Chapter 388

Chapter 388: Well, All Things Considered

Translated by Zzonkedd

Edited by Gumihou

That night, it was time to hand over the various offerings that I had prepared for the various Gods and Goddesses.

“First off, Ninril-sama,”

I took out Ninril-sama’s many boxes of sweets and cakes and placed them on the table. Before I could say anything or even put my hands together, the whole lot disappeared in a flash of light.

Woah, isn’t this a bit too quick?

“Cakeeeeee!! Finally! Finally! Caakkeeeee!!”

“… …”

The cheer was followed by sounds of boxes and plastics being ripped open and the nom, nom, nom of a certain deplorable goddess.

“Haaahhh…” [5]

“Hey, dummy. You should save some or suffer again,”

“…idiot,”

“Well, some divine don’t learn,”

“Indeed,”

Woah, the disdain is thick here.

[6] However, surprisingly, Ninril-sama was not taking it lying down this time.

“Humph, you say this and that about me, but you are all the same!”

“Oh? What was that?”

“You talking about me?”

“…how shameless…”

[6] The other Goddesses sounded angry now. Even I cringed from the other side of the dimension.

“I- I mean the Gods! Those whisky loving duo! It’s always whiskey, whiskey all day all night!”

“Ahem, well, we do run out close to the end…”

“We don’t finish up everything before the halfway mark though, unlike some.”

“That’s right, that’s right!”

“We can only be considered half as bad!”

Hephaistos-sama, Vahagn-sama, That’s… not a big improvement…

“O-oi, send up the next offering. Don’t keep Kishar waiting!”

[8] One of the Gods yelled. I can’t tell which one though. [5]

Since I don’t want to delay my sleep, I took the broad hint and said, [3] “Kishar-sama is next,” while placing a small cardboard box onto the table.

“Ufufufu, I have been waiting for this~”

[6] Flash!

[6] “Ohohoho, it’s here~”

“Ahem, you mention something about dull skin last time. I have included a mudpack-”

“Mudpack?” [7] she sounded sceptical.

“Yes, a mudpack mask is made from special mud that removes accumulated impurities from the pores. Apply the mudpack onto the areas around the eyes, forehead and nose and leave it for 15 minutes before rinsing. Oh, yes, you should do the mudpack after a bath.”

“Is that so~~? Well, well, I must try it out~”

There was a faint rattling noise as Kishar-sama looked through the contents of her box.

I left her to it and stacked the next lot of offering on the table. When it was done, I said, “Agni-sama is next,”

[6] Flash!

“Uwahh! I have been waiting for you~ My sweet beer~ I’m going to bring you home and drink you~!”

This was followed by the sound of running footsteps growing fainter and fainter until it was gone. As I sat in place, I finally realised that a certain shameless beer-loving goddess had ditched me after receiving the goods. [5]

“I am next…”

“Ah, ah! Yes, Ruka-sama.”

I placed Ruka-sama’s cardboard boxes on the table along with a covered pot of hotpot I had prepared for her. The pot was a new one from [Net Super] and [6] slightly prettier than the ones I usually go for.

[6] “The hotpot is ready to be eaten anytime, all you have to do is heat it up to a simmer and eat it slowly with the sauce.”

“I shall enjoy the cake and ice-cream today. The hotpot will be saved for tomorrow. Thank you and farewell.”

“… …”

Looks like the theme of people walking away after receiving their prize continued with Ruka-sama.

“Us next!”

“Yo! Whis-ky! Whis-ky!”

[6] “Whis-ky! Whis-ky!”

[6] Flash!

[5a]

“Alright, War God. Tonight, we shall drink like gods!”

“Ou!”

Fading footsteps and laughter followed that remark.

Phew, it’s finally over…

“Hey there, there’s something I want to ask.”

Hm? This is… Kishar-sama’s voice? [5]

“I have a question,” [5]

“Yes?” [5]

[8] “What’s your level now? N-not that I’m in a hurry or anything, but I’m just, ah, curious. The others all have a tenant shop they like but, well…” [8]

Ah, so she’s after the next tenant shop.

