In a Different World with a Smartphone Chapter 259: The Gods and the Banquet

Arc 26: What can be done for tomorrow

Chapter 259: The G.o.ds and the Banquet

「So, where is it?」(Touya)

「It’s in this general area ~nanoyo. I couldn’t grasp the precise location because it instantly disappeared」(Karen)

map

I summon a map in the courtyard after we return to the castle and ask Karen-nee-san to accurately show the place where she has felt the divinity. The place she pointed at was to the south-east from here in the Great Forest Sea, after pa.s.sing through the Ramisshu Holy Kingdom and approaching the Lail Kingdom.

Yep, The range is wide indeed. I wonder, will we be able to find whoever is in there?. Which reminds me, Moroha-nee-san was at the Great Forest Sea as well when we found her. I’m guessing there might be some sort of landmark for G.o.ds to descend there.

「How should I say it? This person… no, this G.o.d… can he use his or her G.o.dly powers in this world?」(Touya)

「Frankly speaking, it’ll be fine to do so. We “aren’t allowed to interfere with this world by using our G.o.dly powers” but we’re allowed to use it if it’s to “make us look like human”. It also means that us interfering won’t be a problem as long as we don’t use our powers ~noyo. There are as many loopholes as one would like ~noyo 」(Karen)

Well, my nee-sans can’t use their G.o.dly powers unless when they’re dealing with the subordinate G.o.d. With regards to Moroha-nee-san though, she’s so exceedingly peerless that I doubt she really isn’t using her powers.

「I think that the other side perhaps has tried to search for the presence of divinity as well, but compared to last time, they can perfectly pin down Touya-kun’s divinity and find this place ~noyo」(Karen)

Unuu. Does that mean that I have to go greet them no matter what? I’m very reluctant to do that though. I wonder if there’s a way for me not to go… Increasing the number of troublesome people from now on will be… ouch-ouch-ouch!

「You’re thinking about something impolite again, aren’t you ~noyo?」(Karen)

「It huwts, pleashe let go! 」(Touya)

My cheeks are pinched by Karen-nee-san. This person’s perception for those things is unparalleled even by the level of the G.o.ds! Though she’s a G.o.d herself!

「What on earth is happening here?」(Moroha)

「Ah, Moroha-chan」(Karen)

The moment I was thinking of that, the other older sister comes from somewhere. It might be natural that Moroha-nee-san would also feel the divinity since Karen-nee-san sensed it as well.

「It seems the Karen-nee-san felt it as well」(Moroha)

「Yes I did ~noyo. So, we’re talking about whether to go greet that person or not after this ~noyo」(Karen)

「Well, I’m not reluctant to go meet with them though. I’m just interested on who came down. I think it’ll be fine unless it’s someone like the G.o.d of destruction」(Moroha)

Isn’t that dangerous?! I would like for a guy like that to go back immediately!

「No one can descend unless they have a permission from the World G.o.d, so I don’t think any ill-mannered G.o.d would come. It might someone like the Blacksmith G.o.d, the Agriculture G.o.d or a Trade G.o.d」(Moroha)

「Muuu… the Blacksmith G.o.d or the Agriculture G.o.d are still okay, but the Trade G.o.d is… a tiny bit regrettable ~noyo」(Karen)

「Karen-nee-san’s affinity with the Trade G.o.d is bad, right?」(Moroha)

As I listen to the lecture about the G.o.ds from those two, I once again affirm that even among the G.o.ds there are those with good compatibility and those who without.

「As for me, I wouldn’t be bored if the Katana G.o.d, the Lance G.o.d or the G.o.d of Military Arts comes, for instance, since Touya-kun doesn’t keep me company as of late」(Moroha)

Well, please excuse me from that. I get seriously tired whenever I keep you company during training, you know. It’s to the extent where I become completely useless for the whole day on that same day. All because Moroha-nee-san comes to me with the serious intent to kill! By the way, the results of our matches whenever I use nothing but swords is 52 defeats out of 52 matches, so what’s wrong with that?

I know neither the Katana G.o.d nor the Lance G.o.d well, but they’re probably similar. Moreover, making them keep her company is… well, if they can become her sparring partners, I would be glad… I suppose?

「Well, whatever. Anyway, let’s go take a look at the place. There will probably be some sort of reaction if I release my divinity there」(Moroha)

「Guess so. The other side should be aware of Touya-kun as well. It’ll likely be okay ~nanoyo」(Karen)

I immediately open [Gate] and we go the border of the Lail Kingdom where I subjugated the behemoth Scorpinas. From there, we then head toward the Great Forest Sea.

