“After this, mind if we have a chat?” Terra asked me, to which I nodded. “You too, Rivy. You’ll wanna hear this too.” She smiled. Aurivy’s eyes widened, and she nodded her head repeatedly.
Seeing that she had something to talk about with both of us, I went ahead and asked. “Would it be better to go ahead and talk about it, then give Ryone her personality when we’re done?”
Terra thought about it for a few moments, and agreed. “Alright. It won’t take long, I just wanted to ask your permission for something.”
Okay, now I was surprised. “Since when do you ask for my permission for things?”
Terra had a small grin on her face when she answered. “Since it involved using divine powers for certain reasons. Anyways, you’ll see if you check the map, but the ninja village was established during the recent skip. If it’s just the people I sent originally, they’ll die out from lack of numbers before they have any room to grow. So, I wanted to get permission to have little Rivy here,” She pet Aurivy’s head, causing the smaller goddess to squirm, “use her Travel domain to send people in the forest who are lost to the village.”
Aurivy stopped her uncomfortable squirming when she heard that, and her head snapped up. “Really, sis?! I can help make the ninja village, too?!” Her eyes were wide and practically sparkling, and when she turned that gaze to look at me, I couldn’t really deny it.
“Okay… But only within reason. Only people who have actually lost their way, and only from that same forest. I don’t want you to accidentally split up families because someone got lost going for a walk in the woods, okay?” Aurivy’s head nodded rapidly to these conditions, excited by the idea of the ninja village.
“Thank you thank you thank you!” She called out happily, pulling me over and giving both Terra and I a tight hug. “Oh I love you both, thank you! This is so cool!”
Terra had a silly grin on her face as Aurivy thanked her, and I could only chuckle helplessly. It seemed that Terra really was weak to the cuteness of the little goddess. “Okay, now, I think we had other plans to do first?” Aurivy seemed to remember why she was here in the first place when I said that, backing up to look at the still motionless Ryone.
Closing my eyes, I began taking notes for what I wanted from Ryone’s personality. First, I wanted her to enjoy magical research, so that she would help advance magic for the world. Secondly, I wanted her to be good with money, for various reasons. And finally, like with the others, I wanted to bind her to me and Terra with love, while making her see Aurivy as a cute little sister.
Once those choices were set, and I spent the twenty points to buy the personality, the familiar golden light descended. As it wrapped around Ryone, infusing itself into her body and mind, I saw her muscles seem to relax. Her chest started to rise and fall in steady breaths, and her eyes became more focused as she looked at me.
When the light faded, she gave a quick glance around the room, blinking rapidly. After a few moments, she smiled and walked over towards me without a word. Not knowing what to expect, I was certainly caught off guard when she suddenly grabbed my head, pulling me in for a kiss. Her tongue danced around my mouth, and she pressed her body against mine. My eyes were wide in surprise, and I could see Terra’s anger rising behind Ryone.
However, just as she was about to charge over and rip the elven goddess off of me, Ryone broke the kiss with a wide smile. Turning around, Terra was just about to say something when she too was pulled into a kiss by the goddess. She let out a muffled shout at first, but soon her eyes lazily closed, and I could hear a soft purring coming from her throat. Meanwhile, Aurivy had both of her hands covering her eyes, as if she was afraid to see what was going on.
I… think the love setting may have been a bit too strong on this one.
Chapter 45
After Ryone spent enough time making out with Terra that the latter had brought her hand up to caress her back, the two finally broke their kiss. The catgirl goddess had a happy smile on her face as she took deep, heated breaths. Although she seemed resistant at first to the kiss, she had fully given herself over to it. Did I accidentally make a sex fiend goddess?!
“Okay, now that that’s out of the way, is there something for me to do?” She asked as she looked around the room with a small smile, reaching down and gently patting Aurivy’s head.
“Uhm… that was?” I couldn’t help but try to ask. I mean, she suddenly made out with both myself and Terra, and then shrugged it off as if it was nothing!
“Hmm?” She asked as she looked at me, and then to the panting catgirl. “Oh, that? It seemed like a fun idea, so I wanted to give it a shot. Why, did you not like it?” She had the fakest pout I had ever seen when she asked that.
“N-no, it was great!” Surprisingly, it wasn’t me that answered, but Terra. After a moment, she seemed to realize what she had blurted out, and her cheeks tinted red. “I-I mean. It was just a big surprise. We didn’t really expect you to do anything like that right after you got your personality.”
Ryone brought a hand up to cover her mouth while she giggled lightly. “Oh? Did you expect me to be some bookworm because of my domains?” When Terra nodded dumbly, she stuck her tongue out playfully at the catgirl. “Sorry, dear. Not all lessons in life can be learned in the pages of a book.”
“I… but… okay, you have a point.” Terra sighed reluctantly, nodding her head.
