Tokyo Soft Rice King.

Kuroba Akira remembered discussing this matter with Daihongxiang before, specifically whether things that happened in their past lives would happen again in this world. At that time, Daihongxiang used herself as an example to argue that the fate of every transmigrator had changed, so 'predestination' did not exist.

However, that is just human speculation. No one knows what the future holds, and no one can explain such a mysterious thing as fate.

However, now that the god who brought them to this world, Kuroo, has spoken these words based on objective facts, Kuroo Akira is somewhat at ease.

In this world, as long as you are willing to make changes, you can indeed live a completely different life.

Kuroo stepped on Kuroba Akira's shoulder with his hind leg, as if patting him on the shoulder to encourage him.

"So for my sake, Shirako, you must seize this opportunity and maintain your current relationship! I really admire your behavior of not being bound by the worldly views of this era and going on to build a harem!"

"Let me make it clear beforehand, I didn't become a jerk because of you."

"Hmph, even if you didn't remind me, I would know, meow. You are just like the previous generation, a guy who has no reverence for the gods, meow."

Black Tail can only bring the same souls from the world most similar to this one, but that world happens to be a 'godless world,' resulting in the souls he brings being completely disrespectful to him.

You should know that every single one of the agents of the other gods is extremely respectful to their deity, and they even offer them a ton of delicious food...

However... while it's nice to have delicious food, the feeling of being 'only revered' is also quite unpleasant... because it's more fear than reverence.

Kuroo recalled the boring days when he was still on Shikoku Island, accompanied only by wild beasts in the deep mountains.

Although people worship her as the goddess Yomizutsu, they will not set foot in the area where she lives, for fear of accidentally entering Yomihirasaka and being 'killed' and taken away by Yomizutsutsu.

Although she had 'eaten' some souls, she didn't kill those people. She had no interest in killing, and she only ate souls because she was extremely bored.

Because gods do not rely on human souls for sustenance, but they possess the power to read about the lives of those who died, they want to see what these people went through that led to their eventual death in a place that humans considered forbidden.

Moreover, the souls she consumes do not disappear; they are simply 'transferred to another world'.

For those who want to completely sever their ties in this world, she will send them to 'rebirth'.

Over time, she became interested in learning more about human history.

So, just like Kuroba Akira, who loves stories, she is also a god who loves stories.

The stories she read, however, are called 'history' by humankind.

"Speaking of which, you humans are really fickle, meow. Two hundred years ago it was polygamy, but now it's monogamy, and some people don't even follow this rule, meow..."

"From the perspective of the gods, it is indeed quite fickle, but that's just the changing times and a symbol of social progress... I guess."

Kuroba Akira had never thought of questioning the system itself before, because it was already 'common sense' to him. He wasn't someone who lived hundreds of years ago and hadn't experienced that era of having multiple wives and concubines.

However, objectively speaking, monogamy actually reflects the value of gender equality, because in the past there were many arranged marriages and there was no free love at all.

Then it helps maintain stability and harmony within the family. Just look at palace dramas; harmony between wives and concubines is almost impossible, and it's a hundred times worse than the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Finally, it contributes to social stability and development, because polygamy would inevitably lead to unequal distribution, with too many men and too little resources...

However, from another perspective, this system is considered from the 'public's perspective,' yet there are indeed exceptions in reality.

For example, there are situations where love truly exists for everyone, regardless of external conditions... although extremely rare, they do exist.

So, in situations like these, do rules and common sense actually become obstacles to true love...?

In other words, the idea of ​​'only being able to choose one' is actually a form of 'habitual thinking'.

The idea that "I truly love each and every one of them" may not be absurd, nor can it be simply attributed to "being a jerk."

These are my truest thoughts and feelings.

The god Kuroo gave Akira Kuroba a different perspective, which made him completely at peace.

"Loving many people at the same time...isn't it something to feel guilty about...? Yes, it's not a mistake..."

However, Kuroo showed absolutely no interest in Kuroba Akira's insights, and proceeded to talk about the things she cared about.

"Speaking of which, besides Akiko Takanashi, those two sisters also deserve credit, meow. But Shirako, you actually did the transfer, meow! I told you it was best not to transfer, meow!"

"Was that really a warning to me...? It felt more like you were encouraging me. By the way, you even knew that? You've actually been secretly following me and observing me all along, haven't you?"

"No way! You're underestimating me! You think you can just follow me around like that? I'm your god! I know your status no matter where I am!"

Then Akira Kuroba heard Kuroo command him, "Open your right hand!"

Upon seeing the double arrow symbol and the sisters' names on Akira Kuroba's outstretched right palm, Kuroo said.

"As expected, there's a mark, meow. Now you only have two 'squares' left, meow."

"Hmm? Transfers can only be performed three times?"

"It's not that the transfer can only be done three times, but that there is a limit to the amount of karma a person can bear, meow. Three different karmic forces are the limit, meow."

"Oh... what happens if there are more than three?"

"It's going to explode, meow."

"Huh?! Really?!"

"It doesn't refer to a physical explosion, but rather an explosion at the level of the soul, which will be burst apart by karma that exceeds the soul's capacity."

