For a substantial portion of the story, fans and characters alike suspected Man-God Hitogami orchestrated the blast to kill Rudeus. Hitogami’s behavior reinforced that theory. He frequently appeared in dreams giving cryptic advice and possessed a clear motive: Rudeus’s existence fell entirely outside his foresight, making the reincarnated mage an unpredictable variable capable of siding with Dragon God Orsted to end Hitogami's life.
Hitogami was just as blind to the disaster as everyone else. The anomaly existed outside the preordained fate lines of the Six Faced World. Because the Playback Miko’s magic operated across altered future timelines, Hitogami could not see the rift coming. When it occurred, he scrambled to adapt, manipulating Rudeus through dream encounters merely to control the damage and eliminate potential threats like Roxy Migurdia.
Dragon God Orsted was equally blameless. Orsted has lived through hundreds of 200-year time loops, repeating history endlessly to defeat Hitogami. In every previous loop, the Fittoa Region Calamity never happened. Roa remained a peaceful trading hub, and the Greyrat household lived unremarkable lives. Orsted’s shock upon encountering Rudeus and Nanahoshi during their travels proved that the Summoning Magic Disaster was an unprecedented anomaly in his cyclical mission. Neither god pulled the trigger; both were blindsided by a desperate girl’s love across time.
