Chapter 685: I'm Trying to Terminate My Contract with the Goddess, but She's Obsessed [R-18] (31)
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 685: I'm Trying to Terminate My Contract with the Goddess, but She's Obsessed [R-18] (31)
I got into the bath first, took a quick shower, and waited in the tub. Freya, however, showed no sign of coming in. About ten, maybe fifteen minutes passed. I soaked silently in the hot water, waiting for her with quiet patience.
And then.
Step, step.
The quiet sound of footsteps echoed from the entrance to the bath.
I turned my head slightly. The door opened, and Freya entered, wrapped in nothing but a single towel.
For a moment, my breath caught in my throat.
Beneath the towel, her curved silhouette was subtly revealed. She was so dazzling, I couldn't help but be reminded that she was the Goddess of Beauty.
I exclaimed reflexively.
“Whoa, you truly are the Goddess of Beauty!”
Freya glanced down at me, then raised the corners of her mouth as if she couldn't help it.
“Flattery won't get you… well, it won't get you anything extra, you know?”
Even so, a blush crept onto her cheeks. She slowly entered the tub and sat down across from me.
Her shoulders and collarbones were exposed above the water, with the subtle swell of her figure visible beneath.
As Freya quietly wet her skin, she asked.
“…It's embarrassing when you stare so blatantly.”
“How could I not?”
Freya stared at me in silence for a moment before letting out a small sigh.
“Haa…”
“Besides, aren't you sitting a little too far away? Are you more embarrassed now that I know you're a virgin?”
She moved her hand through the water, splashing me.
“B-Be quiet!”
“Hehe, don't be like that. Come over here. Or should I come to you?”
Freya turned her face away slightly and replied.
“…Do what you want.”
I immediately swam through the water toward her. Before me, the towel shielded her body like a shield.
I'll have to deal with that towel first.
With a playful look, I sat on her thighs.
“Lady Freya.”
“Yes?”
“There’s something I’m curious about.”
“What is it?”
“So, what is it you like about me?”
“I don’t know…”
“Come on, don’t be shy. Hurry up and tell me.”
After blushing and fidgeting for a long while, she finally spoke in a tiny voice.
“W-Well… after you… insulted me, I strangely couldn't get you out of my head… and… and…”
“And?”
I prompted her playfully.
“And… and… I just kept thinking about you! I was angry, but I wanted to see you. I hated you, but I was curious… I've never felt like this before…”
Freya’s voice grew quieter. Her golden eyes trembled as she looked at me.
“You rejected me. All other men kneel and beg before me… but you cursed at me, called me a slut, and said I was uglier than Aphrodite…”
“I might have gone a little too far with that.”
“It was more than a little! I seriously wanted to kill you!”
Freya puffed out her cheeks and grumbled. But she looked more like she was pouting than angry.
“And the way you tried to protect Verdandi… that was cool. The fact that you didn't waver even when I tried to seduce you… my pride was hurt at first, but later, I found that even more attractive.”
She poked my head with her finger.
“Isn't it pathetic? A goddess like me, being swayed so much by a human, and still a virgin.”
“It's not pathetic. It's honest.”
“…Really?”
“You're being honest with your feelings, Freya. What's pathetic about that?”
I took her hand.
“In fact, I like that side of you even more. Seeing you worry and get embarrassed like a normal woman is far more charming than always seeing the perfect goddess.”
Freya’s eyes widened.
“Really?”
“Of course. So from now on, if you honestly feel like you want to have sex, just tell me. You want to have sex right now, don't you?”
In an instant, Freya’s expression turned ice-cold.
“On second thought, maybe I don't need a man like you after all?”
“You know I’m kidding.”
“Ha, that woman, Bi-yeon or whatever her name was, said you were a pro at killing the mood… I think I see what she meant.”
“I can be a bit of a prankster.”
“Whatever.”
“Are you sulking?”
“No.”
Freya leaned her body forward slightly. The distance between us grew smaller and smaller.
“Jin Seo-yun.”
“Yes?”
“Let’s write up the contract first.”
“All of a sudden?”
“I'm about to be leashed by a womanizer like you. I need to at least have this.”
She summoned a quill and parchment from thin air. The quill began to move on its own, filling the page with words.
“Here, sign it.”
“Hold on. Let me read it first.”
I took the parchment and began to scan its contents.
[Marriage Vows of Jin Seo-yun and Freya]
Preamble:
The goddess Freya and the human Jin Seo-yun, based on their mutual love and trust, hereby enter into this contract, vowing to become eternal partners.
Article 1 (Spousal Duties)
Party A (Freya) and Party B (Jin Seo-yun) shall recognize each other as spouses and are obligated to love, cherish, and protect one another for life.
Article 2 (Duty of Fidelity)
① Party B shall not enter into a relationship equivalent to marriage with any woman other than Party A.
② However, relationships that existed prior to the signing of this contract (e.g., Verdandi, Bi-yeon) are acknowledged by Party A as unavoidable. (Extremely unsatisfactory, but it cannot be helped).
