]
In a corner of the realm of the gods, the [existences] there were honestly troubled. This wasn’t just what they were thinking honestly, but stemmed from their goodwill as well.
[As everyone knows, the number of humans with faith is decreasing rapidly.]
[It is too difficult to develop a civilization while maintaining religious devotion.]
Be it leading man to a higher plane of existence or staying true to the basic policy of nonintervention, the “circle of rebirth” system was reaching its limits.
The more the world develops and the people become happy, the further the erosion of faith. There were no nightmares worse than that for the system.
[What about the test conducted earlier?]
[It is less effective than expected. Even after they acknowledged supernatural phenomenon, there was no further reaction.]
The archangel with extremist view believed that they should trigger supernatural phenomenon to stir the faith of the people. They tried mimicking the event of Moses and displayed supernatural phenomenon, but the results were disappointing. It would be explained by science one day.
The reaction of the people to supernatural phenomenon was that it could not be understood as of now. Since they couldn’t understand it, it merely became the subject of their research.
[It’s not going well after all.]
[But why? In the past, we just need to talk to them, and they will understand that we are gods.]
[They even proactively called out for us.]
That’s right. During the era when faith was deep, they could communicate easily by conversing with them. Not only that, some even took the initiative to seek the presence of the gods. But that was rare nowadays. Voices seeking redemption came up just as seldom.
Why was that? They couldn’t understand no matter how hard they thought; it was important to investigate the successful cases as well. That was a rational approach. And so, they took action with sublime ideas and sense of duty, researching all the examples from mythology to the modern age. For them, the age of mythology was just a past memory. If they wished to investigate them one by one, it was possible to complete such a task.
[...The answer lies in the grace of the gods right?]
From the conclusion, this was a practical answer.
[What do you mean?]
[In the past, before men developed their civilization, we intervened and protected them when they suffered disaster they couldn’t avert themselves.]
For modern nations, a storm was no longer a threat. Typhoons couldn’t destroy a country anymore; it couldn’t even crack the beams of a building. For most nations, storms and floods would only disable the functionalities of a city.
In contrast to the past, entire farmlands would be devastated from a storm, people washed away by the flood and families broken because of catastrophes. That was why the gods restrained themselves, and didn’t intervene if the people didn’t will for it. And thus they were forgotten by men.
Prompting men to be independent was to let them grow, which was an important element in order for them to move on to a higher plane of thought. That was why no one expected that it would also lead to men losing faith.
The people from ancient times would praise the grace of gods, and the empire of Rome was devoted to the gods. After the fall of Rome, the church controlled the entire middle ages in the name of God. However, the lords advocated the divine right of kings, eroding the powers of the church gradually. Then, scientists no longer sought religious devotion, instead seeking for the truth of the world created by gods. As a result, this made men lose their religious faith over time.
[That’s right, as civilization is developing at a good pace, we decided that intervening would stunt their growth, that’s why we left them be.]
[But on the other hand, isn’t that the main reason why it is hard for them to acknowledge us?]
From their perspective, they have no intention of hindering the growth of mankind. In fact, this was the result they were hoping for in their initial plan.
To seek the truth behind the workings of the gods. The natural sciences which stemmed from such thoughts was very much welcomed and not detested. They evolved from celebrating the idea of not thinking for themselves, into the worship of understanding the foundation of our very nature. Following this logic, the people will reach a higher level of philosophy. The gods think this was a memorable first step.
However, the plan backfired and led to serious problems. And it was unstoppable. After all, there were too many worlds that had been cultivated with such a standard model.
[Ughhh, if that was the case, it would be very difficult.]
The group fell into deep thought. If they couldn’t solve the problem with simple amendments, the issue would take a lot of effort to settle. That would be very troublesome. And it could be foreseen that the longer they leave the problem alone, the worse it would get.
[Ideas, anyone?]
