The Angel of Eden
The moment I stepped onto the residential floor, the atmosphere shifted completely from the low levels, which had carried the distinct vibe of a city hall office building. The floor was covered wall-to-wall in luxurious carpeting, and the walls and ceiling were adorned with antique furnishings. Feeling the soft texture beneath my feet, I followed the maid’s guidance into a bathroom where four maids were already waiting.
“Oh? It’s a bathroom?”
“Yes. We prepared it so you could bathe before changing clothes. Please, enjoy.”
“Alright.”
Well, it had been a while since I’d had a proper soak in hot water, so I accepted the offer gladly.
The maids waiting inside were, as expected, there to attend to my bath. The maids employed by Eden’s Central City Hall or this underground city hall were all professional maids who had originally been trained for domestic service. Even during the early days of the Angel Training Program, when young women were being converted into angels, Maria and my sister Kyubey had decided that the maids directly hired by the city hall would remain human so they could better serve guests.
Of course, since they lived and worked primarily within the city hall, their usual clients were Blackmen unless high-ranking foreign officials visited. The Blackmen who came to Eden tended to be on the younger side and, influenced by this new civilization, were more liberal than the customs of Daviwana. They didn’t always demand bath service, but when they were tired, they sometimes did—so I had heard that the maids attended to them on those occasions.
When they began undressing me and saw all the decorations on my body along with a tail that was clearly unusual, they paused for a brief moment. But they were all skilled professionals, so they continued the bath service without any major mistakes.
Each of them moved diligently, wetting my body with warm water before lathering it with foam and gently scrubbing. At one point, when a maid hesitated while looking at my tail, my parasitic tentacle tail playfully sprayed her with water, which eased the atmosphere a little.
“Excuse me.”
“Ah, yes.”
The maids who had been scrubbing my arms, legs, back, buttocks, and tail politely announced themselves before moving on to more sensitive areas like my groin and breasts. Because of the piercings on my nipples and clitoris, their touch was especially careful. They lifted each piercing with their fingers and meticulously cleaned every crevice with foam sponges before rinsing everything off with water.
Once the bath service was completed smoothly, they bowed and withdrew. I then lowered myself into the tub filled with hot water.
“Haaah~ This feels amazing.”
Being alone in a bath so large that my voice echoed made me feel as if all the mental fatigue I had unknowingly accumulated was melting away. Although I had biological components, my full-body prosthesis was built on a mechanical frame, so I couldn’t float. As I sat still, the tail that had been submerged suddenly trembled, thrashing about in the water before its tip emerged above the surface.
The split ends that served as heat vents opened up, exposing the soft inner flesh, and began waving through the air.
“So you’re weak to heat too, just like the other monsters? When I think about it, it’s really fascinating. Why is there such a difference even though you’re the same kind of monster?”
‘Based on my analysis, I suspect it follows the basic ecology and tendencies of the creatures it has consumed.’
“The creatures this child consumed?”
‘I understand that monsters multiply by devouring living organisms, correct? They absorb the traits of what they eat and make them their own. Unlike an Abaddon, which seems to selectively choose and absorb only certain parts, this appears to be different.’
“Ah, so it’s a lower-dimensional method where they absorb everything whole.”
In other words, while an Abaddon acted as the main agent, selectively choosing and passing on only the superior genes it absorbed—a high-dimensional form of reproduction—monsters used a lower-dimensional method: they devoured creatures indiscriminately, absorbed them entirely, and mutated and reproduced at random.
‘That’s why even after absorbing a human with high intelligence, it couldn’t manifest properly and ended up as a jumbled mess, becoming just another monster.’
“So this tentacle tail was lucky during that random mutation. The traits of the creature it consumed manifested strongly, making it gentler than other monsters.”
‘It’s not registered in any existing monster compendium, so it doesn’t seem to have manifested only the traits of the species it consumed. There may be other hidden characteristics we don’t know about yet.’
“Meaning there could be more concealed features we haven’t discovered.”
‘Exactly.’
Considering she had analyzed this much from video data alone, Elsa really was incredibly smart. Meanwhile, the sight of the tentacle tail flailing in the air before finally draping limply over the edge of the tub to cool down was rather adorable.
‘More importantly, the tentacle tail has fused not only with your anal components but also your internal organs. Are you really going to leave it like that?’
“Yeah. There’s no real problem with it. It’s not like I have a body that needs to excrete waste like a normal human.”
‘The area around the internal components is filled with mechanical skeleton and parts, so it can’t go any deeper. The only concern is that, unlike humans, your internal structure is straight, and there’s a space slightly forward that holds the uterus.’