Ryone grinned, bringing a hand up under Terra’s chin and scratching it gently. Terra’s eyes rolled back in her head, her tail swaying side to side gently as a throaty purr emerged from her lips. “Now, mind showing me the ropes to this whole goddess deal? Our dear lord and maker wasn’t kind enough to give me a manual when I was made.”
Terra nodded her head slightly, still enjoying the physical attention that the elf goddess was giving her. “Mmmm… okay.” She slowly opened her eyes to look at me. “I like this one. We can keep her.”
Ryone simply smiled, and walked out of the room, Terra following quickly behind. Once they were gone, it was just Aurivy and I left behind. The little girl finally brought her hands down from her eyes, looking around to make sure they were gone. “What… what just happened?”
“I… don’t know.” I shook my head, looking at the door where the two girls had gone. After letting out a long sigh, I turned to look at Aurivy. “Anyways, you were going to work on the ninja village?”
When I said that, Aurivy suddenly looked up, as if the previous scene had made her forget something very important. “Ah! That’s right! I need to get to work!” With that, she turned around and quickly ran out of the room, charging into her own room just down the hall.
Smiling slightly, I turned and started up the computer. Immediately, I saw a stream of notifications, most of which were to list sales. Four Keepers had bought the Centaur+ race, ten had bought the Trinity’s Sin, and a staggering thirty had bought the Quest Contracts system. Given the price of that system, that really surprised me. After going through the purchase records, there were still a few more notifications.
You have earned a Keeper bonus through physical labor! +1 Strength
You have earned an achievement!
For helping your citizens designate a holy site, you have earned the City Planner achievement. +20 points
Between the achievement and the sales, my total points had risen to just over five hundred! If I wanted to, I could even set up a second planet now. However… I had no real desire to do that. At least, not until my first one was running smoothly, and I had all the systems in place that I wanted. In the best case scenario, every system would be installed from the very beginning, so there wouldn’t be the issue of repeated updates like Earth is having.
However, this did mean that I was able to look through for some more things to buy for Earth. To start, I made two purchases. One was for the next tier of monsters, which go up to level two hundred. I think this is also the first tier that has monsters that utilize magic, as well. The other purchase was for a new race, somet
hing I had planned to get eventually anyways. This was the Dungeon Core race, which had some very interesting abilities.
Race Name
Dungeon Core
Comprehension
4
Agility
0
Strength
0
Lifespan
∞
Luck
6
Awareness
8
Male:Female ratio
Genderless
Racial Abilities-Infinite Lifespan-Unnatural Biology-Spontaneous Birth(Keeper/Deity Assigned or Mana Density)-Monster Trap-Inhabitant Control-Terrain Control-Treasure Generation
This seemed like a race that would be useful to have later on, even though it would never directly socialize with the other races. But, for the purpose of being a dungeon to train adventurers, it works perfectly. Which is nice, because this race cost a full hundred and fifty points on its own.
For the options that come with it, I decided to set the dungeon spawns to assigned only, that way the world does not end up flooded with dungeons and unable to fight them. I also made sure not to place any dungeons yet, as I wanted to discuss it with the gods first. I’m learning, I swear!
* * *
Within the Great Forest, a dense fog surrounded the village of ninjas. This fog appeared in the middle of the day, and caused many of the inhabitants to become alarmed. Such a fog had never appeared so suddenly, and they could clearly hear footsteps moving towards them. The words that the priest had spoken years ago echoed in their minds, yet they did not relax their guard.
Stepping through the mist, and into their line of sight, was a young lycan boy. He did not appear to be older than ten, but he was looking around with a tearful expression. From the blood stained on his skin, it was clear that he had suffered a great tragedy. However, the only wound on his body was a single set of claw marks on his back.
“W-where’s my mommy?” He asked in a pained voice, looking around at the strange men. Elsewhere, near the edge of the forest, an angry howl echoed through the trees. A large wolf with metal spikes on its back had lost its prey amidst a dense fog. Although it had successfully hunted the female, the child had managed to escape it.
After the boy arrived, more people seemed to emerge from the fog, one by one. At times, it would be just a lone man or woman. Other times, it would be a small family. But, no matter who it was, their stories were the same. A strange fog descended upon the forest, and they found themselves walking into the village.
The original inhabitants were in awe at this. It had been years since the priest had promised that more people would come, and they had nearly given up hope. Half of the extra houses they had built had collapsed due to rain, with them simply not having the desire to fix them again. But now, for every house, inhabitants had arrived. Surprisingly, once there were enough people to fill all of the spare houses, the mist dispersed, as if it had never been there in the first place.
This told the ninjas of the village even more that the priest had been right. The gods had truly provided for them, offering them people to fill their ranks. Of course, they would not squander this blessing, and immediately set themselves to tending to their newest recruits.
