Chapter 42 – Planting the Unconscious Flag

It is a strange space in many ways.
Everywhere seemed to be brimming with rainbow colors, sometimes it was a forest, and sometimes it was a well-kept garden.
All of the scenery was blurry, giving the impression that it was a vague and distant place that was not real.

All of that illusion.
However, I was certain that it existed somewhere in this world.

Strangely, the beings surrounding me are the same.
First of all, the shadow is cast on the face, so it is not visible.

Among them, the only ones who could distinguish the features were the androgynous appearance that I mentioned earlier and a muscular middle-aged man with blue hair and a beard.

I once again looked at the beings who circled around me.
Approximately… Are you thirty?
It’s natural if it’s obvious, but the silhouette is different from each other.

Most were in human form, but some had silhouettes that were absolutely not human. For example, it looks like a snake or a spider or a sword.

“Hmph. It’s okay.”

The blue old man spat out and disappeared.
…What.
The neutral-looking being smiled lightly, as if he felt I had run away.

“Ah. Never mind. Rather than that, it’s non-performance.”

A cheerful female voice echoed his words.

“Poseid barely participated because he wanted to see him, and that’s it? Artis wanted to see him so much, but he gave up his turn. Oh, don’t worry, kid. Let’s start the non-work trip quickly.”

Non-professional.
If I remember correctly, wasn’t it the concept of congratulating the ball and awarding it?
If it’s a prize…

“Is this a reward related to Frostia?”

The answer was given by a being of neutral appearance.

“Yes. It’s good that you understand quickly.”

It’s hard to call it, so let’s just call it neutral.
The neutral opened his arms and said.

“This place is an unexpected disaster. The sudden arrival of the new slayer Frostia. In terms of the degree of danger, it corresponds to Daat. This is a tribute to the hero who prevented it.”

Daat…?
Was it the tree of the Sephiroth…?．

“Despite having very weak powers, he blocked Frostia with his mysterious power and strong mental power and successfully protected the descendants of the 10 chosen ones. We should give him a decent reward.”
“I agree~”

The cheerful woman from earlier chimed in.

“About this, 999 of us had a heated argument. We finally decided on the award for you. Also, there are a lot of complicated procedures to pay through the system, so we called you directly, so please understand.”

Hmm.

I definitely found it odd.
It is a system that generously rewards women for having sex with them.
Okay. I mean, it was just sex!!
But does it make sense to not give any reward for stopping a guy the size of Frostia? A reward was also prepared.

But the gods even argued about what kind of reward they would give… This is expected

And even face-to-face? It is sure to be a great special treatment.
Are there any strangers like me who have met God face-to-face?
At least, I don’t think there’s been a time when various gods have been summoned and the award has been discussed in this way.

In any case, it was clear that this was a rare opportunity.
If so, take this opportunity to ask any questions you may have.

“Can I ask you a few questions?”
“Yes. Ask as much as you like.”

Whoa. I swallowed my breath, exhaled calmly, looked at it again, and asked.

“Are you… A god?”
“Yes.”

What. He answers very easily.
I thought that I couldn’t answer or that I would answer with a twist.
For example, if you think so… In that way.

“So, are you the one who usually sends notifications and rewards to the system?”
“That’s a little different. I can’t tell you.”
“…Why did you bring me, the strangers, to this world?”
“It’s a shame. If I had a little more achievement, I could have told you…”

What. You asked me to ask me anything, and I’m not being picky.
At that time. The silhouette that had been watching quietly opened her mouth.

[Don’t be cocky…]

Hiss.

I got goosebumps with the noise I didn’t want to hear.
It is a snake that only briefly reveals its outline in the black silhouette.

The upper half of the body was invisible, but the snake’s tail moving like the tentacles on the lower half of the body was enough to arouse fear.

[It’s an undeserved honor to be able to meet and talk with us in the first place, so baptism of questions? I was treated generously, but he was arrogant…]
“Is that so. I’m sorry.”

Okay. Since he is a god, he must be that arrogant.
Since you are in a position to receive compensation, there is nothing to make you feel bad.
If it touches me directly, the story will be different… But let’s bend over for now.

At that time, there was someone who laughed loudly.
This is the female god that I told you in a cheerful voice before.

Swoop. The outline that came out after removing the shadows was a healthy body with muscles that stood out even at first glance.
That’s not a lot of muscle mass.
How to say, sexy muscles?
On top of that, the healthy tanned skin increases the sexy level.
Her breasts also looked like an F-cup, and her clothes looked like they had just come out of a blacksmith’s shop.
Could it be the god of blacksmithing?