“Will that interfere with my role as a mother body?”
‘It depends on how the tentacle tail reacts when it’s under pressure. Looking at it now, it seems like it will be fine… but…’
“If a problem arises, it can’t be helped. As unfortunate as it would be, I’ll have to remove it. The mission Elisa entrusted me with as a mother body is more important.”
We had grown quite close by now, so it would be a shame, but if it interfered with my duties as a mother body, there was nothing I could do. After all, I was nothing more than a doll meant to be used by my master, Elisa. The mother body mission took priority.
‘For now, let’s observe its reaction during the next bioroid production and decide then.’
“Okay. By the way, when is the next production? It feels like quite a bit of time has passed.”
‘The surrounding conditions aren’t very favorable right now, so we’ve temporarily suspended it. I’ll let you know when the time comes.’
“Got it.”
After Elsa withdrew and everything grew quiet again, I spent a leisurely time with my tentacle tail. Ever since returning from my dispatch to Xenuma, I had been living incredibly relaxed days.
In truth, although I belonged to the ruling class like my sisters, I held no official position and was essentially unemployed. All I had was time. I alternated between lounging in my room and the bathroom, occasionally visiting the lab to act as a test subject for Elisa and Elsa’s research. At night, I would have sex with Dahgon, who had nothing to do and simply rolled around like me, or with Jardin when he came to visit. Those days repeated endlessly.
Eventually, Dahgon grew too bored, so I introduced him to the Blackmen’s training grounds. He ended up becoming a full member who attended without missing a single day. Dahgon practically lived at the training hall, and Jardin stopped visiting often, saying he had work to do. To relieve my boredom, I began wandering around various places.
That was how I ended up here—the Dairy Cow Park.
The Dairy Cow Park, built in a corner of Eden, had been established under Maria’s initiative to give the general public more opportunities to interact with dairy cows and grow familiar with them. It featured a wide variety of experience zones and had been heavily promoted, turning it into a popular tourist attraction visited by many.
“Just the number of dairy cows residing in the park exceeds a thousand. We’re also conducting research on producing high-quality breast milk using them as subjects.”
“Do the resident dairy cows actually live in the park?”
“Yes. This is both their workplace and their home.”
It was still early dawn before the park opened, so the grounds were quiet. I walked alongside Maria, listening to her explanation.
I watched the dairy cows, each boasting voluptuous breasts, performing gymnastics under the guidance of their handlers, and asked,
“If you include the handlers, the total number of staff working in the park must be even higher, right?”
“Handlers, researchers, cleaners, nutritionists, cooks, veterinarians, and so on. Excluding the dairy cows themselves, we have nearly five hundred employees.”
“It’s much larger in scale than I imagined.”
I had thought it was simply an amusement park meant to introduce dairy cows and let people experience them, but it was being run in a very serious, professional manner.
While Maria and I were watching the dairy cows vigorously performing their exercises, several handlers passing by spotted Maria and greeted her.
“Good morning, Lady Maria.”
“Yes, everyone is working hard from such an early hour.”
“Haha, taking care of the dairy cows is our job, after all.”
“Lady Elisha, good morning to you as well.”
“Good morning.”
The handlers, a balanced mix of men and women, had sun-tanned skin, practical and simple clothing, hats, and various tools in hand. Just as they were about to continue on after greeting us, one of the female handlers suddenly spoke with a look of realization.
“Ah, that’s right. Lady Maria, just a moment…”
The handler approached, pulling a small device from the large pouch at her waist, and pressed it against the tag on Maria’s ear. After checking the screen, she gently touched Maria’s heavily swollen breasts and said,
“It’s about time to milk you. You’ve been exercising regularly, correct?”
“Of course. Regular exercise is essential if you want to produce good milk, isn’t it?”
“Thanks to Lady Maria’s dedication, the milk we extract from you receives the highest grade. It’s extremely popular as a premium product.”
“As the representative of all dairy cows, I must at least do this much to maintain my dignity, no? Ahem.”
Maria’s expression brightened with clear delight at the praise for the high quality of her milk. Seeing how adorable she looked, the handlers’ faces softened into similar smiles.
Soon the handlers surrounded Maria and began casually touching and stroking her head, buttocks, and breasts without any reservation. Even though she was small and cute, she was still one of Eden’s rulers. I wondered if they were being too informal, but no one seemed to find it strange, so I simply watched quietly.
“Hehe, Lady Maria really is adorable.”
“You must be so busy with official duties every day. How do you maintain such a perfect body?”
