“Big Miss Godiva, did you done all of your work already?”
“Of course I do! Wouldn’t I be able to personally come here to meet you if that weren’t the case, my sweet little pinchable Marigold~~. (”
“Isf thath so, good job Bith Missth Godivath (pat pat).”
“Aww~~! Thank you very much~~"
It has been 5 days since their first login. In that time, Godiva has been trying really hard, even cheating with her future-vision eyes to speedrun through all of her mandatory duty, dumping all the non-mandatory tasks to her assistant (and poor old butler), before jumping into the game and immediately coming into their place as soon as she can.
It was with a fervor of a 9-to-5 salaryman, trying to burn all of their work away on their last day of work, in order to clock in their 2-weeks for an extended vacation at a healing paradise.
And enjoying that healing paradise to the fullest, Godiva has been digging her hand nonstop into Marigold's spongy cheek, like she's molding it into sweet delicious mochi.
“Marigold, don't just speak to her using her real name like that. You know about online game etiquette already."
“Nah, it's okay. She can just call me using any of her adorable~ nicknames she wants ~~ (rubbing repeatedly)"
“No, Big Sis is right. What's your in-game handle, can I ask?"
“Aww~~, so cute! Alright, here is my name, then.”
In response to Marigold's big upturned eyes, Godiva swing her hand side-to-side in glee, before showing the three of them her player's panel
[Name: Delphi
Race: Human
Level: 1
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Class: Jobless
Title: None
Parameter:
HP: 100/100
MP: 100/100
STR: 10
AGL: 20
END: 10
DEX: 30
INT: 30
Unallocated stat: 0
Affinity:
Earth: 5%
Water: 5%
Fire: 5%
Plant: 5%
Air: 5%
Skill and ability: The Oracle That Change The World EX, Evolution Tree EX, Jack of All Trade B
]
“Hm? Are you sure you want to show us the entire panel? Wouldn't online game etiquette suggest otherwise?"
“It's fine, aren't we friends and acquaintances? Besides, not like there is anything interesting about my status that would be worth looking out for.”
“You said that, but isn’t your Personality Skill quite strong?”
“Eh, compare to the assuredly-overpowered skill you girl would have, my skill doesn't have that many things noticeable."
[The Oracle That Change The World
Rank: EX
Description: She is blessed with the ability of foresight, hailed from a lineage stretching thousands of years past, into the age of mystery and god.
She is the best of her family, as such she is also the most helpless, when she learned that the world would end.
Undeterred by the dooming fate, however, she proudly and cheerfully marched on, defying against the apocalyptic future. Using her ability to the fullest, she collects as many miracles as possible, and steadily builds the place where all those miracles should belong.
Eventually, the world changed due to her action. Each miracle that she personally found and foster, each building up the brick which lay the foundation of the world she have hoped it to be.
However, it isn't quite enough. The world will still end, unless another miracle comes. Even if she sacrifice her life, at best she would only be delaying it for a few more years.
Even so, she is ready for such a fate, and is willing to pay the cost. Entrusting the foundation she made to the people of the future, she believes in them all to save the world, and cast herself into oblivion.
However, what came after her is something she has never seen before, grasping her in a princess carry.
The miracle that she has collected, spawn countless more miracles.
All of those miracles combined together, have invited an [Impossibilities] beyond all common sense.
Glimpsing through what these [Impossibilities] could do, she entrusts the fate of the world to them.
Helping them with whatever she could, the [Impossibilities] replied.
“Of course we will save the world.”
And save the world they did.
The world then goes on, as it always does.
No one but a few knows that the world has just dodged a catastrophe.
This content has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.
‘That’s okay’. The Oracle thought.
For The Oracle That Change The World, this is the reward she has always been looking for.
Effect:
*The user is able to look at the cause and effect of all things, as well as all possibilities in the future of all things.
*The user is able to change the fate of all things. The degree to which they can change depends on the amount of effort and willpower they put in.
*The user can search for [Impossibilities], and is able to recognize them with a glance.
]
“...Big Miss, you said that, but isn’t your skill would be considered OP in this world?”
“What~, compare to what you all have? My skill would only be considered mid-tier at best, as spectacular and extremely OP-looking it is."
“Kyu (Be honest, do you just want to show off?)”
