A certain hundred-year-old, cautious elder who loved eating small bread once said: ‘Human ability is limited.
To become a “Superman”-like existence, one must stop being human!’ On the rooftop, Shiro lay on a deck chair, the warm sunlight drenching his entire body.
“Ah~” An unprecedented sense of comfort surged through his body.
Every cell in his being was cheering and jumping for joy.
It was like a fish in water, making him unable to resist let out a moan.
I feel great right now!
He’d need to find a time to go into space for a sunbath later.
The physical fusion wasn’t much, but it didn’t grant the combat power a Superman would have after twenty or thirty years of sun-soaking; he still needed to get enough sun.
“The future is in my hands!” Shiro slowly raised his hand, reaching toward the sun.
Sunlight leaked through his fingers and fell onto his face.
The feeling of growing stronger made him so high he wanted to drill something with his fingers.
Ding ling ling— After the physical fusion began, although he hadn’t awakened all his abilities yet, his hearing had improved to a certain extent.
However, this sound rang directly in his mind, representing a visitor from another world.
He stood up and returned to the bar counter.
“Welcome to Yorozuya.
Do you have a commission?” Shiro spoke toward the door.
The open door didn’t show the streets of Sixth Street, but rather a curtain connecting to other worlds.
Shiro naturally held high expectations for Yorozuya’s first official client.
Which world would this fated person come from?
First, a slender leg clad in a deep blue boot stepped in, followed by a beautiful girl who looked to be around sixteen or seventeen.
She had long, Aqua-blue hair, and her tranquil appearance was holy and beautiful.
A translucent light pink hagoromo floated behind her as an accent.
Was she…
a goddess?
Shiro blinked, speechless for a moment.
He admitted he might have gotten his hopes up a bit too early.
He had been looking forward to the first visitor (client), but the person who arrived was quite unexpected.
“Ahem…” Shiro cleared his throat and asked, “Does this goddess have a commission?” The first client was the Water Goddess Aqua.
With that hair color, she really did look very ‘wise’.
“I am the Goddess of the Axis Order, Aqua!
Young man, meeting this goddess is your good fortune.
Join the Axis Order and obtain true happiness!” As Aqua spoke, divine power surged from her body.
In this moment, set off by the special effects of her divine power, Aqua looked like a very serious deity.
Shiro could indeed feel a cool sensation; his spirit was refreshed, and his mind felt clear.
“Goddess, may I ask what the tenets of this Axis Order are?” Shiro asked with a smile.
Time for your performance.
Hearing this question, Aqua immediately perked up.
The corners of her mouth couldn’t help but curl upward as she began to talk eloquently: “The tenets of the Axis Order, listen well to this goddess!
Axis Order followers can do anything if they try.
You are all capable people.
Even if you fail, it’s not your fault.
If you can’t succeed, it’s the world’s fault.
…
Even the gods don’t know if your future self will be smiling.
So, enjoy the present.
…” After listening to the whole thing, Shiro thought for a moment.
It wasn’t just that; this attitude toward life was basically just ‘rotting away’.
Do your best and leave the rest to fate, live happily in the moment…
it really fit the way of’slacking off’.
If he didn’t already know something about the goddess Aqua, he might have actually been fooled.
“Oh right, this is something Axis Order followers often say,” Aqua added.
“And what else?” Shiro asked, wearing a ‘just as I thought’ expression.
Aqua began to say: “The tenets of the Axis Order allow everything.” “Even if you are a lolicon, even if you are a NEET, even if you like non-human beast-eared girls.” “As long as they aren’t undead or demon girls.” “As long as there is love and it’s not illegal, all can be forgiven.” “To avoid being seduced by demons, I grant you this holy incantation:” At this point, the corners of Aqua’s mouth slowly rose: “Eris pads her chest!” Shiro: “…” How should he describe these tenets?
They felt strangely correct, and they were quite inclusive.
The key was that the serious image this goddess had when she first walked in had completely collapsed.
She felt a bit like a pyramid scheme recruiter giving a speech.
—Hello, Public Security Bureau?
