Vol 2 - Chapter 4

Kami-sama stood unmoving in front of the tray I offered.

He wordlessly looked down at the shabby meal – that’s how he looked like, anyway.

He didn’t have a face, so no way to know.

Did I…make a blunder…

Yeah, I shouldn’t have put down that tray on the floor, it’s too awkward.

In fairness, I did sweep the dust yesterday, but ‘clean’ wouldn’t fit its description, though.

Kami-sama also kept on producing that slimy, icky thingy, so the entire room was black and sticky.

‘But if I put it on the table, he wouldn’t be able to reach it, and that table is also dirty…’

Kami-sama height reached up to my waist.

Not sure if he’d be able to reach out if I placed that tray on the table.

That’s why I thought it’d be better if I placed it on the floor – well, maybe he thought I was treating him as a pet, though.

‘A, are you mad?’

Bullied by other saintess in the morning, discrimination at the dining hall, then making gentle Kami-sama angry – was my luck bad enough to come in threes?

No, the last one was me just reaping what I sowed, though.

I timidly peeked at Kami-sama; he shook himself once, seemingly bewildered.

“….Deities will not have any problems even if they don’t eat.”

His tone as he muttered those words sounded as if he was completely baffled.

“There are only two ways a deity could die – either by being attacked by the other deities, or discarding its own divine power. Deities will definitely not die by hunger…In fact, it has been more than a century since I ate something.”

Kami-sama pushed the tray towards me as he said that.

He was careful not to put any of his sticky dirt on it; it looked like he was diffidently touching only the edge.

“Please do not mind me, it’s fine. It is not enough for you, right? Please, do eat it by yourself, by all means.”

“….”

I wordlessly stared at Kami-sama.

Deities wouldn’t die of starvation – I’m completely aware of that.

Even the priest said that – ‘Actually, deities don’t need food.’

Did say that but –

“…full course.”

“Huh?”

“Then why did the other deity had that full course meal, then!!”

My grudge against those food was DEEP.

Or maybe I was envious.

We’re having a frugal meal over here, you know!

“You won’t die of starvation – even if you say that, there’s still a reason why you need to eat! If not, then all those food are useless, right!!”

Mere indulgence?

Or perhaps it was prepared for the benefit of their partner?

Even if saintesses eat, almost all of that food would go to waste.

“Too wasteful!!”

I unwittingly blurted that out, and Kami-sama worriedly shivered.

I was infuriated due to hunger, and he sought to pacify me while trembling all the while.

“…Ahm, it isn’t useless. We’re fine even if we did not eat, but we also experience hunger.”

Hoho~. So it wasn’t useless, huh.

It’s okay even if he didn’t eat, but he’s hungry.

I got it now, so the deities also properly ate what the Shrine prepared, so it wouldn’t go to waste.

I see, I see –

“There’s no way that’s fine!!”

I forcefully pushed the tray right back to Kami-sama, then thoroughly scolded him.

You’re totally famished, aren’t you!!!

Not only that, this Kami-sama said that ‘ it has been more than a century since I ate something’?

Then I should ‘not mind him, and eat it by myself ’?

‘G, good thing I didn’t listen!!!’

That’s totally, ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE!!

What kind of human could bear eating on her own beside a Kami-sama who had been starving for over a hundred years!?

It would have been alright if he didn’t mention that he was hungry, then I might have eaten that food, but saying something unnecessary – even if I thought that way, it’s futile to ask more questions at this point, so I got up.

And then, I looked down at Kami-sama, who was quivering after being scolded, and waggled my finger at him.

“Listen, rather than restraining yourself, hurry up and eat that meal! I still had to do a major cleaning up today after this!”

This terrible spectacle of a room was impossible to clean within just one to two days.

Rather than spending useless time arguing about this food, I should hurry up and get my hands working.

Hmpf! – I snorted.

Kami-sama was stupefied, then he shook himself –

He stretched his muddy hand towards the food in nervous diffidence.

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