LIGHTNOVELWORLD 004 - A Gift from the God and a Fresh Start
The name geita nigalia was shortened to geita niga
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Wait, did I just get a message from God?
No way, that’s impossible. Is this some kind of prank…?
*Ping!*
**[It’s not a prank, ya know~! It’s me, God. Yo yo yo~]**
…
What the heck is this?
A prank? A joke?
No, wait a minute. It seems like the sender of this message can read my mind.
Mind-reading isn’t something humans can do. Could this really be… God?
The one who sent me to this hell…?
**[Oh, you caught on quickly~!]**
…Ugh.
**[Whoa, whoa, don’t get mad! Sorry, okay?]**
Sigh.
So, are you really God?
**[Yep, it’s me, God. I’m the one who sent you to this world.]**
Wasn’t it the people of this country who performed the ritual?
**[The ones who did the ritual and created the gate were the folks from Geita Niga, but it was my power that brought you here. Regular humans can’t send someone across worlds, you know?]**
I see. That makes sense, I guess.
So, God, why are you talking to me now, after I’ve already been here for three years?
**[Oh, well, sorry about that. I wanted to apologize. The reason it took so long to reach out is that this phone of yours had been off the whole time. I was supposed to message you sooner, but you know… dead battery and all.]**
I see…
My phone was already dead the day I was summoned to this world.
But couldn’t you have used your God powers to recharge it or something?
**[Sorry★ That’s impossible. Gods can’t really interfere with the physical world like that.]**
What? Seriously? Then how is my phone working now? It wasn’t your power?
**[That’s right★ This is due to the power of the land you’re on.]**
The power of the land?
**[Yeah, you’re on a dragon vein—a sort of magical hotspot.]**
“A dragon vein…”
**[Think of it like a place filled with immense magical energy. Thanks to the magic in this area, your phone’s battery got recharged~]**
“Wait, does that mean monsters can’t enter here either?”
**[Bingo! Wow, Mika, you’re sharp~ Unlike a certain… piece of trash.]**
Trash…?
You mean *her*, don’t you?
**[Yep, sorry. I didn’t mean for both of you to get sent together.]**
“What do you mean by that?”
**[The original plan was to send the trash first, and then you a hundred years later. But a mistake was made, and you both ended up in the same timeline. Because of that, you had a really rough time. I’m really sorry about that.]**
Apologizing now after all this time…
So that’s what happened. Only one saint was supposed to be summoned by the ritual.
But because of God’s mistake, two people were sent over.
**[And so! To make up for it, I’m giving you this wonderful mountain retreat as a gift! Yay!]**
A gift? You mean this cabin?
**[Yep★ This land, this cabin, and everything in it are all my gift to you! Use it however you like!]**
Your way of speaking is really old-fashioned… this God…
Wait, so you mean, no one lived here before?
**[Correct. I prepared it so you could live comfortably.]**
“I thought you weren’t allowed to interfere with the physical world?”
**[Haha! Don’t worry about the details!]**
Sheesh. Just casually glossing over that.
Maybe they bent the rules a bit.
I suppose God must really feel bad and wanted to make it up to me, even if it meant breaking some rules.
Sigh.
“Fine, whatever.”
**[Thank you! Mika, you’re so kind~ Love ya♡]**
Ugh, gross…
I don’t know God’s gender, but whatever they are, they’re kind of creepy…
**[By the way, all the appliances in this dragon vein area work perfectly. Also, there’s a bunch of nutritious plants growing in the garden. Feel free to harvest them. No need for maintenance either, the garden is self-sustaining.]**
Wait, no farm work required?
**[Yep. Oh, and the bookshelf has some legendary magic tomes I left in there. If you’re bored, you could learn some magic. There’s also a bunch of legendary weapons in the storage room, so do whatever you want with them. Sell them, use them—it’s up to you.]**
Legendary… weapons…?
**[Don’t worry about cleaning the bathroom or the toilet either. Everything cleans itself automatically. And water? It’s infinite, just turn the faucet.]**
The infrastructure here is insane…
**[Oh, and I made a few tweaks to your phone. I installed some handy divine apps for you, so make sure to make good use of them.]**
Aren’t you interfering too much?
**[And if you ever need help or have any questions, just message me!]**
Being able to chat with God… isn’t this the biggest cheat of all?
**[Any other questions?]**
Well, at least now I know this cabin was prepared for me, and I can use it however I like.
With the internet skills I’ve got and all the amazing stuff God’s given me, I should be able to live quite comfortably here.
…There’s just one thing that’s still bugging me.
“Why did you plan to send *her* first?”
**[It’s simple. To destroy that country.]**
“Geita Niga?”
**[Yep. I sent her for that very reason.]**
I see…
“Why destroy it? Is its downfall guaranteed?”
**[The reason is classified. But yeah, the fall of that country is certain. After all, that barrier they’re using is the one you researched online, right?]**
Right.
When I first arrived here, they told me to put up a barrier.
Not knowing how, I looked it up online (turns out there really are instructions on how to make barriers).
I figured it would probably fail, but surprisingly, it worked perfectly.
**[Of course. You’re not a fake saint, you’re the real deal. Your magic naturally repels evil. No matter how you did it, the barrier you made is powerful.]**
I see…
**[I even gave trash girl some saintly powers, too. But she’s stupid and lazy, so she won’t bother learning how to use them, let alone practice. In the end, she won’t be able to maintain a barrier, and the country will fall. That’s already a done deal.]**
If God says so, then that miserable country, Geita Niga, will surely fall.
But honestly, it’s none of my concern.
Here, in this sanctuary God has given me, I’ll finally be able to live a happy life.
“For now, I think… I’ll take a nap.”
I’ll start getting things done tomorrow.
I slumped onto the desk and closed my eyes. My consciousness quickly faded to black.