“If you have any secret tips, I’d love to teach them to the dairy cows I take care of.”
Treating Maria exactly like one of the dairy cows, they chatted casually for a while until they heard the bell signaling the time.
“Oh dear, it’s already this late. We should get back to work. Please take care.”
“Ah, yes. Keep up the good work.”
The handlers, who had been affectionately stroking and doting on Maria’s body, bowed politely and left.
“You seem very close with the handlers.”
“They’re all good people who work hard for the park. I run this place with my own personal funds, so the wages are a bit low compared to the workload. I feel a little sorry about that, which is why I’m especially friendly with them.”
“This isn’t a national park run by Eden?”
“There’s no real need for the state to gather all the dairy cows in one place. How could we justify using the national budget for that? It’s simply a private business.”
“Still, you’re managing a park of this scale—fifteen hundred people—remarkably well. The labor costs alone must be enormous.”
With a thousand dairy cows who essentially only ate, exercised, and produced milk, plus the considerable operating costs of the research facility, it was impressive that the park hadn’t gone under and continued to run smoothly.
Maria crossed her arms beneath her large breasts and continued walking as she spoke.
“We’re making decent profits through a high-end product strategy. The quality of the breast milk products made at our park, where the dairy cows are systematically managed, is overwhelmingly superior.”
“So you’ve been steadily carrying out all those plans you made back then.”
Back when we shared the same body, after she had been brainwashed into a dairy cow, she had made countless small plans. To think she had brought them this far—Maria’s drive and ability were truly exceptional.
“Instead of just playing around, why don’t you try starting a business too?”
“Me? Running a business? What kind of business?”
“The breeding and management of mares. The popularity of mare racing has been growing rapidly lately, increasing the scale of events, but the institutions in Eden responsible for managing and breeding mares have reached their limit. We’re planning to distribute business rights for handling mares to private operators as well.”
“Is that alright? Letting private businesses handle mares?”
“Think about it. If more private operators appear and bring diversity, wouldn’t that create even more variety in mare racing, whose main appeal is competition? People will start cheering for specific companies, and instead of sponsoring individual mares, investors will sponsor and invest in the companies themselves. In the long run, it’s more beneficial for expanding the scale of the industry.”
As I listened to Maria’s explanation, it sounded quite convincing and appealing. Seeing her like this, it was clear that Maria was far more capable than Kyubey when it came to running the nation. She was already busy governing Eden, yet she also ran a dairy cow park as a personal business and was coming up with ideas for other ventures. I didn’t have that kind of confidence.
“To be honest, it does sound tempting. But I don’t have the money to start a business.”
“We can privatize the current state-run Eden Mare Ranch and establish a new company under your name. Some people might complain about privatizing state property, but if you’re the one taking charge, those complaints will decrease significantly.”
“Why would complaints decrease if I’m in charge?”
“Both inside and outside Eden, our ruling class is essentially treated as royalty. Technically, we are a royal family. So if a member of the royal family like you takes over management, a business operated with national funds would still be considered state-run. In the end, it would be funded by the national treasury and its profits would return to the national treasury.”
“Ah, I see. So it’s the same logic as how the park you run is considered private because you use your own money.”
“Exactly. You catch on quickly. So? Will you do it?”
“Mmm~ Alright. I’ll give it a try.”
“Good choice. I’ll give you the details later.”
While talking, we arrived at the ranch building inside the park. It sparkled under the bright sunlight pouring down from the clear sky. Looking inside, it was far larger and more numerous than I had imagined for a ranch. It felt closer to a long row of dormitories, with each dairy cow given her own private room.
“I was wondering why the ranch building seemed so much bigger and more extensive than I expected. So each dairy cow gets her own room.”
“The dairy cows living in the park are different from the ones who live freely outside. These women have decided to live their entire lives solely as dairy cows. Since we’ve taken their lives, it’s only natural that we take responsibility for them, don’t you think?”
“That’s true. Even for beings meant to be used by others, a minimum level of respect is necessary.”
“Are you really Elisha? Your head is working unusually well today.”
“It’s all thanks to Elisa and Elsa. Hehe.”
I smiled brightly at Maria, who was giving me a playful side-eye.
“Of course, it’s thanks to you too, Maria. You gave me an outstanding Abaddon brain, after all.”
“Tch… You used to be my slave, you know. What a waste.”
“Now that I’ve gained a human body and freedom, it feels better. But as they say, when you gain something, you lose something else.”
“Shut up. You’ve only gotten better at talking back.”
Even as Maria grumbled, she didn’t forget to continue showing me around the park.