AnimeKiwi369: Salve, omnes! Another Monday, another update. All right, now we're going to get down to business! We're going to finally see why Yui, the gods, and goddesses have been summoned! As well as the identities of the remaining goddesses!

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I don't own Kamigami no Asobi or its characters. If I did I'd make sure the "Ludere Deorum" was accurately translated. I do, however, own the storyline, and I half-own my "OC"s, since they are based off mythology. But their looks and personalities I think I can get away with saying I own. ;)

Anyway, onto the chapter!

Back in Session

Chapter 3: A New Task

Yui took another deep breath as she opened the door to Zeus's chamber, where he watched over everyone and everything that happened in the garden. She felt nervous as she entered into the room; she was sure he was just as intimidating as he had been the first time. Maybe even more so since she hadn't been in his presence for so long. But since she knew what she was expecting, maybe he wouldn't be quite as scary. She had no idea what the Greek God of the Heavens had in mind for her regarding the academy. Or any of her friends for that matter. The violet-haired girl was desperate to know, though. She needed to know why she was brought back. How everything fit together.

Like, why was she specifically brought back? Surely there was someone else who could handle the job? Someone who might be able to handle goddesses better than she could? Why not just bring a human boy to be the human representative for the goddesses? Or another girl? Why did the gods who had been through Zeus's school previously have to be involved? And what were their relationships with the girls who had been summoned? It was obvious that Takeru and Tsukito knew the goddess they had spoken with and that Apollon knew the girl who looked like him and that Balder knew the two goddesses she now knew were Norse.

What was Zeus's new plan? Did he simply want the gods to learn more about humanity and love? Alongside goddesses who had lost their connection with the human world? Did he just want them to finish going through an entire year including graduating together? Or was there something more? Apollon had seemed rather frightened by the fact the goddess that looked similar to him was there. Balder had looked concerned over the two Norse girls. And the Japanese Goddess seemed like she didn't quite get along with Takeru.

A thought occurred to Yui as she pushed the door all the way open. The gods had been summoned before had struggled the most with their connections to humanity. But while they gained knowledge on the human heart, did they start losing the connection they had with their fellow gods and goddesses? Was that the reason that Zeus recalled them? If so, were the girls she had run into the goddesses each of the gods had lost touch with? And was that the only reason that the different girls brought there? Or were they there for more than that? Had they possibly lost their connection to humanity and their fellow gods?

The brown-eyed girl looked up at the Greek God of the Heavens and ruler of the academy. Zeus was sitting on the throne in the room, watching her every move as she walked towards him. She forgot about her nervousness with each step, wanting to find out why he had called her back. When she was so close to graduating at her school in the human world. Yui looked over Zeus, feeling another sense of déjà vu as she approached him. He wore the same deep red and gold robes he was accustomed to, and his golden eyes were calculating. And not one golden hair was out of place. Apollon's father held his scepter in his left hand as he sat in his throne.

Yui stopped a few feet away from the steps that led up to his throne. Pillars were still on either side throughout the room, and she couldn't help but wonder if Master Thoth might be around somewhere. She wondered again if there was going to be another teacher to help everyone learn about the human heart. The violet-haired girl's eyes didn't leave the fierce gaze Zeus watched her with. He stood up from his throne slowly, towering well over her.

"Kusanagi Yui," he said, his baritone voice no longer resonating.

"Zeus-san," she responded. She took another deep breath as she steadied herself to address the issue. Her brown eyes locked with the Ruler of the Heavens, "Why have you brought us back here?"

"Welcome back," he told her with a slight smirk, as if he hadn't heard her. "I see you have not forgotten who I am."

"How could I?" She asked, "After everything that happened. Why have you brought us back here, Zeus-san?" She repeated a little more fiercely.

"Kusanagi Yui," he addressed.

"Y-Yes?" Yui answered, frightened by the seriousness of his tone.

"Nearly one year ago I brought you here to teach the gods who struggled the most with their connections to humanity about the human heart and love," he started. "And by doing so, we were able to avoid a terrible fate. But not before this garden was destroyed from the measures it took to save Balder."

Her eyes widened, "So the garden was destroyed?! How did everyone make it out?"

Zeus gave her a reprimanding look for interrupting that made her cringe, "After you were sent back to your own world, I had just enough strength to send everyone back to their own realms."

"Then how did Apollon-san and the others make it to the human world?" Yui asked, receiving another look for interrupting.

"After months of recovery, Apollon and the other begged me to let them go to, seeing how not being with them had affected your life," he explained. "It was only supposed to be a temporary measure of one year so you would get to see everyone again and return to your normal life."

Her eyes widened. This was the first she had heard of this. So her friends really weren't staying indefinitely. They had only had another year to be with her? No wonder the eight tried to avoid the subject whenever it was brought up. Deep down, though, she knew they couldn't stay forever. Yui stayed silent, letting the Greek God know he was able to continue.

"However, in allowing those eight gods to go to your world and even by bringing them here originally, a new crisis may be at hand," he continued. "Both events have caused a rift between them and their fellow gods. As such, Apollon and the others have begun losing their connection with the other gods, even though they have come to understand the human heart. I have recalled those gods back to help them strengthen their ties with the other gods. But there is always more for them to learn about humanity. That is why you have returned, Kusanagi Yui."

"So that's why," she responded, "the goddesses are here."

"Yes," Zeus continued. "You have already met five of them."

