Chapter 17
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 17
Chapter Title: Hunting Goddess Hipeia (2)
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Hipeia.
This had to be the goddess of the hunt whom the elves served.
The first thing that caught the eye was the halo floating above her head.
...A halo shaped like a bow?
It resembled a stylized bow with an arrow nocked on the string, glowing with a radiant light.
It looked just like an angel's ring.
Was that the light proving her divinity as a goddess?
"Lady Hipeia, I've brought the man I mentioned."
Her appearance actually looked much younger than Elder Arianelle. Because of that, she fit the image of a beautiful young huntress favored by the goddess more than the goddess herself.
Her profile was as clear and pure as a pristine spring.
Her mature, swollen breasts.
Her simple hunting gear based around a bow, with her taut thighs peeking boldly out from under her skirt.
Her half-down hairstyle was elegant like that of a noble lady. Her hair was a turquoise close to mint green.
Even her eyes shone mysteriously like olives.
She's not as authoritative as I imagined.
"You're the hero who saved our child? Thank you so..."
She slowly turned her head toward me and widened her eyes. Our gazes met for the first time.
I almost felt bad for showing such a ridiculous and vulgar sight.
I bowed my head lightly.
"I'm Jeong Jae-hyeok. Lady Goddess!"
"Stand up straight. You... what is that white thing...?"
What caught Hipeia's interest wasn't me, but the tights.
It was only natural, perhaps.
Even if I were a goddess, I'd be shocked and ask about a white pervert standing next to the elves I usually saw.
"This was left to me by some nameless black-haired goddess."
"H-Hyack!"
Hipeia fell off her white horse in shock, tumbling backward onto the ground.
Eh? What?
I knew it was just footage, but I leaned forward in worry anyway.
Is she okay? Did she hit the back of her head when she fell?
"Ungkut!"
Hipeia clutched her head and stood up, her eyes brimming with tears.
"That white thing!?"
Lady Goddess's reaction... was even more intense than I'd thought.
《Main Quest - Goddess Rape》
Ugh, the suit's getting hot!?
《Rape Hipeia》
《Level is insufficient》
Eh?
Something like a weird message just flashed by.
"Lady Goddess?"
Arianelle looked at Hipeia in confusion too.
Where had her dignified image gone? Hipeia was panting like a girl her age, spilling words in a rush!
"Do you know where this is!? Why did you bring something like that here!? Get it away from me right now, immediately, now!!"
"Kuh! Lady Goddess, it's a misunderstanding!!"
Hmm, she said the cliché line for now.
But what the misunderstanding was, even I had to figure out from here.
Do I look like a pervert? Yes.
Do I expose my dick often? Yes.
Am I Semen Man? Probably.
Overall judgment.
Hipeia's freakout was very likely justified.
"Kyaaak! I told you! The white thing! Waaah! Don't come closer, stay back!"
"I'm not coming closer!!"
I glanced down, suddenly worried if I'd unconsciously pulled out my dick.
I couldn't hide the bulging silhouette of my massive tool over the tights,
but I wasn't showing anything that vulgar, was I?
Yet Hipeia screamed as if she'd seen something she shouldn't. Not the time to say it, but she was totally cute.
Ah, fuck, what do I do now?
I turned around. Eye contact with Arianelle. Her eyes were saying,
What do we do now?
What do you mean what? Fuck, first impressions are ruined!
"Lady Goddess! Even if he looks like this, he's a righteous man with a good heart who saved our children. I beg you, overlooking my rudeness,
could you please hear him out?"
Ooh!
Was this the vibe from years of experience?
Arianelle tried to calm Hipeia with a very reasonable loyal retainer moment.
"Arianelle, kill that white thing! No, wait... chase it away! Hurry!"
It was pointless.
"No choice then, Jae-hyeok."
Arianelle drew a gorgeously decorated wooden bow, as if she couldn't defy the goddess's order.
"Ah, shit, what do you mean no choice!! What about all our deep kiss smooch-fest memories?"
"I'm truly, truly sorry."
"Wait!! At least tell me why! Huh?"
Hipeia hugged her chest with both arms like a pure maiden who'd had her chastity threatened and cried out with teary eyes.
"Die! Get out! Just showing up in front of a goddess wearing that is a capital crime. Be grateful we're only banishing you!"
Kuh...!
I didn't know!! That just showing this to a goddess would max out the dislike stack?
I thought it'd just be 'crazy pervert bastard' level?
Arianelle nocked an arrow as if there was no helping it.
"Turn around and walk out slowly."
Her eyes really said she was sorry.
I raised my hands and racked my brain desperately.
No way.
I refuse to get caught in the goddess's hysteria and suffer again over whatever this is!!
Think. If the goddess is this wary, it means this suit is a huge threat!
Honestly, a goddess's mental age isn't much different from early-20s girls!
What's the biggest difference between a goddess and a human?
Probably the difference in power.
Does this suit have something to overturn that power gap?
0.3 seconds of thinking!
Now output. Wisely, like a strategist with 9999 intelligence!
"Keep whining and I'll fuck you...!?"
Even I thought it was a dizzyingly off output.
How did my persuasion for a goddess turn into fuck-you-threat.
Is this the limit of my intelligence when cornered?
"Hic."
The surprising thing was that Hipeia was scared.
Kana, Ellie. Keep watching.
I'm not giving up on my elf harem!!
"J-Just kidding now! Haha."
With the heart of a soldier offering his life, I began my defense!
To protect my fading elf harem!!
"I have wives I love here! Lady Hipeia!!"
"Eh, oh my... Th-That. Such a passionate confession in front of a goddess♥"
Arianelle flinched and blushed.