At this moment, the angel of wisdom did not let down the expectations placed on him, and outlined a proposal he had after considering the issue carefully. First, he postulated that there wasn’t any problem with their policy. Basically, if they could come up with a system to make up for the loss in faith, all would be well.
[And so, we have to make a minute adjustment after all, in order to stir the faith of the people.]
This proposal was accepted almost unanimously. However, they had already exhausted all the methods they could think of.
[I understand the direction you are proposing. But what should we do specifically?
[I am not very confident about this, but how about bestowing a new holy relic to the world③?]
[Hmm? What do you mean?]
Talking about holy relics, the ones already bestowed to the world were as plentiful as the stars. Although the distribution was uneven because of the country and geography, the number was more than enough. In terms of raising faith, this method wasn’t very successful. It was treasured by the people because of its historical significance at the very most.
[The bestowed holy relic is treasured and carefully preserved, fulfilling its role in letting the masses know about the grace of the gods.]
However, they didn’t know the actual status of the divine relics. They lived for too long after all. They still have the memories of the time they bestowed the holy relics to men, but they didn’t pay attention to later developments. They only discovered that the divine relic had been relegated to decorations after investigations.
[I see, that’s why they have forgotten about faith and prayers. How ironic…]
They were no longer an essential existence. That was all there was to it, but they couldn’t help feeling emotional about it. However they didn’t plan to force the people to accept religion one-sidedly.
But if they don’t do so, it was inevitable that the system will yield depressing results. To let people seek to understand faith spontaneously, shouldn’t they bestow divine relics periodically in necessary places?
They agreed that this opinion was worth a try.
[In that case, let’s teach them words of prayer, and bestow a divine relic they need onto the world.]
[A splendid idea. Let’s do it.]
[I just happen to have something suitable.]
And so, the details were decided rather quickly. Even in the eyes of these gods with their slow and easy-going nature, the problems that appeared were rather serious. And so they took the entire discussion seriously, and did not slip up in a fashion that was unique to the gods of mythology, scrutinizing the process faithfully.
[Oh?]
[Someone in the mortal world is researching a product that is just a step from the realm of the gods—which they should be able to realize about one thousand years in the future.]
[Oh, an outlier. Can we contact this human?]
It was rare, but during many past instances in various world, there were humans who reached a realm very close to the gods through their research of natural sciences. Such cases were rare and exceptional, but there was still precedence. In the current circumstances, everyone felt that this was the best way.
[He should realize by now that he has ways to go. If we show him the works of the gods, he would be quite grateful.]
[Should we bestow the holy relic right there?]
[No, a miracle is what we need to bestow.]
[A miracle?]"
↑ Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 1 Episode 1
↑ Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 1 Episode 1
↑ Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 1 Episode 1

[1] Youjo Senki Volume 1 Chapter 2 "The realm beyond the perception of senses
[Everyone, this is serious.]
In a corner of the realm of the gods, the [existences] there were honestly troubled. This wasn’t just what they were thinking honestly, but stemmed from their goodwill as well.
[As everyone knows, the number of humans with faith is decreasing rapidly.]
[It is too difficult to develop a civilization while maintaining religious devotion.]
Be it leading man to a higher plane of existence or staying true to the basic policy of nonintervention, the “circle of rebirth” system was reaching its limits.
The more the world develops and the people become happy, the further the erosion of faith. There were no nightmares worse than that for the system.
[What about the test conducted earlier?]
[It is less effective than expected. Even after they acknowledged supernatural phenomenon, there was no further reaction.]
The archangel with extremist view believed that they should trigger supernatural phenomenon to stir the faith of the people. They tried mimicking the event of Moses and displayed supernatural phenomenon, but the results were disappointing. It would be explained by science one day.
The reaction of the people to supernatural phenomenon was that it could not be understood as of now. Since they couldn’t understand it, it merely became the subject of their research.
[It’s not going well after all.]
[But why? In the past, we just need to talk to them, and they will understand that we are gods.]
[They even proactively called out for us.]
