– STORY –

An unknown parcel arrives to Yoshio, a 30-years old NEET. The

content is a game disk titled “The Village of Fate.” A beautiful
CG game with real-life images gets started.

All of the villagers in the game are high-performing AIs, who

strangely behaved like human beings. In that game, Yoshio is the
god of destiny and will be in a position to guide the villagers.
But what can be done in the game is only to give a message, a
prophecy, once every day. The villagers will execute the
instruction, and their gratitude becomes the power of miracles,
that the god of destiny can use.

Yoshio is worshiped as God but in reality he lives like a shut-in.

Thanks to villagers he will again learn the joy of life and thanks
to him the villagers will be saved.
“Whoa, you two, Carol and Chem, get along. You too Gams, don’t stay silent and do
something”

In a dimly lit room, there is a man muttering something towards a PC monitor, the only
source of light.

It’s not like this man was angry, no, on the contrary, he seemed to be smiling with
amazement.

The man has a messy hair as if he had not brushed for a long time and wears clothes
soaked with sweat which he did not change for several days. Nonetheless, he doesn’t
stink, since he changes his underwear after taking his daily bath, and even if he had a
bad smell, he wouldn’t care.

There is a PC and a desk in the room. There is also a bookshelf filled with manga and
light novels. And a futon which is laid all year round. After that, there are dumbbells
in a corner of the room.

This man sleeps when the sun rises and his day starts when it begins to sink, but
recently, it became a habit of his to get up early.

This is also all due to the game [Village of Fate] which drove him crazy.

You could say that since he started playing this game, he became a total addict. Now
he spends most of his time if not all on the game.

The monitor shows people clearing a forest rich in nature in order to create a village.

In this awfully realistic game, a lot of characters are working hard. The game seems to
have a fairly high-performance AI, even its conversation pattern is also abundant since
the man has never seen the same line spoken except for the usual greetings.

“Everyone, the oracle has come down today again”

When a beautiful woman dressed in priest clothes open a sparkly bible, the villagers
begin to gather around her.

“Everyone, let’s do our best today too”

Even though the man knew that his voice wouldn’t reach them, the man seemed to be
happy while smiling at them.
“Seriously, are you not going to find a job? You understand, right? Your father won’t
work forever. We are managing somehow, but what are you going to do when we die!?”

“I know that! Shut up!”

Again. At least let me have lunch at peace… Such a thing shouldn’t happen so early.

Without being able to refute such a sound argument of my mother, the only thing I
could do is to yell at her.

I’m aware that what I’m doing is nasty. After graduating from high school, I entered a
regular university without much effort and graduated… Until that point, my life was
not so bad. The problem starts from here.

Even though I tried hard to find a job before graduation, I lost all my energy and
motivation trying to find a company with good conditions, like that a year went by,
then two, and little by little, ten years passed.

“You are already over thirty… The neighbor’s son from the house next door, Masatsugu-
kun, is working splendidly and raising beautiful children”

I know that, you don’t have to tell me. All my classmates are working normally and
most already have a family. But I…

“Ah, now I lost my appetite”

I get up fiercely from the chair.

Even though I look like I lost my temper, but in fact, I didn’t. I only acted bravely in
order to escape out of the conversation quickly. That’s right, it’s not like I flipped out.

It’s my usual running away. I just gave up on fighting, and as a result, I got better at
running away.
I just don’t want to stay here anymore.

Just when I was planning on going to my room, the only place where I can feel at peace,
I hear the doorbell ringing.

When I check the outside through the door phone, I discover that there was a delivery
man on the other side of the door.

“I have brought your orderー”

I was about to leave thinking that it would not be necessary to receive it personally,
but then I saw a familiar logo in the box.

“Wait a moment, I’ll go now”

“My, it’s rare for you to come out… I hope you haven’t bought anything with money
that is not yours!”

“Wrong. I still have money from a prize”

In order to get rid of the guilt of not working, I registered on every possible page where
you can win prizes and so, sometimes I win some of them.

However, sometimes the articles come from adult sites, so I go to receive them myself
so they do not see it.

When I opened the door and the delivery man saw me, he was a little startled.

So that’s how a person reacts when they see a sloppy man who has an unshaved face
and is at home at day time on a weekday?

But I already got used to this kind of gaze. Neighbors look at me even worse without
disguising the look.

“Please sign or stamp it”

“I’ll sign it”

I assumed that the box that I received from the delivery man was not groceries or
something similar since it was small and light.
“Oh? It’s not food? “

It seems that my mother who was behind me for a while lost interest and returned to
the kitchen.

I started climbing the stairs with the box in my hand, then when I got to my room, I
locked the door.

I opened the box and checked the contents.

“A game?”

There was a sheet of paper and a PC disk.

I signed up for several game contests, so I thought I could have won one of them. When
I looked at it, it only had the title written, there was no game screen, no pictures, even
the production company was unknown.

“The title written is [Village of Fate]. What’s this? A test version?”

Though it’s ambiguous, I remember applying to try new test games. For now, I’ll try
reading the paper.

[Yoshio-sama, you have been selected to alpha test, congratulations! This is the
world’s first game that has successfully incorporated the latest AI and succeeded in
creating characters capable of thinking and acting resembling that of a humans]

The world’s first… what an exaggeration. Generating hype is fundamental to the game
industry, but that’s too much.

I grumble inwardly as I continue reading.

[You are the God who governs the fate and the existence who gives oracles to the
villagers. Let’s develop their village by giving instructions to villagers once a day!
Please learn the details while playing]

What a bunch of irresponsible. But lately most of the games come without any
instructions, so it may be that.

Based on those few sentences, it should be a building village game. I played many town
planning simulations but never one with a village.

There was still a bit to read so I continued.

[Please, don’t tell anybody about the contents of the game. Please do not disclose any
information on the internet. If you break this promise, you will be deprived of the right
to play and the game will be reclaimed]

Promise…? Usually, it’s a contract or an agreement. In the first place, How would you
know who of all was the one who disclosed the information? I’m not the only test
player, right?

[There are two points to take note. Please be sure to always be connected to the
internet to play. The other point is, once the villagers are eliminated completely, you
can not play again. It has an automatic save, so it is impossible to start over again]

Isn’t that bad? It’s unreasonable to restrict a test player from total annihilation. Even
if you have confidence in the game balance, it continues to be a domineering gaming
company. I’ll put a claim later.

There are a lot of negative points, but the question is whether to install this suspicious
game. I tried to search the title on the internet, but I can’t find anything. An unknown
game from an unknown company.

I thought it was shady from the explanation, but it looks like a really dangerous
company.

“It looks like they could have put a virus in it. Then, let’s use this”

The PC that I am using now is a new one that I won luckily from a draw since until a
year ago I was using a not very old but cheap computer.

So there is no problem if it breaks or not.

It may be a game with bad graphics, or just a joke from someone, however, because I
have a lot of free time, the only thing I do is play games or surf the internet. So even if
I been deceived, I just need to write a message on the bulletin board on the internet.

I reconnect the old PC and insert the disk. The paper has not written the recommended
specifications, so if that sales pitch they used is real then I’m not sure if it will work or
not.

On the screen, the only thing displayed is [Village of Fate] written big on it.

“I don’t know whether is simple or they are simply cutting corners”

As the word [enter] appeared under the Village of Fate logo, I pressed the enter key.

“Hey, hey, this has to be a lie”

From the image that seemed to be cutting corners, an image appeared that would
make you doubt whether they were recording on live.

A horse-drawn carriage being pulled by two brown horses. The CG is so well made
that you could even see the hairs and sweat of the horses.

“Recently, the difference between live filming and CG has shrunk considerably, but
even so, it’s amazing this image”

The video advances while I observe the image in admiration.

The reason is unknown, but the carriage is running at full speed through the forest.

A man with a flustered expression seated on the coachman’s seat is gripping tightly
the reins of the carriage. He checks his back many times turning back his head.

The man has a large scar carved deep on his face. Although he has the looks of a
foreigner, he’s pretty handsome.

But it is his appearance that stands out the most.

At first glance, he looks like he is wearing dirty brown clothes… But looking closer, it’s
an armor made of leather. He has a long sword on his back and a dagger on his waist.

“Wearing armor while driving a carriage, isn’t this a usual setting used in a medieval
fantasy setting? This is so cliche”

Although I muttered that, that kind of world view is classic of an RPG, but it may be
unusual for a simulation of a town-building system.
The video of the carriage running at full speed switched to the sky, where you could
see beast-like flock approaching from behind.

A monster with green skin is riding astride a wild boar-like animal.

The green one is the one that most resembles humans, but from the fangs protruding
from its mouth together with its blood-red eyes, you could clearly see that that it’s not.

It seems that this is a monster of this world.

And it seems that the carriage is being pursued by the monsters while running away.

It zooms out from the enemy to the horse’s nose to then to the interior of the carriage.

At glance, you could see a scared and trembling middle age man who seemed to hug a
woman who appears to be his wife together with his daughter.

In addition, a girl in priest-like clothes seemed to be repeating “God of Fate, God of

Fate” the same phrase many times with her hands together in front of her chest.

Then, the image switched once more towards the sky.

As the distance to the monster gradually approaches, every time the monsters hit the
carriage with their rusty swords and axes, the screen shakes and the cries could be
heard louder and louder.

Although I know this is a CG video, the expression of being against the ropes and the
screams are so realistic, so realist that I noticed I clutched my hand involuntarily.

Just when they were about to be caught, all the sudden, the carriage was enveloped in
a golden light.

The origin of that light is not other than the book that the priest had in her hands.

The monsters that suddenly saw the light cover their eyes and their balance crumble,
every one of them rolls down to the ground.

The carriage seizes the moment and increases its distance between them, somehow
they managed to escape.
The worn-out carriage gradually slows down its speed and completely stops in an
open space in the forest.

People come out one after another from the worn-out carriage.

The man who was driving the carriage and wearing armor gives a small sigh, and after
checking his surroundings he stretches in a big way.

The three of them who seem to be family members hug each other in happiness having
been saved.

The priest-like girl seems to be talking with the man in armor, but I’m unable to hear
them.

The screen that was projecting them from the side rotates, and changes to one that
you can look from upside down.

“So the game starts from here? Now, what should I do?”

When I move the mouse a small arrow moves.

Since there was no explanation I moved the arrow and placed it on top of the man who
was driving the carriage, then I left-clicked on him.

<Gamz 26 years old A swordsman with countless wounds on his face and body. The
older brother of Chem who is acting as a priest>

“Oh, a character setting comes out. This is as expected”

Next, I click on the priest woman.

<Chem 19 years old A priest who believes in the God of Fate Gams’s sister>

“So she is a priest? Wow, a swordsman and a priest besides being family, eh?”

Gams has black eyes and black hair, as for Chem, she has blue eyes and brown hair. A
couple of brothers who do not look very alike, but I’m not someone to nitpick
something so boorish like that in this game world.

As expected, the three remaining are family. The unreliable father, Lodis, 33 years old.
The strong-looking and reliable-like mom, Laila, 30 years old.

A girl with curly blond hair who is smiling and with big eyes, Carol, 7 years old.

“This five are the main characters? All I have to do is give orders to these people and
build a village?”

Right now they are moving autonomously, how can I give them orders?

It’s really enjoyable to see different kinds of motion patterns, but it’s meaningless if
one can’t operate the game.

“That reminds me, was not an oracle just written on that paper?”

When I tried to find where the paper in the box was, I heard a *tatatata* an inorganic
sound.

Looking at the game screen, the villager’s conversation is displayed in the form of text.

[I’m sorry. I did my best helping you all escape while I was taking care of protecting
the village]

Gams lowers his head to the Lodis family.

The opening had voices, but it seems like it’s not a full voices version.

[Please raise your head. It’s a miracle to have survived even if it’s just us after being
attacked by so many monsters. I’m really grateful to you]

Lodis bowed so deeply that he didn’t lose to Gams, and likewise, his wife and child said
their thanks.

[Hey, hey, what’s that thing that shone a little ago? Did Gams-onii-chan do something?]

[Carol-chan. I remember telling you many times that Gams is my brother and not
yours,]

Chem interrupts Carol who was grabbing off Gams’s arm,

She looks like the quiet type, but there’s a mark over the character head indicating
that she is angry. When I enlarge the image, she looks composed but her eyes are not
smiling.

Could it be that this younger sister character is a brocon?

He has a beautiful younger sister in addition to her being a brocon. There is no doubt,
he has the main character position.

[Chem, don’t be so childish against a kid]

[…Sorry, anii-sama]

[Puff, he got angry at youー]

Gams sighed seeing these two fighting.

It seems that the personalities of the characters and their setting have been well made.
This could be one of the best games.

The visuals are beautiful, and the characters’ motion is diverse. I have a feeling that I’ll
be able to enjoy this game quite a bit.

[Stop messing around. More important, what was that light?]

[Laila-san, we are not messing arou… cough. I’ll continue. That light, strangely enough,
overflowed out from my bible]

Chem brings the bible to the front so everyone can have a look at it.

At the same time, with an *picon* electronic sound, text appeared on the screen.

<You must become their God and lead their village to prosperity. You cannot
manipulate them directly, but it is possible to convey oracles writing on a page in the
bible once a day. Now, anything is fine so let’s try writing out anything as a test!>

“Eh? You won’t give choices? I need to write to issue an order?”

What’s happening here? Usually, you give the player choices. Does that mean that the
AI of these characters has the necessary intelligence to understand and carry out
written sentences?
“No, no, that can’t be… That’s impossible”

I wonder if the AI picks out a word of the sentences and makes a conclusion from it?

Even so, I have never heard of a game like that. It is true that lately AI are born capable
of thinking and learning by themselves, but I’ve never heard of a company that has
invested a considerable amount of funds to use it on a game.

“Let’s worry about that later. After all, I’m sure they can only understand simple
sentences or words anyway”

While thinking that, I intend to write a long sentence in a god-like manner.

Then, what kind of response does the self-proclaimed high-performance AI will show?
I came up with quite a few long sentences. If the IA is able to understand even a tenth
part of it, then I’ll admit that this is the god of the games, but I really wonder if it will
be able?

[Hear me out people who escaped from a narrow death, I’m the God of Fate. You have
been able to escape from the pursuit of monsters by none other than my miracle. From
now on, I will grant you all an oracle only once a day with the hope you can live healthy
in accordance with my orders. First, cut down the trees and secure a place to live]

I talked like some bigshot, but I’m a God, so it should be fine. I believe I didn’t mistype
anything.

Even though I ended writing the sentence seriously, it’s not like they will understand
the content of the sentence,

While laughing sarcastically at my own naivety I pressed [Enter]

[Everyone! There’s an oracle from the God of Fate in the bible]

The priest, Chem, who is clearly exaggerating is surprised.

Everyone looks at the bible at once. I wonder what kind of reaction you all will show
me now?

[Umー I’m sorry. Neither Carol and I can’t read]

Laila raises her hand in shame while Carol stretches her arm cheerfully.

[I can recognize simple characters, but hard ones are impossible. Could you read for
us, Chem?]

[But, brother you know how to… Okay. Then, I’ll read it]
If I were to guess from their conversation, the literacy rate of this world is not high.

From the way Gams talks, it seems like he really knows how to read, but as to not
embarrass Laila and the others he pretended to be bad at it.

This Gams is an untalkative but attentive guy.

Even though he was only a target of my envy, his likeability rose a little.

Even so, the production of this game is very detailed. That’s why I feel that the tempo
is a little off, but I don’t dislike human interactions.

After taking a deep breath, Chem speaks exactly what I typed.

Well, it’s not that difficult since she is reciting just what I wrote. The problem starts
after that.

[So it was God who saved us!? He has even pointed us the way…]

[Thank you, God!]

Even the couple overwhelmed with emotion fell on their knees and began to pray to
heaven.

Unaware of the situation, Carol just laughs. On the other side, Gams lowered his head
to pray in silence without changing his expression.

“…You’re kidding”

They move and act as if they had completely understood the content of the writing.

“Hey hey, really? How can a character understand and opine by themselves? This is
unbelievable. Isn’t this technology decades ahead?”

The latest PCs and smartphones have an AI capable of understanding words, however,
they are only able to understand simple commands or words.

They simply don’t have the ability to understand complex and long sentences. It may
be that this is one of the preprogrammed behavioral patterns.
[The God of Fate wants us to secure wood and a place to sleep. So everyone, let’s split
and cut down some trees!]

…They speak as if they had completely understood the words I have written.

[There is a lot of wood since we are inside of a forest, but wood can’t be used as soon
as you cut it down. To use it you have to process it, but it takes time to dry it after you
cut it down]

So this time it was Lodis who expressed his opinion with his arms folded?… N? Drying
time to process it?

Eh? Usually, in this kind of game, as soon you cut trees down, it will turn into wood
and you can start the construction of the house. I really wonder to what extent this
game pretends to be realistic…

[Do we have to really dry the wood?]

Good point, Chem. I was thinking the same.

[The tree contains a lot of water, so if you don’t dry it it will change its shape. That’s
why, if you process it before drying it and you end up constructing something, the
object in question will end with flaws]

[There was something like that? I was ignorant]

Chem and I, who was at the other side of the screen, nodded at the same time like we
were synchronized.

It’s the first time I heard something like that. I tried to act like an omnipotent
existence, but this blunder was a bit embarrassing.

[God’s thoughts are not something so simple that people like us could understand.
There has to be a meaning behind God’s idea. Then, how about we start cutting some
trees first? Even if we can not use them now, there’s no loss in securing it for later]

Thanks for the follow-up, Lodis.

After everyone agreed, they took out axes and saws they had in a wooden box that was
loaded on the carriage. Being men, Lodis and Gams were in charge of cutting down
trees.

The women faction was in charge of exploring and looking for things to eat.

It’s possible to zoom in and out using the mouse wheel button to check the place.

Moving away from the ground, the whole map appears black with the exception of the
place where my characters are. And that I’m only able to see a zigzag line extending
from the place which is deemed as a base to where my characters passed though has
to be a feature and not a bug.

That narrow line should be the route by which the carriage passed when they were
escaping.

“So, this is the type of map that extends as the characters move and explore the map?
In this kind of setting, there is always a character in charge of scouting the
surroundings, but I already used my oracle for this day”

Even if the character is clicked, it’s impossible to manipulate them and the only thing
displayed is their settings.

I tried to speed up the time in the game, but I couldn’t find anything like that.

“Could it be that this game is a real-time game? Eh, after doing the oracle once a day I
can’t do anything more!? Wait wait wait, that can’t be!”

Are you serious? It doesn’t make sense for such a game to be like this. Yes, it’s fun to
see the personalities of the characters, but with just that you can not call this a game.

I started hitting all the keyboard keys with the hope that something would happen,
but then letters appeared on the screen abruptly.

<There is one more thing you can do as the God of Fate. Use the Fate Points to exercise
a number of miracles>

Suddenly an explanation came out. But what are Fate Points?

<What are Fate Points? You may be asking yourself that right now. Fate Points are
linked to the fate of the villagersーIn simple words, the more gratitude they feel, the
more points you will receive. Please look at the numbers on the top right of the
screen>

As they told me, I move my eyes to the top right of the screen, there there was a bible
like a picture together with some numbers written on it.

<Those are you Fate Points. The more residents feel gratitude the more points you will
accumulate. As the number of inhabitants increases, the amount of points will
inevitably increase. The more oracles you do for the benefit of the villagers, greater
will be their feelings of gratitude and therefore greater the points>

In other words, the points that I will get will depend on the content of the oracle that
I give.

I’d better think seriously about the content of the oracle from now on. So I need to do
something for them in order to create a feeling of gratitude?

<The things that can be activated by using the Fate Points will be here. The more the
town flourishes and the number of villagers increases, the contents of miracles will be
also upgraded, so please do your best>

I was already starting to doubt whether this was a kusoge or not, but the story changes
when such a system comes into play. Let’s check out the contents of the miracles.

“What, I can’t give them anything directly? [A peddler arrives] [A traveling doctor
comes] [A hunter stop by] [Refugee villagers joins] I see, I’m the God of Fate so it is
normal that I can manipulate the destiny of the people. Next is… Ooh, I can manipulate
the weather a little too. This is so nice, at least something like a God’s miracle”

The playability has increased!

The only Fate Points I have now are those of gratitude for having driven out the
monsters with that dazzling light.

However, I don’t know in what to use them since I have so few points.

I’m not clear right now in what the villagers need. The only thing I can do is to
eavesdrop and think about what to do from here on.

The men, Lodis and Gams, are silently cutting trees. They do not talk to each other so
there’s no conversation.
Lodis is making efforts to start a conversation but it is difficult given that the other
party only respond with “Aah””Right””Is that so?”these three patterns.

These two are not helpful at all. Let’s see the women side?

[Laila-san, how much food did you bring with you?]

[Not much since I was desperate to escape. I managed to carry three wooden boxed
that were for sale, but if we ration them, it should last at least two weeks]

[Two weeks? It would good if we could secure a food supply by then]

Important information was included in the middle of their conversation while they
were plucking edible wild plants.

Securing food? Does that mean that if I choose [A peddler arrives] they would be able
to purchase food? But the question here is wherever they have money or not, and
before that, they should secure fish and food from the mountains on their own.

I wish I could check how is the harvest around us.

“Should I order Gams to examine the surroundings tomorrow? But I don’t think it’s a
good idea to separate the only one with capability to fight from everyone…”

If I could gather information about the surroundings, it would be possible to be

prepared for the danger in advance. But as long as I don’t know how dangerous it is, it
would be reckless to only send Gams to explore.

This a dilemma.

If I’m going to complete this game then I should use the powerless girlーCarol to
expand the range of visibility.

But I’m unable to discard a character who acts so humanely to the point that you
would not believe it is an AI. They are doing the best to live.

I know that it’s stupid to think like that, but I’m serious when I say that I’d like to watch
over them from now on.

It has not been more than three hours since I started this game but I’ve already begun
to develop empathy towards these villagers who are overflowing with humanity.

“I won’t be able to sleep in peace if I make them do something reckless and they end
up being annihilated”

Such excuses leave my mouth even though no one is listening to me.

Let’s think about the best way for them to survive. I should better check what kind of
miracles can be activated with my Fate Points.

At present, the first choice is securing food. The second choice should be to gather the
necessary tools and materials to make a house. As for the third choice…

“What the heck is this?”

At the bottom of the list, there was an item called “Familiar”.

Speaking of familiar in a fantasy world, it should be a magician’s familiar. They can be

used as eyes, limbs, deliver things and even gather information…

“Information gathering!”

Right. If I choose this, then it will be possible to expand the visible range of the map!

If you think about it, it’s natural for a game to have such measures. The manufacturers
are not a fool after all.

“I hope I can contract someone with my current points”

When I click in the [Familiar] item, a variety of familiars appears lined up.

