Kazuma Sato, a first-year high school student, is nearly hit by a truck on his first day of school but is saved by his classmate Aqua. However, Aqua insists, "I'm a goddess!" Kazuma shrugs it off, but somehow she ends up living with him, and his childhood friend Megumin joins them, turning every day into chaos. Megumin chants "Explosion magic is the strongest!" and breaks windows, while Aqua tries to "purify" classroom plants and kills them. Kazuma, exasperated, still ends up taking care of them
God's Blessing on This Wonderful Academy! - The Goddess, the Truck, and the Sense of Unease at the Beginning
"Uwaaaaaaah!?"
The one who screamed was me. Satou Kazuma, sixteen years old. As of today, a first-year high school student. On the morning of the entrance ceremony, I watched the moment my life ended in slow motion.
From the right side of my vision, a massive iron block bore down on me. A truck. I could see the driver's ashen face. The horn was blaring. I could hear the brakes screaming. But it wasn't stopping.
(*Ah, I'm dead.*)
The instant I thought that, something burst out from the side.
Light blue.
Long hair, glittering as it caught the morning sun.
"Look out!"
It was a girl's voice.
The next moment, I was shoved with tremendous force. I tumbled backward onto the ground. My breath caught. I hit the back of my head lightly. It hurt.
But I was alive.
The truck passed a few centimeters from me with a violent rush of wind. The smell of scorched rubber stung my nose. My heart was pounding wildly.
"...Wha—what the—"
I tried to get up, but I couldn't move.
Someone was on top of me.
The girl from before had collapsed over me, covering my body. Her long, light-blue hair spilled across my face. Soft. It smelled nice.
"Are you okay!? I saved you!"
She lifted her head sharply.
Clear blue eyes. Sparkling, innocent eyes. Like jewels. Her skin was pale, her lips cherry-blossom pink. A well-formed face. But the current situation was clearly an emergency, and this was hardly the time.
"W-what the hell are you doing!? And get off me!"
I tried to push her away in a panic. But she didn't budge.
"What do you mean, what! I saved you! Me! You! From a truck!"
She puffed out her chest.
"I'm a goddess!"
...Huh?
I couldn't believe my ears.
"A—a goddess?"
"That's right! My name's Aqua! What's yours?"
She smiled brightly. An angelic smile. But what she was saying made no sense.
"Satou Kazuma... No, that's not the point! Get off! Everyone's watching!"
I looked around. Office workers on their morning commute and students were pointing their phones at us. Some were even recording video.
(*Seriously...? On the morning of the entrance ceremony?*)
I heaved a deep sigh internally.
"Kazuma! What a nice name!"
She stayed on top of me, smiling innocently.
"I said get off!"
"Ehh, I saved you and you're this cold?"
She puffed out her cheeks in displeasure.
"I appreciate you saving me, but this position is bad! In so many ways!"
"In what ways?"
She tilted her head. Her long light-blue hair swayed smoothly.
"I mean... you know... you're wearing a skirt... and things are kind of visible..."
When I said that, she finally seemed to realize she was straddling me.
"Ah."
She scrambled off. Her face was faintly red.
"I-it's not like there's anything improper going on! I'm a goddess! A goddess wouldn't be embarrassed by a human!"
She brushed off the hem of her skirt and turned away with a huff.
(*This girl is going to be a pain...*)
I thought that from the bottom of my heart.
But it was a fact that she'd saved my life. I owed her.
"...Thanks for saving me."
When I said that, she whipped back around.
"You're welcome! Be grateful to a goddess!"
She puffed out her chest again.
(*Yep. Definitely a pain.*)
I stood up and brushed the dirt off my uniform. A black blazer-style jacket with loose slacks. I ran my fingers through my bedhead-black hair. The dark circles under my eyes were as prominent as ever this morning.
"Hey, Kazuma. Are you maybe heading to school now?"
"Yeah, sort of. Entrance ceremony."
