Chapter 689: I'm Trying to Terminate My Contract with the Goddess, but She's Obsessed [R-18] (35)
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 689: I'm Trying to Terminate My Contract with the Goddess, but She's Obsessed [R-18] (35)
Verdandi, who was already at the dining table, spoke first to Freya with a sly grin.
“Freya. It looks like you had a… very good time last night?”
Freya’s hand, holding her spoon, froze. Her cheeks instantly turned beet red.
“V-Verdandi…! Don’t say things like that out in the open… It’s embarrassing…”
This time, Bi-yeon chimed in from the side.
“I couldn’t even sleep properly with all your moaning and groaning all night.”
Freya looked up, startled.
“Th-That’s a lie… This mansion is huge…!”
Bi-yeon smiled and gave a playful wink.
“True, but we were in the room right next to yours.”
“……”
Verdandi added another sly comment.
“By the way, how was your first time?”
Bi-yeon’s eyes sparkled as she joined in.
“Yeah. Spill the details on losing your virginity.”
Freya covered her face with her hands, her ears turning as red as her cheeks as she shouted.
“I-I don’t know! It’s my personal privacy… Please stop asking!”
Verdandi and Bi-yeon laughed at Freya’s reaction. A boisterous atmosphere filled the dining table.
However, Danya was the only one who couldn’t join in on the cheerful scene, quietly watching the three from the side.
She felt as if she alone was separate from them.
‘Somehow… I feel like an outcast…’
She had never imagined Freya and Jin Seo-yun would become this close. Honestly, she also hadn’t expected the prideful Freya to make such a decision.
‘…What if I just keep waiting for Jin Seo-yun to confess, and he just passes me over…?’
Anxiety began to creep up from deep within Danya’s heart.
‘Should I make the first move…? With beauties like them by his side, if I just stay quiet… will Jin Seo-yun even notice me…?’
Just then, Verdandi suddenly looked at Danya.
“Danya, why are you spacing out like that?”
“Huh? Oh, it’s nothing…”
Startled, Danya quickly shook her head. Verdandi offered a gentle smile and spoke.
“I may be overstepping, but may I offer a piece of advice?”
Danya’s eyes widened at Verdandi’s sudden proposal.
“Advice…?”
“Yes. How about you try expressing those feelings you’re holding in your heart first? If you only wait, you might get pushed way~ down the priority list, you know?”
At Verdandi’s words, Danya looked flustered for a moment and averted her gaze.
Then Freya added playfully.
“That’s right, kiddo. As the goddess of love, let me give you some advice: sometimes, you need the courage to make the first move.”
Danya’s eyes narrowed at Freya’s haughty attitude.
“What are you talking about… For a goddess of love, you were a virgin for thousands of years. You do it once and suddenly you’re acting like some kind of relationship expert?”
Freya snapped back, provoked.
“Hey! You wanna die, kiddo?”
As the atmosphere grew rowdy, Danya looked back and forth between the women, suddenly puzzled.
“Wait a minute… more importantly, how do you all know…?”
Freya scoffed in response.
“Hah, isn’t it obvious? You stare at our Seo-yun with eyes practically dripping with honey, reeking like a bitch in heat for anyone to see.”
Verdandi chimed in with a laugh.
“Hehe, Danya’s feelings are written all over her face.”
Bi-yeon added her two cents.
“Let me add something too. It’s better to be direct with Jin Seo-yun. That bastard is seriously dense.”
Hearing their words, Danya’s face flushed red, feeling as if her innermost thoughts had been laid bare.
Freya saw this and let out a smirk.
“Hah… I hate the idea of more women joining, but of all things, my partner had to be a philanderer… Verdandi, does it really not bother you at all?”
Verdandi smiled quietly and gave a light shrug.
“Hehe, I actually prefer it when it’s lively. We’re not lonely when we’re all together, are we?”
Freya shook her head, still unable to understand Verdandi.
“No matter how I think about it, I really don’t get you. I’m boiling with jealousy right now…”
At that, Bi-yeon interjected with her signature mischievous expression.
“What do you have to be jealous about? To be honest, aren’t you the one who joined in the middle?”
Freya fell silent, stung by the truth. As she got to know Bi-yeon, she learned that the woman held a higher rank than Verdandi.
‘And there are even more of them!’
Jin Seo-yun had told her he would introduce them later, though she couldn’t meet them right now.
‘Somehow, I’ve ended up in the rookie position… A supreme goddess as the rookie. Could there be a bigger comedy than this…?’
Though she spoke of jealousy, she hated the idea of being the newest member even more.
‘Danya is the perfect fit for the rookie spot.’
After that, she began to list the goddesses she could remember.
‘Jin Seo-yun will probably keep gathering women anyway… If that’s the case, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to fill his roster with my own people.’
While Freya was lost in her own ulterior motives, Danya, on the other hand, was swept up in her own imagination, anxieties, and expectations.
‘Ugh… they found out…! More importantly… they want me to confess first? What if he rejects me…?’
Danya’s cheeks reddened as she continued to worry, her hands cupping her face. A newfound sense of urgency and an unexplainable fear pricked at her heart.
“By the way… is it really okay to send Jin Seo-yun alone?”
At Bi-yeon’s question, Freya seemed to snap back to reality and answered seriously.
“Yes, we have no choice. That was the condition. And… it’s a problem that Seo-yun has to resolve himself by taking action.”
Freya paused for a moment, unable to hide the worry on her face.