「Say, can’t you fly like you did back then?」(Touya)

「It’s not like we can’t, but I guess I can say that it’s a bit troublesome since we mustn’t use G.o.dly powers」(Moroha)

Moroha-nee-san replies. It will be difficult to go on foot up until Great Forest Sea… Ah, shall I try using “that” which I discovered in the “Warehouse” just the other day?

I take out “that object” I’ve placed inside “Storage” and spread it on the ground. It’s something that’s about 4.5 tatami mats in size.

「Touya-kun, what’s that ~nanoyo?」(Karen)

「It’s a magic carpet, I guess. Well, it’s fine so go sit on it. Come on」(Touya)

I make Karen-nee-san and Moroha-nee-san, who don’t really understand what’s the object I’ve brought out, sit on the carpet. I myself then sit in front of them. At that moment, the floating carpet rises to about 1m in the sky.

「Alright, depart」(Touya)

The carpet starts to slowly advance. By the way, a barrier is applied around the carpet whenever it’s activated, so there’s no way for us to make a mistake and fall down from it or to feel the wind directly. On this occasion, I’ve also applied “Invisible” on us, so we won’t be found by the surrounding people as well.

「Hee. This is pleasant ~nanoyo」(Karen)

「The problem is the person controlling this carpet won’t be able to fly for a long time if they don’t have a considerable amount of magic power」(Touya)

It seems like both of them got used to it, so I raise both the alt.i.tude and speed. Though as expected, I can’t do acrobatic moves.

Before long, we arrive at the skies of the Great Forest Sea. I stop the carpet at once, and we then come to a stand still.

「I’ll try releasing a bit of divinity from here」(Touya)

After I lightly unleash “G.o.d’s Authority Release”, a similar divinity is released from the forest in the distance. Are they showing us their location with that response after noticing our presence?

「Nn?」(Moroha)

「Oya?」(Karen)

The ones sitting behind me on the carpet, Karen-nee-san and Moroha-nee-san are showing a bit dumbfounded expressions.

「Is something wrong?」(Touya)

「No, it’s the divinity that has been emitted just now…」(Moroha)

「I could’ve felt several of them ~noyo」(Karen)

What did you say?

I couldn’t grasp that much myself though… Then what the heck is that? Are you saying that there are a lot of G.o.ds over there?

「What’s the meaning of this?」(Touya)

「Who knows… In any case, we’ll understand once we go there ~noyo. Touya-kun, depart ~noyo!」(Karen)

I have nothing to say for now, but we should be able to understand what’s going on if we try to go there. For now, I make the carpet advance towards the direction where I’ve felt the divinity.

I could see someone in an open place inside the forest. No, I could see several people.

As we’re descending nearby it, the sound of bustling music becomes audible together with joyful laughter and delicious smell.

「… What’s the meaning of this?」(Touya)

「Oh my, oh my…」(Moroha)

「Ocha~… ~nanoyo…」(Karen)

A party. That’s right, it’s a party.

Inside the forest, there’s a youth playing a mandolin-looking instrument, a little red-faced girl drinking alcohol, a woman grilling meat on a bonfire, and a man in his prime eating nuts and berries while smiling.

What’s this?

After getting off the carpet, I turn my eyes to Karen-nee-san behind me.

「They’re the Music G.o.d, the Alcohol G.o.ddess, the Hunting G.o.ddess, and the Agriculture G.o.d ~nanoyo」(Karen)

Is that it?! Four more G.o.ds have descended here, you know?!

While I’m being dumbfounded, a little girl who noticed us is waving her hand in large motions.

「Ooooh~! It’s the Love G.o.ddess and the Sword G.o.ddess~! Let’s drink together~!」(Little girl)

The little girl with a transparent-looking long blue hair, who can only be seen as 7 years old that’s even younger than Suu, is swinging a large turtleneck bottle which doesn’t look like anything but a sake bottle no matter how I look at it. Is that really okay?! Is that kid the Alcohol G.o.ddess?!

The one holding the Mandolin-looking instrument should naturally be the Music G.o.d. He’s a good-looking youth with a blond hair in his mid-twenties. Although he continues to show a gentle smile, he doesn’t stop his hands from playing the instrument.

This person is probably expressing his emotions through his instrument. In fact, he changed the tune of his music after he has noticed us.

