Chapter: 149
[Is it okay not to receive anything?]
As I was carelessly leaving the church, my grandfather spoke up.
Just a moment ago, the bishop had mentioned wanting to repay me.
‘Why should I accept something from a loser like you? It’s bound to stink, given how pathetic you are. And besides, stuff from that loser bishop is sure to smell like an old man!’
It seemed to bother him a bit.
[You saved someone who’s called a saint, so there should definitely be a nice reward.]
‘I guess so?’
Considering the status of my counterpart and what I had done, I could have gotten quite a lot of stuff if I had tried to milk it.
However, right now, I didn’t really have any reason to cling to ordinary rewards.
If there’s something I want, I could just talk to Alsetin or the Newman family to get it. Why bother?
In that case, it’s better to relieve myself of the moral burden by simply refusing anything.
The bishop of the academy is one of the few decent folks from the Church of the Lord. If I leave him with a favor, it’ll surely help later when the story concerning Phoebe unfolds.
[No matter how I think about it, I doubt that loser bishop thinks highly of you.]
‘…Please don’t hit me with facts.’
He’s a decent person, so it should be fine. Even if he’s a bit naïve, I’m sure he’ll think, “What a sweet girl.”
[You should be careful with your nonsense if you want to be taken seriously. Girl.]
‘That’s why I said please don’t hit me with facts, Grandpa.’
It’s not that I don’t know, and I’m not in denial.
Why don’t you see my desperate struggle to make up for the image that’s bound to be ruined anyway?
Ugh. Thanks to this Mesugaki skill, human relationships are so hard.
I’m a person who knows manners, yet because of this skill, I have to act rude, cocky, and want to teach lessons to annoying brats. It’s so unfair!
—Ding!
As I was stewing in my frustration, another message popped up.
Now what, pathetic god? Are you plotting some petty revenge for the insults I just threw at you?
Go ahead, make your move… just don’t lose!
When people imagine a hopeful future and that crashes down, they become emotionally fired up, right? I was just like that.
With all the suffering I’ve endured from this Mesugaki skill, my emotions had piled up. I couldn’t help but react as a flawed human being.
Hmm. So what was it? Phoebe said that Lord Armadi mentioned that after doing something wrong, what matters is how you act afterwards, yes?
I promise I’ll do better from now on, so can’t you just forgive me? Pretty please!
I desperately tried to make excuses toward the pathetic god, but instead, a spear popped up in front of me.
[Phoebe’s affection level has broken through 70!]
Huh? What?
I stared blankly at the unexpected notification, swiping my hand to clear it and checking the content again.
Phoebe’s affection level has exceeded 70?
I wouldn’t say I was surprised.
After all, I just came back from entering Phoebe’s mental world and rescuing her.
It wouldn’t be weird for affection to rise.
And there was one sign of that.
Just like before, right before Joy’s affection exceeded 70, I started using informal speech, and the same thing happened when I began speaking informally to Phoebe after stepping into her mental world.
As of now, it’s just a guess, but speaking informally towards someone I normally treated with respect seems to correlate with affection levels.
…70, huh.
The realization that Phoebe considers me a valuable person made me smile.
Despite the various ups and downs, I’ve finally succeeded in achieving what I wanted.
See, being a part of the Soul Academy’s veteran crew is something special!
Now that I think about it, Nakrad played a huge role both times.
The first time I got Joy’s affection over 70 was thanks to rescuing her from Nakrad, and now I’ve done the same for Phoebe.
Seriously, that Nakrad guy!
Even if he hates Armadi’s apostle, his actions are honest, huh?
By creating a crisis, he ends up helping me clear the quest given by the pathetic god!
Thanks to that, my party composition is now perfect!
Joy will handle the firepower from the back!
Phoebe will do the healing and buffing!
And I’ll be at the front tanking!
Hah. No matter who joins, my party is already tier 1!
No matter who comes in, the foundation of my party is solid!
Wow. I’m truly grateful to Nakrad, but what do I do now? With my Mesugaki skill, I can never properly say thank you to anyone.
So I guess I can’t actually say I’m grateful to you.
Or can I? If it’s to provoke someone, maybe I can manage some gratitude?
Hmm. Somehow, that feels plausible. Next time I meet Nakrad, I’ll make sure to say thanks for your help. He’ll definitely freak out.
Imagining him trembling in anger made me chuckle to myself, but then a few notifications popped up in front of me.
[Quest Cleared!]
[Successfully exceeded 70 affection levels with two academy students!]
[Rewards have been distributed!]
[Reward: Ruel’s Holy Combat Technique]
Now that I think about it, the newly assigned quest was something for later, right?
[The Savior of Menestel]
[The seal in Menestel’s dungeon is about to break! You must stop it!]
[Reward: ???]
[If failed: GAME OVER]
This is a quest that was also in the game.
It’s one of those side quests where if you don’t clear it in a set time, the difficulty of the main story increases.
If the time limit on this quest is the same as I remember, I still have some time to spare.
Once summer vacation starts, I’ll go clear it. Finding Alsetin’s master could work as a bonus too.
Phew. What a relief.
This time, the pathetic god gave me a proper quest.
I had thought maybe all the insults I hurled at him would come back to haunt me.
Turns out, the pathetic god is more merciful than I expected.
If that’s the case, why not give me something other than just practice mode, you loser?
You rushed to give me a quest, and what’s the reward for it? Huh?
If you keep it up, next time you say something, I might just ignore you.
Well, I guess I still need to check how practice mode actually works. Reality might be different from the game.
If it turns out to be useless, I can just ditch it later. With that thought in mind, I prepared to enter practice mode.
[Practice mode can only be used in the dormitory!]
A warning message popped up. One that didn’t exist in the game.
Hmm. So there is something different from the game, huh?
[Hey, girl? Are you listening? Hurry.]
‘Grandpa, sorry, but I need to stop by the dorm first.’
I have something to check.
*
Upon returning to the academy’s dormitory, I immediately decided to try out the practice mode.
As soon as I did, my consciousness blurred as if I was enveloped in the mist of the clumsy fox.
And when I regained my senses, I found myself in another space.
It was a small training ground, devoid of any sense of life, just like the one I had completed a while ago. A mere scarecrow standing in the center. The scenery of practice mode that I had endlessly seen in the game.
What is this? There’s nothing else here.
I was expecting something exciting, but what a disappointment.
If practice mode has nothing but this, there’s really no reason for me to come here.
“Oh? What’s this? Girl, is this your mental world?”
The voice that usually rings in my head spoke nearby, catching my attention.
By my side stood a robust old man in armor.
He clenched and unclenched his fist, smiling as he scanned the surroundings before approaching me.
“This looks like a perfect place for training.”
…Huh?
What’s this old man doing here?
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