That’s right. During the era when faith was deep, they could communicate easily by conversing with them. Not only that, some even took the initiative to seek the presence of the gods. But that was rare nowadays. Voices seeking redemption came up just as seldom.
Why was that? They couldn’t understand no matter how hard they thought; it was important to investigate the successful cases as well. That was a rational approach. And so, they took action with sublime ideas and sense of duty, researching all the examples from mythology to the modern age. For them, the age of mythology was just a past memory. If they wished to investigate them one by one, it was possible to complete such a task.
[...The answer lies in the grace of the gods right?]
From the conclusion, this was a practical answer.
[What do you mean?]
[In the past, before men developed their civilization, we intervened and protected them when they suffered disaster they couldn’t avert themselves.]
For modern nations, a storm was no longer a threat. Typhoons couldn’t destroy a country anymore; it couldn’t even crack the beams of a building. For most nations, storms and floods would only disable the functionalities of a city.
In contrast to the past, entire farmlands would be devastated from a storm, people washed away by the flood and families broken because of catastrophes. That was why the gods restrained themselves, and didn’t intervene if the people didn’t will for it. And thus they were forgotten by men.
Prompting men to be independent was to let them grow, which was an important element in order for them to move on to a higher plane of thought. That was why no one expected that it would also lead to men losing faith.
The people from ancient times would praise the grace of gods, and the empire of Rome was devoted to the gods. After the fall of Rome, the church controlled the entire middle ages in the name of God. However, the lords advocated the divine right of kings, eroding the powers of the church gradually. Then, scientists no longer sought religious devotion, instead seeking for the truth of the world created by gods. As a result, this made men lose their religious faith over time.
[That’s right, as civilization is developing at a good pace, we decided that intervening would stunt their growth, that’s why we left them be.]
[But on the other hand, isn’t that the main reason why it is hard for them to acknowledge us?]
From their perspective, they have no intention of hindering the growth of mankind. In fact, this was the result they were hoping for in their initial plan.
To seek the truth behind the workings of the gods. The natural sciences which stemmed from such thoughts was very much welcomed and not detested. They evolved from celebrating the idea of not thinking for themselves, into the worship of understanding the foundation of our very nature. Following this logic, the people will reach a higher level of philosophy. The gods think this was a memorable first step.
However, the plan backfired and led to serious problems. And it was unstoppable. After all, there were too many worlds that had been cultivated with such a standard model.
[Ughhh, if that was the case, it would be very difficult.]
The group fell into deep thought. If they couldn’t solve the problem with simple amendments, the issue would take a lot of effort to settle. That would be very troublesome. And it could be foreseen that the longer they leave the problem alone, the worse it would get.
[Ideas, anyone?]
At this moment, the angel of wisdom did not let down the expectations placed on him, and outlined a proposal he had after considering the issue carefully. First, he postulated that there wasn’t any problem with their policy. Basically, if they could come up with a system to make up for the loss in faith, all would be well.
[And so, we have to make a minute adjustment after all, in order to stir the faith of the people.]
This proposal was accepted almost unanimously. However, they had already exhausted all the methods they could think of.
[I understand the direction you are proposing. But what should we do specifically?
[I am not very confident about this, but how about bestowing a new holy relic to the world③?]
[Hmm? What do you mean?]
Talking about holy relics, the ones already bestowed to the world were as plentiful as the stars. Although the distribution was uneven because of the country and geography, the number was more than enough. In terms of raising faith, this method wasn’t very successful. It was treasured by the people because of its historical significance at the very most.
[The bestowed holy relic is treasured and carefully preserved, fulfilling its role in letting the masses know about the grace of the gods.]
However, they didn’t know the actual status of the divine relics. They lived for too long after all. They still have the memories of the time they bestowed the holy relics to men, but they didn’t pay attention to later developments. They only discovered that the divine relic had been relegated to decorations after investigations.
[I see, that’s why they have forgotten about faith and prayers. How ironic…]
They were no longer an essential existence. That was all there was to it, but they couldn’t help feeling emotional about it. However they didn’t plan to force the people to accept religion one-sidedly.