There are many animals, but also many commonly seen names of monsters that
appear in the fantasy genre.

“If it’s for scouting and expanding the map, then a bird, right? Its range of action is
wide and it’s convenient for scouting”

There are many kinds of birds, but the necessary points for the majority of them are
high.
For now, the only kind of bird that I can make a contract is a chick.

“When the chicken grows and begins to lay eggs, it can contribute to the table, but as
for scouting, no matter how you see it, it’s not suited for it”

The standard should be going for cats or dogs, but I don’t have enough points.

“I wonder if there isn’t any other way to earn points other than by gathering feelings
of gratitude”

As if it had responded to my muttering with perfect timing, words appeared on the

screen again.

<There are other ways to increase your Fate Points. That is the billing system. Ten
points will be added for every 1000 yen>

…A billing system!?

Hey wait a minute, you have implemented the worst system for a neet!

We are in an era where It is said that it’s difficult to find an online game without a
billing system on the internet. Of course, there are such games, but why the hell has
they incorporated such a system in an alpha test game!?

With my current points I can not contract a decent familiar, but if gather at least 2000
yen I should be able to collect enough points for a cat or a small dog. In addition to the
familiars, if I had points I could make life easier for the villagers.

When I got up from the chair in which I was seated for a long time, I took out a
bankbook from an accessory case that was placed on the side of the pc.

“The remaining money is about 10,000. If I sell all the books in the house and the
games, I should be able to obtain a decent amount of money. And if place all the
sweepstakes without scraping them on an online auction, then…”

From that moment I continued to be troubled and time passed without me being able
to make a decision.

――I ignored the feelings of incongruity that I harbored towards the NPCs that acted
like humans.
“Wow, ah, is it already morning?”

Sunshine shone through the curtain’s gap.

It was already 9 a.m when I checked the clock at the bedside.

“It’s been a while since I’ve been awake at this hour.”

When did I go to bed yesterday?

Oh, I see. It was night time when I was looking at the villagers, and…

I got addicted to “The Village of Fortune” and watched the villagers til late.

There are several things that I noticed.

They go to sleep in an odd manner. When it’s dark, they eat dinner and sleep
immediately. Gamz alone had been up for a while to keep a lookout for the surrounding
but still slept at 8 p.m.

The most serious thing is their dependence on God. I thought it was convenient for me
if they were my loyal devotee but when I listened to their conversation last night, I
changed my mind.

“How about sleeping, Gamz?”

“No, Lodis. I don’t know when a monster will attacks. I need to keep watch.”

“Don’t worry about that. Haven’t you witnessed the miracle of God? We also had that
oracle, that means the God of Destiny is watching over us. The monsters will not come
close to us due to His power. “

“…I hope so too…”

Excuse me, God (I) has no such power.

The villagers also have the problem about logging and woodwork, as they also think
that God will do everything from processing to the drying of timber but that’s a
shallow thought.

“Oh man, I am sure that I can’t always keep them safe. It’s better to tell them that my
power is limited and is not omnipotent or I don’t think its going to be safe. ”

What should I do?

Last night, I laid down to research the wood processing on the net because of the
pressure from the villagers.

If you’ve spent a lot of time that you have to watch videos, browse online sites, or just
chatting on bulletin boards to give villagers a little more decent advice, will you regret
it? No.

As usual, I wanted to look away from reality and immerse myself in the game.

However, on the screen the villagers were working hard. Their hard life was different
from mine.

Even young Carol is working hard to help her mother.

“You don’t need to…”

“I know. But everyone needs to do their best, right? It’s tiny, so it’s not heavy at all. I
think I can help.”

“Carol. When you find it hard you can go to your dad for help.”

“Don’t worry. It won’t be a problem”

Lodis is looking at his daughter over and over again during his work. He seemed to be
worried about his daughter. Sometimes he was about to walk towards her but
somehow managed to stay put.

The girl who keeps worrying about her father is constantly moving while carrying one
thing and then another. Even though it is a fictitious programmed world, it is lively.
Different from my lazy self.

I know that the person is a character of the game, but my chest is tightened just by
looking at them.

The more precise the image, the more the scene will tear my turbid heart.

Looking over my room, you will notice a roll of candy bags. They have been piling up
in the room after eating, since the previous day.

What I did yesterday just increased the trash in the room.

“Let’s spill the beans so they do not overestimate their incompetent God”

The villagers will be annihilated if they think that God can do everything. It seems that
this game does not have a save function, so it must be avoided at all costs.

I was struggling with words which would convince the villagers without losing the
dignity of God.

Maybe this is okay… At least that’s what I wanted to believe.

I executed the prophecy and readied myself for the reaction of the villagers.

“Everyone! There is an oracle from the God.”

The villagers stopped working and gathered in response to Chem’s cry.

“It read… I have lost most of my power. Now I can only watch and perform a few
miracles. I want you to live together with your neighbors and be devout believers. That
is my earnest wish. Bless everyone!“

How about that. I wish I was able to successfully represent that the God’s power
cannot be used indefinitely.

The villagers who heard the oracle went silent. Only the sound of the wind can be
heard.

Should I think of a better excuse?

“What a wonderful thing. Everyone! God is watching over us!” “Oh God, thank you”

Chem is impressed and started praying on her knees.

“This is really bad! It might be because of the fight against the evil God that he has lost
his powers. Even though that was the case, he blessed us yesterday. We shouldn’t rely
on God but instead on ourselves.”

Lodis tried to convince everyone.

I was worried about the tone of the explanation, but is it natural because it is a game?

It seems that only Carol doesn’t understand it well, others seem happy. It seems they
are convinced.

Although it was a little straight forward but at least it managed to do something.

The villagers looked at the bible and gave me a prayers of appreciation and hence my
fate points increased.

After all, the amount of fate points depends on the amount of prayers.

This time the villagers seemed really impressed, so a considerable amount of points
increased. Still it is not enough to buy a familiar.

Honestly, I want more fate points.

Listening to their story… in this case, it should be called eavesdropping not listening.
Well, either name is fine but there are many things that can be understood just from
their conversation.

The women were talking like this before.

“We can’t always sleep in a carriage. Besides, I will be relieved if there is a fence at
least in case of an attack from monsters. I think that will make it easier for my brother
to protect everyone ”

“That’s right. I can’t use that log because it’s necessary to make a house and I’m
concerned about seasoning for the food as well. I just need a little bit of salt.”
Most of the things they talked about were about laundry, cooking or their worries for
the future.

If I had some more fate points then some of their anxieties could have been dispelled
but for now I can’t waste my points.

“The way to increased the fate point is through money.”

All items that were not being used were put up for online auction. It would be good if
a buyer could provide a couple thousands for it

Is there anything else that can be sold?

I noticed my comics and games while looking around my room.

If you take it to a secondhand bookstore, you can quickly get cash. It may not be a large
sum but it is better than nothing.

The problem is, I need to go outside to sell them.

Several months… No, that’s not true. I haven’t been out for almost two years except at
night.

He took a quick look at the screen of his pc. There were villagers who were working
hard to live. The beginning of the game is really good, but I have a premonition that
this game will become more interesting later on.

It’s a shame I can’t play the game if the village is annihilated.

“Now, shall we go outside?”

If you observe the villager’s behavior, it seems unlikely for it to be a game.

It seems like I have got addicted to them just like people who grow addicted to
smartphones.

The outerwear that I took out after a long time came off after a while had a lot of sweat
on it.
I feel uncomfortable dressed in these unfamiliar clothes.

I confirmed my appearance, there is an obese middle aged man.

The thirties that I envisioned as a child were more respectable as an adult. I actually
believed that would be the case, but reality is far different.

Until now, I have always used the excuse “do my best from tomorrow”, as it was a very
sweet temptation to leave everything for tomorrow.

But now it was different.

I saw the villagers working today.

Lodis and Gamz silently cut down the trees. The two men were working very hard but
they did not show any signs of pains.

Chem walks around the surrounding to see if she can find anything to eat. Her brother,
Gamz, said her sister was not good at manual labor but she is doing her job tirelessly.

Laila is doing laundry in the nearby river. The water seemed quite cold and I was
unconsciously blowing my hand over and over again as if I was the one doing the job.

Carol responds vigorously to everyone as if she was hungry. She is careful about her
surrounding and is helping everyone without complaining.

…I’ll do my best too. It might be the end of the year that the game’s character encourages
me, but I wanted something to do. The reason to inspire me.

When I got out of the room and went downstairs, my eye’s met my mother’s.

“Are you going out? Thats’s very unusual?”

“I’ll go out for a moment”

“Okay… Go on”

My mother had a surprised look on her face.

It felt like she was about to laugh. I’m going to go out after a long time and I wonder
what she’s thinking.

“I’m going”

It’s been a month since I had a conversation with someone else except my family.

When I opened the door, I noticed that the air outside was cold.

Is it Winter?

I used stay in the room all the time. In the Summers, the air was cooled by the air-
conditioner and in the Winters it was warmed by the room heater. My room
maintained a constant temperature, so I didn’t realize what the outside world was like.

…No. It’s not that I didn’t noticed but I avoided the outside world.

I unlocked the bicycle and put my foot on the straddle.

I was a little anxious about riding the bicycle after such a long time, but it seems my
body hasn’t forgotten how to ride the bike.

When I started driving smoothly, the neighborhood residents started watching me and
talking about something.

――Are they mocking me?

――Are they abusing me for not working at this age?

Such delusions filled my head.

I was scared. The delusion of those ridiculing me, did not leave my head.

I wanted to make a U-turn and threw everything away and return back home but I
remember the villagers who were still working hard at home on my pc.

I want to make their lives a little easier.

…I stepped on the pedal and started riding the bicycle.

………
I entered an old bookstore, my breathing was really rough.

Why is this place where no one knows me is so calm compared to my neighborhood?

I sold all the comics in the two tightly packed paper bags.

The mangas which I sold were more expensive than I expected them to be so I got
some extra money.

I bought a magazine about log cabins and log houses and specialized books on wooden
architecture, of course all were second-hand.

Knowledge can also be attained online, but it is hard to determine the validity of the
content. The knowledge of the experts is present in the book.

I was planning to go home without a stop but I stopped on a whim and decided to buy
puddings for my family.
When I got back home, mother was watching TV in the living room.

“Oh, you bought it? Thank you.”

“Everyone has money”

It was hard to meet the eyes of my grinning mother, so I quickly pushed her the
pudding and returned to my room.

What am I shy about? Is it not good for a human to do some decent thing. I cursed
myself.

“What am I doing?”

He slapped his face with the palms of his hands and sat in front of his PC.

The villagers were doing fine. I read the magazines and technical books that I bought.

”Actually, I want to perform a miracle immediately, but I can’t waste cash and points. I
need to watch the villagers’ lives a little more and find out what they really need.”

Thus, I can spend some time studying while they are working. So that I can help them
a little.

It seems that I was quite enthusiastic and now the sun was about to set.

The villagers are preparing dinner.

I read the conversation log that I missed, and while browsing villagers’ past conversation,
I discovered something.

“It was a short conversation between Lodis and Gamz, but I hope Gamz becomes more
sociable.”
I don’t hate it, as a man who is the embodiment of unsociable, but it seems a little
pitiful because Lodis is a talkative guy.

“What did Laila, Chem, and Carol talked about?”

There was a little hesitation to listening women’s conversations, but this is also to
fulfill the villagers’ wishes… I convinced myself with that and checked the log.

It was just everyday conversations, but sometimes you can get important information
about this world from some small remarks. I could understand the situation of the
villagers to some extent.

“I wonder why the flock of monsters attacked the village. That day, it was unusual. The
villagers quickly…”

That day? That was the keyword I was interested in, but the only way to ask them is
to use the oracle. Should I use the oracle for such a small question?

“It was not a small village. The stone walls surrounding the village were excellent and
should have been more sturdy than other villages. In addition, there were some
hunters like my brother, but still…”

“Uncle and Aunt, how are you?”

“The forest is really dangerous and the wheels of their carriage is at its limit. “

I checked the conversation logs of the these three people and collected some more
information.

It seems that there were hundreds of villagers in their village and it was a medium
sized village for this world.

A group of monsters attacked it and they tried to resist, but they were deceived and
other villagers escaped for their lives.

It seems that there were some people who ran away in their carriage, but they noticed
the fact quite late.

They had to enter the forest to escape the monsters, but they have no future plans and
the carriage is at its limit. So it is getting difficult to move over large distances.
I see, so that was the setting. Someday I will perform a miracle and reunite the
villagers who escaped the disasters, but currently I don’t have the ability.

“I have cooked rice.”

Since my mother called me, I put down the book which I was reading and headed
downstairs.

Father has unusually came home early today.

His hairstyle is tight, and he is wearing black glasses on his serious face.

He is someone who is friendly and speak very few words. His character is a little bit
like Gamz.

Since I became a NEET, I only meet him few times a month. I only say “How are you?”
This type of relation has continued after a fight.

“What happened to Sayuki?”

“That girl seems to be late because of overtime.”

“Really?”

Sayuki… Isn’t my sister a little too late today?

My older sister is doing better in her life compared to me. I once said casually that if I
am assigned to the type of field in which I am interested in, then overtime won’t be a
problem.

I don’t know the details of her work, but it’s some kind of office work.

My father and I are eating silently, but my mother’s one-way conversation never stops.

Basically, my mother was speaking the whole time.

I have an awareness that I have a blessed environment. The house is large and there
was a large garden here when the plot of land was purchased. Now it looks like a
vacant plot, but my father wants to rebuild the garden.
The future garden is currently only wooden shelf.

My mother continues to say that I should find a work, she is not giving up on it.

It seems like my father has left me after the fight.

My sister… let’s leave it at that.

If my family was poor and I couldn’t afford to feed myself, then I would have been
abandoned a long time ago. I get to eat everyday and there is also the bed and the
environment is fulfilling and peaceful.

My mother stopped me when I tried to go back to my room after eating.

“If you are going back, bring a pudding which you bought for your dad to eat after the
meal.”

“Okay.”

My father’s voice is still serious and I don’t know if he is angry or happy.

I brought the pudding and then quickly returned to the room.

It was a little late after dinner because I was waiting for my father, so the villagers
seemed to be leaving Gamz in charge to keep watch of the surroundings.

Gamz’ body is illuminated by the light of the fire, he seems dignified and dependable.

This group is… far from being a village.

The most capable in this group, except Gamz, is Chem. She can use healing magic to
heal wounds and has little fighting experience.

Lodis is not a bad person, but it is asserted that he is not suitable for a battle.

Unlike last night, the villagers know that the power of God is not all-purposed, so they
decided to keep watch.

There seem to be many monsters whose are are active during midnight, Gamz is the
first one to keep the watch.
The fact that everyone feels safe just from him standing there is greatly due to his
appearance.

Black hair and dark eyes, the exact height is unknown, but if you compare it with
everyone else’s height it seems slightly over 180 cm.

He has two weapons on him, a long sword and a dagger. In this world, there seems to
be a hunter profession for those who hunt monsters, and Gamz and Chem were living
as hunter siblings.

The information so far was obtained from the daily conversation between Chem and
Lyra.

He is a silent guy but the seriousness of doing his job without complaining explains
that he is the most reliable man in this village.

“The villagers and I could only rely on Gamz. We need a little more manpower.”

In the first place, making a village with five people is unreasonable.

I know that If I use fate points, I can call more people to the village.

But the cost to do so is wayyy too high.

Different amount of points are consumed for different people: merchants, warriors,
archers, villagers, woodworkers, etc… The ones who can be called has a wide variety
of occupations.

Also, there is an item that is surprisingly cheap, it’s called “Personel Loot Box” but it
has various problems as it is completely dependent on luck. What if a criminal comes
to the village, then will the village be done for?

Such a game element is a bottomless swamp. I have decided to never put my hands on
it.

And even if the number of people increased, you can’t force any more people to sleep
inside the carriage. And even if they can manage somehow, it would still be a terrible
place to sleep.
“A Housing Crisis!”

If I pour all the money I earned today and call some carpenters here, then they might
be able to build a house a little faster.

Dozens of logs are lined up in the vacant plots of land. Five of them are debarked. Gamz
is in charge of cutting down the trees, and the processing is done by Lodis.

I want a familiar and I also want stable residences.

However, I feel like it is better to save fate points for emergency situations.

“Oh man, I am really troubled by this game”

I scratched my head, but my thoughts has yet to settle.

“Should I use all my points tomorrow?”

There hasn’t been an emergency situation so far, so I may not need to be worried.

Because the fate points will increase tomorrow.

I can’t help but see Gamz just sitting in front of a bonfire, he seems to be really sleepy,
but he cannot afford to sleep in this situation.

Beep!

A strange sound was emitted from the speaker.

If you look carefully, you will see a large “Attack” in red color on the screen.

“What is this?”

I grabbed both ends of the screen and brought it closer to my face. Gamz suddenly got
up with his weapons.

“Everyone, wake up!!”

When Gamz shouted loudly, the villagers came out of the carriage.
“What happened, big brother?”

“A monster attack! Everyone get ready to defend yourselves and stay inside! Chem, you
too! “

“But I can fight too…”

“No! Only you can use the healing magic so stay inside.”

Chem returned to the carriage whispering something to herself.

The inside of the carriage is not visible, but the Lodis family is surely trembling due to
fear.

As he strolled around the area, the fog of war is lifted somewhate, but since it is late at
night, nothing is clearly visible when leaving the bonfire.

Two black dogs appeared from the darkness.

“Is it some wild dogs or monsters…?”

I click on a black dog by operating the mouse.

“Black Dogs: Dogs which have been monsterized. Their origins are unknown. They are
ferocious and carnivorous. They have higher physical abilities than normal dogs and
their fangs contains poison.

“Is this a monster? Gamz is pretty strong, but it’s two-on-one…”

The black dogs slowly creep out from the shadows.

Gamz covered the carriage behind his back and does not move from his spot.

It seems that it would be easier if he attacked and killed one of them first, but was he
worried about the other one heading towards the carriage and attacking everyone
inside?

The horse is tied to a nearby tree, but it is showing no reaction to this attack.

The black dogs doesn’t seem stupid, they separated and stood on the left and right of
Gamz.

I can only pray with both of my hands.

I have to come up with methods other than praying…

“Oh! RIGHT! I’m their God. Miracle, yes some miracle!”

Remembering my role, I opened the miracle list and started browsing its content but
suddenly there was a change in Gamz’ movements.

When the black dogs jumped at him at the same time, he bends and attacks with both
his weapons.

The sound of a slashing was heard, and two black dogs fell to the ground.

“Oh, WOW! Gamz!!!”

I would have been proud if he was not killed, but stabbing both the black dogs and
killing them with one strike with such indifference.

Were my worries unnecessary? Ok… Great work Gamz…

“Are you okay, brother?”

Chem who jumps out of the carriage runs to her brother.

Gamz put his hand on his sister’s head and smiled gently,

“Sorry about that… Ahh…”

He fell down before finishing his sentence.

“Gamz! It was a great victory!”

But when I clicked on Gamz thinking he was only injured, the word “poisoned” flashed
red in addition to the explanation.
“Oh no! Gamz!!!”

“Brother!! Oh! Why has your body become so cold… Brother!!

Chem started to panic while clinging to Gamz.

Listening to her voice, Lodis rushed to her.

“Chem, calm down. There his pulse is still stable, although it seems that the body
temperature has dropped drastically. His complexion is also bad… There is a wound
on his arm. This color…”

Lodis, who was staring closely at the dead black dog, seriously said…

“It looks like poison. Can you use detoxification magic?”

“I cannot… Oh, isn’t there any antidote medicine in storage?

“I’m sorry…”

Lodis shakes his head. Lyra is embracing Carol tightly.

Chem is crying while holding his brother’s hand after realizing that nothing can be
done to save him.

“Well, what should I do? If Gamz dies today then it will be the end of everything… the
future will become really uncertain”

Even though I know that it is a game, my heart begins to tremble just by looking at the
characters’ line and animation.

If I didn’t know that it was the voice of an actor then I might have really believed that
someone is dying.
“God! Please save my brother! I will do anything! So, brother… Please… I will do
anything…”

She cannot complete her sentences anymore.

Under the moonless night, a young girl grieves.

———–

The villagers are in so much trouble. Please do something God.

God? Wait isn’t that me?

Only a miracle can be used to overcome this situation.

I accessed the list where the fate points can be used.

I scrolled through the miracles from top to bottom.

The miracle “Traveling Pharmacist” might be effective.

However, there is no guarantee that he will come immediately when it is activated.

“But I can’t abandon him. If there is a possibility, I can only bet on it! I choose this
miracle!!”

I screamed while slamming my fists.

“Why are you so noisy!?”

My mother shouted as the the voice reached the lower floor.

Usually when my mother complains or shout, I kick the wall and fight back but today
I can’t even hear her.

If a pharmacist arrives right away, wouldn’t it be suspicious, as if he was already

waiting for this situation? Currently… It is already over midnight?”

I pressed enter and waited patiently.

“Brother, please say something Brother…”

“Hello there, did something happened here?”

Suddenly, a voice of a third party was heard. The villagers looked back all at once, a
young man stood across the fire.

A beautiful young man with a thin waist that looks so pretty as if he was a woman.

He has a rather androgynous face but I am confident that he is a man.

He is wearing a hooded coat with a large pack on his back. This is probably a
pharmacist because there are number of herb bundles hanging around his waist.

“Who are you?”

Chem tightly hold her brother.

Lodis also stands in front of his family, picking up Gamz sword that had fallen on the
ground.

“Please don’t be warry, I am but a wandering pharmacist “

While talking he and Chem looked at each other. This is what we call shipping it seems
but I still can’t believe that it can happen like this.

It seems to convenient so they naturally have some doubts.

I pressed enter to execute the oracle that I have prepared.

The Bible that Chem was carrying shone as usual.

When the book was opened, letters started appearing on the page.

“A oracle this late at night…”

She peeked into the Bible with a confused face, without knowing the situation.

She usually reads it aloud so that it can be heard by everyone, but currently she can’t
even thought to do so.
“Thank you God!”

She started crying.

“After all, if there is no problem, is it okay for me to have a look at that person?”

“Please sir!”

Chem without any hesitation allowed him to approach Gamz.

The remaining villagers did not know the meaning of this situation and can only watch
silently.

After the pharmacist examined Gamz’ wound, he takes out a small bottle and pours
half of it content into Gamz’ mouth and the rest on his wound.

Gum’s painful expression gradually disappears.

“Looks like the antidote worked”

I left my body weight on the back of the chair and feel my body loosen.

It seems that my hands were wet with sweat.

I was worried thinking what would happen, but this is a relief. I am still worried about
other villagers, though.

