Chapter 101

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Translator: penny

Chapter: 101

Chapter Title: Goddess Descent

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The moment I got a taste, I knew for sure.

'Hymen... torn.'

It must have felt like this when that trash ninja split lightning.

A rush of accomplishment flooded my brain.

Lerazie's subjugation was now complete.

'Perfect!'

And, just as I'd expected.

The Status Window issued its non-virgin verdict.

I'd made sure to coat my finger in her juices beforehand, just in case it tried to claim fingers didn't count.

Beneath the frozen time.

Lerazie's eyes met mine.

-Stare.

"……!!!"

'Farewell, my strongest foe.'

Still, I showed some respect on her way out.

No need to be petty with someone about to die.

Besides,

'Purity Object big sis wouldn't like that.'

The system admin known as Purity.

The black-haired, inverted-nipple big sis.

I'd be seeing her soon anyway.

Through 'Debug,' just like with Citri.

Thinking of that eased any ill will.

If anything, I felt a bit sorry for Lerazie.

Pity colored my gaze as I looked at her.

'What a waste—born with goat horns and four white eyes as a beauty. May you be reborn pure and innocent next time.'

"……!!!"

Lerazie's eyes bulged wide.

She seemed to sense what I was about to do...

Well, no way she could know this much.

But at least she intuited her fate.

No helping it—I'd send her off quick.

'No exception processing!'

A chilling message appeared before my eyes.

Blood-red text in an ominous font, to boot.

But it was fine.

Pressing that would bring...

The benevolent Purity Object big sis.

She was a good one, unlike the font.

'Yes! Execute Debug!!'

That was my reason for confirming...

——But at that moment.

Something other than I'd expected happened.

"……?"

'What the?'

Red electricity crackled across the Status Window.

The text glitched like it was crashing.

Soon, the font smeared and blurred like blood.

A brush-script font briefly intervened mid-message,

It was swept away by a flood of error messages.

I was overwhelmed by the sight.

-Gulp.

'What is this?'

What was happening?

Why was the Status Window glitching out like this?

And why wasn't Purity Object big sis appearing...?

'Highest administrator?'

The final alert.

Mention of summoning another admin.

Who could it be?

I had no clue.

But somehow, I knew.

'Galju... no, the Goddess.'

And right after I intuited it.

The blood-red barrier filling my vision vanished completely.

Lerazie's and my gazes crossed.

Then snapped to one side in unison.

-Rustle. The sound of leaves crunching underfoot echoed lightly.

"...Pfft."

"……?"

'That's the Goddess?'

There she was—a woman moving freely in the frozen time.

Golden hair radiating divinity.

Fresh green eyes.

And finally, long pointed ears.

'An elf.'

Then it clicked.

Why that shady drifter dude who possessed me got so mad at the Galju slander he tossed me here.

'The World Tree joke was the issue?'

Elves make dildos from World Tree roots, right?

Maybe not, but anyway.

Slandering her like that, comparing to a World Tree.

No wonder she got pissed.

I felt a bit sorry now.

'S-sorry, didn't know the Goddess was an elf who browses the Gal... Huh?'

But that was fleeting.

A sense of wrongness passed through me.

'An elf as Goddess? Believing in the World Tree? Why?'

If she were truly divine?

No way a World Tree joke would bother her.

She's far above that.

But this elf got pissed.

Enough to possess me over World Tree slander.

It made no sense, but

-Crunch crunch.

"……!!"

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'She's coming this way!'

No time to ponder.

The elf, arms crossed and eyeing me.

Smiled in satisfaction and approached.

'Ugh, shark teeth grin pisses me off.'

Was it just me?

It was an insanely smug smile.

Made me wanna teach her a lesson.

Not just a feeling.

-Poke.

"Hng~."

The Goddess placed a finger on my chin.

Prodding here and there.

Eyes treating me like a toy.

Me, fully reflected in them.

"Eheheh."

Then her hand reached for me.

Straight for my eyeball.

Sharp nail drawing closer.

Like she'd pop it any second.

'Don't ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠tell me it's for all my past blasphemy...?'

Suddenly terrified.

The Goddess gouging my eye herself.

Even I was scared.

Couldn't move anything but my eyes in frozen time, making it worse.

And the elf before me.

Finally smiled in satisfaction.

-Smirk.

"……!!!?"

'Novice nun? Who's that?'

What, inside jokes only you get?

Fine, got it.

No more blasphemy from now on.

Didn't know, so cut me some slack.

I conveyed that with my eyes.

Whether she got it, the nail slowly withdrew.

'Thank you! Now really...'

'...Pardon?'

'......Ah.'

No way, you were the habitual BM seller?

Explains all the discounts and freebies.

I silently rolled my eyes up and down.

I had plenty of points now anyway, and Intelligence was next on my list.

No big deal.

The Goddess finally withdrew her hand, satisfied.

Then she turned to Lerazie.

