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What... did you say?

I was saying,

let's go kill the Emperor right now.

Aren't you on the Emperor's side?

What is this all about?

You're prepared to fight the Empire as well, right?

Then...

Loki... did you betray us?

Rebels who go against the Emperor and the assembly...

will be eradicated!

Ema—

You really don't learn, huh?

You're already caught inside my ability.

Just sit tight there for a while.

There's no wound?

So the stabbing was an illusion?

Hey, why am I bound as well?

Well, shall we go, then?

To the imperial palace?

Episode 5 We know we are not worthy O great Lord Mitama You created all things—

We know we are not worthy

O great Lord Mitama

You created all things—

This is the center of the imperial capital.

The imperial palace.

And this is the Emperor's audience room.

Let's go, then.

I have no excuse!

I failed in eradicating the isolation camp village,

and now I've allowed these filthy rebels to stand before you!

Good work, Loki, Atar.

So that's the Emperor...

Your Highness!

Your words are too kind,

however...!

It doesn't matter.

This was foretold as well.

And Urabe Yukito.

We also know that you're trying to revive silly notions like "god" and "religion".

Seeing you writhe in your silly fantasy and racking your brain is truly humorous.

What is going on?!

We have seen many countries fight and ultimately destroyed for "god".

The Emperor knows about "god"?

Why? I thought nobody in this world knew...

We thought long and hard about how to prevent this destruction.

The answer is to properly control the people

and thus eliminate needless thoughts from their lives.

If you are truly attempting to bring back the silly notions of god and religion...

Could the Emperor also be someone who came here from another world?

Mitama?!

Huh?

Oh, I was just wondering if this was the thing that's making everybody weird.

Weird?

I mean, this whole time,

both you and that girl have been...

talking to a dead person.

I figured you might see through it, Mitama-chan.

What you've been seeing until now was a fake image that this room's facilities created.

There is no Emperor in this country anymore.

What?

There is no Emperor in this country.

The being that was called the Emperor died ages ago.

After that,

the Empire was controlled by this room that he had put together.

The things in this room are apparently called "machines".

I've been watching over this room for many years,

but I do not understand their workings.

Still,

these "machines" have been analyzing and controlling all manner of things,

such as the Empire's economy, food stuffs,

population growth and decline, natural phenomena.

All to maintain the Empire in an unchanging state.

All this is actually what the people call "the assembly".

This country has been kept up like this for an unfathomably long time.

But I don't know how many centuries it's been.

Wh-What are you saying?

I see.

This means that this world has been controlled by science.

The isolation of those who don't adhere,

the absolute insistence on control,

the eradication of sexual things,

the end of life system,

all of those are to control the population.

However, no matter how you look at it,

these machines are more advanced than anything in my old world.

What exactly is this world,

if stuff like this and the archons' weapons exist?

Centuries?

You really don't get it.

Several thousands of years ago,

this country—no, this world had already been destroyed.

What?

Its civilization was once annihilated,

and then a few smart people among the survivors

banded together and built a land that could never meet that fate again.

And then those guys went right ahead and just deleted belief in us gods!

So rude!

Isn't it, Yukito?

W-Wait.

What do you mean...

that their civilization was annihilated?

Huh?

I'm asking you what this world is!

What do you know?!

H-Hey, calm down.

What is this world, you ask?

It's Ashihara no Nakatsukuni, of course.

In your words, it's Earth.

Huh?

I looked super far into the future from where you were,

then brought you to this time.

Future?

Yes.

Not another world?

Correct.

You brought me here?

Yup.

Why?

Why? You wished for it.

God, my ass.

Omniscient, omnipotent, my ass.

If you truly exist,

how about letting me be reborn in a world without gods or religion?

It wasn't so easy, you know?

Finding a time in mankind's history with that kind of situation.

I did a good job, didn't I?!

I knew it, gods are shit.

What is this...

What is this?!

Even after I came to a world with no gods or religion,

I'm still just a plaything in their hands!

By the way, Mitama-chan.

How about we break the "machines" in this room?

I think that would bring about the destruction of the Empire.

Loki?!

What are you—

I'm sick and tired of it.

Us archons were born so that we would live for the Empire!

That's what we were made for!

Why does the control need to go on if those who had control are dead?

I want for this charade to end already.

Then Yukito and the others

won't have to fear the end of life system or attacks from the Imperial army.

So please, Mitama-chan.

Hah, you don't have to ask me twice to delete anyone who hurts Yukito.

Wait.

What is it, Yuki—

That came out of nowhere.

I am just giving you useful information to help yo—

I knew it, you can't use your powers here.

In this room—

no, around the imperial palace,

the special archon powers don't work, right?

It seems the illusion before wasn't yours either.

Besides, if you could,

then you wouldn't need to bring us all here anyway.

What is your goal?

Why are you trying to destroy this country?!

I already told you.

I am sick of how the Empire is.

As you say,

I can't destroy the palace myself.

That's why I wanted to get Mitama-chan's help and—

Tell me the truth!

Bye, Father!

I'm off.

Good. Begin.

Today's end of life has concluded without issue.

A world where everything is completely organized without fail.

The way this country is,

the way the people live...

I was so deeply sick of all of that.

Hmph.

Even insects run away when they sense their impending death.

So the humans in this empire who accept the end of life system so willingly are beneath insects.

Why did the Emperor create such a world?

What's this?

I had accidentally stumbled upon material related to ancient civilization.

Humans who live with free will, not ruled by machines.

Isn't this how this world should be?

And they believed in something called "god".

"Dakini", "Gaia", "Atar", "Loki"...

What is god?

Why were we given these names?

What are we?

Come on, Clen!

The girls respond better when you're there!

