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The Otherworld, Goddess, and Anchor 11
🕑 Added 2020-11-08 03:35:32 +0000 UTCAmazing, this goddess is actually useful for the first time
Translated by: SummerPeanut
Edited by: 書梅
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Do not open this drawer.
Especially mama!
Absolutely don’t!
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Japan’s urban region. Inside one of the mansion’s rooms.
A girl, with waist long hair that reached the floor, was staring at a note on top of a desk.1
She had large enough breasts to be called voluptuous, with slim waist as thin as a line---
She extended her shapely arms and her beautiful doll-like fingers towards the sky.
“DARASHAAAAA!!”
She took the edge of the note with her hand---
And tore it in one go.
“Naive! You are too naive, Fiona-chan! Do you think you can stop Mama with only one piece of paper!!”
|■Goddess: Alfrieda Lulu|
|■Goddess of Time and Growth|
☆Clinks
“---? What was that sound?”
|■Japan. Convenient store near Fiona’s mansion|
“Ah, the trap was activated just now”
From others’ perspective, a girl and a cat were walking home together before lowering her shopping bags.
She nodded as if she was convinced as she looked at her smartphone.
“Well, It’s almost 100% certain that it was Alfrieda-sama…Just what trap did you set?”
“I won’t go as far as setting up explosives, you know? There will be collateral damage to the building after all. Above all, there’s no way it will work against Mama. It’s just--
being bathed with 3 pack worth of natto”
“So that’s why I have been receiving messages saying [Stop playing with food]”
“Please look, our mom is invincible”
“Anyway, the main story will start now”
|■Baxia Kingdom. Capital Blanc|
|■Luxurious Fruit Store [Passion]|
“...erm, just what happened here?”
“I’m the one who want to ask, milady”
Simon walked through the crowded store followed by Margot and Bart who also jostled through the crowd into the store.
“I am finally finished with the negotiation talks and I have to deal with this...speaking of which, where is Alp?”
“He’s mostly in the sampling room. I did make a reservation, so it should be somewhat more manageable today”
“And, about them---”
Margot turned her worried gaze in another direction. And in the corner of her eye, she heard voices---
“Nnhoo, my tongue is meltingg!!”
“Nooo, it’s too gooodd, my cheeks are looseningg!”
Fuu, Simon sighed with the expression as if he had given up about something.
“I will explain about that as well. It’s about time for Alp’s afternoon break as well”
|■Luxurious Fruit Store [Passion] Sampling Room|
"Ah, Margot-san! Bart-san too…!"
“I’m sorry Alp, were you lonely? The talks was supposed to concluded before yesterday night but somehow the negotiation was prolonged---”
Immediately after she said so, Alp jumped into Margot’s embrace.
“I...hik, I was scared... I don’t know what is happening---”
“Un un, calm down. I know something unusual must have happened the moment I arrived at the store”
She patted his head for a while as she hugged him. Then, she waited until he was able to explain.
“...have you calmed down? Are you okay?”
“...un. Ah, I mean...yes”
Letting go of her embrace, Alp faced towards Margot with Bart besides her, and Simon besides him---
Then, Alp started describing the situation.
“---during the food tasting? Then, that voice was…”
“W-well, no matter how you argue about it, that’s not the voice you let out when you eat food. However, that’s really what happened. Alp’s fruits are that ridiculously delicious. Especially when it’s taken inside the sampling room”
“However, it’s rather hard to believe...Just how delicious could it be until the customers became like that”
“---they say a picture is worth a thousand word. Go do it, Alp”
Simon urged Alp to take out the fruits he cut.
“Then, I, I---after that I do a bit of poison test...”
He bit a little bit at the end before returning them to the plate.
“E,erm---is it alright to eat it like this?”
“Well, just give it a try”
Following Simon’s half-heartedly reply, Margot and Bart put the fruit slices into their mouths.
“---!”
“....!”
The two of them were speechless until they finished swallowing the fruit slices---
They looked at each other as if to confirm their thoughts.
“It tastes like fine honey, with chewy texture yet would melt and flow smoothly down one’s mouth---”
“Without being too sweet nor sour, it is as if it would bring back vitality to one’s whole body---”
“I have also dealt with various brands but this is the first time I’ve seen this.
---Say, milady. Just who is this guy?”
After she determined that it was impossible to hide the truth any further, she hardened her resolve.
“...I thought you wouldn’t believe me so I didn’t mention it in the letter. Actually, Alp is---”
|■Japan. Fiona’s room|
“Eh, what’s with that, I’m so jealous...!
Or rather, somehow something incredible is happening down there?!”
“Why are you the one being surprised! He is Fiona-sama’s apostle right?!
---Hm? Alfrieda-sama? Excuse me, Fiona-sama, Alfrieda-sama wants to talk to you”
“Mama? Erm, yes, hello?”
