Chapter 151: I’m so happy
by AfuhfuihgsNot long after, a massive iron gate blocked the path.
It looked less like a decorated gate and more like a solid wall filling her vision. A sophisticated altar stood before it.
[This gate responds only to those who possess a completed tool.]
Leah opened her inventory and looked at the items she had collected. Many things had accumulated over the four weeks, but only one could be called “completed.”
Her +12 Abyssal Wood Bow.
“…Does this mean…that?”
Leah carefully placed the bow on the altar. The altar, not the metal door, reacted first.
Thin rays of light, like lightning, spread around the bow, and cracks snaked from the altar towards the iron gate.
[Weapon requirements: Met]
[Will exceeding numerical limits, confirmed]
[Entry permitted.]
The massive iron gate opened slowly and heavily. Leah retrieved her bow and stepped forward.
– Entry requirement is +12? lol
– What kind of place is this…
– Did they actually think someone would get +12? Do they have a conscience?
– This dungeon would have been abandoned if it wasn’t for Leah.
– So the Spirit Ranger class change is coming, I guess.
“…!”
What lay beyond the open gate was an unexpected sight. Leah involuntarily stepped back.
It was open air. Or to be more precise, a thin, transparent floor like a sheet of glass.
Below, everything was visible.
First, the town.
The wide square where she had first teleported. Now it was full of structures and colors, the time and effort everyone had invested sparkling brightly.
Ayame’s grand palace and Leah’s own sky garden stood out prominently from this dizzying height.
She could also see the jungle where she had captured wild animals, and the various dungeons she had cleared, scattered across the wild landscape.
“It was definitely a dungeon in the forest. I guess the door was a warp gate.”
Feeling a surge of nostalgia, Leah walked forward, her gaze fixed below.
– The height is insane, so scary.
– Ugh, my fear of heights…
– Leah’s walking fine even though it’s VR;
– Is there anything Leah’s scared of? lol
“I have my fears, too, you know.”
– Really?
– What is it? Let us Pias in on your weaknesses!
– Definitely not zombies, ghosts, or darkness.
– The CEO?
– Unsubscribes?
– Gaining weight?
– A concept ban?
– So many realistic ones lol
“It’s a secret.”
– That pattern…
– Should we try unsubscribing to see if she gets scared?
“I think I might actually be a little scared of that. Please don’t…”
Before her Pias could interrogate her further, Leah reached the end of the glass path.
A full-length mirror stood there. Before she reached it, a voice echoed.
[One who never ceased observing.
One who looked back on memories.
One who showed courage.]
[Conditions: Met]
[Opening the next area.]
– ???
– That’s way too easy…
– I wouldn’t have been able to cross there.
Leah stepped in front of the mirror. Reflected in the glass was not her customized avatar.
It was the default female Bok character, called ‘Alex.’
Pale skin. Reddish-orange hair. An olive shirt and dark brown pants.
The Alex in the mirror slowly raised a fist.
[Rock, paper…]
A lighthearted gesture that didn’t suit the solemn, mechanical voice.
The problem was, Bok didn’t support the detailed finger movements needed for rock-paper-scissors. Picking things up or opening your hand was possible, but—
Did that mean the only options were rock or paper?
The thought flashed through her mind, and her action was even faster.
They both shouted simultaneously.
[Paper!]
“Bow!”
Clang!
The mirror shattered, struck by Leah’s arrow.
– Bow, what the heck lol
– Wait, what are you doing? lol
– She won though, right?
– The way to always win rock-paper-scissors…is to eliminate your opponent…
– Isn’t that the way to win any game?
– Jail time move.
– Her reaction speed is seriously amazing bb
“Yes… I chose paper. My paper is a little special, so it can beat anything. It seems like that’s what happened this time, too.”
– Is that so…?
– You didn’t throw paper…you shot an arrow…
[Response deviated from expected path…
Unable to determine intent…
Processing as arbitrary pass.]
– A pass???
– The judging is way too generous lol
– Why is the system just letting it slide…?
– At this point, I have no clue what class she’ll get.
