Chapter: 452
The first page of the book that Ganshu handed over contained the names of various gods.
From names I remembered perfectly to lesser-known gods with trivial powers.
As I was checking their names, I unknowingly raised my head and spoke.
I wanted to ask Ganshu if he was really serious about this.
Did he understand the intent behind my gaze? Ganshu shrugged his shoulders smugly and gave an annoying grin.
“Do you doubt that I can truly give this?”
“Isn’t it obvious? How could a little brat like you offer the powers of other shoddy gods?”
“You don’t need to worry about that. It’s not me giving it; the shoddy gods you referred to have no choice but to offer it.”
The moment I saw Ganshu’s sly smile, I naturally understood what this little brat was planning.
After all, what he was trying to do wasn’t much different from what I was aiming for.
Hmm. If this unpleasant brat is going this far with his words, it must mean he can get some power.
Since he’s got the dirt and weaknesses of all the gods, I can trust him on this dark side.
But there’s one strange part.
“Hey, little brat. Why isn’t Shoddy God here? That perverted guy should have weaknesses overflowing!”
“…You. Aren’t you afraid of divine punishment? Even if you have the interest of the gods.”
“Why? It’s true that Shoddy God is a perverted, incompetent jerk, right? How have I struggled thanks to that damn god? Can’t I complain about it?”
Thinking about all the troubles I endured thanks to Shoddy God makes my teeth grind.
During crucial moments, he does act like a god, but that doesn’t erase the stupid things he did.
No! Honestly! I think saying he wants to dress up his apostle like a bunny girl is still being nice!
As I laid bare my genuine disgust, Ganshu mumbled and wiped his face.
“Should I call this bold? Or should I say thoughtless?”
“Isn’t the little brat just a coward trembling because he’s weak against powerful beings?”
“Every time I realize how merciful our great god is, it amazes me.”
I couldn’t understand Ganshu shaking his head in denial.
Just how does Shoddy God usually act to get this kind of reaction?
How well does that perverted guy pretend to be nice?!
Hey, can’t you act a little normal for me too? Why do weird things only to your apostle?!
“Anyway, I have no intention of rebelling against our great god. So let’s skip that part.”
“Cowardly little brat. You’re not just hiding in your corner reading books for nothing.”
“Should I take the book back from you?”
“Go ahead. I’ll go around blabbering about how history nerdy you are. Your divine followers would love that, right?”
“…Damn.”
Seeing Ganshu curse, I released the anger that had been building up and settled into a decent chair to open the book.
Even off the top of my head, I could think of several skills.
However, there’s no reason not to look at the book, right?
The blessings I know are limited to the game, but Ganshu is different.
I’ll need to ask various gods for blessings in the future, so it’s better to know what they have.
With that thought, I opened the book and naturally became absorbed in it.
Most of it was stuff I knew, but there were many things I didn’t.
Blessings like “Balance,” which lets you take the optimal posture in any situation. Or “Combat Foresight,” which allows you to see a few moves ahead during battle. Or “Beloved,” which gives a favorable impression to first-time opponents. And “Beast Instinct” that sharpens your intuition.
There were many fun blessings written in that book.
“If only I could study this hard usually.”
To remember what seemed like vital information, I was doing my best, but Grandpa was nagging at me from the side.
So I subtly turned my gaze to glare at him, but Grandpa just shrugged as if he hadn’t done anything wrong.
Ugh. The more this goes on, the more annoying Grandpa seems.
When I first saw him, he seemed like a hero, but now he’s just becoming a nuisance.
“Ha. Ruel, you’ve changed a lot.”
It seemed I wasn’t the only one with these thoughts, as Ganshu chuckled.
“Time has passed since then.”
“If you were like this back then, you’d have heard people say you’re more human.”
“…Those were certainly hard times, weren’t they?”
Seeing Grandpa’s expression get slightly heavy, I slammed the book shut with a bang!
“What are you doing?! Isn’t it going to get damaged?!”
“Just because a book gets a little damaged, you’re making a fuss? What a petty god. Your followers must be feeling sorry for you.”
“What does that have to do with it?!”
“Forget it. More importantly, I’ve decided what I want, so hand it over.”
“You arrogant!… Huh. Fine. Just say it.”
“Sensing Crisis.”
Sensing Crisis is one of the powers given by the God of Martial Arts to his apostle.
When something dangerous approaches the one with the power, they will notice it and move before the user does.
This skill, which even reduces the perceived time until they evade the danger, was one of the biggest reasons I hesitated between the God of Martial Arts and Ganshu.
