I'm a Goddess to Be Devoured by the Protagonist - Chapter 29

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Chapter 29
—I’ll participate in the wager as well.
[Mission Success! Reward has been issued!]
[Bread×1]
—Is that so? What are you putting up?
—I’ll accept your apologies.
—Ha ha. This one’s a character, isn’t he.
The bet hadn’t specified a prize beforehand, yet he’d already decided on taking their apologies for himself.
Perhaps he remembered my past conduct.
—Shall we begin then?
And so the monster-hunting competition commenced.
—Huh? He’s stronger than I thought! You said he was weak!
The two adventurers found themselves struggling harder than anticipated.
Crack!
Meanwhile, Sirius defeated monsters with a single stroke. Perhaps “weak” had only been weak by Sirius’s standards.
—Is Aura really that incredible?
While the adventurers struggled to keep up with their opponents, Sirius moved almost like he was flying.
—I’ve handled all the monsters except for two.
After striking down the last creature, Sirius glanced back at the adventurers.
—There are no more monsters. The dungeon entrance has vanished as well, so I’ve won the wager.
—What…….
The two adventurers clamped their mouths shut and scanned the surroundings for excuses. But Sirius’s victory was unmistakable.
Instead of saying anything else, Sirius wrapped his blade in Aura. The two must have panicked, thinking he was about to beat them senseless with that Aura-wreathed sword.
—S-sorry!
—All those things we said earlier were just jokes! We didn’t mean any of it, right?
[ ( •̀_•́)b ]
I was pleased by how they couldn’t sit still. This would do.
—The deity has forgiven you, they say.
—Wh-what? The deity? Why would they suddenly…….
—The deity instructed me to participate in the wager and emerge victorious.
—Gasp.
—Gulp.
When Sirius mentioned me, both of them fell silent.
—Let us return to the temple now.
—Y-yes!
The two adventurers, somewhat reassured by Sirius’s calm demeanor, followed along hesitantly.
—I’ve eliminated all the monsters. The town is now safe.
—What?
—Truly?
The townspeople gasped in unison.
—I saw it myself, I tell you. That God’s Contractor killed every last monster.
—That’s right! The town has no more monsters now!
So these adventurers were useful after all when it came to this.
—Long live the God’s Contractor!
Someone’s shout began to spread.
—Long live the new deity!
—O Listener who draws the line of wishes!
—Great Listener!
Sirius did all the work, and I’m the one getting praised. The feeling is rather peculiar.
[Congratulations! Your Intervention Level has risen!]
[Your Intervention Level: 2]
[You can now send Indirect Messages.]
Finally, a level up!
But there was an unexpected gain. Could I finally escape emoticons?
As for what Indirect Message means, it’s this.
[Support Message]
[‘The Listener who draws the line of wishes’ expresses joy.]
[Support Item: Bread×1]
Roughly something like that.
It was a way of indirectly conveying to Sirius what kind of reaction I was showing while watching the broadcast.
Sirius stared at the system window in astonishment.
[‘The Listener of Wishes Who Draws Diagonal Lines’ says it’s all thanks to Sirius that she can express herself this way.]
I decided to ignore the Support Messages and Support Items, and only read the Indirect Messages.
-Your Listener.
[ ꉂ(˶ˊᗜˋ˶) ]
I could still send emoticons.
[‘The Listener of Wishes Who Draws Diagonal Lines’ is delighted by Sirius’s actions!]
I expressed my joy freely. This was clearly the right call.
-Thank you.
[‘The Listener of Wishes Who Draws Diagonal Lines’ says there’s no need for gratitude.]
[Baking Set↑]
An arrow appeared next to the Baking Set. I tapped it to see if it had something to do with leveling up……
[Upgrade Available]
Finally, an upgrade.
That should be enough. I decided not to raise my Intervention Level any further.
As I said before, becoming too famous is its own problem. Everyone and their brother ends up recognizing me, and it’s just exhausting.
[Mission]
[Tell people not to reveal the existence of the Divine and God’s Contractors.]
[Reward for Mission Success: Bread×1]
-The Divine says it is yet too soon to make His existence known. Please keep this matter entirely secret.
[Mission Success! Your reward is being granted!]
[Bread×1]
-How humble the Divine is!
Thank you for misunderstanding on my behalf. I just didn’t want to become famous.
[Would you like to upgrade the Baking Set?]
