"..."
It was undeniable.
Su'er was well aware of his previous attitude. He was indeed avoiding things related to the great war. The only things surrounding his world were this heaven-like abandoned city, his small cultivated land, and the things with traces of his previous life that were created.
However, at this moment, he was actively breaking this tranquility - the tranquility he had longed for since the first second he came to this world.
This warm haven.
"...I guess I'm a little curious", after a moment of silence, Su'er gave the answer in a low voice.
"I see~", Think said airily.
"Hmm, why didn't he do that?", Jibril had been propping her chin and thinking since Su'er asked the question. She didn't know how to describe it, so she could only think for a moment and then continued: "I don't know where to start... Su'er, do you know the origin of the great war?"
"Origin?"
"Yes", Jibril nodded, "The essence of this great war is a struggle initiated by the divine against each other to compete for the throne of the 'One True God'."
Su'er knew about the One True God. He had heard Think's disdainful criticism of the forest god Kainath's overestimation of his own strength many times, and with Think's help, he had successfully established the impression that Kainath was an idiot - there was no way around it. From the facts that Su'er had seen, that forest god was indeed quite incompetent for not noticing that Think was poaching his corner and secretly transporting his supplies.
Or rather, it was already stupid enough that he didn't realize Think's true nature and put her in the position of Flower Crown Lord.
"So that means by killing all the other divine, they would become the One True God?", Su'er felt that he probably understood everything, but in the next moment, he realized that this was an impossible thing to achieve, "But that's impossible, isn't it? I remember that divine can be said to be the embodiment of concepts, and how can a concept die?"
"At most, they can only destroy the divine's 'divine essence' in the real world to make them enter a non-activated state. Can the One True God also be born like that?"
You might not believe it, but under Su'er's feet, there was a non-activated divine essence. It was something Think had collected for her research. Su'er had also objected on the day she brought it in, but it was useless.
"Not bad. You can understand that. You are quite intelligent, Su'er~", Jibril complimented Su'er and then continued: "Just as you said, the divine cannot be completely killed. Therefore, the gods wanted to create a conceptual device that could limit the number of divine to one - the Suniaster." [Note ①]
"The divine can do such a thing?", Su'er scoffed at this statement with a light laugh, almost following Jibril's answer.
Just like what he had said to the god of forging Okan after thinking - the divine cannot create things that exceed their own power limit. This is the most unbreakable iron rule.
So how could those divine create a Suniaster that could dominate other divine? This is equivalent to using the power of one to dominate two. It is a complete paradox.
"Not bad. It is precisely because such a thing is impossible that this great war has been going on until now", Think also began to speak, "Killing other divine and absorbing the power generated when the divine essence collapses to strengthen themselves, until they reach the power to make the Suniaster appear. This is the conclusion that the gods have come to... I took the opportunity to check the clan's records when I went back."
"Ah, that's really troublesome for you", Su'er immediately understood the subtext of this woman. While thanking her, he found that he had even more questions even though he knew the goal that the gods were fighting for. "Appear? The Suniaster was still created?"
How did the divine create stones that they couldn't even lift at first?
"It's more accurate to say that it's a state that doesn't exist at the moment, or rather, the Suniaster itself is waiting there - the... Spirit Corridor, from which even the divine were born", Jibril glanced at Su'er and added.
So it's equivalent to the physical manifestation of the Spirit Corridor?
Su'er didn't quite understand.
"I see", nodding to show that he understood, Su'er continued: "Then doesn't the War God not want to get the Suniaster?"
"Heh, what's the difference between my master getting the Suniaster and the current situation?", Jibril laughed lightly from under the water, not answering directly. She asked Su'er back.
The answer is there is no difference.
The War God Artosh is synonymous with invincibility.
As the personification of the concept of [war], He constantly sharpens his fighting spirit between life and death. He is the embodiment of the logic of the circle. He is undoubtedly the strongest in the world. He is an existence that will never lose - at least Su'er couldn't imagine how this divine would be defeated.
Endless war would only bring endlessly expanding power to the War God. He is a divine who feeds on hatred, malice, and blood. The more this great war goes on, the more powerful He becomes. Being His enemy will only enhance His power, and He will also become infinitely stronger during the struggle.
Invincible.
He started a war against all other races in the world with just one god, one fantasmal, and one race, and He has gained an overwhelming advantage.
To be honest, the final winner of this game among the gods can basically be seen at a glance, but Su'er could also very much understand the other gods who knew they couldn't win but still fought. It's not like they could just give up their divine positions without any resistance, right?
Compared to the divine who were the protagonists of the game, their creations and the species that originally existed on the planet were just NPCs to play with.
Su'er had already accepted the fact that he and his race were not the protagonists and was powerless to even feel angry... It was enough for him and the rest of the humans to live a better life in this world. He was at peace with himself.
After all, even if they are all called humans, can he and they really be called the same species?
He laughed at himself in his heart. As in the past, Su'er no longer thought about this question - even he needed the comfort of his own kind.
"...I understand", Su'er sighed for a long time. He felt a bit sour in his heart but didn't know what to say. What could he do other than accept it?
"So what is the War God's purpose?", sighing again, Su'er suddenly remembered his first question.
"A hearty great war~, that's my guess~", Jibril said with a grin: "It would be even better if he could be defeated."
It was no different from what she had described in the past.
"Is that the only purpose?"
"What else?",
Su'er, who was trying to guess in a malicious way, saw Jibril's surprised look.
"Did you forget the root of the existence of the divine?", Think interrupted lazily: "For them, who are the embodiment of concepts, they are undoubtedly some very pure existences. If you think too much, you will only be asking for trouble, won't you? Mr. Monkey~"
[Note ①]: The original text in the sixth volume is that the 'Suniaster' is a 'conceptual device' that the divine set up to limit the gods—the existences that can use the magic of creating races—to one. And the original text in the seventh volume is that the power in the universe is only a dripping fragment compared to the Suniaster, so I also set it up that way in my text. Follow my setting. If anyone wants to argue that the universe was created by the energy flowing out of the Suniaster, you are right, but please don't leave a message here. Thank you very much.