Translation Note: Hey guys, because of a combination of various circumstances, the amount of chapters today will be a tad less.

Sorry Orcsan! I was thinking about releasing extra chapters today for your birthday, but I couldn't! I have failed! T*T

"Thanks for saving the Earth capital from its crisis."

The Earth Founder was giving its thanks to the heroes that were lined up.

In place of the destroyed Grand Crimson Palace, they were at the temporary Earth Church headquarters that was build impromptu. And the first thing that was done there was to sing praises to the heroes' achievements.

"Your presence in this time of need was an incredible blessing for us the Earth Church. The Light Church, Fire Church, and Water Church; you who have been fighting each other for a long time, have extended a helping hand to us without hesitation. This kindness of yours, as the Earth Founder of the Earth Church, I want to convey my thanks to"

""

".Let's just stop it there."

"Bachan?!" (Sasae)

The Earth Founderor more like, the new person that has assumed the post of Earth Founder, Sasae-chan's grandma, couldn't endure the stiff talk for even a moment.

The former Earth Founder, who was the first to be assimilated by Grandma Wood, was safely rescued, but because of the mental damage he received from the shock, he has fallen into stupefaction, and was deemed as impossible for him to continue in his post as an Earth Founder.

Well, I was in the place when it all happened. He was face to face with the Mother Earth God that he has been worshipping his whole life and was about to be killed by her, so I can imagine that the shock he received was something that surpasses imagination.

And so, the one who took his place as the new Founder was the one who made great achievements as a hero a long time ago, and is considered the legendary strongest, known as 'Taker by the roots'; the Obasan of Sasae-chan.

"That's no good. As I thought, I shouldn't be doing things I am not used to doing at this age. Mah stiff shoulders are gettin' even rougher-sa ne."

"But Bachan! Ya need to have dignity as a Founder-dasu yo! Especially today where yer officially face to face with the people of the other churches-dasu! If ya don't act properly, it will be a shame-dasu yo!!" (Sasae)

"Those be the words of the girl that made an embarrassment of herself?"

"Aw?!" (Sasae)

The hero that is dressed up today, Sasae-chan, has been shot down.

"Well, it be hard to convey feelings with decorated words after all. I'll be straight. Ya have my deepest gratitude."

It is true that those words reached our hearts deeper than any ornamented words.

Karen-san, Mirack, Celestis, who were participating in this, were also showing embarrassment.

"Ishtar Blaze may have ended up all beaten up, but well, let's think about it as the price we gotta pay for relyin' on something we didn't understand and just start from zero. Luckily, the agricultural land at the surroundings of the city don't have a single scratch. In my eyes, that can be called the core of this city, so things should work out. And most importantly, there be no deaths."

"Then, the Golems are" (Haine)

I, who was standing humbly at a corner, slipped in a question.

Karen-san pushed me heavily into participating in the ceremony as well, but since I am not a hero, I also heavily refused.

The Golems werefearsome enemies this time around.

And their parent Grandma Wood -which is revered as Great Pillar-sama by the humans- was a fearsome enemy as well.

Until now, the Golems have been helping humans in their daily life, plowed the fields, transported goods, and even became houses using their own bodies, and yet, they suddenly changed; they captured humans, and were presenting them to the giant tree as food.

The people of Ishtar Blaze saw Great Pillar-sama as the blessing of the Mother Earth God, but its betrayal and the betrayal of its Golem children was shocking enough to not want to accept it.

A heated discussion was made regarding this matter at the Earth Church, and there were even extreme arguments like: 'Great Pillar-sama was dispatched by the Mother Earth God to eradicate humans'.

It was a radical statement that might even invite the fall of the Earth Church, but because of the words of the heroes that came from the outside, the fact that monsters are originally enemies of humans was pointed out, and chaos was withheld.

In the end, the decision that was made was that 'Great Pillar-sama has no connections with the Mother Earth God', and 'Great Pillar-sama was planning on making the humans fall into its trap as a monster, and grew closer to humans for that sake'.

Of course, the truth was different. The real reason for this turmoil was the goodwill the Mother Earth God had towards humans, and her helpless difference of values she held.

But rather than exposing those, it was better to keep those secret in order for the humans to stand up as fast as possible.

In order to have them lean onto something, I thought that this was a convenient thing to use.

But even so, there's still a problem I can't allow for it to stay as it is.

The Golems.

Even if Grandma Wood has fallen, there's still a good amount of Golems that are still remaining.

In the battle, Sasae-chan and the others managed to steal back the control and once again turned to being allies of the humans, but

"About that Sasae."

