25-Blessed by the goddess




 The conversation with Shiro-san - a goddess with a fine face, perfect proportions, a beautiful voice, and specs that could make even the goddess of beauty run away barefoot, but who also has an expressionless, emotionless, natural, and ridiculously troublesome element - continues.

''........''
....

 No, carry on with the conversation. Is this a thing, or do I have to dump him?

Yes, sir.
"...I'd like you to deny that part, even if it's a lie.
Well, I'm going to lie to you, but I'm going to change the subject.
Oh, yes.
....
....

 It was a lie, as they say! 
 There's a lot going on, right? We're talking about back in the old world, or something like that.

Now, let's talk about the book called "The Book of the Kneecaps, Chapter Two.
Huh?

 Hey, stop being an idiot-- you're trying to unearth a black history of your middle school days!
 Seriously, please don't do it, it will kill you.

'Why did this library write jet black 'lacquer' as 'knee'?
''~~!

 Stop it! Don't start correcting me on Kanji! I'm pretty sure that's not something you should be touching! I'm just about to have my mind blown to pieces!
 Why, of all things, did you read people's minds and pull out their shameful parts like you wanted to! I bet you're doing this on purpose, right?
 This trend is not working. Topic, something to talk about...

Speaking of which! I'm talking about how different blessings work for different gods! What effect does Mr. White's blessing have on you?
Well?
What?

 I felt like my spirit was going to collapse if I let White-san take control of the conversation, so I desperately tried to use all of my almost nonexistent comic skills to broach the subject... but did my ears and eyes get funny? Something about this goddess, like she doesn't know the effect of her blessing, she tilted her head with a blank expression and said, "Well? And he replied........he was kidding, right?

No, it's the first time I've ever done a blessing or anything like that, and I don't know what effect it has on me.
...Blessing...for the first time?
'Yes. I generally don't go to the human world.

 I had somewhat expected it since I knew Black, but I heard that White had never performed a blessing on a high ranking god or any other such entity.

Then I'll change my question. What is it that White-san is controlling?
I don't control anything.
...What?

 I've always thought that all gods are gods of something, like the "God of ___________", but apparently that's not the case - oh no, this goddess.
 I don't know, my mental capacity is close to zero now, but I don't have the confidence to continue this conversation any longer, but....

Now let's get back to the library I mentioned earlier...

 Oh, wait. I'll continue after all. I'll do my best to continue, so please don't bring me back to that.

'After all, do humans long for such a great power?
...What?

 I was expecting the conversation to return to the revelation of black history, but what Shiro-san told me was a question.
 There was still no inflection in his voice, and his expression had not changed at all.......but for some reason, unlike earlier, he seemed to be sincerely wondering about it, unlike earlier.

''........''

 Maybe that's why I wasn't able to give an immediate response.
 How should we answer it? No, White can read my mind anyway, so there's no point in trying to make up a false front. Then do what you think.

I think I long for it. The power, the wisdom, the wealth, the fame I have longed to be a part of.
Well, let's get it to you.
...What?
It is rare for me to have this conversation with a human. I can give you one of these rare occasions to give you what you want. The power to do as you wish? Wisdom enough to touch the truth of the world? Unspent wealth? A revered reputation? Whatever you want.
....
Now, tell me what you want. Tell me what you want, and I can give you what no one else can, even if they can't reach it.

 The goddess tells us what to do. I'm going to give you anything you want, I'm going to change you into anything you want to be.
 Anything I want can come true - if I ask this person, I can be 'special'.

 My heart trembled strongly. The God in front of me is telling me that what I couldn't get even if I struggled and suffered, He's going to give me.
 There is no reason to refuse. There is no reason for not wanting it - but what is it? There's something about this thing that's stuck in the back of my mind...

 I close my eyes and knock on the recesses of my mind that I'm finally starting to feel closer to these days.
 What is it that I want ... what the hell do I want, I ask myself, silently, and I slowly open my eyes to look into the goddess' all-seeing eyes and utter the answer I got.

''No thank you.''
Why?
"...maybe you can't give me what I really want, so...
....

