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The voice of the god left Thera loosening her hold on her magic, just a little, enough to let some gratitude be heard in the one speaking.

With those last words, Nare did as he’d said, bringing not only his granddaughter and two believers to his realm, but Ben as well, who was momentarily confused to be there without the system asking if he’d allowed it till he noticed his god there as well.

“Myriad, my favourite buddy, you’re a lifesaver. Technically a two-life saver. I’d promised myself I was going to shoot Xilly between the eyes if it looked like I was gonna die as a final treat to myself.”

“Well, it’s nice to see we made it on time, even if Thera’s reaction ended up being a little stronger than we’d hoped.”

“Yeah, she really is the best, isn’t she? God, I love her. And Nare, you’ve been a very tough guy to get in touch with buddy.”

“As I’m sure you can imagine, I’d ended up unexpectedly busy. Of course, if I’d expected any issue then I would have made sure to make at least a couple minutes of time a day, but- None of you will speak until spoken to,” He ordered, dropping the apologetic tone he’d been just using on Ben to order the three off to the side, all but being crushed by the feeling of divinity the god was giving off amongst his barely contained rage before going back to focus on Ben. “From what I’m seeing in their minds and combined with the state Myriad found you in, I can’t ask you to stay a second longer. I’m sorry your time with my people was so poor, Ben, it seems I was a fool to think well of them. Your work is done.”

The notification went off in Ben’s mind, telling him he’d been paid what he’d been expecting, even as complicated feelings were left lingering within him.

“So, is there any reason these guys decided to be miserable during my time here?”

At that, Nare sighed, looking like he was dealing with a headache that Ben wasn’t even sure gods could experience. “Because my priest is a fool who decided to value a different god above the feelings of his own and Xilly’s poor impression of humans somehow led her to come to the conclusion that you were brought here to try and win both her and my granddaughter’s hearts, with both of them acting as advisors to Nati and shaping her opinions.”

“What? Ew, no. I’m monogamous, you hear me? MO-NOG-A-MOUS. I literally came here with my girlfriend! Plus, both Eneth and Olensia are assholes!” He yelled at them, getting no hint they’d actually heard anything as they all continued to struggle with the feelings of divinity. “Where do you even get that sort of misunderstanding… No, this is definitely Jake’s fault, isn’t it? Damn it man, this is why everyone that wants to take me in starts with trying seduction, isn’t it? Ugh, definitely complaining to him about how he’s ruined the reputation of the human race next time I see him.”

“So there you have it,” Nare said, continuing with his apologetic tone. “I can’t ask you to work with them. Thank you for what you’ve done so far Ben, hopefully despite everything, they’ll take something away from it.”

Ben for his part was silent for just a second before he grabbed his eyes and sighed, already feeling like he was going to regret what he was about to ask. “Nare, how many awakened enchanters are there currently on the planet?”

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“Including yourself? On land, essentially four. These two plus your teacher. For the aquatic races, only two at the moment.”

“Wait, why essentially four?”

“The old head of the crafting guild has not been allowed to die yet, but while he technically possesses the skill he won’t be allowed to use it.”

“…Okay, damn it. Nare, we both know how important the enchanting modifier is. If these guys will actually let me teach them it the way I want then I’ll make sure they learn it.”

“Are you sure? They each keep thinking on how they treated you and for someone I invited as a guest their actions are frankly inexcusable.”

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