......Ah, That Guy's a Reincarnator.

DOGGOOOOOON......!!!

A thunderous roar, the likes of which I've never heard, echoed through the morning mist of Naso Forest.

Naturally, I was jolted awake by that roar and the accompanying vibration.

The Kariva Great Tree, my nest, shuddered violently.

What the hell is that noise!?

It's still early in the morning, and some jerk is messing with my beauty sleep!

......I absolutely HATE it when people interrupt my sleep!

I leaped up, scowling, and poked my head out of the hollow to look outside.

The deep blue sky was gradually brightening.

Below it, from a corner of the lush green Naso Forest, a plume of black smoke was rising.

<This is...... it looks like some kind of event is happening! Emi, let's go take a look!>

Omake-sama, being a die-hard Isekai Reincarnation Broadcast fan, casually uses broadcast slang like ‘event’ in her daily speech.

She's also incredibly curious and airheaded.

She made that suggestion without a shred of caution.

My head was still foggy from just waking up, but fueled by a pure, burning rage that demanded I lodge a protest (with stones) against whoever dared disturb my slumber, I dashed toward the source of the roar and smoke without giving it a second thought.

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......And that's how we ended up here.

That was a pretty massive roar, right, Omake-sama?

<Yes, it was.>

And there's definitely a cause for a roar like that, right?

<Exactly. You're so clever, Emi.>

And if that cause happened to be some dangerous, powerful monster, Omake-sama, what exactly did you plan to do?

<............>

Oh-ho, giving me the silent treatment, are we?

<Y-you too, Emi! You ran all the way here without thinking too! When it comes to having no sense of danger, it's unfaaair to blame only me!>

Gunu! I can't argue with that, but still!

<We just have to be more careful from now on. Right? As you can see, it didn't seem like there was any particular danger this time, right? Right?>

H-hmm, I wonder if there's...... no danger?

I had reached the source of the smoke in less than 5 minutes.

It was quite a distance, but I'm a 5-year-old who's used to forest life and skilled at 【Body Strengthening】, so a little trip like this doesn't even leave me winded.

......And so.

Peeking secretly from the bushes, I saw a clearing that had suddenly appeared in Naso Forest.

This clearing wasn't here yesterday, you know?

Trees had been knocked down and charred black, and smoke was billowing up.

Ah...... (probably) the carcasses of Naked Awful-tasting Mice had been turned into charcoal too.

Once they've become like that, they're definitely inedible. What a waste......

Wait, that's not the point!

I shifted my gaze toward the person who presumably created this clearing.

Standing there was a boy about my own...... no, if my memory serves me right, he should be the same age as me. He was a beautiful boy with fiery red hair and red eyes.

As for what I mean by “if my memory serves me right,” it's that I know this beautiful boy's name.

Because...... he's Torch Fenoben-kun, who lives in the same Fenoben Village as I do.

Oh, the reason his surname is the same as the village name is because he's the village chief's son.

In this country (I don't know the name of the country because I haven't studied it), commoners like me don't have surnames, but apparently, once you reach the level of the village chief's family, you can claim a family name. Not that I care.

......Hmm? I mean, what on earth is going on here??

As far as I know, Torch-kun is the village chief's son, but he's definitely just Village Kid A material; he shouldn't be someone with the power to cause such stupidly massive destruction, right?

While I stood there frozen in confusion, Torch-kun, who had a wry smile on his face, began to mutter to himself.

My super hearing, honed by forest life (probably because 【Body Strengthening】 has made my ears incredibly sharp), caught his words.

“......This is gonna take some practice to control. Man, the power of the 【Holy Goddess's Blessing】 is something else......”

......Torch-kun is muttering to himself with a total “good grief” vibe.

Huuh? Was he always a kid who talked so grown-up?

I thought he was more of a rowdy brat, like your typical shitty 5-year-old......

......Wait, blessing?

Torch-kun just said ‘blessing,’ didn't he? Just now.

<He did.>

A blessing, as in......

<It refers to the blessings that gods bestow upon living beings or lands. In broadcast slang, it's also called a ‘cheat.’>

Torch-kun said 【Holy Goddess's Blessing】, right?

<Yes, he did. In this world, ‘Holy Goddess’ refers to the ‘Holy Goddess Laintorlie.’ She is the goddess who presides over all things holy.>

......I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before......

That goddess was probably there 5 years ago, at that auction......

<Laintorlie is a super famous Isekai Reincarnation Broadcaster, after all! It's only natural that she would participate in a soul auction.>

A grown-up attitude you'd never expect from a 5-year-old.

And immense power. The 【Holy Goddess's Blessing】.

......Ah, that guy's a reincarnator.