Chapter 379: Food Crawl Approved
「That’s it, so don’t you think it’s getting dark outside now? 」
Food crawl, food crawl.
「No, wait a sec, are you really gonna leave this behind as it is? 」
「Eh? 」
Khan removed his finger from his forehead to look at me. Well, I can’t do anything about it even if you stare at me like that.
Hauron, who was looking at me as if I’m some kind of exotic, unbelievable thing, but sorry, even if you return my gift it will just trouble me.
「You don’t have to hurry, Es’s days are long enough that the stores are still open after sunset. 」
Retze said, so I stopped squirming and sat down properly.
「Well, about this… er, Kami-sama? — I know either Hauron or Jean is gonna set him in place through teleportation, but is it really okay to just chuck the God of Bountiful Harvest smack into the middle of the desert? 」
「I don’t really know, so won’t it be faster to just ask the person himself? 」
Like, directly say “please” to them or something?
「… 」
Khan retracted his stare on me and turned to the jute bag, his gaze seemed reluctant for some reason.
「 『O Asas, Divine Deity of the Bountiful Harvest, we implore thee to promptly bestow upon us the answers we seek to resolve our current predicament. Your esteemed presence is needed in the desert. Would you deem it fitting to be placed above the sun-baked sands, where the sun’’s radiant beams illuminate, or in the cool subterranean depths, shielded from the sun’s gaze? Alternatively, would it please you to remain in another continent until we finish all the preparations and matters that need to be settled? We await your esteemed preference. 』 」
Khan started talking a lot.
「…It’s a language considered ancient even during the Era of Fire. 」
Hauron whispered to Retze.
Ahh, 【Language】-san!
「Khan is asking Asas if he wants to settle in the middle of the desert, or if he likes the dark but cool underground better, or if he wants to wait somewhere else until things are okay. 」
I interpreted for them.
「Thanks. That’s too blunt, but at least it’s easy to understand. 」
Retze’s complicated thanks.
『Station me in a damp locale, for copious sunlight is imperative for the germination of flora. In reciprocity, I shall endow you with verdure such as lettuce, carrots, celery, foxgloves and dahlias. Station me in a damp locale, where the sun’s rays are superfluous for the germination of flora. In return, I shall endow you with verdure such as leeks, chives, gourds, sweet peas and windflowers. 』
A voice resounded from the jute bag.
Khan raised a brow in response to that voice. Hmm, seems like they’re going to keep using Ancient Fire Era lingo. But why does it seem like the first part is different from the second part?
「So he’s telling us to choose, hm. 」
Hauron. So that’s what it was.
Retze nudged me.
「He said he’s going to give lettuce and carrots if we place him in a damp and bright place, and we’ll receive chives and carrots if we put him somewhere damp and dark. 」
「Ahh. So it’s the difference between plants that won’t sprout without sunlight and those that won’t sprout unless it’s dark, huh. 」
Retze Sensei, you even deduced the reason, huh? I wonder if Hauron got it too?
「 『Is it possible to transfer you halfway through? 』 」
『Of course. 』
I tried joining the Q&A session too.
「It’s possible to move him halfway through, he said. 」
So, we can put him in the underground temple first, then once things are settled on the land then we can move him to the surface? I’m pretty sure the environment will become lush as long as he’s there. Plus if Es visits then won’t the vegetation spread further in one go?
「Jean, you should consider how you phrase things first before you open that mouth of yours. Our esteemed folks have suffered some damage, after all. 」
Retze said with a sigh.
I looked around me, only to find Hauron on the verge of tears while Khan was staring at the ground, the furrow between his brows turning even deeper. Bayliss was panicking behind him.
Are they the type to care about appearances!?
「…Jean. You’ll get cursed if you provoke them too much, you know? Ancient spirits can transmute not only other spirits, but also humans too, alright? Their power is also different from the ordinary spirits; most cases end up almost impossible to break. 」
Hauron muttered in my ear.
「 『Halt, attend to your utterances, mortal. He has assumed the mantle of my liege by virtue of certain circumstances. While I may comprehend the situation, I cannot vouch for my younger brother Doggy, the Deity of Tempest and War. He shall harbor no hesitation in swiftly meting out the judgment of his sword upon you. 』 」
「Liege…? 」
「Dog…? 」
Confusion colored Khan and Hauron’s expressions as they stood rooted on the spot.
「What? 」
I earned another nudge from Retze.
「He said that he can read the room, but his younger brother is quite the thug so we have to be careful with what we say. 」
「Hm? — You definitely left out some parts, didn’t you? 」
Retze observed Khan and Hauron before turning his gaze back at me.
「J-Jean is the m-master of the Deity of Bountiful Harvest…!? Did you make a contract with him too!? Are you nuts!? 」
Bayliss was shrieking.
「Hey, wait a sec, judging from those words — don’t tell me Stekar is also contracted to you now? 」
Khan folded his arms as he stared at me.
「Doggy? 」
Hauron seemed to be so hung up on the word Doggy. Can’t you just let it slide? No, just let it slide, will you.
「Hey, Jean, why don’t you explain it more clearly so that I can understand it, huh? Just ‘fess up. 」
He lightly pulled my cheeks.
「But my food crawl!! 」
This will definitely take ages!!
「Retze, just take him out for a bit. It would be far less damaging to ask the God of Bountiful Harvest directly. We will then ask for Jean’s side of the story after that. 」
Khan pinched his brows lightly as he said that.
Thank goodness my food crawl got approved!!
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I Got Transferred in the Middle of a Mountain
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You guys … he is carrying a Deity at your doorstepps … you really think there is a chance he DID NOT contracted it beforehand? Really?
Haaaaahhh … that one is on you, guys x’D