It’s a pity that her hair and face are not visible because they are shaded.

“You’ll never get what you want with that kind of coercive tone, right? Pnaga.”

The god called Plana clicked her tongue.

[It’s none of your business. Heston…]
“You’re free to think what you think of him, but at least I’m expecting a lot from him. And if you can’t praise a kid who has done such a great job of stopping the end of the world, does it make sense to scare him?”

She smiled broadly at me and shook her hand.
The shadows lifted and fell on the barrel, and her face was slightly peeped out.

She may not have been as much as Love Heart, but she still has such a look that I will definitely look back after passing by.
She didn’t make up much, but that’s how beautiful she is.

“Hello? My name is Heston.”
“…Ah.”

If it’s Heston, she must be, she laughed at Love Heart in the quest window. .

“Huh? Do you remember me?”
“Yes. You are a woman.”
“I wonder if gender is important to God, but yes. It’s more like a woman~”

When I read the words at the time, I thought it must be a man.

“Hmmmm.”

The neutral, who was listening with his arms crossed, cleared his throat and announced his presence.

“Are you done with all the questions?”
“One more thing. You said earlier that you couldn’t tell me regretfully because you didn’t have enough achievements. Then how can I get more information?”

Neutral answered my question right away.

“It’s simple. Get stronger, spread your name and take down mighty enemies.”

Mighty enemy… ?
Does Frostia not have enough achievements? The neutral spoke as if he had read my mind.

“In that respect, it’s really unfortunate. It would have been nice if I had killed Frostia and returned it to the seal, but the score was drastically reduced because I made an oath.”
“Is that so.”
“Yes. If you had killed him, we would have told you all our secrets, even if you didn’t want to.”

You don’t like me, so why are you telling me, man?

“Shouldn’t you have at least wounded him? Then, you wouldn’t know what the current Kalnar… Um… Yes. You’d be treated pretty much on an equal footing with the forerunners of the outlanders.”
“…”
“I’m sorry. They’re probably all thinking the same thing.”

All of them
Earlier, Mr. Heston was voting or something.
999 people. And another 999…

It looks like they voted to decide who would see me, but is there some kind of restriction that 999 people don’t all come to see me?
I thought about asking, but stopped because I thought the gods might not be pleased to mention their limitations.

“If there is nothing more curious, let’s start the nongong peddling of Shin. Will it be all right?”
“Sorry for taking up your time.”
“What. Oh, and I’m saying this in case you’re worried, but the time that flows in this space has little to no effect on the present world, so don’t worry.”

Anxiously almost what else.
Still, it’s fortunate that I didn’t suddenly disappear in the human world right now.

“Then, in the name of the God of Equality, Ornist, I am announcing the beginning of the Non-Gong Sang.”

The middle name is Ornist.
It looks like a great god, so let’s remember it.

[Go away from me.]

The gigantic shadow murmured and reached out to me.

[Do not cut.]
“…!”

Feeling a strange wave, I tried to cut it off for a moment, but I hesitated at those words.
And then he opened his eyes wide.

Tring!

[Skill Acquisition. Understanding of all things]
[Passive] [SP 99]
[I can ‘understand’ anything as long as the power of the authority reaches. The user can turn off or kill the feature if desired.]

“Wow~”

Heston’s eyes widened after making a strange sound.

“Wow Tetan. Are you really going to give me that skill?”
[Yes. God of the forge.]
“You didn’t give it to your person in charge… It’s surprising how much you hate dragons.”
[He did a good job.]
“It is.”

…I’m sure of one thing.
This is such a good skill that my eyes will fall out.

“The giant gave understanding of all things. Greatsword and shortsword. What about you?”

Human silhouette and sword silhouette. When I questioned the two, they gave no answer. It was just that an aura emanated from their bodies and slowly flew towards me.

Tring!

[Ryunar’s blessing has become stronger!]
[Ryunar’s blessing has become stronger!]

Ryunar’s blessing.
Reinforcement of a skill that probably depended on passive for all strangers.
I wondered what made him stronger, but Allnist just happened to explain it.

“With the current one, the blessings have become stronger, so even if it’s not specifically related to sex, you’ll have resistance to curses and poisons.”
“Oh, is that so?”

…I answered casually, but isn’t this also a jackpot?
It’s a huge advantage against enemies who mainly use poison and curses.
But the Ornist smiled bitterly.