There’s a pyramid scheme leader giving a speech here.
“Well, do you want to join?” Aqua raised her eyebrows, leaning in and making faces as she asked.
“Is this your commission?” Shiro’s smile was becoming hard to maintain; he could only manage an awkward but polite expression.
Would joining the Axis Order lower his IQ?
“A commission?
If you say it is, then it is,” Aqua nodded, saying nonchalantly.
[Ding, Commission detected—] [Commission Content: Water Goddess Aqua wants you, the Shopkeeper, to join the Axis Order and become the Goddess’s first believer from another world.] [Reward: 500 Points, one Gacha chance.] Shiro glanced at the commission details.
It was probably because a verbal agreement was too simple that there was no difficulty.
If he gave up on the first commission, why even open Yorozuya?
He’d just see what kind of good stuff he could pull.
[Client]: Water Goddess Aqua [Talents]: Holy Radiance, Water Affinity, Vision…
[Skills]: Healing Magic, Resurrection, Purification Magic (certified by Ainz Ooal Gown)…
Shiro looked at the status panel of the goddess Aqua.
Many were quite practical skills, but Aqua’s IQ and luck stats often caused her to do more harm than good despite her intentions.
“I join the Axis Order.” “Hahahaha!” Aqua began to laugh loudly.
“I have a believer from another world!
Hahaha…” Ignoring this crazed, idiotic goddess, Shiro started the gacha.
Maybe he’d get Purification Magic to play with—using it on Ethereals for a ‘Purifying Light’ skin treatment.
[Ding, congratulations Shopkeeper for obtaining—God’s Hair.] “?” Confirming he hadn’t misread it, Shiro felt a bit broken.
He clutched his head; was this luck because he joined the Axis Order?
[Use now?] “Uh (°ー°〃)…
use it.” Shiro muttered to himself.
Since he’d pulled it, he might as well take it out and look.
Since it was related to a god, it probably wasn’t trash.
“Hmm?” The next second, Shiro felt his head itch.
It seemed like he was starting to grow…
a brain?
Wait, no!
Shiro picked up a mirror.
His black hair had actually turned into the same Aqua-blue as Aqua’s, and his pupils instantly rippled with shock.
“Explain this to me!
Why does using this change my hair?!” Shiro roared in his mind.
Shouldn’t a clump of hair have appeared in his hand instead?
[God’s Hair]: Hair containing mysterious power, can be used for forging composite items or weapons.
A high-level fusion material?
Shiro looked at the explanation while grabbing his now Aqua-blue hair.
Forging composite items or weapons…
it felt like there was some potential there.
“Eh, your hair color is so similar to mine,” Aqua exclaimed in surprise, looking at Shiro with interest.
After the hair color changed, she felt much more friendly toward him.
She didn’t think there was anything strange or wrong about it.
“Aqua, are there any benefits to joining the Axis Order?” Shiro took a deep breath and adjusted his mood.
He’d wanted to dye his hair before he transmigrated but was afraid of damaging it.
Now he had a head of blue hair, and it was the equivalent of being natural.
However, this color symbolizing wisdom probably provided no bonus to IQ and might even have some mysterious, subtle negative influences.
“Benefits?
I can teach you some skills, like Purification Magic or Healing Magic,” Aqua said grandly.
After all, this was a rare believer from another world.
“I want to learn both.” Even if he couldn’t reach Aqua’s level, it would be fun to play around with.
“No problem, but please say that holy incantation.” Aqua blinked.
“…” Shiro hesitated for a second.
“Eris pads her chest.” “Hahaha, right!
Don’t you feel clear-headed now?
Come on, say it again!” Aqua had a look of complete satisfaction and relief.
“Alright, later.
I want to learn the skills,” Shiro said impatiently.
He was too eager to improve.
“Fine!” “Look at you, getting impatient again.” Aqua nodded, stood on her tiptoes as much as she could, and reached out to pat Shiro’s blue hair.
Shiro:???
Is this that ‘The immortal strokes my head, binding my hair and granting me skills’ thing?