“I told you he’d be fine, didn’t I?”
“I feel stupid for worrying.”
The next day, I stand before Aria’s room as she smiles after hearing what happened.
“You can say whatever you want about Adenela, but she’s still a goddess. She would never take the life of a human who was summoned. Besides, Seiya can take care of himself for the most part.”
Sigh. Aria’s better than me at everything. But…even then…
“Why do you understand Seiya so much better than me, even though I’ve spent more time with him? It’s frustrating…”
I’m just venting, but Aria begins stressing her words for some reason.
“Th-that’s because you always talk to me about him, you know?! Telling me he’s cautious and strong and whatnot! That’s why I knew he would be able to figure something out!”
“O-oh yeah. That makes sense.”
“More importantly, check out Elulu and Mash! I’ll show you how much their training has paid off!”
Aria reaches for the doorknob and opens the door. Then she calls out to Mash and Elulu, who are quietly sitting while they train.
“Hey, Mash! Show Rista what you learned!”
Mash is slightly startled by the sudden voice, but he stands and extends his right hand in my direction. My bewilderment is short-lived, as Mash’s right hand gradually transforms! The transformation is different from that of the other dragonewts, though. Mash is still a human, and only his right hand has changed, into a massive dragon claw covered in scales.
“A-Aria?! What’s going on?!”
“Part of the Dragon God Metamorphosis’s seal has been broken through mental concentration. The dragon claw has raised his attack power considerably.”
“Whatcha think, Rista? Pretty cool, huh?!”
Seeing Mash brimming with confidence with his newly found skill brings me so much joy.
“Yeah, it’s amazing! Good job, Mash!”
“Heh!”
“Your giant dragon hand doesn’t fit the rest of your body, so it’s kind of gross…but I’m really proud of you!”
“Hey?! Whaddaya mean ‘gross’?!”
“Ristie! It’s not gross! If you just look at his hand, it’s really cool! But I guess as a whole…it’s a little…”
“‘It’s a little’ what?! Say it!”
“Come on, you two. Don’t be like that. Mash was able to learn his special ability, Laughably Large Right Hand, in a short period of time solely due to his hard work.”
“Hey! Are you making fun of me, too?!”
Elulu places a hand on Mash’s shoulder before he bursts with rage.
“Now, now, Mash. Relax.”
But for some reason, Elulu maliciously smirks, albeit faintly. Following, Mash says:
“Whaaat dooo youuu thiiink yooou’re doooing?”
…What? Why is Mash talking funny all of a sudden?
“Eluluuu! Youuu liiittle…! Geeet baaack heeere!”
He tries to grab Elulu, but he moves like an old person.
I-is this what I think it is?!
Aria smiles.
“This is Delay, a support spell that slows down your opponent’s movement.”
“W-wait. Does that mean that Elulu’s hidden talent was support magic?!”
“Yes.”
Finally caught by Mash, Elulu apologizes.
“I—I said I’m sorry! I’ll turn you back to normal, so please forgive me, Mash!”
She touches his shoulder once more, and he instantly starts moving around nonstop.
“CutItOut!NowI’mWayTooFastHurryUpAndTurnMeBackToNormalOrI’mNeverGonnaTalkToYouAgainOrEatWithYouOrListenToYouYouJerk!”
Flailing his arms and legs around, Mash machine-gun talks without even taking a second to breathe.
N-now she used Haste! She learned Delay’s opposite spell, too!
Aria pats Elulu on the head as if deeply moved.
“This ability is something you acquired through your environment. I am sure your wish to help everyone is what gave you this power. It’s truly beautiful.”
“Hee-hee!”
Elulu is glowing.
As she should be! Both Delay and Haste are powerful tools that will surely help Seiya! I’m happy for you, Elulu!
After Haste wears off and Mash turns back to normal, Elulu profusely apologizes as he sulks. Wearing a serious expression, Aria says:
“Come back again next time. I am sure Mash will learn how to completely turn into a dragon and Elulu will be able to learn even more support magic.”
