Chapter 76
Ch 76 -- The Companion Goddesses (part 2)
Well, what should I do? The goddesses are demanding I fix their problem with Rusalka-sama . It's like me asking some ants living by my front door to fix my leaky roof . Um, um, really, think think . . .
Basically the goddesses are telling me that if I got a divine blessing from Rusalka-sama then it wouldn't actually do me any good since I'm already covered by the previous divine blessing from a certain deplorable goddess . What if Rusalka-sama's blessing was bestowed on someone else . . . . . . . . . . . . Ah!
"Th- the divine blessing, that is Rusalka-sama's blessing should be given to Sui, my contracted monster . "
"O, Oh, that's a good idea you know . " said a particularly gluttonous goddess of my regrettably long acquaintance .
"Sounds good, doesn't it?" Fire Goddess Agni agreed .
"Well, that's one way to fix it . " said Earth Goddess Kishar .
If it's not going to have any effect on me then there is only Fer or Sui left to receive Rusalka-sama's blessing (small) but Fer already has the full blessing of a certain deplorable goddess (Wind Goddess Ninril) so that just leaves Sui .
"I understand . A Slime is a monster with a water property so my blessing would be appropriate . . . . . . . but can I really give it?" It seems that something was wrong .
"Hey, Ruka-chan? Do you have a problem giving your divine blessing to a Slime?"
"I am fine giving my blessing to a Slime but unlike you others I haven't been handing out blessings to all-comers without thinking about the consequences so I'm just a bit hesitant . "
"Hey Ruka-chan, it's a bit of an overstatement to say that we've been careless handing out blessings . "
"That's right, Ruka . "
"It's the truth though . Everyone else been handing out blessings to individuals at the rate of one every ten years . The God of Creation scolded us and told us we should only bestow our blessings once every century or so . It's been over 130 years since I last gave out a blessing . That means . . . good, there's no problem with me giving the Slime my blessing . "
"Yay . . . "
"Good to go . . . "
"Ohohoho . . . "
Everyone was pleased that Ruka-sama's objections had been settled, but her comment about the God of Creation scolding certain goddesses for handing out their blessings too frequently, well . . .
"Well, everyone, please calm down . F- for the time being I will make offerings to everyone equally . "
"No fair, I kept it secret because I was afraid it would be like this . " grumped a certain overweight goddess . "I gave you my protection first so my share of the offerings should be bigger . I won't forgive you if you don't . "
"What are you saying Ninril-chan? Other-world-guy-kun should treat us all equally . It's not nice of you to try and monopolise him so just stop it . "
"But whoever was first should get priority, shouldn't they?" the deplorable goddess persisted .
"Ninril, quit it . " Fire Goddess Agni growled .
Ha ha ha, I wish you four petulant goddesses would just grow up . . .
"Mumble mumble"
"Hey, that's not a nice thing to say Ruka-chan . Anyway I'm sure that other-world-guy-kun will do his best for us . " Earth Goddess Kishar said, trying to settle things down between her colleagues while dumping the responsibility onto the overworked underpaid salaryman i . e . me . Thanks .
"So, on that note, please offer us a little something for our efforts today ~ "
" . . . . . . " (nods vigorously)
"Oh, I'm looking forward to eating sweet things but I wish I had some booze . " Fire Goddess Agni muttered .
"Agni, don't say things like that . " Earth Goddess Kishar chided .
"She's right you know . Don't mention alcohol . "
"Booze, no good . " Water Goddess Rusalka whispered . "Hmm? Why?" I wondered .
"Why? Because if unusual things like alcoholic drinks from another world turn up here, THOSE GUYS will come . "
"That's right . Troublesome individuals will definitely appear . "
"The God of War, the God of Blacksmiths, all sorts of bothersome gods will push their way in if they smell alcohol . "
Ah, so that's the reason not to offer up alcohol?
"Oh yeah, they get mad and argue when they start drinking . "
"Yes that's true . Moreover they wouldn't pass up the opportunity to taste other-world alcohol, you know . "
"So absolutely no liquor . " proclaimed Earth Goddess Kishar . That seemed quite definite . The God of War and the God of Blacksmiths, do they really like alcohol so much?
