Meddling The Omniverse

The following chapter is still from Satou Kazuma's point of view.

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"HOW COULD SUCH STATS EXIST!? THIS IS BORDERLINE INSANITY! ALMOST ALL HIS STATS REACHED TO THE TOP! The only slightly normal one is luck, even then it is way above average! Sir, with just your stats alone, you're in the top five of all adventurers in the kingdom!"

The crowd went silent. The news was too shocking.

"Sir, have you considered what class to pick?" The receptionist asked fervently.

"Any occupation that can touch a bit of everything? It should at least touch combat, magic, and maybe even craftsmanship." Seth asked jokingly.

"I don't know sir. I don't think such a class exists…" Before the receptionist continued, Seth's card magically glowed and a new text was written on the occupation space.

"Arch Magic Warsmith?! Sir Seth! The card magically tried to fulfill your wishes and automatically assigned you that role! This should be one of those hidden classes that are almost inaccessible because it's almost impossible to meet the criteria, from the looks of it it's a mix of arch wizard, combat master, and even a crafter like the blacksmiths!"

The realization left everyone taking deep breaths.

And of course, Seth has to be special too… I know those two are gods, but if this is all I got, why am I here in the first place? I muttered sarcastically under my breath.

"Sir Seth! As the adventurers guild! We can only thank you for allowing us to do your registration, hope your presence will end the demon king's reign!"

"WOO!" The crowd around cheered louder than ever. The adventurers gathered around Seth plus Aqua and lifted them in the air.

"We pray that you two couple will achieve greatness!" The receptionist congratulated them.

"Couple?" Like a DJ scratch, Seth jolted while Aqua stood ignorant because of the cheering. 

My ears perked from hearing that.

 Seth leaned closer and spoke softly "How did you conclude that?"

"You two have those beautiful wedding rings, see." The receptionist pointed out.

"Ring?" Seth spoke confused. He looked at his hand and found a platinum ring adorning it. The ring was thick and simple, sporting a rectangular dark purple gem on top, exuding a masculine charm.

He glanced at Aqua's hands and noticed she also wore a ring. Hers was a silver ring that was slim and lightweight, with a small light blue circular gem on top, radiating an elegant and feminine appeal.

Seth instantly checked the ring with his power. His pupils shrank, he tried to pull it out of his finger, but it wouldn't budge. The pulling caused Aqua, who was enjoying the limelight, to notice.

I, Kazuma, thought silently, trying to let him telepathically hear it, Isn't that the teleportation rings thingy? Any problem with it?

Another message entered my brain again, "Yes, it is. Due to our bumpy interdimensional ride, these rings are momentarily stuck to our fingers."

Aqua, noticing Seth's 'fidgeting', whispered, "What's wrong Seth? You're ruining the moment."

"Look at your hand," Seth said.

Aqua did and gasped in surprise as she noticed an elegant ring adorning her finger. She admired its beauty and asked aloud, "What's wrong with it Seth? Isn't this ring gorgeous?" 

"Try taking it off, gently…" Seth suggested.

Taking Seth's advice, Aqua unassumingly tried to pull her ring.

Sadly this is Aqua, the moment she did and realized that the ring didn't budge at all, Her impulsive nature got the better of her.

Forgetting Seth's instruction to be gentle, She exerted her full power to pull it off. Everyone else watched as Aqua tried to yank the ring off in an exaggerated and cartoonish manner, only to find it still stuck in place.

"It's stuck! like super glue! is there any big danger from it?" Aqua asked, her frustration evident. 

Seth on her side facepalmed in annoyance and replied, "Currently, there is no danger, but there's something else."

"Do you know what these two rings symbolize here?" Seth whispered.

"Wealth? I mean look at them, They look extravagant and pricy!" Aqua exclaimed, placing her ring-adorned hand over Seth's.

Indeed, They do look quite extravagant and pricy. Seth agreed silently.

Still whispering, Seth continued, "I'm gonna say it straight, these two rings signify marriage. Since we both wear them, they assume we're married." 

"Oh, is that it… HECK NO!" Aqua's initially calm demeanor quickly turned hysterical.

