The Otherworld, Goddess, and Anchor 01

Wrapping for Roasted Potato and Candy

Translated by: SummerPeanut

Edited by: 書梅

Proofread by: VioletRebel 

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Japan. In a certain room of a mansion located within the urban region of the city.

There is a single girl currently being immersed in video games in front of her monitor.

She is fully absorbed into her monitor and the controller she is operating without caring how her black semi-long hair sways around.

It is a normal scenery that could be seen anywhere.

"Aa...No, please wait! Isn’t this the so-called depression END?! No no, after finally reaching this far, isn't it ridiculous to do this to players."

Her name is Fiona, Fiona Lulu.

She is not a Japanese nor a foreigner.

She is not even a human.

She is a Goddess.

"Uwa...uuh, did I mess up the flag somehow. If I use net here....urgh, even then it doesn't seem possible to win here..."

"--Aahh just a bit more. Ugh, just you wait! I'll definitely capture your heart next time. Uhh.. and the phone call that has been ringing non-stop since a while ago isn’t helping at all. It's not even half a year since I left the country, you know! Did a natural disaster happen or something?!"

Clutching the source to her ear’s suffering, she picked up the phone and answered the call.

"Hello?! Ah, Heaven's city hall? Hm? Err, I believe there is still time until the deadline to stay in the otherworld, no? And didn't I complete the paperwork just last month? Hn...eh? Eh? What? Can you repeat it again-"

-Your qualification as a God is about to be revoked-

-Please return immediately for further explanation-

"e? Wh-whaaat?!"

"Hello, welcome to the reception desk. We will refer you to the appropriate department based on your issue toda- Ah, you must be Lulu-sama. Please head to the heavenly qualification counter on the 5th floor."

Fiona, who has just reached Heaven's City Hall, immediately picked up the relevant documents and rushed up to the fifth floor after receiving the instruction from the receptionist lady.

"....ha, haa, ha, excuse me- I'm Fiona Lulu, what exactly has happene--"

"Lulu-san right? I have been expecting you. Firstly, please take a seat."

The employee-like man indifferently encouraged the anxious Fiona to sit down as if it's just another paperwork to process. But she remains on her feet as she growls.

"No, more importantly, I’m here for an explanation on what’s going on! Did I somehow mess up something?! To have my God qualification taken away is-"

"Please calm down. There are few possible reasons as to why you are losing your qualification..."

"For the record, I don't remember doing anything bad, you know! I only neglected my supervision tasks a tiny little bit."

"Exactly, that is the cause of the problem this time"

"I’m sorry?"

"There are two main reasons why one would lose their qualification as God. Firstly, when the subject does not behave in a way appropriate as a God. For example, taking part in a slaughter, or meaningless killing and/or cruelty. Secondly, when the subject's believers suddenly dropped below 10% within a short period of time“

“Either of the two reasons will result in God or Goddess losing their qualification. Although, most of the time they usually happen at the same time"

"Hmm...I guess so..I doubt there would be many willing to follow such a God anyway."

"Right...and regarding Lulu-san's current believer situation. Currently, it has dropped to about 15%. If this continues, you will lose your qualification as a God. That is why I requested you to come here immediately"

"What?"

"Don't 'What?' me. As I was saying, the number of your believers has dropped drastically"

"B-but why?"

"I am not too sure about that...However, if it drops below 10%, you will have to become something other than a God. If I am not wrong, this is your first time taking charge as a God right? If you have family members, I believe you should contact them firs-"

"A-alright! I'll contact my parents about this first!"

"Goodbye, please have a nice day."

The girl rushed back to her room to organize the information she has.

"---hmm wait a minute. It's true that recently I neglected my supervision a bit, but it's not like I didn't bother at all...There weren't any issues when I checked last month as well...That means something probably happened within this past month? Mm...There's no point in mulling over it here. Let's just have a look---activate God's Eyes!"

A screen-like panel appeared in front of her eyes displaying the earth like a map.

"Err, the area under my supervision... ah it's here, Kingdom of Fraul. En? [Under the control of Baxia Kingdom- Fraul Kingdom]”

“...What is this? Hm? If I recall correctly, Fraul should be part of the confederation in this region. The one consisting of more than 10 countries...And Baxia should also be part of that confederation. Why on earth is it under the management of the neighbouring country in the same alliance?"

And the mystery begets more mystery.

Unable to figure out the reason, the girl turns her attention to the more crucial information-

"R,right, the believer's number! Erm, the population of Fraul is around 10,000. Within that number, my believers should number around 2,000 last time. The current number is, mm.."

-Goddess Fiona's believer count: 302-

"Ahaha, I see-. They did mention that the number is around 15% right. 302 out of 2000 huh, I see I see-- What the heck with this half-hearted number? What's with that extra 2?! Why don't you just tell me it's 300?

Click☆

-Goddess Fiona's believer count: 300-

"Yeap yeap, that's more like it, having a whole number is- NOO! I didn't actually mean it like that!! What happened to you, my country?!"

...n-no, i need to calm down. In times like this, I should count the prime numbers…

1 prime number, 2 prime numbers, then the next 3 prime numbers-

"O-ok, I think I’m calm now! Anyway, I should get in touch with papa and tell him about my situation...without alarming that old lady. I think Papa would do something to help me since he pampers me a lot. But Mama will definitely be furiously mad..."