“Of course… I’m concerned. But they won’t be able to touch him. It’s not just the gods of Olympus; forces from other pantheons are gathered there too. And… Zeus and Poseidon can no longer use their powers as freely as they used to.”
“I’m still worried about sending Jin Seo-yun alone…”
“I told you, there’s no need to worry.”
But Bi-yeon just shook her head.
“No, that’s not what I meant. You might not know this, but that guy, Jin Seo-yun, is no ordinary madman. He’s only pretending to be tame these days thanks to the leash called Verdandi, but there’s no one with him now, right? I’m more worried about what kind of crazy shit he’ll pull.”
Freya tilted her head, looking momentarily confused.
“…He’s a little strange, but he didn’t seem that strange.”
Bi-yeon smirked and shrugged.
“Well, he has mellowed out recently. Still, he’s probably reaching his limit. Hah, I’m half-excited, half-anxious to see what kind of trouble he’ll cause this time~”
*
“Jin Seo-yun, watch your attitude.”
From the highest dais, the black-haired man, Hades, commanded me in a stern voice.
“Yeah, yeah.”
I gave a half-hearted nod.
“Tsk, for a mere human, your tone is far too insolent.”
This time, Dionysus immediately started picking a fight.
‘These bastards have been deliberately provoking me from the start, haven’t they?’
I was now certain why they had summoned me alone. I could call Bi-yeon at any time, so I hadn’t bothered bringing her. But the atmosphere in this place made it obvious their intention was to get on my nerves.
I glanced around nonchalantly. The Norse and Eastern gods were in full spectator mode. One of them was even sitting with popcorn and a coke, looking like he was about to watch an entertaining show.
‘They’re not on my side anyway. They’re only here because there’s something fun to watch, not to help or take sides.’
Still, thanks to their presence, the Olympian gods couldn’t act too recklessly in front of me. That much was a relief.
In a way, they were all serving as observers, a minimal safety net to prevent the worst from happening.
“So, what’s the reason you called me? I’d appreciate it if you’d stop dragging this out and get to the point.”
The gods were about to retort at my attitude again, but this time, Hades stopped them.
“We have investigated this incident from various angles. It is true that Zeus, Poseidon, and several other gods were in the wrong, but are you truly without any responsibility?”
Hades’s sharp gaze pierced through me.
“I have none.”
“According to our investigation, we heard that strange situations began to occur after you suddenly became younger.”
“And that’s my fault?”
When I retorted, Dionysus immediately shouted.
“Of course it’s your fault! This whole mess happened because you were wandering around outside in that hideous form!”
I scoffed and said, “You have a fucking shitty way of talking.”
“What…?!”
Just as Dionysus shot up from his seat, looking ready to lunge at me, a sharp yet elegant woman’s voice cut in firmly.
“Dionysus, that’s enough. Stop acting so vulgar and maintain your dignity.”
Everyone’s gaze simultaneously turned to the owner of the voice.
“L-Lady Hera, but—”
“This incident is entirely Zeus’s and Poseidon’s fault. Hades, you too, stop dragging this out and let’s get this over with.”
I naturally turned my gaze to Hera. Large, sharp eyes, blonde hair and red pupils, a beauty mark under one eye, and an overwhelming chest revealed beneath a magnificent dress.
‘She’s fucking hot.’
As I found myself unable to look away, the man sitting next to Hera glared at me coldly.
“Human! Where do you think you’re staring so lecherously?”
I smiled nonchalantly and replied, “Ahem, it is merely that Lady Hera is so beautiful… I was simply captivated.”
“Everyone, silence.”
Hades quelled the disturbance once more and spoke.
“Jin Seo-yun.”
“Yes.”
“I have already spoken with Freya, but as you are also a party involved, I will ask you… Is there any chance you could show them leniency for this matter?”
I cut him off without a moment’s hesitation.
“No. I refuse.”
My blunt refusal caused Hades’s expression to harden.
“More importantly, where on earth are Zeus and Poseidon? I came here today to receive an apology, but I feel as if I’m the one being interrogated.”
“…Must you take this to the very end? Are you not afraid of the consequences?” a god whose name I didn’t know said in a quiet, warning tone. But honestly, his words had little effect on me.
I shrugged and replied sarcastically, “Wow, don’t tell me you’re going to be petty enough to retaliate later after being the first ones in the wrong? You call yourselves gods, but your pettiness is no different from a human’s, is it? Ah, of course, Zeus might actually do that. He is the epitome of pettiness, after all.”
As soon as I finished, a hearty laugh erupted from one side.
“Hahaha! Human, you’ve got a sharp tongue!”
A man with brown skin, a muscular physique, and an overwhelming presence was leaning back against his seat, laughing. It was Asura, the one Freya had specifically warned me to be careful of.
I tensed up internally.
‘So that’s Asura… That one is definitely on another level.’
Unlike the other gods, Asura made no effort to hide his fighting spirit and killing intent. His presence alone sent a chill down my spine.
Freya had warned me, but even in the original story, Asura was always depicted as an unpredictable god.
He had done nothing but fight like a madman even before becoming a god, and that insanity hadn’t diminished even after he attained full divinity. He was, quite literally, a god mad for battle.
‘Asura is even crazier than I am.’
I absolutely cannot get involved with Asura. That guy is a ticking time bomb. Even if his daughter was the greatest beauty in the world, I must never get entangled with him.
Hera
