Chapter 671: I'm Trying to Terminate My Contract with the Goddess, but She's Obsessed [R-18] (17)
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 671: I'm Trying to Terminate My Contract with the Goddess, but She's Obsessed [R-18] (17)
As soon as we arrived at the Chinese airport, we went straight to Danya's private villa. We were originally going to find this Gonggong person, but Danya insisted she would never walk around outside in the clothes I'd put her in.
And so, there she was, sitting awkwardly on a chair in the middle of the spacious living room. She was dressed in a black bunny girl outfit, her fair skin flushed red with shame. A large pair of rabbit ears sat atop her head, and a fluffy tail dangled from her rear.
Her expression was a sight to behold. Shame, indignation, and anger all mixed together, making her lips pout and her cheeks burn with a deep blush.
Beside her, Verdandi was excitedly snapping pictures with her smartphone.
"Danya, you're so cute~"
Danya trembled, clenching her fists as she shouted.
"D-Don't take pictures... Boop..."
I couldn't help but let out a snort of laughter.
"Pfft."
"D-Don't laugh...! Boop!"
Verdandi teased her in an even more excited voice.
"The way you say 'boop, boop' is so cute! Now, look over here and say, 'Master, please give me an order~ Boop!' Just once~"
Danya glared at me, grinding her teeth.
"I-I'm going to kill you... Boop..."
"Stop your whining, it's noisy."
"T-To think that I, an idol... would have to wear such vulgar clothes..."
"Don't forget the 'boop' at the end."
"Boop!!!"
I glanced at my watch and asked, "So, when is this Gonggong guy supposed to get here?"
Danya snapped, her face a mask of irritation.
"How should I know! Boop!"
"Hey, you're the one who's supposed to be granting my wish. Why are you sulking?"
"B-But... I'm an idol! Boop! And you want me to wear this stupid outfit for a whole month?! Boop! I'll be socially ruined, for real! Boop!"
"It's fine, you won't die. In fact, you'll probably get more popular. 'Famous Idol Ms. Dan, Tours for a Month in a Lewd Bunny Girl Outfit While Speaking Strangely!' How about that?"
"Eek... Just imagining it is horrible... Otaku bastards will flock to my concerts, drooling all over the place... Boop..."
"Hey, isn't that a bit harsh on your fans?"
"They'd love to be treated like that! Boop!"
Just then, Danya's manager knocked cautiously on the door.
"Ms. Danya, your guests have arrived."
"W-Wait just a moment—"
Before Danya could finish, a massive man, easily over two meters tall, kicked the door open and strode in without hesitation. Behind him, a woman followed, sighing as if exhausted.
The man scoffed, looking Danya up and down.
"Danya, it's bad enough you summon me here, but what was that about pickling me in snake wine like you did 500 years ago? And... what's with the getup? Did you switch careers to become a whore? Or are you here to offer yourself to me tonight? If so, you're more than welcome, haha!"
For a moment, Danya froze as if she'd forgotten how to breathe. Then, her eyes shot wide open, her face turning crimson.
"Y-Y-Y-Y-You..."
"You?"
Danya leaped onto the chair, planted her foot, and threw a powerful punch.
"Lower your eyes, you bastard! Boop!!"
The fist connected squarely with the man's face.
—BOOOOM!
With a sound like a bomb detonating, a tremendous blast of wind and intense heat swept through the room. The man shot through the roof, flying into the sky until he became a tiny dot and vanished.
Danya panted heavily, one hand on her shoulder, and muttered with dead eyes.
"Right... I just have to kill everyone who sees me like this... Boop..."
I stood beside her, shaking my head in disbelief.
"Well, she's finally lost it."
Danya whipped her head around to glare at me.
"Sorry, that just slipped out."
The woman who had entered with him sighed and spoke.
"Hah... Danya, it's been a long time, but what are you wearing? And what's with the way you're talking? How could you send Gonggong flying like that? Are you going to take responsibility if he dies?"
"I-I don't know! Boop..."
The woman who came with Gonggong was a beauty in her early thirties, dressed in a stylish suit. She wore glasses and had the air of a highly competent secretary.
I glanced at Verdandi and asked in a low voice, "Do you know who she is?"
Verdandi smiled and whispered in my ear.
"That's Chang'e."
"Chang'e?"
"That's right. Yi's wife. But I heard they got divorced a long time ago."
"So, if she's with Gonggong, does that mean she married that bastard?"
Chang'e suddenly shrieked as if she'd been electrocuted.
"My, what a disgusting thing to say. Human, are you trying to pick a fight with me?"
"My apologies."
Chang'e scowled and continued, "For your information, I have very high standards when it comes to looks. I would never be interested in a half-wit monkey like him. And the only reason I'm with Gonggong is because he's under surveillance, so I have no choice, okay?!"
"Under surveillance?"
"Yes. Gonggong is a huge troublemaker, even in China... The Celestial Court assigned me to watch him all day."
Chang'e let out a long sigh and went on.
"I feel like I'm going crazy. I have to follow that idiot around from morning till night just to keep him from causing trouble... The stress is killing me."
Just then, Gonggong's voice roared from the yard.
"Chang'e! Where are you! Where did that bitch Danya go!"
Chang'e rubbed her temples, her face contorted with stress as she muttered.
"There he goes again... Can't he just be quiet for a second..."
I turned to Chang'e and asked, "But why did Gonggong attack us in the first place?"
Chang'e sighed before answering.
"That... I don't know the exact details. It would be faster to ask him yourself."
Soon after, a blood-soaked Gonggong stormed in from the yard, fuming.
"Danya... you bitch, I'm going to kill you for real today...!"
Danya raised her middle finger.
"Listen to this bastard. I kicked your ass 500 years ago, and you still haven't learned your lesson? Boop!"
