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“Yeah, loser~www”
The goddess and I were still playing the game. I was totally fine with stopping, but that goddess kept insisting, so I’m reluctantly letting her drag me along.
I don’t have even a shred of respect for this guy, so I’m shamelessly taunting him. It reminds me of my shut-in days before reincarnation.
Back then, I was weak at online games but loved trash-talking opponents. I remember playing with this feeling that if they got mad, it was a win for me.
“No, it’s ‘Swordfish Extreme~ MMM’”
“Huh? What’s that?”
“It’s the antonym of ‘You’re trash~ lol’.”
“What does that mean?”
So there’s an antonym for ‘You’re trash~ lol’… Even someone who played online games a lot like me doesn’t know everything, huh.
“It means ‘Good job, big fish’.”
“So what does that mean?”
“Stop asking for explanations and figure it out yourself.”
“At least explain it a little…”
I don’t get it. I don’t get it, but the opposite of ‘scrub’ is ‘big fish’ and the opposite of ‘good job’ is ‘good work’? Maybe that’s why it’s ‘Extreme’. …Only the goddess knows the truth.
If that’s the case, how the hell did such a nonsensical neologism just pop out of nowhere? Might be the first time I’ve been impressed since we met.
…Nah, wasting my interest on something this incomprehensible is a waste.
“Is that okay? Just like that? You’ll lose again if you keep that up!”
“Shut up! Don’t talk to me now!”
What a goddess who just begs to be provoked. Getting such a great reaction like that, of course I’d want to keep pushing her buttons.
“Come on, come on.”
“Ugh, enough already! Stop nagging and nagging!”
“Maybe it’s about time I finished you off?”
“……”
“…Huh? Wait? My health gauge is decreasing…”
I shouldn’t be taking any hits from the goddess I’m fighting, yet my health bar is somehow decreasing. Is this a glitch?
“……”
“Huh? How is that even a hit?”
There should have been distance between my character and the goddess, yet it counts as me taking damage. So basically, any attack she throws lands on me, leaving me nowhere to run. Yet for some reason, my attacks don’t register as hits.
I was winning just a moment ago, but somehow the goddess has overtaken me.
“Oh my~? Where did all that bravado go?”
“Hey, what the hell is going on here?! Is this a bug?!”
“A bug~? You call it a bug when you’re about to lose? Why don’t you question your own skill before blaming the game?”
The goddess seizes the moment to taunt me. Guess that’s payback for me taunting her earlier.
But why isn’t she even flustered? Normally, even if it’s not about you, you’d be at least a little shaken. Why?
…Wait, did she… do it?
“Yay! I’m the winner~”
“What do you mean ‘I’m the winner~’?! You did it, didn’t you?!”
“?”
He annoying reaction almost made me lash out, but I took a deep breath to calm my anger.
Even if she’s 100% in the wrong, if I hit her, I’d be 100% in the wrong.
Besides, I’ve never been in a fight before, so I’d probably lose. It’d be embarrassing to start it and then lose, so I’ll just win and run.
“You’re acting so obviously weird, you did something, didn’t you!”
“Huh? No, no way. Why would I? The goddess of victory just smiled on me~. I am a goddess, after all~”
“So it’s not that you couldn’t do it.”
“!”
That reaction confirms it.
“Ah, I kinda misspoke.”
“You used some kind of goddess power, didn’t you!”
If there’s anything this guy could do, it’d be some kind of goddess power.
“So what if I did? If it’s goddess power, that’s my true strength, so it’s fine to use it, right? I am a goddess, after all~”
Just a moment ago her eyes were darting around like crazy, but when it comes to making excuses, she’s got the nerve to be so bold.
“Don’t just play dumb about it!”
Playing dumb the moment she gets caught? That’s me! Am I arguing with myself right now? My thoughts are so much like mine.
“And don’t you dare use goddess powers for a mere game! Are you a kid or something?!”
Getting genuinely upset over a game isn’t wrong. It’s precisely because you’re serious that it’s frustrating, and above all, it’s more fun when you play seriously.
But winning by cheating is different, right?
“Aaah! Shut up! Shut up!”
The goddess covers her ears with both hands.
That won’t block the sound, you know.
“And you, whining and whining and whining over losing just once. Grow some thick skin, will you?”
She just doubled down on her defiance. What the hell is this? Did she actually close herself off again?
She was the one who started the trash talk, then cheated, so I got angry too. But losing just once and flipping out like that… maybe that was a bit childish of me.
Besides, expecting this girl to reflect is pointless.
“Don’t do it again.”
“I’ll think about it.”
Not saying “I won’t do it again” means she’s hedging her bets for next time.
Her typical behavior makes me laugh despite myself.
“You cheated, yet you have the nerve to say the goddess of victory smiled on you? She’s the goddess of beggars, for crying out loud.”
“I sure don’t want to be the goddess of the hardworking.”
“Hang in there, Goddess-sama…”
If we ended it like this, it’d leave a bad taste. So, for some reason, the goddess and I grabbed the controllers again to play one more game.
We finished playing for a while. In the end, I went easy on her a bit and let her win at the end.
“Alright! I’m going for a run then.”
“Huh? You!?”
The goddess looked utterly shocked. She had this super annoyed look on her face.
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“You, who were a total shut-in before reincarnation, actually volunteering to go running…”
Was she trying to get under my skin?
“What choice do I have? Sports Festival’s right after summer break ends.”
Yeah, the reason I’m going out on this muggy summer night to run is because the sports festival is coming up after summer break ends.
“Sports festival? Are you the type who gets all serious about sports festivals?”
She’s a goddess, but her choice of words is so young. …Kind of creepy.
“Or are you all fired up like, ‘I’m gonna lead my team to victory!’?”
“That’s a bit harsh…”
It’s not like it’d be a problem if I tried to lead the team to victory, right?
I’ve been around this girl enough to know she’s got a dark core. Maybe that’s why we get along so well.
“Well, yeah… it’s not like I have some noble reason. I only do stuff for myself.”
“…Huh.”
The goddess-type girl looked unconvinced.
“Well, whatever works.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“More importantly, what about dinner?”
Don’t say “more importantly.”
“I told you I was going for a run, right?”
Weren’t you listening? No, I definitely had a proper conversation with this one.
“Well then! I’ll get hungry while you’re out running!”
“Why are you getting mad? Just eat whatever’s lying around.”
I pointed at the fridge in exasperation. There should be something in there.
“No way! I wanna eat your cooking~!”
The goddess wiggled every part of her body, throwing a tantrum.
Honestly, she’s not cute at all. A beggar goddess acting like this is just pathetic, not cute. If she were even a little bit cute, I might feel sorry for her, but…
“…Something simple, okay?”
“Yeah!”
Seeing the goddess’s face light up instantly made me feel a little better.
I like animals, so I don’t mind feeding them. So, I decided to shift my running time.
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