Item Synthesis 3-12

 

Chapter 3-12 : Near-Death Experience

 

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ーーAhh… Am I dead…?ーー

Before I realized it, I was in a pure white space. I looked around, but I couldn’t see anything.

It seems that I’ve died…

I died for the second time, and the cause of my death this time was drowning.

ーーAa-ahh… How pathetic…ーー

The Goddess had given me a chance to be reincarnated in her world out of her kindness, but I wasted it. I’m not sure if she will be kind enough to let me be reincarnated again.

I guess it’s over for me this time for sure…

『Fufu~ Don’t worry. You’re not dead. Not yet.』

ーーEh?ーー

Just when I was giving up, a gentle voice echoed in this mysterious space.

This voice sounded familiar. I think I know this voice.

ーーYou are… The Goddess…ーー

『Yup~ I’m your kind Goddess~ Kako Mayama, you’re still alive. Your body is currently in a suspended animation state in the real world. Only your consciousness was brought here.』

ーーEh? If I’m still alive, why can I talk with you right now?ーー

『It’s because your near-death experience made it easier for me to contact you.』

I don’t know how it works, but apparently, it’s like I’m speaking with the Goddess through a dream right now.

ーーIf I’m still alive, does that mean I will wake up soon?ーー

『That’s right~ You can rest easy now.』

ーーI see… I thought I was done for…ーー

What a relief.

Knowing I can return to the real world, I can relax now.

『Have you calmed down?』

ーーThanks to you, yes.ーー

『Good. Now let’s talk about business, shall we~?』

ーーBusiness?ーー

『Well, let’s say it’s the after-sales service from this kind Goddess of yours.』

ーーAfter-sales service, huh? But I don’t remember buying a product or anything from youーー

『No, you did. The product I have given you is the Synthesis Skill, and you paid for it by saving my pet.』

Now that she mentions it, I remember the reason why she reincarnated me in her world with a special ability of my choice was because I died after saving a cat that seemed to be her pet.

Ah… Speaking of a special ability…

ーーUmm, Goddess-sama, it’s not that I’m ungrateful to you, but I’m pretty sure when you asked me to choose a special ability, I picked the Alchemy Skill, but why did you give me the Synthesis Skill instead?ーー

Back then, I picked Alchemy because I adored life as an alchemist like the protagonists in the video game I like, The Workshop Series.

I’ve been wondering why she gave me the Synthesis Skill instead.

『Eh…? You picked Alchemy…?』

ーーI’m sure I did…ーー

『Ummm…..』

I couldn’t see her face, but judging from her tone, it seems that she made a mistake when she bestowed the special ability on me.

ーーUmm, Goddess-sama, please forgive me if I’m wrong, but… Did you…ーー

『ーKako Mayama, there’s no way a divine goddess like me would make such a clumsy mistake. I, umm, picked the Synthesis Skill for you on purpose.』

ーーIs that so? But why?ーー

『Well, that’s because… Umm… That’s right! That’s because I thought that ability was much better than the Alchemy Skill, and I thought it would be useful for you to survive in my world!』

ーーReally?ーー

『O, of course! A mighty goddess like me will never lie to a mortal!』

ーーUhh… Alright.ーー

『Ahem! Anyway, let’s get back to the topic. There’s something I didn’t tell you about your Synthesis Skill. That special ability of yours has incredible potential, but you haven’t yet mastered it completely.』

ーーIncredible potential?ーー

『Yes. You should have noticed that the more you use your skill, the more new things you can do with it.』

Now that she mentions it, I could only merge things with this skill at first, but now I can appraise items and synthesize things in large quantities at once.

『You can unlock new abilities by fulfilling conditions, such as synthesizing new types of materials and continuing to create new items that haven’t been made before. In video game terms, you will gain experience points every time you do new things.』

ーーI see. That’s cool!ーー

It feels unreal when a goddess uses a video game term, but I could immediately understand thanks to that.

『Not only that, you can also gain experience points by experiencing new things. For example, combat experience.』

ーーCombat? Hmm, that will be difficult since I’m not good at fighting.ーー

『Fufu, you don’t need to worry about that. You have Nyat with you after all.』

ーーAh, you’re right. I can always count on him when it comes to fighting……… Hm?ーー

Wait a minute…

I never thought I would hear Nyat’s name coming from the Goddess’s mouth.

ーーGoddess-sama, did you know Nyat?ーー

『Of course. He’s my pet after all~』

ーーWhat!? Nyat is your pet!?ーー

Seriously!? Nyat is the Goddess’s pet?

THAT Nyat!? Is a pet!?

『….Aa………. Whoopsie~!』

ーーHuh?ーー

She said “whoopsie” after a long pause. If I could see her face, I might see her sticking out her tongue and cutely winking right now.

Seems like the fact that Nyat is her pet should be a secret, but she slipped her tongue.

She said a mighty goddess like her would never make a clumsy mistake, but she just did…

『ーAhem! …My dear child, Kako Mayama, forget what I’ve just said, and you may ask me another question.』

ーーNo, wait! If Nyat is your pet, then the cat I saved from a truck back then was Nyat?ーー

『I repeat, forget what I’ve just said, and you may ask me another question.』

ーー…..ーー

Seems like this clumsy goddess is trying to hide it.

Oh well, I can ask Nyat later.

ーーAlright, I won’t ask you about Nyat, but, Goddess-sama, would you do me a favor?ーー

『Of course~ You can ask me anything~!』

ーーReally!? Then, can you give me a nice, grown-up body with huge breasts when I wake up, please?ーー

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Hm? That’s a long silence.

ーーUmm…ーー

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ーーGoddess-sama?ーー

『ーArara~ Looks like time’s almost up! Aa-ahh, time sure flies so quickly when you’re having a fun talk, doesn’t it~? But it’s time for you to wake up~』

ーーWhat? No, wait! What about my nice body!?ーー

『Well then, Kako Mayama, enjoy your fantasy life in my world~ and remember that I’m always watching over you~』

ーーNo! Please wait!ーー

As the Goddess ignored me, the bright, white space began to turn dark.

Seems like I will be awake in the real world in a few seconds.

『Hmm… I feel like I have to tell you something else, but… Hmm… Weird, I can’t remember. Oh well~』

The Goddess muttered just when my consciousness began to fade.

ーーWhat!? Wait! You should tell me properly! What if it’s something important!? Wait! Goddess-samaaaa!ーー

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「ーGoddess-samaaaa!!」(Kako)

「Whoa!!」(??)

The moment I woke up and opened my eyes, I was no longer in the mysterious white space.

I still don’t know where I am since it’s a bit dark here, but I feel like I heard a man’s voice just now.

I slowly raised my upper body and turned my head in the direction from which the voice came.

I saw an unfamiliar man sitting next to me.

「I wasn’t expecting you would suddenly shout like that as you woke up. You scared me, but I’m glad you’re awake.」(man)

He smiled at me as soon as our eyes met.

He didn’t seem to be a bad person, but…

He was naked.

「ーKk!!」(Kako)

「Hm?」(man)

「KYAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!」(Kako)

 

*/TL : I’m not sure how to address the goddess in this story in English, so I decided to use “Goddess-sama” since “Your Holiness” sounds a bit too stiff for Kako to use.

 

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