Actually, there was one more situation that Lucy didnt mention.

Is it really true that only under the third situation could a single goddess activate a Hero summoning?

Shien hesitated for a moment before asking Lucy.

Is there the possibility that the Highest God herself activated the Hero summoning?

Thats the situation that Shien believed true all this time.

Since the blessing he got was the [Blessing of the Highest God], then isnt it normal to think that it was the Highest God herself who summoned and blessed him?

Nien said it too, that Shiens blessing was something she granted him, not that Shiens blessing came from the ritual. Plus, that goddesss name is somewhat similar to that of the Highest God Omnis, Shien had always thought that Nein might actually be the Highest God Omnis herself.

And if Nien really was the Highest God Omnis, then she fully had the capability to use the Hero summoning ritual on her own.

After all, the ritual itself was something that goddess created herself. She was also the origin of the gods. The true peak of the gods. Even the three great goddesses were merely her subordinates. Given that, as the creator of the ritual and the origin of the gods, theres no way that the Highest God herself wouldnt be able to use a ritual that can be activated by the combined powers of the three great goddesses.

Such was Shiens thoughts.

Yet

No, thats not possible.

Hn. Impossible.

After Lucy and Vivian heard Shiens words, they unhesitatingly denied it.

Why?

Shien stopped for a moment, confused.

Lucy and Vivian gave each other a glance before turning back to Shien.

Youre from another world, so its only natural that you wouldnt know this. Vivian spoke, But, in this world, the indifference of the Highest God Omnis is known by practically all.

Indifference? Shien was confused by that statement.

What is that supposed to mean?

Seeing the confused look on Shiens face, Lucy begun explaining.

Highest God Omnis is a truly transcendent existence. Lucy spoke softly, Shes the very concept of omnipotence, the origin of the world, a truly omnipotent goddess. Theres a fundamental difference between her and the other goddesses.

At the beginning of this world, Omnipotlin only had two living existences. One was the Highest God Omnis. Vivian followed up, At that time, the world itself was merely an empty void. It was Omnis who used her unsurpassed authority to create something from the void, and thus the world was born.

Thus, Omnis was the creator goddess of this world, as well as the origin of everything in this world.

Gods were created by that Highest God.

Mortals were created by said gods.

The sky and earth were also created by the gods.

Thus, other than the demons, everything that exists can trace its roots to that goddess.

If not for that, that goddess wouldnt have been known as the origin and beginning of the world.

In that goddesss eyes, all within this world are her creations. Thus, no matter what kind of existence it is, they are all viewed as completely equal in her eyes, with no distinction whatsoever. Lucy pursed her lips, Even if everything in this world was destroyed, that one likely wouldnt feel anything. Thats because if she willed it, she could create a new world instantly, or even restore everything of this world.

With such powers, why would she ever care whether or not this world was in any particular danger?

That goddess likely wouldnt particularly mind even if the gods themselves were at the brink of destruction, right?

There was only one thing that could truly make that goddess pay any attention. Vivian spoke with a tense expression.

That was the other life that was born alongside that goddess at the beginning of the world.

The Demon King. Claudis.

It was the only existence that could catch Omnis attention, the only thing that she could consider differently from everything else.

If the Highest God Omnis was the omnipotent goddess who created everything, then the Demon King Claudis was the demon at the end who could destroy everything. Lucy explained.

Her power is above even that of Omnis herself. Although shes not omnipotent like Omnis, Omnis powers also had no effect on her. Therefore, so long its something destroyed by that Demon King, not even the Highest God Omnis could restore it.

The Highest God would naturally consider that Demon King to be the only threat to her.

It was in order to defeat this threat that Omnis created the Hero summoning ritual.

Besides defeating the Demon King, the Highest God Omnis didnt have any other desire or wish. After she created the Hero summoning ritual, it was left completely to the three great goddesses to wield. She herself never paid any attention to either the Hero or the war between the gods and demons, nor had she ever acted or interfered with said war.

As she reached that point, Vivian turned her gaze to Lucy.

Lucy nodded, confirming Vivians words.

During the war between the demons and gods, the Highest God Omnis only acted a single time. Lucy touched the Holy Sword in her hand as if listening to some far off voice, That was a thousand years ago, when the ancestor of my family, the strongest Hero Mitra, achieved victory on all fronts and headed forth to his battle against the Demon King.

That was when the Highest God Omnis acted, and it was the only time she ever acted.

With the aid of that goddess, the Hero Mitra succeeded in defeating the Demon King. However, the world was also torn apart by the Demon Kings final remaining powers. Vivian took over from Lucy, Since it was caused by the Demon Kings powers, the Highest God Omnis couldnt restore the world back to its original state. Thus was the world split into three parts, and thus was born the mortal world, divine realm, and the demon world.

And after that, the Highest God Omnis had never appeared again. She hid away in the Holy Sanctum at the deepest parts of the divine realm.

Do you understand what Im trying to say? Lucy looked up at Shien, What Im trying to say is that the Highest God Omnis will only act in response to the Demon King Claudis.

Because it was the only threat to her.

Now that the Demon King is dead, theres nothing more that could threaten the Highest God. Nor are there anything that could deny her powers. Thus, even if the world itself was destroyed and the gods were wiped out, that goddess still wont act again. Lucy very confidently spoke.

I heard that, originally, the reason that Omnis added her own power into the Hero summoning ritual, thus allowing the gods to summon a Hero with her blessing at their time of need, wasnt for the sake of saving the gods or the world. Rather, it was so that if she was killed by the Demon King, when the world no longer had the power to resist the Demon King anymore, it could summon up a final possibly for defeating the Demon King.

Because of that, that Hero would the final [Hope], symbolized by the character [Shi].

Thus, that Hero would be the last [Grace], symbolized by the character [En].

Do you understand what I mean?

Shien.

Each and every one of Lucys words reverberated in Shiens head.

They continued for some time without fading.