* * *
After doing my shopping, I was left with a little over two hundred and fifty points. Still more than enough to get new systems, if I decide I want them, but I will save them for now. Stepping up from the computer, I left the room to see what the others were doing.
When I opened Aurivy’s door, she was laying on the bed on her stomach, legs bent and idly kicking at the air as she had her eyes closed. I could hear that she was humming softly, and guessed that she must still be doing the work with the ninja village, so I didn’t disturb her.
The next door was Irena’s, and opening it only confirmed that she wasn’t currently in her room at the moment. After that was Bihena’s room, and I hesitated for a moment before knocking on it. I may have just opened the other doors, but Aurivy and Irena are not as hostile as Bihena.
“Busy right now! Will go yell at you in a little while, Dale!” Well, at least she knew it was me at the door.
Shaking my head, I moved to the next door, one which had never existed before today. Knowing that Ryone had asked for goddess lessons, I decided to knock on this door as well, rather than immediately intruding. “Come in~.” I heard the elf’s light voice calling from within.
When I opened the door, I saw Terra lying naked on the bed, a happy smile on her face as she curled into a ball. Sitting over at a nearby desk, Ryone had a thick book propped open that she appeared to be reading. “Don’t worry about her, we just had a bit of quick fun to thank her for teaching me.” Ryone winked playfully to me, before turning back to her book. “She’s really weak to certain treatment, you know?”
“Ahh… I guess.” I looked over her shoulder and saw the book she was reading. The contents of it were very familiar to me, as I had an identical book of my own. “Book of spells?”
The elven goddess gave an absent nod. “That’s right. My domain gives me instant knowledge of known spells, but seeing them drawn out for me helps.” She then gave me a small smile. “I’m allowed to enjoy both books and people, you know?”
“I didn’t say anything.” I hurriedly shook my head. Out loud… Really, so she isn’t a total sex fiend…
“Yeah, yeah. Oh, and Terra told me to give you a message if she was still napping next time I saw you.” I saw the corners of her mouth twist into a grin as she looked back to the book again. “She said that you could play with me, as long as you share~.”
Okay, nevermind, she is still a sex fiend.
Chapter 46
“Well, once Terra wakes up, can you gather everyone together? Feel like it’s about time for us to have a proper meeting.” Ryone nodded absently after I said that, so I walked out of the room. Looking down the hall, I thought about what I wanted to do until the meeting. Ultimately, there was one question that still needed answered, but I wasn’t sure how to go about finding out.
In the end, the only real choice was the direct approach. Walking over to Bihena’s door, I knocked on it and called inside. “Can I come in? Would like to talk.”
“Alright, whatever.” Came the somewhat hurried voice from within the room. When I opened the door, I found that the decorations for this room had been slightly changed. The bed had turned a deep blue, and there were mounted weapons such as spears and axes along the walls. Bihena was sitting at a desk in the far corner of her room, the chair turned to face the door. “So, what is it?”
I shook my head as I walked in, closing the door behind me. “Just wanted to know something. Why are you so hostile to me? I mean, I don’t want this to be a problem or anything, and I don’t understand why you were so angry at me as soon as you saw me.”
Bihena raised her eyebrows as she watched me, chuckling slightly. “Was wondering when you were going to ask, or if you’d already figured it out. Guess not.” I only continued looking at her, waiting for her explanation. “Keep your pants on, I’m getting to it.”
She took a deep breath, before looking me square in the eyes. “Do you know what the single most infuriating trait about someone is?” I shook my head. “It’s when you aren’t able to control your feelings towards them. Yes, I admit it, I like you just like the other girls do. But, unlike them, I don’t appreciate my feelings being forced into me. So yes, I like you, but at the same time, seeing you reminds me that I have no real control over my own emotions.”
I nodded my head slightly. “Sorry about that. I didn’t really think that would turn into a problem.”
She scoffed lightly, smirking at me. “That’s another thing, you don’t really think too hard about these things. Yeah, sure, you do your best. And not all of your mistakes can really be blamed on you, but maybe think about things a bit more from now on.”
I could only nod again, before doing my best to show my good intentions. “If you’d rather, I
can change that setting--”
I didn’t even get to finish my offer before Bihena sent a vicious glare at me. “Touch those settings once, and I swear I will rip apart your world. I’m not joking here, Dale.” I felt a cold sweat flowing down my back as she spoke. “I can get over the initial problem of being made to like you, but if you mess with my mind anymore than that…”
“I get it, I get it. Forget I said anything.” Her eyes calmed down as I said that, and she nodded her head. “Still, it’d be best if we were able to get along? This hostility won’t be good for anyone.”
Bihena nodded again at that. “We can get along. But, don’t expect me to go crawling around for your affection. If you want me to ever act on these feelings you put in me, then you’re going to have to show that you are worth it.”
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