The Otherworld, Goddess, and Anchor 05

Tears, Tears

Translated by: SummerPeanut

Edited by: 書梅

Proofread by: VioletRebel

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Unclear information---

Uncertain hope---

The frustration when one attempted to gather information through people.

There was no reliable method, nor effective means to do so, leaving only impatience and time accumulating slowly but surely.

Someone had said so before. One must not judge others from their appearances.

Thoughts and feelings would mix together, creating a thread of fate that would finally form a flag1.

And what would her return bring to the people? Would it be hope inducing medicine or poison that seals off the future?

│■Japan. Fiona’s room　│

In one of the mansion’s room located in a certain city--

A goddess and her overseer were discussing their future plan.

“Let us wait a moment until they reach Granola’s place. ...Speaking of which, the so-called group of people, [Anchor], that Fiona-sama mentioned. Have they given any instructions or hints?”

“That’s why as I said before, they didn’t write anything at all. Even though I heard the people here are knowledgeable regarding the otherworld...”

“Would it be possible to let me see how you wrote the question?”

“Eh? I properly followed this world’s rule--”

[Urgent: How do I become lovey-dovey with a cute apostle boy?]

“It’s just so weird. There is not even a single reply.”

“What’s weird is your brain. In fact, please apologize and properly thank the management for not deleting this post by dying now.”

“Then how am I supposed to do this!!”

“Why are you the one going angry?! Haah...Then let me borrow this for a while. It’s hard to use my hand for this so...this is voice-typing? I’ll use this and present the gathered information so far.”

-10 minutes later-

[Oh, there’s some information coming in. I thought OP just wrote and ran away. Maybe a different person?]

[There are plenty of plot holes in the world building setting but, I suppose it’s the standard otherworld genre?]

[But doesn’t it seem quite strict? Unable to use any cheat is too big of a limitation]

[About those believers and all, did you properly make distinction on whether indentured workers could also be a believer?]

“W,why?! Even though no one answered by sincere questions at all ….!”

“Please kowtow and apologize to the word ‘sincere’. Right now. And based on [Anchor]’s replies, please record down inquiries you would like to ask them”

“Why are you the one in-charge now!!”

“---Then Fiona-sama should handle it yourself. You know how to do it now right?”

“O-su! Leave it to me! I’ll write a literary masterpiece filled with my love, feelings, and so passionate that you have no choice but to praise me!”

-10 minutes later-

“Somehow some ,no anti-social, or sexual words, forbidden words warning came out and I can’t post anything, what is wrong with this?”

“Alright, I understand. You have no qualification to post anything. M O V E A W A Y, N O W”

“T-then won’t the title of the novel be a scam---”

“I’m not sure what you are talking about but I will be the mediator from now so it’ll be alright. Anyway when you oracle(line call) the apostle, I will make it so that this screen panel will be displayed at the same time”

“Oo, you are quite capable, aren’t you.”

“One more thing, based on my research, it seems that [Anchor] uses the system where you write down the post number to indicate who you are replying to”

“Is it?”

“However---There is also [you must follow whatever written] rule that is strongly advised to follow. We have been engaging in [consultation] up until now...but you should brace yourself to follow through [Anchor]’s instruction from now onwards”

“U,understood”

“---! We will be reaching the destination soon. As expected, it’s a house, or rather, a mansion worthy of a noble lady’s standing.”

(O,ohh~...it’s quite a decent mansion. Isn’t it larger than Veur’s previous residence we saw just now?)

(Indeed Fiona-sama. Perhaps she is the richest in Veur-sama’s territory)

“Well, we are here, Alp. I’ll go down first so hang on tight to the horse”

As he said so, he got off the horse. Then he carried Alp who was on the horse and set him down to the ground.

|■ Fraul Kingdom. Granola’s Mansion|

“...well then, what business might you have here? Veur-sama”

“It’s not me. Alp wanted to talk to you about something”

In one of the residence’s rooms, they conveyed the questions asked by Fiona via oracle(line call).

“---It’s not that I am doubting Alp but...What could the Goddess do with those information?”

“Margot...the way you phrase it, do you have something against the Goddess?”

