Chapter 850: The 5.5th Floor
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 850: The 5.5th Floor
“Ah, I see.”
My job, too, has such a strong image in that direction that it’s easy to misunderstand, but our Goddess isn’t really a goddess of sex.
Our Goddess is, in fact, the Earth Goddess.
And the reason our Goddess, the Mother of All Creation, actively encourages sexual activity is because she wants to see how far human potential can extend.
In other words, simply put, she wants various races to have many diverse children.
But would such a Goddess, even if they were people of the War God’s faction, order the killing of humans?
To put it in the Goddess’s way, even those people possess their own potential.
No. In the first place, the assumption that there would be people of the War God’s faction beneath the Dungeon is just my delusion.
“That’s right. And you said it yourself. The Demon God’s true identity is the War God. Doesn’t that alone make the reason for the Goddess and the Demon God’s opposition clear? War causes people to shed blood, an act that erases countless possibilities. For that reason, it’s impossible that the Goddess, who opposes the War God, would send you to harm people.”
Oh, oh! Is that so! You can think of it that way!
Even knowing the Demon God’s true identity was the War God, I hadn’t really pondered that point.
After hearing Matilda’s explanation, it certainly seemed that if our Goddess had a reason to oppose the War God, that would be it.
Indeed, an expert is different, wouldn’t you say?
It was an insight I wouldn’t have expected from someone who, just moments ago, was completely ignoring whatever we said and focusing solely on kissing my neck.
“You, who claim to be the Goddess’s messenger, sometimes seem to understand her heart too little. How about occasionally coming to the Temple with me to offer prayers?”
“And afterward, we can go to the practice room together for some intense sex education practice?”
I said this, expecting her to switch to ‘pink mode’ and cling to me again, pulling her slender waist closer as I joked, but unexpectedly, Matilda’s expression hardened, and she scolded me instead.
“You. I’m being serious.”
“My apologies.”
Well, thinking about it again, of course she’d react that way. She’s a Cardinal, after all. It’s not just anything; she’s talking seriously about the Goddess, so there’s no way she’d go into ‘pink mode’.
“Well, anyway, it’s a relief to know that at least my mission isn’t that. Thank you, Matilda. You’ve lifted a burden from my heart.”
“No… I love you too….”
‘Me too’? I didn’t actually say ‘I love you.’ Though, of course, I do love her.
No. More importantly, are you really going back to ‘pink mode’ again? Just when I thought you were finally showing off your cool side as a Cardinal.
“Hehe.”
Leia also clung to my side, watching the scene, and gave me a gentle smile.
Her smile seemed to say, ‘Feeling better after talking about it?’ which made me unnecessarily embarrassed.
“But if that’s the case, then the question remains: what exactly was the experience in the final sub-layer a rehearsal for?”
“Yeah, that’s true. Maybe the enemy at the very end primarily uses grappling attacks? Something like that?”
“Hmm. It’s true that there are almost no monsters that use that kind of attack, but…”
Even as she said that, Diana wore a somewhat unconvinced expression.
She’s secretly the type who can’t stand not knowing when she’s curious about something like that.
“Well, that’ll become clear once we go further down.”
Honestly, I don’t feel like that experience in hell helped me at all.
But since the Goddess says so, I guess I’ll find out once we go down.
“Anyway, let’s put this discussion aside for now. First, we need to send someone to the Arachne Clan.”
I don’t know exactly how many days passed down there since I didn’t count, but one thing is certain: it took quite a long time.
Even though it was a sub-layer, we completely cleared an entire layer, after all.
Given that, we need to send someone to the Arachne Clan as quickly as possible.
Honestly, my lie about being unconscious for several days just from that was already a stretch.
“Speaking of which, was there any news from the Arachne Clan?”
“Why wouldn’t there be? Not only Alicia, but Miriel and other executives came to visit you.”
Really? Well, Miriel did seem to be expecting a lot.
Even if not, someone with a personality like a martial arts novel protagonist might have been genuinely worried about me being unconscious for days.