“We’ll be back!”
“Yeah! Thank you so much!”
I gaze at Aria in admiration.
“I would have left them with you from the start if I knew this would happen!”
As I start to regret that I might have done things the hard way and not the smart way…
“No time or effort was wasted. Only because they have had various experiences were their talents able to bloom.”
“You really think so? Phew… Anyway, I feel pretty confident about this next battle, now that Mash and Elulu are stronger and Seiya’s archery training is going smoothly!”
Aria suddenly freezes in response to my casual chatter.
“‘Archery’…?! Rista, don’t tell me that Seiya is learning archery from Mitis right now!”
“Of course he is! There’s only one Goddess of Archery, is there not?”
All of a sudden, Aria grabs me by the shoulders and yells:
“How could you be so stupid! You don’t know how frightening she can be!”
Her face turns completely pale. It’s hard to believe this is the same person who was so calm and collected when I was panicking about Adenela.
“Wh-what?! Even more frightening than Adenela?!”
“You cannot even compare the two! Do you know why she’s in the Divine Forest? Because she kidnapped every summoned Hero one by one and used them to satisfy her sexual urges! Great Goddess Ishtar sent her to the forest to calm her down! Bringing men to that forest is taboo!”
“What?! Y-you’re kidding, right?! If that’s true, then why did you keep bringing me to that forest to have picnics?!”
“Because we’re goddesses! Sigh… What are we going to do?!”
“B-but nothing strange has happened so far! They’re just training! I’m sure Mitis has changed her ways and—”
“Mitis knows today’s Seiya’s last day of training, right?! I bet she was saving herself for this moment, and she’s about to explode!”
“O-oh no…!”
“You know it’s absolutely prohibited for a goddess and a human to have sexual intercourse, right?! You won’t be able to save Gaeabrande anymore! You have to make sure he doesn’t blow it!”
“Tell that to Mitis!”
“Rista…?! This is no time for jokes! Go get Seiya! Hurry!”
“O-okay!!”
I fly out of Aria’s room.
“R-Rista, wait!”
“Ristie…! We’ll come with you!”
Mash and Elulu follow behind me. I think about just how severe the situation is as I run.
That one-in-a-billion talented Hero is going to have sex with a goddess, and then it’ll all be over?! No, I won’t let it end like this! At the very least, it should be me that he— Ack! What am I thinking?! At any rate, I’m not going to let Mitis have her way with him!
After sprinting all the way to the training area as fast as we could, Elulu, Mash, and I witness a horrific sight. Hanging from a thick branch of the largest tree is Mitis. Beneath the goddess, whose entire body is wrapped in rope, stands Seiya.
“S-Seiya?! What’s going on?!”
“Don’t ask me. She told me to meet her here in ten minutes, but when I got here, she was like this.”
“…Hee-hee-hee.”
I suddenly hear laughter from above. Hanging from the tree, Mitis begins to speak.
“Seiya, this is your final rapid-fire test. You must shoot three light arrows at the exact same sp
ot on this special rope tied around me, or it will not snap. Your target is the rope over my head.”
Ohhh! So this was just part of his training! But why did she tie herself to the branch?
“If you successfully cut through the rope, my bonds will come undone as well, leaving me completely exposed as I fall to the ground. From there, you are to catch my nude body and make passionate love to me. This shall be your reward for passing the test.”
“…! Does this goddess have no shame?!”
I shudder, taken aback by how she could say such a thing with a straight face. Aria is right. She’s a total nympho! What are you going to do, Seiya?! If you shoot her down, then all that awaits is an unwanted reward! Maybe we should just leave her! B-but I feel like that might come back to bite us in the long run, too!
“I have patiently waited…and waited…and waited these past three days, for Seiya’s beauty has pushed my libido beyond climax.”
Despite restricting her own freedom by tying herself to a tree, Mitis wears an expression burning with ecstasy.
“Now come, Seiya! Shoot through the rope with your arrows, so you can shoot your load into me!”
Sh-shoot his what?! This goddess is a real creep!
