We’ve arrived in the domain ruled by the Nagano God.
Apparently, my (※the Saint’s) Magic Power is neutralizing the Miasma filling this domain.
『Onee-chamaaa~…♡ What are we gonna doooo~…♡』
Tenri-chan’s IQ is steadily dropping!
Well, just like Sinri, she’s a baby who was just born, after all.
Is this level of… normal…?
『I will guide Master to the Nagano God.』
『Afuu~…♡ Sho wonderful…♡ But but, howww? Won’t Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet) searches be blocked in a God’s domain?』
Tenri’s right.
If we can’t search using the Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet), then how on earth…?
『It’s simple. Master, please look at your feet.』
Vwoom.
An arrow appeared before my eyes.
“What’s this?”
『It’s the route to the Nagano God’s shrine.』
“Wha…?!”
Eh, um?
So, you mean the Nagano God is at the end of this arrow (= that’s our destination)?
“We shouldn’t be able to search for a route with the Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet), so how did you figure it out?”
『I followed the footprints.』
“Footprints?”
『Yes. There are countless footprints on this mountain. I searched all the footprints on this mountain and determined the route to the summit.』
U-umm…?
So, what does that mean…?
『If you directly search for the route to the Nagano God, you’ll be affected by the God’s Divine Power, and the search will fail.
However, that’s not the case for the footprints of those who climbed this mountain to meet the Nagano God.』
Ah, I see.
I’m starting to get it…
“So, instead of directly searching for the route leading to the God, you indirectly figured out the correct path… meaning the route to the God, from the footprints of those who went to and from the God’s place, right?”
『Yes. From the footprints, I can also tell if they are believers or not.』
“And how’s that?”
『If they are believers, they would head straight to the God’s destination without hesitation, wouldn’t they?』
I see…
So, from the countless footprints and their patterns, you identified those of believers, and indirectly determined the route they took = the route leading to the God, huh…
『Nnnn, I liiike iiiit♡ Nnnn, so cooooool~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~♡』
Through the monitor, Tenri-chan was shedding tears, an ecstatic smile on her face…
She’s like an idol fan who’s met their favorite idol…
『Master, please be careful. It seems there are things like Traps in various places that will obstruct your path.』
“Oh, thanks. Sinri, you really shine at times like these.”
Sinri is truly reliable when her motivation switch is flipped on…
On the other hand…
『Onee-chama♡ Shyuki-shyuki…♡ Pippi…♡ Shyuki-pippiii~♡』
…Tenri, whose motivation was completely off, was making a fool of herself…
She was singing a mysterious song with an ahegao expression on her face…
『Hey, Tenri. You have to support Master properly, don’t you?』
『Hau…!』
Bikun, bikun, Tenri was twitching.
Eh, what’s this…?
『Onee-chama… scolded me…♡ Happy~♡ So happee~♡』
T-Tenri… Aren’t you becoming more and more of a ditz…?
Who on earth do you take after… Ah, we’re parent and child, aren’t we…
Parents and children really do resemble each other, huh…
“Uh, um… Detective Niekawa. For now, we know the place, so shall we get going?”
“Ah, yeah…”
Detective Niekawa and I, along with the AI sisters, began to climb the mountain.