Mountain, I Bought It – Living in Another World Isn’t Bad Either

Chapter 17. Ignus-sama and Inari-sama

Even if there’s no bath, we can manage if we go to the roadside station.

But, but! The toilet—I can’t hold it in. Doing it out here… no way! Absolutely not!

“Ughhh! Why isn’t there one?!”

I step out of the car and shout.

[Sorry, sorry]

“Huh!? W-who’s there?!”

Suddenly, a childlike voice echoes in my head. Is this another feature of this otherworld?

[Inari~, prepare it for her~]

[Ah, ah, my apologies]

The deep voice I recognize belongs to Inari-sama.

Just as I think that, a large fox appears before me with a thud.

[I made it disappear the moment Mochizuki left, so my apologies.]

What? It wasn’t going to stay there forever. It was originally just a loan, so if I think of it as being put away, it makes sense.

“Ah, no. Thank you.”

I end up shouting back, feeling both apologetic and embarrassed.

[I placed it in the exact same spot. This is also a rental, so it’ll disappear once Mochizuki returns. Keep that in mind.]

The exact same spot. Impressive.

Seeing that, I’m still unsure, but I decide to ask just to confirm.

“Y-yes… um, so, what if, you know?”

[What is it?]

“If I were to live here, could I borrow it indefinitely?”

After a brief pause.

[Really!? Really!? You’d buy it!?]

“Ah, w-wait, no, I haven’t decided yet!”

[Ahh, I’m so happy, so happy! Thank you! Thank you!]

“I said I haven’t decided yet!”

At my shout, Inari-sama freezes.

“Sigh… so, it’s just a hypothetical, okay?”

[Sorry, but we don’t do long-term loans.]

The unseen child’s voice responds.

“Uh, um, whose voice is that?”

I quietly ask Inari-sama.

[That’s Ignus-sama… oh, so you’re not buying?]

“No, well, I’m still thinking… I mean, if I do buy it and start living here, I’d hate not having a toilet or bath.”

[This is Inari’s property, and we’re just lending it. You could always build your own.]

“Build one? That’s impossible.”

Even if I bought a portable toilet, how would I transport it? And would I really keep using a portable toilet forever? Wait, maybe the commercial toilets here don’t have that magical cleanliness?

[Hmm, it seems we haven’t explained the details yet.]

[Well, of course. There’s no point explaining details to someone who might not even buy it.]

“What do you mean, details?”

When I ask Inari-sama, he let out a deep sigh.

[It’s confidential information. Not something we can share with someone who might not buy it.]

[Then we could just erase her memory.]

Despite the childlike voice, the cold tone sends a shiver down my spine.

[Ignus-sama]

[It might not suit Inari’s nature, but I’d go that far to have her come here.]

I feel like I’m being pierced by the sharp gaze of the unseen Ignus-sama.

Compared to Inari-sama, Ignus-sama feels more like a typical fantasy god, and my body starts to tremble.