The Great Spirit’s Cover for Embarrassment

Author: Ryusui
Raw: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2121hw/52/
Translator: Lilia v4
Editor: Yuriko AYA

“This is amazing… Incidentally, could I have you make a few more, or…?”
“Hmm… This time it’s thanks for the information. If you give compensation, I’ll think about it.”
“Compensation… compensation, huh…”

Is it something to think that seriously about? For me, it only blocks once so I think it’s so-so.

“Is this that amazing?”

‘Pretty seriously, it’s quite amazing’
‘Doesn’t seem to mean much for a regular person, but for a politician they’d kill for it, maybe’
‘Wouldn’t be weird if they piled up a fortune and asked you to make a bunch’

Uwah, that’s a hassle. I don’t want to go that far either. I’m not going to take on enough that it gets in the way of my life, at least.

“No matter how much money you pile up, I’ll only make them on a whim.”
“I-I see.”
“Mm. Also I don’t want them used by people I don’t know. At minimum, meet me and talk. And even then I won’t make them for people I dislike. And I’ll say it again, on a whim. I’ll say it once more, on a whim. A whim.”

‘She said the important part three times’
‘She actually said it three times, that’s lol’
‘lol on the lol, regular’

Hashimoto seemed to think a little, but he nodded that that was fine. If that’s fine, I’ll make them for him too. I’ll take compensation, though.
After that we decide the details of requesting a little more finely, and I decide to go home. The details of how to request, I cut the stream once, by the way. It’s a secret method. Cool, right.
Well, it’s just sending an email, though.

 

I teleport from the hotel room to beside the World Tree, and I call Spirit-sama right away.

“Here. Candidates for Master’s family home.”
“Isn’t that fast!?”

‘Definitely fast’
‘But in exchange there seem to be a lot of candidates’
‘Ahh! Don’t hide it, Rita-chan! I want to see!’

I’m not going to show them. I want everyone to look at the forest or something.
The Great Spirit is surprised at the amount of documents, but she checks them one by one properly. I look through them too for now, but the Great Spirit who’s known Master from long ago should understand better. I can only judge from the contents of conversations with Master.
We take time and look carefully, and at the end the Great Spirit puts away every document but one.

“Here.”

She asserts that.

“Mm… No mistake?”
“There is no mistake. That child’s full name and the family’s full names match.”

Yeah. Okay. No wait.

‘Did you say full name, Spirit-sama?’
‘Wasn’t it that you only knew the given name lol’
‘I don’t think holding back information is good!’

Looking at those comments flowing, the Great Spirit smiles sweetly.

“I do not trust humans very much.”

‘Ah, yes’
‘Yikes’
‘Sorry I’ll be quiet’

My back prickled a little. But I won’t be fooled.

“You just remembered when you saw the full names, right.”
“…………”
“Spirit-sama? Look at my eyes? Hey?”

‘Damn lololol’
‘She was talking big and she’d just forgotten lol’
‘Threatening to cover embarrassment, aren’t you ashamed as a spirit?’

“Kh…! I dislike you people!”

The Great Spirit says that and vanishes. Her face right before she vanished was bright red. It was cute.
Then, I’ll go to Earth again, I think, and stand up, and a World Tree leaf flutters down in front of my eyes. I pick it up and look, and there are letters written on it.
I’m sorry I couldn’t remember, it says.

“Cute.”
‘Cute’
‘Cute’

Sometimes she feels more human than I do, is that my imagination. It’s my imagination, right. Yeah.
Then, to Earth again. I want to greet Mami and them too.

 

When I get back to Mami’s house, it’s evening. Maybe checking the documents took too long. Thinking about after this, I cut the stream first. If I’m meeting Master’s family it would only get in the way.
There’s still no one in Mami’s house. But I think they’ll be back soon. I’m waiting a little fidgety when I hear voices from the front door.

“I’m home.”
“I’m home!”

Mami and Chii-chan’s voices. Both of them come into the living room right away.

“Mm… Okaeri.”
“Tadaima.”

She smiles, and then Mami tilts her head right away.

“You can turn the lights on?”
“I just got back too.”
“Ah, I see. Chii, go wash your hands and gargle first!”
“Okaaay.”

Chii-chan running off, and Mami smiling wryly. Yeah. This kind of thing, I think is nice. I’m a little envious.

“Rita-chan, are you staying for dinner? Today is…”
“Ah, no. Today’s fine. Don’t say what you’re making. I’ll want to eat it.”
“Eeh? Then you should just eat here.”

She puffs her cheeks looking dissatisfied. I’m happy to be told that, but today I have somewhere I have to go.

“I’m going to Master’s family home.”
“Eh… You found it!?”
“Mm.”
“I see…! Then, yeah. Can’t be helped. Are you going right away?”
“Mm. I just wanted to greet you two.”
“I see. Thanks.”

Thanks is weird, I think. This is my self-satisfaction. But being told it doesn’t feel bad. Somehow like this, it feels warm.

“Then, I’m going.”
“Yeah. Itterasshai, be careful.”
“Itterasshaaai!”

Chii-chan, who hurried back, waves energetically. I can’t help smiling a little, wave back, and teleport.