V2C54 (2/2)
Carol asserted with clenched fists.
I instinctively thought that she was cute.
Well, even though I say cute, it’s cuteness felt toward a little sister instead of toward a love interest.
“Would it be alright if I dedicate a prayer here toward the Goddess statue of Setolans-sama?”
“Yes, it’s okay.”
I willingly agreed to Haru’s request. Setolans should be the Goddess of Battle and Victory if I remember correctly.
The Goddess-sama that Haru has faith in and acknowledges.
“Me too, could I pray to the Goddess statue of Torerul-sama later?”
Because Haru asked to devote a prayer to utilize the free time, Carol looked slightly troubled when she asked.
Did she think that the time for her to pray would be consumed?
She most likely intends to dedicate a prayer to Torerul-sama because she thinks that it was Torerul-sama who changed her job instead of me. Since I lied to her.
I’ll have to properly explain to her when the opportunity arises.
Including my 「Second Job Setting II」 skill as well.
“Sure, let’s both pray to Torerul-sama’s Goddess statue together. Since I was in her care as well.”
I told Carol that and the 2 of us headed toward the back room.
That room, was a room with nothing in it.
It was a room with only a table sandwiched by 2 chairs.
And, sitting on the chair at the back … was a grandpa.
【Priest Lv19]
Ah, he’s really a Priest.
I examined his job to confirm.
“Welcome. Could the individual who intends to change job sit there?”
Carol replied “Yes” and nodded, sat on the chair and took out 1 silver coin.
Apparently, the convention was to state your own name and job as well as the job you wish to change to.
It seems like during that time, you can’t get up from the chair or move about.
The chair Carol sat on was fixed to the spot and looking closely, there were fine characters written compactly on the floor around the chair.
It was not written in the common language of this world and naturally, it was not in Japanese or English.
I heard that jobs could only be changed at an appointed location but it seems like the secret lies in these characters.
“I’m Carol of Commoner job. I’m here to apply to become a Peddler.”
“Very well … Child of God Carol, may your way of life change.”
The instant the Priest uttered those words, the characters on the floor released blue light.
It lasted for only a short 10 seconds.
The moment I registered that the light had disappeared … the procedure was already over.
The Priest took out a piece of paper and wrote down Carol’s name and job.
“This will serve as your certificate of becoming a Peddler. Do bring this certificate along when you intend to change your job again.”
“Thank you very much.”
Receiving the Peddler certificate, Carol stood up and gave her thanks.
That’s all?
A hundred sense just for that. It sure is lucrative being a Priest.
Since it would cost 1000 sense for that Philanderer just now to change into an Armor Merchant.
This grandpa earned 110000 yen in just over 2 minutes. (TL: 1100 USD)
Though, it might be considerably hard to become a Priest.
When we left the room, Haru was praying to the Goddess statue of Setolans.
It looked like she was concentrating so to not interrupt her, we quietly went to Torerul-sama’s Goddess statue and prayed.
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The Goddess statue was being prayed to.
However, the 2 Goddesses who the statues were modeled after were baffled at the moment.
They were currently looking at a young girl in sailor uniform (winter uniform) climb Mount Fuji.
Her name was Kusunoki Miri. Kusunoki Ichinosuke’s younger sister.
“It looks like it’s going to become something troublesome.”
Koshmar sighed. She knew that the girl was definitely going to arrive here soon.
She foresaw that the girl would come and appear in front of her.
” … I recall … about that incident 1300 years ago. When we first met that girl.”
“The pitiful young girl who threw herself into the crater of Mount Fuji … what’s even more pitiful was that perhaps because she came to Otherworld and lost the significance of her human sacrifice, the people were wrapped up in the eruption of Mount Fuji.”
“That case was just reaping what they sow. That is karma for using another’s life to save their own lives.”
“Torerul is so harsh. So unimaginable from the Goddess-sama of laziness.”
“I may be lazy but I do not teach humans to be lazy. Since if humans don’t work, our Goddesses work will increase.”
“I bet.”
Even though they said that, Koshmar once again leaked a sigh at the impending work that was clearly going to increase.
“We should tell the other Goddesses. That we’ll deal with that child.”
“I can’t go back?”
“Of course not.”
To the words of the Goddess of Laziness, Koshmar leaked a sigh the 3rd time and closed her eyes.
The time that flows in that world and in Otherworld is different.
There are times when it is faster and times when it is slower.
Currently, the flow in Earth is slow and the flow in Otherworld is fast.
It would still be several hours later before she once again throws herself into Mount Fuji’s crater.
However, in Otherworld’s time, it will be a couple of days later.
How will the world move when she once again descends onto Otherworld.
It’s said that only God knows but even the Goddesses also do not know.
Author’s note:
Miri’s appearance will happen a bit later.
TL’s note:
Woah … so Miri has been to Otherworld before? I’m curious as to what her backstory is.