The man in his prime eating fruits can be seen as always laughing. He has slit eyes with a peaceful appearance, plain brown hair and a simplistic atmosphere around him. This person must be the Agriculture G.o.d.

In that case, it means the remaining woman with a green ponytail is the Hunting G.o.ddess. There are a hastily-made bow and arrows lying beside her.

Although she’s grilling meat, it must be the game she hunted herself. Before that, what part of an animal and from which is that? It looks like meat right from comics. I’m interested!

「You guys. Why have you gathered like that and descended here ~noyo? No matter how much you look at it, aren’t there too many of you to be up against the subordinate G.o.d ~noyo ? 」(Karen)

「Unya~, It’s different. We aren’t in charge of the subordinate G.o.d」(Hunting G.o.ddess)

The ponytail hunting G.o.ddess answers Karen-nee-san while mumbling and tearing the pieces of grilled meat. She’s an extremely wild perso… G.o.d. What does she mean “aren’t in charge of the Subordinate G.o.d”?

「The one we are in charge of is you, Mochizuki Touya-kun」(Agriculture G.o.d)

「Me?!」(Touya)

The slit-eyed old-ma… no, the Agriculture G.o.d oji-san turns and points at me. I then point my own finger at myself as well.

(ED: “Old-man”)

「What do you mean you’re “in charge of Touya-kun”?」(Moroha)

Moroha-nee-san asks him what she thinks on my behalf.

「Yep. He has received divinity from the World G.o.d-sama while having a human body and is trying to attain G.o.dhood as the World G.o.d’s dependant. It’s our duty, who are his worthy seniors, to support him and back him up so that this young fledgling G.o.d can surely walk on his own in this line of work…」(Agriculture G.o.d)

「So we’ve decided some time ago with this and that~! And we had also come to play~!」(Alcohol G.o.ddess)

Uoi! Hey! Alcohol G.o.d-san, you’re being too frank!

Is that what all of this is about? So they’ve used the matter of me having divine powers while still being human as a pretext and descended to the ground, huh? Aren’t you being quite free for G.o.ds?!

Hearing this, the Hunting G.o.ddess laughs heartily.

「Well~, It’s been several thousands of years since we’ve descended to the ground, so even though we’ve performed “Humanification”, we still need to get used to these bodies. I tried to hunt 2-3 magic beasts for a bit, and it’s definitely interesting to hunt without using G.o.dly powers, you see」(Hunting G.o.ddess)

「Same here~! It’s been a long time since I drank something aside from sacred wines~! I’m getting drunk~! How lovely~! 」(Alcohol G.o.ddess)

「It has also been a long time for me since I’ve experienced the blessing of the soil. It’s truly delicious」(Agriculture G.o.d)

「…………」(Music G.o.d)

The Music G.o.d casually and nimbly plays his instrument, and it resounds as if agreeing with the other three. Is that person not going to talk at all?!

「I’m amazed ~noyo. Good job on receiving permission from the World G.o.d ~noyo」(Karen)

「No-no, it’s exceptionally easy, you see. When we said that “we want to go”, he just simply told us “you may go”. We’re told that we should certainly do a follow-up on the boy over here」(Hunting G.o.ddess)

「Please stop with this “boy” thing…」(Touya)

Umuu. Kami-sama might have tried to be helpful, but everyone from this lineup seems to have one or two peculiar traits…

「C’mon, don’t sweat it! Here, let’s drink!」(Hunting G.o.ddess)

The hunting G.o.d-nee-san pushes onto me a wooden cup with alcohol. Well, it’s not like I cannot drink, but she’s quite pushy!

「Say, where from have you obtained alcohol?」(Touya)

「N~? A tribe inside this forest was being attacked by magic beasts, and they gave it to us as thanks for helping them~. Even though I’m the Alcohol G.o.ddess, it’s a bit worrisome since it’s useless to drink sake up there~. The alcohol here is good~! It makes you feel touchy and the “this is how I roll, got a problem with that?!” kind of thing~」(Alcohol G.o.d)

The Alcohol G.o.ddess laughs with a grin. Is she drunk already?! I don’t understand her well, and I’m getting worried since she looks like a little girl. Is she okay?! Her head is already bright red.

That G.o.ddess then walks to me unsteadily and then clings to my leg. What’s she doing…?

「Touya-onii-chan~. I-I want snacks for alcohol~. Dried squid, edamame, yakitori~. You have some, right~?」(Alcohol G.o.ddess)

Why do you know about those?! It’s true that I have some in “Storage”, but still! Is that perception the so-called “power of G.o.d”…!