“Seiya! What are you going to do?!”
“There’s only one thing to do.”
Seiya materializes a magic bow of light without even a second’s hesitation! He’s aiming it at Mitis!
“Y-you’re going to shoot the rope?! But if you do that, then Mitis is going to jump you! And she’ll be naked! Are you sure about this?!”
“There’s nothing to worry about.”
Thereupon, Seiya immediately fires the arrow of light at an incredible speed…but he doesn’t hit the rope over her head. Instead, it hits Mitis right between the eyes!
What…? Whaaaaaat?! D-did he just shoot a goddess right through the head?!
“Oh…! Fff…”
Mitis groans oddly. The arrow of light is stuck between her eyebrows and is protruding through the back of her head!
The grotesque sight gives me shivers throughout my body.
What kind of person shoots a goddess in the head just because they know goddesses won’t die?! This goddess might be crazy, but this Hero isn’t so normal, either!
However, Mitis opens her narrow eyes wide and stares at Seiya.
“You mustn’t play games with me, Seiya… Hmph!”
Exerting her strength, the nymphomaniac goddess snaps the ropes constraining her and drops to the ground, entirely disrobed.
“Hee-hee… If needed, I could have escaped from these bonds whenever I wanted to.”
Her sexy hourglass figure causes Mash’s face to turn completely red.
“Wh-whoaaa!”
“Mash, don’t look!”
Elulu covers Mash’s eyes with both hands. Following that, Mitis grabs the light arrow sticking through her head.
“This was supposed to be rapid-fire practice. You are going to fail the test at this rate.”
Then she slides the arrow out of her head. The gaping hole between her eyes immediately begins to heal.
“You’ll need to take a makeup test.”
“A-a makeup test…?”
Still stark naked, Mitis gets into a crouching position to sprint.
“Seiya! I am going to attack you and have my way with you! If you wish to stop me, utilize the rapid-fire technique I taught you! This is an important part of training!”
No, I don’t think this kind of training exists!
There are so many things wrong that I want to point out. But before I get the chance, Mitis dashes forward, utilizing her arms and legs like a wild animal. The lustful goddess’s hair violently flutters in the wind as she charges, but the Hero doesn’t even blink! Seiya calmly gets into a fighting stance, aims the bow at Mitis, and draws the arrow. His gallant pose is reminiscent of a statue of a god. Seiya releases the shaft as if renouncing all worldly desires. Before I even realize it, the arrows of light have already pierced Mitis’s eyes and mouth without even making a sound!
“Uwoooh!”
With an arrow that starts from her mouth and goes all the way down to her throat, Mitis instantly stops in her tracks and groans. Then Seiya mutters by my side:
“Shining Arrow!”
Ooo! These are the fruits of his efforts! A three-shot rapid-fire magic bow of light attack! B-but…! The goddess who taught him that has magic arrows sticking out of her eyes and mouth!
Eek! The horror! It’s so gross! I can’t look…! B-but now Mitis can’t see anything, either!
However, my relief vanishes with a passing moment. Mitis begins chewing the light arrow in her mouth, crunching it into little pieces before swallowing. Despite both of her eyes being pierced, she lowers her posture and begins charging like a beast once more! Laughing like a maniac, she plunges toward Seiya!
“Oo-hee-hee-hee-hya-hya-hya! Goddesses…can’t…dieeeeee! This isn’t enough to stop meeeeee!”
“What the…?! Even with those arrows sticking out of her eyes…?!”
Mitis continues barreling toward Seiya without slowing down in the slightest. Trembling as the shrieking, nude monster swiftly approaches, Elulu screams:
“I-I’m scared! Is that really a goddess?!”
“She looks like one of the Demon Lord’s goons!”
The instant Mash mutters that, Mitis suddenly changes directions! She’s heading straight for Mash!
“Wh-what?! She’s going after Mash?!”
“I shall save the main dish for later and start off with an appetizer! As long as there is grass on the field…!”
What kind of goddess says something like that aloud?! The spirit world is no place for that kind of talk!