"What a coincidence! Me too! Which school?"
"Tokio Mirage Academy..."
The moment I answered, her eyes lit up.
"What!? Me too! We're together! It's fate!"
She clung to my arm.
"Hey, let go! You'll wrinkle my uniform!"
"Be honored to attend the same school as a goddess!"
(*Oh no. This girl is absolutely bad news.*)
Alarms were blaring in my head.
Nothing good would come from getting involved with this girl.
That premonition prickled in the depths of my chest.
---
Tokio Mirage Academy City.
About forty-five kilometers west of central Tokyo. An artificial academy city built in the redevelopment zone of the former Tama area. It's surrounded by a special barrier called the "Mirage Wall."
...Or so it said in the entrance guide.
Actually living here, honestly, I couldn't really tell.
The streets were absurdly clean and orderly. Not a single piece of trash on the ground. All the traffic lights were new, and the street trees were perfectly trimmed. It was like a diorama.
"Kazuma, what are you spacing out for? We'll be late for the entrance ceremony."
Aqua was skipping along ahead of me. Her long light-blue hair bounced softly.
"...Why are you with me?"
"We go to the same school, right? Of course we'd go together."
"That's not how it works."
I heaved a deep sigh.
"Hey, Kazuma. Look at that! That building is so tall!"
She pointed at a glass-paneled high-rise towering in the distance.
"Yeah, that's the Celestia Conglomerate research facility. The company that runs this academy city."
"Wow, Kazuma, you know a lot!"
"It was in the entrance guide. You should read it too."
"I'm a goddess, so I don't need to read that stuff!"
She puffed out her chest again.
(*Is this girl seriously convinced she's a goddess...?*)
I glanced at her profile.
Long eyelashes. Translucent skin. A small nose. Lips a pale pink.
(*Well, appearance-wise she does kind of look like a goddess... maybe.*)
I thought that, then immediately shook my head.
(*No, no, what am I thinking? Have I lost my mind?*)
---
The entrance ceremony was held in the academy's grand auditorium.
About eight hundred new students. They were divided into eight classes. I half-listened as names were called starting from class one.
"Satou Kazuma... Class one... no, class three."
I confirmed my class and headed to the classroom.
Class 1-3 was at the far end of the third floor.
When I walked in, more than half the seats were already taken. Everyone was in their new uniforms, looking nervous.
I sat in the back row by the window.
(*This is the most relaxing spot.*)
"Congratulations on Your Enrollment" was written on the blackboard. Outside the window, I could see the high-rise Aqua had pointed out earlier.
"Ah! Kazuma! Found you!"
I heard a familiar voice and turned around with a look of dread.
"...You're in class three too?"
"It's fate! Hey, is the seat next to you open?"
"It is, but..."
"Then I'm sitting here!"
She plopped down in the seat next to mine.
The eyes of the entire classroom were on us.
(*Please stop... I hate standing out...*)
I felt like burying my head in my desk.
---
Our homeroom teacher was a woman in her forties.
"Alright, let's all introduce ourselves. In order of attendance number, please say your name and something you like."
(*Ugh, self-introductions are such a pain.*)
I groaned internally.
One by one, students stood up and introduced themselves in order.
"I'm Satou Kazuma. Something I like... games."
I said it half-heartedly and sat right back down.
Then came the next number.
"Yes! I'm Aqua! Something I like is taking care of Kazuma!"
She stood up energetically and said that.
The classroom went dead silent.
(*What did you just say?*)
I froze beside her.
"Also, I work as a goddess! If you have any troubles, just let me know!"
She declared it with a beaming smile.
My classmates' stares stabbed into me like needles.
"...A goddess?"
"What is that girl saying..."
"Isn't she kind of crazy?"
Whispers spread through the classroom.
"A-ahaha... Well, there are all kinds of students. Being unique is fine. Let's move on."
The teacher forced it along with a strained smile.
(*Teacher, is that really okay...?*)
I held my head in my hands.
