Chapter 90: Side Story: Goddess’s Grumbles
[space_man][space_man]At a certain tavern in the Heavenly Realm where the Goddesses reside, Goddess Aleamia was in a state of distress.
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[space_man][space_man]”Honestly…… why do I have to get involved in a human’s fake engagement……”
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[space_man][space_man]”Ahahahaha, you’re having a tough time, aren’t you? Well, it’s a contract made in front of a Goddess, so it’s not fake or anything.”
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[space_man][space_man]The Goddess drinking a cup of sake next to Aleamia had blonde hair and peach-colored eyes.
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[space_man][space_man]”What are you saying, Afdedi? You’re slightly responsible for this situation, so take responsibility.”
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[space_man][space_man]Aleamia also gulped down her cup and slammed it on the table.
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[space_man][space_man]”Eh~. I didn’t do anything in particular~. The new Saintess just happened to belong to a church that worships me, right?”
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[space_man][space_man]Hearing that, Aleamia waved her hand and a screen appeared in front of the two of them. It showed Eld and Marie wearing Marie’s glasses and looking at each other.
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[space_man][space_man]”Oh my. Those glasses bring back memories. About 200 years ago, a human prayed for me to create a magic tool that would attract those with high magic power to each other, so I granted it.”
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[space_man][space_man]”See~! You are involved after all! It’s because of those glasses that the Saintess fell in love with that Eld!”
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[space_man][space_man]Afdedi burst out laughing at that.
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[space_man][space_man]”I see~. Certainly, those glasses can make a human look attractive if they have good magic compatibility~. Well, it’s a skill befitting the Goddess of Love.”
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[space_man][space_man]Hearing that, Aleamia poured sake into her cup and drank it all at once.
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[space_man][space_man]”But even so, this is ridiculous!? One of them has been in love for a long time and finally got engaged. The other one didn’t want to go to another man, so she got into a fake engagement and can’t back out now, so she’s going through with it. That man is such a scum!!”
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[space_man][space_man]”What? I didn’t understand what you were angry about, but you were angry at this human named Eld, weren’t you?”
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[space_man][space_man]”Yes! And when he summoned me, he kept calling me 『Sleepy Goddess Aleamia』 dozens of times!”
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[space_man][space_man]”Ahahahahahaha. Sleepy Goddess. That’s a good nickname for you.”
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[space_man][space_man]Afdedi started laughing, holding her stomach.
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[space_man][space_man]”It’s not good! It’s true that I was sleeping when we first met, but I’ve been awake normally since then! So why do I have to be called Sleepy Goddess!!”
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[space_man][space_man]Aleamia became more irritated as she spoke and drank several cups of sake, but her anger did not subside.
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[space_man][space_man]”Geez, isn’t this the first time you’ve been interested in a single human? Are you that curious about him?”
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[space_man][space_man]Aleamia froze at Afdedi’s words.
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[space_man][space_man]”W-well, it’s not like that…… It’s just that Eld’s mother was my first contractor as the Goddess of Protection, and because of that, I put in a little too much effort, making it difficult for his prayers to reach other Goddesses……”
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[space_man][space_man]Afdedi chuckled.
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[space_man][space_man]”A love between a Goddess and a human…… I wonder how many hundreds of years it’s been?”
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[space_man][space_man]”It’s not like that! It’s not like that at all!!”
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[space_man][space_man]”Oh my, if you weren’t bothered, you wouldn’t call him scum because of the engagement. You’re angry because you’re bothered, right?”
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[space_man][space_man]Aleamia fell silent.
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[space_man][space_man]”You’d have to quit being a Goddess to go to that human, so you wouldn’t do that, would you? Besides, both of them already have partners, so it would be too much of a physical burden to go any further.”
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[space_man][space_man]”Mmm……”
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[space_man][space_man]”Well, wouldn’t it be better to continue watching over them like a Goddess from now on? You could secretly give the Goddess’s blessing to the child that might be born. Oh, before that, it might be a good idea to make a contract with those three to make it easier for them to have children. It would be difficult with that magic power difference.”
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[space_man][space_man]”If I do that, they might end up hating Goddesses like Eld……”
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[space_man][space_man]Aleamia slumped down on the table.
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[space_man][space_man]”Oh dear. I was just joking.”
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[space_man][space_man]Afdedi’s words did not reach Aleamia’s ears.