Gossip: The Disappointing Goddess

The divine realm: the place where gods reside.

The Goddess of the Wind, Ninrir, a beautiful woman with long, silvery-white hair, and deep, clear-blue eyes, truly fit a goddess’ image of divinity.

Ninrir was in her own palace, before a mirror pool that could view the world below, or even other worlds, if she were to put her divine power into it.

“Nuwwhaaaa?! Th-That, isn’t that a red bean bun, something that I’ve only dreamed of?!” I saw humans enjoying that delicious treat when I first used mine divine power to peek into another world named ‘Earth.’ Seeing humans eating while saying, “It’s delicious!” left a strong impression on me. I wondered just how it would taste.

Red bean buns... All I knew about them was that they were sweet. I did not get many chances to eat sweets, so they interested me all the more.

However, even if I could see other worlds with my divine power, I could not obtain items from them. They were other worlds, in the end. Even between gods, there were rules. Even if one could view another’s world, one could not interfere. That is why, no matter how much I desired a red bean bun, I thought I would never get to lay mine hands on one...

When I decided on a whim to check in on the Fenrir I gave a blessing to and made mine servant, I found that he had formed a familiar contract with a human at some point. Wondering why he would do such a thing, I came to know that the human he formed a contract with was an otherworlder. Not only that, he was from Earth. And he even had a mysterious skill, “Online Supermarket.”

I somehow managed to figure out that it was a skill to summon ingredients and other things from his world. As soon as I learned that, I took an interest in the otherworlder and the Fenrir’s journey, and would check in from time to time, but...

“To think that he could summon a red bean bun. And that number... I want to try one too.” ...But, even though he was in my world, I could not lay a hand on him so easily. It would go against a god’s discipline.

However, red bean buns...

Gnnrnrnnhh, I must be patient.

But, red bean buns...

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When I looked in on the lower world as usual, I found my blessed servant Fenrir eating a delicious sweet.

“W-What is that, that dorayaki?! It’s not fair, he even got to eat red bean buns before. I want to try some too! Try some... try soommee...”

I liked sweets. But sweets were a limited delicacy in this world I presided over. For sweets, you could just about only pick between dried fruits and honey.

And he is...... unfairunfairunfairunfair it’s unfairー!

I also wanted to eat sweets.

Ah, Fenrir was one that I had given my blessing to and made my servant. If he was my Fenrir’s master, did it not follow that he should also pray and give me offerings? Yes yes, that was true. The otherworlder did say that he wanted a blessing, so giving him my blessing (small) or something should make it so he won’t complain. I hurried to send Fenrir an oracle and to tell the otherworlder to pray and give me an offering.

...Offerings to be made once a week. Because the other gods might find out if it happens too often. There’ll be trouble if they find out.

My fellow goddesses of Fire, Water, and Earth would tell me to hand over the sweets, and the gods of War and Blacksmithing would demand otherworld alcohol; it did seem as though that “Online Supermarket” could buy alcohol from his world as well. Of course they would gather here if they found out. Otherwise, they would attempt to give the otherworlder blessings themselves and obtain sweets or alcohol directly.

If that happened, wouldn’t my share decrease? *Shiver*... I needed to be careful not to get found out.

Oohh, Fenrir was telling the otherworlder of my oracle. Hmhmm, as I thought, my offer of a blessing (small) worked.

Red bean buns would be perfect as a first offering. I have also told him to offer the other buns — the jam and cream ones — that they were eating at the time as well.

Oohh, he is already giving me an offering and a prayer. Now then...

I used my divine power to transport the red bean, jam, and cream buns he had offered, as well as that drink he called “coffee milk” he offered along with them for some reason, to the divine realm.

“Oohhh, so this is the red bean bun I’ve been dreaming of. And there is also a jam bun and cream bun.” Now then, let’s immediately try the red bean bun.

Mgmhaahh, It’s delicious, it’s delicious, it’s delicious! So this black stuff was sweetly boiled beans? It’s got this perfect amount of sweetness... To wrap these sweet beans in bread... the person who invented this red bean bun must be a genius!

Yeah, yeah!

Mm, I’ll try that drink the otherworlder offered that he called “coffee milk.” Let’s see, stab this here?

*Suck* *Suck*

I see, this faintly bittersweet drink went well with the sweet buns. That otherworlder had good taste. I commend him.

Next was the jam bun.

Mgmhooo, this jam bread is also delicious! This red boiled fruit juice is sweet and sour and perfectly tasty. To wrap it in bread, the person who made this jam bread must also be a genius. MmMmm, tasty. It’s so tasty!

Ah — there was no more.

I still wanted to eat, so I ate the cream bun next.

Mgmhaaー, this cream bun is also good! This sweetly distilled milk is thick and tastes great. The person who thought to wrap it in bread is also a genius.

Tasty! Delicious! It’s all so good! The combination between this red bean bun, jam bun, cream bun, and coffee milk is the best!

Huwha?! C-Crap. I... I ended up eating it all. Even though I was planning on savoring everything slowly one by one!! It was this food’s fault for being so delicious! It really was delicious... But now, all my enjoyment was gone.

To think I had to wait until the next offering. I was about to cry. And it was all because the sweets from the other world (Earth) were so good!!