But if they don’t do so, it was inevitable that the system will yield depressing results. To let people seek to understand faith spontaneously, shouldn’t they bestow divine relics periodically in necessary places?
They agreed that this opinion was worth a try.
[In that case, let’s teach them words of prayer, and bestow a divine relic they need onto the world.]
[A splendid idea. Let’s do it.]
[I just happen to have something suitable.]
And so, the details were decided rather quickly. Even in the eyes of these gods with their slow and easy-going nature, the problems that appeared were rather serious. And so they took the entire discussion seriously, and did not slip up in a fashion that was unique to the gods of mythology, scrutinizing the process faithfully.
[Oh?]
[Someone in the mortal world is researching a product that is just a step from the realm of the gods—which they should be able to realize about one thousand years in the future.]
[Oh, an outlier. Can we contact this human?]
It was rare, but during many past instances in various world, there were humans who reached a realm very close to the gods through their research of natural sciences. Such cases were rare and exceptional, but there was still precedence. In the current circumstances, everyone felt that this was the best way.
[He should realize by now that he has ways to go. If we show him the works of the gods, he would be quite grateful.]
[Should we bestow the holy relic right there?]
[No, a miracle is what we need to bestow.]
[A miracle?]"

[2] Youjo Senki Volume 1 Chapter 2 "The realm beyond the perception of senses
[Everyone, this is serious.]
In a corner of the realm of the gods, the [existences] there were honestly troubled. This wasn’t just what they were thinking honestly, but stemmed from their goodwill as well.
[As everyone knows, the number of humans with faith is decreasing rapidly.]
[It is too difficult to develop a civilization while maintaining religious devotion.]
Be it leading man to a higher plane of existence or staying true to the basic policy of nonintervention, the “circle of rebirth” system was reaching its limits.
The more the world develops and the people become happy, the further the erosion of faith. There were no nightmares worse than that for the system.
[What about the test conducted earlier?]
[It is less effective than expected. Even after they acknowledged supernatural phenomenon, there was no further reaction.]
The archangel with extremist view believed that they should trigger supernatural phenomenon to stir the faith of the people. They tried mimicking the event of Moses and displayed supernatural phenomenon, but the results were disappointing. It would be explained by science one day.
The reaction of the people to supernatural phenomenon was that it could not be understood as of now. Since they couldn’t understand it, it merely became the subject of their research.
[It’s not going well after all.]
[But why? In the past, we just need to talk to them, and they will understand that we are gods.]
[They even proactively called out for us.]
That’s right. During the era when faith was deep, they could communicate easily by conversing with them. Not only that, some even took the initiative to seek the presence of the gods. But that was rare nowadays. Voices seeking redemption came up just as seldom.
Why was that? They couldn’t understand no matter how hard they thought; it was important to investigate the successful cases as well. That was a rational approach. And so, they took action with sublime ideas and sense of duty, researching all the examples from mythology to the modern age. For them, the age of mythology was just a past memory. If they wished to investigate them one by one, it was possible to complete such a task.
[...The answer lies in the grace of the gods right?]
From the conclusion, this was a practical answer.
[What do you mean?]
[In the past, before men developed their civilization, we intervened and protected them when they suffered disaster they couldn’t avert themselves.]
For modern nations, a storm was no longer a threat. Typhoons couldn’t destroy a country anymore; it couldn’t even crack the beams of a building. For most nations, storms and floods would only disable the functionalities of a city.
In contrast to the past, entire farmlands would be devastated from a storm, people washed away by the flood and families broken because of catastrophes. That was why the gods restrained themselves, and didn’t intervene if the people didn’t will for it. And thus they were forgotten by men.
Prompting men to be independent was to let them grow, which was an important element in order for them to move on to a higher plane of thought. That was why no one expected that it would also lead to men losing faith.