"Kazuma, how was my self-introduction?"
The moment she sat down, she leaned toward me.
"The worst. Why would you say that?"
"Huh? Because it's the truth."
"The truth..."
"I'm a goddess. There's no need to hide it."
She puffed out her chest.
(*She's seriously, genuinely saying this...*)
I shuddered.
---
Lunch break.
I tried to go to the rooftop alone.
But there was a "No Entry" sign on the door to the roof.
(*Oh right, I heard a rumor it got closed off because someone was doing unauthorized prayers up there.*)
With no other choice, I decided to head back to the classroom.
"Kazuma! Where were you!? I was looking for you!"
The moment I opened the classroom door, Aqua flew at me.
"I just went to the bathroom. And get off me."
"So cold... I was going to eat lunch together with you."
She pointed dejectedly at a cute drawstring bag on her desk.
"You brought a lunch?"
"Yes! A goddess's homemade lunch! Let's eat together!"
"I was going to buy bread at the school store..."
"Is that a no...?"
She looked up at me with those eyes.
Her clear blue eyes wavered, glistening.
(*...That face is cheating.*)
"...Fine. I'll eat with you."
"Yay! Then let's push our desks together!"
She happily shoved her desk against mine.
(*This girl's emotional swings are way too extreme...*)
I sat down beside her, exasperated.
---
After school.
The day of the entrance ceremony ended there.
I was about to leave the classroom when I stopped in my tracks.
The potted plant by the window was completely withered.
The leaves were brown and curled, the stem bent, the soil bone-dry.
"What the hell is this... It was fine this morning."
"Ah, that! I purified it for you!"
From behind me, Aqua said in a proud voice.
"Purified?"
"Yes! I thought I'd use my goddess power to revive the dying leaves! But then, somehow... it got all wrinkly. How strange."
She tilted her head.
"Your power is destruction! You didn't purify it, you completely killed it!"
"Huh? That's weird. With a goddess's power, it should have come back to life."
She looked genuinely puzzled.
"...This girl seriously believes she's a goddess."
I shuddered internally.
But then, something came back to me.
This morning, when I was about to be hit by the truck.
The moment Aqua lunged at me.
I thought I saw something shine from her hand.
A faint, pale blue light.
(*...Was I imagining it?*)
I shook my head.
I'm tired. That must be it.
---
On the way home, I walked through the academy city alone.
Aqua had said she had "goddess work to do" and disappeared somewhere.
(*Finally, some peace and quiet.*)
I stretched widely.
The evening streets were dyed orange.
But something was off.
I looked up at the sky.
Beyond the clouds, I could faintly see something.
Something like a giant, transparent wall.
Depending on the light, it occasionally glinted.
(*What is that...?*)
I strained my eyes.
But the next moment, it was gone.
"I'm just tired."
I muttered that and started walking.
The streets were, as always, perfectly maintained.
But strangely, there were very few people around.
When I turned into a back street, there was almost no one.
(*At this hour, there should be more people out.*)
I felt a little creeped out.
I pulled out my phone.
When I checked the GPS map, it showed my current location in a completely wrong place.
"Huh, this says I'm in the ocean."
According to the screen, I was standing in the middle of Tokyo Bay.
"The signal must be messed up."
I put my phone back in my pocket.
(*Tokio Mirage Academy City... huh.*)
The entrance guide said it was a "cutting-edge educational institution."
But honestly, something felt wrong.
This city was off somehow.
The air was different.
Too quiet.
Too clean.
As if it were hiding something.
"...I'm overthinking it."
I shook my head and hurried home.
---
When I got home, no one was there.
Both my parents worked, so they always came home late.
I went into my room and collapsed onto my bed.
"I'm exhausted..."
I hadn't expected to be this worn out on the day of the entrance ceremony.
The cause was, without a doubt, Aqua.
(*Is that goddess going to be like that every day from now on?*)
Just thinking about it gave me a he
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