Chapter 287

Tondemo Skill - 287 - That's Really Unfair, God of Creation

Eguchi Ren-sama: This is the last chapter for the God of Creation

Have you calmed down yet?

Apologies, I seemed to have lost myself for a bit

Maa, I mean, its marriage after all. While Im sure those high school kids went through a lot of ordeals together. But they are still, you know, high school students?!

To think they actually got themselves into a teen marriage.

Then again, they are old enough to get married in this world, so, I guess its alright?

Ugh, ugh, ugh! The reason Im against this is my single statues!!!

Why am I, an adult nearing his 30s still single while teenagers are getting into three-way marriages?!

Haah anyway, its good to hear that they are doing their best to adapt to this world. I guess I dont have to worry about them.

Well then, lets not think about it anymore.

Although it felt a little late, I felt obliged to ask the God of Creation something.

God of Creation-sama, is it possible to get back to our previous world

Impossible, Im afraid not.

Ah, I thought so.

Since he said that Summoning Rituals are prohibited, I have a feeling that we may never leave this place.

Umu, the Hero Summoning is a ritual that basically rips opens a hole in the dimension. It is extremely dangerous. This time, the hole closed naturally on its own so its still fine. However, if the hole in the dimension did not close but continued to expand. This world and the ones parallel to it would be destroyed.

[4] In other words, the world would be destroyed, [7] I sighed. [1] Cant you as a god do anything about it?

Dont be ridiculous. Just because Im a God doesnt mean I can do whatever I like. If a hole in the dimension appeared and expands. The expansion will happen immediately. No matter what kind of God I am, theres nothing I can do about it.

Oh? Its that dangerous?

Well, Im glad that neither this world nor my world is coming to an end.

Anyway, Im glad to hear that despicable Kingdom of Reijseger will most likely be destroyed in a war. That stupid pig king and his cronies were the ones who performed the summoning. I hope the war wipes them out.

Clearly, people should not have too much power in their hands or it will go into their heads.

Is there anything else you wish to ask?

No, its fine. Ive heard what I wanted to know.

Well, well, what should I do about this bunch of idiots here

Ah, thats right. Those other Gods and Goddesses. I was a little distracted just now but I suddenly recalled how angry God of Creation was with them. [5] [6] I mean, its a pain to make offerings every week, but I did come to this world with very minimum combat skills and

Soft, you are too soft! In the first place, these miscreants here did not report the matter to me. Therefore they must be punished!

Uun, I guess. Since the God of Creation said so, theres nothing I can do about it.

Gununu, if you're going to do something why don't you try harder?!

Ninril-samas resentful voice hissed in my head, along with a chorus of thats right, thats right from the other gods and goddesses.

Thats enough from you!

That thunderous roar was followed by nuu and guu of dissatisfaction.

You are all grounded for one month. No contact with Mukouda. Reflect on your actions!

N-nooo. C-cake desserts from another world what should I do if I cant eat them?!

W-wait my toner, milk lotion, beauty cream and serum 1 month? W-what if I run out in that one month?

Beeeeerrr!! Its all gone! What should I do if I dont have beer for a whole month!!??

...sweets and food sweets and food sweets and food

Nuoooooo!!! M-my whiskey!!

A-a whole month without liquor? How can I?!

A storm of objections rose against the God of Creation.

Enough! Should I extend your punishment to 2 months? Hmm?

[5] The sudden silence was deafening.

Good grief, what a troublesome bunch. Well, go back to your temples. Stay and reflect.

The rustle of clothes and heavy thread of footsteps followed that order.

[7] When it was silent again, the God of Creation sighed, Phew, goodness me. Theyre finally gone.

Well, its only for a month so do your best to hang on.

Speaking of which, Mukouda. I have a request.

A request? What can a mortal like me do for you? Ill do my best for the creator of this world but I wonder what I could actually do.

To be honest, [4] I am friends with the Earth God. We meet up now and again. I must say, whenever we do meet, [5] that god always treats me to something good. Perhaps its due to the [9] diversity of your culture but you have quite a variety of drinks there. Recently, Earth God has been treating me to something called sake. I believe thats a drink from your home country?

Yes, its something from my homeland.

I believe you know your way around your drinks. I'm not one to beg but if you make an offering to me, I shall be quite appreciative.

Yes, yes, I understand.

All things considered, I do believe that a big boss like the God of Creation would be reliable if I happen to get into some kind of trouble in this world. Giving sake for the promise of future safety is pretty cheap, all things considered.

I can just think of it as something like buying insurance.

[5] I opened up Tanakas Liquor Shop and clicked on the Sake tab.

[6]

Like the whiskey menu, the Sake menu cascaded down to reveal: Junmai Daiginjo Sake, Daiginjo Sake, Junmai Ginjo Sake, Ginjo Sake, Junmai Sake, Honjozo Sake, Ordinary Sake, Nigori Sake, Sparkling Sake [10].

