" A Wish Of Lazy Otaku"

03. "Encounter with a Stunning Goddess: Jak's Wish for an Interesting Journey"

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////// JAK POV \\\\\

I stirred from my deep slumber, groggily trying to place myself in my surroundings. Strange noises had interrupted my peaceful sleep, and now I found myself in a dark and unfamiliar place.

"Where am I?" I mumbled, my voice echoing through the empty space. "It doesn't look like hell or heaven. And why can't I see myself?"

As I tried to clear my thoughts, a pounding headache reminded me of how I had died – drowning in the river. Panic threatened to engulf me, but I pushed it aside, determined to find a way out of this eerie silence.

"Hello?" I called out tentatively, hoping for a response. "Can someone tell me how to get out of here?"

Suddenly, a voice rang out from the darkness, causing me to jump in surprise. "Hey, you can still joke in this kind of situation."

Relieved to hear someone else's voice, I replied, "Whoever you are, please show yourself. I can't see a thing, and it's freaking me out."

"Of course, kiddo," the voice said, and in the next instant, I found myself in a beautiful garden, sitting in front of a table with a steaming cup of tea.

My eyes wandered around in amazement, taking in the lush greenery and colorful flowers. And then, as if by magic, she appeared before me.

Her long, flowing hair was the color of a clear blue sky, and her stunning face radiated a beauty that took my breath away. Her curves were perfectly placed, accentuating her hourglass figure in all the right ways. And then there was her chest – a pair of gravity-defying orbs that looked almost too perfect to be real.

I couldn't take my eyes off her, completely mesmerized by her stunning appearance. I was sure she must have had a supple and bombastic rear to match her flawless figure, but my eyes were too busy admiring her top half to explore further.

As I listened intently to the words of the stunning Goddess before me, my mind was racing with a million questions. How could I have ended up here? What was this void she spoke of? And most importantly, who was this captivating entity that stood before me?

I couldn't help but feel a sense of awe and wonder as I took in her beauty. And yet, despite her otherworldly appearance, there was something about her that felt familiar, like I had known her my whole life.

"Like what you see?" she asked with a smirk on her lips, bringing me back to reality.

I coughed nervously, feeling my cheeks flush with embarrassment. "I...um...sorry," I stammered, trying to regain my composure. "I just...didn't expect...you."

The Goddess chuckled, the sound like music to my ears. "It's quite all right, Jak. I understand your confusion. You died in your world, and now you find yourself here, in the void."

As she spoke, my mind began to clear, and I realized that she was right. I had died, drowned in a river. And now, here I was, alive again, in a world beyond my understanding.

"But who are you?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper.

The Goddess smiled, her eyes twinkling with amusement. "I am simply an entity born from this void, a being of light and energy. I have no name, no form, and yet I exist. And now, I have brought you here, to this place between worlds, to help you find your way."

As she spoke, I felt a sense of calm wash over me, like a warm blanket on a cold winter's night. Despite my confusion and fear, I knew that I could trust her.

And so, with a deep breath, I looked up at the Goddess, and I knew that I was ready to face whatever lay ahead.

"How the hell did I get here?" I muttered to myself as I stared at the goddess in front of me. She had a smug expression on her face, as if she knew exactly what I was thinking.

"Well, I have been living here for a few millennia," she began, her voice echoing through the empty void around us. "I've kept myself busy with a lot of things so I won't get bored. First, I started learning everything there is in this metaverse. After I learned every knowledge out there, I tried to find anything of interest, which led me to your world. And oh boy, the Earth has a lot of interesting things which I found to my liking, like a certain culture—not those countries' culture, but legit otaku culture."

I raised an eyebrow, intrigued by her admission. "Once I started to watch anime or read mangas, light novels, etc. to pass my time, it got me completely hooked until now. And recently, I wanted to try something new for a change. Why not try sending a pitiful—cough cough, I mean fortunate—soul to an isekai world? It would be much more entertaining."

My heart pounded in my chest as the realization hit me. "That pitiful soul was me, right?" I asked, hoping that I was wrong.

"Well, you should feel lucky because I wasn't able to decide, so you were chosen from a gacha spin. You might have emptied your whole life's unused luck," the goddess replied, her words sounding almost mocking.

Despite feeling annoyed, I couldn't deny that a part of me was excited at the prospect of an isekai adventure. "You might be right. I was also bored with my life, that's why I decided to roam around the world to find some interesting things. But, as you know, how it ended up."

"So, what wish would you like to have, and which world would you want to go to? At least I can only fulfill these two wishes, so think carefully before asking," the goddess said, her expression serious.

I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, trying to think of the perfect wish. I couldn't just go with a half-assed wish, I needed to make it count. And then, it hit me. Why not fulfill all of my dreams at once?

"Hmmm, How about you become my master and teach me everything there is to know. I don't have any desire to obtain those op powers of others, so I want to learn everything I can learn then make the path to walk on with my own hands," I said to the goddess with a strong determination.

The goddess looked at me with interest, her eyes gleaming with curiosity. "Hmmmn~ Ohh ok, It's an interesting wish I am hearing from you, but you should know you would be my 1st disciple so I won't go easy on you, and if you still want to learn from me, then you would have to give your utmost efforts. If I am pleased with your progress, then I might reward you with something precious," she replied, her voice carrying a serious tone.

With excitement and determination coursing through me, I bowed three times in front of the goddess, greeting her as my master.

The goddess smiled at me and then informed me that time didn't exist in her realm, and that she would be granting me a thousand years of life to learn everything I desired. I felt a sense of relief knowing that time was on my side, and I could fully immerse myself in learning.

'It should be enough for a few things that I want to complete and for others, I just increase my comprehension and perception as high as I can for future uses,' I thought of a plan in my mind about what I have to give priority to.

Then the Goddess lent me a place in her humble abode and started imparting me the necessary knowledge which later I have to practice and that's how I spent my days in her Realm which turn days into months and then a thousand years passed away in the Goddess Realm in the blink of an eye. 

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