V3C60 (1/2)

(060) Not built-in with Sensors

Translator: Tseirp

Inherently, only 1 type of magic can be used at a time?

But I can seriously use it normally though? Rather, the same magic can’t be used consecutively due to the cool down time.

It was the 3rd time I’m entering the Goddess statue room as well as the 3rd time I’m seeing Koshmar-sama’s statue including the one in the church.

The Goddess statue was faithful to the original as usual — since I’ve been told it was made by the Goddess-sama themselves, no wonder it could be reproduced so well.

However, how did they make it?

By looking in a mirror — but doing so would make it inverted, did they get other Goddess-sama to create it?

Or … did they make a mold of themselves and pour plaster in?

If there’s a need to mass-produce it then that would be the most efficient.

Well then, I’ll change my jobs to Philanderer and Hunter.

With that, my luck went up considerably.

To qualify the amount of luck, the current luck stat I have is like luckily having the person in front of you alight at the next station when you ride on a crowded train, if it is now, I believe I’m lucky enough to win the stamp sheet for the direct mail delivery of New Year’s postcards.

Someday, I’d like to reach the luck stat to be able to win the delivery for hometowns parcels. (TL: Japan’s hometown parcel is a service that sells and distributes specialty goods)

Incidentally, I’ve heard people ask that won’t hometown parcels be irrelevant to my family, but it’s not true, Miri won it once.

If I remember correctly, that time, we exchanged it for an assortment of Tsukudani (preserved food boiled in soy sauce and mirin).

From then onwards, I noticed a clear distinction between the sense of values of Miri and that of the other children.

Now, if I get to exchange hometown parcels for something else, what would be good?

“It should be rice after all.”

“Rice?”

“No, never mind.”

I ended up unintentionally voicing out my thoughts. Since I’ve not been able to eat rice lately. I merely feel that rice is tasty after all.

Since without rice, one would not be able to eat sushi and curry rice.

Although, even if there’s rice, I doubt if this world has the custom of eating raw fish and it looks like it would be quite troublesome to gather the spices if I want to eat curry.

… I’ve ended up over thinking my wants in front of the Goddess statue.

“Well then, shall we pray to Goddess-sama? Incidentally, Haru, what bonus would you like?”

Upon asking Haru, Carol who was beside me spoke out.

“I’ve heard that if you think about the thing you want in front of a Goddess statue, it would become hard to obtain.”

So the theory of greed sensor exists in the Otherworld too huh.

But, it is similar to the “The chances of the toast falling on the side spread with butter is proportional to the price of the carpet” type of theory that is representative of Murphy’s Law.

“Well, it’s probably a myth. Goddess-sama would not be so wicked either.”

It was possible for me to say that.

Taking the example of the crowded train earlier, it is the same reasoning as “I’m feeling helplessly tired. I hope the person in front alights. But just limited to the times when you wish for that, the passenger in front hardly ever stands up.”.

After all, it is actually decided by roulette.

“That’s right. I would like skills for combat use, skills for detection or a sword.”

“What about Carol … ah, you don’t really need to say it if you don’t want to.”

Since, similar to greed sensor, even though a lot of people understand that jinxing is not logical, they are not able to disregard it.

But, it seems like my worries were groundless.

“Let me see. Space magic would be good if we’re talking about convenient skills. Although, it’s quite a rare skill so the chance of obtaining it is almost equal to zero.”

“Eh, what’s that?”

Magic Swordsman was good as well but that’s also a somewhat good name.

“Space magic is literally magic that manipulates space. Instantaneous escape from labyrinths and storage of items in a sub-space has been confirmed.”

“Uwa, that’s quite a cheat.”

Very well, I’ll also aim to acquire Space magic.

Since we’ve already decided on what we should aim for, we lined up before the Goddess statue and offered our prayers.

Then, I was in the pure white space after all.

Even I would get used to this space after coming here for the 4th time.

“It’s been a long time, Koshmar-sama.”

Even after looking at the Goddess-sama in front of my eyes, I no longer think of her as an Orc Goddess.

“As usual, your heart’s voice seems to be leaking out uncontrollably.”

Koshmar-sama stroked her double or even triple chin as she spoke as if she had given up.

Sorry, please pardon what’s said in my heart.

“Erm, I have something I wish to ask Koshmar-sama though.”

“Ah, about your sister?”

“Of course, that too but is my ability to use multiple types of magic consecutively due to the influence of Jobless after all?”

“I guess so. Your attendants Haurvatat and Carol would also be able to use 2 types of magic if they try to do it.”

Koshmar-sama spoke as if she knew about it from the start.

” … Perhaps, the number of magic that can be used at the same time is the same number as the number of jobs set?”

“I believe so. But it is filled with exceptions so I also don’t really know either. You, you severed legs with 「Slash」 right? That is originally impossible as well.”

Now that she mention it, I feel like I’ve heard about that before. The influence of Jobless seems to be surprisingly large.

“If somebody sees it, you can say that it is a skill bestowed from Goddess-sama. Nobody would enquire deeper if you say that. Since there are many unusual skills that are bestowed in labyrinths.”

“Understood. By the way — ”

I asked about the issue that I’ve been anxious about the most, Miri.

Is she doing fine?

“I’ve investigated it. Your younger sister is currently headed towards Mount Fuji.”

“Towards Mount Fuji?”

Isn’t Mount Fuji the place she absolutely did not want to go?

Why at this timing?

“Why in the world?”

“For the time being, she’s doing fine if you are worried.”

Well, I won’t think like “Why would you go to Mount Fuji even though you have a cold!”.

Perhaps she intends to scatter my ashes into the crater of Mount Fuji?

I’m certainly dead on that side after all.

I wonder if that won’t turn into a problem.

Even so, ashes to Mount Fuji huh.

I inadvertently laughed.

“Sorry, it reminded me of a tale from the past.”

Noticing Koshmar-sama in front of me, I unconsciously made an excuse.

But, my heart has most likely been read either way.

“Ah, even though I say a tale from the past, it’s not about when I was a child, it’s a fairy tale. It’s something that began a long time ago. But, that tale is probably more famous for starting with once upon a time.”

【Once upon a time, there was an old man who harvests bamboo. He went into the woods and hills to collect bamboo and used them to make various articles.]

It begins with such a sentence and is currently the oldest story in Japan in existence.

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.