The Goddess Department's Secret and the New Divine Realm Administrator
The goddesses of the Goddess Department could not possibly answer. How could they say it? That they had raised the Dimensional and War God's innate divine power through their Devotion Pledges and, in exchange, were promised stars to establish an independent divine realm. It wasn't as if they had given their bodies, yet what they had done was far worse. It was already too late to back out. Granraha had already performed the first pledge as the lead and raised his power by over five hundred million.
Because they had received multiple instances of divine power recovery from him, she possessed the strongest intimacy with him, which was why they had tried to negotiate with her taking the lead. In the worst-case scenario for the negotiation terms, they had even considered the early execution of the Devotion Pledges, though it left them feeling utterly wronged. A star to create a divine realm? I could have obtained that just by serving as a mercenary god. It was precisely because they could obtain one after long service as a main god that they had been willing to risk open rebellion against him.
Yet the situation had spiraled to the point where they had no choice but to completely submit without any conditions at all. It was simply frustrating. If the administrative goddesses find out, they'll go absolutely berserk, screaming that we've excluded them and done something enormous behind their backs. The Devotion Pledge was the greatest secret technique of the goddesses, one that dramatically increased the recipient's innate divine power. The fact that not one, but eight of them had performed it while even forming contracts of karma made it an absolutely monumental affair.
I already have enough headaches. I don't want to create more work.Above all, I don't want to speak another word to these thieving bitches.
The goddesses of the Goddess Department pressed their lips tightly shut and turned their faces away. They wanted to chase the others out immediately, but they couldn't risk the administrative goddesses running straight to the Dimensional and War God and fawning over him to beg for the position of Divine Realm Administrator. Faced with such cold expressions, the administrative goddesses also fell silent. They too carried their own sins, and in this time of upheaval, being alone was truly dangerous. They had no choice but to stay together.
We need contact from Granraha, who went to negotiate, and the administrative goddess who went to observe must return.Only with information on the Dimensional and War God can we overcome this crisis and secure our future.There are simply too many variables right now.
With those thoughts in mind, the goddesses silently sipped their tea, soothing their burning throats.
Hooooooong—!
The Dimensional and War God had covered the entire divine realm with the authority of the Dimensional Net to observe everything, while completely isolating the entire main god temple using Dimensional Genesis.
To pass through my dimensional barrier, one would need to be at least a Creator God, and even then, they'd have to be prepared to take damage while forcing their way through.
Granraha stared at the main god temple, where even time and space had been completely severed, making infiltration utterly impossible, and her expression darkened.
This is the first time I've seen a barrier that so thoroughly crushes the pride of an infiltration specialist and assassin.
Even so, asking the Dimensional and War God to let her in would be tantamount to denying her pride as an assassin. Therefore, she circled the perimeter without entering, checking for any potential weaknesses, until she finally encountered two administrative goddesses.
They had established a barrier to prevent any gods from approaching while remaining in a state of complete transparency and stealth. The administrative goddess Granraha met now was an old friend, yet the divine power she sensed in her open state felt strange.
She claimed combat didn't suit her and refused to fight the Main God of the Divine Realm, choosing instead to hide. After that, she only worked as a high-ranking administrator, yet her divine power has grown strangely high.
Because they were fellow goddesses and friends, she couldn't force the issue and had only repeatedly requested her to join the cause. But seeing her divine power fully released now, it had recovered to an unbelievable degree.
Her divine power is higher than mine? I've lived as a supreme god for eons.
No matter how much personal training one did, with the divine realm's support effect creating more than a fourfold difference, such a situation was impossible. There was only one conclusion.
She had been stealing vitality all this time.
“Intermediate Main God? You two who were working as upper gods? You thieving bitches—! Pretending to be clean while secretly siphoning off vitality behind our backs—! I'll kill you—!”
“Tsk—! Calm that temper of yours.”
Rrrrrumble—!
The Sky Lightning detonated inside the barrier from its stealth state.
“Full power right from the start!? A sudden lethal strike?”
It contained the authority of Lord Slayer, a power capable of killing even an intermediate main god with six billion divine power in a single blow.
“The speed and destructive power of Sky Lightning are unrivaled, but it is not invincible.”
