(MC POV)

"Ara, ara? Welcome back Master~ I thought for sure Master would spend a night there~"

I blinked, waking myself up from my stupor as the Qilin brought me back to my own courtyard. I was still trying to process the new facts about the gods that I learnt today.

"Iris… Is it true that the gods fight amongst one another constantly?"

Iris tilted her head, "Ara? I don't know? Should I find out, Master?"

"No, no… It's ok… I just… I guess I didn't know what to expect… I just went ahead to assume that everyone was getting along perfectly was unreasonable to begin with. Conflict is something that is normal after all…"

"Ufufufu~ Did something happen in that World for you to say that, Master?"

"Hmm? I'm more surprised that you didn't know. I thought for sure you would be watching me the entire time."

"Ara? But I was, Master~ I was absolutely enraptured by how perfect you looked the entire time~ Why would I care what was happening around Master though?"

Eh? But I thought Iris was improving…

She giggled, "Ufufufu~ I was joking Master~Although I don't see anything wrong with what happened? It's normal for people to fight amongst themselves, yes?"

That may be true but still… Just how chaotic is the universe, really? It looks like I've been under the false impression that everything is just so peaceful… Perhaps this was caused by my experience in the Earthen Plane? This place is just so peaceful that you sometimes forget that conflicts even exist…

I'm definitely not complaining though, it's just that I only realised how naive I might have been about the rest of the universe in general. Perhaps I should spend some time trying to figure things out and understand how things work better…Iris tapped her cheek with a finger, "Ara? I don't understand, Master… Why should you have to understand how the Universe works?"

I gave her a weird look, "Why shouldn't I understand how the universe in which we live in worked? I mean… This all affects us, right?"

"Ufufufu~ Master is really cute~ Have you forgotten? Master is Origin, the Universe exists because of you. There's no need to understand how the Universe works since you are the one who made it and you are free to change it. It's the Universe that has to understand you, Master~ It wouldn't make sense for something like gravity to try and understand why a person would want to fly, right?"

"Hmm… I don't know… Doesn't that seem a bit… Arrogant?"

"Ara? Why would it be arrogant if it is a fact? If Master really didn't like how anything is being done in this Universe, all you have to do is just change it~"

I can't even refute that…

Putting that aside… Where is everyone else?

"Ara, ara? Master is really still hung up in that, I see. It's already night time so everyone else is asleep. Though your disciples are still training I believe~"

Woah what? I didn't even notice that I spent an entire day in that World. Was I really that out of it?

More importantly, why are my disciples still training this late at night? Shouldn't they be resting now? One of the first things I taught them was the importance of having proper rest or else their training would be for naught if their bodies can't keep up!

"Ufufufu~ Master really dotes on your disciples a lot. They are Divines now as well, Master. Sleep and rest is something that is redundant for them."

Ugh… But it's still not good to work all the time! Besides!! My real goal is to live an easy life devoid of any worries! You think I forgot about that?! Hell no! I just want to spend my life relaxing around and not care about anything in the World!

"Ara? But Master can already do that, can't you?"

I raised an eyebrow, "Eh? How can I? There's still so many things that need to be done first. The battle royale would be taking place the day after tomorrow, you know?"

Iris tilted her head, "But there's no need for Master to actually care, right?"

I sighed, "How can I not care? They're still my disciples right? I have to make sure that everything is fine and I have to properly watch over them to make sure of that. And before you mention it, yes, I can just use my power to ensure that everything would go right but…"

"Ufufufu~ Because that would be boring, wouldn't it, Master?"

You know me so well.

Iris giggled and I dismounted from the Qilin, the beast giving a snort before prancing away from us as though making a show that it wasn't interested in our conversation.

She then reached forward and held my hand in hers, sending light shivers down our spine from the perfection of the contact.

"Master, this may be hypothetical… But do you think you would ever go back to the past you?"

"Hmm? I don't think so? Or at least not for the foreseeable future. Don't tell me you still want me to go back?"

She shook her head, "Not at all Master. Just as I have said, you have already shown me the error of my ways. Change is something that is unavoidable and to fight against and to reject it would not be beneficial to anyone. But what if you were to change again, Master?"

I reached out and patted her head, "Worrying and planning for the future is fine and all, but aren't you forgetting about the present because of that?"

"Ufufufu~ Is Master telling me to simply live in the moment and not care about anything else?"

I grinned, "Weren't you the one who told me that the universe should be the one more concerned about me instead? Besides, it seems like you have been doing just fine so far, haven't you?"

"Ufufufu~ That is true~ In that case… I'm feeling a little horny, Master~ Could I ask that you take me to bed and make love to me?"

Well… Since you asked me so politely, I wouldn't say no, right?

Of course, I went ahead to take Iris back to my room and the two of us shared a very passionate night of sex.

Yeah… I think I should just live in the moment. Everything else, they can take care of themselves.