"Uh, what would happen if it exploded?"

"It will end prematurely, meow."

"Premature termination? Does that refer to life itself?"

"You could say it's your life, but a more accurate term would be your life story. The heavy karma makes it possible for anything you do to end prematurely, like walking along and a flowerpot falling from the sky and killing you."

"Damn, has it entered the 'Nine Deaths' mode... Does that mean I can only transfer twice more...?"

"To be precise, there's only one left, meow. If even the third empty slot is taken, you won't be able to copy it, meow, and I won't allow that, meow."

"what!"

If a person only has three talent slots, and all three are occupied, then it is impossible to duplicate talents!

I never expected there would be such a drawback!

That leaves only one transfer opportunity... This one must be reserved for Shion! Just in case!

Originally, after trying the swap on the Makoto and Makoto sisters, Kuroba Akira felt that although the ability was troublesome to use, it was still quite useful. It turns out that there is a limit to the number of uses... What a pity.

"Can that be removed? This double arrow indicates a transfer."

"You want to disconnect from them, meow?"

"Just asking to see if it's possible."

"Um……"

Kuroo thought for a moment and then said.

"It seems it's not impossible, meow, but after the connection is severed, the transferred talent won't return to its original owner, meow... And because of the disappearance of karma sharing, the person who received the talent will become 'unfortunate,' meow, but it's uncertain what kind of misfortune it will be, meow..."

"These side effects are too many!"

"So I already told you not to do anything unnecessary, meow!"

"Sorry……"

However, it is still necessary, after all, if something unexpected really happens, only oneself can handle it... or maybe not?

Then Kuroba Akira thought that perhaps other gods also had similar abilities, so he asked Kuroo.

"By the way, do other gods possess the same abilities?"

"Absolutely not, meow. Just like you humans have your own rules, we gods also have our own rules, meow. Generally speaking, the 'powers' of gods are not repeated, meow. This is one of the rules of the gods, so no other agent will have the exact same abilities as you, meow."

"Oh, so that means you're the only one who could bring us, these transmigrators from another world, here?"

"What I actually used was the power of 'resurrection,' but I'm not the only god who possesses the power of 'resurrection,' meow."

"Didn't you say there wouldn't be any identical ones?"

"It's different, meow, because no god has the real power of resurrection, meow. Basically, they are all 'resurrections with deviations' and cannot truly resurrect the person, meow... My kind of otherworldly summoning is considered good. Some resurrections are just superficial resurrections where only the body comes back to life, meow."

Zombies...

"I see……"

"It's probably because true resurrection violates some principle, meow, but I'm not really sure either."

Do even gods have rules and limitations...?

So, who sets the rules for the gods?

Above gods... are there beings of even higher order?

Chapter 327 Even Gods Are Lost Lambs

Kuroba Akira wasn't afraid of this conjecture. He had never been a fan of the Cthulhu Mythos, a worldview based on the theme of 'fear of the unknown'.

Ultimately, the universe is so vast that it wouldn't be surprising if there were beings more advanced than humans and gods.

But it looks insane, something that humans absolutely cannot understand... it just feels a bit inexplicable.

The incomprehensibility is only incomprehensible to humans at this stage, because human curiosity about the unknown always outweighs the fear of the unknown. Would ancient people go crazy if they traveled to the modern era and couldn't understand modern society and technology?

Just like Kuroba Akira, who had just transmigrated to this world, he had no idea what was going on or how he got his cheat. But now he understands almost everything, although he still doesn't understand the underlying principles.

Ultimately, although they are given the title of "gods," which has special significance for humankind, the gods of this world are not 'omniscient and omnipotent gods' in the traditional sense. They are simply 'unknown beings' that coexist with humans and possess special abilities whose principles cannot yet be fully explained by current human scientific theories.

That's it.

However, the general public always creates their own gods in their minds, abstracting and symbolizing what they cannot reach.

But in reality, submitting to beings stronger than oneself is an objective law of nature—survival of the fittest.

So it's not surprising that there really are beings more powerful than gods, and then there are even stronger ones, but if you keep thinking like that, it'll never end... It'll just be like a debate on a forum, turning into an endless chain of boxes.

Therefore, Akira Kuroba doesn't have any particular feelings about the existence that is currently only a conjecture.

Moreover, there are other explanations for the limitations of divine powers, and the inability to achieve true resurrection may be due to the influence of some objective laws.

Just as humans cannot fly using only their wingless bodies, other animals without dexterous hand structures cannot make tools; what cannot be done simply cannot be done.

Having thought about this and having finished asking about his own situation, Kuroba Akira began to become interested in Kuroo's situation.

"By the way, Kuroo, why did you come to Tokyo?"

"Hmm? Mika didn't tell you, meow? Most gods come to Tokyo, meow, just like you humans all crowd into this place, meow."

Mika is the name of Granny Kobayashi. So Kuroo always calls her by her first name.

"It was mentioned briefly, something about how objects that possess divine status decay, and in order to find new and replacement divine statuses, and at the same time gather more faith, the gods gather in Tokyo, just like country folk going to the capital to find a way out..."