The Man Picked up by the Gods Volume 3 Chapter 33

TL Note: Here's the Monday chapter I missed. Sorry, the sched's a bit of a mess. I'll try to have everything fixed by next week. I have a module class this week, it's a bit hectic.

Japanese is a very punny language, it’s full of puns. There is a line here that might make you tilt your heads in confusion, so I’ll say it now, it’s an untranslatable pun. I’ll explain the terms used at the end of the chapter so as not to spoil it here.

“Stay in good health.” [Shiva]

“I pray for your safe trip.” [Sebasu]

The gods no longer found it surprising for me to visit them, but the atmosphere about them this time was different.

Normally, they would welcome me with warm smiles, but this time, they’re looking at me with suspicion.

I don’t know if I did something wrong, but they’re not talking to me. If this keeps up, we’ll just end up wasting time.

With that, I decided to break the silence myself.

“Gayn, Kufo, Rurutia, I know I suddenly came, but I wanted to ask you guys something.” [Ryouma]

“Ryouma-kun, did you do something strange? You’re different from usual.” [Kufo]

I don’t really think I’m acting any different than normal, but something strange did happen.

“What you want to know is probably the same as what I want to talk to you about.” [Ryouma]

“In simple words it’s?” [Ryouma

“The explanation will be a bit long…” [Gayn]

After that, Gayn explained.

First, it’s a fact that the magic gem I brought here is the demon king that attacked the world in the past.

Gods and demon kings are actually both gods. Demon kings or devils are merely gods who have broken the rules, and have decided to invade the world of other gods. Being called a demon king or a devil is merely for the sake of distinction. It’s no different from humans calling humans who have committed a crime, criminals.

Moreover, the demon king Gayn is referring to is actually a god who has been managing a world that’s been around since the beginning of the civilization of this world. But his world advanced too much, and when a war broke out, his world was ruined beyond repair. That god lost his world. Gods and worlds are two yet one being at the same time. Once a god loses the world he rules, his existence will gradually fade until it is no longer able to maintain itself, causing it to shatter into nothingness. The only way out is to have a new world.

A normal god would use their own power to create a new world, and then become its god. But in doing so, that god will lose most of its power.

A normal god will regain its power after the passing of some billion years once the world begins to develop. Which is why there are gods that endure the loss of power and give birth to new worlds. But there are cases, rare they may be, where a god, just like the aforementioned demon king, refuses to create their own world, and instead attempts to steal the world of another god.

“I understand the situation now, but I don’t recall being told that you defeated the demon king. Although I do feel like I’ve heard of that story when I came to this world.” [Ryouma]

“No, that thing’s just a nasty souvenir. A fragment of the demon king. He purposely sealed a portion of his own power and will, and hid it a place full of magic power that we couldn’t find. In time, the black crystal produced by that area was filled with that power and influence of the demon king, turning that crystal into a magic gem.

But while it might contain the thoughts and powers of the demon king, it’s still a magic gem. But since we didn’t know where it was, if it were not for you finding it, after the passing of some tens of thousands of years, a powerful magical beast might be born. In the worst case, a demon king might be born.” [Gayn]

Tens of thousands of years… that’s a long time… In any case, I get that that crystal isn’t any good news. But rather than that, I’m more worried about…

“There were some magic jewels along with that magic gem… Are those safe?” [Ryouma]

“I see… That’s good to hear.” [Ryouma]

“Eh!? Will everything be fine!?” [Ryouma]

Shocked, I yelled that out in surprise as I checked my own body.

“Don’t worry, it’s nothing so serious. You wanted that magic gem, right? And when you had it with you, you wanted to use it, right?” [Gayn]

I did. Before I found that magic gem, for some reason, I knew that there was something there. And as if I was being guided, I dug the ground, and as soon as I found it, I took it. If it wasn’t for that strange sensation, I would have undoubtedly immediately recovered it, and would have fiddled with it in my magic experiments. [Ryouma]

“Yes… I guess it really wasn’t something good.” [Ryouma]

“………” [Ryouma]

What is that? That’s scary. I’m drenched in cold sweat. Am I in danger?

As I thought that to myself, Gayn served me tea from out of nowhere as he told me not to worry. Also, after listening to Gayn, apparently my situation isn’t hopeless. The negative influence I received is a bit troubling, but it’s nothing the power of a god can’t remove. It’s not a problem they can ignore either as gods, so they’re going to remove the curse.

Speaking of which, the chills I felt when I found the magic gem are because of Kufo’s divine protection.

