It took us three days to reach the city of Kalabuya.
This means that I must bid farewell to you today, God.
“That’s right. We will cut off our communication soon. From here on out, you have to live on your own,” God replied.
Yeah. Thanks for everything. It’ll get a bit lonely, but I have a friend I can rely on, so I think I’ll be fine!
“I’m a friend you can rely on? Hee hee, that makes me so happy!” said Grida.
“That’s right, you’re not alone. I won’t be able to do anything for you two from now on, but I’ll always be watching over you,” said God.
Okay! Stay tuned, because we’re gonna make a big impact in this world!
“I’m sure you will. I wish you the best of luck!”
“Thank you for everything, God!” Grida called out.
Thanks for everything, God! Grida and I are both very grateful to you!
✦ ✦ ✦
So? What the heck is going on?
“I awakened somethiiing!” said the woman.
No, you didn’t. Also, wake up yourself and face reality!
“I thought I was going to get eaten by the gobliiin! Just then, my magic activated!”
Notice anything weird? That’s right, this was the voice of the woman that I saved from the goblin.
“The great magician Fresa-chan’s apple magic saves the daaay!” she said with a drawl. She seemed to hang onto the end of every sentence like that. Her name, apparently, is Fresa-chan, a self-proclaimed “Apple Magician.”
“I must have summoned this apple out of nowhere, and it defeated the goblin in one blooow!”
That kind of magic doesn’t exist. The goblin was defeated because I got power-ups and rammed into it—a physical attack. She also thought she summoned me, but if she would have looked up, she would have seen my fifty-four other siblings dangling from a tree.
“It was so sudden! An apple, out of nowhere! I must have summoned it!”
It seemed like she didn’t even notice the apple tree. She was misunderstanding the entire thing.
“This magic must activate when I’m in trouble! As proof, after the goblin was defeated, this apple only activated one other time on my way heeere!”
After she picked me up, she didn’t eat me and instead carefully stored me until she reached this city.
“Don’t freak out. Just listen, okaaay?” Fresa continued. “Yesterday, I bumped into Sedel, the infamous, giant, human-eating ant!”
Oh, was that an ant? I thought it was a praying mantis or something, what with those super long legs. It was huge too.
“Wait, Fresa! You mean that absolute monster they tagged as B-class? I’m surprised you came back alive!” exclaimed an armored man with a black mustache, who was across from her.
I think his name was...
“Ha ha, that’s when my apple magic activated, Holmer-saaan!” Fresa replied with a smile.
Right, Holmer.
She continued. “Sedel ran right at me, kicking up all this dust. I thought I was a goner! Just then, this apple left my hand and started rolling on the ground.”
Yeah, I didn’t think I’d have to move around that much in front of God.
“In the next instant, it moved faster than any spell I’d ever seen, and blew Sedel’s head into tiny little pieces!”
That bug’s outer shell was tough, and I even cracked a little. Luckily, by sheer coincidence and a spot of good fortune, God just so happened to be looking away. Could have been worse.
“Tee hee, God really is nice, isn’t she?” Grida said.
You’re misunderstanding me, Grida. God really was looking away just as I attacked, and I was just lucky that she didn’t see anything.
“Okay, I think I see what you’re saying. You just slipped and fell and happened to land on that monster, right?” she said.
See, you get me! I knew you’d understand. Anyways, that’s why Fresa-chan thinks that I’m part of her apple magic or something.
“Hmph, it sounds like a tall tale to me. No one but you has seen your apple magic, right? You don’t have any proof,” Holmer said.
“Heh heh. I thought you’d say that! Feast your eyes on this!” Fresa confidently drawled, as she raised me in the air. “Come on out!”
Aw, jeez... Grida, will you do the honors?
“Okey dokey!” she replied.
Suddenly, the corpse of a large insect appeared in front of Fresa-chan.
“Th-This is...” Holmer stammered.
That’s right, it’s Sedel.
To take the previous owner’s items out of the storage card, I’d need my own arms. Seeing as I don’t have any, I can’t lay a hand on any of it, literally.
Holmer couldn’t hide his shock. “A whole corpse came out of that apple!”
“Now do you believe meee? This is my apple magic!” Fresa said triumphantly.
Wrong. This is my storage card’s ability.
God was surprised by this too, but it seems that the storage card evolved and adjusted to me. I’m now able to remove items without using my hands—indirectly, at least.
Thanks, Grida.
“Of course! You’re welcome!”
In an odd turn of events, Grida’s now able to add or remove items to the storage. I’m no longer the one managing it. God said that it could be due to my special circumstances—the cards are adjusting themselves for me.
In other words, Grida is now irreplaceable to me.
“Aww, Furutsu! That’s such a bold thing to say!”
Huh? You seem pretty happy for some reason.
“Hey! You know why! You’re such a meanie!”
Uh, no, I don’t really know why. Let’s leave it at that.
Anyways, I can’t take any of the previous owner’s stuff out, including Grida herself, but we can freely remove anything Grida stores. Also, the power card adjusting to my cell division was apparently rare itself. The Cards of Fate might have some special abilities that even God isn’t aware of.
“Sooo? Holmer-san, I beat this myself, you knooow?” said Fresa.
“Hmmm, so you’re not lying. You really defeated this monster with that apple?” Holmer asked.
Oh, sounds like apple magic will become an actual thing.
“Fine. As promised, I’ll permit you to enter the Adventurers’ Guild. Provided, of course, you pass the entrance test.”
“Yaaay! I’m gonna be an adventurer!” she cheered.
“If you pass the test, I said! It starts at sunrise tomorrow. Don’t be late!”
An Adventurers’ Guild, huh. I expected no less as a reincarnator. We’re hitting all the classic tropes! But will Fresa-chan be okay? This apple magic of hers isn’t real, after all...