Chapter 105 (1/2)

Volume 2

Chapter 106

Episode 106 — Peeping is Prohibited

“Er, can you hear me, goddesses?” I didn’t quite know exactly how I communicated with them, radio waves maybe? but I thought just calling to them out loud would work . Perhaps .

“We hear you . We’ve been waiting for you, you know . ” Wind Goddess Ninril-sempai was the first to answer .

“Okay, I have something I want . ” Fire Goddess Agni, abrupt and pushy as usual .

“Oh, wait, wait!” That sounded like Earth Goddess Kishar .

“Food and sweets . ” Water Goddess Rusalka chimed in last, short and succinct as always .

. . . okay, that worked . I sort of expected it to for some reason . I took a deep breath, hoping against hope they’d not ask me for totally over-the-top things this time . Three silver coins worth per offering and no more, I reminded myself firmly .

“So, have you all decided what you want? Remember there’s a limit of three silver coins for each of you . Please stick to it . ” If I didn’t warn them up front then they’d surely try and extort more from me . Ninril-sama especially .

“Wh- Wh- why did you say my name like that?” I could hear the pout in deplorable Goddess-sama’s voice . “I- I was going to stick to the limit exactly, I’ll have you know . Th- three silver coins like you said . ” Really? Of course you were, I thought to myself, I was just making myself clear, Ninril-sama . I distinctly heard her pout again .

“Hey Ninril-chan, don’t look so down-hearted . ” Kishar-sama chimed in . “Other-world-guy-kun told us three silver coins each . If you keep on arguing with him maybe we’ll get less or maybe even nothing from him at all . You see that, don’t you?”

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“That’s right . Don’t be selfish and screw this sweet deal up for us, Ninril . ” Agni-sama jumped in .

“Ninril, not a good idea . ” That would be Rusalka-sama .

“Gubububuuuu . . . ” Was she blubbering? “Even though I found him first and gave him my protection first, you know . . . Gubuuu . ” There was a pause then, in a little-girl voice, “I think that it’s okay for me to get some preferential treatment . . . ” Haa, Ninril-sama is the most deplorable goddess among all the goddesses indeed . I felt truly disappointed in her .

“Nuu, hey you, I’ve told you oh so many times that I’m not a deplorable goddess, so there!”

“Uhufufu, deplorable goddess . It suits you Ninril-chan . ” Kishar-sama stuck the knife in .

“Ahahahahahah, deplorable, that’s you to a tee . ” Agni-sama gave the knife a twist .

“Exactly, deplorable goddess . ” and Rusalka-sama finished her off . I almost felt sorry for Ninril-sama . Almost .

“Muuu, why’re you all being so mean to meeeeee-” Ninril-sama’s usual Goddess-like behavior, no change there .

“Hey you, she’s a goddess, really she is . ” Agni-sama seemed to be trying to convince herself of that, not me but . . . “You should show her some respect . ” Like you lot just did? I’ll take it under consideration .

“Oh well, Ninril-chan calm down . ” Kishar-sama stepped in . “What did you say you were wanting as an offering today?”

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“Well,” she hiccuped, “naturally I’m hoping for sweets . And, I want some of that black drink and clear drink too this time round . They were delicious, you know . ” There was a pause . And? “Also, dorayaki . ” Bingo .

Kishar-sama is kind and obviously used to dealing with Ninril-sama . I had a vision of her as a Mama-san, wiping little Ninril-chan’s tears after a tantrum and promising her a treat when they got home if she stopped crying . Somehow I got the impression of her winking at me . . .

“Ninril-sama wants sweet things and cola and cider, then . ” I confirmed . She was consistent in her desires at least . I opened Net Super and started loading up the cart with cakes and puddings and dorayaki of course and cookies and a couple of chocolate bars . I finished the order off with two 1 . 5 litre bottles of cola and cider .

“Next Goddess please-” It was like working behind the counter at a konbini . I idly wondered if the Net Super sold barcode scanners . . .

“Next is me, Kishar . That shampoo, treatment and hair wrap you offered to me last time worked really well . ” she said excitedly . “My hair’s glossy again, not dry like it was and it’s so easy to brush out now . And the fragrance! It smells so good and it’s so soft and it’s wonderful when I move, my hair bounces and . . . well, the male gods have started to notice me . ” There was a giggle . Mama- uh, Kishar-sama?

“Anyway,” Kishar-sama continued, sobering up, “Didn’t you say that there are dozens of different shampoos and such in the other world? I’d like to ask for shampoo, treatment and hair wrap again but with a different fragrance this time . Make it a nice one, please . ”

So it’s shampoo, treatment and hair wrap for Kishar-sama this time too? Well, myself I rather enjoyed the smell of freshly washed hair . It seemed the male gods liked it too . The subtle fragrance from a nice shampoo is better than strongly-scented perfume in my opinion . So, let’s see what I can offer to Kishar-sama this time . Flicking through the Net Super catalogue, I avoided rose scented products since that’s what she received last time . . . Ah, this looks good . “Fruity-floral” scented, and there’s a non-silicone oil treatment for damaged hair with the same fragrance to match, just like the last offering . Kishar-sama was worried about her damaged hair and this should be to her benefit again . The price was the same as the last time, shampoo, treatment and hair wrap were nine copper coins each .

“Kishar-sama, the shampoo, treatment and hair wrap I bought for you leaves three copper coins over, what should I do with the extra?”

“When other-world-guy-kun was taking a bath earlier you put some nice-smelling crystals into your bath . Bath salts? I’d like some of those, please . ”

Bath salts, that sounds fine . I changed the Net Super’s page, bath salts, let’s see . . . Hold on — “Hey, how do you know that I use bath salts?” I asked indignantly .