Asgard

“If it’s a partnership… Do you want to become a partner with me?”

[right!]

“… What business can we do together?”

Hermes’ eyes turned to my bracelet.

[I can take the karma out of it.]

For a moment, I felt tingling as if I had been stabbed in the back of the head.

“… Is that possible?”

[I can go anywhere. If you allow it, there’s no reason you can’t enter even if it’s your world.]

My whole world, ‘Martin’s world’.

The karma spread in the sky there was beyond imagination.

It was enough to make the sun and a planet for its inhabitants to live on, so what can I say?

But that place and the reality I live in are completely separate spaces.

It makes no sense to think that karma there can only be used there.

But now that Hermes was telling me that he could make the karma there available outside as well.

To be honest, my heart is pounding.

[Ah, just in case, there are only three people in the universe who can do that, including me.]

“I am not questioning your abilities. I’m just so embarrassed… … .”

[No wonder. Believe me though.]

“But how do you know about this bracelet?”

[You said you were knowledgeable. It’s my secret, so just skip it.]

“… Yes. So what do you want?”

Taking karma out of ‘Martin’s World’ is only good for me. that’s huge too.

What does he want in return?

He answered with a grin, who was still making eye contact with me.

[I… I hope for a small fee!]

“… A fee?”

[If you come across something useless, you can dispose of it to other gods.]

“For a fee?”

[Well!]

“Are you trying to trick something?”

[Even if you look at it like this, it is a body that lives on with faith!]

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Great.

believable

“Then let’s think about it slowly.”

[Well? why?]

“I was taught to be careful with contracts. You are the god of commerce, would you agree?”

[Mu, of course.]

Hermes, who had been looking at me with a bewildered face for a moment, smiled.

‘It’s a bit like a god now.’

It sounds like you’ve looked like a scammer so far.

[I like the knife-like aspect. Can I give you some advice?]

“Thank you if you do.”

[Actually, it’s better not to let your world’s karma come out as much as possible.]

“Why?”

[Because the cost performance is not too good.]

value for money?

“The more Karma you take away, the more you lose?”

[That’s how it is now.]

“What percentage is it?”

[one… 10,000 to 1?]

… So if I subtract 10,000 points from my world, what actually falls into my hand is only one point?

“This is not a bad thing.”

[Still, trading is possible in your world. It is impossible to trade with ordinary gods. Usually, the world created by the gods is nothing more than a perfect game. Creators are not great for nothing.]

Roden feels great again.

[After deducting the fee, it will be about 0.5 to 10,000. It would be better to just leave it alone until the ratio improves.]

Were you going to eat half of it as a fee?

[Don’t look at me like that. Because it’s that difficult. Do you think it’s easy to connect your world’s karma with our universe?]

“… Okay. Now, tell me the main point.”

[Main subject?]

“It’s a partnership. You didn’t make such an offer to earn some commission in the first place, did you?”

[that is… It’s true that I want to get a commission.]

“… … .”

[Well, that’s not all, right? Well… … .]

Hermes thought for a while and continued.

[Later, when your world has grown. Then give me the right to buy the goods of your world first. Of course, if you don’t like the price I offer or you don’t like it, you can decline it.]

“If it’s something… Does it include karma?”

Hermes quickly shook his hand.

[If you want that far, I’m too shameless. Just the things that are created in your world are enough.]

I couldn’t understand his suggestion.

“Why does a god need something like a mortal creation?”

[I could be lying about it, but… I’ll be honest.]

“yes.”

[Your world and our world are separate worlds.]

“Yes.”

[Therefore, whatever comes out of your world, even if it looks and uses the same as ours, it is definitely from another world. It is rare and valuable as it is. What we do is to pack it well and sell it at a high price.]

Are you dealing with souvenirs?

I thought for a moment, then nodded.

If you don’t like me, they say you don’t have to deal with me, so there’s nothing to lose.

“I will.”

[haha. Thanks, partner!]

When Hermes smiled broadly and crossed their palms twice, a wine glass was already in his hand. Even in my hands.

‘God is God… … .’

To hear something in my hand without even knowing it.

If this was a weapon that exploded like a bomb, the act itself would have done me a lot of damage.

[Let’s sleep, let’s drink. It is wine made by Dionysus, the god of wine!]

Hermes pours alcohol into his mouth after meeting me with a glass of wine.

Of course I didn’t drink.

[Why don’t you drink?]

“I thought it was precious. I’m going to bring it to you later.”

Actually, I drank this, but I didn’t know what would happen, so I didn’t drink it.

If you pick up anything, you will get sick.

[Well… You are a filial son.]

match! match!

He touched my palms twice, and the wine glass in my hand had turned into a bottle before I knew it.

[Drink with your father.]

“thank you.”

When I put the wine in the warrior’s bracelet, Hermes looked at the warrior’s bracelet again with sparkling eyes.

[Five… That’s the famous traveler’s ‘Spirit’s Bracelet’.]

“… Is Latun’s bracelet famous?”

[right.]

“why?”

[First of all, things are good. It is rare.]

its rarity.