“Oh? So what did you do? You didn’t, by any chance, pretend to heal me with sex and send them away like last time, did you?”
“We showed them an illusion using Diana’s magic.”
Ah, I see. As expected of our Archmage.
In a fantasy world like this, people often say, ‘Magic isn’t omnipotent.’ But if it’s our Archmage’s magic, with her abundant mana, couldn’t it truly be omnipotent?
“It was a really big deal, I tell you.”
“W-well, as long as we weren’t found out, isn’t that enough?!”
But unlike me, who was impressed, Sara let out a slight sigh and grumbled.
Even Diana seemed unable to say anything about her attitude.
“What happened?”
“…I merely created an illusion to make you look a little sick.”
“Thanks to that, that woman wailed loudly, saying Guwon looked worse than when she last saw him.”
“W-what could I do?! He hadn’t opened his eyes for over two weeks! Shouldn’t his complexion look at least that bad?!”
Ah, so I was in that hell for over two weeks.
Well done, me. I endured it very well.
“Thanks to that, rumors spread that the Saint was dying, and that woman from the Royal Palace even came to visit. If we’d waited a few more days, even the Pope from the Papal State would have come looking for you.”
Sara. You keep saying ‘that woman,’ and it’s confusing. The first ‘that woman’ who wailed loudly was Alicia, and the later ‘that woman’ who came from the Royal Palace was Felicia, right?
Alicia, who didn’t even cry in front of me when I rejected her, wailed loudly?
And what? Felicia actually came out of the Royal Palace just to visit me?
“…And Felicia saw me looking sick too?”
“I-I did nothing wrong.”
No. I’m not really blaming you. You truly didn’t do anything wrong. But still.
Seriously? You guys might not know, but Felicia likes me too, you know.
And this is right after I basically rejected her just a little while ago.
For her to see me looking like I was dying after that, it was hard to even imagine how heartbroken she must have felt.
And to soothe Felicia’s sexual urges, I’ll have to go to the Royal Palace looking perfectly fine.
Of course, I’ll also have to tell her, as soon as I get there, that my illness was a lie.
……Am I becoming too much of a scumbag?
“Silvia. Silvia.”
“Nheheh…”
I grabbed Silvia’s body, which was languidly sprawled on my thigh, looking as if she was on the verge of being dragged to heaven, and shook her.
She’s dying silently again.
Silvia. This isn’t the time to be dying, you know?
“You didn’t secretly tip Felicia off, did you? That I was just faking being sick.”
Please tell me you did.
If you didn’t even do that, then when I see Felicia later, it’ll be so awkward, I won’t know what kind of face to make!
“S-secrets are…”
“Secrets are…?”
“The more people who know… the less effective… it is…”
Aaaargh! Of course that’s true, but really?!
Weren’t you close enough with her to secretly support and help Felicia’s love for me!?
But why only at a time like this…? I mean, I said it jokingly, but it is a serious matter, related to a world crisis, after all!
“Too many people around…”
…That’s true too, I guess.
She’s a princess, after all. Of course, she’d come with a huge entourage.
Even if she was her childhood friend and former Royal Guard Knight, there wouldn’t have been any chance to talk alone.
“Silviaaaaa!”
“Hyaaaah!? Ah, ah, ahyaaa…”
There’s no one to blame. No one, but…
I rubbed my cheek vigorously against the crown of Silvia’s head, filled with an indescribable emotion. Silvia, who had been languidly sprawled, too weak to even tremble, suddenly convulsed violently once, then went limp as if her power had been cut off.
Just so you know, she’s not dead.
Later, I’ll have to secretly change her underwear when the others aren’t looking.
“Anyway, Vanessa. Please send someone to the Arachne Clan. And as for the Pope… Matilda, could I ask you to handle that? It seems the commotion has grown quite large.”
“Huh?”
Ah, this one had already returned to ‘pink mode’.