Gonggong yelled, grinding his teeth.
"Don't think I'm the same as I was back then! Besides... a mere blacksmith goddess like you is the worst possible matchup for me! This time, I'll definitely— Gack!"
Gonggong couldn't finish his sentence. Chang'e, her face showing she had reached her limit, had kicked him squarely between the legs from behind with her shoe.
"For God's sake, just be quiet! I look away for one second and you're already causing trouble! If you cause an incident with Korea now, who's going to take responsibility?!"
Chang'e continued to stomp on Gonggong, venting her fury.
'Wow... they treat him like shit.'
Gonggong cried out in a pained voice.
"Ughhh... Hah... As if I care about the Korean gods, if my father and I step in— Gwaaargh!"
Chang'e stomped down again, exasperated.
"Shut up! I said, shut up! I swear, I can't even kill you...!"
I stepped in to stop her before she actually killed the guy.
"Ms. Chang'e, he's going to die if you keep that up."
Chang'e turned to me and sighed. Then she suddenly began to lament her fate.
"Every single day is hell. You have no idea how much I suffer because of this idiot..."
Verdandi gave her a sympathetic look.
"That must be really tough."
"I was better off living alone on the moon."
Danya looked down at Gonggong and clicked her tongue.
"Tsk, tsk, just look at this pathetic sight. Boop."
Gonggong struggled under Chang'e's foot.
"Chang'e... stop..."
"I'm not done yet. Do you have any idea how much trouble you've caused me?"
"How about you kill him later? I need to talk to him first."
Chang'e reluctantly removed her foot. Gonggong lay flat on the floor, gasping for air.
"So, Gonggong. Why did you attack me? Or were you after Verdandi?"
Gonggong glared at me.
"How dare a mere human speak to me so informal— Gack!"
Chang'e landed another satisfying kick.
"Gonggong, if you don't want to be sealed away for good this time, you'd better tell us everything, and be completely honest."
"D-Dammit... Why is it always me..."
"Stop whining like a child and start talking!"
"...I was hired."
I asked him directly.
"By whom?"
"...I don't know... Ack, why'd you hit me again!"
Chang'e's eyes narrowed as she raised her high-heeled foot.
"You think you can just say you don't know and be done with it? Is your head just for decoration? Seriously, should I just kill you right now?"
When she reached for something in the air, Gonggong's face filled with terror.
"W-Wait...! If you attack with that, it's really dangerous! I'll die!"
"That's the idea!"
I quickly moved toward Chang'e to stop her.
"Calm down, Ms. Chang'e. Killing Gonggong here will only cause more problems for us."
At my words, Chang'e stopped summoning her weapon. I looked at Gonggong and asked, "Do you really not know anything?"
He said nothing, only giving a slight nod. But I could tell from his expression that he was hiding something.
'He's hiding something.'
Chang'e must have noticed too, because this time, instead of getting angry, she tried a softer approach.
"Gonggong, this isn't a simple matter. If you're hiding something, you should tell us. Oh, and if you're honest this time, I'll introduce you to that goddess you asked about before."
At Chang'e's words, Gonggong's eyes widened.
"Really?!"
"Yes. So hurry up and tell me what you're hiding."
"Actually... the Eight Immortals... they ordered me to kill him."
"The Eight Immortals?"
"What? Why would the Eight Immortals..." Chang'e asked, looking bewildered.
"They came to me out of the blue and said they had seen the future... I didn't believe them, but they said that man would kill every god in this world, rip out their hearts, and devour them."
"Me?"
"Yes."
The claim that I would rip out hearts and eat them was absurd.
'No matter how I look at it... this sounds like the future from the first choice...'
I wouldn't bother fighting all the gods. If something like that did happen, I'd probably kill the male gods and have a great time fucking the goddesses. But since Gonggong said I killed all the gods, that meant even the goddesses died at my hands.
Chang'e spoke with a grave expression.
"If it's a prophecy from the Eight Immortals... we can't take it lightly. Their visions of the future are almost never wrong."
Danya chimed in.
"The fact that the Eight Immortals didn't act themselves and sent a guy like Gonggong means they aren't certain yet. Boop."
She looked at me and continued, "The future can be changed. Boop. Especially for someone like you, who has a contract with a goddess of fate. Boop."
Verdandi nodded.
"That's right. Fate isn't fixed; it flows. It can definitely be changed."
Gonggong got up from the floor and said, "In any case... it was an order from the Eight Immortals, so I'm not to blame."
"Not to blame, my ass! Boop!" Danya shouted. "Just because you were ordered doesn't excuse getting civilians and survival participants involved! Boop!"
"I don't give a damn about the lives of mere humans."
"Ugh, I can't even kill this moron for real. Shut up and apologize to them, now."
"Apologize? I was just following the Eight Immortals' orders. And to think I would bow my head to a mere human and a wench..."
—CRACK!
"Watch your mouth."
I grabbed his head and slammed it into the floor.
"Human, how dare you... Do you have any idea whose head you're holding...?"
"If you don't want to die, don't move."
"W-Wait! Human, if you provoke Gonggong like that...!"
I didn't listen.
This bastard targeted me. He even dared to call my woman a wench. And since he got here, he'd been sneaking lustful glances at Verdandi.
"Lower your eyes."
"Grrrrrr..."
His body began to grow, and I took a step back, about to draw my sword.
And then—
"Don't you dare break my villa. Boop!"
Danya, with a giant hammer she'd produced from who-knows-where, smashed it down on Gonggong's head.
"Gack...!"
"Eek, i-is he dead?!"
"He's not dead. Boop."
"But his head is caved in!" Chang'e argued.
Danya replied nonchalantly, "He's just knocked out. Boop."
Indeed, Gonggong was unconscious with a large dent in his head, but he was still breathing.