③ Should Party B violate this article, excluding the exceptions in Clause 2, Party A reserves the right to hand Party B over to Zeus.
Article 3 (Duty of Expressing Affection)
Party B must confess to Party A, "Lady Freya is the most beautiful goddess in the world," at least once per day. Failure to do so must be compensated with a separate expression of affection.
Article 4 (Prohibition of Comparison)
Party B is strictly forbidden from praising or comparing the beauty or charms of other goddesses (especially Aphrodite) in the presence of Party A. Violation will result in immediate disciplinary action.
Article 5 (Emergency Summons)
When urgently summoned by Party A, Party B must rush to Party A's side immediately, unless there is a justifiable reason.
Article 6 (Duty of Service)
Party B must provide massages and other comforts to Party A at least three times a week and do his utmost to relieve Party A's fatigue.
Article 7 (Duty of Truth)
Party B shall not tell any lies to Party A and must always maintain an honest and truthful attitude.
Article 8 (Contractual Effect)
① This contract is a sacred vow and shall remain valid for eternity.
② This contract can only be terminated upon the death of both parties or by the explicit declaration of intent by Party A.
Addendum:
This contract is sealed by divine magic, and it is hereby stated that should either party violate these vows, divine retribution may befall them.
I looked at Freya with an expression that was both dumbfounded and serious.
Isn't this just a straight-up marriage contract?
But something else was the problem.
“Wait, look at Article 2! I can’t have a relationship equivalent to marriage with other women?”
“Of course. I won't tolerate my spouse cheating on me.”
“But you’ll acknowledge existing relationships?”
Freya’s face twisted slightly.
“…I have no choice, do I? Verdandi is already your contractor, and as for Bi-yeon… I’ve given up. It seems you two have already gone too deep.”
“You wrote ‘unavoidable’?”
“That’s right. Unavoidable. It all happened before I met you… It’s unfair, but I’ll acknowledge it.”
“And the daily compliments…”
“Of course I need to hear them. I’m your spouse. Can’t I even hear you say you love me every day?”
“Article 4… Aphrodite…”
“Just hearing that bitch's name pisses me off. Don't you ever compare us.”
“That goes without saying. But.”
I sighed and looked up at her.
“I think… this needs a few revisions, don’t you?”
“Revisions? No.”
“Why not?”
“Because it’s already perfect.”
Freya crossed her arms and spoke firmly.
“What if I don’t sign, then?”
“Then…”
A dangerous smile played on Freya’s lips.
“Then we’re not having sex.”
“Hmm, how about just a small revision? Honestly, Freya, you know there's no way I'd accept Article 2 as it is.”
“Tch…”
It seemed she had no intention of being completely unreasonable, as she immediately made a change. The clause ‘Party B shall not enter into a relationship equivalent to marriage with any woman other than Party A’ was changed to require me to report after having a relationship with another woman.
“Now sign it.”
I picked up the quill. But I paused just before signing.
“…Are you really proposing to me?”
Freya blushed and nodded.
“…Yes. I’m serious. I want to make you… my eternal partner. If you don't want to… you don't have to.”
Freya said in a small voice.
“I just… wanted to make it official.”
“……”
“And… this is the best way I know how to express my love. To bet everything I have as a goddess and promise to spend my life with you…”
She was an utterly adorable goddess. I wanted to smash my lips against hers and drag her to bed right this instant.
How could that bastard of an original protagonist dump a goddess like this?
If I were the protagonist, I would've immediately thanked her and licked her toes.
I picked up the quill.
“Wait, there’s one clause I’d like to add.”
“What is it?”
“I’ll add an Article 9.”
I carefully wrote out the sentence.
“Article 9: Freya shall love Jin Seo-yun for eternity, and Jin Seo-yun shall also love Freya for eternity, and they both swear that this love shall not change with the passage of time.”
Freya’s eyes widened.
“…Idiot.”
I took the quill and, with a serious expression, neatly wrote my name at the bottom of the parchment.
The moment the signature was complete, I felt a strange resonance, as if some fateful contract had just been forged.
Freya, too, wrote her name with a trembling hand.
At that moment.
The parchment began to glow with a brilliant golden and silver light. The light intensified until the parchment split into two copies.
One copy seeped into my chest, and the other was absorbed into Freya's.
“This is…”
“It's proof of our marriage vows. Now… we are husband and wife, before the laws of the gods and before fate itself.”
Freya said, placing a hand on her chest.
“Your life and my life are now connected. You will live much longer than an ordinary human. And…”
She took my hand.
“We can feel each other’s pain and joy. We've become true other halves.”
I felt something warm spreading from within my chest. And I could faintly sense Freya’s emotions.
Joy, excitement, and… a feeling that, while not yet complete, was undeniably love.
She’s serious.
It was an entirely new experience, to directly feel the love another person felt. It was something different from any feeling of love I had ever known.
“Well… you’re officially my husband now.”
Freya smiled happily.
“I guess so. I never thought things would turn out like this with you, Freya.”
“I didn’t either… And… you can stop… and just call me Freya.”
“Freya.”
“Yes.”
She beamed.