I’ve Became Able to Do Anything with My Growth Cheat, but I Can’t Seem to Get out of Being Jobless - Volume 7 - Chapter 147

Chapter 147

(147) The Seventh Goddess

Translator: Tseirp

After retrieving Roo‧Kanga’s remains, the boxing glove, into my item bag, the back room — the door that led to the Goddess statue room opened with a heavy sound . Stella said that it was impossible to receive the labyrinth clear bonus here but it looked like I could still have an audience with the Goddess-sama without any problems .

I thought to myself but when I entered the back room, I unconsciously frowned a little .

” …… ”

I hesitated to say a word .

The Goddess statue was there . Certainly, no matter how I looked at it, it was a Goddess statue .

However, I didn’t know how to start . The sculpted Goddess Statue was a depiction of an intellectual woman wearing glasses .

She held a book in her hand and it unexpectedly resembled the Ninomiya Kinjiro statue .  (TL: Ninomiya Kinjiro’s statue shows a child holding a book to study while carrying firewood on his back and is commonly found in front of elementary schools . )

I digress a little but the Ninomiya Kinjiro statues originally erected in front of all elementary schools had been removed . Due to reasons like encouraging smartphone use while walking or praising child labor . Now that I think about it, among the light novels I read while I was in Japan, there were also reincarnation stories where using smartphone while walking was the cause of death so it looked like it was regarded as a dangerous act .

At that time, Miri said ‘Is Onii against the decision to remove the Ninomiya Kinjiro statues? If that’s the case, I could try my best to contrive a ploy to reinstall the Ninomiya Kinjiro statues in all of the schools in Japan?’ with her hands spread open in a tone that didn’t sound like she was joking . She was expressing her intention to do so with both her hands .

After that, when I heard that in a certain school there was a statue of Ninomiya Kinjiro sitting while reading, I recalled commenting to Miri that I felt the changing era from his appearance and the topic on Ninomiya Kinjiro ended for our family . I dismissed her words at that time as a joke but I occasionally pondered if Miri was actually serious . Even though there’s no way she could be serious .

Why did I digress?

That’s because I was waiting for someone to say something .

” … Who … is she?”

“Yeah, like Haru said, who is she? There are six Goddesses and I have seen all the Goddess statues but this Goddess wasn’t among them?”

Koshmar-sama and Torerul-sama who gave me my growth cheat ability . Libra-sama who appeared in my world . Setolance-sama who granted Suzuki his blessing . And Goddess Minerva-sama who I heard of from Libra-sama . I don’t know the name of the remaining Goddess .

“Like master said, the Goddesses are Setolance-sama, Koshmar-sama, Torerul-sama, Minerva-sama, Crile-sama, Libra-sama . ”

Haru always answers my doubts . It looked like the last remaining Goddess was called Crile-sama .

“This revered person’s name is Metias-sama . The Goddess of Future and Knowledge nya . It is said that Metias-sama was the one who granted the Cat Siths our knowledge and Cat Siths believes in monotheism toward Metias-sama in the Goddess faith nya . ”

“Wait a minute, Metias-sama? She’s also a Goddess?”

“Yes nya . ”

“Then why isn’t it passed around?”

“I don’t know nya . But, Metias-sama certainly existed before seven hundred years ago nya . All academic Humes most likely also believed in her nya . Despite that, since seven hundred years ago, Humes and the other races forgot about Metias-sama nya . ”

” … Did something happen seven hundred years ago that made the originally seven Goddess-sama become the six Goddess-sama now?”

“That’s wrong nya . Metias-sama was removed and Torerul-sama became the new Goddess nya . Almost all of Metias-sama’s labyrinths changed into Torerul-sama’s labyrinths nya . ”

” … Then, why is Metias-sama’s Goddess statue in this labyrinth?”

“I don’t know nya . But, I do know that the Demon Lord was involved nya . ”

“The Demon Lord?” “Demon Lord-sama?”

Haru and I spoke at the same time .

“That’s right nya . ”

… The Demon Lord also influenced this place too huh?

Rather, Stella likely brought us here because it was related to the Demon Lord .

I was also curious about how Torerul-sama replaced Metias-sama but maybe I should ask her in person?

But I might not get an answer from that lazy Goddess-sama .

Then, Haru, Stella and I gave our prayers to that Metias-sama Goddess statue .

Naturally, there’s no way my prayer would reach —

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Next thing I know, I was at the Goddess space . But Haru and Stella weren’t there .

Instead, there was a single girl .

Either she didn’t notice me, or she noticed but didn’t react, she gently stroked the Goddess statue of Metias-sama .

“What a pity, Goddess Metias … I didn’t expect this to be your end for a Goddess said to be the Goddess of Knowledge . Despite this, would you still say that you knew this would happen?”

The silvery long haired girl spoke to the Goddess statue of Metias-sama .

She was an extremely beautiful girl but for some reason, she also felt extremely familiar .

“According to your will, I have received your power . However — despite all that, it won’t appease my heart . What awaits me in the future is …”

She pulled her hand from Metias-sama’s statue and clenched her fist .

I couldn’t tell what she felt or thought at that time .

But, she smiled as if something was lifted .

It felt to me that … sorrow and kindness were shown in those eyes .

“But, I promised . I’ll properly protect those children . I stake it on my name Demon Lord Famiris‧Raritei …”

She said that as she flipped her jet-black mantle and left .

Then, without nobody around, I —

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When I opened my eyes, the Goddess statue of Metias-sama was there .

” …… ”

To my sides, I saw that Haru and Stella were still praying .

I didn’t really know what that scene just now was .

However ― I was not as optimistic as to think that it was just a dream .

Perhaps … that scene I saw was something like Metias-sama’s lingering desires ― I suddenly felt dread after thinking that .

That’s why I once again placed my hands together .

( … Please enter Nirvana without regrets . )

Even I thought that I was being silly but if by any chance, Metias-sama read my heart and found that I was reciting ‘evil spirit begone’ in my heart, I might really be cursed .

I returned to the surface .

Then, the next day .

Events that made me think that I really was cursed by Metias-sama happened to us .