Tondemo Fanfiction – 014 – The Mirror of Maybe (Part 1)- Love interests

The Mirror of Maybe – Love Interests

 

“I told you not to touch that stone, but you just had to, don’t you!”

“Mu, it was shiny…” Fer muttered as he sat in place like a giant, unhappy dog.

“To be fair, Master. The stone looked like the proper teleportation stone,” said Grandpa Gon soothingly.

However, I was in no mood to be soothed. Instead, I seethed with brimming anger as I crouched in a corner, with my back towards those wretched beasts. How dare they? How dare those so-called legendary beast–

“”Aruji~ angry~?”” Sui suddenly bounced over to land right on his lap.

“… waahhh!!! Suiii!!!”

Behind me, Grandpa Gon gave Dora-chan a discreet thumbs up. I totally saw that!

Fortunately for them, I got over myself quickly. There was really no point sitting around and moping. After a few more minutes of sulking, I  stood up and trudged over to the only thing of interest in the stone room. The completely sealed-off stone room with no exit.

Well, technically, if they really wanted to, Grandpa Gon could probably Dragon Breath their way out, but… let’s not resort to that as yet.

“Just what the heck is it…” I muttered as I glared at the polished stone when [Appraisal] activated.

 

[Mirror of Maybe]

Will show you the possibilities of your heart’s desire.

 

“Heart’s desire?” I muttered to myself. “Well, if it’s heart’s desire- ackkk-”

 

Goddess of Wind, Ninril

 

“-kkk!!”

“Oi, human. Bring forward the desserts, great me requires sweets!”

“Eh?”

That voice sounded awfully familiar… except, I was used to hearing it in my mind… another look around showed that I was in a temple-like structure with, wait, are those clouds just beyond the floor of the temple? And what’s with this weird Roman-like get-up?

“Come on now, out with the Dorayaki and Taiyaki! Chop, chop, and bring me another cake, a fruit-filled one this time. That Kishar is always on me about eating more fruits and vegetables…”

“… …” unable to fully comprehend what was happening, I turned around to face the source of the voice.

“Hiiii!!!!”

In front of me was a massive… blob.

A very shiny and white blob.

The blob reached a fat paw out and grabbed a piece of cake before shoving it into its mouth…

Wait.

There was something familiar about those chewing sounds.

“Ninril…sama?”

“Well? What about them Dorayaki? Bring forth the Dorayakis!”

“… what’s with that accent? Are you really a goddess?” I said.

“Why you… ahem, humph. Anyway, great me demand more sweets! More desserts!”

I was too shocked to say anything but, “Why don’t you ask for a mountain of Dorayaki too?”

“Excellent! I shall have that too! A mountain of Taiyaki! And a wedding cake! I’ve seen those incredible constructions, I can’t wait to try it. In fact, bring forth 10 wedding cakes!”

“… …”

“I heard that I can choose the flavours of those cakes too. Let’s see, I want a chocolate and strawberry cake with a thick cream, a white cake stuffed with peaches and vanilla cream, and then…”

There was a strange buzzing sound in my ear as I stared into the distance.

“Someone get me out of here,” I muttered.

And just like that, I was suddenly back in the dark stone room with the Mirror of Maybe and my familiars.

“… …”

“… …”

“Hey, did you guys see that?”

“Er, yes, Master,” said Grandpa Gon.

“… …”

We all cast a glance at Fer.

“”Hey! So the Goddess of Wind is a fatty, eh?””

“Shut up!!” Fer roared. “Ninril-sama is a goddess! A great goddess!”

“Sure, if that’s what you like,” I muttered.

“A goddess!!!”

“If you’re talking about attractive goddesses, there’s Ag-”

 

Goddess of Fire, Agni

 

“-ni?!”

“Yo! Hey, there Other Worlder-kun~”

“Eh?”

This time, I had been transported into a place that looked like a tavern, if giants have taverns. The chairs were so high that his feet barely touched the floor and the mugs…”

“Ain’t this just the best of place?”

“A-agni-sama?” I stammered as I stared at the tanned woman in front of me with her fiery red hair tied back in something like a knitted cap? The cap somehow allows the long red hair to sprout from the top like a ponytail. As for the rest of her outfit… It looked like that scarf was doing a better job at covering her modesty than her clothes, which were basically just a super skimpy bikini.

“… …”

“Oi, sup with you?” Agni stood up suddenly, her chest undulated in a way that was-

“Arrrgghh!!”

Agni cackled, “What? You like ‘em girls? How about a feel, eh?”

“E-eep?”

Then, she leapt over the table and grabbed me in a headlock.

“!!!”

Then, I was in the stone room again.

“… why am I here!! It was just getting good!”