My eyes returned to the screen after staring at the ceiling for awhile. There was the
mysterious pharmacists who suddenly appeared and Lodis who seemed to be
surprised and confused by Chem’s behavior.

Chem is not in a situation to talk, so Lodis convinced himself to read the bible lying on
the ground.

It was the oracle for the day, and I was able to successful do it as the hands of the clock
have crossed midnight. By the way, the content of the oracle were as follows:

“Mercy to my brave warrior. He shall yet to return to my embrace. Fate has led the
pharmacist to your aid. Hardships will come, but don’t forget that I am always
watching over you.”

I still write like a God but what about it?

If you think about it, if the characters can understand the first oracle then they should
not face difficulties in understanding anything you type next.

But since dignity and sincerity can be lost, divinity might also disappeared from the
oracle.

I wanted to try the god version with a light tone, some other times. Maybe when I have
more fate points.

I dont think anything will happen anymore. Gamz was still sleeping but still I
continued watching the screen.

After the execution of the oracle, I couldn’t do anything, but still I kept on watching
through the night.

Gamz seems to be completely out of danger and is sleeping peacefully.

The villagers had already woken up at six o’clock in the early morning and have started
their own work.

Chem continues to take care of her brother.

Lodis seems to be aware that he is the only man who can use weapons, so he is
guarding the surroundings.

Laila and Carol are preparing breakfast.

The traveling pharmacist takes out a small mortar and prepares some medicine.

“So thats how a pharmacist works.”

While everyone is working, the pharmacist started to speak.

“My family has been pharmacists for generations. This place is called forbidden forest
and there are many monsters here but there are abundant medicinal herbs too. Last
night, after picking medicinal herbs and starting preparations for a camp, I saw a pillar
of light in the forest. To be honest, I was wondering whether I should go or not, but
my heart started to tremble with the thought of leaving.

“It was the guidance of God.”

“We do not believe in God as we work with nature but yesterdays events… might really
have been done by God.”

Is the pharmacist an atheist?

He admits the existence of God but believing in him seems a different story.

More importantly, will the pharmacist immediately leave?

“Even though the patient is out of danger, you should still take care for him for a
while… If it’s OK with everyone, I can stay help with his wounds.”

“Of course!!! Please stay… But lodging might be a problem for us right now…”

I am saved as the pharmacist will stay for awhile…

But as Chem said, the problem is where to live. The carriage is full, so if the pharmacist
stays inside then someone must sleep outside.

And this time they managed to just get through the situation but this is only temporary.
If some black dogs attack again then their annihilation is inevitable.

“And then, should I use my fate points again…”

Even though Gamz was saved, he probably can’t move for a few days.

Mr. Lodis would need to protect everyone but I can’t solely rely on him.

Now, what they need is shelters.

When I’m still racking my brain cell, the pharmacist exclaimed:

“That’s right! There is an abandoned mine nearby.That would prevent rain and wind,
and I think that there is furnitures used by the miners was still there.”
Really? It seems that the pharmacist is a bit familiar with the area and there is a cave
nearby. I’m really grateful.

There was no objection and everyone headed towards the cave.

They followed the pharmacist with Gamz lying in the carriage.

They arrived at their destination within 15 minutes.

There is a place covered with a large metallic plate on the slope of the mountain
surface. The plate is semi-circular, with a radius of 3 meters, and seems to cover the
entire cave entrance.

There was a double door and a single door.

“This large door is for the carriage and the smaller one the original entrance.”

As he said, the double doors are large enough to accommodate a carriage, and the
single door are doors that are like present in a typical home.

“It seems that the ores were completely mined here and the mine seems to be abandoned
after another metal vein was found. This place also seemed to house the miners when
it was operating.”

The pharmacist opens the door and urges everyone to go inside.

The video on the screen changed. The cave is not properly visible.

“Isn’t it wider than I thought?”

Inside there is space to accommodate everyone as well as the carriage.

The inside of the cave is not a straight tunnel but instead small holes are dug and doors
are attached to them.

It seems considerable period of time has passed since the cave last have visitors.

Still, the villagers jumped into the cave with their eyes shining because of the
difference in here compared to wandering carriage life.
“Oh, there are proper rooms here!”

When Lodis opened the door and confirmed what’s inside, he cheered.

“It seems that miners dug themselves private rooms.”

As the pharmacist is explaining, the villagers are curious about their new residence
and hence no one is paying attention.

Everyone is exploring the cave.

“There is spring water flowing in and it seems like there is a stone kiln as well as
everything you need for housework.”

“Yeah, Mom!”

“First of all, lets clean up this place”

Carol is jumping around and Lila is standing behind her with folded arms.

Now, they have found a secure place to spend their night and sleep peacefully.

The plate that closes the cave is also thickly reinforced with an iron frame, so it will
not be destroyed easily.

Now it seems that we can finally start building our village in earnest.
All the villagers except Gamz began to clean the cave.

Fortunately, it seems that some cleaning tools were left behind by the miners.

After finding the new lodging, I sighed with relief. But then I noticed something.

There is a comic balloon above the head of a sleeping Gamz and the word “Dream” is
floating in it.

It’s a strange phenomenon, but it seems that i am the only one who can see it as other
are unresponsive to it.

“What is this? I understand its meaning, It’s written dream, so it must be a dream…”

Maybe it’s a condition informing that Gamz is dreaming but what happens when you
tell me about it?

“No, no, what happens if I click on it?”

I used the mouse to bring the cursor over “Dream” and clicked on it.

Before I could respond the screen turned black and the landscape changed.

Where is this place? Is this his dream?

The screen shows a dark and dreary alley, with no colors in sight. It’s like I am within
the bowel of a massive city.

There are ice patches on the cobblestones, and a small amount of white snow is falling
from the sky.
There are streetlights that look like hanging lanterns are scattered along the side of
the road, so it is visible to some extent, but it cannot be compared to the lighting of
modern day Japan.

A young man and a girl are walking together with their hands interlinked on this cold
night.

If it was daytime then it must have look liked a beautiful sight but this place and
situation only makes it unsettling.

The young man’s face was grim and the girl seemed like she was about to cry.

He has a leather armor on. He is either a swordsman or a hunter because he has

swords on his back and waist.

“Gamz, where are we going?”

“It’s not around here Chem”

Ah, if you look closely you will notice that they are the brother-sister pair.

There is a rather tense atmosphere around them. What happened?

It’s not good to bring little Chem out in this cold weather.

“Hey, what happened to you suddenly? Dad and Mom will be worried. “

“It’s alright. It’s not like they are our real parents or anything. “

“But we don’t go back home early, then they will be angry…”

Chem’s hand trembles and I am sure its not because of the cold.

“It’s okay because we won’t be see them again. You don’t need to worry. ”

Gamz gently strokes Chem’s head. He tried to smile to relieve her stress, but his
expression is still hard.

According to their conversations… Did they ran away from home?

It is an action that can only be thought of as Gamz, who has reached the limit of
patience with his abusive parents.

After that, they started walking silently but soon Chem’s legs gradually slowed down.
She finally crouched on the ground.

“I can’t walk anymore.”

Gamz crouched down with her, a glimmer of regret in his eyes.

“I’m sorry Chem, for making you do this.”

That’s when Chem clings to Gamz.

The face that seemed just about to cry now shows a little relief.

This time they walked with slower paces.

“Brother… Dad and Mom… hate Chem… I wonder if Chem is a bad child. I always make
them angry”

“Its not true!”

When Gamz denies with a loud voice and his body tremble with anger, he unknowingly
frightened Chem.

“That’s not the case, because they are horrible people.”

“Even if you are a bad child… no parents would sell you as a slave… they are useless…
useless to the end…”

He is not calm.

It’s not easy to get away from home. Their parents were more despicable than I
expected.

“Chem. Don’t think of them as parents but as trash. They didn’t work and borrowed
money recklessly and then to clear their debts they tried to sell you. I was going to
pick you up after becoming stable hunter. I’m sorry, I should have acted faster. ”
“But I was glad you came for me.”

“Let’s be happy. We can do lots of fun things from now on.”

“Yup. I love you, brother “

Chem tightly clings to her brother’s neck and nuzzle her face on his nape.

――This behavior confirms that she is brocon…

My brother who rescued me from crisis. I can understand why she is dependent upon
her brother.

When the dream was over, it switched back to the usual screen.

As usual, it was past noon when I confirmed the total number of fate points. I was
exhausted, and so were my eyes, so I took them away from the screen and headed out
of the room.

When I stepped down into the hallway to get down, the door of the next room opened.

“Is it a holiday today??”

My voice leaks unexpectedly when an unexpected person appears in front of me.

In addition to the situation where there is no sense of the day of the week, I was too
immersed in the village of fate and was completely out of everyones sight. Was it
already Sunday?

I was still sleepy, but when I saw the person in front of me, my sleepy state completely
disappeared.

This is worst!!!!

My sister is here, and she seems SUPER angry.

My relationship with my sister is not like Gamz at all.

A younger sister with a well-built face that can be declared to be a beauty even by his
brother. When I was a student, she was confessed to a lot and always came to me for
consultation.

…She has become even more beautiful now.

I took over none of the good gene frome my parents, and my sister inherited only the
good gene of my parents.

Glossy black hair extends straight down to her shoulders, creating an inaccessible
atmosphere combined with her bright eyes.

She is not younger than me by a lot, but her youth makes me jealous.

“I was just going to the bathroom”

I said that and headed towards the toilet on the second floor.

I was going to have lunch, but let’s leave it for now. It will just make the situation worse
for both of us.

“Fine. Don’t touch the toilet on the first floor.”

It’s a harsh tone, but I’m already used to it.

I don’t have the right to say anything and even I don’t feel like complaining. My sister
works hard and earns money at home. I am in a different position, just a waste of
space.

“I know”

I don’t even like to share a toilet, yet I’m always reminded to use only the toilet on the
second floor.

It was troublesome to get down the stairs in the first place, so it was already rare for
me to use it.

“React a little… I’m sorry, but you can’t keep acting like this.”

The last sentence as my sister disappeared downstairs did not reached my ears.
We used to be a close brother and sister pair with a good reputation in the
neighborhood, but now I am in this state.

The cause is obvious. After being disillusioned with everything, our relationship
became like stranger’s. After not securing a job for myself, even having a normal
conversation became hard.

Back then I was… Let’s stop. Nothing happens when I regret and remember my past,
because you can’t go back to the time that have passed.

It seems that the reason why I feel so depressed today because I saw Gamz and Chem’s
past.

Dependable brother and useless brother. After seeing that… I would definitely
compare myself with him even if I do not like it.

Even my sister wants a brother like Gamz, not me.

I lost my appetite completely and went back to my room and watched the villagers
until night.

Even today, they are living a hard life without any complaints at all. They work with
mutual respect and help eachother.

Chem who smiles while giving drinking water to the villagers.

Gamz who is patrolling even with his wounds.

Me who is wallowing in my regret…

——

“I want to change”

I was surprised by the words which has leaked from my mouth.

Something hits the back of my hand after my voice leaked.

Something warm is falling on my hands.

――Something wet is sliding down my cheeks.

“Why are you crying???… Haha… If you regret enough to cry, why… didn’t ever do
something… Why are you sitting here…”

I was overwhelmed. My tears did not stop.

Three days have passed since the villagers have moved to the cave.

Gamz condition has improved enough so that he is now in-charge of hard work,
scouting and keeping watch of the surroundings. Is the resilience of the residents of
this world is so amazing? Or was the medicinal herb so effective?… Is it appropriate to
think of it has a game feature?

The mysterious pharmacist who is responsible for the recovery named “Murus” has
been with the villagers ever since meeting them. It seems he does not intend to leave
for a while.

Murus is a very talented person. He has a wealth of knowledge about medicinal herbs
and plants and is familiar with the geography of this forest. Furthermore, he is a
versatile character who is also skilled at hunting and killing monsters.

Gamz and Murus can provide decent protection to the villagers.

As if this was not enough, it seems that his magic of manipulating can be used for
drying of logs… Isn’t he too talented?

However, not everything went well, because Murus was treated as a guest character,
everything except his name was treated as a secret when clicking him.

In such cases, if you meet the conditions of the game, you may join as a villager, but
there is no way to do so because the conditions are unknown for now.

“Please settle down here”

I ask from outside the screen, but obviously it is not transmitted to Murus.

In addition, the inside of the cave is more comfortable than I expected, and the
villagers finally have a normal life because now they have all the facilities to do
housework.
The inside of the cave was originally dark because there were no holes or windows in
the cave, but light spilled out from the lantern installed near the wall.

The inside of this lantern contains an ore unique to this world, the name of which is
“Koseki”.

…This settings is too convenient, even though it’s just a game.

Probably, even if I chose something other than a pharmacist, there would have been
someone else guiding us to this place.

Plants and nuts that are edible and fish in the nearby river are also abundant. There is
also the meat of the animals due to hunting by Gamz and Murus

The food the villagers had was almost finished, but now they have it in abundance,
thanks to the nature-rich forest.

“It’s like a classic game to make a field and secure food and to make a field…”

The Lodis family seems to have owned a small field in the village before, so it seems
that they have the know about farming.

Talking about the quality of the soil, it is suitable for agriculture, because it is rich in
minerals and is fertile.

Because I spent a lot of fate points to call the pharmacist, I’m saving it for the future.

Recently, I didn’t give any special instructions because of peace, but I gave villagers a
oracle daily so not to make them upset and think that they are abandoned. So I am
going to do it now.

This is unexpectedly troublesome, now I have to think about a story to gain fate points
while maintaining the dignity of God. Recently, it has become part of my daily routine
to look for stories on the Internet which I can utilize.

It seems todays oracle is unsuccessful, I would think about it later.

For now, lets give priority to the use of the fate points

“Food is self-sufficient for now but I want to replenish the fields and supplies. Laila
said that she wanted items for seasoning.”

I scrolled thorough the items which can be bought with the fate points, I noticed a sole
item in the familiar section.

It detail is displayed when I hove the mouse cursor over it.

<Golem humanoid doll: It can act and understand on basic commands. It can work all
day without any rest. Players can also control with a game pad>>

This was…

Golem is a classic monster in fantasy genre. If you play games, you’ve probably seen
them at least once. A huge humanoid made out of rocks.

It is great because it can work all day due to its high physical strength. This will
completely eliminate the lack of physical labor.

And the most attractive thing is that “Player can operate it with a game pad.”

Until now, you could only watch by the side, but if you have a Golem, you can intervene
in earnest!

I want it! I want to click it and buy it as soon as possible.

Well, there aren’t enough points, so I can’t do anything for now.

“If you think about it, using fate points on the Golem, I won’t have enough points left
for any miracle at all.”

What should I do? In order to improve the villager’s current life, I can call a peddler.

However, I would like to save points as insurance in case of emergency.

On another hand, if there is a Golem, it can prevent threats.

It can also be controlled and be used as physical labor.

I have been struggling with the choice for the past few days.

If I want more fate points, I need to buy them. I need money for it, but my savings are
already empty.

“Is there no way to get more fate points from the villagers?”

I was looking at the villagers while thinking about these things but then they all
gathered together. It seems that they are carrying and processing sjome wood, but I
wonder what exactly are they doing?

“It is completed, Brother, but won’t it be rude to God?”

“The important thing is feelings. God is watching over us so our thought will be
communicated to him”

Brother Gamz, gently hit the head of the anxious Chem

As always, they are close. I sometimes feel something different from sibling love when
I look at her.

“This is… an altar and a statue of God?”

“Yes, Mr. Murus. I’m sorry to God for such a poor result. Still, we needed a place of
worship and offerings.”

Ah I see. So it was an altar?

Behind a large wooden box is a wooden carved log… a doll(?) is placed. This was the
work that Gamz was in charge of, but it was a rather exciting work.

The total height is one head above than Gamz. Although it is roughly carved and barely
resembles a human figure but I am happy regarding their feelings.

Chem offered fruits from the mountain to the altair.

It is a fruit that villagers like to eat. It is shaped like a pear, but the color is red like an
apple. I always become curious when I see them eating it.

After everyone except Murus prays to the altar, the offering suddenly begins to shine.
When I was gazing at it, the light gradually weakened, and when the light disappeared,
the offerings too disappeared with it.

Eh?

A stupid voice came out due to this unexpected scene.

“Thank you. God.”

The villagers are not surprised.

Even though the substance shines in front of them and it disappears.

“It’s natural for God to be there in this world, so does it make the disappearance of
offering also normal?”

-Different countries have different values. If the world is different, it may not be
strange that there are differences in physical laws and phenomena.

In the first place, this is a game.

Because of the realistic graphics, I sometime fall into the illusion that I am watching
another world through a camera.

“Oh… the effect of the offering”

Now, the fate points have increased considerably.

A messaged popped up as I expected.

<Fate points are raised not only by gratitude but also by offerings. The more valuable
the offspring, the more points you earn. Let’s do our best to make tribute to the
villagers!>

However, it is great to know that the points will rise even if offer something.

These offerings should not be a burden to everyone, so I must not force it.

“I received tribute from everyone. I am grateful. However, these offerings should not
become a burden for you. I have received the thought of the value of the material as
well. It doesn’t matter what is left over or what is not needed in your life. I have the
art of turning the material and the thoughts of people into the power of miracles. ”

How about this oracle?

Doesn’t it seem like you are humble and begging?

No, it’s okay. All the villagers here are pure and nice.

I was a little anxious, but when I gave the oracle, the villagers reaction convinced me,“
How humble, ”“ We care about us…”.

They are too pure, and I am a little worried about the villagers. In modern Japan, they
will most likely be deceived by scams or cults.

Actually, aren’t you being deceived by a cult right now????

Anyway, I will accept anything if it becomes a point even the logs and garbage.

After that, I searched on the net for more knowledge of wood processing that may be
useful for the villagers… It took me a while to notice.

My eyes were tired and when I looked out of the window, the area was dyed red. It’s
not ominous, but instead the warm color of sunset.

“It’s already evening. When I play Village of Fate, time passes by so quickly.”

Since I was watching the screen all the time, once I stopped the game and tried to take
a little break,

“Yoshio! I received a delivery for you!”

My mother calls me from the lower floor.

Did I win a sweepstakes again?

It’s better to win the lottery than to win these prizes frequently, but is it too luxurious?

When I got down the stairs, my mother was holding cardboard.

“It’s pretty heavy. What’s inside?”

“Now, the address is…

The address of the sender attached to the box was “Village of Fate”
“What is the Village of Fate? I thought you won some sweepstakes.”

My mother is saying something but I am not paying attention to it all.

My mind is in utter confusion and panic.

Is Village of Fate??? That Village of Fate? Did I just receive a gift from the game world?

No, no, no! It’s stupid and impossible.

If you think logically, it should be something from the company that produced the
game Village of Fate. Maybe a reference material or manual which they have missed.

“Pinch me.”

“What are you talking about? Oh, it’s a fruit but it has a strange shape. It looks like a
pear but its color is like an apple. I’ve never seen such a fruit.”

The mother opens the cardboard and take out its content without permission.

What she was holding in her hand was exactly like the fruit I saw in the game.

“You are kidding me…”

“Did you win a special price somewhere? You can eat this after dinner.”

“…Yeah”

My mother gave me the mysterious fruit and disappeared into the kitchen swiftly.

I stared at the fruit in my hand.

It’s not fake and is certainly a fruit.

It smells nice when I smell it. I feels like an apple with smell of citrus mixed in it.

[TL: Its the Citrus acid found in the Oranges and Lemons. Most probably.]

“Is it some new kind of genetically engineered apple?”

I tried to find a reasonable explanation but nothing was able to convince me.

“Should I take a bite?”

I think it’s reckless to eat the contents of a suspicious package, but for some reason I
didn’t worry about poison.

Even though I knew it was possible but I thought it was rude to the villagers to think
about it.

After taking the bite, fresh juice with fresh fragrance fills my mouth.

The sourness and sweetness are just in the right proportions although my throat feels
abit dry after swallowing it.

“It is delicious.”

If my family eats this, they will become happy.

The cardboard box was already empty and was lying on next the trash can in the
kitchen. I removed the label with the address and went back to my room.

The sender was the Village of Fate.

Well, the real problem is the address.

Actually, when the game disc was sent, I looked at the box carefully. There was no
mention of the address.

This time, the address was clearly stated.

“Uh, so it is Hokkaido?

After searching the address on the Internet, a small apartment was shown on my
screen… It certainly seems to exist, but there is no travel expense or heart for me to
go from here to Hokkaido.

“I think this is a clever technique designed by the company for a promotion or

something.”

If that is the case, then the parcel can be explained but I was really surprised.

I thought that the only thing which the company did was to earn money using the
billing system but It seems they are gathering player feedback with this method.

It’s easy to forget that this game is testing stage.

“In any case, I got a delicious fruit, so I won’t complain.”

The next day.

“Come on, get down here! Hurry up!”

I had a bad premonition after hearing my mother’s voice. After stepping down, I was
hesitating to open the front door.

“You have a parcel from the Village of Fate again”

A massive log was placed where my mother was pointing to.

…A very familiar log.

I wrote a oracle yesterday thanking the villagers for the fruit and asking them for a log
as a tribute.

Honestly, it just came to my mind but I didnt think that I will actually receive a log.

…… Is the developer of this game sane?

What are you thinking? Yesterday was the best thing I could get, and i definitely
thought that I won’t be receiving the tribute the second time but now a log…
“For now, I will just bring it to the garden.”

“That’s right. Do something with it, at least you will train your body.”

My mother closed the front door after saying so.

After she left, I took out a rope from the warehouse in the garden and tied it to the log,
and I pulled it all the way to the garden.

The log was about the same size as me, so I managed it somehow.

“Goosh, it’s heavy! This wood is so heavy!!”

But I was still pulling it somehow. The muscle training that I started recently hasn’t
been working at all.

I took a break after somehow carrying it to the garden. Even though it wasn’t far away
but I was sweating profusely.

Since the garden is spacious, there was no problem in keeping a log there but what am
I supposed to do with it?

“Is it possible to sell logs like this?”

I don’t know. I will check it out later.

My father is doing a job related to the import business, so couldn’t he sell it with his
connections?

The next day again.

“No… Not like this!”

A gift from the village of fate for three consecutive days.

This time it was a fresh meat of a monster.

When Gamz and Murus got rid of the wild boar monster in the morning, I had a bad
feeling.
I should admit that there was cold sweat on my forehead when the meat was delivered
to the altar but I really didn’t think that meat will be really sent through mail.

“Hey, what is your relationship with the Village of Fate? The quality is good and theres
a lot of meat, but I don’t which animal it belongs too. Surely it doesn’t look like pork.”

My mother seriously stared at the meat which was already cut into pieces.

“Oh, that’s the wild boar meat… The idea for village development that I applied on the
net was recognized and accepted.”

“Oh… yes. Great!”

