Chapter 281: 281

To have lunch with Shea-san, I’m walking with her through the city but…… The troubling matter is that the conversation doesn’t get lively at all .

Of course, this is partly due to Shea-san’s negative filter, but more than that, it’s probably because I haven’t been able to gauge Shea-san’s character yet .

To be honest, I still don’t know what kind of person Shea-san is or what kind of personality she has . In fact, Shea-san’s personality is difficult to read .

I don’t know if she doesn’t think of me that well or not, but she’s indeed being hostile towards me, is what I thought, but she suddenly gave me those snacks and a roundabout apology…… I really can’t understand her .

Following Shea-san’s back as she silently walked a few distance in front of me, I was looking at her back and thought of initiating some kind of conversation, when Shea-san suddenly stopped .

[Is something the matter?]

[…………………… . ]

As I tilted my head and asked her, Shea-sand didn’t answer my words and only slightly turned her face towards a direction . Out of the corner of her eye is the figure of a young girl who was buying a snack that resembles an ice cream from a food cart and has a happy smile on her face .

Is something the matter with that young girl? As I was thinking that, the young girl ran past us Shea-san and I with a happy expression on her face…… At that moment, I saw what looked like a glowing line on the young girl’s body flash in an instant .

[!? S- Shea-san, that is…… What is that?]

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[……………… . . ]

Before I knew it, Shea-san was holding an ominous-looking scythe in her hands .

Looking at Shea-san’s current stance, no matter how I look at it, feels like she has already swung that scythe, and I hurriedly looked at the young girl from earlier but…… It doesn’t seem like her body was particularly cut or anything like that .

Shea-san takes a glance at the flustered me, before she makes her scythe disappear and starts walking as if nothing happened .

[……My scythe can sever misfortune . ]

[……Eh?]

[You can just think of these misfortunes as things that brought people unhappiness . ]

[Errr, does that mean that something like that was about to happen to the young girl earlier?]

[……Misfortune is everywhere . These misfortunes can be big or small . ]

Does that mean it’s something like how those people banish bad luck? Did she do that to that young girl who was just there?

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[……If I just unreasonably sever a great misfortune, it may affect them . However, if it’s just a small misfortune, there wouldn’t be a problem if I just sever it . ]

[……Incidentally, what would happen to the young girl earlier if you didn’t do anything?]

[I dunno? I can’t see fate just like God of Fate-sama could . I could just see misfortunes…… I wouldn’t know what would happen unless I see it happen, but with a misfortune of that size, well…… It will probably just be something to the extent that she will trip and drop her snack . ]

It seems that Shea-san can’t see fate, but she can see what could be called as omens of misfortune, and she had severed the misfortune that was inside the young girl just now .

If she hadn’t done so, the young girl would have suffered a small misfortune such as tripping on a pebble .

[……Then, Shea-san helped that young girl……]

[Don’t misunderstand . Other than the people they have blessed, the Gods don’t just help every single person she meets . ]

[Eh? H- However, just now……]

[……I was just doing my daily swinging exercise, and that brat just happened to be walking through there . That’s all there is to it!]

[Eh? Ah, yes……]

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[……Hmph . ]

That’s a really forced excuse she did there but, I see, I guess that’s just like Shea-san…… I may have misunderstood her .

There was some harshness in her speech and conduct, but she’s unlike the Gods who wouldn’t help just about anyone…… I could clearly see it now after she gently helped that young girl . She’s a kind person at heart .

Well, I’ll just keep it to myself, because Shea-san would probably get mad at me if I say that out loud .

Shea-san brought me to one of the restaurants and going inside, we sat down .

Since Shea-san is the No . 5 of the God Realm and the top of the High-ranking Gods, I thought that there may be a commotion that would happen with our arrival but…… It seems that Shea-san is someone who basically works behind the scenes, and since she doesn’t appear that much, her face is hardly known by the public .

So, even if she’s sitting on a chair in a normal restaurant like this, she doesn’t need to cast Recognition Inhibition Magic on herself .

[……Order whatever you want . ]

[Ah, yes . ]

While looking at the restaurant which somehow has an ethnic feel to it, I looked at the menu that Shea-san handed me .

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……Doesn’t all of them look spicy? What kind of shop is this? A restaurant specializing in spicy food?

It seems that the hot and spicy snack that Shea-san gave me before was really her favorite, so I decided to order the relatively milder one from the menu that was filled with spicy looking stuff .

When the waitress came to take my order, Shea-san and I each ordered a dish……

[You are free to choose how spicy the food in our restaurant, so would you like it to be adjusted?]

[……100 times more . ]

[Eh?]

[Eh?]

Hearing Shea-san’s words as she said that so matter-of-factly, both me and the waitress reflexively stiffened .

[……100 times more . ]

[U- Ummm, I beg your pardon, ma’am…… B- But we’re a restaurant that sells food that are already spicy enough . I’m not saying that it’s impossible for us but…… Ummm, are you really alright with that?]

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[There’s no problem . 100 times spicier for me . ]

[U- Understood…… Would you also like 100 times spicier, sir?]