“Oh~? And what could have possssibly given it away, this little ball of softness~~ (pinch pinch)"
“Kyunnn~~”
Switching the target to the chubby cheek of Dragon, she then began to stretch and kneed them as she pleased, with a mischievous smile on her face.
Once again, Dragon found no problem with all this, so it’s all good
“Well, enough about me being humble...So what did you gal do already? I heard some news, but I am too busy for all this time to know more."
“Well, we didn't do much, so far. After login in, all we did is sightseeing the city, train in the dojo, and help out Marigold with the dummy."
“And from that, you found a national treasure, Marigold made an EX-rank artifact, and Dragon beat up a level 500 dragon...I guess all of this is only a minor thing to you huh-"
“Hey little flower, my humble ears happen to hear your beautiful song mentioning me, so how about you tell me everything about you-AGAH!!? (collapsed)”
“Sorry to bother your very important dialogue. Please continued.”
“??”
As the strangely handsome man gets knocked unconscious by a steel hammer, before getting dragged away by the little-sister type No.2, Delphi looks on with a slight tint of surprise and wonder.
“...Seeing how he is, not that surprised as to how these little arms can beat him easily."
“Kyu (Ye, just ignore him, and marvel at how perfectly silky smooth my fur is)"
“Will do! Wow, your fur is somehow softer than my thousand dollar/care day hairs…”
With Delphi busily admiring every single strand of her fur, while trading tips and tricks, Marigold takes this time to go back to her work, swiftly knitting up each strand of straw into a perfectly-matted body.
“Oh? So this is you fixing up the dummy? My Laplace, you sure do it quick.”
“Kyu! (Don’t forget masterful!)”
“Oh yeah, and masterful as well! You’re doing work a master designer would take weeks to plan out and make in seconds. With how you make it, the end result would be EX-rank in quality at least...wait, at least?”
She then took a look at her process again, with her pair of glowing emerald and citrine eyes.
With her emerald eye, she sees how Marigold directly molds the cause and potential, personally elevating the dummy's quality to new heights, as any good crafter should be.
With her citrine eye, she sees how Marigold also directly crafts the results and effects, deciding not only the dummy's present, but also making the path for its future.
Delphi asked Marigold, about the thing that surprise her the most, however.
“...Or rather, you’re deliberately holding back and making them EX-rank at best, huh. Is there a reason?”
“Well, of course. Any self-respecting craftsman would do as I do.”
Marigold replied, like it’s the most obvious thing in the world, the very basics of basics.
With how natural and assured her bell-like voice is, Delphi almost thinks of her words as common sense, if she didn't see her hand blurring as quickening speed.
“A good craftsman care about the present, a great craftsman care about the future. When a craftsman made their craft, they should always keep what their craft is going to face and withstand in the future in mind.”
Even at a speed too fast for human eyes to follow, you can still see her meticulously dance each strand of straw together into tight-knitted fibers, which danced together into a tight bundle, which strand together into a tight and seamless limb, with muscle-like straw contracting and loosening perfectly.
“A true craftsmen know that when they made their object, they also shaped the very potential and possibilities that objects can be as well, not just the very present. How it can be used later on, what kind of value will be placed upon it, how it could change and grow, how it could be improved, how it could fall…The result of one's craft places not just within the quality and glamour that can be seen with one's eyes, but also its potential and value lie in its path unseen."
Then, she took a look at the stick which will become its bone, and somehow "straightened" it with her own fingertips. Her handling is so delicate, it looks like she's realigning every single atom within the wooden stick to become the shape she desired, and subsequently, the stick became stronger and more flexible than it should physically be, giving the dummy in turn the feels of being as tough as a broad, yet as sharp as a bee.
“ ‘When one made their creation, remember to also make their path, and leave room for growth.' An old craftsman I know always said that to me, and he also said that is a quote all craftsmen should keep in mind."
Then, with a final propping up, the dummies are complete. With clothes made perfectly suited for their simple, rustic, yet enduring personality, all the dummies held their head up high, as if finding themselves a higher meaning in life.
Just like the panel that appears in front of Delphi, shining conspicuously brightly, the road ahead of them is bright, showing them the endless possibilities they will be able to go.
[Platonic Swordsman Dummy
Rank: EX (Growth)
Description: A dummy that strives to be the best swordsman dummy in the world, capable of withstanding and enduring every single blade in the world, after having a taste of the Blade Beyond Blade. Like chopping food ingredients and making salads as part of their training.]