“I’ll be on you in three seconds! I shall tear off your clothes within one, have my way with you in two, and finish you off by the third!”
“Ahhhhhh! M-Master…! Help me!”
Nobody could have suspected this would happen! Wh-what are we going to do?!
However, Seiya points an arrow right at Mitis just moments before she attacks.
“I figured you might go after Mash instead of me, given your excessive libido.”
Instantaneously, multiple arrows shoot out of Seiya’s hand one after another like beams of energy. When they strike Mitis…
“Guuuboooooo?!”
She lets out a scream beyond description before slamming into a huge tree trunk behind her. I stare hard at Mitis in utter astonishment. The backs of her hands, ankles, and heart are all skillfully pierced with arrows of light like wedges.
Sure of his victory, Seiya makes the magic bow disappear before musing:
“Five-Shot Shining Arrow!”
Despite being crucified like a criminal, Mitis suggestively grins from ear to ear.
“N-no longer…can I move…! Not only did you predict my moves…but you—a human—rapidly fired five light arrows in a row…! Bravo…! What a beautiful…display…!”
After the sex-crazed goddess’s head droops down, Seiya slowly turns. Then, bathing in the crimson evening sun with the stark-naked goddess nailed to the tree in the background, Seiya eloquently states:
“I’m perfectly prepared.”
“…?!”
As I watch the surreal scene, mouth agape, the perverted goddess suddenly regains consciousness and begins panting.
“Hff… Hff… It’s like my entire body is being penetrated by something thick and long… Hff… Hff…”
Elulu taps me on the arm.
“H-hey, Ristie…? What is Mitis talking about?”
Mash nods in agreement as well.
“Yeah, why is she panting with a smile on her face after being shot with five arrows?”
“D-don’t look! Mash, Elulu, we have to get out of here! Let’s go back to Gaeabrande!”
I cannot let these two innocent kids watch this filth any longer, so I create a gate to Olga Fortress. Then, holding their hands as if I am their guardian, I leap through th
e gate with Seiya.
CHAPTER 35
Swatting Flies
“Phew… What a sick, twisted, vulgar goddess… Huh?”
Just when I thought we could catch our breath after running away from Eros, the other side of the gate is chaos. Waiting for us outside my gate before Olga Fortress, soldiers are frantically running around, as is the elderly soldier Carlo, who rushes over the moment he sees us.
“Oh, you’re back! I—I need your help! It appears Madam Rosalie went to the flies’ nest alone!”
What?! She really did it?! Even after we told her to wait?! And she went alone, at that! How reckless can you be?!
“We have to go after her!”
“Sir Bhat and his men have already gotten on their horses and gone after her, but we can still catch up if we leave now!”
Carlo and I are panicking, but…
“Relax. Everything is going according to plan.”
Seiya, on the other hand, is perfectly composed.
“Judging by her personality, it was easy to predict she’d do something like this. It hasn’t even been an hour since we left, so she won’t have run into Beel Bub yet.”
“B-but there are massive scout flies circling the giant tree that their nest is in! She might be attacked by them…!”
“Don’t worry. I’ll catch up with her in no time.”
And just like that, Seiya begins to gently levitate. While floating in the air, he glances my way.
“Come on, Rista. We’re flying.”
After getting the location of the nest from Carlo, Seiya and I take flight, carrying Mash and Elulu, respectively. Following Seiya, I do my best to keep up with his blistering speed. A colossal tree a few dozen meters wide eventually starts coming into view.
Due to the countless number of giant flies, the tree serving as their nest has become a jet-black wood perch. Scout flies are patrolling the surrounding skies just like Carlo said they would. Getting close isn’t going to be easy. In fact, there are already a few scout flies lurking around here, despite being relatively far from their base.
Before the scout flies notice us, Seiya turns around and gives me the signal without saying a word. I nod, then descend shortly after him before landing in a grove with a cluster of trees. Seiya looks up at the sky while silently walking past the few meter-tall trees until he comes to a sudden stop.
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