 Although it's too late now, it might be an extremely rude statement to a god with tremendous power. Still, I still couldn't believe that this person was the one who could fulfill my wishes.
 I'm not going to deny my desire for a powerful force. In fact, I've wished for it many times, too.
 Warriors, building a harem, living as they please.......that must be full of great satisfaction. That is certainly one of the things I longed for, I suppose.
 

''........He said. He told me........that it's okay for now, that it's okay to search for it from now on.......
....
I was so happy. I was struggling and struggling and scratching my feet in an unseemly way, and he pushed me back.
....
 What you're trying to give me is a little too heavy for me.
Nothing weighs much more than money, sir.

 I couldn't help but chuckle at the words he said without changing his expression. I think White is actually a pretty funny guy.

Well, anyway........I don't need invincible power, absolute wisdom, immense wealth, or incessant cheering.
....

 I also think this is an answer that comes from the fact that I'm blessed. Yes, I am truly blessed. It's because I've been so blessed with people and the environment that I can say this kind of sweet, dreamy hope.
 But this is the answer I've gotten for sure, so even if the other party is God..........................this answer will not change.

''I'm sorry that you took the time to suggest this to me. But my answer won't change, I will decline the proposal.
....

 White doesn't say anything. He just listens to my monologue in silence and looks at me as I lower my head.
 And when I looked up and met his eyes again - the air that Mr. White was wearing had changed completely.
 The golden eyes, which until a while ago were unrecognizable except for the fact that he was looking ahead, are indeed reflecting my existence, and although it's so faint that you can't tell if you don't pay attention, the expression on his face, which hasn't changed at all and you can't feel an ounce of emotion, seems to be raising the corners of his mouth slightly. It looked like.

"....I've changed my mind.
What?

 After announcing in a voice without inflection, White-san got up from his chair and lightly waved his fingers to the side.
 Then my body glowed slightly again, and immediately afterwards I thought I heard a sound like the breaking of glass.

''I agreed because of Black's request, but I myself had no interest in you, and I performed the blessing by imitating the lower level god's... but I changed my mind, so I released it.
"Uh...

 Was that sound you made earlier, the sound of the blessing being revoked... did I offend you? No, there's certainly no room to argue if you say it was rude.
 Maybe I did a bad thing to Black, who took the time to ask me for help.......
 Just as I was thinking about that, the landscape changed dramatically.

''Huh?''

 It's not the hanging garden we were in a moment ago, but literally in the air. Below me is the green earth and blue sea, and the sky is split into two colors from the center, with a blue sky and a starry sky peeking out.
 In the midst of this bizarre scene, my body is floating in the air as if it were a patchwork of worlds, and I can see Shiro-san a little further away.

"Now I'm 'intrigued' by your existence - so let's do this in earnest.
!

 With the mumbled words, a tremendous sense of intimidation is released from Mr. White's body to the point that he can't find any words to express himself, and the world in front of him shakes in response.

My name--in the name of Shalovanal--I tell the world.

 The air trembles and the earth pulses with the words.

'I acknowledge that that one - Miyama Kaito - is worthy of my blessing.

 He's not straining his voice or using any tools, but his voice echoes as if it reaches the entire world.

'Therefore - in my name - in the name of Shalovanal - I command the world.

 The earth gleams, the sea shines, and the sky becomes more brilliant.

"O earth, be the cradle that guards you - O sea, be the garment that nurtures you --The sky - be the wings that envelop them - the stars - the beacon that guides them.

 Thousands and thousands of lights are emitted from the earth, from the sea, from the sky, and from the stars, like meteors, and they begin to swirl around me.

In the name of my name - in the name of Shalovanal - that name - the name of Kaito Miyama --By My blessing, I give you My blessing, that you may take My name and write it on the pages of the world.

 And as the tremendous light converged to the point where I couldn't keep my eyes open, I did indeed see it.

 It was as if all the beauty in the world was condensed - a beautiful goddess' smile........

"Kaito Miyama - the stranger in the other world that Kuro had discovered - brilliant - you have indeed won it with your own hands, just as you declared you would. --I'll give you... a certain result in the name of interest... so let me give you... To--the world's blessing--

 Dear Mother, Father-- I have finally found my own desire. And-- and the Goddess has blessed me.