[Platonic Martial Art Dummy
Rank: EX (Growth)
Description: They unlocked a drive for the perfection of the dummy body after exposing themselves to the highest peak of martial prowess, striving to become the very best Martial Art Dummy like no dummy ever would. Thanks to the pressure point knowledge instilled upon them by the technique of the Unparalleled Fist, they also become a great masseur master.]
[Platonic Dragon Dummy
Rank: EX (Growth)
Description: A dummy containing the purest essence of dragon element, transforming it into the peerless Dragon-type Dummy, blessed with transcendental physical traits and an overwhelming dragon will. Perhaps because of the will of the Absolute Dragon when it was handled, this dummy's greatest talent and want is to be a Porter, specializing in dismantling and transporting material.]
“...Well, or so I believe anyway. Plus, this way it isn’t as much of a bother.”
As Marigold looks on with shining eyes toward the dummy silently posing and showing off their new sword, knuckle, and horn made of straw, Delphi has little choice but to look at her with a giant sweatdrop on the side.
“ ...‘ Isn't as much of a bother '? Doesn't this literal walking treasure already enough of a bother?"
“It is…”
[‘Hmph, I begrudgingly acknowledge’. A certain god of blacksmith admit.]
[‘Don’t be like that, dear’. A certain goddess of crafting chimed in.]
[You have received the title “Blessed by the Gods of Craftsmanship”]
[You have received a skillbook "My personal smithing techniques, not that you need it apparently."]
[You have received a skillbook "My Craftsmanship encyclopedia, hope you like it (Apology for my husband's attitude)"]
“...So imagine how much more bother us three would be getting ourselves into, if I were to try my best, Big Miss Delphi.”
“...I can see that. I imagine you would be a universal phenomenon.”
Politely putting the floating book bathe in divine colors back into her inventory, while bowing toward a random patch of sky that look a bit haughty, Marigold continued with a slightly exasperated look.
“On the other hand, quite a lot of people would be disappointed in me-”
“Absolutely not myself.”
“Kyu! (Not me!)”
“Yeah, I know you two wouldn't, but the old craftsman in particular would grumble all day if I perform my work at less than stellar, so EX is all I can do."
“...That sound surprisingly heavy. Tell me if you need any help, okay?”
“I’m fine, Big Miss, but will do!”
Receiving the pitying pat on the head, Marigold cheerfully receives her offer.
“Well, back to work...Or so I said, but I have already completed it.”
“...Speaking of, why do you need to build 20 EX-ranked dummies? Is it for a quest?"
“Hm! Speaking of…”
Beckoning the newly-minted dummies, stuck in the epic posing showdown with a certain shirtless dragon, they come over in a single-file line. Then, she grabbed them by the wooden spine, and lunge them over to a certain spot where a lot of dummies is waving about.
After a few brief introductions and greetings over, that certain special group of dummies, reborn on Marigold's EX hand, finished familiarizing themselves with each other, and started getting into a circle.
“Heh...what will be happening then, Marigold?”
“Hehe, just watch, Big Miss...the ritual is about to begin.”
As the dummy began dancing about, the three, and Delphi who just come over, patiently watch over.
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Titles:
[Blessed by the Gods of Craftsmanship
Rank: EX
Description: Title for those who have proven themselves to be the master of masters, and earn themselves the blessing of craftsmanship. The couple gods of craftsmanship will watch over all of your work.
Effect:
* +10% all stat
* Greatly increase the chance of success for all craftsman-related action
* When you work on an object, additional enchantments will be randomly applied.
]
Items:
[My personal smithing techniques, not that you need it apparently
Rank: EX
Type: Skillbook
Description: A skillbook which contain the technique on how to create, handle and smith with the Flame of Origin. The name is changed due to personal feeling.
Effect: Upon activation, learn [Origin Flame Blacksmithing]
]
[My Craftsmanship encyclopedia, hope you like it (Apology for my husband's attitude)
Rank: EX
Type: Encylopedia
Description: The encyclopedia detailing every single crafting technique known by the craft goddess. Name changed in response to a husband’s personal felling.
Effect:
*You can learn any [Crafting]-type skill within the book.
*Greatly increase the skill acquisition and skill mastery rate of any [Crafting]-type skill, while holding the book.
]