The shattered fragments, scattered on the transparent floor, seemed to float in mid-air. They began to glow brightly all at once.
Leah lightly touched them with her toe, and in an instant, she was transported to another space.
A pure white space, just large enough to fit her, silent and serene.
[You have demonstrated strength. Observation skills. Affection for the world. Courage. Luck. And the will to create destiny.]
– When…?
– It’s just spouting nonsense.
– I bet the server management team threw this dungeon together after seeing Leah’s +12 lol.
The dungeon that required a +12 weapon. Was it an Easter egg, or something more serious? Had it really been created on the fly? She couldn’t know for sure.
But the next message shifted the somewhat lighthearted mood.
[Determined that the target is suitable as a successor.]
[Lumina’s Offer]
[Class Change: God]
“…There’s a class like this?”
– God…
– Gotta take that.
– God Leah! God Leah! God Leah!
– What happens if you choose that class? lol
– God of the New World…Esumi Leah
– Not an Archer or Spirit Ranger? Trash it lol
– Hey now
– I was intentionally not mentioning it, but now it’s jinxed -__-
Leah was also curious about what would happen after the class change.
And unlike some of her Pias’ worries, there was no reason for her to reject this class just because it didn’t seem to fit her.
Because…it was God!
“If I’m a God…I can have everything. I can be an Archer, a Spirit Ranger, a Hero. In the end, it encompasses everything I’ve been doing.”
– That’s…persuasive?
– An all-rounder solves everything!
– Forget the reason, I just wanna see her become a God lol
“That’s right. A God…can be anything.”
For a moment, the face of the Goddess who couldn’t directly intervene in the Demon invasion and only gave rewards after it was all over flashed through her mind…
But surely this God wouldn’t have so many restrictions.
Leah accepted the class change.
And so, she became a God.
“Goddess…you’re so beautiful.”
“Goddess, I have a wish.”
As soon as she arrived in town, everyone who saw her bowed deeply. They recognized her as a God.
Leah could now fly. Without wings, she could change direction and stop freely, just like Marbled.
Her weapon’s appearance had also changed. It now looked like a bow made purely of light.
Above all, the title next to her name stood out.
[God] Esumi Ria
Koharu, who had bowed her head repeatedly, approached Leah.
“Goddess! My wish is to offer these 1500 Glim Coins as tribute and receive three times the amount back!”
“Your wish has been received. Here’s your divine punishment.”
Leah aimed her shining bow, and Koharu fled on her gorilla mount.
“But, don’t you have any skills? I got a few after my class change.”
Ciel, who had been watching, asked.
“…No.”
The ability to fly and the changed weapon appearance were all. There were no skills related to her abilities or that allowed her to attack.
“What? That’s more underwhelming than I thought.”
“Are you looking down on a God right now?”
Ciel quickly backed away.
“Sister, don’t aim your bow! Just that +12 is already overpowered.”
It was just a lighthearted joke, and Leah had no intention of actually shooting. She took out a different item from her inventory.
“Instead, I have information only a God can know. The truth of this town!”
It was a book, honestly titled The Truth of the Town.
“Oh, so you’re going to share it with me, a devout follower, the High Priest Saint?”
“Nope. I’m only going to share it with my Pias.”
“So mean!”
It would be shared with everyone soon enough through her stream anyway. But she had to make use of her divine privileges, even for a little while.
Leah sat on a secluded tree swing at the top of her Sky Garden and read aloud from The Truth of the Town.
– Oh…
– Wow, that’s a twist.
– They actually prepared a proper story this time.
– Contribution points meant that?
– So everything we’ve done until now…
– Leah’s voice is so nice when she reads.
“I see. Now I know what to do for the last week.”
Although she said that, her activities in Bok didn’t change much. Even with the truth revealed, there were things she had to wait for.
So for a few days, she spent her time in Bok exploring uncharted areas and clearing dungeons she hadn’t visited before.
Today was the day she was visiting Studio Hani.
It was the company in charge of producing the animation for her stream.
Until now, they had communicated entirely through email, and since the final version was almost ready, this was her first time visiting the studio in person.
She wanted to see it with her own eyes and check a few important cuts.
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