As the end of the year approached, on a morning so cold it seemed like snow might fall, the museum director arrived at the museum in high spirits. "Today feels like a good day," he thought as he entered the first floor. In the dark room, he noticed something glittering. "Huh?" The director opened the large curtains on the first floor to brighten the room. When he realized what was causing the glitter, he stumbled back in shock. "Ah... Aah? Aaaaaaah!!!!" The director collapsed to the floor as if his legs had given out. At the castle, Yuri was repeating Lakshmi's words in disbelief. "Your Majesty, what did you just say?" "It seems Lord Ashran's foot has arrived at the museum." "Lord Ashran-'s... foot?" Shisu and Ragi jumped up. "Let's go see it right away!" "I'm going too!" said Nanami. "Me too!" said Roy. "Ah, wait-!" Before Yuri could stop them, the children had already left. Yuri lowered her raised hand. "Your Majesty, you're joking, right?" "This is no joke. Did you go so far as to ask Lord Ashran?" Lakshmi asked ominously. "No way, I wouldn't ask for something like that. Why a foot, I wonder? Maybe he didn't like being compared to Lord Marinar?" "Yuri, don't say such reckless things," "We need to see it for ourselves. Let's ask Heinrich." Yuri went to Heinrich's room and asked him to take her to the museum. When Yuri and Heinrich arrived at the museum, all four children were crying. "W-What's wrong? Whoa! There really is a foot!" A new glass case had been placed where Rakua's hand used to be. The hands of Rakua, Marinar, and Santos had been moved to the side. The white plaster left foot went up to about the ankle and wore a golden sandal. The top of the foot was covered with a golden band about 2 centimeters wide. The pedestal clearly had Ashran's name on it. "Whoa!" Heinrich also burst into tears. "Mom, don't look so closely!" Ragi said through his tears. "That's right, Your Majesty," Heinrich added. "But I want to see what kind of sandal it is," "That's too disrespectful!" "Indeed, Your Majesty," Heinrich said again, crying. "You didn't cry for the other gods," Yuri observed. A short distance away, the director was crying with a handkerchief in hand. "But this is Lord Ashran!" "I never thought we'd be able to see Lord Ashran's foot..." "I'm moved too," "Me too," The children continued to cry with shining eyes. (Amazing. As expected of the supreme god,) Yuri, born in a different world, couldn't quite grasp it, but Ashran seemed to be in a league of his own among the gods. "Director, things are going to be tough from today on," Yuri said sympathetically to the director standing at a distance. "I can die happy now," "No, no, don't die," "I have no regrets left in life," "You're overreacting over a foot," Yuri said, only to be glared at by everyone.