"Absolutely not! This can't be happening!" She started pulling the ring exaggeratedly, nearly losing balance. "Impossible! I, Aqua, am far too divine for such mundane entanglements! This must be some cosmic joke! This misleading symbol of fate must be removed! I refuse for my godly self and religion to be associated with a housewife and child rearer! Seth! Assist me in ridding myself of this cursed contraption!"

"Before we could do that…" Seth discreetly gestured toward Aqua, hinting Aqua to the elephant in the room. Everyone else now stared at them utterly bewildered, the silence deafening.

"..." The adventurers and guild staff exchanged confused glances as they watched Aqua's antics unfold, exacerbated by Aqua's complete disregard for volume control.

Finally, Aqua whispered, "Should we tell them of our divine status?"

"No." Seth replied, "First of all, they wouldn't believe us. Second, there's a rule against revealing our true identities, and the third most important one, you're the goddess of the axis order."

"Hey! What's wrong with the AXIS ORDER *HUMPH?!* " Aqua attempted to berate him but Seth swiftly covered her mouth, prompting her to struggle. This scene resembled an exaggerated comedy skit between an over-the-top couple.

I watched from the sidelines while everyone looked at them more weirdly. The atmosphere was so awkward…

Kazuma! I'm making a fake origin for us to reduce everyone's suspicion and awkwardness of us, Are you okay with it? Seth asked for my permission telepathically.

You got yourself into this. I thought to reply.

"It's also to spice things up, we're a clean slate right now. We can leave a heroic or manly first impression"

I don't know… seems scummy. I felt like our cover could be blown or it would bite our ass in the future.

"It can make you more popular with the girls." Seth gave his offer.

DEAL! And I took it instantly.

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I still remember it like it was yesterday. I reminisced about that moment.

Seth concocted our origin story: The three of us are fallen nobles who were captured by a mad wizard. Seth's and Aqua's rings were experimentation tools by said mad wizard not related to each other, but coincidentally are in similar forms (beautiful rings). 

'Conveniently' authorities got wind and closed in on the wizard. 'However', like a cliche supervillain, he took his own life and triggered a teleportation that sent us, his experiments, to faraway lands so the authority could never find us again. 

I admitted that while the story is nonsensical and has more plot holes than Swiss cheese itself, I didn't take Seth's charisma and the medieval folks' gullibility into consideration.

I remember how everyone in the crowd cried hearing our 'harrowing past'. 

I must bow down to Seth, he has a knack for manipulating and spinning tales. Even the magic gemstone implanted on the back of my palm became 'proof' of the wizard's misdeed. 

Heck, he even allowed anyone to try to yank out the ring from their fingers to prove his point. Which only reinforced his story as they failed to do so.

Some of the adventurers got worried about the mad wizard's return (as a ghost or something). Seth calmed them by explaining that the wizard's control was no more after his suicide, but due to the quality of his experiment tools, they currently have no way of removing them.

Thus the guild shifted from celebrating the arrival of two overpowered 'adventurers' to one celebrating our 'freedom'. However, they are now more convinced that Seth and Aqua are star-crossed lovers. Proven by their matching 'experiment tools' and the fact that both were sent to the same place despite being supposed to be random. 

It kinda sucks that I was relegated to the role of the 'other random guy' that coincidentally got sent to this place with them. I suppose it's better than being labeled as the third wheel or something. Silver linings, I guess?

In the end, it went sorta well. Seth kind of kept his part of the bargain. At least I wasn't ignored anymore. Though overshadowed by the attention given to those two gods, the cheers and high-fives I received were a welcome change.

As for the inevitable questions about our origins like 'Which kingdom do you come from?' Seth's responses were as evasive as can be, brushing it off with convenient excuses of memory wipes and magic-induced amnesias. Despite those BIG glaring Plot holes, they flew over their heads with ease. 

Aqua was still fuming over Seth's failure to remove the 'couples' label they had. But I can't blame him, he clarified multiple times that they are not together, yet the adventurers insisted on shipping them otherwise.

Ok too much reminiscing! That was weeks ago, now focus on the present, especially when dinner is involved. I went straight for a bowl of Seth's stew. It smelled incredibly divine.

Without hesitation, I took a spoonful and brought it to my lips.

THANK THE GODS SETH'S A F*CKING CHEAT! i, Kazuma shouted in my mind, the stew was too good.