The people from ancient times would praise the grace of gods, and the empire of Rome was devoted to the gods. After the fall of Rome, the church controlled the entire middle ages in the name of God. However, the lords advocated the divine right of kings, eroding the powers of the church gradually. Then, scientists no longer sought religious devotion, instead seeking for the truth of the world created by gods. As a result, this made men lose their religious faith over time.
[That’s right, as civilization is developing at a good pace, we decided that intervening would stunt their growth, that’s why we left them be.]
[But on the other hand, isn’t that the main reason why it is hard for them to acknowledge us?]
From their perspective, they have no intention of hindering the growth of mankind. In fact, this was the result they were hoping for in their initial plan.
To seek the truth behind the workings of the gods. The natural sciences which stemmed from such thoughts was very much welcomed and not detested. They evolved from celebrating the idea of not thinking for themselves, into the worship of understanding the foundation of our very nature. Following this logic, the people will reach a higher level of philosophy. The gods think this was a memorable first step.
However, the plan backfired and led to serious problems. And it was unstoppable. After all, there were too many worlds that had been cultivated with such a standard model.
[Ughhh, if that was the case, it would be very difficult.]
The group fell into deep thought. If they couldn’t solve the problem with simple amendments, the issue would take a lot of effort to settle. That would be very troublesome. And it could be foreseen that the longer they leave the problem alone, the worse it would get.
[Ideas, anyone?]
At this moment, the angel of wisdom did not let down the expectations placed on him, and outlined a proposal he had after considering the issue carefully. First, he postulated that there wasn’t any problem with their policy. Basically, if they could come up with a system to make up for the loss in faith, all would be well.
[And so, we have to make a minute adjustment after all, in order to stir the faith of the people.]
This proposal was accepted almost unanimously. However, they had already exhausted all the methods they could think of.
[I understand the direction you are proposing. But what should we do specifically?
[I am not very confident about this, but how about bestowing a new holy relic to the world③?]
[Hmm? What do you mean?]
Talking about holy relics, the ones already bestowed to the world were as plentiful as the stars. Although the distribution was uneven because of the country and geography, the number was more than enough. In terms of raising faith, this method wasn’t very successful. It was treasured by the people because of its historical significance at the very most.
[The bestowed holy relic is treasured and carefully preserved, fulfilling its role in letting the masses know about the grace of the gods.]
However, they didn’t know the actual status of the divine relics. They lived for too long after all. They still have the memories of the time they bestowed the holy relics to men, but they didn’t pay attention to later developments. They only discovered that the divine relic had been relegated to decorations after investigations.
[I see, that’s why they have forgotten about faith and prayers. How ironic…]
They were no longer an essential existence. That was all there was to it, but they couldn’t help feeling emotional about it. However they didn’t plan to force the people to accept religion one-sidedly.
But if they don’t do so, it was inevitable that the system will yield depressing results. To let people seek to understand faith spontaneously, shouldn’t they bestow divine relics periodically in necessary places?
They agreed that this opinion was worth a try.
[In that case, let’s teach them words of prayer, and bestow a divine relic they need onto the world.]
[A splendid idea. Let’s do it.]
[I just happen to have something suitable.]
And so, the details were decided rather quickly. Even in the eyes of these gods with their slow and easy-going nature, the problems that appeared were rather serious. And so they took the entire discussion seriously, and did not slip up in a fashion that was unique to the gods of mythology, scrutinizing the process faithfully.
[Oh?]
[Someone in the mortal world is researching a product that is just a step from the realm of the gods—which they should be able to realize about one thousand years in the future.]
[Oh, an outlier. Can we contact this human?]
It was rare, but during many past instances in various world, there were humans who reached a realm very close to the gods through their research of natural sciences. Such cases were rare and exceptional, but there was still precedence. In the current circumstances, everyone felt that this was the best way.
[He should realize by now that he has ways to go. If we show him the works of the gods, he would be quite grateful.]
[Should we bestow the holy relic right there?]
[No, a miracle is what we need to bestow.]
[A miracle?]"

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