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Previously on Teogonia.

Have your share of the godstone.

Tanagaha.

Come on, fire magic!

It's like my life is being drained away.

Lady Jose

"Lady Jose".

I'm out of spiritual energy.

If I eat this...

Come to think of it, this is the first time I've eaten an entire godstone myself.

It's deep and won't stop bleeding.

I'm done for.

It's so pretty.

At least I get to die while looking at this.

But still... I didn't want to die...

What are you doing, Manso? The battle's over.

By the way, where's that newbie who's always with you?

Forget about him. This always happens.

I thought I died.

I'm alive?

But I was badly injured.

It doesn't hurt. It's been healed.

But how?

Because I ate the org's godstone?

But a night's sleep shouldn't have healed that wound.

What's this?

It's covered in ivy.

It feels nostalgic somehow.

There's something carved into it.

Is this carved all over it?

In that case... fire magic!

Why was that so powerful?

Is this... a Divine Crest?

The sign of a guardian bearer...

I-It disappeared.

What is this?

I've never seen these characters before.

I don't get it.

There's no way I'm a guardian bearer with a Divine Crest.

This looks climbable.

I'd better get back to the others.

Are the stones here soft?

Huh? Was that my power?

Go.

What?

Did I do that?

This power is unbelievable.

It'll be even more of an incredible ability than that magic stuff.

Is it really the power of a god's protection, though?

They say it's granted to people by land gods, but when did I get mine?

While I was unconscious?

If I really am a guardian bearer now,

then maybe I can eat as much as I want!

No, wait a minute.

Is it possible that I'm not a guardian bearer even though I have a Divine Crest?

For now, I won't tell the others.

There's more over here!

Hey!

Guys!

That kid...

Hurry up. That's your job.

Yeah, yeah.

Hey, Kai!

Hold up!

What?

Huh?

How much are you gonna plow by yourself?

When did I do all of this?

Was I exerting myself that much?

My Divine Crest's not visible.

So it doesn't appear unless I'm trying my hardest?

There's something wrong with you.

Why are you so strong now?

Well, uh...

I actually ate my fill of godstones.

What?

During the battle at Banya Village, a bunch of orgs were slain in the forest.

I ate a couple dozen of theirs.

You ate that many by yourself?

I was hungry and injured, so I couldn't restrain myself.

No wonder you're so strong now.

I heard someone grew like crazy after eating a ton of godstones.

I've heard about that, too.

Nobody gets that many godstones to themselves unless it's during a battle.

Looks like you found that incredible ability of yours.

Ow! That hurts!

C'mon!

Elsa, what are you looking at?

Huh?

Has someone caught your eye?

It's not like that.

How are preparations coming along?

Your Highness.

See for yourself.

Looks good.

Since they're for grave offerings, I chose the best ones.

Good.

Remote lands like ours are meager, but we're able to grow crops like these

thanks to the deeds of our baron and the land god within him.

Guardian bearers are the protectors of the land.

Their strength makes the land fertile.

No one's here today either.

Focus.

Come on, fire magic!

It worked.

I don't feel my spiritual energy depleting either.

There's no doubt I have an incredible power now.

But is it really the power of a god's protection?

Who's there?

Huh?

Lady Jose! Wh-What's the baron's daughter doing here?

Your finger...

Uh, sorry!

Wait.

What were you doing here?

I'm not letting you leave until you tell me.

Do I have it right?

You tried producing flame like an ability you'd heard about, and it worked?

Yes, that's correct.

Sounds like you have the makings of an ability user.

An ability user?

People who use mysterious abilities that seem impossible.

That's what they call members of special families

from the central region and a handful of monks.

Ability... Not magic?

"Magic"?

Nothing.

That's odd, though.

What?

You hardly seem tired.

I heard you became powerful after eating a bunch of godstones.

Yes.

I see.

So you're fine after using an ability because you have more spiritual energy than normal.

Then you must be stronger in all kinds of ways.

You're going to train with me.

What?

So this is what a guardian bearer can do.

You're only this strong after eating those godstones?

I don't know how powerful I am yet, but...

I accept your challenge!

Let's go!

Seems like my Divine Crest didn't appear during training.

So I took on Lady Jose without trying my hardest.

Kai! Could you bring me some water, too?

Coming!

Huh?

Hurry up.

Oh, right. Here.

U-Um...

What is it?

I-I...

I thought all guardian bearers were equally strong.

I suppose I'm still weak.

Th-That's not what I meant.

My father and brother are far stronger than me.

A guardian bearer's strength varies according to the strength of their land god.

But the guardian bearer herself must also train and become stronger.

I still lack training.

But you don't need to train so much.

Are you saying women don't need to be strong because they don't have to go into battle?

Huh?