[Because things that hold the souls of the dead and force loyalty are not common. However, any older god can do that, so that’s not important.]

“sure?”

Oh, my voice just trembled.

To be honest, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t expecting much.

What secret is hidden in Latun’s bracelet?

[that… Yes, on Earth, it’s like a celebrity’s cherished item.]

Celebrity treasures?

It’s an unexpected sound.

“… What do you mean?”

[Latun turned the whole universe upside down to find a lover! He was an existence that could be called a celebrity in our divine realm. At one time, more than one god came looking for me to hear from him. That bracelet was something Latun had been wearing since he was a mortal. How many gods would you like to have?]

“… … .”

That’s why I honestly don’t understand it at all.

[In that sense, I’ll make an offer, do you want to sell it to me? I am willing to live for 1 million karma, including those attributed to it.]

1 million points… … .

It’s an eye-popping amount when you think that it’s not exclusive to Pangea.

But I immediately declined without hesitation.

“It’s done.”

[Hmm, it looks like you’re also a fan of Ratoon.]

“… What do you mean? It’s not like that.”

[Then why? If you’re not a fan of his, no matter how much you think about it, I don’t think it’s worth 1 million points.]

“… Just.”

Kater belongs to this bracelet.

You can’t sell your friends to earn a little (?) points.

[Hmm… If you change your mind, please tell me.]

“yes.”

It’s not going to happen.

[okay.]

Hermes nodded and stretched.

Feeling like going home.

“Don’t you write a contract or something?”

[Are you going to write it?]

“no.”

[I thought so. Then see you next time… … .]

I grabbed his arm as he was about to disappear.

[…] why?]

“Please do me one favor.”

[Request? I don’t treat it like that. I don’t know if it’s a deal.]

“Isn’t an oral contract also a contract? Please listen to one as a souvenir.”

[Hmm… I’ll listen and see. what do you want?]

“You said you could go anywhere, right?”

[yes.]

“Is it possible where Odin is?”

Was it because it was unexpected?

After opening his eyes wide for a moment, he replied with a slightly displeased expression.

[It’s not impossible. Asgard is a place I’ve been to several times, and it’s not a very closed kingdom. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy to get in there.]

“… Do you have a personal grudge?”

[individual… can’t even It’s not because I’m not on good terms with Olympus. Even though things have gotten better lately, it’s still true that we’re not very close.]

“So you’re saying you can’t take me to Odin?”

Hermes shook his head with a very embarrassed face.

[Because it’s not impossible.]

“Then let’s go together.”

[Hmm… It’s a bit excessive to take her there to commemorate the verbal contract. Why do you want to meet Odin?]

“Shouldn’t we close the rift?”

[Odin can close that rift?]

“I don’t know. Still, I hear that Odin is the smartest god in the universe.”

[He’s not smart. A wise beggar.]

isn’t it the same

[Anyway, no! Anyway, since we met like this, would you like to take a tour of my new station?]

‘suddenly?’

At that time, the prophecy of Hermes passed into my head.

[Just follow me.]

There must be some reason.

I pretended to be nonchalant.

“It is the servant of the merchant god… . good. Then let’s take a look!”

[It will be quite fun.]

As Hermes waved his hand, a small gate was created in front of him.

I crossed the gate with him.

* * *

The sanctuary of Hermes was a place where all kinds of treasures and mysterious objects were piled up like a mountain.

“Wow… What is all this?”

Besides, there are not one or two such mountains.

Mountains are scattered everywhere you look.

That’s not all.

But Hermes just shrugged his shoulders and said nothing.

[The owners of the treasure are separate. There are less than 10% of things that can be said to be mine here.]

Where is 10%?

Hermes was truly enormously rich.

It is worthy of being called the god of commerce!

[Anyway, prepare.]

“Suddenly what… ?”

[He asked Odin to take him.]

Were you thinking of taking me?

“Then why is it like that on Earth?”

[There is a guy in Asgard who has very bright eyes and ears. You are the human being who receives the most attention from the gods in the universe right now. Of course he must have been listening to our conversation.]

“Can’t we just go in confidently?”

[If I go with you, I will be cut at the entrance.]

It feels pretty limiting.

It sounds like the relationship is awkward, but it seems to be true.

[Odin is the most sinister god in the universe. You don’t know what will happen if you go alone. If you stay with me, you will be able to escape even in the worst moment.]

In the end, do you want to be my guardian?

“… Why are you even doing that?”

[I have to close the rift. Is there any other way to open his mouth than that?]

I don’t know what would happen if I went alone. However, if I go with Hermes, there is a high possibility that Odin will not give me advice.

A really embarrassing situation.

But I had no worries.

Also, his unique intuition was expressed.

“Let’s go first. It doesn’t feel bad.”

[Well. You are a kind of traveler too. OK, let’s go.]

Hermes reached out. It feels like you are putting your hand somewhere.

After a while, a glowing wall formed where his hand touched.

[It’s a cosmic tree. It is also called the World Tree or Yggdrasil.]

Hermes smiled and looked at me.

[We will go to Asgard through the road only I know.]