Chapter 125: Epilogue
“Well then, shall we head towards the sea soon?”
“Yeah!”
Having run out of things to do in the Commercial Nation Aresgute, we decided to head south, aiming for the seafood that was our original goal.
“…?”
As I stared intently, Rio tilted her head in confusion. It was nothing, so I hoped she wouldn’t think too much about it.
“Oh, by the way—”
“Yeah?”
I nodded in response to Rio, who suddenly seemed to recall something.
“Remember that grandmother at the Temple?”
“Oh, right.”
“During the wedding ceremony, she said, ‘The goddess’s blessing was incredible,’ but what exactly is that blessing?”
“Now that you mention it, she did say something like that.”
I wondered what would happen if we received a blessing. I understood that a surname change was part of the appraisal results, but could there be other effects as well?
“I thought it was just a surname change.”
“Isn’t it a bit intriguing?”
“Haha, true. Let’s ask that grandmother one last time.”
“Yeah!”
With that, we checked out of our inn and made our way to the Temple.
“What is it? You want to know about the goddess’s blessing?”
Upon entering the Temple, the grandmother in priestly robes greeted us, prompting me to ask right away.
“Yes, that’s right.”
“You didn’t know about that?”
Puffing up with pride, she began to share various details about the goddess. It seemed that the Temple worshiped this goddess, and at the Helmeus Temple, they honored the goddess of fate, Forsena.
“There are three goddesses. Besides her, there’s the goddess of abundance, Frontia, and the goddess of the sun and moon, Philsteir.”
It appeared that typically, a Temple would only enshrine one goddess.
“Oh, I see.”
“Are those three sisters the only goddesses in this world?”
Since I was at it, I decided to ask about the god I had encountered before coming to this world.
“For example, the god with white hair and beard?”
“Hmm? I’ve never heard of such a god. There are other goddess-like beings who serve as attendants, but…”
What? That old man isn’t known as a god in this world? My memories were becoming hazy, and I couldn’t quite recall his face, but I distinctly remembered the god who allowed me to choose my skill when I arrived in this world.
“Ahem. Anyway, back to the goddess’s blessing.”
The grandmother, noticing my distraction, returned to the topic we were originally interested in.
“The blessing refers to what is given when the goddess shines upon you.”
It seemed that blessings were often bestowed during marriage ceremonies, but one could also receive a blessing by offering prayers to the goddess at other times. The frequent occurrence during marriage ceremonies was said to be related to the phenomenon of surname changes. While it was clear that blessings had some effect, it wasn’t always visible.
“There are those who have experienced healing or a slight increase in physical abilities, but most people don’t know what kind of effects they received.”
“I see… So it’s best to think that there might be something good if you’re lucky.”
“Exactly.”
It wasn’t something that was immediately apparent, but perhaps there was a chance of gaining some skills. In this world, while professions could be appraised, skills remained a mystery.
“Got it. Thank you very much.”
“Ah, if you have any other questions, feel free to ask.”
With that, we left the Temple.
“A blessing, huh… Did you notice any changes when the goddess shone, Rio?”
As we walked toward the southern gate of the city, I turned to Rio.
“Huh? Um… I don’t think anything in particular happened…”
“Yeah, I feel the same way. If you asked me if I experienced anything, I wouldn’t have any real sense of it.”
“Well… If we could get my master to appraise it, we might find out.”
“Haha. Even if we got appraised now, we wouldn’t know if any skills were gained from the blessing.”
“That’s true. But we could at least find out what skills we currently have.”
“Exactly. I guess I should work on leveling up my appraisal skill too.”
Still, I had no idea how much I needed to raise it. My master could identify the types of skills, but not their levels.
“I can use appraisal too, but I can only see the names.”
“Knowing just the names is better than nothing.”
Rio nodded vigorously at my words. Though it was rare, there were times when we acted independently. In any case, we should make better use of our appraisal skills moving forward.
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Name: Mizumoto Rio
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“Um, if I remember correctly, there are two more towns before we reach the southern Grosenhang Empire territory.”
Satisfied with Rio’s appraisal results, I shifted the conversation to our next destination.
“Yeah. There should be a town called Agrect that’s three days away by shared carriage.”
“I see. That’s our first stop, but what do you want to do? Should we take the shared carriage?”
I hinted that using the camping house would be less convenient, and it seemed Rio picked up on it, shaking her head.
“This is a great opportunity to use the furniture that Beldran and the others made for us.”
“Haha, that’s true. Alright, let’s walk.”
“Let’s do that.”
With that, we departed from the Craftsman City Raven.
And thus, the second part comes to a close.
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