I bet the next village over has cuter girls than our village.

So come on, let's go together!

Don't pester me, you moron!

Go by yourself.

And let yourself be eaten by a strange beast on the way.

What?

Don't be so cold!

Hitting on girls is scary when I'm alone!

For a long time,

Come on, please!

it's been my hobby to sneak into various isolation camps between my archon missions.

I want to go together!

Hey, Clen, I want to hit on girls!

The usual!

Got it!

Me, too!

OK, coming right up!

Here you go, Roy-san.

Isolation camp villages are pleasant.

The inhabitants are not controlled by anything.

Roy-san?!

They live according to their free will.

Nothing like the imperial capital.

M-My nose has three holes now!

However, their lives will eventually also be over through the end of life system.

Without any deviation,

in this complete orderliness,

they're basically like inorganic material.

Just as I was thinking that,

a strange man arrived at the isolation camp village.

So you're saying this world doesn't have TV or internet?

Seriously?

Wait, you don't even have electricity?

What are you talking about?

He used strange words...

And why are you still naked?

It's done!

Um, was it Yukito-san?

...and didn't know anything about this world.

So, what are we doing here?

We're making wine.

By using fermentation, we'll make alcohol.

This is the preparation for that.

Wine?

Seriously?

You can make wine with this?

Yet he had knowledge of things commoners shouldn't have.

And then...

Who's next?!

Cheers!

I guess I could thank god for bringing me to this world.

God?

No, I take that back!

No way I'm thanking some shitty god.

The moment I do, they might tell me to lick their toes or something.

I bet nothing's more annoying than a god who's full of themselves.

After Yukito's arrival,

I began spending the majority of my days at this isolation camp village.

And then...

Yukito!

"It" appeared.

Man,

life has become so pleasant thanks to Mitama-sama.

Let's celebrate the advancement of the village and the growth of our faith.

To Mitama-sama!

Cheers!

Here!

Thanks for waiting!

By the way, how long do I have to wear this outfit?

Today,

I gathered you here for a reason.

Our Salvation through Mitama faith has gained followers,

so it's about time we decide on a doctrine.

Doctrine?

What is that?

To put it simply,

it's things our organization aims to do,

or things it has to believe.

What's an example?

"A ton of really tough stuff happened to me,

but when I write it down in a notebook,

I feel like I can keep going,

so I'll properly train for that and become mentally strong",

or "Don't think too hard about all sorts of stuff and just love each other.

Then when the world goes under, only our followers will survive",

are just two possible examples.

Then how about something like this?

The cloth that covers women's bodies must be under 10% of the body's surface area.

Kill me!

Since there's less laundry to do,

it's two birds with one stone.

Huh, that's a good idea.

A doctrine, huh?

So it's something our entire group has to believe in, right?

Then, my sister is the cutest in the entire Empire!

And, enjoy your wine!

You're painting us in a bad light.

What are you talking about?!

The cutest is obviously Yukito.

Any other suggestions?

Five days of rest per week!

Unlimited naps!

Free refills at each meal!

Yukito has to date Al!

Wine is free of charge!

What?! Sis?!

There's no consensus here.

These are all so far from being a doctrine.

Why not?

Stop it!

The people in this village truly are quite free.

So why not just go with the doctrine "live freely"?

Followers, be free, huh?

So you made this the doctrine in the end.

Yeah.

But there are no worse enemies than "religion" and "freedom".

Then, why?

Well, I figured it wasn't bad.

Since I wasn't free before I came to this village, either.

Thanks, Clen.

You're the most reliable guy in our group here.

This man...

Yukito is a really strange guy.

I can't believe it, when I'm right here!

Mitama-chan?

What's wrong?

Don't go falling in love just because Yukito praised you a little bit!

Wh-What?

Geez, Yukito's always saying things that get girls all up in their feelings!

Girls?

You mean me?

Yeah!

Just so you know, Yukito is my follower!

Can't deceive a god, huh?

Yukito!

I was truly shaken to the core.

A real "god" can't be fooled by my ability,

has similar powers to an archon,

and gains power when their number of followers grows.

I became certain that with this power,

the Empire could be destroyed.

Loki!

So I did an experiment.

An experiment?

I went to a different isolation camp

and showed them an illusion to gain a few dozen followers.

What do you think happened then?

I was able to use them.

Powers that I am usually unable to use without these devices,

just by myself.

They built us to be like gods.

So?

What do you want to do?

Do you want to play god or something?

Not play.

We'll destroy the Empire

and become real "gods".

We'll bring back "gods" and return this world to what it ought to be.

Y-You're out of your mind!

We exist for the Emperor and the assembly!

Without them, we don't even have a reason to exist—

Oh, I forgot to mention this.

I told all archons but you that I was planning on destroying the palace

and that we could become "gods".

They all agreed.

Huh?

Wh-Why?

It means I wasn't the only one who was getting sick of this world.

So let's destroy this place and end this country, Yukito.

All right.

What?

The "world with free will" that she wants isn't so bad.

But...

Do it, Mitama.

If it's your request, I'll get right to it!

D-Don't!

Once they are free from the Empire,

the archons will probably fight among themselves.

If that happens,

our village will be dragged into it, as well.

That's no good.

Then nothing changes.

There's only one way to protect them!

If it's your wish, I'll grant it!

And that's...!

Here I go!

What was that?

The palace is crumbling.

Is the Emperor safe?

Now, Yukito,

the stage is set for the new age of gods.

The world has been thrust into chaos.

Now, what will you do?

Nothing changes.

I'm still just making this one god.

You fakes can't win against a real god.

Oh?

Episode 6 We know we are not worthy O great Lord Mitama

We know we are not worthy

O great Lord Mitama