Chapter 35
Chapter 35
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 35
Chapter Title: Found You
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Clap clap clap clap.
The room was filled with the sound of applause.
The kind of rich, heartfelt clapping that only comes from someone so overwhelmed with emotion they have to stand up.
"She nailed it...."
That was my take after watching this episode.
Eirene von Ainsberg. I'd liked her from the moment she appeared.
Her perfectly ripened figure, those absurdly huge breasts that grabbed your eyes, the updo with one side of her golden blonde hair cascading down asymmetrically—prim yet incredibly sexy.
Her blue eyes reflected a purity hidden beneath cold rationality. The epic journey of a woman who didn't know love, didn't believe in it, until she learned to trust someone.
I don't know what others might say, but I could declare it right here.
'36 years old... such a pretty age...! A perfectly pretty age! Not over the hill! She's fully ripened!'
Eirene-chan! You're not old yet! You're plenty young!
What does age matter anyway? If she's pretty, has tight skin, and big boobs, that's all that counts.
She honestly looked young enough to pass for early twenties.
Now we'll make some sweet, tangy memories together! Starting right now!
I'll always be watching over you, Eirene-chan!
Sniff.
Tears welled up pathetically again.
I'd cried when Igeon died at the end, too.
Strictly speaking, it wasn't really death. He was a fragment of a god or some fancy term like that... but that was me.
The author had basically modeled the service character after my face.
Since I liked Eirene, they threw in Igeon as a paid favor, right?
'Haa....'
Was it thanks to this Igeon character?
My level of immersion felt totally different from before.
Up until now, it had been like this—overseeing the world as an absolute being. A god's-eye view, helping the characters on their journey.
Watching Erin pray her daily thanks, or Luca resolve to press on despite the unchangeable harsh fate ahead—my sponsorship made them happy. That godlike sense of fulfillment.
But Eirene was different.
Blushing at a character who looked just like me, begging to be stroked, pondering what it would be like to have his baby...
To be brutally honest, it felt like I was dating Eirene.
When she smiled, I found myself grinning along. When she cried, my heart broke.
And when she said she loved him—ridiculous as it sounds, my real heart actually pounded.
I admit it sounds pathetic.
But aren't fans of comics and novels the type who get way too immersed anyway?
Especially when the author uses a character modeled after my face to deliver aged-wine pure love—how could I not fall for it!
Though her going "Tteol—tta!" and crushing the enemy at the end was kinda funny.
My brain nearly turned into tteoltta. Tteoltta... tteoltta hates sweet potatoes...
[Igugwoden: Author author]
[Igugwoden: This episode was amazing too]
[Igugwoden: But that tteoltta tteoltta crushing bit at the end—was that because I paid?]
[Please Donate: Yes]
[Please Donate: The will of the god is absolute]
[Please Donate: No matter what it is, under the premise that it's possible, it must come to pass]
[Igugwoden: What if I hadn't paid? What kinda trial would she have gone through?]
[Please Donate: Since we didn't observe it, I can't say for sure...]
[Please Donate: But I cautiously predict it might've involved Eirene being captured and repeatedly betrayed in her faith, shaking her belief in 'faith']
[Please Donate: Of course, she'd overcome it in the end]
[Please Donate: Seeing the result, the current path fits better for corrupting Eirene's faith. Such foresight—truly befitting Lord Igugwoden]
That plot would've been boring for sure.
Not just boring, but frustrating enough to make me whine.
Yeah, I'll admit it.
[Igugwoden: Anyway this episode was delicious]
[Igugwoden: Haa... love Eirene so much]
[Igugwoden: Honestly at first I thought about asking to introduce a 'two years younger than me' setting]
[Igugwoden: But 36 feels fine... Eirene's got 36 years stacked up, right? Love it]
[Igugwoden: But author, gotta say this and move on]
[Please Donate: What might that be??]
I took a deep breath.
Then boldly hammered out the keys and hit enter.
[Igugwoden: At this point in the story, a pure love sex scene with Eirene feels right]
Let me be clear—this was absolutely not my personal bias.
Just a reader's wish for narrative closure.
Eirene learned to trust people through Igeon. She discovered men, learned what love is.
So naturally, it should end with a pure love sex scene, right?
They trust each other completely, so a scene where they connect even deeper as proof of that trust—obviously needed.
The fact that Igeon looks like me is totally secondary.
[Please Donate: By pure love sex scene, do you mean intercourse?]
[Igugwoden: Yeah]
[Igugwoden: How about drawing a pure love sex scene now where Igeon teaches the 36-year-old empress-who-knows-no-man about men?]
[Igugwoden: Plot holes are all filled I think. Would be great if you could if it's not too hard]
Of course, I'd prepare sponsorship funds.
Roughly how much would it take?
Since it's straight-up asking for a sexy scene, probably a lot.
While checking my ammo...