Wait. Where is her hand right now?! And at an angle where the others can’t see!
Even in that state, isn’t she a bit too meticulous?!
You’re not really doing this because of the curse, are you? You’re doing it on purpose, aren’t you?!
“Leia. Could I ask you for a favor?”
I subtly removed Matilda’s hand from inside my clothes and asked Leia.
After all, if Matilda was going to the Temple, she couldn’t go without someone accompanying her, so our angel was perfect for this.
It was a great pity for our angel’s embrace to leave my arm, but it couldn’t be helped.
“Yes, Cardinal. Let’s go together.”
“Ah, w-wait! You!”
“Matilda. Please.”
“Ah… Yes… For you…”
Of course, Matilda resisted, trying not to let go of me with the most sorrowful voice in the world, but when she’s in that state, she’s surprisingly obedient to my words.
Though I was a little uneasy about her being dragged away in ‘pink mode,’ I figured she’d probably return to normal once I wasn’t around. …Right?
“Are you not sending anyone to that woman?”
Sara. I keep telling you, saying ‘that woman’ is confusing.
Well, we’ve sent people to the Arachne Clan and the Temple, so the only place left is the Royal Palace.
“Anyway, I have to go to the Royal Palace myself, so I’ll tell her directly then. To clear up the misunderstanding, one of us needs to go and talk to her personally, and Silvia is in this state right now.”
That means Felicia will receive the news of my awakening a little late, but given the circumstances, it can’t be helped.
But to my surprise, Sara made an unexpected suggestion.
“Then, should I go?”
“Huh, huh?”
“…Why are you so surprised?”
“No. It’s just, you don’t really like Felicia, do you?”
“That’s true, but she worried so much, and it would be pitiful if she’s still fretting over Guwon, not knowing he’s perfectly fine.”
…Really? Sara, of all people, is showing that much concern for Felicia?
Could it be that not just Alicia, but Felicia also hugged my sick body and wailed loudly?
No. Even so, given Felicia’s image, I doubt she would have done that.
Then what kind of scene did she make for Sara to be so sympathetic?
And as I inwardly wracked my brain, Sara delivered a follow-up blow.
“She’s probably already got a lot on her mind, having been rejected by Guwon.”
“W-what?!”
“Just as I thought.”
Hah?! W-was she testing me?! No. It’s weird that she was even suspicious enough to test me in the first place?! How did she know?! She’s not joking, is she really reading my mind?!
“Aaaargh! Don’t peek into my thoughts any more than that!”
“Idiot. What foolish things are you saying? Anyone would know that much just by seeing that woman’s reaction. Right, Diana?”
“Hmm. It was clear from the start that she had feelings for him, and her reaction confirmed it.”
What kind of reaction are you talking about?!
“This idiot, if he rejected her, he should at least say so. He’s trying to just gloss over it again, like with that woman.”
Sara! I keep telling you, saying ‘that woman’ is confusing!
Of course, besides Felicia, there’s only one other woman I’ve rejected!
No. In the first place, it was ambiguous to say I ‘rejected’ Felicia, you know?
No. More importantly.
“You all noticed everything, and you’re still letting me continue my relationship with Felicia?”
“…It can’t be helped. Regardless of feelings, it seems she truly can’t do without Guwon. That woman looked incredibly dangerous when she came here.”
…Right. Now that I think about it, that makes sense.
It’s already been over two weeks since I last relieved her pussyual urges.
Moreover, Sara had once absorbed Felicia’s rampaging aura, so regardless of whether she liked Felicia or not, she seemed to understand how difficult it must be for her.
But even so, she’s still too kind, I tell you.
“If you keep doing that, someday I’ll be taken by another woman…”
“Then I’ll kill that woman, kill Guwon, and kill myself.”
“I wasn’t even finished talking yet?! You’re scary, you!”
“It’s a joke. I trust you won’t.”
“Don’t lie! Your eyes were completely serious!”
Seriously, she’s definitely a Hero blessed by the War God, isn’t she!