No, Elder, I'm not talking about you?
"That's how it is. I love elves! If you force apart loving man and woman, then I...!"
What do I say.
Hipeia fears this suit. Guess I have no choice but to go with threats?
But not enough to incite real anger.
"I'll have no choice but to meet you in person and explain my grievance!"
"Hic! Come find me...?"
It worked!
"In person! Meet you!"
"Nooo!"
Hipeia threw a fit. No... do you hate seeing me that much...?
A moment later.
After thoroughly chewing over my words, Hipeia let out a long sigh.
"...Fine. I take back the banishment."
"Phew."
"Since it hasn't activated yet, it seems you can properly control that white thing."
?
What happens if it does activate?
No, it didn't because level insufficient.
She had no intention of stopping whatever happened to me.
Especially if it meant sex with Hipeia.
But what function was on my tights anyway?
That weird Goddess Rape mode was on the verge of triggering.
Hipeia crossed her arms and eyed me defensively.
Anyway, since this suit clearly displeased the goddess, I had to proceed carefully, avoiding landmines as much as possible.
"How long have you been wearing it?"
"Uh, just a few days."
"...And it's already this stabilized?"
This much?
Weird. The elves said they could faintly sense my divinity?
I had no idea how it looked in a goddess's eyes.
Hipeia spoke with eyes reflecting on a past mistake, like regretting her disheveled state.
"...The forest isn't stingy to guests. That's the rule, so sorry for my earlier disgrace. White human."
"I'm the one sorry for saying weird things."
Good. This goddess seemed pretty rational.
She didn't seem the type to nitpick past words and petty revenge.
"I was shocked. Never thought I'd converse with someone wearing that."
"Pardon?"
"How can you stay sane?"
I stretched the tights with my hands, floating question marks.
"It never harmed me. Looks funny, but it's protected my body instead."
"Haa."
She looked at me like she had no idea what to do.
I scratched my head like a problem child called to the teacher's office and waited for her words.
"Thanks for saving the elf children."
Starting greetings over.
"...I should properly repay you. I'll tell you what you want to know, as far as I do."
"Yes."
"Before that."
Of course there was more.
"Promise not to hold weird grudges against me. T-The 'coming to find me' thing, cancel that too!"
....
How scary was my visit to make her tremble like that?
"Cancelling! Rather, I want to get close to pretty Lady Hipeia. I'll approach with friendly intentions!"
"Kyaaak! Don't say that either!"
Sob sob. She was genuinely terrified.
"Then... tell me about the black-haired goddess. She's the one I want to confront."
"I don't know either."
I figured it wouldn't be easy, but it still deflated me a bit.
"What I know is about that white thing."
"This outfit?"
"It's not something humans can handle casually. It's from Primoris Hierarchy, made by Creation Goddess Premia."
Creation Goddess?
Suddenly, my mind went hazy.
"One of the highest-ranking goddesses in our pantheon. Creation Goddess Premia and Dragon King Nimyuel are prime examples."
"Why would such a great goddess make pervert tights you can't even take off?"
"If we knew, it wouldn't be trash. That outfit is a divine artifact made to attack goddesses."
"To attack goddesses?"
"Too dangerous, no one in the heavens would touch it. Everyone wants to dispose of it if possible—a forsaken eyesore."
Forsaken eyesore?
Why want to get rid of it so bad?
If it's junk, just shove it in a warehouse corner and forget it.
"So that means..."
Hipeia blushed and trailed off vaguely.
Something more, it seemed.
"Something impossible normally... like forcing relations with a goddess?"
"Kuhm! Watch your words from now on. Even lowly nonames who've rolled in the dirt would get you executed on the spot."
I see.
Showing up wearing this meant declaring intent to rape a goddess with a human body.
That alone was an outrageous sin.
Like a intruder breaking in while she slept peacefully under covers.
Her treating me like a robber made some sense.
A goddess raped by a mere human?
Impossible... but if possible, the sacrilege would be unmatched.
...Never met this Premia, but I get it now?
"Don't worry. I'm safe. It's like... taking the form of 'avoiding pregnancy,' right?"
I tried acting like condom look.
"Actually the opposite."
"Pardon?"
"N-Nothing."
What was that now?
Felt like she glossed over a major secret.
Hipeia changed the subject evasively.
"That outfit chose you as owner."
"No idea what I did to get chosen."
"Abnormal lust, probably."
Abnormal lust...?
I'm just normally horny.
Getting hard for big-titted pretty girls is totally standard taste, right?
"I see. So that's why it's so impressive..."
Arianelle nodded repeatedly.
Why are you agreeing? I sound like a monster of lust now?
"One thing I can say: Don't show that to goddesses. Far from helping, they'll try every way to destroy you."
"You're helping with advice, Lady Hipeia."
"Never seen anyone actually walking around in it, so I was shocked. Don't assume everyone will hear you out understandingly."
...At this point, it's suspicious.
Why did that black-haired goddess make me wear this?
She's a goddess too. Wasn't scared of getting raped?
All that 'you have talent' talk because she knew I could wear these tights?
"Live quietly where they accept you. Without drawing eyes—though doubtful you can."
"Anything else?"
Hipeia stared straight at me.
"If you can't avoid fate, gain power. It's a special divine artifact imbued with Premia's might."
"What then?"
"You'll gain strength no one can scorn."
A bit thrilling words.
...Feels like shonen manga protagonist.
"Thank you, Lady Goddess."
Hipeia whipped her head away.
Arianelle gestured for me to go too.
Leave the rest to her.
I bowed as politely as possible and withdrew....