Chapter 152
Chapter 152
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 152
Chapter Title: The Desolate Wasteland
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"Hello, Lord Decal. And... Goddess of Fire."
Ilessia stood gracefully in the center of the empty library, like a guardian deity protecting her books, welcoming us.
"...I'll pass. You were the one spreading your legs, hoping to be conquered by my Master.
As his slave, I'm just doing what's necessary."
The enigmatic goddess smoothly deflected Bella's provocation with a smile.
I couldn't stand that ocean-like composure of hers.
I wanted to shatter it.
Make her pant and gasp.
Using every ability at my disposal.
Mainly my fully erect cock and hypnosis.
Having Ilessia right in front of me, I couldn't stop the utterly filthy fantasies.
As if that was my driving force.
"Master. Let's begin."
"Alright. Anytime...!"
Gasp.
Suddenly, space cracked open.
With a sharp 'rip' like a bursting sack.
The library split apart, dumping us into outer space.
No, were we still standing? Our position hadn't changed. It was just that everything around us scattered into nothingness.
"Ha, did she blow up the school?"
"No. We moved."
I couldn't help but spout something stupid.
Human comprehension couldn't keep up with a god's actions.
In the black void—centered precisely on where Ilessia stood—fissures cracked open to the left and right.
Inside the fissures, it was blindingly white.
Bella, who had closed her eyes in concentration, let out a long sigh.
"...She's really wide open.
A 4th-class goddess peeking into a 3rd-class goddess's mental world— that's unforgivable."
Ilessia replied nonchalantly.
"Since you came as Lord Decal's ally, anything goes.
I won't harm either of you."
"...At this point, it's downright scary. Master's hypnosis."
"..."
It was a pointed remark from Bella, who had experienced the power of hypnosis firsthand.
I could guess that Ilessia was aiding me through some form of hypnosis.
Perhaps, just like my usual methods, her cooperation was induced.
Either way, it wasn't something she was doing on a whim.
She had some purpose.
If I was a near-planless human, Ilessia was the opposite.
A planner who wove everything meticulously... which might explain her unshakable calm.
A planner loses composure in two main cases.
One, when an unforeseen variable shatters their plan.
And two, when everything goes perfectly... and they succeed.
"I've opened the door to the mental world."
Bella said.
I pointed at the white fissure.
"That one?"
"Yeah. Every world has a fragment of the Goddess of Light.
We force it out."
"How?"
"Attack and destroy it... or..."
"Or knock it up with sex first?"
"...It'll be like a doll. If you can manage it, go ahead."
"Alright. Let's go!"
I leaped into the first world.
Bella followed right behind.
"..."
What is this place?
An endless wasteland.
Absolutely nothing. Just rocks and nameless dirt-colored grass.
"Hmm."
Bella crossed her arms, looking around in surprise.
"What's up? If something comes to mind, share."
"It's nothing.
I figured a neat woman like her was raised like a sheltered flower, but she has a landscape like this in her mind."
"Mental landscape?"
"This mental world isn't just some random place.
Where the fragment is... yeah. It's a place strongly etched in her memories.
This scenery—she must have seen it for real at some point."
"A world with nothing in it?"
"Well... you know, Master.
There are hopelessly doomed worlds out there. Probably one she was assigned to save when she was lower-ranked, with no hope of salvation.
Saving a world like this boosts your divinity a ton. Maybe she pulled it off?"
"Gods have it rough.
I'd probably just flop down and whine."
"Pfft."
Bella chuckled.
"Of course.
Look at the world you're in now—how many pretty girls are there?
Even unhappy souls starving in other worlds are drawn there by its beauty.
But this world? Nothing. Especially no girls you'd like, Master."
"Ugh."
Horrifying.
Get isekai'd here, and hypnosis or whatever is useless.
"Good thing the first goddess I met was you."
"...That kinda pisses me off.
Like you're saying thanks for being an easy goddess to hypnotize?"
"But thanks to you, we're here together like this?"
"Hmph, true... So don't look at anyone else—just me. Idiot..."
"What was that?"
"...Nothing."
"I heard it all. My hearing's top-notch, right? Haha."
"So what're you gonna do about it!"
She put on a straight face to hide her embarrassment.
Adorable, like Diana when her patience runs out.
"I'll fuck you senseless after this. Ilessia next."
"...I'll hold you to that, Master."
"Alright, then..."
Finding Ilessia's fragment in this vast place.
Normally, you'd think it's impossible.
But for me, oddly versatile since my isekai transfer, it wasn't out of reach.
I activated the 'Search' skill I'd learned from Esty.
"Hmm. Lizard footprints. Snake trail... Ah, found some."
"Already?"
"Human tracking skills surprise you, Goddess?"
"...When the hell did you learn a skill to track footprints in a wasteland like this?"
Thanks, Esty.
All thanks to my proud girlfriend.
Haven't seen her in a while, but we're at the same school— we'll meet eventually.
I mentally thanked Esty-sensei and summoned a wind spirit.
"Let's move."
I hopped lightly on the wind spirit.
Even when sandstorms erased the tracks midway, no problem.
I doggedly followed using Search.
Whose feet are these?
Small women's feet. Not walking straight like someone lost—staggering at times, hesitating, yet steadily crossing this wasteland. Ilessia's footprints.
Influence of this barren world?
Uncharacteristically, I wondered what emotions their owner felt while traversing this place.