My mother is delighted to hear it.

I can’t back down anymore.

It’s not a complete lie as we’re actually talking about the village, but can I tell her that
I am working as a tester for a game?

Anyway, let’s forget the details. It’s definitely a boar meat even though a monster. It
seems that this has been popular recently.

Probably, there are some kinds of tributes in the game, and it is randomly decided. I
can only think of this possibility.

I have recently started suspecting that this game was made for the super rich due to
its exmtremely advanced AIs.

The game disk must be very expensive and its requires a basic fee of 10,000 yen per
month using the billing system. They must have implemented a delivery system using
the Villagers tribute.

“You are receiving the goods from the game”

If they sell the game using such a catchphrase then it must have an excellent advertising
effect and will attract a lot of customers.

Some food companies must also have partnerships with them.

And they use this strategy to get the customer addicted.

This game is really devilish.

Now that I have come up with this explanation, it seems really convincing.

If so, then the high-performance AI and tribute can be explained.

The other side of the screen is more realistic than the dreams in which a real person
moves to a different world.

“Maybe I was mistaken as a rich man for the beta testing…”

If that’s the case then I should have as much fun as possible.

After strongly convincing(hypnotising) myself, I returned to the second floor and sat
in front of my pc.

The villagers were working fine today.

The characters seem not to be affected by the chat bubbles even though they talk quite
frequently. It might be not visible to them.

Rich expressions and smooth character movement. There are no unnatural moves.

“It’s performance is really insane…”

Even though I had a strong suspicion about this being a game and all, a while ago but
seeing the villagers working, it gradually left my mind.
Two weeks have passed since I started playing this game.

Everyday we recieve a parcel from the Village of Fate and now it has become normal.
I am scared for it to become normal part of my routine.

I don’t think I will receive something dangerous but just in case, I listed the things
which might be troublesome for me in the oracle. I believe it would have been okay
even if I said nothing as the villagers are sensible.

The best tribute which I receive is foods. My family really like them.

“I wonder if I can get that fruit again. I feel better after eating it.”

“That meat was delicious.”

After watching this, I sent a request via the oracle.

Since then, the percentage of food tribute is increasing.

Moreover, I was surprised. Many kinds of fruits were sent, not just the apple-like ones
I received at the beginning. Personally, I like the grapes which doesnt taste like grapes
at all.

Other than that, the classic tribute is… the log.

The other day… I received a light stone used in the cave. I received it from my mother
and put it in my room. It is shining even though its just a stone.

Probably, it is processed like a stone and but it has a light bulb inside, but somehow I
didn’t show it to my family. Now it is placed in the corner of the room and light is
leaking from it.
I am quite thankful that I can secure light source without paying extra electricity bill.

Thanks to the gifts that I receive every day, my mother is no longer asking me to look
for work and our relation is slowly improving to just like in my student days.

It was getting indebted to the villagers more and more. I was working very seriously.

How to earn more fate points and which tribute will yield more points.

I put the daily increase in the fate points in the spreadsheet software and it calculated
the number of days needed to reach the targeted amount.

After that, I’m started learning about wood processing… Speaking of processing, there
was a thing last week――

“It’s harder than I thought. Did I do it right? or wrong?”

I was struggling in front of a log.

There was lots of waste of logs lying in the garden. I am learning to process the woods
as it might help the villagers in the future.

“Oh shit. Its hard to see.”

After dinner, I opened the sliding window from the living room to the garden with little
light leaking from the window to the garden.

I carried out a large light from the storeroom to the garden.

“Okay, this looks good”

I looked through the wood processing books lying on the desk.

So you pull the saw instead of pushing it? Also take care about the direction of the…

There are lots of things which one can’t understand without trying. If it was a game
then a house can be easily built with this wood in no time.

When i tried to test a technique written in the book, suddenly the light faded for a
while.
When I looked up, my father had come out and was now looking at me.

“What are you doing?”

“It’s a waste to not use these logs which I received and I know its bad. Am I allowed to
use these tools?”

“It doesn’t matter”

I slowly cut off a corner of the log. Do you first learn how to use a saw with this
method?

I stabbed the saw bade again and tried to do better this time, but…

I tried to undo it and try again, but it was not coming out, it seems i pierced it vigrously.

“Give it to me.”

It seemed like he couldn’t see me like that so he came to the garden in his scandals.

He can easily pull out the saw and process the wood with a very high speed.

“Oh, great”

“Saw is used like this…”

I am impressed as he teaches me while his back facing me.

It seems like someone is angry when someone doesn’t talks to you, but I know it’s my
father’s embarrassment… This is my family.

After that, my father started to give advice, and on the weekend of last week, I worked
with my father to process logs into board materials and repair the garden fence.

――Thanks to the Village of Fate, I have started talking to my parents now.

Recently, I am wondering who is helping who?

Until now, it was just to kill time but now everyday is filled with purpose.
The best things is the daily life schedule.

Because it matches the villager’s life pattern, I started sleeping at ten o’clock at night,
and getting up at six o’clock.

I check the villagers as soon as i get up and search the past logs for any events during
the night.

After confirming that my father and sister went to work, I went down to the ground
floor for breakfast. Even though my relations has gradually improved but I still have
no courage to have breakfast with my father and sister when they are about to leave
for work as I reminds me that I am unemployed.

I returned to my room and started watching the villagers. In addition to processing

wood, I have been reading cooking and survival books. I have been trying to help the
villagers, but I haven’t been able to give them good advice for now.

At lunchtime, I made a simple dish which I recently learned and ate it alone. My
mother is usually not at home on Fridays and therefore I am all alone.

After that, I did the muscle training and wrote an oracle for the villagers. At night, I
thought about the usage of fate points, ate dinner with my family, took a bath, studied
some books, and finally went to bed.

I spend my next few days as usual

The days were now calmer compared to when I started playing Village of Fate. But
change was about to come to the village even though I wanted to believe that these
calm days will continue.

“The fence around the cave is finally finished”

Gams who attached the last piece of log to the ground breathes with a sigh of relief.

Since it was no longer necessary to build a house, it became possible for the villagers
to use all the logs and build up a fence around the cave.

There are monsters in this world, so there top priority was boosting their defenses. It
seems it has been completed.

The thin logs are arranged at regular intervals and are pasted together. The black dog
monster which appeared earlier might be able to cross it via jumping but it would
need to stop to do so.

And if the movement stops, the pharmacist Murus will shoot down the monster and
the villagers will have time to escape to the cave. This has now reduced my concerns
about the defenses.

As for the food, there are lots of variety of mountain fruits and fishes in the river…

So far, the food stocks are increasing and there is no hunger. It seems there is not much
food problem in this world… If they might not have enough food then I will ask them
to stop sending food tribute.

However, soon winter will arrived and they need to preserve food like smoked meat
and fishes.

Layla has earlier complained about lack of seasoning for the food but it seems there
are rock salts in the cave.

I thought that there was no seasoning other than salt in the game world but spices
exist, however they’re expensive and therefore herbs are commonly used instead.

At first the atmosphere looks calm and smooth. It’s like I don’t have to worry about
anything but… Recently, the villagers behavior has become strange.

Although they pretends to be calm but they are terrible at it. Gamz is always on the
lookout and has become oversensitive to small noises.

Even though the other villagers are living more abundantly than before but there
expression is becoming more severe day by day.

“I feel that everyday conversations have become tense.”

The villagers have a good relationship but the atmosphere seems heavy.

Everyone often sees a wooden calendar, counts some number on their fingers and take
a deep breath.
“Is there something like some special day? I don’t know about the customs of the game
world.”

Actually, I want to use a little bit of fate point, but I won’t because I think it’s better to
be prepared for emergency after inspecting the villagers behavior.

I have listened to all the conversations of the villagers but I still haven’t figured out the
reason for the villagers concerns.

But today was different. One of the villagers who felt uncomfortable about this
atmosphere just like me spoke out.

“Daddy, mom. Why are you so scared?”

Carol interrupted and asked the question when everybody was about to sleep after
dinner.

Well done Carol.

It seems that the girl was the only one who was uninformed like me.

I operated the mouse wheel to enlarge the image and started peeking at them.

“Daddy and mom are not scared.”

“Yup. Everything is fine.”

The couple crossed their shoulders with a smile on their faces and tried to deceive the
girl. Carol stared at them with doubt in her eyes.

“Am I wrong? Everyone keeps looking at the calendar with a terrified expression.”

If you’re doing that kind of explicit behavior, you can’t even deceive a kid.

Lodis and Lyra are bothered by her statement. They look towards Gamz for help and
then whisper something to eachother.

Lodis puts his hand gently on his daughter’s head and decides to explain it to her.

“Uh… We didn’t want make you worried. Remember… when you were in the village,
you used to sleep early on the last day of the month and wasnt allowed to go out.”

“Yup! It was definitely not good to get out of the village. The adults were so scared on
that day and they looked really angry and uncomfortable when questioned.”

“That was to protect the kids. Carol, you know about the months of the calendar”

“Yup. Seven gods are in charge of the world every month. God of Light, God of the
Moon, God of Fire, God of Water, God of Plants, God of Lightning and God of Earth”

Well, so thats the view of this world. I took a note of it as it was important

…Wait? But I’m the God of Fate. I doesn’t seem to be included in this.

“Carol is smart. You remember it properly ”

“But daddy. There are more gods, why are there only seven gods? even though there
are twelve full moons a year. What about the rest of the five Gods?”

Good, Carol. You see my thoughts. [As well as of the readers 😀]

“Oh, Let me tell you. The seven gods were originally in charge of only one week. “

“Ah, Light (Sunday), Moon (Monday), Fire (Tuesday), Water (Wednesday), Plant
(Thursday), Thunder (Friday) and Earth (Saturday)”

I see so such is the settings in the game world. Since the time lapse in the game is the
same as in real time, it seems that the calendar is also adjusted accordingly.

“Yes. The god who was in charge of each day in turn is a Great God called the Main
Gods of this world. Under that god there are more gods called Cousins, and one of
them is the God of Fate who watches over us.”

I guess I am one of the Gods who follow someone of the Seven Main Gods. I could
understand my role a little.

“At first, Seven days were repeated over and over again but then there was a big fight
between the Gods. In the first month, cold winds blew and in the fourth, the nature
god camp became dominant, in the sixth month the god of water and the god of
thunder fought violently, and in the eighth month, god of fire was the fiercest and it
took 12 months for Gods to stop fighting.”

It feels like a year long quarrel but the myths are really magnificent.

It might actually have been hundred or thousand of years.

The explanation of Lodis was for Carol, but now everyone present was listening.
[Including us :D]

“That’s why the God’s camp that won the fight became in control of the world. The god
who was in charge of the day of the week who played active part became the Seven
Lords. ”

“Hey, what happened to the defeated God?”

Carol, you really come up with good points. I wanted to ask the same question.

“That’s right. The losing gods came to be called the Evil Gods and was sealed to the
bottom of the earth but he still has power and lend it to the monsters once a month to
shows up back in this world. That’s the day called <The Temptation of the Evil Gods>,
which occurs at the end of the month.”

“So it’s dangerous to go outside on the last day of the month because on that day the
power of the monsters increases and becomes extremely violent.”

Finally, the story was finished.

The villagers became ready to sleep as soon as the story ended.

The threat level at the end of the month is unknown but I should remain wary.

So everyone was acting strange became of the Temptation of the Evil Gods at the end
of the month.

I clicked on the calender in the cave and it showed the same date as the real calendar.

It was November 20th.

So there are still 10 more days to go.

If you think of it, it looks like a game-like event or rather it actually is.

The scale of the monster attack is unclear but it seems I will also need to lend a hand
to the villagers.
After the villagers fell asleep, I couldn’t help but stare at the screen.

A villager who lives so vividly, can he really be a game character?

Lodis is sleeping on a large bed with his family.

Gamz and Chem are sleeping in the same room, but the younger sister is in bed while
the older brother is lying on the ground covered with dead leaves and animal skins.

Murus was quietly sleeping in a single room.

“They really look like a real human being”

I try not to think about the high performance AIs as a game characters as much as
possible as I can’t possibly have any other explanations for their human-like
performance.

I want to help the villagers and develop this village and I am glad to receive delicious
tribute from them but is it good for them?

And there will be a monster attack after 10 days.

Well there are several ways to prepare for it.

First, increase the manpower of the village.

If at this point, we increase the number of fighters in this village then the burden faced
by Gams will be significantly reduced and the chances of survival will increase.

However, the problem is the character of the person whom I will summon.

Usually one would think of this game as some strategy game but the advanced AIs
prove otherwise.
If the summoned character has good abilities but his behavior and temper is not good
and it disturbs the harmony of the villagers then the village can be destroyed even
before the attack of the monsters.

I hesitate to increase the number of villagers due to this reason.

For non-fighting characters, there is no problem as all the weapons are in the cave and
Murus and Gamz will be the only ones who can use them effectively. The wooden fence
around the cave can be upgraded to a stone wall but where will be we get the materials
and manpower?

Ores were dug in this cave so we can probably secure good quality resource from it
but it won’t be enough.

I looked for other miracles which can be used.

There is a “Mercenary group visits and temporarily lends power” which is cheap and
can easily secure the village. There is also “A group of hunters stays for three days”
option.

If the number of days are adjusted then it is possible to defend the village.

However, these people might be ruthless and untrustworthy…

“If it would have been an ordinary game then there would have been no need to worry.”

But this is a high performance game.

I could also summon the Golem in which I was interested before.

As I can control it, so there is no problem with it disturbing the harmony of the village
and it also lack the talking feature. It can also fulfill the need of pure physical strength
and manpower.

“But then the biggest problem will be the amount of the fate points which are required.”

I have only around half the fate points needed to buy the Golem.

Recently, the earning of fate points has increased due to the tribute but it will not
provide enough points in 10 days.
“Then the last resort is to use the real money.”

If I had some remaining savings then I would have taken this measure without a
thought but my current bank balance is zero.

Well to be accurate, there are a few hundred yens left but that is not enough to buy
anything.

I looked around the room only to find that all my mangas and games have been already
sold or auctioned. There are only some exercising equipments. Else it is only dust left
to be sold.

Should I borrow some from my parents?

…Our relationships have improved, I really don’t want to degrade it.

Borrow from my sister… No there’s no way.

How about selling the tribute sent by the villagers?

I cannot sell those exceptionally good fruits but there are the wood logs. Lets search
on the net how to sell the logs.

“Hmn… So I wont need any special permission to sell these logs but they need to be
processed first.”

Well, I don’t have the necessary skill to accomplish the task.

Even if it can be sold in the first place, its not certain whether I can sell it within next
10 days.

“Should I just Quit?”

Its easy if I abandon everything but I dont want to abandon the villagers

Now, I cannot cut off this game from my life, it has become a part of my daily routine.

“There is a way…”

I know a method to definitely earn the money.

I opened a site on the pc.

――Job placement site.

Yes, I can make money with part-time jobs.

This is the easiest way for most people.

But I… I have never worked before. I spent a lot of time studying at home without part-
time work when I was a student.

I have had a part-time job interview while at university but I got too nervous and it
fell off.

It wasn’t the only reason, my pride also got in the way, the hourly wages and conditions
were not satisfactory to me.

So if I had learned from that mistake then the future would have changed but I made
the same mistake again and again when looking for more jobs. I only applied for the
large companies and needless to say this is the results.

Even then my pride was not completely shattered.

Ten years since then, I thought about working several times.

I wanted to do it but I am scared. I knows its not good but I have never done anything
by myself until now.

My parents completed all the procedures through out my student life. After graduation,
I managed to have an interview but saying I had it on my own would be a lie.

My father introduced me to some companies using his connections but what I did in
return must have made he feels ashamed.

My thirties. It’s already a good age to have kids.

However, only my pride has reduced me to such a state. This is the end of the road, I
always use excuses to escape the situation.

Let’s do our best tomorrow… let’s do it tomorrow.

But such tomorrow will never come.

I was rushed by my mother, scolded by my father and called stupid by my sister, but I
still didn’t change.

This is the last chance. If I don’t move today then I will probably stay the same for the
rest of my life.

“I want to change! I have to change!”

I looked through the short term job sections of the site with trembling hands.

If I cant earn enough points then the villagers will fall at the end of the month. I need
a job by which I can earn enough money to reach my goals by the end of the month.

There are almost no short term jobs and even if they those present, I dont have the
qualifications for them.

Convenience store jobs can range from few months to half a year but Its been a long
time since I had a conversation with anyone other than my family.

There are some manual labor works but Can I do it? Can I do the work in harsh
conditions?

I dont have much time. I should hurry up and find a job.

The short term jobs are around the neighborhood are scarce. The main problems are
that this is the countryside and I lack the driving license for automobiles.

I should checkout the job magazines as the Internet seem not to provide me with a
good choice.

I dressed and ran down the stairs.

“Oh… Are you going out?”

“Yes. I’ll be back soon.”

I replied to my mother and headed out on the bicycle.

I don’t care about the eyes of my neighbors today, even though they look exact same
as before.

I got few magazines with job information on the bookstore and convenience store.

I met my mother while returning to the room. She seems to be surprised after seeing
the magazines in my hand.

I started circling the jobs which met my requirements with a red pen. I narrowed
down the options and searched about them on the net.

Even in an easy part-time jobs, communication skills are necessary.

“The dinner is ready.”

Listening to my mothers voice from the ground floor made me wake up from my
dream like state.

I noticed it was now quite dark. It looks like I was pretty concentrated.

When I reach the dinner table, my parents and sister were already sitting there.

My sister was still wearing her office suit.

“You returned early today.”

“Is there a problem?”

She talked to me in tight tone as usual.

In the past, there was a time when I she used to say “I will marry my brother”, but now
the relations have degrade to such a state.

“There was not much work for today.”

“Oh, uh… Okay”

I was surprised that I was able to talk casually.

…Really. Until now whenever something happened, I acted as if I was in a bad mood
and use to go back to my roo… I refused to talk to my sister because I was afraid.

When I get to my seat, my sister looks over to me. Is she confused because it has been
a long time since we ate dinner together.

“Hey, mom. Is there some good occasion today. There are more dishes on the table
than usual.”

After being mentioned by my sister, I noticed that number of dishes were higher than
usual. It must have took a long time to cook each of them.

I haven’t noticed it until now but I have started to study cookery recently so I have
started to understand some facts.

“Yes. Did you both know? Yoshio is looking for a job.”

“Fuww… Oah… Oah…”

What are you saying suddenly!! I was so surprised that the tea which I was drinking
entered my trachea.

“Well, yes”

“He finally got motivated to do something.”

My father raised his eyebrow and both my father and sister looked over to me.

Dont look over here like that. I am feeling shy.

“First of all, it’s just a short-term part-time job.

“Anything is fine. It’s good to be motivated.”

My chopsticks come to halt after hearing my fathers comment.

My fathers behavior seems as if he is talking to some regular employee

“Older brother has changed recently. Perhaps… he found a lover??”

“No, that is not the reason to get Yoshio motivated.”

Why is my mother denying it before me?

However, last time my sister called me Older Brother was a very long time ago. Now
she usually only says “Hey” or “I’m in the way”.

I fell quite uncomfortable from the conversation so I turn away my gaze. My cheeks
have become slightly red due to embarrassment.

“Is it is related to a village that recently sends things to you.”

There are occasions when even my father get the parcel from the village of fate even
though the number is really small.

“Well, Yes… although I’m helping the village, I just want to give something back to them
or It will look bad”

‘This is not a lie’

My parents believe that I am helping with the development of the village of fate. [There
arent technically wrong :D]

It seems convincing enough as I regularly receive things without paying anything in

return.

“Village of Fate? What is that? I don’t know about it.”

My sister doest try to hide her curiosity and leans on the table towards me.

“These are bad manners. Mom will inform you later on. Eat the food while its warm.”

My mother lightly smacked my sisters forehead with her chopsticks.

I am afraid of my grown up sister. Lets leave the explanation to mother.

I was sitting in the garden after the meals with my father while gazing at the night sky.

“You found the job?”

“There are about three possible options. I would check them out tomorrow.”

“And why are you looking for the part time job?”

“There will be some event at the end of this month at the Village of Fate and I wanted
money for it.”

I am surprised that I can interact naturally with my father. The words are automatically
coming out of my mouth.

“Oh so it would be tomorrow.”

Does my father believe it?

I wonder if I heard it clearly.

“Did you have any problems?”

“No, I think I’ll do my best with whatever job I get but I think it’s impossible for me to
serve customers. The convenient stores hence will be inconvenient for me. So I’m
looking for some physical labor. Let’s see what I can find”

“I see. If you are passionate about it then you can ask someone for help.”

I will be grateful, but if I rely on someone and fail disappointing my father again…

“Yoshio, I’m your father no matter the situation. It’s not embarrassing for a child to
rely his father. It’s different from dependence and spoilage. You should use everything
you can, including your adults. ”
This is just my intuition but I think my father is suggesting me to rely on him.

I can imagine Lodis working and looking over to her daughter while her daughter
Carol is trying to do everything by herself. His behavior is clearly indicating for Carol
to rely on him instead of doing the work herself.

Carol situation overlaps with my current situation.

“Ok. Please help me.”

How many years has it been since I bowed to my father like this?

“Wait a minute”

Dad got up to throw out the garbage and then went back to the living room.

This is my escape route.

I can’t betray my father’s expectations again. My heartbeats have accelerated and my

shirt has stuck to my skin due to sweat.

I am really upset that I am not working.

“Yoshio, can you change into more comfortable clothes?”

My father who has finished his work asked me that.

“Yeah, I have a few jerseys.”

“That’s fine. Change your clothes and come out.”

Maybe he found a job for me.

“Oh, and I haven’t written my resume yet.”

“No problem.”

Is it an interview? It maybe something worth a try.

I went back to my room to change into a more comfortable jersey.

My hands are trembling. I’m still angry with myself who isnt ready to face this situation.

Did the feeling of wanting to change while crying was a lie?

Am I ready for this?

When I looked at the screen of the PC, Chem and Gamz were checking out the fence
around the cave.

Carol is sleeping while Layla is checking out food, and Lodis is inspecting the tools in
the cave.

They are worshiping a God who doesn’t work.

As a God of Destiny, I can’t afford to slack off.

…Thank you, I got courage because of you all.

I hit my cheeks lightly with my hands.

“Yoshio is going now everyone.”

I finished changing the clothes and closed the doors.

When I reached the entrance of the house, my father was waiting outside in the car.

“I forgot to ask but what kind of work it is?”

“It’s a cleaning job. It seems that they lack the manpower to clean up a supermarket.
Someone has just quit his job and this is a good time.”

So its a cleaning job? I used to do it regularly at university. I remembered how I used

the vacuum cleaner and other cleaning devices.