If she found out I failed my first task as a God...

"I'll reincarnate you as roasted potato's wrapping♪" is something she definitely would say with an incredible smile..!"

She operated her communication device with trembling hands as she prays hard 

-10 seconds later-

"Fiona? Did something happen? It's quite rare of you to call home"

"P-papa~!!"

"Fiona?! W-what happened?! Did someone make you cry? I'll wipe their whole family right now!"

"I-it's not like that! Actually ..."

-After the daughter's explanation-

"And so the situation is like that, papa. I'm not even sure where and how the issue cropped up..."

"Hmm...your country is being under other’s reign eh..With just these few pieces of information, Papa also can't really figure it out. And it'll be troublesome if Mama found out about this. Thus for the sake of my cute daughter, Papa will-"

-Ara? Dear, who are you talking to?-

"Geh, Mama"

"That voice... Fiona-chan? You should also call Mama once in a while, you know. Mama is also quite worried after all it's your first time doing such an important job as a God"

"Ah..yeah. Of course"

"Are you eating properly?"

"Well, more or less"

"Did you sleep well? You didn't overwork right?"

"No, of course not"

"Right now, you are in another world different from Fraul, are you not? Are you bothering anyone there? Make sure you don't trouble others ok?"

"Aargh, Mama, I'm not a child anymore! Stop worrying every single thing"

"Remember to not use your power of God needlessly, alright?"

"It's ok, I know. Mama worries too much"

"You won't suddenly lose your believers again, right?"

"Un! I'll be more careful from now on"

"I K N E W IT"

"Ah"

-And thus like that, I was forced to cough out everything-

"Fiona-chan? You haven't even reached one year with this job, right?"

"..."

"Even though, Papa and Mama used their connection to get you an area where religion management should be in super easy mode?"

"Err, but you see, Mama...It's not like Fiona-chan actually failed yet"

"Papa, can you shut up for a moment! Fiona-chan, to think that you can't even do such an easy white-collared work. You are really...!"

"C-calm down Mama, I believe that's why we are also partly responsible. Mama and I were the ones who recommended that area after all. Isn't that the case?"

"That...is certainly the case but..."

(Luckily, Papa is lenient towards me and Mama is weak against Papa)

"Did you say something, Fiona-chan?"

"N-not realy..?"

"Fiona, nothing in particular happened last month, right? Also, being under control doesn't mean the country itself got destroyed"

"Yet, the number of believers is dwindling. There is no doubt that something else is causing this problem"

"And it is still decreasing as we speak... s-should I go down and check directly?"

"But, can you?"

"uu..."

The parents, familiar with their daughter’s behaviors, predicted their daughter’s actions and inferred the result with her being here. 

Fiona had attempted to go to Fraul but was unable to do so-

"Fiona, with your current number of believers, you won't have enough faith to bring about God's miracle. Never mind descending, it's likely that you can't even send an oracle right now"

"Then what am I supposed to do, Papa~~!!"

"...I suppose there's no other way. Mama will share her faith with you"

"Eh?! Really?"

"There's no other way after all. But! Mama will help you this time only. Mama will temporarily restore your power. Meanwhile, you should choose the personage to receive the oracle"

"Eh? What do you mean temporarily...what about after that?"

"You can restore your power yourself by increasing your followers through those who will receive your oracle"

Restore my power myself...eh?

Am I supposed to somehow manage that with just "Thought" and "Instruction"?

"Eeh?! M,mama...are you not being too strict to Fiona?"

"Isn’t it obvious, Papa? In the first place, it's due to her incompetence that her situation is basically a dead end. Now that there's a solution, she should at least clean up her own mess"

"Uu~...I understand...But Mama, just in case something happened, can you help out with the believer's number at least?"

"...please do your best, Fiona. No matter what you would become, you will still be my daughter"

"Mama...en? Eh why are you talking under the premise that I will lose my qualification as God?!"

"Yep yep, if you happened to lose your qualification as God, I will make sure you reincarnate as a paper wrapping for roasted potato♪"

"Aaargh I knew you would say that! Thank you very much for the expected response! Are you really ok with your daughter being reincarnated as a wrapping for roasted potato, you old lady!!!"

"Hoh? Since you called me an old lady, wouldn’t it be better to reincarnate you into wrapping for candies just like your previous life? Grandmas usually have the image of giving candies, right?♪"

"Noo!!! At least let me be a mammal!! Am I destined to be some kind of wrapping in both my past life and next life?!!"

"B-both of you calm down a little. Fiona, for now, go find the apostle to receive your oracle! Thereafter, gather informat--"

The communication line was cut off by Fiona and silence finally returned to the mansion's room again.

"...Sigh"

-Thus, with the past life as a wrapping of candy-

-and the determination to avoid next life as wrapping for roasted potato-

-I headed to the area under my supervision-

Click☆

-Goddess Fiona's believer count: 296-

-Number left until revocation: 96-

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Author's note:

I felt the space between the lines is rather narrow so I decided to change the format.

TL's note:

- The author used a lot of short sentences that only eat up half the page instead of the usual full page. But I changed it so...

- Googled it but apparently, they say counting prime numbers is supposed to encourage oneself because you can only be divided/defeated by oneself or fate.

- KPI is everywhere.

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