Even female guardian bearers are protectors of the land.

There always comes a time when we must fight.

S-Sorry...

Besides, guardian bearers become strong to win battles, of course,

but that's not the only reason.

Huh?

It's this time already?

People will start waking up.

I can't allow myself to be seen.

My father doesn't know I train like this.

Lady Jose, what do you mean it's not just to win battles?

I wish I could tell you more, but...

I know.

I'll be doing my monthly grave-cleaning soon.

Kai, you should come with me.

To clean a grave?

My land god is enshrined in Eda Village.

I'll arrange for you to accompany me.

I'll tell you the rest there.

Okay...

Keep your wits about you.

These days, Eda Village is ape territory.

We'll be fine. There haven't been any attacks recently.

It's guys who say that who get got first.

Kai, are the rumors true?

What?

That our squad was assigned to escort Lady Jose

because she asked for you personally.

What?! Well...

There's no way.

Lady Jose doesn't know who Kai is.

Oh, right.

But some people believe the rumors.

This village used to belong to the Moloch family.

They were forced to abandon it after repeated demi-human attacks.

But there's still a gravestone here,

and we mustn't be impious towards the land gods.

Hey, over here!

We can't neglect to pay our respects to the dead.

It's completely overrun.

This used to be a field.

Now the land itself is barren.

There's no one here to plow it.

That's not all.

Huh?

The land god's grace has dwindled and isn't reaching the land.

God's grace...

That's right. It's what allows crops to grow in the land.

Flynn, I'd like to take a look around the village.

Then I'll escort you.

That boy will do.

Who, me?

Lady Jose, where are we going?

Huh?

Lady Jose, what are you...?

Quiet.

I was praying for the god's grace to gather here.

Only guardian bearers tied to the land's god can do that.

Guardian bearers can do that?

As you just saw.

But the land god's spirit has weakened because Eda Village was abandoned.

As this village's guardian bearer, I too am weak.

All I can do right now is barely maintain this little flower garden.

Weak?

For example, Lag Village's crops grow well because my father is strong.

Let's bring the offerings inside.

Anyone who's available, lend us a hand.

It's very important for a land's lord to be strong.

My father never neglects his training so that he can always be strong.

That's why we eat so many godstones, too.

Guardian bearers who have contracts with land gods receive more favor the stronger they are.

It makes their land fertile.

And that's how we eat.

Not only that, but it makes the land god stronger, too.

So you don't just get stronger to win battles.

That's right.

Nothing unusual inside.

Good work.

Squad one, stay here to guard the area.

The rest of us will go down with Lady Jose.

So this is the land god's gravestone.

This writing was on the stone in the valley, too.

Does that mean that was a land god's gravestone?

"I, Eydalen, am your servant."

"I serve the god Lagdaratohka."

I can read it when I touch it.

Okay, let's line up the offerings.

Why can't I read this?

No, I know what each word is.

"Temple." "Pact."

But they don't form a sentence.

What is it?

Huh?

You're mumbling to yourself.

Uh, it's nothing.

Zeselotta.

Kwatta jinzesei.

I didn't realize

you were trying to become strong for Eda Village.

Someday I hope to rebuild Eda Village.

I received the protection of Eydalen, the land god of Eda Village.

That makes me responsible for this land.

Responsible...

I will become stronger and reclaim this village.

I'll grow all kinds of crops and make the flowers I love bloom.

Lots of people will live here.

That is my wish and responsibility.

Yeah.

Let me join you when you do that.

Me, too.

Me, too.

A-All right.

A guardian bearer has a responsibility

to the land, the gods, and the people.

Then what about me?

What's my land? My god?

My responsibility?

Come outside, quickly! Something's coming!

Where is the enemy coming from?

From the back. We believe they're macaques.

Manso, have your squad escort Lady Jose and escape out the front.

Got it.

Hide the grave.

The rest of you, engage the enemy at the back!

Flynn, I'll fight with you.

You mustn't.

You're too important. You must return safely to Lag Village.

I'm a guardian bearer.

Forgive me, but you have no actual battle experience.

Please go.

Lady Jose, this way.

They're here.

Two macaques.

Bumi tessagenba!

Don't let your guard down!

Stop!

There's one over here, too.

You'll pay for that!

Lady Jose!

This is my village!

Manso, there's another one.

I am Jose, daughter of Moloch Vezin!

Behold the power of the land god that resides within me!

Lady Jose!

Macaques showed up at the front, too?

Did you kill it?

What?

Manso! Is that all of them?

Yeah.

Are you all right, Lady Jose?

What?

Next Time

The strong take, and the weak are taken from.

Kai challenges the way of the world.

Next time, "Arbitration God".

Guardian bearers listen to the voices of the gods.

Arbitration God