"W- well, OK then, no booze . It seems a bit rough having to do without alcohol, I must admit . " Agni-sama seems focussed on the idea of getting her hands on alcohol some day though .
"So now we've got that sorted, how about you get those sweets on their way to us?"
"That's right . Offer us sweets quick . "
I wasn't sure it was really 'sorted' but I arranged my Net Super purchases on the usual cardboard-box altar, closed my eyes and prayed .
"Goddess companions, I thank you for granting us everyone's blessing . Please continue to take care of us from now on . "
When I opened my eyes the confectionery that had been on the cardboard altar had disappeared .
"This offering is not enough you know . It's meant to be for four of us, so increase it . " The bitching started immediately . I sighed .
"That's right . Ninril-chan eats a lot and we want to eat as much as she does . It wouldn't be fair otherwise . ""True, true . Hand over as much as you gave Ninril . " growled Fire Goddess Agni .
" . . . . . . " (nods at high speed) Water Goddess Rusalka was equally vehement in her own silent manner .
"Yeah, lots and lots . "
Ohhhh well, since you insist . . . I decided to hurry things along since the goddesses were getting fractious . I quickly opened the Net Super and bought all kinds of of sweet buns and cakes and Western sweets and Japanese sweets at random from the menu .
"Here's the extra sweets you requrested . " I prayed . "Please accept them as my offering to you . There's the same amount I offered to Ninril-sama for each of you so please do not argue over them . " The last request was wishful thinking on my part .
After the second lot of confectionery I placed on the cardboard altar disappeared the goddesses' voices echoed in my head again .
"Hey, good job you!"
"They're so sweet, other-world-guy-kun . "
"Other world sweets, gmm . . . "
"Muggumuggu (nodding while eating dorayaki)"
"Ah, what are you eating! I will not forgive you if you eat MY special offerings, you know!"
"Well, I don't want Agni-chan and Ruka-chan to eat all the good items . "
"But why are you eating ALL the dorayaki, Ruka-chan? They're not just for you . I mean, dorayaki is my personal favorite, gobbling it like that is not nice-"
The hen-house clucking of the goddesses was suddenly cut off as the oracle ended, thank goodness . Deary me, the Goddess companions do make a lot of noise . I didn't know what the world of the Gods was really like before but now I wish someone would do something about it, please? What now . . . maybe I should Appraise the effects of my two new blessings on my status?
[ Name ] Mukouda (Tsuyoshi Mukouda)
[ Age ] 27
[ Job ] A person from a different world who got caught
[ Level ] 11
[ Stamina ] 194
[ Magic Powers ] 189
[ Attack Powers ] 175
[ Defense Powers ] 174
[ Agility ] 170
[ Skill ] Appraisal Item Box Fire Magic Earth Magic Familiar
[ Contracted Monsters] Fenrir, Baby Slime
[ Unique Skill ] Net Super
[ Protection ] Wind Goddess Ninril's blessing (small) Fire Goddess Agni's blessing (small)
Earth Goddess Kishar's blessing (small)
OK, Agni-sama and Kishar-sama's blessings are new . I'll see how effective they are tomorrow . Oh, my level's also gone up . Level 11, huh? It's been going up since I came here but Sui is still well in front . Ha ha ha . . . Wait, how has Sui's status changed now she's got Ruka-sama's blessing?
[Name] Sui
[Age] 1 month
[Types] Big Slime
[Level] 6
[Fitness] 855
[Magical Power] 848
[Attack power] 834
[Defense force] 842
[Agility] 852
[Skill] Acid Bullet Restorative Medicine Creation Growth Water Magic
[ Protection ] Water Goddess Rusalka's blessing
Her age is still one month, the fractions aren't shown . I'm 27 years old on my status and that's all . I suppose days can't be shown for Sui's age or months for mine .
Oh, Sui is getting ahead of me, she's already level 6 after she evolved . Her magic skill has increased too . That will be due to Ruka-san's blessing . Sui's magic was already strong before, now she's received the Goddess' blessing she'll become stronger as the blessing of the Water Goddess increases the power of her water magic . Sui will become stronger in the blink of an eye, and she's still only a month old .
At any rate I'll have to test my magic skills but I'll also have to see what Sui's water magic can do as well . We'll do some magic experiments outside town tomorrow .