Shhhhhk—!
Three golden orbs burst out from the space around the stealth-state opponent and acted as lightning rods, completely blocking the attack. The Lord Slayer authority was reverted to before activation, and the Sky Lightning scattered before it could fully unleash its power.
The administrative goddess's smug voice echoed through the barrier.
“My conceptual authority, Cause and Effect. Before it, any offensive authority is useless. As long as I know the ‘cause’ and ‘result,’ the entire ‘process’ falls within my authority. No matter what attack below my divine power level you throw at me, if I cancel it during the process, it becomes nothing. Even the Lord Slayer's Sky Lightning is no big deal if I'm sufficiently prepared. So let's talk for a—Huk—!”
Rrrrrumble—!
Granraha completely released her stealth, revealing her elastic, sealed naked form as she began to move with full power. The golden sealing orbs covering the nipples of her overflowing, bowl-shaped breasts and the golden ornament above her vagina glowed as if about to explode. They connected in a triangular formation, exponentially amplifying her divine power and authorities.
The sealing orbs were what normally restrained the overflowing lightning authority she possessed.
Crackle—! Rrrrrumble!
As lightning authority poured out from the sealing orbs like a tidal wave, discharging through her golden hair and forming a vortex of lightning that coiled around her entire body, the administrative goddess turned pale with terror.
I can block the divine power of Sky Lightning, but the number of attacks is insane!
At least several hundred strikes seemed ready to come at once.
No matter how low the computational load of a phenomenal realm ability is, to spam a supreme authority like that... it's ridiculous. No matter how I calculate it, I can't block the next attack.
Granraha's cold voice rang out.
“So? You're saying you'll survive against me with that pathetic conceptual authority of an administrative main god and the divine power of a mere intermediate main god? Do you really believe that among all the main gods I've killed, none had an authority or level similar to yours?”
Lightning began to flash within Granraha's eyes.
“The ones who rely solely on the reality manipulation of conceptual authorities and high divine power were always the easiest opponents—! In the end, the greatest weakness of main gods with conceptual authorities is the massive computational consumption required to activate their powers. The moment your oh-so-great conceptual authority fails to process my continuous attacks, that will be the moment you turn to ash.”
“G-Granraha—! We're friends, aren't we? Ever since the Spirit Realm Waiting Area...”
“Friends? After we suffered so much while you stole vitality from behind our backs, I can never forgive you. Any thieving bitch who defiles the nobility of the goddesses will be killed—!”
“Kyaaaaaak—!”
Kwaaaaaarrr—! Crackle—!
The whirlwind of Sky Lightning completely filled the inside of the barrier and detonated. Hundreds of lightning bolts intersected, multiplying the attack count into thousands, then tens of thousands. As her divine device, which blocked the aftershocks of authority activation, began glowing white-hot, the administrative goddess finally screamed.
“Kyaaaaaaaaak! That's the superior authority of Sky Lightning, Sky Lightning Corridor of Annihilation!?”
“With the infinite rapid-fire of Sky Lightning, even an upper main god will die without proper defense. Turn to ash and offer back to the divine realm the vitality you have so dishonestly accumulated.”
The administrative goddess's mouth fell open at Granraha's voice, which dripped with chilling killing intent.
That vicious woman... even though we've been friends for eons, she's really going to kill me just for stealing a little vitality? She has the personality to do it, but isn't this too much? And what is that terrifying authority that threatens even upper main gods when she's clearly just a regular main god?
No matter how much she had sealed her body to strengthen it and trained like a madwoman as a combat-type goddess, this was excessive.
Her eyes have rolled back. This isn't a situation where words will work.
If she didn't want to die, she had to block with full power. In a hurry, she swung her hand to prepare a defense when her fingers brushed against a piece of paper on her chest. It felt like she had found a savior.
I don't know if this will work, but I have to bet on it.
Though she was an intermediate main god, an administrative-type goddess had no business provoking Granraha.
If I die here, all my divine power will be reclaimed by the divine realm.
Swish—! Flutter—!
“This is an indulgence from the Dimensional and War God, the Main God of the Divine Realm, forgiving all past sins. In conclusion, I no longer have any sins, and you cannot judge me.”
