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Translator: Kazumi
Editor: Kabur & Silavin
While relaxing in the relaxation space, Kouhi mentioned something unexpected.
“…. Christmas?”
“Yes, it’s Christmas. Do you celebrate Christmas?”
Kousuke’s eyes blinked, wondering what she was suddenly getting at.
“No, Christmas is a ceremony to celebrate the birth of the God of the other world, right?”
Technically, it wasn’t, but with Kousuke’s rough knowledge, it ended up this way.
“Yes. So, may we celebrate the birth of this God here as well?”
“No, wait, wait. In the first place, Christmas is only valid for monotheistic religions! If we celebrate the birth of a God in a polytheistic religion, it would be Christmas every day!”
If they were to have Christmas in this world where there were numerous Gods, they would have to celebrate almost every day, just as Kousuke said.
“Oh my. But wouldn’t the Gods want us to celebrate, as well?”
Mitsuki, who had remained silent up to that point in the conversation with Kouhi, chimed in.
“Well, I guess that’s true, but…”
Kousuke could not deny it.
In the first place, the Gods were seeking a connection with this world more than anything else.
If so, they would be overjoyed if a ceremony was held to celebrate the Gods.
“Why don’t we just ask them?”
At Mitsuki’s suggestion, Kousuke decided to communicate with the Gods, not quite explaining the situation.
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[Sounds nice].
[Sounds fun!]
[Looking forward to it]
[Good luck thinking about it.]
When Kousuke contacted Eris, all the 3 Sisters had gathered for some reason.
And even Asura was there.
“What? Is it okay? I mean, wait, think about what?”
Kousuke felt as if I was being asked a reckless demand, so he couldn’t help but confirm it.
[I felt like you were asking me something absurd, so I couldn’t help but confirm it. You want me to create a new ritual in this world. But rituals to celebrate the Gods happen all the time in the temples.]
[Yes, that’s right. But, we would appreciate it if you could come up with something different from the rituals that are done in temples.]
Kousuke held his head in his hands at the words of Asura and Eris.
After all, it was a reckless request, no matter how he thought about it.
“No way, a new ritual…. I can’t think of anything if you ask me out of the blue.”
[Don’t say that. Give me a twist like you did some time ago.]
[That’s right.]
Even Jal and Spica irresponsibly provided backup for the two.
“Ritual… Rituals…. Christmas.”
Kousuke racked his brains trying to come up with an idea, but he couldn’t come up with anything.
But then something caught his attention.
“Christmas…. Holy night. Holy night? … Night? Night? Hmm…? Huh?”
[What? Did you come up with something?]
[Shh. Be quiet. Something might surface.]
The top management of this world was waiting with bated breath to see what Kousuke would come up with.
“… Let me ask you one thing, can you do something like this?”
Kousuke, who had managed to come up with a certain idea, made a proposal to the Gods.
[Kousuke. I knew that we could expect you to come up with something we couldn’t come up with. You always come up with something we can’t imagine.]
[Right.]
“Really? I’m rather surprised you haven’t done it before.”
[Within our common sense, the natural approach is to wait for the process for it to occur naturally.]
[It wouldn’t normally strike us as a good idea to give it to them on our own.]
Kousuke’s proposal was more popular with the Greater Goddesses than he had expected.
“So? Will you be able to get the other deities to cooperate?”
[It’s definitely going to be possible.]
[Yes, that’s right. Well, I’ll check with them just to be certain, but I don’t think anyone will object.]
“Will there be any problems?”
To Kousuke’s final confirmation, all replied that there was no problem.
Thus, Kouhi’s casual remark led to a major uproar that took the world by storm.
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On that day, the world was filled with joy.
Those who rejoiced mainly were the parents of ten-year-old children.
That morning.
The children woke up and suddenly started speaking.
God appeared to them in a dream and gave them a gift in the form of skills.
Then, they were told to use them to do something useful for others.
Parents who heard this did not pay any attention to it at first, thinking that it was just a child’s nonsense or that they were sleepwalking.
But then, however, it happened.
At noon that day, the temple announced an oracle.
It was said that from now on, on the same night of the same day every year, the gift of skills would be given to children who were turning ten years old.
The parents were astonished at the announcement.
Indeed, it proved that what the children had said in the morning was not nonsense.
Naturally, parents with ten-year-old children rushed to the temple.
But the temple did not have a clear answer.
As of that day, the only temple that could provide accurate information was the temple in Mixen.
Of course, Kousuke had informed the temple of the Mixen through Sylvia.
From now on, a gift of skills would be given every year.
The skills to be given would be based on what the children had done and what they would like to do in the future.
However, the skills given did not determine the future of the child.
There was no need to be discouraged if the skills that fit the family’s character were not given.
They were only sent on that particular day and time, so there would be no problem at all if they were to be employed in a job that did not match those skills.
Some of the parents were relieved when such things were communicated to them in the temple.
For example, a child born into a family of blacksmiths received skills other than blacksmithing.
The idea of skills was already common in the Central Continent, as the existence of Crown was already the norm.
Many non-adventurer adults did not know what skills they had, since many of them did not have a crown card.
If the children were to find out what skills they possessed, they would probably panic.
Of course, anticipating this, the temple in Mixen made the announcement.
The parents were relieved about the skills, but the next concern was what to do with the Gods who had given the skills to their children.
There was no clear answer to this question from the Temple.
However, spontaneously, it was suggested that a nighttime celebration to celebrate with the deity and the child would be a good idea.
As a result, families whose children received skills were invited to go out to eat that night, and a somewhat lavish dinner was served.
In this year, the children who were given skills by the gods were to show a variety of accomplishments.
Therefore, the skills sent by the Gods were regarded as a blessing from the Gods, and they would take on a meaning similar to that of a blessing.
However, they were not as rare as blessings, since they would all be presented at the age of ten.
Later, the children who were given the skills at this age would be called <Children of the Beginning>.
And the day of the gift of skills from Gods would be called a <Nativity Festival> with the meaning of celebrating the children’s birth and safe growth.
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“Cheers.”
“”””””””Kanpai””””””””
All the members were gathered in the cafeteria of the management layer.
The members had been busy these days, so they rarely get together.
Therefore, it was a rare occasion for them to get together for a meal.
The reason for taking the trouble to gather was to celebrate the <Nativity Festival>.
Generally, the celebration was held at the house where a child received skills, but this was not the point.
It did not have to be only families with children that celebrated.
The idea was to have a small party where everyone could get together to celebrate.
The party went on until late at night, but no one complained because it was held in an isolated place in the Administration Floor.
Incidentally, it became a standard practice for the members to get together and have a party on that day.
And those around them who learned of the party began to do similar things, but none of the members expected it to become a common practice.