[Upgrade Cost: 10p]
[Yes] / [No]
I naturally pressed the ‘Yes’ button.
Then a small refrigerator appeared next to the oven in the Baking Set. When I opened it, there were fresh vegetables inside.
Just vegetables added? The dough-kneading part stays the same?
What kind of upgrade is this!
Still, I decided to be grateful that I could now provide Sirius with quality emergency rations.
I pulled out cabbage and tomato from the refrigerator. Using the knife on the counter, I sliced them to appropriate portions and sandwiched them between bread like a submarine sandwich.
[Baking Set: Your skills have iiiimproved jjjust a tiny bit. Try a little harder.]
You need to be quiet.
I smacked the counter irritably. It only ended up hurting my hand anyway.
I tasted the finished bread again, but it was just vegetables and bread. I still had no desire to buy it from a restaurant.
Hami watched quietly as I chewed the bread.
“Would you like to try some vegetables?”
“Yes!”
I pulled out fresh cabbage from the refrigerator and gave it to Hami. I figured vegetables would suit a hamster better than bread.
Crunch, crunch.
Hami instinctively moved far enough away from the other breads so fur wouldn’t scatter, and started eating the vegetables.
“It’s delicious! The cabbage is so fresh, it feels like it’s dancing in my mouth!”
Hami offered an adorable review. My heart warmed immediately.
-But then, what divine domain does the Divine oversee?
At that moment, someone’s question drew my attention back to the broadcast screen.
Right. What god is the Listener anyway? It wasn’t revealed in <Stories of Yi Yeo-jeong> either.
“Hami, what kind of god am I?”
“A really cool god!”
“No, not that. What domain do I oversee?”
“Ah! Our Divine is the god of shooting stars!”
Only then did the Listener’s epithet make sense.
A god who hears the wishes of shooting stars.
But now, one who only listens.
I never said I’d grant them. The Listener was literally just a listener.
[Mission]
[Make it known that ‘The Listener of Wishes Who Draws Diagonal Lines’ is the god who oversees shooting stars.]
[Reward for Mission Success: Bread×1]
-The Listener is the one who oversees the shooting stars.
[Mission successful! Your reward has been issued!]
[Bread×1]
—Shooting Star! You must be a beautiful goddess, truly!
Remarkably, the listener was indeed beautiful.
—What is your gender, divine one?
[Mission]
[Reveal that the “Listener Who Draws Diagonal Lines of Wishes” is a goddess.]
[Reward upon mission success: Bread×1]
—I am female.
[Mission successful! Your reward has been issued!]
[Bread×1]
—Mm! Excellent! An inspiration has struck me!
I wondered what inspiration had come to him.
Unfortunately, no one was there to answer my question.
* * *
[Opal]
A sign bearing the city’s name welcomed us.
True to my agreement with the coachman, we entered the first inn we could see.
There was no need to search for Vega. He was fidgeting near the inn’s doorway.
Our eyes met, and Vega, looking oddly intimidated, approached Sirius.
—Sirius, could you teach me Swordsmanship as well?
[ Σ(O0O) ]
—Why do you ask, Vega?
—I feel like I’m not being useful. I just keep running away all the time.
I really ought to send him a Mission to improve relations…….
—Vega. You need not think such things. You are already helping us considerably.
But I haven’t sent a Mission yet?
Somehow, Sirius managed to handle it beautifully without a Mission.
—And children should be protected.
Sirius placed his hand on Vega’s shoulder. The boy’s expression grew tearful, and he buried himself in Sirius’s embrace, holding him close.
—Am I really helping?
—You truly are.
Perhaps Vega shed tears after all.
—May I ask you to heal me again this time?
—Of course!
The boy accepted Sirius’s request gladly.
* * *
Opal had one Dungeon under the city’s administration.
This Dungeon had never been dangerous from the start, it was said. And somehow, they had kept it from disappearing, harvesting items that grew within it.
Sirius had often used Dungeons in this manner along his journeys.
In this Dungeon, a Golden Deer Buttock Mushroom grew once each day.
Of course, the actual purpose was not that adorable buttock mushroom.
Sirius made his way into the Dungeon. Inside, it was already crowded with people.
Boing~
The people were leaping high by stepping on the bouncy “Boing Mushrooms,” then landing on another Boing Mushroom above, repeating the motion as they climbed upward.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————