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Draft 12（第1页）

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“WhatmakesGodGod?。。。”

Findingthathermindwaseasilydistractedbythingsshesawsuchasabookwhosecoverhadfadedintoastrangehue，or，outsidethewindow，whatthesquirrelmightbesayingtothemagpie，Kagamiremovedherselftoadarkquieterandstartedtospeakinabarelyaudibletooimproveherfocusaalprocessing。

“Peoplewillsay，well，Godisthecreator，sothat’sthat，theendofourdiscussion。Butsomanyreligionsandculturesdon’tworshipthecreator。。。”

“ZeuswasnotthecreatoroftheuniverseinGreekmythology，norwereanyoftheworshipeddeities。HindushaveBrahmaasthecreator，butIamfairlycertainthatacctomostonlinesources--ifIchoosetobelievethem，sinceIdon’thaveanythier--outofmaybeamillionHindutemplesandshrines，anthropologistsonlyfoundtwothatwerededicatedtoBrahma。MosttemplesworshipShiva，thedestroyer，andVishnu，alongwiththemyriadofidentitiesthisdeityhad，whoseroleistomaintaintheworld。”

Likewise，theeseviewedtheGreatDipperwithhighregards，siwasviewedasagodwhowouldtrolthedateofdeath。Thesoutherndipperofsixstarswasjustsideredauspiciousandnotworshiped，siwasviewedasagodwhotrolledbirth。

Peoplefeardeath，sonaturallyagreatdealiouseffortwouldbedirectedtotheonewhowouldendlives，paredtowhoeverstartedthewholething。

“DotheTaoistsandfuistsevenhaveanofficialtempleforPan’Gu?Anywhere?”

Pan’gu，acctoesemythology，separatedthechaosandcausedtheheavenahtotakeshape。Pan’gualsomaintaiheheavenahformillionsofyearsuntiltheirformwasfinalized。Pan’guevenmorphedhisbodyintothesunandmoon，thestarsandthewind，themountainsandrivers，themetalsandminerals，theanimalsandplants。Pan’gugaveuphisentirebeingfortheuniverseinesemythology，a，noofficialtempleorshrineanywhere。

“IalwaysfeltbadforIzanami，theGoddessoftheUnderworld。ShegavebirthtosomanymajordeitiesinJapahology，aotheherworldafterdyinginchildbirth，whenshegavebirthtothegodoffire。Notonlydidherhusbaherfortheshallowreasonofheryouthfulbeautyhavingpassed，butuponseeingthatIzanami，whohadmovedtotheunderworld，wasnolongerasprettyassheoncewas，Izanami’shusbandblockedtheRoadofHirasakasothatIzanamicouldnevereoutoftheunderworldtovisithim。”

“Idon’tlikehim。。。”sighedKagami。“PeoplejustcalledherIzanaminomikoto　伊邪那美の命，ohyes，she’soneofthosedeities，sure。ButIwanttocallherIzanami?migami，thegreatgoddess。ButthatwouldbeagainsttheofficialShintodesignation，andIhavezeroinfluenthatmatter。Hadoneoftheahousesofroyaltyornobilityrequestedittwohundredyearsago。。。maybe，butthere’snothingIcouldhavedoogeHerofficialtitle。”

“Izanamithegreatgoddess”，Kagamiindulgedalittleinherfantasy，“Queenofdarkness，LordofUnderworld。。。”

[yaminojō’ōheika，myōkainoshujō，Izanami?migami-sama]

闇の女王陛下、冥界の主上、伊邪那美大御神様

“well，well，backtothepresent。”

Kagamifoundmythologiestobelesshelpfulthanshehadanticipated。Ifsheeverhadaehdivineforcestoheraid，probablyshedidn’thaveachoicebuttodiveintosystematictheology，asubjewhichHitomireadnothing，andatopicwhichbooksKagamihadnoaccesstoinadifferentuniverse。

“Ick。。。”

“Well，wasn’tthereasaying。。。iftwopeoplearriveatsomerealpieceoftruth，thefindingsshouldn’topposeeachother?”

Kagamidecidedtooverehershortingsintheologybylistingallthe‘gemsion’thatshecouldthinkof，andmaybededucefromthelist。

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“Inthosedays，thebelieverswereofoandspirit。。。theysharedeverythingintheonanddistributedresources。。。andtherewasnooneinneed。。。”[ActsoftheHolyApostles]

“。。。Charityisthegreatestsociala。。。Charityinspiresalifeofself-giving。。。”[CatechismoftheCatholicChurch]

“。。。Thestateauthoritymustpromotetheongood。。。thewellbeingofallpeople，food，health，education，。。。alleviatingmiseries。。。。。。”[CatechismoftheCatholicChurch]

“。。。Undernocircumstanceshomosexualsbeapproved，buttheymustbeacceptedwithrespect，passion，aivity。Everysignofunjustdiscriminationintheirregardshouldbeavoided。。。”[CatechismoftheCatholicChurch]

“。。。treatwellthefnersinyourlandwhosettleandraisefamily，andgivetothemashareinthelandtoi，foronceyou，too，werefnersi。。。”[LeviticusandEzekiel]

。。。。。。

Kagami’slistwentonandon，asshetriedtorecalleverythingshecouldpossiblyrememberfromallthereligiousbooksthatHitomioncehadread。

Athemestartedemerging，fromwhatreligioussayingsmaoleaveanimpressiononHitomi’smind。

“Godisgood，andGodcares，foreveryone。”

“Maybeforcertainpeople，Godthecreatoristhemostimportantthing，andforodthejudgeontheLastDay。”

“Forsome，thevirginbirthisthelifeline，andforsome，Gospelmiracles。”

“Iknowpeoplewhosefaithisbasedonthepromiseofrewardandpunishment，ofparadiseandhell，butnotforme。”

KagamileftthelibraryandslowlywalkedtothewestcliffwhereshehadoncespentanearlyeveningbeingtogetherwithArashi。

Shelookedouttothedistance，andwatchedtheoutlinesoftownsandvillages，silhouettesofhillsandwoods。Cattleandhorseswereinthefield，farmerswerechegtheircropforharvest，andcartswereontheroad，loadedwithgoods，withpeoplechattingaingonthesacks。

“Thisisagoodworld，withpeopleenjoyingtheirlivesinit。Plantsandanimalsthrive。Mountainslookjoyfulandstreamsdance。Softwindplayswithfluffyclouds。Despitemagicelementsragingintheirownmadness，theworldmaoexistandberelaxing。”

“Theloveforall，thedesiretoseeeverythingthrive，theurgetoembracethisworldwithlovingcare。。。Thisismypurpose，ingthepowerofholinessintothisworld，thepowerthatbringssunshiowarmthegoodandthebad，theholihatsendsraintothefieldsofthejustandtheunjust。”