I soon arrived in front of a small supermarket. It was bright even though the business
hours were already over.

“Oh, You came! I’m glad that you’ve come, I am saved now. I heard that you’ve been
feeling dejected and withdrawn but you seem pretty good?”

He banged my shoulders with his hands, He was a gorgeous man in his work clothes
about the same age as my father.

He seems to know of my circumstances. I should feel assured.

“Nice to meet you!”

“I leave the rest up to you.”

Dad says so and then went on his way back to home. I was nervously holding my right
hand with my left hand.

I have prepared for this occasion so much but I can’t maintain my facade.

“You don’t have to be so nervous. Just do what you’re told. If you don’t understand
something or have some problem then you can either ask me or the two of them there.
There are many things which you might not understand so please feel free to ask
questions. ”

I have to make some money for the game… When I think like this I feel like a bad person.

“Oh, so you are the new guy. Be careful around here and don’t break anything.”

“Stop that.”

“Oh, you are pretty tall. It will be easy for you to clean the fluorescent lights.”

Two people who seem to be the employees one woman and one man approached me.
There ages seem almost the same or there might be some slight variation. I breathed
a sigh of relief seeing that they are not younger than me.

They seem to be the people with high communications skills unlike me.

Here I am just an amateur. I should throw away my stupid pride and accept my
incompetence. Let’s do my best without any regrets just like Carol who works in such
a harsh environment.

I took a deep breath and looked at the two of them.

“Nice to meet you!”

I bowed deeply.

———————————–

“Will you come tomorrow?”

“Yes. I will.”

“Oh, that’s good. Well, tomorrow will be late night work so the timings will be the same
as today… Well, I’ll pick you up at the same time as today.”

“Thank you so much. See you tomorrow”

“No problem. See you tomorrow.”

I got off in front of my house and asked for the instructions for tomorrow

Both the president and employees were kind and friendly. Thanks to that the tensions
were eased and I was able to do my work.

What I noticed was that I was frightened of doing work because of its unknown
experience but doing a job seems nothing special. I think everyone can do it.

I was just desperately searching for reasons for not to work… I was just making excuses.

I was just worried about it due to the information available on the net.

…I tried many times to change myself but my heart truly changed after my encounter
with the Village of Fate.

I head out of the car and gently opened the front door of the house. It’s already three
o’clock at night so everyone is supposed to be sleeping.

The work was not difficult but rather involved a lot of movements and therefore I was
sweating. The sweat does not dry but instead makes the shirt damp and sticking it to
my skin. I want to take a quick bath.

“I used my body more than I expected from the cleaning chores.”

I was tasked with the cleaning with the vacuum cleaner, sucking wastes like gravels.

I seemed to have over-pushed myself. My arms and thighs seems to be crumbling.

After that I carried various things and cleaned some tools.

I think it was not exactly excellent but It was helpful. I intend to work just hard as the
villagers.

When I was heading towards the bathroom after turning on the light of the living
room, I noticed something on the dining table.

There was rice balls and some egg dishes with a paper slip lying on the table.

“Thanks for your hardwork… You must be hungry. Eat this.”

My mother was learning calligraphy, so she should be good at writing but it seemed to
be written in a hurry. Eggs and rice balls are seems a little distorted. I wonder if she
put up her sleepiness when preparing the dinner.

I sat on the table and removed the wrappings from the dishes.

I was still a little warm. I grabbed hold of a rice ball and ate it.

It was a little salty but It was more delicious than the feast which I had before heading
out for work.

“It feels so good to eat after hard work.”

After eating the meal, I took a deep breath and header towards the bathroom.

After striping and entering the bathroom, I noticed the warm atmosphere.

Recently, the weather is getting cold so it would be natural for the bathroom to be cold
during these hours. However, it is warm as if someone used it recently.

I opened the lid of the bathtub and found hot water in it. I put put hand in the water
and found the temperature to be just right.

“Someone was here… the hot water is also very clean.”

Was my mother here and filled the bathtub with clean and warm water in advance for
me?

“Thank you mom.”

It was already noon when I woke up the next day.

It was a normal wakeup time for me a while ago but now its unusual.

My body seemed exhausted from all the night-time work and therefore I didn’t know
when I fell asleep.

“No, No… Ahhhh”

I tried stretched my arms and thigh but then their inside starting violently aching.

This is definitely muscle pain.

My whole body is going numb specially my thighs. Muscle training stimulates the
untrained muscles by walking and standing just like a new born baby.

Somehow despite my current state, I managed to sit down on the chair in front of the
PC to checkout the villagers.

It looked like their normal daily routine.

“Now, lets see if something happened before I woke up.”

I checked the conversations log up to now, there wasn’t any change in particular but
wait… what is this?

There was a character with a meaningful whisper.

Someone was talking alone in the early morning when no one was awake.

I carefully checked out the conversations of the person in question.

“There are no suspicious movements so far. They are just refugees. Yes, the risk is very
low. I’ll come back after scouting some more. ”

Talking as if communicating with someone.

If I can see the video then it would be more clear but unfortunately I can only read the
conversations.

“Even if we don’t do anything, they will be destroyed by the Temptation of the Evil
God. The humans and filthy dwarves who used to live in this place have already been
annihilated. ”

This was an important remark now.

So Humans and Dwarves used to live in this current residence.

Dwarf is a very familiar race from the fantasy genre. They are shorter than humans.
They have long beards and are muscular. The standard setting are that they are
dexterous and good at smithing.

So there are Dwarves in this game? They seem to be another major race. Will we meet
them someday?

“The only thing that is troubling me is that they are blessed by God of Destiny. If we do
something like this then we might invite the wrath of God. So, as I said earlier, we
should be on the lookout without interfering… Yes. Understood. We will judge those
who have entered our sanctuary.”

These are the only contents of the conversation but the information so far is sufficient
enough to know who said it even though I dont understand the exact details.

It’s Murus.

There is only one person who is watching and doesn’t have the villagers identity.

I thought he was a reliable pharmacist but you came for this? I wasnt convinced that
so little fate points were needed to summon such a rare talent but now I understand.

So the story is something like… He is living in this forest with his family but he is wary
of the sudden appearance of the villagers.
The only thing you can rest assured is that he doesnt seem to have some ill intentions.
There is no need to worry that Murus will do something strange before the end of the
month.

“The setting that they are watched by the God of Fate helped. Is my presence contributing
a little to the villagers?”

I’m a little happy about that.

If he seems to be afraid of the existence of the God of Fate, we can leave Murus alone
for now.

However, because I considered Murus as one of our precious forces, I am now worried
about the Temptation of the Evil God at the end of the month. I can’t rely on him now.

I am worried but lets eat first. My stomach is growling even though I had eaten late at
night.

When I got down, my mother was washing dishes in the kitchen.

“Oh, you woke up. Wait a minute. Let me warm up your lunch.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll do it myself”

While I was eating the dinner from the last evening, my mother finished washing the
dishes and came to sit in front of me.

“How was your job?”

“Everyone was good and the work was very easy.”

“Oh, that’s right. You seemed to have worked hard.”

My mother smiles happily.

When you are praised for something which should be very normal then you feel
strange.

“How was the evening meal yesterday?”

“It was delicious. Ah… thank you… for yesterday.”

[Ok Asada here. Let me be honest. I knew all along that the mother was the one who
made the dinner and readied the bath but I noticed the strangeness of the event and
got greedy. Greedy for what? Ofcourse for comments… so I asked you to judge whether
it was her sister or mother. Well It was a good strategy to attract you all 😀]

I’m embarrassed but I have to say thanks properly.

Because of the villagers my spirits have been raised and now I am able to maintain a
good relationship with my family. I am really thankful to them.

I seem to be their Apprentice.

“So it was delicious. Fufu. You’re very honest today.”

It was impossible for me to stay at the dinner table any longer so I quickly went back
to my room.

There was still the muscle pain in my body, I wanted to sleep a little but then decided
to sit in front of the pc to watch the villagers.

“If I didn’t notice Murus behavior then it would have been seriously scary.”

Normally, I would not pay much attention but now I need to concentrate on watching
the villagers because I have to keep an eye on Murus. He might change his mind and
harm the villagers.

It is possible to scare him by mentioning in the oracle that the villagers are protected
by God of Fate and he is being watched. I have to think of something which should not
sound suspicious to the villagers and the message should be only understood by
Murus.

It’s not easy to maintain the dignity of God. For now, I can assume that there is no
change in the manpower of the village.

I completed the text for the oracle and got ready.

The villagers had gathered together after finishing their lunch, the timing was perfect.

“Muh… Everyone! It is today’s oracle”

Chem swallowed the food which she was chewing in her mouth and informed everyone.

Oh, Sorry. So you haven’t finished eating?

“I’m worried about the Temptation of The Evil God at the end of the month but I
believe you all can overcome it. I can also provide a little assistance with the power of
miracles. Do not forget that you are under my blessing. If anyone tries to do harm to
you then beware the judgment of the God of Fate. Do not forget…”

I didn’t miss out the change in Murus’ expression after hearing the oracle.

His expression was distorted and showed impatience and fear for a moment but
returned back to calm stare in an instant, as if there wasn’t a change in his expression
in the first place.

“If we get the help of God then we might be able to overcome it somehow but you all
should know what we should do. God really hates lazy people. “

Gamz words pierced straight through me.

Although I wanted to be lazy, I will be too ashamed to be worshiped as their god so I

should probably stop thinking like that.

…Anyway, I think this should take care of Murus problem for now. I can concentrate
on the countermeasures against the temptation of the evil god.

After that, I should probably work hard to collect money to buy the necessary fate
points.

Oh… I forgot about the parcel. It was kept at the corner of the room, probably when I
was sleeping.

When I checked the contents, I found a round stone.

“So Carol? Haha, you’ve chosen this.”

I picked up the stone and started examining it, my cheeks have already loosened to
make a smile.

The villagers think they can give tribute to me only once a day but actually it is not so.
In fact, they can send me tribute twice a day.

But every day Carol imitates adults and sends me something, so the number of tributes
that villagers can really send is virtually one.

Carol gave me some strangely shaped stones, small flowers, and mud dumplings.

Recently, I received a palm-sized doll made by cutting a piece of wood, imitating the
statue of God of destiny made by Gamz? She regularly sends me something.

Her performance of making the statue is getting better each time so it’s actually a lot
of fun. The scene of cutting with a knife still seems fresh.

I placed the stones which I receive on the bookshelf where the comics and game disks
used to be. Wooden carved dolls are also on the shelf.

It may seem worthless to one who sees it but they are treasures for Carol and me.

I rearranged the tributes which I received with satisfaction.

“Wow… Ahhh, let’s go to bed.”

Just getting out of the chair hurts my body.

I seem to be calmer about thinking about the night work. Does it become that much
easier if you experience it once?

I used to be scared about just thinking about work but now… I’m actually a little
excited. I am thankful that I am now someone who can earn some money.

But most of all, when I remember my mother’s happy face… my heart is filled with
happiness.

—————–

“Oh, isn’t my skill getting better?”

I was given the work to clean the floor of a convenience store using the vacuum cleaner
just like yesterday.

The president is doing the cleaning with the two other employees whom I met
yesterday.

During busy periods, he asks his colleagues for help, or, hires temporary part-time
worker, like me.

“Oh, is that so?”

“Oh, you don’t need to be nervous, you will get used to it very soon…”

“Haha, that’s right.”

I laughed unintentionally, but it doesn’t seem like I was acting stupid.

I used to only talk to my family for a very long time so I don’t know much about what’s
right. I want to remember the memories of my exchanges during my college days but
I am afraid those memories are buried beneath the memories of the previous useless
10 years.

“The most important thing is that you do your work seriously. That would be the best.
If you do so, you are a good worker.”

“Thank you!”

I knew that he was being considerate but I was still happy.

“It’s good.”

“President, please work and stop fooling around with the newcomers. Don’t be
overwhelmed by it Yoshio. All human beings are the best.”

“President, if you are slacking then we will raise our salary and reduce the salary of
the president.”

“Oh, I’m sorry… but I’m the one who decides on the pay!”

Pretending to be angry at them, the president headed towards the two employees.
This air around here also eased my tensions. I’m not sure because I haven’t had any
other workplace experience, but the atmosphere here is pretty good.

I should do my best here. Not only the good things but the bad things might work out
as well if I try my best.

“I have to work hard for the sake of the villagers”

<There is only one week left until <Temptation of the Evil God>>.
“Thank you so much!”

I gave my thanks to the president after getting out of the car in front of my house.

Today’s job finished earlier than normal. It seems that the night work will continue
for three more days.

However, it was dark and the clock has crossed the dinner’s hour.

“Will I eat dinner alone again?”

Recently, I have started working and therefore doesn’t get time to eat dinner with my
family, and eating alone is lonely.

Up until now, I was more concerned about how my family viewed me rather than
eating alone.

I laughed at my own feelings.

When I entered the house, father was in the living room and mother was in the kitchen.

“I’m back”

“Oh, you came home. If I knew you would come back early then I would have waited
for a while to have the meal together.”

“Don’t worry about it. The cleaning job ended earlier today.”

“Oh… sorry you must be hungry. Let me make some dinner for you.”

My more-than-usual cheerful mother lit the stove while humming???

Did something good happened?

If I ask my father then I might be able to know why my mother is so happy but I am
still a bit nervous to talk with him.

He is a serious father who rarely laughs. I don’t seem to remember having a decent
conversation after becoming a NEET. The last time when we had a normal conversation
must be during the time when I was in university.

But It feels like… I can talk to him now.

I saw my father sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper while his back is facing me. I
want to say, “I’m happy along with mother, but did something happened?”

However… It’s not easy to lose my bad habits and gain confidence.

Still… I should gather more courage and talk. I need to say thank you for the part-time
job.

“Father.”

“The rice is cooked~~”

My mother’s voice completely overshadowed my voice.

…She finished the meal.

My mother sat at the dinner table in front of me, full of smiles.

My talkative mother is not saying anything, her whole body is overflowing with aura
that she want me to ask her about her happiness, her aura is clearly reaching me… I
wonder why she is doing this.

“Mom, did something happened??”

“Fufu, do you want to know?”

I want you to stop saying what you want to say.

Usually the conversation start with a lot of bragging and to be honest I don’t want to
hear it.

But I know if I don’t talk with her then I will feel terrible so I have to do this… There is
no other choice.

“Actually, your day today…”

“Oh! Yoshio, your favorite program is starting!”

“Oh, wait I am coming.”

I escaped from my mother thanks to my father.

But now I’m a little curious about the story. It looked like my father just rushed and
stopped her… What happened?

** From their reaction he may have been intended for their child not hear about
something embarassing between them. Then I should thank my father.

My mother sat beside my father on the sofa. I carry my dishes to the sink and then
went to take a bath.

Probably I should ignore it.

But its so rare for my father to fluster. At least I don’t remember anything like that.

I was imagining what happened to my parents as I soaked my nose under the water
and formed bubbles.

When I got out of the bath and looked into the living room, my parents were watching
TV side by side, so I moved up to the second floor.

It feels nice to sit in front of the pc but my body is physically exhausted.

I am confident that if I dive into the futon at this moment then I can sleep instantly but
I have to check on the villagers first.

Carol is sleeping because its already night time.

Gamz and Chem are still awake and are in the same room, one is practicing sword play
and other is chanting something as if praying to God. There is no conversation
between them so I just think of them as sleeping.

Murus is lying on the bed of his private room but his eyes are still open.

I thought to give up on the role of God of Fate, abandon the villagers and disappear
but I am still staying with them.

“What am I thinking? Am I going to be watching the villagers until the day they run
away?”

It seems like he has no intention to turn the God of Fate into his enemy but I must
remain wary of him.

The remaining two people, Lodis and Laila, are flirting in an another empty room
instead of their private room where their daughter is… Well, they are still young.

Its not a bad thing to be doing it.

The problem is that the quality is so high that it seems real so I feel like a peeping tom.

I have already encountered several scenes, there are no bath or toilets so they need to
do some things outdoors like when they wipe their bodies with a wet cloth.

Although it is a game, and I could watch it but I have the position of God of Destiny
whom the villagers admire so much.

…No, no. After looking at them for weeks, I can no longer think of them as mere
characters. They are just like my family.

I took a quick look at the past logs and it seems that there were no particularly important
stories or problems today.

“Wow, ah. It’s awful. I’m going to asleep for a long time.”

I was thinking of going to sleep but when I checked the screen again I saw an
unfamiliar mark in the upper left corner of the screen.

“Nh, What is this?. Is this the dream or back story of some character??”
I am certain there wasn’t anything like this a awhile ago. This seems to be similar to
the Dream mark which appeared when Gamz was asleep.

Is this some hidden quest?

My drowsiness is at its limit so I should probably go to sleep after checking this out.

I decided to click the “Current” button on the screen.

As expected, the screen darkened and the previous view was replaced.

It seems to be a cross-sectional top down view of the house, ignoring the presence of
the roof, it’s not surprising but the house is modern.

The entrance to the bath room and kitchen attached to the living room, it’s a Japanese
styled room.

“Actually, when I carefully look at it… Isn’t this… my house?…”

No matter how I look at it, this is definitely my house.

I never had the opportunity to look at the top down view of the house so I got confused
for a moment but I can never mistake the house in which I was living in for thirty years.

It possible for the former security guards to make a mistake… but not me.

There is one person in the bathroom and two in the living room.

Is my sister taking a bath? If this is a reality, then I will be killed. I won;t look at it just
in case.

So the ones in the living room are my father and mother? It looks like a continuation
video after I went upstairs.

“…Is this a dream?”

Since I was thinking about the story about my parents… so this appeared in my dreams?
If this is just a dream then I could hear their conversation.

When I move the cursor to my parents, their conversation is displayed.

“Stop mentioning that in front of your son”

“That’s not a good idea. His father remembered the wedding anniversary for the first
time in 10 years and gave me a present. I want him to know it.”

”It would be embarrassing for the kids to know about the bad qualities of their
parents.”

It’s good because it’s just a dream.

“I’m honored that you are pleased. I’m sorry for the last 10 years. My heart was always
worried and feeling lost.”

“You longer laughed from that day. Were you worried about Yoshio? ”

“Yes.”

Did you see that… I knew it was a dream, but still hearing my father say this, something
pierced through my heart.

In the past, before I became a NEET… I was a very calm person.

Although I wasn’t good at many things but still I did my best for everything. I was
always overwhelmed by the parent-child relay of the athletic meet. I always used to
participate with my father.

…Why did I forget such a thing?

I’ve always thought my father was like this. No, what were you thinking?

I didn’t want to admit that my family’s atmosphere had deteriorated because of me so

I unconsciously changed my memories for my convenience.

……I am a little amazed at myself. As this is a dream, it should be harder to think

objectively.
“Because Yoshio has found a job now, his expression has become a lot brighter.”

“That’s really good… I’ve always wanted to apologize to Yoshio since that day”

“Eh?”

I was stunned by my father’s remarks.

I checked the words again but it doesn’t seem to be a mistake in reading on my part.

Dad wanted to apologize to me? Why? If I would have to apologize then my apologizes
will form up a mountain but my father doesn’t need to apologize.

“Is that about the fight?”

Ah right. I will never forget that day.

I still remember the contents of fights… but there should not have been any remarks
which my father would regret. He did not say anything wrong.

“I said to Yoshio…”You don’t put in enough effort. ” And I even screamed, ” Anyone can
get a job if they work seriously “”

The word was certainly a shock to me because I was doing my best seriously.

But now when I think about it, I take it as a statement that he wasn’t serious about.

My mother must have thought so too because she did look back at me and my father
with a surprised face at that time.

“It was disappointing because he was a charismatic and a hardworking man when he
was in college. ”

“Yeah, but that was too much.”

“True. When you were his age, you used to play around and party with your friends all
day.”

Dad became silent on mother’s remarks.

…Yeah, this is definitely a dream. It’s the opposite of my serious father. As this is a
dream, the setting is so unreasonable.

“There is no way for me to take back those words. If I was living in the present era, I
would have been definitely worse than Yoshio. It was thanks to the time that I was able
to find a job. It was just because the bubble was at its height. It was an era where the
economy was good and companies were looking for employees.”

Bubble period. It seems that there was a dreamy time when Japan was booming.

I’ve seen it featured on TV several times. However, it was an incredible sight for the
people who live now.

That’s a dreamy fantasy.

“Yoshio was a much more serious student than me and he was working hard to find a
job. And yet, I put myself up on a mountain and said that. I didn’t have the right to say
that.”

Because the video is from top view, I can’t see my parents face. However, my father’s
back trembled slowly as if crying.

“Because I became a parent, I wanted to be a decent adult and hence my language and
tone changed and I decided to live very seriously… But it was lowest of me as a person
to say that without thinking about his feelings and hardwork…”

Dad…

Emotions are shaken by hiss crying appearance, which I have never seen before.

“I… I didn’t used to study hard so my mother wasn’t good to me as a child and used to
force me to study. So I was going to trying to avoid talking to Yoshio and Sayuki about
studies but in the end I was no different from her…”

No, father is different.

You were my idol when I was in school. I used to admire you.

The reason why I used to be serious was because I was desperate to catch up with my
father who was so hardworking.
Dad is wonderful now and was even in the past.

“How is it? Certainly we are good adults with grown up children? Parents get more
experience only when their children get older. When one grow up and become a
parent, not everyone can stay the same.”

“When I was a child, I thought adults and parents were more respectable to each
other.”

“Me too. We should think of each others who are still growing and learning. as they
are still growing. Just as Yoshio is trying hard to change, we should change as well. “

That’s when they start smiling to each others faces.

I am glad that my parents had views similar to mine even though I knew it was just a
dream.

From my point of view, the two are good adults and parents. Such parents who are
worried and care about their children.

I think that the burden on my mind has become a little heavier. Maybe the same can
be said for my parents.
The villager are doing their work as usual.

The base was strengthened within the previous few days.

The fence which was initially set up to surround the entrance of the cave was logs piled
up haphazardly and boards were attached between them, but now the log piles are
lined up without gaps. The height is about the same as Gams’.

Not only that, wooden plates are attached to the log fence to make it more sturdy, so
it looks like a hard-to-see base. However, it’s unknown how sturdy the fence actually
is.

As for keeping lookout on the surroundings, a simple scouting platform is built just
inside the fence.

Three days are left until the Temptation of Evil God.

Murus, the suspicious guy is still living in the cave, but when does he intend to leave?
He shouldn’t be willing to resist against the Temptation of Evil God together with other
villagers.

Is it appropriate to escape from the monster attack?

If you think of it as a game, the first assault should serve as a tutorial and I think its
difficulty level should be low.

Thats the case for a normal game but this is not a normal game.