"Yes-dasu?" (Sasae)

"Ya say it."

Being prompted by the Obasan, Sasae-chan speaks.

"Right now in Ishtar Blazearound 4,300 Life Blocks have been confirmed-dasu. With Great Pillar-sama gone, they ain't gonna increase more-dasu, but with the incident this time, the doubts towards Golems has increased, there been opinions of disposing of all of them-dasu." (Sasae)

That's the natural mentality of humans or more like, the natural mentality of living beings.

The moment it shows to be a danger to their life once, leaving them close normally doesn't occur.

"And the one who stopped that from happening was this one person alone."

Telling Sasae-chan to explain, and yet, the Obasan cuts into it and says her piece.

"It be true that we have been betrayed. But the reason why we were able to develop this much was without doubt thanks to the Golems. To forget that and just say: 'can't believe in them, let's trash them', that would be way too ungrateful, or so she said."

"I understand. Sasae-chan really loves Golems after all." (Karen)

Karen-san says.

"When we combined the light and earth divine power, I also heard the voice of Sasae-chan that was calling out to the Golems. Even if they have no souls, even if they don't have a will, as long as humans love them as much as she does, Golems won't betray you ever again." (Karen)

"Karen-neechan!! II also love Karen-neechan-dasu!!" (Sasae)

Sasae-chan hugged Karen-san.

Two girls were firmly hugging each other.

"That girl, I wonder if I can slowly bake her up." (Mirack)

"Like I said, don't get jealous, fire hero." (Celestis)

As if saying 'what a hopeless girl', the Obasan lets out a sigh.

"At any rate, we have been relying on the Golems for several decades, it be impossible for us to stand back up without the Golems. At that time, the one who gave out an evil order to the Golems was Great Pillar-sama. Now that Great Pillar-sama ain't here anymore, the Golems shouldn't go doing anymore evils."

It looks like that is the conclusion they arrived at.

"Don't know if to call it a blessing but, now that Great Pillar-sama ain't here anymore, no more Golems will be born. It will probably take around 10 to 20 years until the Golems we currently have to break or decay."

"So in that long time, you are planning on changing slowly into ethereal machines huh." (Haine)

That sounds good.

From what I have seen, even now when I have erased Mother Earth Mantle into darkness, I can't throw away the believe that what she has formed in this land was an utopia.

The humans and monsters that were originally mutual enemies were able to hold hands this much. That is something splendid, and I don't want to think that was a mistake.

The time a God lives is long.

After several millenniums, several epochs, will I be able to meet Mantle who has gone through the opposite side of space-time?

"That's right-dasu! That's why, for a while more, Golems will be the friends of humans-dasu!!" (Sasae)

Sasae-chan says filled with energy.

This destroyed Ishtar Blaze will most likely return to its former glory soon with the help of the Golems.

The human world, the nature world; today as well, it continues to move forward.

"Aah~, I am being revived."

After finishing the ceremony in the temporary Earth Church headquarter, we were allowed to relax.

There was only me in this open air bath.

Sinking my body in the warm water, I washed the exhaustion that has been accumulated in these last few days.

"But to think there would be warm water coming out from the ground. I didn't know about that at all." (Haine)

It is apparently called hot springs.

It is a specialty of Ishtar Blaze, warm water of moderate temperature that comes out from the ground. Inside the country, there's several tens of facilities that have dug them out.

So this is also a blessing of the earth huh.

There was fear that the underground construction would change because of the rampage of Grandma Wood, but because there were no changes in the amount coming out, they deemed it as not having any problems in its utilization.

In order to give a warm reception to the heroes that saved the city, they have reserved the whole facility for us. I kind of feel bad for that, but

"Even those kind of feelings melt away here~~, hot springs are the best~." (Haine)

"It truly does feel good. It would have been nice if Yorishiro-sama were to have come as well."

"If she were here, there would be no relaxing. It would turn into a battle for my chastityhm?" (Haine)

By the time I noticed, there was Karen-san using the hot springs at my side.

"Ueeee?!" (Haine)

Why is Karen-san here?! Isn't this the male side, for male use ONLY?!

"Why?! Why are you here, Karen-san?! This is bad! If you are in the bath, it must mean that you are naked, right?! Is this another plan of yours to destroy my self-control?!" (Haine)

"Don't worry, Haine-san." (Karen)

Karen-san makes a small splashing soundand stands up.

Of course, most of the body that was hidden inside the water had come out, and I thought her naked body would be exposed to me but

"Hm?"

"It is apparently called yukatabira