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Draft 12（第1页）

12

“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]

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Kagami’slistwentonandon，asshetriedtorecalleverythingshecouldpossiblyrememberfromallthereligiousbooksthatHitomioncehadread.

Athemestartedemerging，fromwhatreligioussayingsmaoleaveanimpressiononHitomi’smind.