Common sense is often invalidated in this game; if I expect a classic pattern then I can
only see the painful endings
If I fail then I cannot continue to play the game. The enthusiasm is similar to crossing
the stone bridge while reinforcing trying to reinforce it at a same time.

If I lose this game, i will probably lose half my will to live and I can easily imagine
myself returning back to being a neet.

This is not good. I don’t want to ruin my private life.

A realistic means to protect the village could be a miracle.

“The current point is…”

<Since I have obtained fate points by pouring in all my earning for the part time job, I
can soon execute the <Golem Summon>.

If I can do this, it will be a solid reinforcement after Murus eventual escapes and the
best thing is that I can control it.

I’m not bragging or anything but I’ve played quite a few games over the last decade.
Regardless of the genre, FPS, action, I am confident in my control skills.

But thats not the only reason why I want to summon the Golem.

Until now, I used to only communicate with the villagers using the oracle and there
are some people who are not satisfied with it.

I want to help the villagers directly with my own hands, the feelings is getting stronger
each day.

I want to join as a villager, not just a spectator, as God of Fate. In order to fulfill that
desire, I need to summon the Golem.

Todays work will end at midnight. Tomorrow I will do some final preparation for the
Temptation of the Evil God; I have to be well prepared.”

I would like to have a Golem trial run once after the villagers have fallen asleep
tomorrow night.

It seems that there are many days when the supermarket staff will be shorthanded
next month. Of course I am grateful for it.
Adding todays wage, the fate points will be just enough.

If we calculate by adding the daily tributes from the villagers then the fate points
obtained should have already reached the target… but ironically, the peaceful days are
hindering the increase of the fate points.

The villagers will be very grateful when they overcome difficulties and hardships
through the power of God. Recently, there was no miracle, and the oracle gave me an
unobtrusive text and a little knowledge.

It won’t make the villager’s gratitude increase. It is definitely possible to expect an

increase in points I activate a miracle though.

“For now its a future me issue. Well, I hope the villagers are doing well.”

Recently, the villagers have been careful to reinforce the boards that cover the fences
and cave.

Also, as a countermeasure, it is possible for one to be able to escape into the innermost
room when entering the cave.

The other three rooms are surrounded by exposed walls and ceilings, but only the
innermost room is covered with boards and tools, and seems to be reinforced. It may
have originally been a warehouse.

The biggest concern for villagers is manpower.

Gams and Murus can fight well. Since Lodis has no combat experience, he would be
responsible to protect the villagers inside the cave.

Chem seems to have a little fighting ability, but because she is valuable person who
can use healing magic, she cannot be placed on the battlefront.

I learned the strategy of the Sengoku period so it could be used in the battle, but there
is not enough manpower to implement it. I thought about making a kite, but there is
no engineer to make it.

I wanted to read books to obtain knowledge and then using its reference, one can
cheat in the game world, but for such a small number of people, there was nothing
useful.
The foreigner’s wisdom cannot be compared to the knowledge of the locals, Murus
should be really useful. But he is still…

I sighed in my heart and felt depressed.

To check anything can be done in the current situation, lets check the villagers
remarks for today.

“Brother Gams, it will be okay and we will survive the Temptation of the Evil God.”

Carol is pulling the sleeves of Gams and asking him questions.

I think she could be aiming for him too because in the end she too is a girl… Is it
because of his manly appearance?

“The defenses have been hardened so we will be okay even if the monster come. You
can rest assured.”

“Yup! Brother will protect us in case of trouble…”

Carol embraces Gams with a face full of smile.

Chem is grinding her teeth without trying to hide her anger.

“I have already told you many time that he is not your brother but mine.”

“My brother, the sister-in-law is scaring me.”

My eyes popped out with frightened expression!?!!… Is she already a women even
though she is so young?

“Ufufufufufu. Onee-chan’s voice was disturbing, but it’s fine… Now seriously tell me…
can we overcome this situation?”

“We need to because we only have this place”

Lodis, who was nearby has also joined in the conversation. His wife Lyra facial
expression is dark.
Their village was destroyed by a large monster horde on the day of the Temptation of
the Evil God. It is natural for one to be wary.

The one most familiar with this situation of this forest should be Murus.

Murus shifted his line of sight and stopped picking up herbs. He seems to be wanting
to say something.

“I have already told you all several times, this place is called Forbidden Forest. The
danger is quite high due the different variety and different habitat of the monsters. I
also want to be away from the temptation of the Evil God, so I’m sorry…”

He seems to be shaking his head unfortunately but I know his true nature so
everything looks like a play to me.

“No, no. It was enough for you to lend us help. We all were saved because of you
including my brother.”

Chem deeply bows and smiles.

I was impressed, if I didn’t know everything then I would have really thought of him
as a gentle pharmacist. I am really sorry.

“The wheels of the wagon is at its limit even if you stay. We still won’t have the skills
to repair the wheels and it would be impossible to leave the forest on foot… That’s
alright, Mr. Murus.”

“If I am alone or with Gams, It is possible to get out of the forest but I am not confident
to escape together with everyone.”

“We will resist and endure here. That’s the only way to survive. We will try our best to
survive.”

Villagers declare this in an usually loud voice.

I was curious about the expression of Murus, so I zoomed and looked at it. It looks like
he is worried… but It might be a play.

“Thank you so much, Mr. Murus. Honestly, I want your help but I don’t want you to get
involved ”
Gams deeply bows and spokes the word of gratitude.

All the villagers except Carol bow their heads. Only Carol doesn’t seem to understand
the situation but after looking around she too imitates the adults.

I understand now. The villagers seem to have expected this situation already.

“Please raise your head. It was my duty. There is a desire in me to help you. However,
my family and loved ones are waiting for me.

I was going to leave tonight. I will make medicinal herbs which might be useful in
battle just like last time so please use them. “

That was a decisive decision. I coudn’t measure his sincerity because of the expression
on his face.

“Murs-san, will you be gone?”

“I’m sorry, Carol-chan”

“I would feel lonely. Please visit us again in the future.”

Murus gently pat Carols head who is holding his hand and is looking up with tears.

If you are not informed about everything then you will find the scene very touching.

More than two weeks have passed since he came here. The may have been slight
change in his feeling after living and sleeping together with the villagers.

I coudn’t figure out what kind of person he was, but I feel that he is not a bad guy. Isn’t
he monitoring the situation of the villagers to find out their identity and truth.

Even if he coudn’t fight with the villagers, at least he doesn’t have any intention of
doing any harm to the villagers… I believe.

The discussion was soon over and everyone turns back to their work silently.

Murus’ withdrawal is confirmed. We lose one man just two days before the Temptation
of the Evil God.
The villagers seemed to have been prepared for this outcome, their eyes have a strong
will to survive, rather than depression.

I leaned back on the chair and stretched out my body.

I looked at the clock… It will be time to go to work soon.

I am short on time, soon the car of the cleaning company will reach my home to pick
me up.

I wore the light green work clothes which were handed out to be a few days ago and
got down to the first floor. The dishes were already on the table and mother was sitting
there full of smile.

Soon the sound of the horn of the car was heard so I hurried and headed to the entrance.

“See you later.”

“I am coming!”

For now, lets concentrate on work. I need to earn money and a good job so I can help
the villagers.
I pushed the commercial vacuum cleaner around and start to clean the floor.

The dust sucked in is not much in the beginning but it gradually increases, and with it
the weight increase too which in turn increase my burden.

The cleaning work seems to be going well. The president is polishing the floor using
the polisher, the female employ Misaki is brooming the floor and collecting the dust
while I suck it with the vacuum.

And Yamamoto, the male employee, wipes the floor with a mop.

It seems three people were enough for the job but he said that it would be easier if we
add one more person.

After working for two hours we took a break.

In the beginning, I used to impatiently wait for the break but now I am confident that
I can do it without a break.

At first, I thought it was easy as I was doing muscle training but the fact was that my
physical strength did not increase much…… It was good as at least my strength did not
decline.

I bought a packet of hot milk from the vending machine outside the store and took a
break.

I exhaled white moist air. November is coming to an end so its colder at midnight than
I imagined.

“Oh, Yoshio, do you want a hot milk tea?”

Mr.Yamamoto. the employee called out to me from in front of the vending machine.
The first impression which he gives is that he is a rather short man with brown hair
and crazy earrings.

But when I talked to him, I realized that he was a caring, kind, cheerful and easy to talk
to. I was convinced that he is such a person whom you can trust to cover your back.

“Tea would be good too.”

“Yoshio is the same generation as me, so don’t be too polite.”

So, this person has changed his words for the third time today.

“No, I’m your junior”

“Well. Well, is it hard for you to speak properly?”

He laughs and sit down next to me.

He takes out his smart-phone from the pocket of his work clothes and starts a game.

“Oops, sorry I can’t talk to you now. I didn’t had time to play the game today.”

“Oh, no, no please.”

This person is actually quite a gamer. He always goes to the arcade to play games, be
it a consumer games or core games.

“Isn’t Yoshio smart with smartphones?”

“Well, I don’t have a smartphone in the first place. Well, because I was a NEET, so it
was useless…”

“Well. If you always have an environment where you can use a PC, that’s would be
better. “

He knew that I was NEET but his attitude did not change because of it.

On the contrary, he revealed to me that he was a NEET too when he was a student in
the past. Even now his fondness for me is increasing.
“Is there any interesting game releases recently?”

“Oh, I’ve heard a lot about them. Actually, there is an really addictive game. The
graphics are the good. It’s a bit special, but it’s worth it.”

I just asked a question lightly but I got the more response than I expected.

Talking about it so enthusiastically, this person seems to like games more than me.

“So whats is the title?”

“Well, the title is…”

“Now we’re about to start again. The break is over, time to work again.”

Mr. Yamamoto’s voice is drowned out by voice of the President.

I wanted to know the game but now that I have the Village of Fortune. I cant afford to
play any other games…

If I can finish today’s work, I can concentrate on the game for a while, but first I have
to focus on my work.

———————

“Well done!”

“Thank you so much”

“No, I was saved because of you. Next month I have lot of requests for cleaning jobs for
the end of the year, so I think I will need you all.”

“Thank you for your hard work. Thank you again!”

I heard a loud voice coming for my stomach but remembering that it was late night, I
hurried and pressed my hands against my mouth.

Misaki and Yamamoto who are sitting on the back seats of the leaving car are waving
their hands towards and saying goodbye.
I was a little embarrassed, so I hurried back into my home.

Everyone must be sleeping, so I open and close the door gently so no one wakes up.

My dinner is ready as always, but I gotta eat quickly and check on the villager.

I sat in front of the pc and started watching the villagers, as expected everyone was
asleep.

I checked, and the number of people was one less.

There was no one in the room reserved for Murus, there were only some kinds of
prepared medicines.

“I need to thank him for his cooperation, rather than just pulling my legs.”

In his position, his cooperative actions should be praised. It may be due to his kindness
and inexperience that he left the medicine for the villagers.

He may come back if we can survive the Temptation of the Evil God. I feel that way.

It’s late night, or you can say early morning, so today is the day before the Temptation
of the Evil God.

My stomach is swollen and I am really tired and my drowsiness is at its limit.

Lets go to sleep for now and wake up tomorrow before midnight.

It’s bright outside.

It was twelve o’clock when I looked at the bedside table clock.

“…Twelve…”.

I jumped out and checked the pc. The villagers were doing their work as usual.

“Oh, twelve o’clock midday. Right, it’s bright outside.”

When I opened the curtain, dazzling sunlight illuminated the room.

If we survive today then the villagers could have a stable life for a while.

I took a deep breath and calmed my mind and then sat on the chair to observe the
villagers.

Of course, everyone’s facial expression were bad.

The tensions have built up over the previous few days. It is being transmitted through
the screen.

It seems Carol is also observing the mood and today she is more mature than usual.
Adults are silently reinforcing the fences and maintaining the weapons.

“It’s a bad atmosphere. Can I do something…”

First of all, I want to relieve some of the pressure of the villagers using the oracle.

What should I write? What should i say to give them sense of security and make them
feel encouraged.

Every time, I am troubled by the oracles, but today it is particularly important.

———

I somehow managed to write it. Is this all right?

…I believe it so I pushed Enter.

When the Bible placed in front of the wooden carving shone, the villagers immediately
gathered with an inhumane speed.

After all, everyone was worried about the situation but so they couldn’t control
themselves.

“The oracle has come. Let me have a read… ‘Faithful villagers. The Temptation of the
Evil God might worry thee, but never fear for My Gaze is Eternal. When True crisis
arrive, your Faith shall protect you Once.”
What about this? If I write it like this then they won’t depend on their God too much
and will do their best without giving into despair.

And also if I write like this then it will easier for them to understand the situation
when the Golem appears.

I am actually thinking that I should have properly mentioned then a Golem would
appear rather than these vague lines.

“Everyone, we all are blessed by the God of Destiny.”

“That’s right. Stop being pessimistic. “

The shady expression disappeared from the faces of Chem and Gams.

It looks like the complexion of the Lodis family also improved slightly.

From there, they started chatting and the atmosphere somewhat to returned to
normal.

Okay, I was able to clear one of the problems.

Now another advice for today is impossible as I can’t send the oracle. I also cannot
throw out random miracles as there are a massive lack of fate points.

Actually, I wanted to test drive the Golem but the operation method and conditions
are not clear. If there is some time limit then the result could be disastrous.

I wrote it on the oracle but it should be only done in a really dangerous situation.

I wanted to sleep again and wakeup at 11pm but I don’t have any sleepiness so I can’t
sleep.

“Let ’s eat lunch”

No one was on the first floor because its a working day.

I baked and ate some mysterious meat sent from the Village of Fate with a cup of
ramen.
“This is really delicious…”

The texture of the meat is close to that of pork and is a bit chewy. When I chew, the
meat juice overflows into the mouth, and it has sweet and rich taste. What a mess to
eat but simply delicious.

My family hasn’t suffered from illness since I started receiving tributes from the
Village of Fate. My father no longer has back pains and my mother insomnia seemed
to be cured.

Perhaps this is all due to the rich nutrients in the food sent by the Village.

If you eat these food, you will feel like as if you are having some high class meal.

After I finished eating and was cleaning the tableware. The telephone rang.

I wasn’t even going to answer the phone a month ago but now I have started actively
answering it. This is due to the increasing in opportunity to talk to others during the
work.

“Yes Hello”

“Oh, Yoshio! Its nice that its you.”

The presidents voice is so loud that I suddenly take out the handset away from my ear.

What happened? I didn’t think I made a big mistake yesterday.

“Oh, did something messed up yesterday?”

“No exactly the opposite. You are doing it properly. Do you have any errands today?
It’s a bit of an abrupt job and there’s not an enough manpower here.”

Speaking of whether or not there is business. It’s just watching the game, so I don’t
think he will understand it.

I would like to refuse gently, but there is also the favor of the president who hired
someone like me. The fate of the villagers is at stake, but they are just game dwellers.

Which is more important, game or reality? Usually you don’t find this difficult. I know
that… I know…

“What time will it end?? As I said before, I have some business after today midnight.”

“Oh, I know that. It will be finished much earlier than midnight, by 9:00 pm by latest.
“

9:00? Even if I come home and eat and take a bath, I would still have enough time.

Neither the miracles nor the oracle can be used today, so I can’t do anything for the
villagers now. Even if I earn some money and increase my fate points, I won’t be able
to help much.

…Okay, let’s do it.

“I understand.”

“Oh, I’ll come and pick you soon.” “Tell that Yama bastard to take a break today, Its a
favor.”

Yama means Mr. Yamamoto.

Because I am a person with a lot of time, I should help my friends.

Sometime I might need to take a quick break for the Village of Fate. These is no loss in
selling flavors in advance for that situation. Now isn’t it ok to spend the day doing
some work?
“Oh, shit! ~Wheezing~”

I was sprinting in the night to my house.

It’s been many years since I ran so seriously.

I checked the time on my watch, given to me by my father. The hour hand of the watch
was at almost one.

The Temptation of the Evil God should have already begun. I am not sure when will
the monsters begin their rampage so I should stay alert.

Thinking about how the monsters might have already rampaged the village, my feet
are moving automatically.

If today’s work has ended as planned then here should have been no problems.
However the man who seemed to be the chief of the site was carefully doing the
inspection and also requested cleaning of places for which we were not informed.

The president tried to decline but the other side was persistent and I was reluctant to
do the extra cleaning job as I was worried about returning home.

“Is it possible for Yoshio to return home?”

In the end the job was completed by three people in an hour. There was an accident
on the road back to home so the road was closed.

There were other ways to go around but it would have been too far so I got down and
started running towards my home on my own.

I squeezed out, grabbed the doorknob and rolled inside the entrance.

“What was that sound?”

My mother who seemed to have been sleeping rushed to the entrance and was
surprised to see me, who was roughly breathing and was on the verge of falling down.

“Hey… Hey…,uh.ok. It’s okay. I just came back in a hurry.”

“You are sweaty. Take a bath quickly.”

“I am sorry but I have something which I need to do.”

I am sorry for waking up my mother in the middle of night.

I went up to the second floor and without changing my clothes sat down in front of my
PC.

On the screen… the villagers were in the cave while Gams was sitting outside with a
weapon.

There was no evidence of damage caused by the monsters but everyone was lying on
their bed with open eyes.

I am sure Gams asked them to sleep but everyone except Carol can’t sleep because of
anxiety.

If that is the case… I should take a bath… but if there is a monster attack while taking
the bath, then there won’t be anything left to regret.

I want to remove my sweaty clothes but maybe I should endure it for a day. Even the
villagers only wipe their bodies and don’t take bath.

“Why is there so much noise at night…”

I looked back to the source of the voice only to find my sister Sayuki standing next to
the open door.

Did I forgot to close the door because I was in a hurry?

I adjusted my position so the screen cannot be seen by my younger sister and then
turned around.

“I am sorry if I woke you up. There was something which I wanted to do in a hurry.”
“It’s okay.”

Although she had an unsatisfactory face, she was about to leave the room but then
stopped.

Why? Is there still some problem? I need to watch the villagers you know.

“There is sweaty smell coming from you.”

“Oh… I will take a bath later on.”

“It’s a lie. Whenever you lie, you looked towards your left.”

Good… From a long time my sister is able to detect whether I am lying or not. Let’s be
more careful from now on.

“Recently, you have been playing some game in your PC for long hours. Is there some
game event?”

Why does she know about it? Did you come into my room to check?

“Why do you know about it?”

“What is the event? And about the game, mom told me about it.”

Mom seemed to have entered my room without my permission and she saw it and
hence it was conveyed to my sister.

What should I do? I was warned that if anyone else knows about this game and it
spreads on the net by my sister, I will violate one of its rules and will be forced to stop
playing it.

Should I deceive her?

“Well, that’s a secret. I am a beta tester of this game and it’s still under development. I
am earning some money from it. As it is in development stage I will get fired if the
informations is circulated. So please don’t tell anyone.”

I paid attention to the movements of my eyes as told by my sister.

“Sloppy.”

“Did you say something?”

“I didn’t say anything! I will watch the game as I am curious about it so you take a bath
right away.”

Why is Sayuki angry?

“Okay. I will go and take a bath quickly so watch the game until then. There is some
event going on so I can’t take of my eyes from it as the time is unknown. As soon as the
event start monsters will attack. So tell me when it happens.”

“Yes. I understand. Now hurry up and go.”

I have a bad reputation, but my sister has a righteous character and she has never
broken her promise before.

I trusted my sister. I went down the the stairs to take the bath.

I returned to the room after the bath with some snacks and bottle of tea prepared by
my mother.

My sister was sitting in my seat and gazing at the screen.

“Did you wash up properly?”

“It’s okay because I sweated hard. Was there any change?”

“No, the characters hardly moved from their places. Isn’t the quality of this game
amazing?”

Even though I just had a bath there was cold sweat on my forehead.

“It’s the art style of the game.”

“You are hiding something.”

Well she knows.

I feel like as if I am being completely seen through.

Why is my sister so observant? I am seeing it for the first time.

“There are somethings which should remain hidden.”

I reopened the game and looked back at my sister only to to say a truth mixed with
lies.

“So that’s something which you cannot tell your family.”

“Yes.”

“I understand. I am going to sleep brother.”

Eh, Did she usually call me brother?

I wasn’t able to reply because I was stunned. My sister had already returned to her
room.

“It’s been a while since I have been talking so much. It’s nice to return to the old days
for a bit… Now back to the village.”

Now I have to spend the day alone watching the villagers.

There was no change as told by my sister.

I checked out the map and scouted all the areas but there were no monsters.

I finally settled down. I moved the snacks and the tea from the floor to the desk and
started observing.

“It’s already two o’clock. There are still 22 hours left.”

I started chewing on the rice ball.

————————-

The dark screen became bright.

The sun has rose outside.

When I checked the clock, it was past 6:30 in the morning.

“Wow… I was all fine when I was a NEET but now it’s pretty hard after physical work.”

I rubbed my eyes and patted my cheeks as I haven’t slept enough.

“Should I drink coffee?”

After confirming that there were no monsters around the village, I got down to the
first floor.”

My mother was in the kitchen and father in the bathroom.

Do both of the wake up at this hour? My family members seems to have been living
this regular work life since a decade, that alone was amazing.

“Oh… you got up early.”

“You said you had some business with the villagers at the end of the month. Are you
gonna interact with them online.”

“Yes… I am working hard on it.”

My father has already shaved his beard and now has a refreshing face.

“Well…”

If I stay here any more I will get nagged on.

“Do you want breakfast?”. As I thought…

“I don’t need it.”

I returned to my room after replying to my mother voice.

I immediately checked the screen but there was no problem. Gams has returned to his
room and was taking a nap while Lodis stands outside in his place.
The monsters are not active in the morning so it should be fine.

Other villagers have decided not to go out of the cave today. Carol is playing with rocks.

Laila is washing and cleaning the cave.

The atmosphere is quiet but everyone is restless.

I am watching the villagers so I can notice it.

If nothing is happening then it should be fine but as it is a game shouldn’t it impossible

for the villagers to stay alert all day?

My voice can’t reach the creator so I couldn’t help but say this.

There is mix of expectations and anxiety.

It’s like I want the monsters to come out this peaceful day. This is my first time having
such a complicated feeling.

It was already late afternoon but there was no change yet.

I have been sitting on this chair since a long time while looking at the screen which is
showing no change. I felt disappointed many times and my sleepiness has reached its
peak.

“Should I take a nap?”

I am good at waking up. If I can hear the alarm of the attack of the monsters then I am
confident to easily wake up.

This is the first time so the problem is that I cannot take the risk.

“Oh… Should I again drink the coffee… now… something”

The outside of the fence in front of the cave. Was there someone in the forest?

When I turned up the volume up the volume of the PC, there was a sound of something
crawling.
The one currently in charge of the lookout was Gams.