“Oi, why is Master like that?”

“Who knows…”

“Damn you! Gimme back my moment! Gimme back my you-”

 

Slave Girl – Lotte-chan

 

“–th!!”

“Hello, Brother Mukouda!”

Lotte-chan bounced forward, all wide-eye and beaming smiles.

“L-lotte-chan?” I blinked, trying to process my sudden change in surroundings, and Lotte. Considering what had happened with the previous two changes, I dread to see what this moment would bring.

“Brother Mukouda, look! I drew a picture of you!” she held up a simple charcoal drawing. It was a stick figure with large plates of food in both hands. The figure was surrounded by all kinds of messy blobs that were presumably all kinds of food I had cooked.

That’s… very nice, Lotte-chan,” I said faintly. “Did you draw this by yourself?”

“Yup! Uhuh! I really, really like Brother Mukouda!”

“Aaa…”

“When I grow up, I wanna marry-”

“I’m not a criminal!!” I shrieked as I quickly leapt backwards.

“”Aruji~? What are you doing~?””

“Eeep!!” I jumped again. “… Sui?”

“”Yes~ it’s Sui~”” Sui bounced up and I instinctively grabbed her into a hug and rubbed my face against her soft, jelly-like body.

“Ahhh!!! Sui!!! That was so traumatic–!!!”

“”What’s wrong with that one? Isn’t it good to get ‘em young?”” asked Dora-chan.

“Blasphemy! Criminal! I can’t believe you actually said that, Dora-chan!” I shook my fist at the little dragon.

““Eh, I guess? Anyway, you’re looking for a female, right? Well, in my opinion, it’s best to have more. I remember that time-””

“I don’t want to hear it!! Also, you’re wrong! I wasn’t- wasn’t looking for a- a female, I just want-

 

The [Iron Will]Party

 

“-some companionship…?”

I  noticed the change when a breeze blew into my face and ruffled my bangs. The floor felt soft under my feet and, more crucially, the cool, bouncy weight of Sui’s body had suddenly disappeared.

“… …” I opened my eyes cautiously.

I was in the middle of a field. I could see the tall white walls of some settlement on one side and a thick forested area on the other. This place looked like a field for beginner adventurers.

“Mukouuuuda-saan!”

A small, but solid weight suddenly struck me from the back.

“Oof!”

“Hehe~ I’ve been looking for you~”

“Is that… Rita? What- why are you here?” I said with a blush as the athletic young woman beamed at me from the side.

“I missed you! Especially that totally delish soup with sausages, and the fried meat, and sandwiches and-”

“Haha…” While I had half expected this kind of reaction, it was kind of unsettling. So far, this version of ‘maybe’ was a little more acceptable than the others. Maybe, I could look up [Iron Will] and connect with her later. What a pity that I didn’t get to see Franca…

No, no, no, I shouldn’t be greedy. Maybe this was the Mirror’s way of letting me know who was more likely to match with me. I tried not to think about the first incident…

“Goodness, Rita. You’re making Mukouda-san uncomfortable by going on and on about his food.”

“Oh, hey, Franca,” said Rita in a slightly sullen voice.

“F-f-franca?”

It was indeed Franca, in her long robes and conical witch’s hat that signalled her abilities as a mage.

“Hello there, Mukouda-san,” Franca smiled warmly at me. “Oh my, you look a little unwell, has Rita been bothering you?”

“Oi, don’t randomly accuse people of things, Franca.”

“Dear, dear, let Franca make it all better~”

“Eh? Um,” The next thing I knew, Franca had enveloped me in her arms and I could feel an unfamiliar, yet distinctively recognisable cushion against my face.

“What the- that’s not fair, Franca!”

“What are you talking about? I’m healing Mukouda.”

“What healing? You’re suffocating him!”

“… …” indeed, I felt rather suffocated. I had probably died and gone to heaven…

“Goodness me, what are you two doing?” said a stern voice.

“Ramon!”

“Let go of the young man immediately, look at that poor chap, he’s been rendered half dead.”

“Oh, oh no, I must heal him!”

“Now, now, it looks like he is too far gone. Step aside, I shall cast the revival spell on him.”

“Eh?”

“Hm?”

“R-revival?” I said weakly.

“Ho ho ho, indeed.”

“Not to mention, it’s rather rude. Mukouda has plenty of other excellent qualities aside from cooking. Ho ho ho.”

“Ah, uh, thank you?”

Thus far, Ramon had sounded perfectly nice and genuine. So what is this uneasy feeling…

“Naturally, for the best result. Skin-on-skin contact is required.”

Then, the old wizard puckered his lips-

“Gyaahhh!!!!”

 

[Gumihou: Hahaha, who else should I pair Mukouda with?]

 

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