[N- No, just regular spiciness……]

When the waitress asks me, clearly shaken by Shea-san’s order, I tell her that I’m fine with normal spiciness . 100 times spicier, are you freaking kidding me!? Eating something like that would make my taste buds disappear .

And as the waiter bowed her head and left, for some reason, Shea-san looked at me with a surprised expression on her face and muttered .

[……You, could it be…… You’re one of those people with a sweet tooth?]

[……………… . ]

No, that’s not right . Just because I ordered something with regular spiciness in a restaurant that specializes in spicy food, you’re asking me if I have a sweet tooth…… How terrifying could your criteria be……

After we waited for a while, the waitress brought us the delicious-looking dish with normal spiciness that I ordered and…… a frightening dish that looks like “it was boiling red like lava” .

Red…… I couldn’t see any other color on it other than red…… Can you really eat something like that?

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With that thought in mind, I looked at Shea-san as she took a bit of her food…… and her expression puckered up a bit .

S- See, I knew that it would be too spicy for Shea-san too……

[……Still a bit sweet . ]

[……………… . . ]

Is her taste buds broken already? Where the heck can you see any sweetness in that dish? That dish is already on a level that makes me feel its spiciness just by looking at it…… U- Unbelievable .

A- As I thought, is Chronois-san really the only sane person among the Gods?

I feel like I saw something terrifying . With that feeling in my mind, I finished my food and walked out of the restaurant, who had just consumed a dish that I wouldn’t even hesitate to call extremely hot .

[……Shea-san, thank you for the food . ]

[Hmm…… How can you eat such a sweet dish?]

[……………… . . . ]

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Rather than that, isn’t it me who should be asking you how you could eat a really spicy dish like that, Shea-san? No, seriously……

[……Anyway, I’ve fulfilled my promise now . You don’t have any complaints with that, right?]

[Eh? Yes, thank you very much . ]

[Then, let’s go back . ]

[Yes . ]

Saying that, Shea-san started walking while I started walking towards the inn .

Arehh? However, Shea-san is staying in the royal palace, right? Isn’t the royal palace in the opposite direction…… Could it be that she was sending me back to the inn?

As I was going down the street, thinking about this, Shea-san stopped again and her face turned somewhere .

This time, the sea was out in front of her gaze, and she could see a boat in the distance, looking like they were catching fishes .

[……Great misfortune . ]

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[Eh? In that ship?]

[…………… . . ]

[W- What are you going to do?]

The words Shea-san quietly muttered, great misfortune…… which should mean that the ship could sink or something like that……

Thinking about such a possibility, I asked her about it, but Shea-san looked as if she saw nothing in particular and took her gaze off the ship .

[Nothing . Like I said, Gods doesn’t help Humans in every single thing .

[……B- But……]

[Don’t impose your good intentions on me…… I don’t care what you think, but everyone have different values . Don’t ask me to do something what you think is right . ]

[!? I- I’m sorry . ]

[……Tsk . ]

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Listening to Shea-san’s words, sounding somewhat annoyed, I bowed my head .

Indeed, it may not be right for me to ask Shea-san to save that ship .

Thinking about this, my shoulders slumped a bit, but I can’t really overlook them now that I know about it . The moment I was thinking of a way I could help them, Shea-san clicked her tongue and took out her scythe .

[…… . A swing to clear away disasters……]

[ ! ? ]

After quietly muttering, Shea-san brandished her scythe and a huge jet-black slash immediately flew out of her and flew towards the ship .

As the slash disappeared as if it was sucked into the ship, Shea-san made her scythe disappear as if nothing had happened .

[……Shea-san . ]

[If I were to sever a great misfortune, it may affect them but…… Well, if I get serious about it, I can adjust that kind of thing…… I owed a debt of gratitude to you for persuading God of Fate-sama before . Just this once, I’ll go along with your sweet thoughts . ]

[……T- Thank you very much . ]

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[……Hmph…… It would be great if everyone can be happy on their own……]

After announcing that, sounding a bit uninterested, Shea-san started walking again .

The moment I heard those words, it’s just a hunch but…… I somehow feel like Shea-san was going to help that ship without me saying anything else .

[……Shea-san, you’re a really kind person, aren’t you?]

[Wha!? W- W- W- What kind of nonsense are you talking about now!? What kind of schemes are you brewing now!!!?]

[Eh? Ah, no, I’m sorry . I’m not plotting any schemes, I just reflexively spoke what I was thinking……]

[Kuhh…… S- Shut up, idiot! Go die!!!]

[E- Eeehhhh……]

What I said was meant to be honest words of praise, but Shea-san, probably not use to being praised, shouted with her face bright red, and ran off .

How should I say this…… Looking at her back as she ran away…… The word tsundere just popped into my mind .

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Dear Mom, Dad———– There’s still lots of things I don’t know about Shea-san . I’m not really sure if she hates me or if she sees me favorably…… but there’s one thing I know of———- Shea-san is a kind person .

Serious-senpai: [What is this…… this feeling of being betrayed by yourself……]

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