Hmm, I haven’t checked my stats lately, so, it’s a good idea to have a look. [5]

“I see, alright, [Status Open],” [5]

[Name] Mucorda (Tsuyoshi Mukouda)

[Age] 27

[Species] Human, for the most part

[Job] Guy Caught Up in a Summoning Spell | Adventurer | Cook

[Level] 78

[Stamina] 467

[Magic power] 460

[Attack power] 449

[Defence Power] 441

[Agility] 365

[Skills] Appraisal | Item Box | Fire Magic | Earth Magic | Double the Experience Points Earned | Absolute Defence

<<Contract Monsters>> Fenrir | Huge Slime | Pixie Dragon

[Unique skill] Net Super

<< Tenant >> Fujiya | Tanaka’s Liquor Shop

[Blessings]

Blessing of the Wind Goddess Ninril (small)

Blessing of the Fire Goddess Agni (small)

Blessing of the Earth Goddess Kishar (small)

Blessing of the Creator God Demiurgos (small)

The last time I checked, I was at Level 77. I wonder when it went up by another level. [5]

“I’m at Level 78 now,”

[8] “Oh my, ahem, you’ll be going to a dungeon soon, yes?”

“Against my will, but yes…”

[8] “Hmm, hmm, whether it is your will or not, the likelihood of reaching Level 80 is fairly high…”

“Yes…” [5]

[8] “If, well, this is a very large if, a drugstore [9] happens to appear as a choice of tenant, I would be very appreciative if Other Worlder-kun would choose it…”

“Well, if it happens to appear, I’d be happy to choose it too,” I answered sincerely. My choice of products such as bath salts would increase too.

“I see! Well, I shall pray and hope for the best then!”

Haha, so a Goddess also needs to pray…

[6] “… …” ah? Kishar-sama has left as well? Ninril too? Well, since there’s no sound of chewing and cries of ‘delicious~!’

[5]

Technically, I still have to give my offering to Demiurgos-sama, should I give it later or tonight-

“Hoh hoh hoh, you called?”

“Eh? Woah, Demiurgos-sama answered me?”

“Yes, hello.”

“Hello! Well, since Demiurgos-sama is here, would you like to receive the offerings now? I have the usual snacks and saké as well as a couple of bottles of potato sochu.”

“Liquor made from potatoes? Hoh hoh, I look forward to it. Once again, I must apologise on behalf of my people for taking up so much of your time,”

“Oh no, no, it is my pleasure. I’ve also benefitted from everyone,” I said sincerely.

“Is that so, hm, hm, you’ll be heading to a dungeon soon, yes?”

“That’s right,”

[8] “Ahem, do take a closer look around at the 20th floor. Fuoh, fuoh, fuoh…”

“Eh? 20th floor? Ah, Demiurgos-sama has left. I wonder what we’ll find on the 20th floor…”

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The next morning, we finally set out for the much-anticipated dungeon trip [5].

My employees all came out to send us off, [6] which was nice of them.

Before leaving Carelina, my party stopped by the Adventurer’s Guild to pick up what money I could get from selling the Magical Tools. The haul was a lot lower than what I had expected.

However, considering how everything was collected by the Bandit King [10] 300 years ago, these things were pretty old and I guess nearly obsolete?

Well, there’s nothing I can do about that, and it’s not like I’m hurting for money…

After passing the gates of Carelina, Fer said, [3] “Right, we’re heading straight for the dungeon place. No stops,”

“Ah…”

““Yeahh!! Finally!!””

“”Yay~!!””

[5b]

[6] “Hold it, I don’t care how fast you think you can go, but I don’t want to die on the way,” I said firmly.

[6] “It’s fine, we’ll travel at the fastest reasonable pace,” Fer snatched me up and tossed me to his back.

“Ooofff, wha- woahhhhhh!!!!!! Ferrrrr!!!”

[5b]

[Gumihou: Yep, totally deleted most of the ending. It was getting really draggy]

[1] Structural Change: Combine 2 paragraphs

[2] Structural Change: Combine 3 paragraphs

[3] Structural Change: Combine paragraph & dialogue

[4] Structural Change: Change passive sentence to dialogue

[5] Delete Repetitive or Pointless Information… starting to delete pointless scenes now

[a] Dialogue between Mukouda and the Gods was deleted. It was both pointless and mundane.

[b] Deleted final scene, which is probably meant to be comedic, but is only tiresome repetitions of yay, dungeon! > no, too fast! > ahhh!!

[6] Additional Information for Aesthetic Purpose

[7] Add Dialogue Tag

[8] Creative Licence Taken – Adjusted Kishar’s ‘delicate questioning’ to reflect her actual character.

[9] Drugstore – A Japanese drugstore is pretty amazing. You can also buy all kinds of beauty products and snacks, as well as diet biscuits and slimming thights.