To be honest, Im not that familiar with sake.

Anyway, lets have a look at the Ranking List. Its faster to just pick out something there than to poke around on my own in this never-ending list.

Lets see, after a quick study of the Monthly Ranking List, I chose three bottles that looked good.

Rank No. 3

Junmai Daiginjo Sake [5]

Niigata prefecture, the bottle bears the name of the shop that made it.

Highly popular with a gentle mellow taste. This sake is best served chilled to better enjoy its fresh and fruity flavour.

Rank No. 1.

Junmai Daiginjo Sake

Sake from the Yamaguchi Prefecture. Made famous as a gift to a *president of the United States and appearing in various anime and movies.

Sweet and smooth texture. Tasted a little sweet sake but with a sharp aftertaste. Suitable to have before or during meals.

*The President in question is Barack Obama-sama. It was also given to Russian President Vladimir Putin

https://www.asahishuzo.ne.jp/en/news/publication/004737.html

https://www.nippon.com/en/features/c00618/

Rank No. 7

Ginjo Sake

The current most popular sake overseas, recognised by a famous 3-star chef in Paris.

Its a Ginjo sake imbued with the fragrance of tropical fruits. Mellow and sweet.

*Most likely this one, but its described as soft and rich with ripe peach aromas and contains a light fizz. The description by Eguchi-san might be wrong since I cant imagine eau de tropical fruits going well with French cuisine

https://www.saketora.com/blogs/feature-story/miwatari-junmai-ginjo-petillant

https://www.mtcsake.com/sake/miwatari-petillant-junmai-ginjo

I got all three bottles, [6] including the No. 7 since its popular with foreigners. You cant get more foreign than a god from another world, after all.

In addition to the sake, I also bought a premium gift set of 12 canned snack foods that include luxurious things like sardines in oil, smoked oysters, simmered black pig and corned beef. [11]

I placed everything on the cardboard box altar and put my hands together, [1] God of Creator-sama, please accept my offering of three bottles of sake and snacks.

Oh, do pardon me,

Not at all, to be able to establish a relationship with the God of Creator in this world with just this considered cheap.

I dont mind making offerings to a God like this. Compared to the others, this God has the dignity of a deity and trust me to give him the best. Unlike certain noisy and gods and goddesses

God of Creation-sama, thank you for your continuous support,

Umu, umu, yes, yes. Ill give you some protection too. It will have to be a (small) blessing. If I were to give you a regular blessing, Im afraid youd no longer be human. Fufufu,

No longer human? Closer to god? A demigod perhaps?

Something like that. Youd be human but you wont age or die,

Something like immortality? Thats kind of incredible.

Its a blessing that all powerful people and royalties coveted. [1] [4] I once blessed a hero with this a long time ago. His immortality is recorded in history I think. By the way, immortality doesnt mean the person will never die. If the body is badly damaged, it will eventually die. I believe that hero almost died in a battle against a legendary beast.

[6] Woah, I guess that makes sense,

In fact, I believe he fought this Fenrirs uncle.

Eh? Wow, if he fought Fers senior relative. That hero must have been quite powerful.

Speaking of which, with this (small) blessing you will have the same lifespan as a high elf.

High elf? Just how long is that?

An ordinary elf has a lifespan of 500 years. A high elf lives three times longer than that.

1500 years!? [5]

For a moment, the number bounced around in my head as I tried to wrap my mind around this.

1500 years? I guess, I wont be too lonely since I have Fer, Dora-chan and Sui with me

Its a good thing to have a long life. That way, youll find a love partner no matter how unlucky you are,

I suppose that makes sense but, wait. Isnt it easier to just raise my love luck?

Isnt that too boring?

Wait, no, God of Creation! Whats the meaning of that remark?!

Ah, its about time we end our talk.

Wait, wait! God of Creation-samaaa!

Farewell.

Wait, God of creation!! Please, instead of improving my lifespan, improve my love luckkkkk!!!

[Gumihou: Id take the 1500 years.]

[1] Structural Change: Combine 2 paragraphs

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[4] Structural Change: Change passive sentence to dialogue

[5] Delete Repetitive or Pointless Information

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[8] Creative Licence Taken

[9] Changed Details: In the original text, God of Creation credited the variety of alcohol to Earth being more advance. Which is incorrect. Switch to diversity instead.

[10] All kinds of Sake

Grades of premium Sake

https://www.takarasake.com/about-sake/types-sake-0

Futsushu or Ordinary sake

https://japaneserecipes.fandom.com/wiki/Futsushu_(sake)

[11] Yes, the Japanese do have canned goods as gift sets. They have canned mussels simmered in wine, yakitori chicken, grilled scallops, grilled yellow tail, smoked salmon, smoked mackeral, pepper bacon (cut into cubes), pickled eggs

https://item.rakuten.co.jp/e-mon-p/kb-zera-10/