"Wait!"
Then, a massive creature tore through the sky and descended.
D-dragon...!?
First time seeing one! Awesome!
"Master. Fall back."
Bella seemed ready to fight.
"Tracks'll get erased—make it clean!"
"Who do you think I am?"
The three nameless dragons.
Dissected into hundreds, thousands of heat rays, turned into meat chunks before my eyes.
"..."
Thousandfold Apocalypse of Fire?
No, each ray surpassed my magic by far.
Where the heat rays passed, flesh cooked instantly—no blood spilled.
"Impressive..."
"You're surprised by this?
Forgot who gave you your power?"
"You did, Bella. Even Ephe, who you ran from, is impressive."
"She's a goddess too.
Raw power? Maybe. But it wouldn't end in a flash."
"..."
I realized anew—they're on another level.
Now I get why a hard belly punch doesn't faze her.
Back then, I thought, 'Goddess body optimized for freak sex.' Cheeky as hell...
A being transcending humans, enduring any harsh environment.
At least in destructive power, humans can't compete.
"If I descended fully, this'd be child's play."
"How strong is Ilessia exactly?"
"That's why you don't make her an enemy. 2nd-class gods destroy worlds on whims."
"..."
A goddess who toys with dragons to death in fragment form—right beside me.
And an even stronger one waiting outside this mental world.
I tense, realizing how pathetic a bug I am.
"Now you get how serious this is?
Her main body isn't doing jack, just sitting there—that's why we roam free."
"So...
Ilessia's really offering her body to be conquered by me?"
"...Hard to believe, but yeah.
What hypnosis did you pull off?"
"Dunno..."
Let her be conquered by me?
...Hard to imagine I implanted something that retarded.
If it enabled this complex behavior without guarantees, what suggestion did I even use?
Off the top, a few combos come to mind.
At least 20 suggestions, fine-tuned...
Ugh...
I don't think I was that insane—even as a god.
Maybe I didn't notice, and there's a magic keyword that covers it in one go.
Who knows...
Like how Tillia's suggestions stayed ambiguous until I tinkered again.
Without someone like 'me' constantly stimulating the hypnosis...
Over time, suggestions fade and are forgotten.
Natural law.
Humans forget.
"Master. Get ready."
"Hm?"
Following Bella's gaze, skeletal soldiers rose amid the dragon corpses.
"Undead reacting to the mana from the dead dragons."
"I'll handle it. Rest."
I held Bella back and stepped forward.
"Apocalypse of Fire."
I unleashed heat rays from my fingertips, sweeping the skeletons clean.
Open outdoors, spirits in top form—range far exceeded the Trial Room.
(Your level has increased.)
(Your level has...)
Oh, not ordinary skeletons, huh.
Didn't expect levels, but feels like solid EXP.
"Hmm. Evolved it into a new skill by controlling spirit-compressed flames?"
Bella commented on my skill, and I felt embarrassed belatedly.
"Uh. Looks lame to you, probably..."
"No way. What I gave was a seed.
I'd never mock the magic you nurtured so carefully. I'm happy instead."
"..."
"Others might call it cheap, but I'll teach you. Watch..."
Bella gripped my hand tight, channeling mana.
"You can control it without spirits.
Master the knack... and you can unleash even stronger Apocalypses."
"..."
Bella looked even prettier than usual.
"Master. Feel it? My hand..."
"Yeah, so soft."
"D-don't set the mood in this wasteland. Embarrassing."
I kissed Bella.
She shyly returned it.
"Thanks.
Won't forget."
With her knack, I could use Apocalypse without spirits.
Of course, it'd overheat and well-done everything nearby,
so Wind Barrier's still essential.
But no need to guide with wind paths—definitely useful in spots.
Fire Goddess taught me personally—time to be proud.
"Let's go. Not the time for sweet kisses here."
"Was it sweet?"
"U-ugh...! Master. Seriously!"
"One more sweet one?"
"..."
I kissed Bella again.
Felt like dating a goddess.
Rattle-rattle. Intruders clattered bones, crawling from dragon corpses.
"I'll get 'em."
Per Bella's lesson, I fired Apocalypse sans wind path, incinerating skeletons.
Power doubled, at least.
Just a simple tweak.
"Mm..."
Bella smiled contentedly.
"Pretty flames."
We followed the footprints across the wasteland again.
Fierce winds, cold desolation.
With Bella, it felt like a warm fire by my side—peaceful.
But I walked faster.
The loneliness of this wretched mental image urging my steps.
End of the wasteland.
Just more wasteland—an epicenter of despair.
There stood Ilessia's fragment, staring blankly.
"..."
Different vibe from the library.
This Ilessia: simple country girl outfit, twin tails in a cute style.
Seemed younger than her main body.
"Doesn't she look a bit different?"
"She is different.
She splits her existence, right? Fragments highlight another side.
So... we're seeing the 3rd-class goddess's weak spot."
"Weak... spot..."
The lonely solitude Ilessia harbored.
It emanated from the fragment's expression.
"..."
"No need to pity her.
Fragments are byproducts projected from the main body.
Attack to evict—she'll return."
"Before that."
"Hm?"
I stripped.
"Gotta fuck her."
"Master... You were thinking that with a straight face?"
"Sex!"
Lonely's lonely.
Sex is sex.
"Sigh... Hurry up."
Bella turned away.
I shamelessly pounced on Ilessia—girl ver.