「Oh, sounds good~. If you have something like that, take it out. We’re kind of lacking some food, so we’re troubled. All present dwellers of heaven, let’s put aside our ranks and make some noise, how about it? 」(Hunting G.o.ddess)

「Good idea. I want to try eating the food harvested from the ground as well」(Agriculture G.o.d)

「…………」(Music G.o.d)

The Agriculture G.o.d a.s.sents to the speech of the Hunting G.o.ddess, and the Music G.o.d plays the instrument with a “Po-ro-ro-ro-o-n” sound. Karen-nee-san and Moroha-nee-san sigh as if they’ve given up.

「Dear me. It can’t be helped, right?」(Moroha)

「It’s fine already ~noyo. Touya-kun. If you have some food then I’d like you to bring it out~noyo」(Karen)

I abide by what Nee-sans tells me and take out food and beverages from [Storage] along with a table for all of those foods to be placed.

The Hunting G.o.ddess greedily consumes the food while the Agriculture G.o.d makes sure to taste them. The Alcohol G.o.ddess drinks while having snacks, so each one of them are eating up the food I’ve placed on the table. Only the Music G.o.d continues to play sorrowful notes without releasing his instrument. Eventually, the Alcohol G.o.ddess couldn’t stand it any longer, so she made him hold a yakitori in his mouth. His melody soon became cheerful afterward. As I’ve thought. He’s linked to his instrument and pa.s.ses his emotions through it, huh? What I want to say is, let go of it already.

The nee-sans eventually started to get drunk and seriously started partying. It’s a banquet of G.o.ds.

What’s happening?

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「What the heck is going on here?」(Touya)

『Well, that’s because they’ve been working non-stop for many years, so I thought about letting them have a day off there』(Kami-sama)

Though I would like for this world not to become a pleasure trip destination for G.o.ds.

I answer with those thoughts to Kami-sama on the phone after separating from the company of the G.o.ds who’ve descended and are continuing the banquet even now.

I begin to wonder whether it’s really okay for such thoughtless G.o.ds to descend, but then I recalled the legends about the G.o.ds of Earth that had descended quite thoughtlessly as well.

『Well, I don’t think they will be a hindrance so please treat them well. Though that may become troublesome 』(Kami-sama)

Just now, you’ve just said “troublesome”, didn’t you?! You knew it would become troublesome, right?!

『Although I’ve said it that way, your divinity will one day become higher than theirs. It’s better to get used to it now than later, don’t you agree?』(Kami-sama)

What’s this feeling? It’s like having a vision wherein the son, who will be the next CEO, is being treated as a new employee and being told to “Get familiar with work!” by his parent, who is then the current CEO in the company.

I grandly sigh after hanging up the phone. What am I going to do now~…?

「Touya-onii-chan! Co~ome drink with evowyone so~o that there wown’th be a~any fowm of melanchowly~! Wine maketh the hearth of a man gla~ad. You’ll fowgeth the fle~ething gloominesh of life, so~o firsht of all, take a cup~! 」(Alcohol G.o.d)

The Alcohol G.o.ddess entwines around me with a grin. This girl is a very bad drunk! To make things worse, I’m being forcefully pulled. What power! Don’t tell me that she’s some sort of kenpou master who becomes stronger the more she’s drunk?!

Having been brought up to the table against my will, I have my cup poured with alcohol by Karen-nee-san.

「So, Touya-kun? How far have you gone with those girls~?! Please tell your Onee-san ~nanoyo」(Karen)

Karen-nee-san grins with a red face.

「… You’re drunk, aren’t you, Karen-nee-san?」(Touya)

「I’m not drunk ~noyo~. I am to-ta-l-ly not ~noyo~. Fumu~」(Karen)

You are drunk! You’re completely drunk! You speak like how every drunkard does. Your breathing is becoming strange as well.

I then tried seeking the a.s.sistance of Moroha-nee-san, but she’s already prostrating on the table. So weak?! The Sword G.o.ddess is weak!!

It’s many times better than her brandis.h.i.+ng cutlery after getting drunk, but I would’ve liked her to get wasted after she saved me from the others.

The Alcohol G.o.ddess drinks with big gulps, while the Hunting G.o.ddess laughs with a dry laugh. The Agriculture G.o.d is simply enjoying the dishes, and the Music G.o.d continues playing the instrument. Not a single ally can be seen anywhere.

Ah, c’mon! I’ve now properly understood the meaning of “Letting sleeping dogs lie”!