Pioneering the Apocalyptic World - Chapter 107
Side chapter: God… I want to make things…
“Oh my God, please God, Oh God, my Goooood!”
“… It’s quite noisy… What’s going on this time…”
If It’s a power derived from a god, then a god may be familiar with it.
With a sliver of hope, I came here to the Earth God’s temporary house.
Isnt that disrespectful? That thought completely disappeared from my head (I was really saved by the earth god’s generosity…!), and when I banged on the door, the earth god came out, even though she staring me like she’s seeing something troublesome.
“Hm? You can no longer make things?”
“That’s right… Please look at this…”
In front of the earth god who frowns and looks back at me while resting her chin on the table set that was hastily prepared in front of the temporary house (it was too small for me and Uru to fit inside), I activate a very simple creation skill.
However… It still only makes a black smoke, the material disappears, and it doesn’t look like anything other than a failure.
Seeing that result, the earth god let out a big sigh, and my shoulders shook in response.
…… I-I’ll get scolded for losing the power given to me by the Creator God……! No, if that’s all, it’s better case, and at worse I will get fired from being a miko…!?
I was in a gloomy mood as if I was looking at the bottom of hell… But for some reason, the Earth God turned her face to Uru instead of me.
“… You, do you have any idea about this, right? Why didn’t you tell her?”
“… Well, Rion ran up to you with a furious momentum before we could tell her… I’m sorry for causing you extra trouble.”
…… Huh? What?
I looked at Uru with a so clumsy, robot-like movement that I could even hear a creaking sound.
Unlike me, Uru didn’t have a shred of tension, and she was scratching her cheek with a wry smile.
“… Do you have any idea?”
“Umu… It stinks, and I thought you’d be able to figure it out if you looked at it a few times… It seems like you were quite agitated?”
“Huh? What are you talking about…?”
Uru points out my hand.
At my bandaged right arm.
“It’s the miasma effect.”
“…………… Ah.”
Could it be that that black smoke… It was miasma…? The reason why the material turned black wasn’t because it was burnt, but because it was discolored or rotten due to erosion…??
If that’s the case, that explain why the smell was terrible, but… Why I didn’t noticed it before…!
Awawa, I was in a ridiculous panicked mode… How embarrassing!
In other words, when I released my power with the creation skill, the miasma that remained in my body mixed in, adversely affecting the skill and causing the material to rot, or something like that.
…… Come to think of it, the wreckage of the magic stone that had fallen at the Earth God’s feet. Even though it was originally an extracted power, I was trying to use it through me, so I guess I failed in the same way…?
When released her from the seal, I didn’t use my power, I just extracted the power contained in the God sealing stone, and when I was building the house, it was only an assembly work that didn’t use any skills, so I was able to do it… In that case it makes sense.
“If you forcefully use your power it will slow the healing, and at the worst case you will spread miasma around. You just have to rest for now.”
“What… Did you say…”
I was astonished at the earth god’s warning.
It would be fine if it only slowed healing, but it’s no good if it spreads miasma… Gununu.
“… Hmm? Isn’t it possible to create something by hand instead of using crafting skills…?”
“Wait Reon, you promised to not move your hand.”
“B-but…”
“Besides, when you’re cooking, you unconsciously put mana in it, right? You will probably release miasma in that case.”
When I thought that came up with a good idea, Uru stopped me immediately. When she mentions about cooking, I could only agree with her, it seems that I am doing something similar for other things too.
Waaaan… I should have practiced not using any MP at all…
To me who is holding my head while crying, the earth god speak in a tone that’s hard to say if she’s consoling me or is just astonished.
“Oh, Rion. You accomplished a the great feat of realeasing a god. Can’t you take a break for a while?”
“Earth God, what are you talking about, that is my rest! What in the world should I do if is not making things on my day off!?”
“I don’t know, you idiot! Ku… A crafting addict is here…!”
No, how embarrassing, please don’t compliment me. Even if I praise me, nothing will come out…… I can’t make anything to give…… Waaan.
The fact that I can’t make anything makes me want to make it even more… What should I do…
I sloppily put my upper body down on the table and whispered while pressing my cheeks against the table.
“God… I want to make things…”
“I’m telling you to rest! Ugh, Uru! Don’t let Rion do anything until she’s healed!!”
“… It’s a very difficult problem, but I’ll do my best to deal with it.”
Don’t be so heartless!? I don’t have any allies…!?
In addition, I have to note that Fricka also said, “Please don’t do it.” with a scary smile in her face, so I had no choice but to swallow my tears.
“R-Rion, cheer up.”
“Then please look away for a moment—”
“I’m going to refuse that, but if there’s anything else I can do, I’ll do it…”
“Funu…”
With Uru’s comfort (?), I somehow manage to crawl out of from the deeps of despair. …… It’s not like I thought asking her to help me in a lot of things, okay?
Then I realized that I hadn’t given the earth god anything to drink, so I timidly served some tea even though it was late, but she just smiled lightly and hold the cup without complaining.
For a while, all I could hear was the sound of sipping tea, and when I leaned back in my chair, I suddenly got an idea.
“By the way, Earth God, do you have any request for your temple? Well, I can’t start anything until I’m healed.”
“Hmm? A temple?”
A small house that neither have a speck divineness nor majesty.
I thought that it would not be good for let her live in such a house forever, so I proposed.
“Oh, you don’t have to make one.”
“Eh?”
“Can you just make this house a little bit bigger?”
“That’s… It wouldn’t be a problem, but.”
Could it be that she’s unexpectedly fond of this house…? No way.
“Other than that, please make the altar wider and build a statue of me. It will make a little easier to me recover.”
“Is that so? … Shouldn’t I prepare the same for the other gods as well?”
“… Hmm… They are still sealed, so it won’t change if you do it now or after it’s released.”
Hmm? If that’s the case, I’ll be able to get better materials later, so I think it’s better to release them before making the statues.”
This is story from a little later, after my hand healed.
I made the house about four times as large, expanded the altar, installed a statue of the Earth God, and also installed a statue of the Wind God, which I had a lot in stock.
She asked me, “Why you have the statue of the wind god…?” Even though it’s just a statue, I expected to be scolded for using God as a shield, and while letting out a cold sweat I explained the circumstances in Bartle Village, but for some reason she laughed out loud.
“Ahahahahaha! That was a good one! Huh? A Punishment? It’s fine, the wind god would think that was hilarious too!”
“… Ah, okay…”
I don’t quite understand what’s so funny for the Earth God…?