The Goddesses Submit
The repeated apologies from the Goddess Department stirred no emotion in him—only irritation. ‘I need to wrap this up quickly, finish the Spirit Realm business, and dive into focused training. If I can implement the creation system on a solar-system scale, I’ll finally become a true Creator God.’
The goddesses bit their lips hard at his impassive expression. Without another word, they began stripping off their clothes. Their resplendent dresses vanished in bursts of light, revealing bodies even more radiant than the garments they had worn. All twelve of them shed every layer until only the most basic undergarments remained, then prostrated themselves once more. Their faces were calm, devoid of any further emotional fluctuation or desire. Yet they had stripped without hesitation even before the Dimensional Lord, Gaiana, and three other Main God-level beings.
“In exchange for the Arcane Authority, we will offer any service you desire and obey without question. We are willing to serve as handmaidens rather than concubines. However, this arrangement lasts only until we complete the training of the Divine Realm’s management gods and subordinate deities and establish ourselves as independent Main Gods. Until then, we accept the authority.”
“Approved. Granting Arcane Authority. ‘Nothing worth having comes easily—that is why it is worth pursuing.’”
The magic belonged to the law-magic category, support-type, and remained constantly active. Its effect forcibly converted and absorbed even foreign vitality and divine power, reshaping them to suit the user. It ignored the usual rule that only compatible vitality and divine power could be smoothly absorbed. While the restoration spell Looking Back at Oneself, Past and Present Are the Same merely maintained the body’s current state, this magic advanced and ultimately elevated one’s divinity—making it a higher-order spell. Because the goddesses stored condensed vitality for conception in a second divine-power circle located in their lower abdomen, imprinting the magic directly there produced dramatically greater results.
The limitation was severe: if the body could not withstand the rapid influx of divine power and vitality, the process would inflict damage instead. Originally created to force the absorption of vitality and divine power condensed in the lower abdomen—something even the goddesses themselves could not normally absorb—the spell consumed enormous amounts of mana to activate. Male gods could theoretically experience dozens of times the usual increase in divine power, yet none ever attempted it due to the method required.
After the first activation, the protagonist thought, ‘I wish they’d stop worrying about me and just do their jobs properly. But that’s never going to happen, is it? Sigh… If any man ever asks them to do this, they’ll never let it slide.’
A high-pitched whine filled the air. From the divine-power circles in the lower abdomens of the nearly naked goddesses, the Dimensional Lord’s power began to fully analyze and separate their authorities. A massive circle formed around their eleven-layered circles, absorbing vitality and supplying it to the divine-power circles. Even the Dimensional Lord felt his own mana circle strain under the excessive consumption and computational load.
‘I’ve already supplied divine power and vitality and completed the preparations, yet the vitality and divine power the goddesses accumulated over countless ages are fiercely resisting absorption.’ Unlike Gaiana, most of this power had never belonged to them originally. The vitality that refused to be absorbed had crystallized from extreme condensation, and even a supreme Main God’s authority struggled to overcome it. Still, after directly connecting to their divine-power circles through the method of insertion, resistance was only a matter of time.
‘Moreover, because these goddesses are strong, they are enduring the full output of my authority.’
He summoned the Demon King’s magical tools and the Origin Sun-Moon, then activated the Guide of the Origin within his mind, pouring every ounce of mana and divine power into the spell. The remaining undergarments on the goddesses were shredded by the violent surge, leaving them completely naked. They clutched their lower abdomens and began to tremble as space itself vibrated.
Cracks spread through the crystallized vitality and divine power—stronger than any metal—with sharp, splintering sounds. Over eight billion units of divine power and vitality finally began to flow into them.
‘My dimensional divine-power circle stably absorbs the foreign vitality and channels it into the inner divine-power circle.’
Golden, highest-grade light divine power made the goddesses’ hair shimmer beautifully. Their bodies gradually adjusted to their newly strengthened divinities. Their breasts grew firmer and rounder, their hips reshaping into perfect curves—soft to the touch yet possessing the resilience of a sphere.
