Chapter 57

Magic can only be used one type at a time, right?

I've been using it normally, though. In fact, when I try to use the same magic consecutively, I can't because of the cooldown.

This is the third time entering the room with the statue of the goddess, and it's also the third time seeing the statue of Lady Kosomare, including the one I saw in the church.

As always, the realism of the goddess—she could have been the goddess herself who made it. Indeed, it makes sense that it could be made so lifelike.

But how did she make it?

By looking in a mirror—would reverse the left and right, or did another goddess make it for her?

Or... did she take a mold of herself and pour plaster into it?

If mass production was necessary, that would be the most efficient way.

Well, let's change my occupation to Loafer and Hunter.

Now, my luck has increased significantly.

To put it in perspective, if my previous luck was as good as getting a seat on a crowded train when the person in front of you gets off at the next station, now it's as good as winning a stamp sheet in a New Year's greeting card that arrived as a direct mail.

I hope one day my luck will be good enough to win a hometown gift package.

By the way, if you ask if my family has ever won a hometown gift package, we have. Mili won once.

I remember, at that time, she exchanged it for a set of simmered dishes.

From then on, Mili's values were different from those of other children.

If I could exchange for a hometown gift package now, what would I want?

"Rice, of course."

"Rice?"

"No, never mind."

I said it out loud. I haven't eaten rice recently. I just thought rice would be good.

Without rice, I can't eat sushi or curry rice.

Of course, even if I had rice, I doubt there's a habit of eating raw fish in this world, and if I wanted to eat curry, gathering the spices would be quite difficult.

...I'm being too greedy in front of the goddess statue.

"Well, let's pray to the goddess. By the way, Haru, what kind of bonus do you want?"

When I asked Haru, Carol called out from the side.

"There's a saying that if you think about what you want in front of the goddess statue, it becomes harder to get."

So even in another world, the theory of the material desire sensor exists.

However, it's similar to Murphy's law, which states that "the probability of a piece of toast falling with the buttered side down is proportional to the value of the carpet."

"Well, it's just a folk theory. The goddess wouldn't do something so mean."

I could say that.

It's like, "I'm so tired, I want the person in front of me to get up. But when I wish for it, they don't stand up." After all, the actual method of deciding is a roulette.

"That's right. If I could have a convenient skill, I'd want spatial magic. However, it's quite rare, so the probability of getting it is almost zero."

"What's that?"

Even a magic swordsman sounds good, but that's also a good name.

"Spatial magic, as the name suggests, is magic that manipulates space. Instant escape from a dungeon, item storage in a subspace, and so on have been confirmed."

"Wow, that's a cheat."

Alright, I'll aim for spatial magic too.

With our goal decided, we three stood in a row and offered our prayers to the goddess statue.

And I was in the white space again.

I'm used to this space now, having been here four times.

"It's been a while, Lady Kosomare."

Looking at the goddess in front of me, I no longer think of her as the orc goddess.

"Your thoughts are still leaking out, as always."

Lady Kosomare stroked her chin, which had doubled or tripled, and said with a sigh.

I'm sorry, please spare my thoughts.

"By the way, I have something I want to ask Lady Kosomare."

"Yeah, about your sister?"

"Of course, but I can also use multiple types of magic consecutively. Is that due to being jobless?"

"Probably. Your followers, Haruwataru and Carol, should also be able to use two types of magic if they try."

Lady Kosomare said it as if she had known from the beginning.

"Does that mean I can use as many types of magic as the number of jobs I have set?"

"I think so. There are so many exceptions that I'm not sure. By the way, you did a slash with your foot, right? That was supposed to be impossible."

Now that you mention it, I remember being told that. The influence of being jobless is surprisingly significant.

"If someone sees you, just say it's a skill granted by the goddess. No one will ask further. The skills granted in the dungeon are also quite varied."

"Understood. By the way—"

I decided to ask about my biggest concern, Mili.

Is she doing well?

"I checked. Your sister is heading to Mount Fuji now."

"Mount Fuji?"

Mount Fuji, the place she absolutely didn't want to go.

Why now?

"Why?"

"At least she's doing well."

Well, I don't think she would try to go to Mount Fuji with a cold.

Could she be planning to scatter my ashes in the crater of Mount Fuji?

After all, I'm definitely dead in that world.

Would that be a problem?

Still, scattering ashes on Mount Fuji.

I couldn't help but laugh.

