"T-Takki-dono?"
This is a problem...
I know the goddess is suspicious but to think she's an evil god
She's treated as an evil god, because she is an old god that being defeated in god realm war.
According to mythology, the world has changed rulers 3 times in the past.
The Creation God that created the world.
The Creation God left one day from this world.
The next rulers were the sons and daughters of the Creation God.
Their rule continued for a long time.
Eventually, the Old Gods became arrogant, looked down on others aside from themselves as lower beings, and treated them rudely.
The ones who went against that were the current rulers, the Holy Gods.
After that, a war between the Old Gods and the Holy Gods that had the king of Gods, Jupiter, as their top began.
The God Realm War, Titanomaquia.
After an intense war, the Holy Gods side won.
They are the current rulers of the God Realm.
And so, the Old Gods are now called Evil Gods.
I did learn about that myth in the Water Temple.
This is a problem....
She's really a dangerous goddess
"Takki-dono, you are going to continue being the believer of such a Goddess?" (Fujiwara)
Fuji-yan asks me worried.
"Hmm…" (Makoto)
I know she's suspicious but.. but... but...
I don't know anymore my head is a mess right now.
Seeing me in distress fuji-yan change the topic
"By the way, this dagger is amazing, you know! I appraised not only the name of the weapon, but its abilities too!" (Fujiwara)
I see.
It certainly did have shocking sharpness.
"So, what abilities does it have?" (Makoto)
"The material is the legendary metal, adamantite. There's a lot of abilities endowed to it with the power of a God. [Godly Strike], [Indestructible], [Beheading Demon], [Mana Resonance], [Spirit Resonance]…there's also a lot of abilities that I have not heard of before. There's other things like…" (Fujiwara)
"O-Ooh…" (Makoto)
Fuji-yan explained the abilities of the dagger in detail.
Eh? Isn't this a cheat weapon?
I thought is just a sharp knife though.
Isn't this amazing?
"It is amazing! It is by far the best weapon I have seen within all the ones I have worked with! This is a weapon that could be treated as a national treasure, you know?!" (Fujiwara)
"I see." (Makoto)
Fumu, so that part about being a divine treasure was true.
It's the first cheat I got since coming to this world.
In exchange following the evil god though.
Well for now I thank the goddess.
"Is it okay that it ended up being an Evil God?" (Fujiwara)
"I will have to question her about that." (Makoto)
"But it would be hard to meet her." (Fujiwara)
"I wonder about that. She might be listening to this conversation right now." (Makoto)
"Seriously?" (Fujiwara)
Fuji-yan looks around restlessly.
She did say she was always watching.
Are you watching, Goddess-sama?
(.....)
No response.
Oh well.
"I will think carefully about whether to continue as her believer or not." (Makoto)
"I see. If I can be of help somehow… There might not be anything I can do, but please consult with me if you need to." (Fujiwara)
"Thanks." (Makoto)
Fuji-yan finished gulping down his ale.
By the way, this is his third one.
After that, he asked the waitress for a drink on the rocks.
And just like that, we drink and tell each other our stories.
"By the way, have you heard about this? The Great Demon Lord is apparently going to revive in 10 years." (Fujiwara)
First time I heard of that.
I know the demon lord is exist but this is the first time. I heard about the great demon lord revival.
"Isn't this important information?"
"It's alright... Your my friend anyway and That's the rumor that's been spreading around. The countries are denying it though. All 6 Oracles excluding the Moon one apparently received an oracle like that." (Fujiwara)
"I didn't know that. If that's the case, the guys that were chosen as heroes are gonna have it rough." (Makoto)
Like Sakurai-kun... Well his a total cheat I think he would be fine
The Demon Lord, huh.
If I were stronger, I would have wanted to try challenging it.
"Just between you and me, there seems to be rumors that we might have been called to this world to fight the Demon Lord." (Fujiwara)
Fuji-yan whispers this to me.
"That does sound plausible, but if that's the case, I would have liked more powerful skills." (Makoto)
"No no, I am not good at fighting. Being a merchant fits just fine for me." (Fujiwara)
I personally would like skills that make me stronger in battle.
Seriously my stats are really low even how much I trained my body.
"I have heard that each nation is gathering military power in preparation for the battle against the Demon Lord." (Fujiwara)
"Aah, so that's why there were so many scouts coming to the Water Temple from a variety of countries." (Makoto)
Fuji-yan, information network is really helpful.
"By the way, what do you plan on doing from now on, Takki-dono?" (Fujiwara)
"I will do some safe play adventure for now."
"If it's okay for you, do you want to form a party with me?"
A merchant can't fight but they can hire adventurer.
But if I do adventuring with him, I will just become a baggage
I don't want that.
"Thanks for the offer, but I will try to do my best solo first. When I'm confident enough, I will invite you to go on adventure."
"I see... that's good takki-dono I will wait for it. Then if you have any problem, feel free to consult me"
I'm grateful for that...
His really reliable.
After that, we had fun talking about memories of our previous world, and the fun memories we had in this world.
The memories of our previous world are, as always, about games.
It has already been a year, so we definitely must be missing a lot of titles.
Fuji-yan said he ate a whole lot of food from around the continent, and it seems like the level is unexpectedly high and praised it.
But it seems he didn't like the fact that there's no ramen in this world.
So he was talking about making a ramen chain one day.
I would like to eat hamburgers.
In the past, I would pass my days eating things like cheese burgers, potatoes, and drinking cola while playing games.
Aah, I miss those days.
"You are way too unhealthy, Takki-dono. Passing 3 days without sleeping while eating only hamburgers and potatoes is crazy." (Fujiwara)
"I don't want to hear that from you who ate ramen and curry for breakfast." (Makoto)
"I haven't been able to do that now." (Fujiwara)
"You end up being healthy in this world. Our meals in the temple would be bland vegetable soup with rice gruel." (Makoto)
"That was indeed bland. You should go to the Commercial Country, Camelon, one day. That place is the country of the rich, and the food is delicious." (Fujiwara)
We talked till late in the night.
Fuji-yan invited me again and again to stay in his house, but I didn't want to impose so much on him, so I refused.
He did pay for all the food after all.
I don't want being shameless.
Next time, I will repay him.
I went to the resting room for adventurer use in the Adventurer Guild, and wrapped myself in a corner of the large room. And so, I passed my first night as an adventurer.
It was noisy with the snoring and sleep-talking of the adventurers, but I was tired, so I managed to fall asleep pretty quick