The High-ranked God who governs the sea, God of Ocean Marine. She who rules the seas of the Demon Realm, one of the Dragon King’s Executives, the Four Great Demon Dragons, Sea Dragon Eingana…… Those who know them know that the two of them don’t get on well together.
This is mainly due to Marine’s resentment towards Eingana, who is better known amongst the public, but Eingana herself is also prideful when it comes to sea-related matters and burns with a sense of rivalry.
[……I see you’re also here, Eingana-san.]
[Yes, Miyama Kaito-san is a person who is closely related to Magnawell-sama, and in the first place, this party will be held on the sea of the Demon Realm. Rather, I’m more surprised that you actually got acquainted with Miyama Kaito-san.]
[Hahaha, I suppose you’re right. Eingana-san is the head of “Demon Realm’s” seas after all.]Keeping the smile pasted on her face, Marine spoke, emphasizing the “Demon Realm” part…… and clearly sensing the hostility in her words, Eingana defiantly grinned.
[Yes, I’m the one who rules the seas of the Demon Realm…… It’s just, you see, whether it’s the Demons or the Humans, when one speaks of the sea, they would tend to associate it with my name. I often get invited to events related to the Human Realm’s seas, and I don’t mean to brag, but apparently……. I’m recognized as some kind of “Guardian God of the Sea”.]
[……………….]
Eingana’s clearly provocative words were indeed very effective against Marine, as upon hearing them, thick blue veins bulged on Marine’s forehead, and the smile on her lips twisted.
In actuality, Eingana is far better known in the Human Realm, and in some regions, she’s even recognized as the God of Sea.
As one of the Six Kings’ Executives, she sometimes attends the Festival of Heroes and other events, she’s already known as an Executive, and moreover, with her original form being a gigantic Sea Dragon exceeding 1000 meters, the impact of her presence is tremendous.
On the other hand, although she’s the God who governs the sea, she doesn’t have a temple in the Human Realm because she’s a High-ranked God, and even though she’s the direct subordinate of the God of Life, Life, she’s third in line after Sky and Gaia, so her fame is rather low.That’s exactly the main reason why Marine has a strong rivalry with Eingana. Looking at such circumstances, one would think that Eingana would have an overwhelming advantage in their taunts…… but that’s not actually the case.
[……That really is great. I’m always amazed at how well-known Eingana-san is…… “even though your sea-related abilities are far inferior to mine”……]
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With a snap, this time, a vein pops on Eingana’s forehead. Yes, in terms of fame, Eingana certainly is overwhelmingly superior.
However, if one were to talk about abilities related to the sea, Marine, who possesses the Authority of the Sea, surpasses Eingana. The Authority is a power that can be considered the principle of the world, a higher power than magic…… so it’s a pure fact that Eingana is almost certainly inferior to Marine when it comes to using abilities related to the sea.
And for Eingana, who has tremendous pride when it comes to sea-related matters, that is something unbearable and a look of anger was clearly evident in her eyes.
[Indeed, frustrating it may be, but I can’t compete with Marine-san in terms of sea-related abilities. It is as one would expect from being part of the power of the God of the World, Shallow Vernal-sama. Yes, indeed, “only when it comes to sea-related abilities”…… Marine-san might be superior.]
[……Is this just my imagination? If I were to take what you said as it is, it sounds like you’re saying you’re superior to me in everything other than my Authority……]
[……Is that what it sounded like? In that case, your ears certainly are quite normal.]
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As some sort of snapping sound echoed in the area, the smiles on Marine and Eingana’s faces simultaneously disappeared and their eyes were completely fixated on each other.
It was clearly a critical situation…… one where a fight could just break out in a few seconds…… but it didn’t.
[……The heck are you doing, you idiots? You lot trying to start a fight at my comrade’s party……]
[N- Nidzveld!? N- No, but this is a matter of non-negotiable pride……]
[Do you intend to smear Magnawell-sama’s name?]
[……Ahh, no…… I’m sorry. I got too passionate.]
Rebuked by Nidzveld, Eingana, whose head had cooled down, realized the danger of starting a fight here and bowed her head.
Watching Eingana bowing down, Marine had a satisfied smirk creep up her lips, but at that moment, a sharp scythe was placed against her neck.
[……The same goes for you, God of Ocean. If you intend to spoil this party that Shallow Vernal-sama is looking forward to, make sure you’re prepared for the consequences.]
[……My apologies. I was shallow…… Umm, I’m reflecting on this, so please down your scythe, God of Disasters.]
The God of Ocean was also reprimanded by the God of Disasters, Shea, another High-ranked God who had received an invitation from Kaito. As she regained her composure, Marine seemed to understand that she had gone too far. She quickly apologized with a remorseful expression on her face, then just like Eingana who was taken away by Nidzveld, she left with Shea, moving away from the scene.
After that, as a natural consequence of their actions, Marine and Eingana were strictly forbidden by Shea and Nidzveld respectively from coming within a certain distance of each other during the party.
<Afterword>
? ? ? : [Ohh, it’s been quite a while since we’ve seen the cool Serious-senpai, Shea-san.]
Serious-senpai : [……Eh? No, wait, when you say it like that, doesn’t that make me the “uncool one”?]