[Please Donate: Sorry, but that's not possible]
Surprisingly firm response.
[Igugwoden: Oh? Too direct a scene? No worries if you don't wanna, I get it]
Kinda disappointing, but demanding everything just 'cause I'm paying wouldn't sit right with the author.
Pushing further on someone making such tasty comics for me would be rude.
Feeling unnecessarily guilty, I chugged some cold water—
[Please Donate: It's not that. Isn't Eirene a woman Lord Igugwoden loves?]
[Please Donate: And she loves Lord Igugwoden too]
[Please Donate: Igeon is a fragment of the god—a part of the divine. But he can never truly become a god]
[Please Donate: Thus, Eirene's first time should naturally be taken by Lord Igugwoden himself]
Pffft!
Stunned by the author's hundredfold deeper immersion bullshit, I spat water on my monitor.
[Igugwoden: Wtf lolololol what kinda nonsense is this lololol]
[Igugwoden: How the hell am I supposed to take it? Lmao]
You can't actually meet comic characters, author!
[Please Donate: I'm serious]
[Please Donate: As an observer, I want to respect both Eirene's feelings and Lord Igugwoden's]
[Please Donate: So inducing that situation would be difficult]
[Igugwoden: Holy shit lol how am I supposed to get in there lolololol]
[Please Donate: Why do you think that?]
Huh...?
[Please Donate: With divine power, nothing is impossible]
[Please Donate: Even if it's hard right now]
Suddenly got chills for a sec—what's this guy on about?—but then.
'Author's just softening the rejection 'cause they feel bad.'
Late 20s me could read between the lines easy.
Saying flat-out 'Even with money, direct sex scenes are tough. Sorry' would shatter our immersed worldview.
The author was a pro. A real pro.
Politely dodging with worldbuilding excuses—par for the course now.
[Igugwoden: Lmao ok no worries don't sweat it]
[Please Donate: On that note...]
[Please Donate: If Lord Igugwoden wishes]
[Please Donate: Shall I observe and send Eirene's bathing scene?]
[Igugwoden: Huh?]
[Igugwoden: Bathing scene... like her in the tub???]
If they draw it, hell yeah thanks.
I'd stared at each panel for 5-10 minutes 'cause it was so hot, but right then—
[Please Donate: Of course, I'll remove the steam]
[Please Donate: Plenty of angles so you can fully enjoy Eirene]
!!!!!
Remove the steam...?
Offering me the 'uncensored Blu-ray edition' right now?
[Igugwoden: Wait... you can do that??]
[Please Donate: As you've seen, Eirene's body and heart are all Lord Igugwoden's]
[Please Donate: She won't mind, so it's feasible]
[Please Donate: What do you say? As you wish, Lord Igugwoden]
Thump, thump.
My heart started pounding like mad.
Snap out of it! It's just a comic! Comic character porn!
They're just saying 'Horny enough for a quick sketch?' in fancy terms!
But why this forbidden thrill?
Why... this tension?
...Gulp.
Swallowed dryly, chugged more cold water, deep breaths three times, then cautiously...
[Igugwoden: Yes]
That night.
I finally came to know a woman.
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Somewhere.
Nom nom!
Nom nom!
—Divine power.
Sweet no matter when you eat it.
—Ecstatic no matter when you experience it.
The sudden flood of sponsorship nearly broke me...
But I somehow managed to handle it. Surely Lord Igugwoden's grace.
Lord Igugwoden was satisfied.
—Lord Igugwoden loves our world.
The god's one true love.
—The warm-hearted one embracing a world all others ignored.
Igugwoden!
—All for Lord Igugwoden.
Having feasted satisfactorily on the 'divine power', they slowly gazed.
The more power they consumed, the clearer their forms became.
They could think deeper, do more.
They had no eyes yet. But they could gaze.
That is divine power. Making the impossible possible.
—Observing an undetermined future is difficult.
Even for them, observing Eirene's 'proper education' future was incredibly hard.
Reckless attempts could erase their existence.
—But it must be done.
Handling time is handling dimensions.
—Must be done to realize Lord Igugwoden's words.
The fragment of the god had spoken.
「When the god manifests in this world, we shall meet again.」
The fragment's words are the god's words.
The god's words hold power in themselves.
—Lord Igugwoden's words.
Squish squish, something stirred.
The god's will filled their inner world.
「
Hon
estly
at
fir
st
I
tho
ught
ab
out
ask
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to
in
tro
du
ce
a
't
wo
ye
ars
yo
un
ger
than
me
'
se
tt
ing
」
The terms the god uses.
The sentences the god uses.
The media the god consumes.
They pondered.
Using the remaining divine power, they dared investigate the great Lord Igugwoden's domain.
For mere power-consumers like them, it took immense time... but they had no choice.
Because the god's words gain power inherently.
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……Found it.
Lord Igugwoden, so that's where you were?