Lerazie's four white eyes glared at the Goddess.

The Goddess paid no mind.

"...!!?"

She clenched her fist and thwack—

Like knocking, she tapped Lerazie.

Her perky nose, pointed breasts, lower belly—all of it.

That was 'Debug,' apparently.

-Swish.

The elf turned to leave.

I finally relaxed.

Things had worked out somehow.

...But contrary to my thoughts.

The Goddess turned back once more.

"……!!!"

'No, just go!!'

The Goddess's hand reached for me.

Unlike with Lerazie, just one finger.

Pointing at my arm.

-Smirk—

A smile crept across her lips.

Still that smug, lesson-craving grin.

"It'll be easy to jerk off with, so count it as a favor."

-Poke.

Exactly once.

Her fingertip jabbed my arm—the right one mid-uppercut toward Lerazie.

A bit harder than when she touched my face.

Like pressing the Enter key on a keyboard.

The Goddess finally turned away, satisfied.

-Fade—

Her figure gradually vanished.

Like melting into the world.

And the halted time.

Finally began to flow again.

The butterfly effect of the Goddess's actions.

Late, but stirred a storm.

-Crunchcrunchcrunch!!!

"……!!!?"

Lerazie's body crumpled.

Eyes popped out, skin tore, mashed ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠guts sprayed.

Gruesome sight.

But no time to care.

-Crack.

"……Kaaaaagh!!!"

'It hurts, hurts!!!!'

Immense pain followed.

My eyes rolled back on their own.

The last thing before blacking out:

The flashy Status Window filling my vision,

"Y-Yi Hyun!"

"M-Master!?"

And two women rushing toward me.

Finally,

The brush-script from earlier, pushed out by errors.

For some reason, it was seeping into the shop window.

A short while later.

The knights waiting in Eisen Garte buzzed with excitement.

Not because of blood-and-guts-covered Blanc or Saleos.

Because Yi Hyun alone was spotless.

"Grooo... "

"Lumi, Lumi!! Stop looking for the Hero and come here!!"

"Why did you ca— Mmph!?! Yi Hyun sir!!!"

Saintess Lumi rushed over frantically.

Target: Yi Hyun, naturally.

His arm—eerily free of a single drop of blood—was twisted at an impossible angle.

'How did he fight to end up with such horrific injuries...!!'

Not just the arm.

His face, touched by the Goddess, was covered in bruises.

Serious injuries, plain to see.

A mortal facing a transcendent.

But to others, it looked entirely different.

"Yi Hyun...!!"

'Is this why you kept the final plan secret? Because it required sacrifice?'

To outward appearances, Yi Hyun was?

The hero who'd landed a blow on Lerazie and made her explode.

But just one punch.

Would that kill a high demon?

No way.

Far more likely Yi Hyun used his Blessing.

But now his arm was wrecked as the price.

"That idiot... I thought it was a stupid plan, but it was even stupider..."

"How could Yi Hyun...! Face all bruised, arm unusable!!"

"Should've stopped him from going..."

The knights grew somber,

"...Marie, call Sister Marie!!"

"Lumi?"

"Bones are intact somehow! Marie can maintain the status quo, I'll heal in the meantime!!"

Lumi's shout shifted the mood.

Tear-streaked Blanc shook it off and stood.

"I'll fetch the stretcher. Saintess, Sage—prep the teleport array! To the capital for Granny Marie."

"No for Yi Hyun sir! He can't handle teleport strain!"

"...Yi Hyun, hang on! I'll bring Granny Marie soon!!"

Blanc was dispatched in haste.

"How bad is it that... Oh no, Yi Hyun sir!!"

"Sister Marie, please!"

"Merciful Goddess...!!!"

Top personnel swarmed Yi Hyun.

His treatment began.

"Th-that guy's critically injured...? After taking down two high demons?"

"Sister, snap out of it! Gather all magistones and dispatch high priests."

"A-ah..."

"...Sister? S-Sister!!!"

In the palace, Luna fainted,

"...Hweh? Y-Yi Hyun's hurt!???"

"Critical. As his familiar, go tend him now. I'll lend imperial horses..."

"R-Running there nowwww!!!"

Clara dashed off, long rabbit ears flapping.

"Lemme goooo!!! Master, masteeeeer!!!"

"Just detaining briefly, cooperate please!!"

"Lady Saleos needs healing too or she'll be one-armed!!"

"Noooo!!! Wanna stay with Masterrrr!!!"

Saleos was locked in a cell, etc.

Humanity's first feat in history.

Subjugating two high demons.

The aftermath swept the empire.

For the three days Yi Hyun lay unconscious.

"Grooo."

'Unfamiliar ceiling... Huh?'

And when he fully recovered.

The moment he awoke from long slumber...

"……?"

'Why's brush-script in the shop window?'

The butterfly effect of the Goddess's intervention.

Something that might become a typhoon had melted into Yi ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠Hyun's Status Window.