The Otherworld, Goddess, and Anchor 28

What is after consultation

Translated by: SummerPeanut

Edited by: 書梅

Author’s note:

The number of PV silently went past 10,000. Thank you very much.

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Japan. In a certain mansion’s room within an urban area.

The goddess Fiona and her observer-cum-supporter, Navi, lived at that place. They were peeking at the contents of the refrigerator.

“There seems to be a large amount of ingredients inside...why did you buy so many unnecessary items. Isn’t it fine to just buy enough for today and tomorrow’s share?”

“Uhm, well… recently, I’ve been practicing after eating Alp’s dishes...I think it would be better for me to be able to at least prepare a dish myself. I want to be able to feed Alp who will one day be my Otoutto”1

When the observer heard that there was actually a proper purpose to her action, he bowed his head towards the goddess.

“It’s a good thing to have the aspiration to improve oneself. Please forgive my words earlier, I apologize. What kind of dish are you planning to make?”

“Ah! Actually, I have already made it… so along with the taste testing, can you try it?”

“Although I don’t mind doing so...because I do not believe in Fiona-sama, have you tried tasting it yourself?”

“You really said it upfront huh. But you are right, it’s true that I haven’t tasted it yet”

“Then please try eating about half of it. I will have the other half”

“Then before that turn into your human form, alright. Okay, I’ll go first---”

Munch.

“Guhaa?! Gehoc?! Coughfaa?! Gobu, gupubac!!”

After eating her own food, Goddess Fiona writhed on the floor with her limbs spasming for a full minute.

She straightened her twitching limbs and after she regulated her breathing, she slowly stood up.

“T-then...please...have a bite”

“Eh? Why would I eat it? It’s not the development where I would eat it, right? It’s totally absolutely without a speck of doubt not the development where I’ll eat it, right?”

“I-I guess there’s no helping it. But it feels like a waste to just throw it away… Let’s keep it inside the refrigerator again”

“Please properly put a [danger, don’t eat] memo with it. Well then, the main story will start now”

|■ Fraul Kingdom. Alp’s orchard|

|■ Alp’s house. Dining room|

Changing the location, in Alp’s house---

The two intruders were confronted by an old acquaintance.

“...traitor?”

“Am I wrong? Since the courier bat didn’t come, we were told to assume so and start taking action… That was the request that we accepted”

“I see, I suppose that’s what that someone called Lamcour-san had said”

“Fiona-syama, what did they mean by taking action?”

Fiona took a quick glance at Fudgy’s face before facing away.

“Hmm...it’s not really appropriate to talk about it here”

“Let me say it first, I finished the quest and also talked with Lamcour.”

“Even if you say so...”

“We are also just doing our job. Gotta put a bread on our table for tomorrow after all”

“You two are broke as usual… Not like I’m one to say otherwise”

Mimosa smiled bitterly as she said so while scratching her face. As if influenced by it, Salt’s and Tonic’s tightly sealed mouths began to loosen up.

“In the first place, what kind of relation did yuu have with these two?”

“You said they are old acquaintances. Fudgy-kun, did you not know them?”

Fudgy, who was questioned by the goddess and observer, shook his head left and right.

“Well, Fudgy wouldn’t know them obviously. Because they were...my comrades when I just started working as an information broker in this world. But---they were not supposed to be the type to do such a [dirty job].”

“To be honest I thought we only needed to keep a lookout for this job. I guess we were also too naive”

“...You two, have been doing this kind of [work]?”

Mimosa asked as she frowned. Tonic turned his face away as if to avoid her gaze.

“Obviously, this is the first time we crossed such a dangerous bridge. The request fee was also higher than usual”

“Well, we thought it was easy money. Boil us, roast us or hand us over to the officials, do whatever you please”

Perhaps due to them being old acquaintances, Salt replied back half-heartedly.

“About the request…I assume it’s from Lamcour-san. Can’t you refuse it just like Mimosa-san?”

Towards Fiona’s question, the two answered carelessly.

“I don’t know how Mimosa turned down the request but we already got the advance payment”

“The request fee is 10 gold coins, and the penalty fee is ten times that. We can’t afford to play truant”

“T-ten?!”

Listening to the content of their talk, Fudgy cried out involuntarily.

“Here, there’s 100 gold coins inside there, right?”

“”Hundred?!””

Looking at the pouch that Fiona set on the table, this time, it was Tonic and Salt that let out a surprised voice.

“W-wait...i-is it really okay with you guys?!”

“Well Alp entrusted the usage of this money to me… I think it’s fine?”

Towards the astonishing development of the situation, the two captives and two siblings were dumbfounded. As if it was natural, the goddess and her observer answered the problem smoothly as if it was the most obvious choice.

“Hey, Mimosa...who the heck are they?”

“...God and her messenger”

---Mimosa explaining---

“...are you serious”

“With this, we might be able to manage one way or another”

Putting aside Fiona, the two of them who had witnessed Navi’s prowess with their own eyes and were able to swallow Mimosa’s explanation.

“?? Since the issue with the penalty fee is dealt with, is there any other issue yuu have?”

“The client, that Lamcour guy. As you can see from his request he gave us… I believe you already know that he’s definitely not a guy who can be dealt straightforwardly”

“Furthermore, the request we took obviously crossed the grey lines. As long as he holds onto this [weakness] of ours, we can’t feel rest assured”

“Geez. This is because you took requests that you can’t make out--- ”

“Let’s stop there. Right now we need to think how to sever their relation with [outsider]”

“Even if you say so...we don’t have that much time, you know? That guy isn’t a fool either. If these two don’t contact him for a long time, he will take some kind of action soon”

While everyone was wrecking their heads for a solution, Navi proposed an idea to the goddess.

“Umyu...what about relying on [anchor] again?”

“Right. But that’s...”

“I believe it is fine as long as you include the conditions properly? This time…let’s decide a [person to consult]”

“The candidates to consult---Alp, Bartlett-san, Margot-san, Ron Boggat-san, and...”

“Just in case, let’s choose up to 2 people. And… Lamcour and others are excluded”

“Well then, this time’s question is… [Who to consult to cut off relation with the outsider]”

“[Anchor]’s designated new threads are 400 and 410!

---Come, show me the wayyyyyy!!”

>>400

【1: Bartlett】

“That noble-san eh? That’s a safe choice I guess”

“And for the second person is...”

>>410

【2: Marquiss Valencia】

“Hm?”

“Oh?”

Click☆

-Goddess Fiona's believer count: 1256 -

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Sorry for the late post, the editor getting new PC cuz her previous laptop broke or something. Do consider to support and share this translation~

TL’s note:

1. Again, this is a play with the words where it’s written as ‘disciple’ that uses husband and younger brother kanji but read as ‘younger brother’. Thus, ‘Otoutto’.