“Not really? I’m grateful that she offered her help to Alp after all. Well, I would also be able to do the same too. Anyway, if she has the power to create golden fruits, I wonder why didn’t she just do that for Alp’s mother?”

|■Japan. Fiona’s room|

“What’s with this woman. Does having large breasts also cause one to have a big attitude as well?“

“When Alp’s mother was taken away, what were you doing?*smile gently*”

“Erm last month I was playing 3 galge, completed 5 otoge, and at the same time I was doing the event for a certain idol game. And a bit of BL reading♪ *smiles*”

“I see. Okay. I got it. Die *big・smiles* ...Hm? There are some movements on the internet---”

[By the way, the mother was taken away in exchange for the taxes right?]

---Why must the children pay that debt?

|■Fraul Kingdom. Granola’s Mansion|

(Err, that’s certainly true...polu tex? I think they said something about that)

“Hmm? What’s with poll tax? Well, it’s quite understandable that you are not knowledgeable about it”

“It’s a tax system that went extinct more than hundred years ago after all. I didn’t expect that I would see that system being carried today”

(Poll tax---tax where every single individual needs to pay regardless of their gender and age. That means from babies to even elderlies as well? That’s quite the nasty system...)

(Thank you for reading the explanation for the term that you searched using internet, Fiona-sama)

“Squeezing as much money you can squeeze out by reintroducing tax poll one more time just to exploit others...Can Baxia’s representative be greedier than this”

“By representative, are you referring to Valencia-sama? I don’t think he is so vicious though...”

“Heh? Ah, did you meet him?! Did he do something terrible to you? Like forcefully embrace or pressure you to do things like this or like that---”

“Please calm down. I was there at that time as well. However, I also feel that he is not the kind of person that would be able to do such horrible acts”

“Hah...my word. Why are the gentlemen around me like this---Listen well, Alp. Those who are called [enemy] are not frightening at all. Because with that label, it’s the same thing as saying ‘please deal with it’. What is frightening is [enemy] that comes closer while pretending to be an [ally]---”

“But, he said [I won’t be lenient] openly from the start”

“What? Why did he purposely raise our guard against him...why did that guy come here again?”

“I believe he was here to give his greetings”

“Humm...eh? Greetings? ---Fraul Kingdom has been under the control of Baxia for almost two weeks, you know? Giving greetings this late into the game?”

“Have you not received any information regarding that as well?”

“As expected, I won’t be able to get any contacts or information faster than a noble but I did hear that a representative will be sent here.

...I certainly did not receive information about his arrival here but...there should be plenty of time before he reaches here...is it related to the increased tax or reimplementation of the poll tax? Or maybe it’s the instruction from his home country that came first...”

“But the representative said [from now on] while crying out”

“Eh? Why was he crying?”

“Err, he hasn’t started his job as the representative---or at least that was what he said while being teary eyed”

“I still don’t get why he was crying though. ---Anyway, although I do not quite understand it, let’s leave it aside first. Going back to the main point, I’m still not convinced. Why is Fiona-sama, at this point of the time, trying to get involved?”

(Ah, erm, Fiona-sama, how should I answer this...)

(...I’m sorry, Alp. I can only tell you to believe me for now. It’s just that Gods are not as omnipotent as what humans believe to be so. That is even more so for myself as I am not Goddess of Destiny, nor God of War. Just to create that golden fruit, I have became unable to maintain my form momentarily...I only have that much power)

(Fiona...sama...)

(Actually, even getting involved in this matter was not received well amongst the rest of the Gods. If I were to continue to do so, even I might be disqualified as a God. However, I have given you my words that I will not forsake you. And I want to save my believers---I just wanted to be able to accomplish that)

“Uu...uh, Fiona-sama...Fiona…-sama”

“Eh…,w,why are you crying? What happened Alp? Are you hurt?”

“...no...it’s not...not that...hik, for me, for our…sake...Fiona hik, sama…!”

“Alp...”

|■Japan. Fiona’s room|

“I’m really baffled, to think that you can twist the truth so much. And the fact that you didn’t say a single lie annoys me even more.”

“Haah...hahh...so adorable, his crying face is so cute… With this, the apostle (Otoutto)’s loyalty should have increased a lot. I really want to lick his tears...dyufufu lololol”

“Listen,you useless goddess---while we wait until the boy finished crying, please reply to [Anchor]’s questions and organize the information from that side”

Click☆

-Goddess Fiona's believer count: 260-

-Number left until revocation: 60-

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TL note:

1. It’s referring to the same flag term that you would usually associate it with visual novels. Example death flag etc.