'Aqua… Another name I don't recognize, but based on the name, they have something to do with water, right?'
I opened the chat, filled with curiosity and nervousness. The name was written in golden text, meaning that it was a full-fledged god or goddess. They ranked higher than my Honorary Demi-God and Ainz's Honorary Mortal ranks.
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Sender: Aqua_The_BlueHaired_Beauty
Message:
Hi!!! This Divine Nectar Drink tastes delicious and pairs well with my chips. Do you have any more? I can buy everything you have, but I expect there to be a bulk price deal of 10% off. What do you say? Do we have a deal?
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'Everything that I have? And a 10% off on top of the 10% Market Commission? Are these really gods?'
I looked at my hand and sighed. After only 12 bottles, my body needed roughly 6 hours of sleep, which is about 30 minutes of sleep for every bottle.
'I have heard that quirks can be trained so your body grows stronger and can better handle quirks. When Mt. Lady first attended her hero course, it was said that her maximum height was nowhere near what it is now. Maybe after training, I could make hundreds of Divine Nectar bottles every day, but at the moment, that was impossible.
After taking a deep breath, I began writing.
'The message has to have a hint of kissassery; I am talking to a god, after all. At the same time, I have to show that I can't be pushed around while not sounding too arrogant. Ugh, that's easier said than done.'
After several drafts, I finally had a winner
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Sent To: Aqua_The_BlueHaired_Beauty
Message:
Hi, Aqua_The_BlueHaired_Beauty.
I have long heard about your greatness, and I am honored that you have enjoyed the Divine Nectar. While I would love to immediately enter into business with you, I'll have to politely postpone it to a future date. Unfortunately, I am still lacking and have yet to acquire large quantities of Divine Nectar. I'm sure that someone as great as yourself must understand.
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I reread the message again and hit my head using my palm.
'So much for showing that I can't be pushed around. I seriously overdid it with the ass-kissing... Well, if Aqua crosses the line, I might be able to get Hermes to help...…Anyway, let's take a look at the item description for the ankle—-'
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Sender: Aqua_The_BlueHaired_Beauty
Ahahaha, figures that my greatness would be known throughout dimensions. You're right. A great goddess like myself understands your troubles. There won't be any problems as long as I can drink the Divine Nectar daily. Now tell me what great stories have you heard of me 🙂
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"Oh shit...."
"She called my bluff!!!"
I quickly closed the chat and began searching for the one god I knew that I could depend on
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[In a barren, lifeless world]
A glowing golden flash traveled through the desert-like terrain as a large, purple, stary vine chased behind it.
The flash was none other than Hermes, who continued to run while reaching through his sack and throwing things behind him, hoping that something would work and stop the vine.
"Demeter, which bastard sold you such a monstrous plant?!!!! Just wait, I'll look through the sale records, and when I find that bastard, I will—--"
Before Hermes could finish his sentence, a golden screen in front of him caught his attention.
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Sender: Nectar_4_All
Message:
God Hermes, help! Quick, tell me anything about Aqua_The_BlueHaired_Beauty! What does she do? What are her accomplishments?
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"Aqua?! That slacker? Why does he want to know about her."
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[Back In Kinji's Room]
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Sender: Hermes_The_Handsome
Message:
That blue-haired idiot? Sure…. She is the Water Goddess of Reincarnation. She's the clumsiest, laziest, and most narcissistic goddess of that dimension. She manages various worlds, and her job is to reincarnate dead people into new worlds as heroes. Her choices of reincarnaters, however, are nothing more than losers….. She's a big headache, but since she manages many worlds, she's pretty loaded. That's why I gave her a spot in our Godly Market.
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I looked at Hermes's message and sighed.
'So she's a rich loser....And here I was saying I had heard of her greatness. What the hell was I thinking writing that…. Looks like I'll have no other choice but to bull shit this with the limited information Hermes just gave me.'
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Sent To: Aqua_The_BlueHaired_Beauty
Message:
Well, where do I begin? Your beautiful blue hair, for one. From what I've heard from Hermes, many are jealous of your hair, but I'm sure you know that. You also use your excellent managerial skills to manage the many worlds you are in charge of managing. Lastly, you are bold and unafraid to think outside the box and try new things.
Goddess Aqua, while I would love to talk to you all day, unfortunately, I have to go and tend to some urgent matters. I'll make sure to sell you a bottle or two of Nectar soon. Have a good day.
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'Hopefully, that will satisfy her. My god, I'm never making that mistake ag—'
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Sender: Aqua_The_BlueHaired_Beauty
Message:
Aww, that's sad to hear, but I understand completely. I also am almost always busy. We should talk again soon.
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'Soon is too soon.'
After I sent a message to Hermes thanking him for the help and promising him three free nectar bottles soon, I fell back into bed. The pups quickly returned to the spots where they had been sleeping.
Now that I wasn't stressing about pissing off a goddess, I looked at the Personal Dimensional Storage Space window. There, I finally read the Anklet's item description that I had tried reading before.
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Item Name: Anklet Of Zephyr's Winds
Description:
Braided out of the strands of Zephyr's hair, which grants the wearer the ability to float, run, and walk above the ground using the blessing of Zephyr winds for 1 hour every day.
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I was surprised by the item's ability. While it wasn't powerful, and the time limit was somewhat short, this Anklet became a treasure for a quirkless kid like me.
'I've seen that the bottled nectar sells fine, and based on Aqua, the bottle I put it in isn't an issue. Now, I need to find a way to make money and buy many more bottles; I need to find a way to increase how much I can produce and ease the effects it has on my body. And I need to come up with a way to explain all the powers I will get in the future.'