"Sorry, I was remembering an old story."

I remembered that Lady Kosomare was in front of me and tried to explain.

But my thoughts were probably already read.

"By the way, when I say old story, I don't mean a story from my childhood, but a fairy tale. A story that starts with 'Once upon a time.' But maybe stories that start with 'In the past' are more famous now."

【In the past, there was an old man named Bamboo-Cutter. He lived among the mountains and fields, cutting bamboo and using it for various purposes.】

This is the beginning of the oldest existing Japanese story, the Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter.

The story of Princess Kaguya is famous, right?

The ending of that story is that the elixir of immortality given by Princess Kaguya was burned on the top of a mountain, which is why it became known as the "immortal mountain," Mount Fuji.

That was the ending.

I wasn't laughing because "It's ironic to scatter a corpse's ashes on the mountain where the elixir of immortality was burned in a fairy tale."

I was laughing because I remembered the picture book based on the Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter—Princess Kaguya.

Mili used to read only the book of Princess Kaguya since she was a child. And in various versions.

So I asked her,

Do you like Princess Kaguya?

She always said,

"I hate her."

Despite saying she hated her, she continued to read it.

Saying she hated it was a lie; she must have liked it.

I thought she had a tsundere personality when I was in middle school.

"Anyway, it's an old story from childhood. So, what are you going to do? Don't you want the dungeon clearance reward?"

"I want it! Please give it to me!"

When I said that, a roulette, a lottery box, and darts appeared.

For the third time, I stared at the roulette.

"Are you going to choose the roulette?"

"Is spatial magic not in there?"

"No, it's not. If someone got spatial magic with a 1/38 chance, the world would be full of spatial mages."

There was no text for spatial magic on the darts either.

"Then, can I get it from the lottery?"

"Correct. Do you want to choose the lottery?"

"...Yes."

The lottery box.

A wooden box about thirty centimeters high, wide, and deep, with a hole. The hole is covered in an unnatural darkness, and you can't see inside.

I don't know the probability of getting spatial magic.

This is like a gacha with no probability or prize display.

"Then, draw in the order of Carol first."

"Wait? Can I draw for all three of us?"

"Yes. You raised your luck value for this, right?"

It's very kind of you, but that means a great responsibility.

Carol got a subtle 1000 sense last time.

"Alright, I'll draw."

I put my hand into the box.

I thought it would reach the bottom quickly since it's a small box, but—

The box is deep!

I went in up to my shoulder because I pushed in so quickly.

Is this using spatial magic?

The box felt like it had small balls floating inside.

I pulled out one of the balls.

—Decipher?

The ball had that written on it.

Black ball with white letters.

It must be a skill.

"A skill to decipher old texts and such."

"...Another subtle one... I'm sorry, Carol."

"It's a skill that scholars would want desperately."

Lady Kosomare tried to help, but I'm not a scholar.

Next is Haru's turn.

I put my hand into the box.

Well, if it's a combat skill, I can manage.

Come on, my luck value!

I drew a ball.

And it was a red ball.

"...Wind Bow"

"Wow, that's a hit. The Wind Bow is a bow that doesn't need arrows. When you pull the string, a wind arrow flies out."

It's like a magic bow. It's rare, but it's not a combat skill, let alone a sword.

Is my luck value really working?

"Let me tell you, the Wind Bow is a rare item worth at least 8 gold coins if you sell it."

...More than double the rare medal.

It's definitely a hit.

Generally speaking.

Alright, last one is me.

I put my hand into the box.

This time— I want spatial magic! If that's not possible, at least a sword I can exchange with Haru!

I focused all my nerves on the tips of my fingers.

I can see! I can see it!

In a space that seems to stretch infinitely like the universe, balls scattered like shining stars.

From among them, I grabbed a glowing ball—Shining Ball—and pulled it out of the box with my hand.

【Life Magic】

...Huh?

【Title: Dungeon Explorer II has upgraded to Dungeon Explorer III】

【Clear Reward Skill: Life Magic has upgraded to Life Magic II】

Surprised by the unexpected result, I tilted my head, and Kosomare said,

"You're lucky. Life Magic can only be obtained as a clear reward, so few people have learned it up to Life Magic II."

"Um, Lady Kosomare, I have one question."

I was about to timidly ask Kosomare, but she read my mind and answered before I could.

There is no material desire sensor.

Everyone got a hit. In fact, a big hit.

The only miss is a scrub brush.