He seemed to have noticed it too. He pulled out his sword from the sheath and took a
stance.

At this time the screen became full with red alerts. A siren like sound was coming from
the speakers.

[Temptation of Evil God has begun]

Oh… So you will inform me about the start of the event? Guess I will be able to sleep
next time…

I leaned over the desk and brought my face closer to the screen. I took a deep breath
and focused on the sound and video, five black dogs appeared from the between the
trees.

—-Temptation of Evil God is about to begin

Listening to the sound of Gams sneaking up from the fence.

A black dog gradually approaches the fence.

Suddenly, there are 5 monsters pointing their fangs at Gams. Now he had to deal with
more than double the number of monsters which he had earlier fought.

If the black dogs doesn’t have any jumping ability then it was possible for them to give
up and turn back.

While observing the movements of the enemy, one of the back dogs surveyed the area
and went back few steps.

Does he intend to take a run-up and then jump?

When the black dog tried to to jump over the fence it was pierced with the tip of the
spear.

Of course it was Gams who did it.

There are small holes between the fences. Gams who was watching carefully stocked
out the speak at a perfect timing.

Since the direction cannot be changed in the mid air so it was an easy target.

By the way, it was me who cave the advice about these holes.

He shakes off the black dog from the spear and it falls on the other side of the fence.

When I was wondering what to do about the corpse, the other four balck dogs consumed
it at once in the blink of an eye.

Wow… I thought there would be violence but so much…

After devouring their companion the black dogs moved away from the fence.

I have an ominous feeling.

All the four black dogs start running at once as if to affirm my words.

One of them can be handled but four is impossible.

When they jumped over the fence, Gams using his two swords stabbed two of the black
dogs in the air but allowed the others to enter the fence.

He then instantly threw his spear at the dogs and pulled the two swords out of the
corpses. After that one of the unprepared one was slashed in half and the throat of the
other was pierced when it was turning around.

Dang, I knew he was strong but he was stronger than I expected.

It was a wonderful battle that I couldn’t help but admire.

Before his movements were restricted due the villagers behind him. But now he can
move freely.

I might not need to use the golem.

The strength of Gams was impressive.

Several hours have passed since then.

I noted down the number and type of enemies. I noticed that there was a pattern.

The enemies appeared exactly after an hour or 30 minutes after the annihilation of
previous wave. In addition, the latter has more enemies. So far no monster has
appeared alone.

If you think of it as a game, then it’s common phenomenon. I think it’s random
monsters which appear after the fixed time interval during the Temptation of the Evil
God.

At first only black dogs appeared but after two hours, wild boar also started appearing.
I have seen them several times as they were hunted by the villagers, and the meat was
even sent to my house.

The wild boar to seem have more defensive capability than the black dogs, and hence
they are more troublesome as they will rush into the fence. If you don’t stop them then
they will break the logs into multiple pieces. But there are some countermeasures.

When the fence was crafted, sharp-pointed logs were installed around the height of
the wild boar’s forehead.

So, when it thrusts itself towards the fence, it dies.

After which Gams and Lodis go out to collect the corpse so it can be later on processed
and made into dried meat, there should be no problem for lack do proteins for the
time being.

“It’s been a while since the last attack. For now it’s going on well…”

I feel that the threat level was lower than expected but if I hadn’t found out this base
then it would have been a massive problem.

Gams is playing a very active role, as it is not necessary for him to protect anyone so
he can move quite freely.

I confirmed the time, it was already 5pm. The outside world was getting darker too.

“Monsters become more active at night. From now the real problem starts.”

It seems that the villagers are also aware of it. Gams is resting until the enemy appears
while Lodis and Chem are in charge of watching over the fence.

“I am worried about exhaustion problem as he is fighting alone. I understand the pain

of manual labour because I work as a cleaner but I can’t be compared to him.”

I addition, there is the tension about dying. There will also be mental fatigue.

“My turn may soon come.”

Since the last attack has his happend, I got down quickly and told my mother that I
won’t leave the PC today so I will eat upstairs. I brought my sweets and drinks upstairs.
I placed the food and drink around the PC. I turned my face towards the clock so I can
easily look at the time.

I remember when I was once aiming for a rare monster in a two day event.

There were many limited time events in Netoge and if you miss them then there will
be items which you will never get. Defeated enemies reappeared every hour and so I
used to monitor it like this.

At that time I was serious just like at this moment but the feeling was completely
different.

Even if they are programmed AIs, I want to protect them.

I need to thank the villagers who helped me in withdrawing from the NEET life.

There is still 6 hours remaining. Everyone do your best.

From here own, I will stick to the PC and would not distract my line of sight in any
case.

—————————–

The first attack after sunset is here.

Five black dogs and three wild boars. It was the first time for an multi-species wave
attack.

Isn’t it hopeful to not expect a combination of carnivors and herbivors?

Since Lodis alarm detect the sign of monsters so he only need a little time to figure it
out.

“It’s an enemy attack. 5 Black dogs and 3 Wild Boars.”

Gams jumped out from inside the cave when the door vigorously opened.

“Thank you Lodis. Quickly get inside the cave.”

“Please don’t over do it.”

After confirming that Lodis went into the cave Gams picked up his spear.

If we can survive today then I will seriously think about increasing the number of
fighters.

As usual Gams took a position near the fence and put on a spear on both sides.

The five dogs this time jumped across the fence at the same time. He pierced two of
them in mid air using the spear and sword, then quickly switched his weapon to
swords and slashed the neck of two dogs.

Now it was possible to have confidence in fighting the remaining black dog but
suddenly the fence log blew away.

“Is it broken?”

Two brutal wild boars crawled from the hole in the fence. When looked for the third
one, it has already stuck on the fence and has died.

They aimed for the chance when Gams was distracted by appearance of the new
enemy. The black dog leap forward in but it hesitates and rolls on the ground.

“Should I perform the Golem summon?… No but…”

Although he seems to be in pinch but I have already seen him fighting during the day,
so I decided to not to do it.

Both the wild boars rushed towards him at the same time. Gams picks up a spear lying
on the ground, jumps over the enemy head using the spear like a pole.

As he lands, he thrusts the spear at the back of the wild boar. The spear pierced the
animal and it fell to the ground.

The other one takes U turn at the entrance of the cave but is soon pierced with another
spear.

The black dog died with his forehead being pierced by the dagger thrown by Gams.

If it was an one on one fight then his opponent will never win.
The victory of Gams is confirmed. It’s cool looking at a scene like this.

” It’s broken. I have to repair it.”

He has just finished the battle but yet he immediately started to repair the fence.

The villagers come out of the cave and carry the spare logs and embed them in the
broken parts of the fence.

“Let’s do it.”

“Aiyo… Gams go and have rest… If you fall down today then everyone will be killed.
Carol go and climb on your brother to stop him working.”

“I understand. Time to rest~ “

Carol jumps on to Gams who was trying to work and according to instruction of Laila
due to the interference he is forced to rest.”

It seems Gams who is a bit confused, sits still on a spot.

His sister Chem was trying to the work on her brothers part but it seems her hands
are not as dexterous. Lodis family mainly worked on the repair job.

I kept close eye on my surroundings so they won’t be attacked while working. In case
of an emergency, I will send the pre written Oracle.

As they were already prepared for repairs in advance so the work was done in twenty
minutes. Now they are reinforcing the fence with wooden plates.

We managed to survive this time, but this is the first wave of the night so I cant think
what will happen later.

When I was thinking about it, I saw something in the forest.

Not one or two, but five, ten, fifteen… more than twenty?

While I was counting the number of monsters, big red characters suddenly appeared
on the screen.
[Temptation of Evil God]

A harsh warning sound and red letters flashing repeatedly.

This is the last battle of the event.

Gams suddenly stands up and gives instruction to the villagers to evacuate.

One by one everyone escaped into the cave without saying a word of complaint.

A large group of monsters appeared through the forest.

Up until now there were only two types of monsters but now a monster with green
skin has appeared for the first time. Is it the monster which attacked the carriage at
the opening of the game?

I moved the cursor and clicked on it. Green Demon is displayed. It seems like that’s not
the case.

The intelligence of this monster seems be above the previous ones. So far this is the
only humanoid type monster with and it can break the pointed stakes on the fences
using it’s club.

If the fence is destroyed then there will be no way to prevent the monsters from
entering the cave.

The wild boars ram the wall all at once and the logs started to lift away from the ground.

While the huge logs are up in the air, the remaining monsters charge at Gams.

Gams throws his spear through a Green Demon, but his body is sent flying away due
to the collision with the wild boar that charged towards him.

“NOO Onii-chan!!”

Chem peeked through the entrance of the cave. She is worried about her brother but
she is powerless to do anything.

She is witnessing the worst scene in her life. She is crying her brother’s name while
crying.

Lodis and Laila clung to the body of Chem who is about to jump out into the middle of
monster horde.
“You don’t to do that. MIRACLE ACTIVATE: Golem Summon”

I clicked the Golem Summon in the miracles which was opened in advance.

White dazzling light appears and the screen changes to a first person view.

The scene is inside the cave. The Lodis family and Chem are facing him and their
mouths are wide open with goofy expression. Am I looking from a slightly higher
position?

They must be surprised due the sudden appearance of the Golem. I would like to test
its movements in various ways but I don’t have time.

So this is the screen from the perspective of the Golem. I probably don’t need to test
drive it.

I grabbed the gamepad which was prepared in advance. The method to operate is
written on the right side of the screen. This is pretty much an FPS battle action game.

I jumped over the altar under my feet and grabbed a weapon.

When I dashed, my steps were faster than I thought. Is the Golem system actually agile
even though it has an image of a lumbering giant?

I shakes the sword while running. I can manipulate the sword as I imagined. This is
just like Chivalry.

The height of the Golem is slightly higher than Gams, estimated from my viewpoint. I
thought that the Golem would have a more larger body but it is only like this.

Well I am grateful that it is close to a game which I am used to playing.

When I jumped out from the cave, Chem was standing near the entrance.

“God of Fate…”

I heard a whispering voice.

The golem might be emitting a god like aura which at a glance gives the impression of
a God. It’s just my speculation because I can’t see it myself.
When I jumped out, Gams was still fighting. The is a wound on his forehead and his
right arm is hanging down probably due to injury but still he continues to fight.

“Leave it to me from here on.”

I cut the black dog which was biting Gams’ left clean leg in half.

The Golem seems to have a considerable power.

I greeted the incoming assault of the wild boar with a upper stance.

When I inputted the command to swing the sword, the body of the wild boar was split
into two halves, and it’s left and right parts pass from both my sides.

This is a jackpot. I am glad that I saved fate points for this.

I rush to the crowded area of monsters and swing around the sword which I got. Each
swing destroy a monster and it’s broken corpse rolls on the ground.

The enemy’s attack patterns and movements were learned by observing today’s
battles, so it was pretty easy to avoid them.

Once the black dog is in a low position and it jumps from there, then I just need to
jump lightly to the side.

Since it’s movement is in a straight line then if you stick out the sword then the
monster would automatically be pierced.

Only the movements of the Green Demon hasn’t been observed yet but it’s easy to
catch it as it is not fast. It’s not a threat to me who plays games everyday.

However, I am not really good in first person perspective where I can’t see myself. I
prefer the third person perspective.

…Oh, I can totally change the viewpoint.

If you look closely there was mention changing viewpoints at the end of the description.
While avoiding the attack of the monsters, I clicked on the option.

“Yeah. It’s done.”

I thought I was manipulating a stone Golem but looks like that wasn’t the case.

The colors of the body is wooden brown. The head is small and the hair extends to it’s
waist. The outfit looks like a simple dress with cloth wrapped around the waist.

It also wore an armor to protect it’s wrist, elbows, and shins.

It looks like an ancient Roman Gladiator as shown in the movies.

I was surprisingly defeating the monsters reflexively.

This figure… this isn’t like a figure of God of Fate but Chem said it is, so I might be
mistaken.

The color is wooden rather than like a stone. No wait… there was an altar where the
Golem was summoned. In other words, is this… the statue of God of Fate carved by
Gams.

That was roughly carved and it was suspicious whether it is a person or not but maybe
due to the Golem summoning, it was reborn with a first class artistic image.

But the Golems in ancient mythology were made up of Stone and Dirt. I haven’t seen
various types of Golems including wooden ones in fantasy novels and games so I think
it should be okay.

Regardless whether it is true or not. I can help the villagers.

I placed the gamepad back on the desk.

The enemies has already been mostly destroyed and it is no longer necessary to focus.
While thinking that, my fingers subconsciously moved and the enemy was beaten.

“Aren’t I too good at this?”

I drank tea from plastic bottle while praying to myself.

If I can use the Golem then I can protect the villagers.

<<End of Temptation of Evil God. There will be no more monster attacks today.>>
Red letters came out on the screen again.

Oh, is it safe today? Yoshi, you nailed it.

I squeezed my fists and made a gut lose.

After settling down for a while, I got worried about the Gams’ wound,so I returned my
gaze back to the screen.

Since a while ago, the villagers were surrounding the statue which I was manipulating
earlier.

“Thank you, God of Fate.”

“Thank you for saving our lives.”

“It was so amazing. The statue was moving.”

“We were saved… Thank God, everyone is safe.”

“Thank you so much for saving my beloved family and Gams.”

Gams embraced his sister as she she’d tears and said her thanks.

Carol jumped around and expressed her joy by being super hyper.

Her parents were staring at the figure while embracing each other and crying.

If you are praised by the villagers so much, you will definitely be embarrassed. I am
shy even though I know this is a game.

There should be an answer to the villagers from God. It seems there was an command
to raise it hand. How is that?

“That doesn’t work. It’s not broken or something… is it? Is there some time restriction?”

Suddenly it has became impossible for me to manipulate the statue. When I checked
the operations list, there was something written in small letters.

“Caution: Manipulating the Golem consumes fate points per second. Please note that
you will no be able to control the Golem when the fate points run out. The Golem can
be only activated once a day.”

“Points Consumption…? Once a day?”

I looked at the top right of the screen to confirm my date points only to find it being
zero.

It consumed a lot of Fate points to summon the Golem but there still there should have
been some remaining point. Was it all used up after controlling the Golem for just a
few minutes?

…Welp… has nearly ten thousand yen melted in such a short time? The daily allowance
for which I worked so hard for.

I thought the villagers are now safe and I can play an active role for the villagers.

I dropped my soldiers and big sigh left my mouth.

The unexpected expenses is too painful. I should move the Golem only when there is
some crisis.

I can’t use this unless I continue my part time job. Kuh… this game consumes more
money than a smartphone gacha game.

I am depressed thinking that all the effort of my work is lost in an instant… but I
earned the money for the villagers in the first place. Yeah this is the way it should have
been used.

I convinced myself and returned my gaze to the screen.

Finally, the villagers with their excitement carry back the statue of the God of Fate back
to Altar.

After the relocations, Chem starts healing the wounds of Gams. The light overflows
from her hand and touches the wound.

That’s a relief. Oh, I should tell them using the Oracle that there will be no more monster
attack today.
After telling the villagers that they are safe today, the villagers collapsed on the floor
of he cave as if their whole body has lost power.

“Thanks everyone. Please rest.”

I am keeping an eye out for the villagers who are late for dinner.

The corpses if the countless monsters are rolling around the fence.

Even though it is a game, the corpse of the monster that is killed will not disappear
automatically. If the corpse remains unattended it might lure other monsters so it
should be disposed of.

For the time being, the villagers have thrown the corpse of the non-edible monsters
into a hole dug in advance… but isn’t it better to burn them rather than burying them
in terms of hygiene.

I was surprised to see some arrows stuck on the fence while looking for missing
corpses.

…I initially didn’t care but when I looked into the hole where the corpses were
dumped, some of the monsters had arrows stuck on them.

No one can use a bow in the village. That means…

I thanked the pharmacist who still hasn’t shown himself.

I managed to clear the Temptation of Evil God and after assuring that the villagers
slept with a peace of mind, I decided to leave the room.

I threw the empty cans and candy bags into the kitchen trash and then started
examining the contents of the refrigerator.

I was hungry so I was gonna fish out something.

There is still a lot of meat which was sent from Village of Fate. I can use it.

As soon as the meat was baked, the door to the living room was opened.

It was Sayuki in her suit. Her face looked really tired and her beauty was ruined.

It was 2:00 on the clock. She seemed to have worked overtime today.

“Oh… Smells Good”

“…Do you want to eat Sayuki?”

“Oh, Onisama. Yes, please.”

What? What’s wrong? She just called me oni-sama and replied with a pampered
attitude. This is scary.

I have recently realized that my cold attitude towards everyone has changed but now
I was getting more nervous than usual.

It might be due to the pressure at work. So it might not be definitely bad.

I put the rice in a bowl and served the grilled the meat and then seasoned with some
sauce. After that I prepared the soup with melted eggs, it’s a Chinese dish.
“I was able to do it.”

“Oi…”

She seems really tired and is sitting on the sofa with only her shirt and underwear.
Would it be troublesome to sit at the dining table?

If you look closely, her cheeks were red and her breath was…

Ok. The mystery has been solved. This girl is just drunk.

Even after 10 years of my NEET life, I still consideed Sayuki a teenager. Well, she is
now over 20 years of age so she can of course drink alcohol.

Thinking about such things, I carried all the dishes and sat face to face with her to eat
together.

Oh… the sauce and the meat are good. It’s really excellent.

“Oh yes… let’s eat with this tired body.”

My sister seems to enthusiastically struggling.

Her beauty is getting wasted like this but as an Oni-sama I am happy for her eating
this enthusiastically

“You are really late today. Is your body okay?”

“I am okay. Work is fun!”

She does not seem to be forcing a lie. Although she is heavily tired, she has a bright
expression… just a little drunk.

“It’s just…”

Don’t close your mouth before completing what you were going to say to me.

Are there any problems? Are you look for some advice? I don’t think I can give you the
right advice.
But it’s impossible a brother to abandon his sister. If this is known to Gams, he will be
disappointed.

“I will have to ask if you have any problem. I am an unreliable brother but maybe
talking to a fool might make you feel better.”

Sayuki serious eyes caught me off guard.

I would have looked away in a normal case but now I stared back.

“I feel like I am being watched by someone recently.”

“…a stalker?”

Is she too self-conscious here? But the same thing happened when I was a student. I
have a past with a stalker.

It is evident that her face is serious but she is still beautiful.

“Well, I am little worried because since a while ago I have been returning home late at
night.”

“You are worried?”

Her eyes seem to be asking why does my line seems questionable.

“That’s natural Oni-sama.”

“I know it without you saying it twice. See… I… I thought that you hate me because I
am like this.”

“I think it’s only natural that you hate me.”

“Oh… back in the past. It’s just that you were a little bit cooler.”

I feel embarrassed hearing it. Her cheeks seems to red. Is it because of the alcohol or…

Even if she was drunk. It was quite generous of her. I fell nostalgic and even started
crying a little.
“Please don’t say something like that.”

I put my hand on my sister head after making a quirky expression in my shyness. She
seems to boiling a little bit.

…Oh… Now… I have done it but It was nice to be able to do this after so many years.

I was prepared for her to get angry but the words of abuse never came out of her
mouth.

“Sayuki?”

“No… well. I am so tired so I am going to sleep.”

“Well when you are coming home late, please call me. I will pick you up.”

I took out the smartphone from my pocket and made a complicated face.

This is the influence of my mother’s old age. Well It would be inconvenient if there was
no means to contact her.

“Well… ok… I will give you my number, then will you help me out when I am in trouble?”

“Of course. It’s just that I might not be able to come when on cleaning duty.”

“Yeah. I know. But don’t be ridiculous like in the past.”

I was looking at the smartphone screen with a smile after getting her number. I was
really relieved. I am still far away from being a brother like Gams.

Two days have passed since I cleared the Temptation of the Evil God.

A large amount of Fate points were consumed but now the Fate points rates have
increased due to the villagers gratitude. Still its value is far away from the original
value.

This is a game where rich people have lots of advantage. They can enjoy it without a
problem and you can even survive the Temptation of Evil God.
We enjoy a month free of any charges but then they throw a high difficulty event after
you get addicted to the game. The player who wants to continue must spend money if
they want to continue.

“This is an excellent strategy.”

I am annoyed but I need to make money.

I know I am being manipulated in such a way but still, I am doing the cleaning job.

Rather than the usual super market cleaning at midnight, today my job is to clean the
floors and windows of a multi purpose building.

It was really bad at the end of the month. Really I appreciate their help.

Mr. Yamamoto is apologizing for breaking the schedule in front of the vending machine
when he was taking the break.

I was rushed due to the sudden job but the attack has already happened and there
were no problems with this incident.

“This is good. Would you like to have a drink?”

You should receive kindness without hesitation. It’s rude to refuse.

“Is this the hot milk tea.?”

“Yosh. Is it okay?”

I took the milk tea of my favorite brand.

Thanks for the hot drink in this chilling days of December.

“By the way, what was the sudden erand?”

“Oh, that’s right, but will you keep it a secret from the president?”

“Yes, well. I won’t tell anyone.”

Aren’t you shouting too loudly to keep it a secret?

“Actually… If you have the same game you can understand. There was a limited time
event for a game.”

“Oh… uh”

I couldn’t reply unexpectedly.

It may be a scene where I can blame him like “So, that was the reason.” but I have no
right to say anything because my reason was the same.

“Well to be honest, I understand your feelings. Was it a rare event?”

“Oh, you are truly my comrade. So you understand. I was super terrified that you are
going to be mad. It needs a lot of preparation.”

It seems he was really happy that I understood it.

I don’t feel like blaming him because I can understand him as a gamer. It’s not unusual
for a a game to have some kind of event at the end of every month.

However, the end of the month event reminds me of Village of Fate. Should I ask him
about it?

“Is the game about city building or roleplaying?”

“No… it’s not. It’s a pretty intense action game. It’s interesting to do what you can’t do
in real life.”

Although its a lousy thing, but recently a survival game in which everyone survives by
killing each other with guns has become popular. It’s interpersonal warfare, the
behavior pattern changes depending upon the opponent so you will never get tired of
it.

Many people like Mr.Yamamoto are addicted to such games.

“I have played such games but I am not good at it.”

“I would recommend it to you… oh but it’s impossible.”

I am thinking while crossing my arms.

I am really excited to talk about games in my break time.

I drink my milk tea all at once while appreciating the good luck with which I was
blessed.

So let’s do our best in the second half too.

“It has gotten quite late.”

“Today there was more work than usual.”

The schedule supposed to be end in the evening but the client was a “meticulous”
person and was pointing out everywhere saying it was dirty here and dirty there
persistently, so before we knew it the sun has already gone down.

I wanted to replenish my sweets and drinks so I walked to the nearest convenience

store on my way home.

“Meat bun is best on a cold day.”