“Compensation is weak. You guys are going to live for now.”

A weak reward?

“Hmm… I’m not balanced, so I’ll give you a more detailed answer to the previous question.”
“Are you talking about system rewards?”
“Yes. The reward is not directly given by us, but our breath is applied.”

It’s breath.
It seems that God and the system are not the same being, but are distinct.

So, who gives the quest?

“Hey, is the content of the quest decided by the gods in consultation?”
“If it’s a Frostia-class guy, it’s probably the case, but it’s usually decided by the god in charge or pre-recorded in the system.”
“Your mother…?”

This time Heston answered.

“It’s called that for convenience~ At your current level, it’s just the god who brought you to this world. Just think of it that way.”

Ah. Love heart?
…
Eh?
So, what are all the quests I’ve received so far…?
The goddess who pretended to be arrogant, and her husband was still alive, and said that her husband was a married woman, and told her to attack women with boyfriends?

…What is that bitch?
Suddenly, it’s fucking scary.
Even though it’s a bitch with a bad personality, it didn’t seem like there was such a pervert castle… ?

[Kuhk..]

…

Laughter now, what is it?
I looked around, but I couldn’t tell who was laughing.
Then he met Heston’s eyes.

“Hehe.”
“?”

Heston looked at me and gave me a strange smile. Why?

“Look at him. Is it a low level? You look perfectly fine, right? Don’t play.”
[…

You say you look fine?
Judging by analogy, is the existence of God inherently dangerous just by making eye contact?

“The Love Hearts kept you so well hidden, so I was curious about what kind of kid you were~ But you sure are extraordinary in many ways. Boy, how did you do that?”
“Yes?”
“You know that. The one who withstood all of Frostia’s attacks…”
“Forge. That question isn’t fair. Think of how we were chosen for this position. It must have been on the condition that we were given a prize and asked nothing, right?”
“Yes, yes, I’m sorry.”

Heston, not particularly obsessed, backed away and smiled at me.
She is a good-natured sister.

“Then eight days. Any more questions?”
“…Doesn’t exist.”

All Nist looked at me for a moment and then nodded.

“Looks like your curiosity has been answered, so go to the next reward. Cutting and arrows. What are you guys going to give me?”
[I tried to raise the mastery of the sword’s cutting power, but… It seems rather disturbing to that child. I will also bless you.]

Tring!

[Ryunar’s blessing has become stronger!]

“Cutting. You too… Arrows? Let me tell you, three of them are Ryunar’s blessings. Also, if you want to give a blessing, do it with something related to your authority. That’s how they’re equal.”
“It was meant to be.”

Tring!

[Congratulations! You have been blessed!
Blessing of Hit: Ranged attacks will definitely hit.]

“…!”

This is also great
The enemy can be stopped, but it cannot be avoided.
I’m sure I’ll have to test how far it can hit, but… Still, it’s awesome.
I already thought of all kinds of applications.

“Smithy.”
“Oh my turn!”

Mr. Heston seemed to be excited, spinning his arms around as he approached me.
Others, who had been in their seats until now, came to my side and were surprised.

“Let’s see… Eggu. I’ll take care of the love heart guy’s up-and-comers…”

She glanced around at my sword on her back and frowned.

“Now that sword upgrade and a new sword. Which do you want? I recommend the latter.”
“It’s an upgrade.”

Heston’s eyes widened as he answered immediately without hesitation.

“Oh. That’s an instant answer. There are many swords with better performance than swords that are not even at that basic level. Would you like to upgrade anyway?”

Was it a sword that was not even basic… Love heart anyway, you fucking bitch.
I was about to tell everything about her for a moment, but I stopped.

Speaking here, if the gods were informed of the suspiciousness of the year, and then a verdict was made on the gods line, there was a high possibility that only a light penalty would be given for bending the arm inward.

She, later I myself, will grind with these hands.
While burning anger inside, he smiled kindly on the outside.

“Still, wouldn’t it be nice to have a familiar weapon?”
“Hmm~ Is that really the reason?”

It’s a mischievous expression.
I also laughed and said.

“Once used, I want to keep it with me until the end.”
“Ahahaha! I like it! Those who love swords like it! Okay, that sword, I’ll upgrade it sequentially! For now…”

She pulled out her hammer.
The moment I thought so, it was so fast that I couldn’t even see it! The hammer was striking the sword.
After a moment of surprise, she said.