The divine protection of the god of life has the effect of letting its receiver know where danger is via instinct. Moreover, as the ability to sense danger is merely an extra, it also improves the receiver’s weakest ability to sense danger.

For example, a person who tends to eat anything as soon as he sees it when he is hungry will become able to perceive when the food before him is bad. A person who tends to find himself in dangerous places will gain the ability to sense when the direction he is going in is dangerous.

In my case, the ability I gained is related to dealing with people. It works both for humans or for things that possess a certain level of intelligence. And my ability works such that I can sense whenever that person or something feels some sort of hate for me. Hearing that reminded me of Matthew and the boss of that fang group whose name I can’t remember. Back then, I thought it was just because they were similar to my superiors back in my previous life, but apparently that was actually due to the effect of the divine protection.

The chills I felt from the fragment of the demon king is because of the malice in the demon king’s will. If it wasn’t for that chill, things might’ve become more dangerous for me.

“You’re really unlucky though… I even bettered your luck with my divine protection and power, and yet…” [Gayn]

“You found a fragment of a demon king that’s normally hidden and caught his attention, you know? I don’t know anyone unluckier than that.” [Gayn]

My words were cut down in a single stroke. Then it was decided that I’ll be sleeping while the influence is removed from me. It’s sort of like anesthesia.

“Alright, let’s start. Just relax.” [Gayn]

I lied down on the bench that Gayn brought out, and relaxed. A fog gradually covered my thoughts until eventually my consciousness faded.

I don’t know how much time had passed, but when I opened my eyes, I saw Gayn’s face.

“You’re awake?” [Gayn]

“To make Gayn’s life easier. I was called here to extend the time you could spend here in this realm.” [Tekun]

Ahh! Now that he mentions it, I do have limited time here in this realm.

“I see, thank you.” [Ryouma]

“Just drink it in one gulp.” [Tekun]

For the meantime, I took a sip. The moment I drank it, my body felt hot, and immediately after, my body felt refreshed.

“What is this?” [Ryouma]

“So it’s that kind of wine. I certainly do feel like I’ve woken up.” [Ryouma]

“I just wasn’t able to remove everything ‘now’. I could remove everything, but removing it all in one swoop would put too much burden on your soul, so I didn’t.

I put up something to suppress the influence instead. As long as we keep treating the influence just as we did today, eventually, all of the influence will disappear.” [Gayn]

“Alright. Please take care of me.” [Ryouma]

As I said that, all of the sudden, a god appeared before me at point blank.

“Uwaa!? Ah, Fer Noevir-sama.” [Ryouma]

“Awhile? It’s only been half a year, no?” [Fer Noevir]

“I see, but enough of that. I came here to give you something that I should hand over to you, or no. Rather, I came here to give you back something. [Fer Noevir]

“Precisely.” [Fer Noevir]

“Don’t worry, I’ve already removed the will of the demon king from it. Its quality is abnormally high because of the demon king’s influence that it’s received for a long time, but it’s just a dark attribute magic gem now. And since you were the one who dug it out, you have the right to own it. I suggest using it to make a wand or something.

It’s up to you what you want to do with it, but I would advise you not to sell it as it would cause a commotion.” [Fer Noevir]

As Fer Noevir-sama said that, he left no room for arguments as he quickly handed to me the magic gem. I stored the magic gem in my ‘Item Box’.

There, Tekun turned me by the shoulder, and said,

“Ah, by the way, Ryouma, you don’t have a wand, right?” [Tekun]

“Then the timing couldn’t be better! You should use this magic gem to create a wand. And for the wand itself… you have branches of the mutated elder treant with you, right?” [Tekun]

I told Tekun that I hid it away in a corner of my ‘Dimension Home’, and immediately, Tekun’s face turned into a blunt face of dissatisfaction.

“What a waste! Materials are meant to be used. Oh yeah, you have the woodworking skill, right? This here’s a good opportunity, so why don’t you try making it yourself?” [Tekun]

“The basic stuff, yeah. But for the better ones, you’ll need magic perception and the ingredients. But you already have those, right? So if you’d like, I could teach you how when your dropping by to receive your treatment. After all, I am god of art and craft.” [Tekun]

“There’s no problem as long as it’s just human techniques. All I’m going to be teaching you are the basics of creating a magic wand. From there, it’ll be up to you to research and improve on it. Craftsmen all improve through the accumulation of those. And looking after that is my job.” [Tekun]

As Tekun said that, he filled a cup with liquor, and drank. Then he said,

“Really?” [Ryouma]

Chapter end