“Why did it have to be that beast of a god? He’s not someone I want to associate with.”
“You can give anything, right? You’re not just bluffing, are you? Are you going to make up excuses now?”
“I said I don’t want to associate with him, not that it’s impossible.”
“Is that so? Are you sure you can do it? Honestly sounds like it wouldn’t work and makes me sweat.”
“Get lost. And don’t come back. Talking to you gives me a headache.”
As Ganshu waved his hand with a voice full of disdain, a gigantic book appeared above my head.
Seeing that, I thought it looked dangerous, but it was already too late. The massive white pages of a book seemed to be getting ready to…
“Eek!?”
With a scream, I suddenly woke up and looked around, letting out a sigh of relief. Thank goodness. I returned to that room yesterday.
“Huhuh. Huhuhu.”
Turning slowly at the laughter beside me, I found Joy covering her mouth and giggling.
With her eyes slightly squinted, Joy smiled at me, who had a touch of heat on my cheeks.
“You’re making cute sounds, Young Lady.”
“…If you keep doing that, Foolish Young Lady, I might make you make cute sounds too.”
“Pinching is forbidden! If Young Lady does that, it really hurts!”
I opened and closed my hands, glaring at her, and Joy gasped and shook her head. Tch.
What a shame. I was thinking of ruthlessly pulling Joy’s soft cheeks.
Pouting my lips, Joy giggled again and let out a light breath.
“I’m glad to see you’re healthy. I was really worried when you collapsed yesterday.”
“Now that I think about it, it was a bit creepy. There shouldn’t be just a couple of perverts around me at that time.”
“Don’t worry. Nothing happened.”
I began to ask Joy various things as she kept smiling.
Arthur and Frey are outside practicing under Karl’s guidance.
Phoebe has taken time here and is helping people at the church.
“And the spirits of the forest are waiting for you, Young Lady. They want to repay you somehow.”
“Those worthless shoddies. Are they both okay?”
“Yes. They both recovered completely. When Young Lady performed the miracle, they fully restored.”
I see. It means that what I did while collapsing wasn’t in vain. Thank goodness…
“Foolish girl. Didn’t that sympathetic tree say anything?”
“…Um. From what I saw, it seemed they didn’t remember what happened back then.”
Phew. Thank goodness. If they remembered everything I said back then, even I wouldn’t be able to hold my head high.
Alright. Let’s go meet them. The thought of seeing the bear with its precious face makes me excited.
I’ll tease them a bit before demanding those blessings.
As I thought that and was about to get up, I noticed Joy mumbling with her lips and cocked my head.
What’s going on? Why does she look hesitant?
It seems like she wants to say something.
Ah. Right. Let’s try using that.
The additional commentary skill that Ganshu just gave.
I need to see if it activates normally in reality.
Asking the additional commentary skill why Joy is like this in my head, a blue window appeared in front of me.
[Title]
What the additional commentary told me was very concise but sharp to the core.
If we’re talking about titles, it should be that one.
“Foolish Joy. Are you feeling upset because I didn’t call you by your name?”
“That… that can’t be true.”
Really? If it isn’t, her smile is loosening up too much, don’t you think?
“Really? Then I can just keep calling you Foolish, right? Right?”
“….That.”
“If you don’t tell the truth, I won’t call you that! I’ll just treat you like usual! Isn’t that right?”
“Ugh.”
“Got it~. Foolish Young Lady. Maybe I was overstepping.”
“…I would like that.”
“Eh? What did you say?”
“I want you to call me Joy! Is that okay?!”
“Okay. You did well. Hehe. Ah, really. So girl-like. I’m worried that Foolish Joy will get tricked by guys.”
“That won’t happen!”
Joy’s cheeks turned bright red as she shouted and clamped her mouth shut.
“Are you sulking?”
“Hmph!”
“Hmm, this is tricky.”
“Hmph!”
“I was going to ask Foolish Joy to call me by my name too.”
“…By your name?”
“It wouldn’t be fair if I just called you, right? I’m too nice to give you the chance to call my name. Why? Do you dislike it? If you don’t…”
“I never said I disliked it!”
“Really? Then go ahead and call me.”
Looking at Joy, who was blushing and grinning ear to ear, she couldn’t keep her fingers still as she opened and closed her lips repeatedly before finally whispering.
“…Lucy.”
“What? Foolish Joy’s voice is too small, I can’t hear you!”
“Lucy! Is that okay?!”
“Pffft. Alright, alright. Good job. Bow your head. I’ll pet you.”
“I don’t need that!”
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