“I’m sure you’ve reached a certain level with this. I liked it, so I’ll smelt the sword myself from time to time. Oh, and Mr. Equal. The Sublime, who was originally supposed to come, told me to reward him instead.”
“Sublime… She’s been busy lately. Let it be.”
“Okay~ Then I’ll do it with my blessing!”

Tring!

[Congratulations! Blessed by the forge god!

Thanks to her blessing, your dexterity will improve to the limit, and the weapons you touch will have better functions. The rest depends on your capabilities.]

“…”

This is awesome too
Self-sufficiency of arms has become possible.
But, I don’t know if it’s a game, but I’m not interested in real production.
I was imagining what I would do in the future, but Ornest’s words brought me back to my senses.

“Next go out. You.”

The snake that threatened me.
But leave…? Did you shorten your name?
No, judging from the way they’ve been called so far, it seems to be called by the field they’re in charge of other than their name.
Whether it’s blacksmithing or equality.
I remember calling the snake monster Naga. Then, is that snake a naga god?

[…I will give you the right to summon]
“What?”
[How to use it is all up to you.]

Naga giggling and exhaling something black like darkness.

Tring!

[You have been granted the power of summoning!
Whatever you summon is up to you.]

…What’s this?

“You gave me something ambiguous…”

Listening to the phrase that it’s up to me or the words of the Allnist, I think it’s very ambiguous. What can I summon?
No, if I summon you, is there any guarantee that you will be on my side?

“This is the end. It’s my turn.”
“Uh, yes?”

Look around There were still many gods.
The Ornist smiled and said.

“Why? Did you think everyone in this room would reward you?”
“To be honest, I thought so.”
“It’s worth thinking about it. Stopping Frostia is a truly mythical achievement… But if everyone who cares about you gives you a reward, it’s too big a merit compared to other strangers, so it’s against equality. That’s why, as you name it, you’re rewarded with eight.” Reduced.”

Like the god of equality, he likes equality very much.
Well, even if the game is too easy, it’s not fun.
The rewards he had received so far were eye-watering.
Besides, the biggest reward still remains.
Since the god in front of me seems to be a god of a fairly high position, I wonder if he will give me something great.

Ornest touched my chin and looked at me again to see if he had made up his mind.

“My gift is… Yes. Equality would be nice.”
“Yes?”

Before the half-door was over, the alarm sounded.

Tring!

[You have been granted the power of the consumption skill ‘Equality’.]

No skill description.
What is this? I was wondering, but Ornest said.

“When you’re in an absurd situation, I’ll make the situation equal even once. It’s up to you to use it.”

It’s up to you to write
I like that kind of skill, so I’m satisfied.
But something was strange.
Mr. Heston had his mouth wide open, and other gods. Even Flanna looked surprised.

“Wow…” “Stop, can’t it…”

…Is this really good?
Judging from the reaction, it seems to be an unconventional force.
I don’t know, but there’s always a place to use it.

“Thank you.”
“What. It is an equal reward for my achievements.”

Coo coo coo.

The surrounding landscape shook.

Mood to end.
At the end of the talk, they reconciled with the light and the landscape was distorted.
It must have been a rare experience to be called by God in this way.

“Hey! One last question!”

I said it was the last time with my mouth earlier, but is it going to happen… I thought, but the benevolent Allnist nodded.

“Okay.”
“What is a prunar?!”

The name the teenage hero wished for.
The name that called this world.
And the name of the academy I will go to.
Hearing those words, Ornest stopped for a moment as if dazed, then laughed.

“It’s stabbing at the core.”
“Yes?”
“The meaning is, only one.”
“…?”
“Personally, I want you to be.”

Perong!

The light disappeared with the explosion.
When he came to his senses, it was the guild rooftop.

…Only one.

Why? Those words kept ringing in my mind. I reach out my hand to the illusion that light is still pouring from the sky.
…But what?
Something is loose…

“Uhhh”

Squeak. The transparent film peeled off and Ashita appeared.
Taking off my glasses, a breathtakingly beautiful face is in front of me, and my hand… On the nape of my neck…

…I’ve seen it!

I wished it was the chest, but where is this?
Ashita shook my hand away and she lost her temper.

“G-why are you stretching out your hand all of a sudden! Gee, you did that when you knew I was there? You pervert!”
“No, it’s just a coincidence… I’m sorry.”

I decided to ask why Ashita was here and when, and apologized first.
However.

Tring!

[Stop Frostia! All achievements and quests related to this will be rewarded.]

The reward wasn’t over yet.