‘These goddesses, already renowned among their kind for beauty and strength, have now fully recovered the divine power and divinity they once possessed.’ They had reclaimed all the vitality and divine power once stored in their lower abdomens. The combat-type goddesses now displayed innate divine power between three and four billion. In the old universe, that level would have made them nearly unmatched among Main Gods. Hera, who had received the direct imprint through the most intimate method, exceeded four billion and was on the verge of ascending to Intermediate Lord. The management-type goddesses had already recovered to Intermediate Lord status; each had regained at least five hundred million.
‘All the goddesses are overwhelmed by the sudden recovery of divine power, their bodies and minds struggling to adjust.’
The Dimensional Lord himself was exhausted from the massive mana consumption and calculations. He let out a long sigh and sank deep into the throne in the audience chamber.
‘Whether this seat becomes my shackles or the stepping stone to Creator God depends entirely on my choices and effort.’
A strong superior creates strong subordinates, and strong subordinates build a strong Divine Realm. This realm belonged to him, yet its foundation was these beings and all the gods within it. ‘If the members are weak, the realm will eventually collapse on its own. No matter how powerful I become, I am still an individual—I cannot become the Divine Realm itself.’
If the Divine Realm’s members grew stronger, both the realm and its karma would actively support the Dimensional Lord. ‘One cannot reach the ultimate heights through personal effort alone. The devoted assistance of those around you is essential.’ The stronger those who offered that help, the higher the probability of success—hence his expectations for the goddesses. ‘If they prove incapable, I have no reason to continue dragging them along despite the extreme measures I’ve taken.’
He looked at the now completely naked, unconscious goddesses and transmitted his will to the fully subordinate gods.
“I expect results. This universe is vast and powerful. When I return, I want to see far more Main God-level beings restored.”
“We will not disappoint you. Glory to the magnanimous Dimensional Lord!”
After confirming the complete loyalty in their responses, he addressed Gaiana.
“I leave the management of the Acting Main God of the Divine Realm and the Divine Realm’s administrative gods in your hands.”
“Don’t worry. I’ll educate those girls thoroughly and mold them into exactly what you desire. They were once the finest goddesses—by the time you return, they’ll be exemplary concubines who serve you flawlessly. I’ll make sure they display the dignity and strength befitting both your administrative gods and devoted concubines.”
Gaiana’s eyes shone with determination, her tightly pressed lips conveying unwavering resolve. The stress she had once endured from the goddesses in her former supreme position, combined with their current failures, had ignited a fierce determination to correct them—and she possessed the power to do so.
‘If these goddesses want to oppose a planetary Creator God who is also an Omnipotent God, they’ll find it nearly impossible. Any attempt to manifest their authorities within her domain will be interfered with, producing unintended results. Even a group assault would end in mutual destruction from their own misfired powers.’
Though her enthusiasm seemed slightly off from his original intent, he saw no reason to stop an Omnipotent God who volunteered so eagerly. The goddesses’ future looked grueling, but he had his own survival to worry about. The Dimensional Lord cleanly set the matter aside and moved to the Spirit Realm’s waiting area.
With a soft hum, he vanished. Only the faintest ripple of an opened dimensional gate remained in the empty chamber.
Meanwhile, the High Elf Empire—built atop the colossal World Tree that encircled the Great Cavity at the heart of the Great Forest—had regained a prosperity greater than ever before. At the highest point of the empire’s central city, a powerful radiance of divine power spread outward, enveloping the entire empire and expanding its domain. Twelve pairs of light wings covered the World Tree, growing steadily stronger without any sign of fatigue despite the prolonged emission, gradually blanketing the sky.
In the central audience chamber stood Granzoa, the Goddess of Light, her green hair rippling as she radiated the authority of life. The overflowing aura of life and sacred energy enveloping her slender frame grew ever more potent. She had already fully restored her twelve pairs of wings. By maintaining the activation of Infinite Restoration at maximum output, she was rapidly reclaiming her original divinity.
‘The threat of karma reversal is currently blocked by the former War God’s authority, which is trying to surpass the highest Main God level, so there’s no problem. Once the High Elf race reaches two billion, the achievement of doubling our population will be recognized, returning us to Extreme Good karma and allowing our long-desired return to the Divine Realm.’