[A Dialogue with the Creator of the World Where He Became a Rib]
—Still, it is a rare thing. To think a Goddess such as yourself would appear in a place like this.*
[I go out for walks when I feel like it. After receiving his report, I wondered how a world with such a bizarre development could even exist. I simply thought I’d listen to the story.]
—It isn’t that bizarre. Ahem… In the age of the gods, the world was shrouded in darkness. But suddenly, a YUUSHA appeared and struck down the darkness.*
※TLNOTE : Yuusha means Hero
[Cliche, but orthodox.]
—Legends and myths are vital elements in weaving the story of a world. They are sanctified by later generations and can move the hearts of many.*
[Weight in a story comes from history. It’s like layering oil paints to create depth. Many gods slack off on this part.]
—The key to utilizing them is the harmony between reality and unreality. My reference was a mythology from a world many gods recognize: Earth.*
[Earth is popular. Almost everyone chosen as a reincarnator is from there.]
—The myth of Adam and Eve is a story of the original humans, yet it contains many fantastical events that cannot be reproduced.*
[Humans fear and respect the unknown. If it were familiar enough to be reproduced, faith would not be born.]
—The common enemy of the world, the Demon King. The myth of the Hero who defeats him. The YUUSHA, a singular existence born among the gods who govern the world. To create his descendants, I decided to include elements of the Adam and Eve myth.*
[I thought the flow was strangely mythological, so it was a story from the era of Genesis.]
—Indeed. Thus, when I heard of one who wished to dwell as a will within the Hero’s rib, I judged it to have value as a mythological unreality.*
[The Demon of the Rib, who caused the YUUSHA of the divine realm to leave descendants in the human world. In modern times, it sounds like a joke, but in the age of myth, it has a certain flair.]
—Favored by goddesses and fallen from grace, the YUUSHA was tempted by the demon dwelling within him and cut it away. The child born of bone slew the YUUSHA and created twenty-two brothers. Each child possessed a facet of the YUUSHA’s heart: Superiority, Serenity, Valor… The children of the YUUSHA fought to see which emotion was superior.*
[Just hearing the report from the person involved, it sounded like pure chaos. But if told as a myth, I suppose that chaos adds flavor.]
—And the emotion held by the surviving child was [Courage]. Thus, in later generations, those with courage were called by the name of the YUUSHA—the Hero.
※ TLNOTE : Yuusha : 勇 (courage) 者 (person
[So the name YUUSHA became a legend meaning ‘the courageous one.’ If a foolish child had won, would he have been the Foolish One—the YUUSHA?]
※ TLNOTE : 愚 (fool) 者 (person)
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—I knew from the start that the one with courage would win. Such worries are unnecessary.*
[But with his level of fooling around, wasn’t there a chance?]
—Actually, I was a little nervous.*
[I suppose so. But you’ve plagiarized Earth’s myths quite a bit──]
—Inspired.*
[…]
—Inspired.*
[Well, it has some originality, so let’s leave it at that. It was a good way to kill time.]
—I am glad. If I could alleviate the boredom of a Goddess such as yourself, I have achieved more than enough as a creator.*
[Also, if there are books recording these creation myths, I’d like them. Specifically, I’d prefer if the interactions between the 9th Right Rib Hero and the 2nd Left Rib Hero are written in detail.]
—I… I shall have them prepared. …Still, that reincarnator was quite interesting. Though as a creator, he’s the type I’d want to avoid.*
[True. I’ve reincarnated quite a few people, but he’s a stimulus like no other. Whether that’s good or bad is another story.]
—Good or bad… indeed, depending on the world, he could be medicine or poison.*
[If it kills time, I don’t mind if it’s poison. If a world withers from just that much, it was simply a weak world to begin with.]
—What a terrifying Goddess. My apologies, that slipped out.*
[Don’t mind it. Compared to the gods who hide and won’t even make eye contact, you’re better because we can actually talk. …That human doesn’t fear me either, so he has potential.]
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