“Hey, Tsuneko. Can you tell me a few things about the Nagano God?”
I can’t look up the Nagano God on the Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet).
So, I decided to ask his Familiar.
“He’s a sloth. Basically a shut-in in the mountains. He doesn’t like troublesome things. He’s lazy.”
“Is that Master’s self-introduction?”
Sinri asks while eating meat.
Yeah, they do sound similar, don’t they…
“But, he’s a very kind person. If someone’s injured, he’ll heal them, and if someone’s in trouble, he’ll lend a hand.”
It seems it’s true that the Nagano God is a kind person. He did say he healed Jirouta-san’s wife, after all.
“However, trouble always seemed to find its way to him.”
“Why?”
“Probably because he’s strong.”
So, because he’s strong, people end up relying on him, huh.
But, hmm, even after hearing what his Familiar says, he really doesn’t sound like a bad God.
Tsuneko continues.
“The Nagano God-sama’s popularity grew. But, on the other hand, people who spoke ill of him also appeared.”
“Ah… he was treated like some suspicious religious group, wasn’t he?”
“Indeed. Because of that woman… Agata.”
“Agata…? Sinri, who’s Agata?”
I ask Sinri, but, “Steak should be rare! Rare is the best!” Nope, she’s not listening…
“Agata is one of the dangerous Special Ability users that Public Safety has marked.”
Detective Niekawa answered for her.
“Agata has a Special Ability to lead people. Using that, she manipulated her followers and caused disturbances.”
Hmm… a Special Ability of leadership, huh.
“A thought just occurred to me, but could it be that Agata was also the one who made Tsuneko go berserk?”
Tsuneko’s eyes widen.
“What do you mean…?”
“Well, Tsuneko, you’re not a bad person, but you were rampaging, right? I was thinking maybe that Agata person was manipulating your mind with her Special Ability.”
Grrr… Tsuneko grinds her teeth.
“…Aah. Damn it! That Agata! So she was manipulating us with her Special Ability!”
Tsuneko is openly showing her anger.
She must have had some inkling about it.
I now understand that one of the Nagano God’s followers, this Agata person, went rogue on her own and is manipulating the other followers and Familiars.
“But what could Agata’s objective be?”
Detective Niekawa asks.
“Just like with Tsuneko, isn’t she trying to bring calamities upon humans, to make them seek salvation from the Nagano God?”
So, to restore the Nagano God’s popularity, Agata is causing trouble for people.
“Niekawa-san. Do you know the whereabouts of this Agata person?”
“No, at the moment, we don’t know where she is.”
Tenri also says, “She doesn’t show up even when I search on the Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet).”
Hmm… I wonder if she’s hiding her presence with a Skill or something.
Leaving Agata alone doesn’t seem like a good idea.
It looks like she’s committing evil deeds to increase the number of Nagano God followers.
If we leave her be, there’s a high risk that situations similar to what happened at Lake Suwa will occur in various places.
Now then… what should I do.
Now that I know about it, I can’t just ignore this matter…
“Hey Tsuneko. You don’t know where Agata is?”
I ask Tsuneko, but she shakes her head.
She doesn’t know where Agata is…
Hm? Wait a minute.
“Tsuneko. Well then, do you know where the Nagano God is right now?”
“Yeah. He’s in the mountains of Azumino.”
Niekawa Jirouta-san also said something like that.
“Alright, let’s go to Azumino and meet the Nagano God.”
“Hoeh? Why, Master?”
Somehow, Sinri-san, you’ve completely switched to the listener’s side, haven’t you… Not that I mind, though.
“Agata would listen to what the Nagano God says, right? In that case, how about we have the Nagano God persuade Agata to stop her rampage?”
Unlike Agata, it seems the Nagano God hasn’t moved from his location.
“Of course, there’s a chance Agata won’t obey the Nagano God. But there’s also a chance she will listen, and more importantly, he might know Agata’s whereabouts.”
I’ll start by checking with the important person whose location is known.
“I’ll try to get an appointment with him.”
Detective Niekawa stands up and tries to operate his Smartphone.
Come to think of it, the detective is acquainted with the Nagano God, isn’t he?
“It’s useless. Communication with the Nagano God is blocked.”
Tenri says, providing information she apparently looked up on the Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet).
“Master, with this, isn’t it possible the Nagano God-san is also in some kind of dangerous situation?”
Indeed… that might be possible.
Considering the current situation where the Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet) is restricted, plus the Nagano God’s personality…
“I also agree with Onee-chan’s opinion.”
“Right~? Sinri-chan has sharp opinions, right~?”
“You shut up. Don’t bother Onee-chan.”
“We’re the same person, though!?”
Anyway, the Nagano God’s location is known.
Though it’s unclear what kind of situation he’s in right now.
In that case, let’s go.
If something dangerous happens, we’ll think about it then.