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Volume 11 Chapter 307

Shikigami’s Souvenir

「Mister, I want this one too!」
A black-haired girl with her bangs reaching just below her eyes clamoured at a festival stall, indulging in various treats.
「Sure thing. You seem to be enjoying it quite a lot, miss」
「Because it’s so delicious!」
「Is that so? Then this one’s on the house」
The stall owner handed the girl a small curry bun.
「Is it okay?」
「Yeah! This one’s also a popular item from our stall. Please enjoy」
「I see. Thank you!」
「Hehe. I got a freebie! The people of this country are so kind」
As the girl murmured this while moving away from the stall, she took a bite of the curry bun she had received.
「Mmm, it’s delicious too! That stall is a hit. Decision made, it’s a keeper」
Taking out paper and pen from her pocket, the girl jotted something down.
「In Glendale, capital, the curry buns at the stall are delicious. Destruction, last resort—」
Finishing her note-taking, the girl put away the paper and pen, then continued walking through the bustling crowd of the festival.
「Hmm, what would be a good souvenir for the Evil God?」
The girl is a shikigami serving the Evil God.
The Evil God was still asleep.
As the god she serves has been asleep for quite a while, the shikigami had leisure time and thus came to play in the human world like this.
「Oh! Amazing……」
The shikigami’s attention was captivated by a gigantic ice monument erected in the central square of the capital.
This was a creation by the Water Spirit King Undine, made in collaboration with the Wind Spirit King Silph.
The country of Glendale was promised a bountiful harvest thanks to Undine’s blessing. In gratitude, the citizens held festivals like this four times a year.
This year marked the fiftieth anniversary of Undine granting her blessing to this country, so she had gifted this ice monument to them.
Distracted by this sight, the shikigami didn’t notice what was ahead of her.
「 —-Oops!」
「Oh?」
She accidentally bumped into the back of a young man with black hair and blue eyes.
「I-I’m sorry. I wasn’t looking where I was going……」
The shikigami couldn’t help but be mesmerized by the handsome face of the young man.
「It’s alright. But it’s still crowded up ahead, so please be careful」
「Y-Yes! I’m really sorry again」
She was about to leave the scene hastily, fearing that if they continued the conversation, she’d become more curious about the young man.
「W-Wait a moment. There’s some dirt on your back. Let me get it… …There. All good now」
It seemed the young man had removed a leaf stuck to the shikigami’s back.
Seeing his smile as he showed her the leaf, the shikigami realised her face was burning red.
「Well then, I’ll be off. Enjoy the festival!
Saying so, the young man walked away from the shikigami.
The shikigami continued to gaze at his back until he disappeared from view.
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「Oh no. I forgot to buy a souvenir for the Evil God……」
The shikigami, upon returning to the divine realm, realised.
「Well, the Evil God is still asleep, so it’s not a big deal, right?」
「Hmm? What’s going on?」
「 —-!?」
Suddenly hearing a voice from behind, the shikigami turned around in surprise.
「Evil God-sama! Y-You are awake!?」
There stood the Evil God, still wearing a sleepy expression.
「Yeah. I woke up a moment ago…… So? Where’s my souvenir?」
「Uh… …What do you mean?」
「Hmm. Are you trying to play dumb? Well… …That curry bun you were eyeing looked tasty, didn’t it?」
「I-I didn’t expect you to wake up so soon—-」
「Oh, I am awake. My, it looked like you were having a lot of fun. Ignoring me while I slept and gallivanting around the human world’s festivals alone」
「Uh」
The words of the Evil God pierced the shikigami.
「So? Was that curry bun as good as it looked?」
「Yes! It was absolutely delicious—
「Then go buy one for me toooooooooo!!」
The Evil God’s shout echoed throughout the temple.
By the way, the shikigami had indeed brought back a souvenir to the Evil God’s temple.
And the souvenir was—
「Hey. What’s with your clothes… …Is there a magic circle on your back?」
「A magic circle? What do you mean?」
The Evil God noticed the magic circle attached to the shikigami’s back.
「Huh, what’s this?」
Even for a shikigami serving a god, it was a magic circle that would be hard to notice unless you looked closely, stuck to her clothes.
The shikigami hastily took off her jacket and threw it onto the temple floor.
The magic circle wasn’t attached to her body.
「It’s not a curse, is it? It’s not funny at all for a shikigami serving me, an Evil God, to be cursed」
「For now, it seems there’s no issue with me… …What could this magic circle possibly be?」
「Who knows. Let me investigate for a bit—huh!?」
The Evil God, who had picked up the shikigami’s jacket from the floor, was surprised.
Somehow the magic circle had moved from the shikigami’s clothes to the temple floor.
「What’s going on…… What in the world is this?」
「I-I have no idea」
After that, despite the efforts of the Evil God and the shikigami, the magic circle was never erased from the Evil God’s temple.
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「Haruto, what is that magic circle?」
In the living room of the mansion, Haruto, who had created a small magic circle and was staring at it, seemed curious, so Tina asked.
In response to her question, Haruto smiled and replied.
「Well, you see, this is like a passport for visiting a certain god」