“Fiona-chan? Did you forget what goddess you are?”
“Eh? I’m [Goddess of Fruit Trees] right? ...Ah?”
“That’s right. As long as it’s related to fruits or fruit trees, Fiona-chan has more power than anyone else. It’s true that the current you are unable to use your original prowess...but, you should have given quite the amount of blessing to the human who was turned into your apostle”
As she slowly remembered her own ability, or rather realized it, Fiona sought her mother to confirm her doubts.
“T-that means---”
“Any fruits that come into contact with him, your apostle, would turn into finest fruit. Your apostle has such [ability]. Either through being physically close, touching, cutting, cooking...and the best method is none other than ‘mouth-to-mouth’”
“Fu, fufufu, ufufufufu...My era has finally come!”
[Amazing, this goddess is actually useful for the first time!]
[Is it the foresign of a catastrophe?!]
[You must be an impostor! Where did you hide the real Fiona!!]
Hearing their word of praises, Fiona’s response was…
“Mama, is papa there? I want him to shoot a firework at certain place once...and after that I will say [the firework is finally here]”
“After all the trouble you went through to avoid being disqualified as a God, don’t cause any more problems here. Anyway, you should quickly give an explanation to the apostle boy”
|■Luxurious Fruit Store [Passion] Reception Room|
(---in summary, Alp. Fruits handled by you will literally become [miracle fruits])
After connecting through oracle(line call), Fiona forwarded the very same explanation given by Alfrieda to Alp.
“I, I was granted such ability...”
“Goddess-sama. Does that...perhaps also apply to any kind of fruits? I’m getting crazy lot of sales in this store right now”
“Is it that much?”
“In the worst case, within 5 days, even the stocks in the ice house will be all sold out. We won’t be able to open the store until the next stock up”
(What about Alp’s portion? How much did you sell?)
“Since Alp spent most of his time going in and out of the sampling room, I got one more guy to watch over the store but---
Yesterday’s normal sales in one day was around 70 pieces, while sampling room’s sales was around 30 pieces, I guess? Just counting the tips...it’s more than 100 gold coins”
“T-that means...you sold at the rate of one fruit for 3 gold coins in the sample room?!”
“Today, t-there are even customers who left their whole wallet behind---”
“He earned more than 80 gold coins from just the tips before afternoon break. At this rate, won’t he earn about 200 gold coins today?”
As surprise, confusion, joy mixed together---
Simon stared at the clerk that suddenly voiced his opinion.
“What? Isn’t it afternoon break now?
---What’s with this, seriously”
After sending off Simon from the room, the three stood silently in front of the [miracle fruit]---
However Simon returned in less than a minute. Along with another man---
“---so you are the one selling those fruits. The person-in-charge of the store is also present conveniently”
“Who? Are you---”
Dressed in black formal wear, he stared with reptile-like gaze from underneath his monocle--
His age seemed to be slightly over 40. His expression and appearance gave the impression of him being a cold logical person.
He gave off an unusual feeling of intimidation to his surroundings.
“As I was saying, what do you need with the person-in-charge”
Simon asked back without hiding his thorny attitude towards the man. The man, however, ignored him and turned his sight towards the person he was looking for.
“Nice to meet you. I am Synonym Nectarine, a tax collector. Well, you seem to be raking quite the profit---
Can you obediently tell me what kind of tricks you are using?”
“T-tricks you say...”
Alp became defensive at his high-handed attitude.
“Don’t play dumb. I heard you made a lot of profit with just some fruits. You must be either trying to avoid tax or pulling some sort of tricks---
If that is not the case, then try giving me a reasonable explanation”
“One silver coin for one fruit. Isn’t this a reasonable market price? The additional tips are paid by the customers themselves. I believe you should question the customers instead. You are questioning the wrong person”
Bart entered between Synonym and Alp. At the same time, Margot hid Alp behind her.
“Either way, tariffs and such will be discussed later. Do you really believe you can say [it is profit from selling fruits]? Before things blow up...I believe it’s smarter to explain everything”
Synonym didn’t even flinch at Bart’s rebuttal and stood still.
|■Baxia Kingdom. Capital Blanc|
Meanwhile---
In a mansion one level larger even amongst the many mansions located at the capital Blanc. A woman preparing lunch alone.
An elderly woman called out towards the woman from her back.
“Here, what about this as dessert?”
“Mother-in-law, did you go out to buy groceries? You should have called me---”
“It’s alright, it was during my walk anyway. Somehow, there was a crowded fruit store. Also, recently you have been running around so you must be tired, right?”
As soon as she picked up the fruits---
Her expression changed as if she was electrocuted.
“(---This, is from our orchard...don’t tell me---)”
Click☆
-Goddess Fiona's believer count: 212
-Number left until revocation: 12-
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Isn’t natto bomb lewd?
TL’s note:
- How can waist long hair be long enough to touch the floor? Hmm