“!?”
Thud—!
Rrrrrumble—!
Granraha momentarily halted the activation of her authority and hesitated. Even the administrative goddess watching found the sight astonishing.
That vicious, short-tempered Granraha stopped her attack over a single piece of paper?
“Tsk—!”
Granraha clicked her tongue in annoyance and withdrew her attack.
Phew! As expected, they say he completely suppressed her when she tried to start a rebellion. His name really does have an effect.
The administrative goddess let out a sigh of relief, completely released her stealth, and revealed her own naked body. In response, Granraha summoned two long robes, wrapped one around herself, and tossed the other to her opponent as she spoke.
“From now on, voluntarily return half of your salary.”
“What? Where is there such tyranny? I was forgiven with the indulgence—!”
“If you defile the honor of the goddesses, I will kill you. The situation is what it is, so I'm reluctantly letting you off. If not for that...”
“Hiiik—!”
Before she knew it, Granraha's hand had reached her throat. Pure white Sky Lightning, compressed to an extreme degree, crackled threateningly against her skin.
Crackle—!
The moment the condensed lightning made contact with her, even an intermediate main god's body would be neatly severed between head and torso.
I couldn't sense her approach at all. This is exactly why you must never fight a combat-type main god at close range.
The downside of administrative authorities was that activating conceptual powers required considerable time. If a close-combat specialist was allowed to get this close, there was no chance of victory.
“Do you want to die right now? Even if the Dimensional and War God punishes you later, I want to kill you immediately for deceiving us, your friends, and stealing vitality.”
“I-I understand. I'll voluntarily return as much vitality as I borrowed.”
“Hoooooo—! Seeing you, the other administrative goddesses must be the same, right? Tell the other bitches. If they don't voluntarily return it, I'll cut off their heads and use them to strengthen my Lord Slayer ability.”
“I'll return everything, even if it takes time. After all, if I'm going to work as the Divine Realm Administrator, these past mistakes would become weaknesses.”
Since she obediently agreed to return it, Granraha's anger shifted elsewhere.
“This is truly infuriating. Aside from the areas I manage directly, nothing entrusted to my subordinates is running properly. The demigods are plotting rebellion, the middle world is preparing to betray us, and even the main god-level fools I left in charge of the Goddess Department have lost their minds. Just what did we go through all that hardship for? And on top of that, even you people were stealing vitality? My own subordinates are the same. The sight of them running wild with joy after receiving an indulgence that forgives all past sins is ridiculous. I'd like to sweep them all away, but then almost nothing would be left alive. Just what kind of mess is this?”
Since the administrative goddess had committed her own sins, she could only remain silent like a mute who had eaten honey, waiting for the anger to subside. She was weak, so there was nothing she could do. She only thought to herself:
It was because you were so busy fighting politically with the Main God of the Divine Realm that management became lax, allowing large-scale corruption in the first place. We only stole a little because we thought we'd die if we were caught by you, who don't take anything for yourselves.
The administrative goddess, who had barely survived after nearly being killed by Granraha, felt a surge of gloom.
The easy and comfortable days are truly over. From now on, I must somehow curry favor with the Dimensional and War God and secure the position of Divine Realm Administrator. Only then, by becoming Granraha's superior, can I avoid suffering from that vicious personality and instead make her work for me.
Of course, saying such things to Granraha would truly get her head cut off.
Granzoa is famous for being vicious, but compared to Granraha who has revealed her true nature, she's practically kind.
From what she knew, Granzoa was only suppressing her temper to help the Main God of the Divine Realm ascend, but it seemed she had nearly reached her limit. She was still fuming, unable to control her anger.
Then, a change occurred in the laws of the divine realm. The powerful divine power of the Main God of the Divine Realm began adding new content.
“Why is an upper goddess's divine power suddenly being added?”
“What? It's coming from inside the main god temple?”
Before they could even question it, the voice of the Dimensional and War God, the master of the divine realm, resonated throughout the entire divine realm.
I appoint the upper main god, the Goddess of the Planet ‘Gaiana,’ as the Divine Realm Administrator.
Both Granraha and the administrative goddess froze with blank expressions. An upper main god had suddenly appeared and been appointed as Divine Realm Administrator, and the extremely familiar vitality composing her divine power clearly belonged to their own divine realm.