While I was walking on the road with the bun on my right and tea on my left hands, I
heard the ringtone of my smartphone.

I threw out the remaining meat buns into my mouth and took out the smartphone.

My sister is calling me?

It’s the first time that I got a call from Sayuki.

“What happened?”

It was too much of me to eat at once.

“Oni-sama there seems to be a stalker following me that I talked about before.”

I was surprised, and swallowed the remaining meat buns in my mouth.

“Where are you now?”

“I am exiting the nearest convenience store to home.”

So she is back at the store?

I turned back the way I came from.

I need to reach to my sister. I have to.

The lights of the convenience store can finally be seen.

I arrived at the front of the convenience store. It’s been a long time since I ran so
seriously… oh right since the Temptation of the Evil God.

I am having difficulty breathing.

“Gasp!~… yeah… where is Sayuki?”

When I looked inside the store. I saw my sister all alone in the store except the clerk.

There was no stalker like figure.

My sister seemed to have noticed me and my expression relaxed a bit.

I wanted to go inside the store but stopped when seeing her pointing outside.

I pretended to make a phone call on my smartphone to avoid suspicion and turned

around slowly.

Is she pointing towards that direction? I went to a corner. Kept my ears on the
smartphone and kept an eye on the surroundings.

I don’t know for sure because of the dark but it seems like there was someone hiding
there.

Should I approach and check? Even if I don’t want catch him, I can plan my actions
depending upon his reaction.

“I am near the convenience store. You haven’t picked me up yet? Is it cold?”

I got out to the road while talking in a bright voice.

I was pretending while gradually leaving the convenience store and approach the
person. I need to be patient and walk in a natural way to avoid suspicion and alert the
stalker.

…Only a bit further then the figure of the person will become clear…

Suddenly the figure dash way in the opposite direction even though I was walking
carefully while being restrainted.

Oh, shit he escaped. What am I going to do now? It’s better to make chase and clear
this situation up.

My smartphone started ringing as I was about to sprint. When I checked the screen, it
was an incoming call from my sister.

“Don’t chase him, it would be dangerous.”

I listened to my sister voice who seems to be about to cry, this changed my mind and
returned to the convenience store.

My younger sister stopped me with such a desperate voice, probably recalling the time
when we did drive away another stalker in the past.

…When my sister was still in junior-high, I was a college student. I couldn’t tolerate
the stalker so I caught the kid who was hiding without thinking.

The other party was not a classmate of my sister but was someone who had caught up
my sister by accident.

Speaking of sense of justice, it sounded good and I was emboldened because my

opponent was a kid in junior high, a decade younger than me. I can win if he is alone,
so I thought.

When I was seriously screaming at the stalker, the kid took out a concealed knife.

At that time I freaked out.

I was only thinking about how to run at that moment. I wanted to run away even
though my sister was behind me. Just without thinking about it I tried to escape.
I don’t remember what I said but probably it was a pitiful reply.

I still remember how my sister looked when she was crying.

The other party sharply cut open my belly with his knife where I couldn’t avoid it at
all. I still remember clearly the pain and sensation of a foreign object entering my body.

And before I noticed, I was already rushed to the hospital.

The bleeding was severe but fortunately the internal organs was unhurt and recovered
quite quickly, even after those injuries.

At that time just before losing my cool, my sister’s face that had been crying seemed
to have revived again.

Assuming the stalker to be a same kind of person… how can I protect my sister if I was
to be injured seriously again.

I do not have any means to counter the blade. What am I going to do if he have a
weapon in his hand.

If I was stabbed and passed away, if the stalker got arrested it might be a good solution
but I still have the villagers. I can’t be irresponsible and abandon them.

“And I don’t want to be unprepared again.”

The scar of my arrogance still remains.

While touching the old wounds gently from top of my clothes, I rushed to my sister
who was standing in the convenience store.

“Onii-sama. I am glad that you came to pick me up, but I told you not to mess up.”

“Oi oi since it’s pretty late keep your voice down.”

While deliberately acting oblivious I offered my hand towards her.

She inflated her cheeks and faced me. A gesture which I was familiar with since I was
a child. We have grown but it still hasn’t changed.
“Let’s go home.”

“Yeah… well, thank you Onii-sama”. She grasped my hand.

“You are welcome.”

My sister has never been caught up in the past. Even now, it was me that is trying to
be return to who I was.

I have to protect my sister until the end. In the past it was fine because the opponent
who stabbed me ran away. But now, he might attack my sister as well.

I wallow in my past when I am all alone. For now I need to re-assure my sister.

I talked with her about my work and cleaning on our way home.

When I was talking about the cleaning technique which Mr.Yamamoto and Misaki, she
laughed a bit.

The cold winds were blowing mercilessly in the winter night. We were just chatting
but I was getting far more warmth than any hot tea.

My sister asked me to go to the bath first, so I quickly washed up my body and

immersed myself in the bathtub.

Up until recently, she always used to say she doesn’t like to bath after me.

My younger sister might like to wash up soon so I stopped my usually long bath and
got up early.

“I’m done Sayuki.”

“Ok.”

I got out of the bathroom. I return to the second floor with a drink.

We talked on the way back home that I would regularly pick her up to avoid future
stalking problems and if it was impossible for me then father or mother can pick her
up instead.

Something has already happened so it will be easy to convince my parents. I feel a bit
relieved.

—————————

After the attack, I was really worried about the state of Village but guess I was
overthinking things.

With the end of the Temptation of the Evil God,the monsters seemed to have lost their
ferocity.

When I checked on the villagers, they were all asleep in their rooms. Naturally, I am
going to sleep too.

But first there are stuff to do. I read past logs, and just like usual Chem and Carol
battled it out for Gams and only Lodis and his wife seemed to have some serious
conversations.

Should I use the Fate points to activate a miracle now that the situation is fairly stable?
There is the problem about my sister’s stalker so I want to reduce my concerns a little.

Which miracle should I trigger? There are various security miracles but they are not
necessary for now. I want to replenish the various daily necessities by inviting some
travellers.

I was worried about the purchase price, but I am relived as the materials extracted
from defeated monsters stored in the cave can be sold.

While scrolling through the miracle list. I found a item in a different color. It was a
limited time miracle.

[Limited Bonus Event] You can get a permanent companion or a powerful item or
both.

This is attractive. I don’t want to miss these events as a gamer. Is the time period only
for today?

If I miss the timings then I might probably never get that companion and item.
The Fate points are sufficient. However, the cave of the villagers falls in a remote area.
I cannot regret it later on if the RNG is bad.

It’s not like a normal game.

It’s pretty regrettable but I guess it cannot be traded for the life of the villagers.

“It’s already late. I’ll go to the bathroom and then sleep.”

I was a little sick, when had sat on the toilet. Footsteps approached me from the
hallway and my sister’s voice was heard.

“Hey, can I borrow your PC. My data are at their limits.”

“Oh… ok sure.”

I am not sure what a packet is but there is nothing wrong with lending my PC… PC?!!!

“Wait a minute. Don’t use the PC.”

I shouted but heard no reply.

I told my sister roughly about the game but I didn’t tell her the exact details. It would
be a problem if some strange operation is performed.

I rushed, wiped my butt and enter my room, my sister slowly turned around.

The swear that flows from her temples and her awkward expression is giving me a
bad feeling.

“I am sorry. I clicked something wrong and got this.”

My sister moved away from the PC, the screen entered my sight.

Large letters were on the screen.

[Bonus Event Activated. It will start 10:00 am day after tomorrow.?

It was displayed.
…At least Sayuki luck was better than mine…
I can’t do anything now that it has been chosen.

It’s sloppy that I left the miracle option open and allowed my sister to use the PC.

“Maybe it’s irreversible… Did I do something wrong?”

My younger sister said, worried.

I am surprised by her but not angry.

“No, it’s rather good because I originally wanted to do it. If you are looking for
something then you can look here.”

My sister sat in front of the new PC, and I sat on the old one where the Village of Fate
was active.

Will it start at 10:00 am the day after tomorrow? Should I say that I am unhappy?
There is no work on that day so I can respond to he event with ease.

I didn’t want to choose it, but If it already happened so there is nothing to regret. I
think it was good either way.

Then I should be quick and sleep early today for the day after tomorrow.

My younger sister finished up her internet escapade and returned to her room, so I
soon entered the futon to sleep.

There were lots of worries after work today but it wasn’t that bad, mostly because my
relationship with my sister has gotten closer. I feel like I can sleep rather well today.

—————————————-

It was eight’o clock when I woke up in the morning. My father and sister have already
left for work.

When I got down to the first floor, my mother was there so I decided to have breakfast
together with her.

“Yesterday you came back with Sayuki. When did you two get back?”

“I don’t know when I got back. There was a stalker following her yesterday so I went
to pick her up.”

“Oh…!! Did you see the other person face?”

“Unfortunately no.”

When I replied my mother who was standing and questioning me, she sat back with a
frown. The previous stalker problem had really bothered my mother, so I wanted to
be silent about this but I need to talk as I can’t follow up when I am busy up with work.

“I will protect my sister.”

“Oh, I know.”

Needless to say, I have never done anything like an older brother in the last decade. I
don’t think this will have much effects but I need to show a little resolve.

“But there is that incident in the past… so please be careful. You and Sayuki are both
important to me.”

“…all right.”

My voice tripped up a bit due to those words from my mother.

It was just few words, but I was inexplicable relieved.

I never thought that I was abandoned, but I guess my doubt has buried deep in my
heart.

Maybe it’s part of the reason I didn’t even try to move forwards. There were times
when I envied my parents and sister as well as the world.
I must have been rotten from my roots and really considered myself an abandoned
and unnecessary existence.

But it was definitely different. My head was too clouded to understand the love of my
family.

I ran away from reality and got saved by a game. Can there be such a life?

I didn’t want my mother to see me teared so after I gobbled up my breakfast, I returned

to my room without looking up.

I need to make the event day tomorrow a success to thank the villagers.

Should I increase the number of the people using the miracle so there are better
chances of survival?

Or should I save it for an emergency?

…The Temptation of the Evil God was rather troublesome. The villagers appreciation
has increased the Fate points by a lot but it havn’t caught up to what it was.

I wonder if there is some good miracle with few Fate points.

While staring the screen while thinking about such a convenient thing my gaze stops
at a certain item.

“It was here all along right?”

[Egg Gacha]

I clicked on the item to view the details.

“You can roll the Gacha for free once a month. You can randomly obtain one of the
following… bird egg, reptile egg, amphibian egg, monster egg, rare monster egg.
Obedient to the first person seen after hatching. You can use it as a pet or you can make
it grow and use it as a food.”

There were no disadvantages. I must have missed the free feature when I ignored all
the Gacha items.
I am attracted to it for it being free, its just the content seems to be iffy. I don’t know
what will hatch after obtaining the egg. However, there should be no problems to the
villagers irrespective of what hatches from it.

If a bird is hatched, you can use it for scouting. If it’s a reptile or amphibian, you can
bake and eat it. What about pets?… Lizard is no good, but does anyone likes them?

If a monster is hatched it can help in the defense. If it’s a rare one then even more
strength.

I think I have seen a Gacha system in a game where one can control monsters. I think
it was a monster in a red ball or something. Is it some major anime which I don’t know
about?

It’s not bad as I can get one for free every month.

Even if the Egg takes too long to hatch, it can still be used to make some egg dishes.
Let’s entrust the villagers with the job of what to do with the egg.

There is a strong desire in me to keep rolling more Egg Gacha although the reason is
unknown.

Well, what will come out?

After the Gacha is activated, the various eggs are displayed at high speed one after the
another. There is a button at the bottom of the screen. So I can stop it manually?

Some are like the chicken eggs but others have what look like toxic shells. There are
various sizes, some of them cover the whole screen while other are about the size of a
human little finger.

“Is it possible to stop according to my wish?”

In the first place, the problem is that content of the egg cannot be judged with just the
shell.

I stared so seriously that my eyes started flickered. So I decided to close my eyes and
just try out my luck.
After I opened my eyes, there was a long thin egg on the screen. It’s not like a chicken’s.
It seems like a familiar’s egg but I haven’t seen that shape.

When the image of the egg disappeared, a text appeared saying that it will be placed
near the the village.

I see, it won’t magically appeared next to the villagers but instead is left alone near the
village.

A red dot blinks on the map. It looks like the egg was placed there. However, it is a bit
of a distance from the fence in the forest so it can’t be found without careful searching.

“Should I tell them using the Oracle?”

It would be a waste to leave it there as I got it from Gacha.

“A weak life in a white shell lurks in the forest. It depends on your luck whether it can
provide you with strength but the opportunity lies in your hand.”

Should I change the text to something easier to understand? I also have to mention
that there will be some kind of an event tomorrow.

I is difficult to write sentences which bring about the dignity of the God and also not
be unbearing.

After making some adjustments, just as I thought, the villagers read the oracle and
entered the forest to find the egg.

Surprisingly it was Carol who discovered the egg.

“Wow, it’s an egg. We can eat egg dishes now.”

“No no, we won’t eat it. It was written in the Oracle that we can take it but it’s a gift
from God so we have to cherish it.”

“Ok. Mom. I understand.”

Carol responds with suddenly lifting one hand.

And then moved in front of the Altair and placed the egg gently.
“Thank you God. I was told to cherish this egg so please keep it God.”

And prayed, then the egg disappeared.

This sight is same as when you give tribute… tribute… wait that means you sent me
the egg!!?

What are you doing Carol????? What are you doing my sending me the egg which I
gave to the villagers??????

Her mother Laila was also very surprised.

Laila desperately apologized to the statue of God of Destiny. Don’t worry so much,
Carol doesn’t seem to understand what she did wrong and why are you angry.

I will get the egg tomorrow. What should I do… If it’s not a chicken then it will be
dangerous to eat it… I would need to hatch it.

I do NOT like being sent unidentified eggs.

I am no good with the reptiles and amphibians but I at least I can just throw it away. If
its a bird it would be better.

I couldn’t help but be worried so I decided to upload the egg image to the internet and
asked what kind of egg it was.

Opinions were gathered immediately, and it seems like it resembles a reptile egg.
Maybe a snake or a lizard.

“Snake… Lizard… I am pretty bad with them…”

Still I didn’t want to give away the gift which I received so I decided to check out the
hatching and breeding methods online.

The reptile can be handed over to someone who like them after if I can’t handle it.

It is sent from the game world, but actually it is a gift from the game operating
company right? but I still have doubts… What if it’s really from another really world?

If thats true then it might be a monster egg.

“No… no… no, it’s ridiculous. Maybe it’s an egg of a lizard or a snake which can be kept
as a pet. If so then will my family be ok with it?”

Even if I keep it in my room, family consent is necessary. It would be troublesome if

my sister can’t handle reptiles.

My worries have increased again.

I am not really angry at Carol but I guess I would forgive her if I just vent a bit.
In the evening, my mother called me from the ground floor to receive the egg parcel,
so I went down with heavy steps.

“Is it meats and fruits again?”

My mother curiously looks into it.

I had to explain it to her anyway so I opened the parcel in the living room.

Inside the box there were shock absorbers and an egg was buried at it’s center.

It feels quite hard after taking it out. According to my research yesterday, lizard and
snake eggs are often soft but this seems to be quite hard.

“Oh it’s an egg, but this is not a chicken’s.”

“Well, I think it’s probably a reptile egg.”

I peeked at my mother’s face to confirm her reaction… but she wasn’t making any
disgusted face… that’s surprising.

“Maybe you… are you trying to raise a reptile for Sayuki’s favor?”

“…Yes????”

I don’t understand what my mother wants to say.

“That’s because she likes reptiles. Dad also likes them, so it’s in the blood.”

“Is that so???????”

“When he used to live alone, Dad used to keep a lizard but I could’nt handle it so after
the marriage he left it at his parents house. Sayuki seems to liked it a lot so she now
keeps it in her room.”

I didn’t know that.

Sayuki is a reptile fan???

…Well it made sense I guess. I havn’t entered my sister’s room for almost a decade.
Reptiles don’t make much noise so I never heard it scream or anything.

“It seems like you become accustomed to lizards by watching it. It’s amazing that I get
used to it as well”

“…Yeah”

I was in total shock. I didn’t know what my sister liked but I didn’t think that she kept
a reptile as a pet for years.

It’s all because of the past decade, I used to avoid excessive contact with my sister and
escape the reality. I really need to improve my relationships.

Thanks to my family’s unexpected tastes, the egg problem seems to be solved quite
easily.

Maybe I can ask my sister about the hatching method when she comes back today.
Should I wrap the egg in a towel and leave it in the room for now?

Surely, if you want to hatch an egg then you would protect it carefully, but this egg’s
shell is hard, almost like an iron, so it should be okay.

Water is important. I borrowed some soil from my mother’s kitchen garden, moisten
it using the spray bottle and left the egg on it.

This is all I can do for the time being. I should follow my sister’s instruction without
doing anything excessive now.

I texted my sister saying that I have something to ask her when she comes back. I
couldn’t help it but I should probably check if she is free.
“I am coming home early today so we can eat the dinner together.”

Sayuki, aren’t you working?

I was a little worried about whether she could be annoyed because I disturbed her
work. Since, I am left behind a decade so I don’t know about the common sense of
today’s working society.

Now that my worries have been resolved the next is the limited time event tomorrow.

However, I can’t do anything about it as the contents are unknown, what can I do to
prepare?

I wrote in the Oracle something like “I feel happening of a fateful encounter tomorrow.”
So the villagers seem to be looking forward to tomorrow.

——————————

My sister returned home at 6 o’clock in the evening, and since my father was already
home, so the whole family had dinner together.

It was a scene which I couldn’t image a month ago.

I was missing from this table everyday. This way the dinner feels warmer and more
delicious than usual.

I was going to talk to my sister after the dinner but remembered that my father also
liked reptiles so I decided that I could get more accurate answer if I ask now. I put my
chopsticks down.

“I wanted to ask Sayuki something but I want Dad to know about it too.”

After I finished, my father and sister stared at me.

My sister is dissatisfied for some reason and my father is trying to maintain his stern
expression but his cheeks are a little lose.

“What do you want to ask?.”

“Is that about text message which you sent today?”

“Well, I told you that I was helping a village and I received a gift from then. Well, there
was a reptile egg in it. I think it is a part of the village promotion. “

I thought about this village setting till late at night.

For now, it seems they are listening without any suspicion.

“That’s why I wanted to talk about how to take care of it. I heard that Sayuki and Dad
like reptiles?”

It’s not like I knew before. I learned about it just today.

My sister and father responded to my rather timid question.

“That’s true. I don’t know much about them, but I can teach you some basics.”

“You can ask me anything. There is a set of breeding tools already stored in the
warehouse.”

Oh, they are more supportive than I imagined.

I brought the egg from the second floor and asked then for the advice.

“This shape looks like a reptile egg but has a hard shell. It might be an aligator or a
crocodile.”

“Wait a minute Dad! Is keeping a crocodile legal?”

The two are a bit excited and are giving their opinions on this and that.

They seem to be reciting reptiles name like a chant. They are telling me about the light,
room temperature, etc… I can’t even understand 10% of what they are trying to say.

The result was that a nice little reptile nest was completed in my room.

Imagine something like an aquarium with sand and driftwood. There is also space for
some water in it. By the way, everything used here was provided by my sister and
father.

Since they made it easy for me to complete, I would like to thank my father and sister
for their time.

“I can’t judge what it is till it’s born, so let me know when it hatches. Don’t forget to
upload its photo Onii-sama!”

“Tell me immediately ok?”

“OK”

The experts did everything while the amateur was standing.

They were two reptile lovers who unknowingly saved me. I think it is just a
coincidence but thanks to the events involving the village of Fate, the bonds with my
family are deepening day by day.

It’s not like me to believe in the existence of the real God of Fate.

Thanks to my father and sister, I can now focus completely on the events related to the
village of Fate. The state of the village should not change so I should sleep early so I
am not late for the starting of the event.

It was already nine o’clock when I woke up. The event will start soon.

Now, I’m worried that I didn’t write anything in Oracle, I should be prepared for any
development.

I thought of using movements of the golem to teach them few things but I couldn’t
teach them with just gestures. I thought of writing on the grounds to teach them but
then the characters in another world are not necessarily the same.

It seems that somehow the characters can be read in the Oracle, but it might be
automatically converting it into the local language, if I wrote it in some other language
then it would be problematic.

When I got down, my whole family wasn’t there anymore so I took my food and
returned to my room.

The villagers aren’t scared. Yesterday they seemed a little wary because I mentioned
it in the oracle.

Something will happen in an hour. I am looking forward to it but I am also worried.

I don’t think it will be as difficult as the Temptation of Evil God, but this game is
different from any other normal games. My experience of playing games has not been
helpful till now.

While I wasting while eating sweets, sound of something moving could be heard.

This subtle sound and sign… is that? A cockroach, a black fast moving creature, a
natural enemy.

I rolled up a magazine which I had read earlier as a weapons, it seems its natural body
is not aware of the upcoming murder.

Now on the floor…

Moving on the wall…

Isn’t it funny?

The moment my paper weapon is lowered and stance is ready, a slight sound is heard
again. I focused my ears and picked up the location of the sound.

The eggs in the glass are slightly shaking.

“Well, will it hatch so quickly? Where are my sister’s notes…”

While looking for the notes of the breeding method which my sister wrote in advance,
the shell cracked and scattered all over.

Furthermore, as the shell is peeled off, the head, hands, body and tail appeared.

Most of it’s body was bright yellow except for it’s belly and it looked like as if it was
shining due to the bright light installed in the glass case.

Big eyes on a stubborn face. The body was rough and it walks on four legs. Is the tail
as long as it’s body?
Well, that’s a lizard.

I was relived that it was not a snake.

Although he was not good with reptiles, the small newborn was quite cute. His eyes
are crazy and it’s gesture of looking around is adorable…

If it is this, it seems that it can be raised with love.

If you look closely, the color of the body which I thought was yellow seems to be close
to Hold. It’s not because of the reflection of light but it seems he was shining from the
beginning.

In addition, there are two bump-like protrusions behind it’s head. The rear legs are
thicker than the front legs, but that’s cute.

The scales are big and rugged and looks like an armor. It feels like as if it is some old
dinosaur.

“Oh, right. The photo.”

I took a photo with my smartphone and sent it to my father and sister.

For the time being, it’s okay to put it in this case, please be patient there.

When I talked, the lizard seemed to have whispered something, I think it’s a coincidence.

Oh, my love. I’ll give you a name later, so wait until the event is over.

Looking at the clock, there are still ten minutes left for the event to start. Okay let’s get
this event done.

I didn’t realize that I coudnt control my expectations for the new event and I was really
focused on it.

The gaze staring at him from the other side of the glass case was mixed with something
extraordinary. My life has begin to change