He raised his staff and swept it across an empty space of air, bringing up four images. Much like how he had shown her the gods her first day there. In the panel closest to her were the two Norse goddesses, who were now walking through the hallway together. The one next to it had the mint-haired girl who had been arguing with the Totsuka brothers; she was standing near a tree in the courtyard, studying the area. The one after depicted the goddess she had found in the classroom, and she was in another classroom, standing next to a blackboard. The image closest to Zeus was the blonde girl who looked incredibly like Apollon leaning against a column, arms crossed over her chest, looking irritated.

"Norse Goddesses, Nanna and Sigyn," he introduced, starting at the far image and working back. "Japanese Goddess Ame-no-Uzume. Japanese Earth Deity Kushinadahime. And Greek Goddess Artemis. It is true that the goddesses that I have summoned here are here in order to strengthen the weakening bonds between them and the original gods brought here. The goddesses have also lost their connection to their fellow gods. However, there is more to them than that. The girls I have summoned here have also lost faith."

"'Lost faith'?" The Japanese girl questioned, her eyebrows knit together in confusion, "How can they lose faith?"

"In many ways," the Greek God answered. "The goddesses that were brought here have lost faith in humanity, but also in their fellow gods."

"That explains why their connections with each other are weakening, doesn't it?"

"Yes," he told her, "and if their faith in humanity and the bonds between the gods is not restored, another terrible future for gods and humans may be in store. That is why you have been brought here, Kusanagi Yui. You have been summoned here again not only to teach the gods and goddesses about humanity and love, but also to help them restore their bonds and faith in one another."

Yui stayed silent as Zeus finished speaking, trying to process the new information. So all her guesses as to why the gods and goddesses were there at the academy were right. When Apollon and the others had come to the garden last year, it had separated them from the other gods. And because they had become so close to the Japanese girl, they had started to lose their bonds with them, too. Going to the human world must have been the straw that broke the camel's back in terms of weakening the bonds to the point where they had to be brought back to Zeus's academy to fix things.

Still, why did she have to be brought back now? Why did everything have to happen now? Did the Greek God of the Heaven's see this as her fault? That she had caused the rift between the gods because of her teaching them about the human heart? Or because she had been miserable without them until they had come to the human world? Could it have been her fault? Was it her fault that the gods came to her world and broken their connections with those of their kind? If it was, she had an obligation to fix what she had done. But was it really her fault? She had only reacted as any human ripped away from her friends would.

As much as Yui didn't want to think it was her fault, would she be able to do what she had been brought for the first time? It had been difficult enough to get everyone to work together last year. Trying to get her friends and the goddesses to go along with Zeus's plans would be much harder. Not to mention that the brown-eyed girl didn't know how in the world she would start to help the gods and goddesses repair their relationships. She didn't even know the relationships between them. How was she supposed to get them to mend their bonds? And in regards to the goddesses, how had they lost faith in humanity? Had they also lost faith in themselves? She didn't know where she should start.

The violet-haired girl's head felt like it was spinning. Could she even do it? Yui looked up at Zeus and thought she saw a look of desperation. She blinked. His face was determined and told her that she didn't have a choice but to help. Not even a hint of desperation was in there. She still had her doubts on whether or not she would be able to help the gods this time around.

She looked Zeus straight in the eyes, "I don't have a choice, do I?"

"As I've told you before," he responded, "you don't make the rules. I do. Kusanagi Yui, you will help. You will not be released from my reconstructed garden until your role has been fulfilled once more."

Hesitantly, withholding a sigh, she nodded, "Fine, Zeus-san. I'll help teach the gods and goddesses and help them strengthen their relationships."

The Greek God almost looked surprised at how quickly she agreed to his plan. He thought she was going to refuse, storm out, and change her mind later again. Zeus let a pleased smirk cross his face, "Very good." He sat back on his throne, "Now, go. When all are gathered in the hall, I will tell the others of the plan."

"Okay," she said, hurrying out of his chambers.

After she left, a man with dark skin and white hair stepped out from the shadows and came to stand at the Greek God's side, his arms crossed over his chest. Thoth looked at the ruler of the academy, "She was more agreeable than last time."

"She still has her doubts, however," Zeus commented.

"Why would she not?" Another voice—a rich feminine one—responded, coming out from the shadows and leaning against a column at the foot of the steps, "The situation is much more grim than when she was here last. Still…" The woman's indigo eyes looked towards where the human had exited, "it will be interesting to see how she handles what's to come."

AnimeKiwi369: Yes, I purposefully left the new teacher's identity a secret! For now anyway. So there you go! The current introduced goddesses are (in order of appearance last chapter): Greek—Artemis, Japanese—Kushinadahime and Ame-no-Uzume, and Norse—Sigyn and Nanna. If anyone wants to guess pairings, possible surnames, or what they are each a goddess of, I encourage you to do so. I'm quite interested where your thoughts are going.

And don't worry, there are still four, plus the teacher to be introduced. Sadly, the new teacher and three of the goddesses you won't meet for another couple chapters. Any guesses who those might be? How about the goddess who will be introduced next chapter. Undoubtedly one of my favorites. :)

I may have to slow my updates, since I'm not getting a lot of time to type. You know, college... It takes up a lot of time. But today is going to be a day for relax, writing, and catching up on my simulcasts! I do have to do laundry, though...

Anyway, until next time! Please be kind and please review! I look forward to all your thoughts! Valete! :3