There was another goddess besides the twelve of us?
The thought that they no longer understood their own divine realm filled their minds. Moreover, the Goddess of the Planet was a divine title even they barely recognized. They only knew the divine power felt familiar.
That warm and gentle divine power... it resembles someone so much.
I feel like I should remember who it is, but strangely, I can't recall.
Before they could be shocked by the Dimensional and War God's next words.
At her own request, she will concurrently serve as the Goddess of Agriculture, a role she performed in the past.
“Huk—! Has she recovered?”
“What—! That's impossible—! Damage to the origin of divine power cannot be healed with divine power—! The core that receives and emits divine power is broken. How could that possibly be fixed?”
Any god from the beginning of time knew the condition of the Goddess of Agriculture. After all, she had naively written her entire past and circumstances on her resume when she arrived.
The Goddess of Agriculture was once a being of Creator God level. However, during the great war with him, she exceeded her output and maintained it for too long, destroying the origin of her divine power and losing both her position and her divine title.
Still, her past vessel was Creator-class, so the Sly Raccoon Main God followed her around desperately, hoping for a chance. But since all healing methods were impossible, she gave up her past divine title and began rebuilding herself as the Goddess of Agriculture.
Everyone knew what kind of suffering she had endured over eons to rise back to the rank of supreme god. Yet now she had suddenly returned as an upper main god.
“More importantly, why is the former Main God of the Divine Realm's partner here?”
“What is going on...?”
They held no grudge against the ever-gentle partner of the former Main God of the Divine Realm. If anything, they felt only goodwill toward her. She had no personal greed, her divine power was inferior to a main god's, but her authorities were so overwhelmingly powerful that none could rival them. They had all received her help.
But the former Main God of the Divine Realm's partner becoming the Divine Realm Administrator of the new divine realm?
This is an impossible situation.
There was no time left to harbor doubts or complaints. The Dimensional and War God's divine speech was being authenticated across the entire divine realm and the old divine realm.
The partner contract with the former Main God of the Divine Realm has been dissolved. Unlike the past when she concurrently served as the representative of the goddesses, she will only fulfill the pure roles of Divine Realm Administrator and Goddess of Agriculture. However, as she possesses the strongest divine title in the current divine realm, she will act as my proxy in my absence. All past wrongs committed in the former divine realm are likewise forgiven. Anyone who defies the decisions of the Acting Main God of the Divine Realm must either prove a divine title greater than the Goddess of the Planet or defeat me. Until then, it is immutable. Refusal will result in divine power reclamation.
The Dimensional and War God's vast divine power surged, imprinting this truth upon the entire divine realm. It was literally becoming law.
The administrative goddess's mouth fell wide open as words mixed with various emotions flowed out.
“Acting Main God of the Divine Realm? Then she holds higher authority than the partner of the Main God of the Divine Realm? This means he doesn't care about the past at all and only considers current divine titles? It's incredibly radical and extreme. As expected of a main god from a combat background.”
“……”
At the measure that left their mouths agape on their own, they realized their assessment of him had not been wrong.
He has no interest in the power structure of the divine realm. He intends to use anything and everything solely to fulfill his contracts with us.
Once the supreme main god system was fully established, the achievement would be so great that countless stars would be granted.
The recognition from karma will multiply several times over, causing our divine power to explode. We too will be able to return completely as main gods who possess our own divine realms.
When considering karma positively, this was the most stable and best method. Yet suddenly, even greater irritation surged forth.
It's not even been a full day since the Dimensional and War God became the Main God of the Divine Realm, yet so many goddesses are already flocking to him.
Even the hidden administrative goddesses were coming out, and the highest-ranking subordinate upper goddesses were preparing to move. Above all, the problem was what exactly the Goddess of the Planet and Goddess of Agriculture had done with him to recover the origin of her divine power, instantly become an upper main god, and receive not only the position of Divine Realm Administrator but even the role of Acting Main God.
The more I imagine the process, the worse my mood becomes and the more uncomfortable my thoughts grow.
In Granraha's eyes, the dimensional barrier around the main god temple began to unravel.