I'm a Goddess to Be Devoured by the Protagonist - Chapter 34

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Episode 34
“Wrap Divine Power around your arm.”
I’d already practiced wrapping Divine Power around my body earlier, so it wasn’t difficult. I did as he instructed.
“And now—strike down.”
When someone tells you to do something, you do it.
I brought the sword down.
Crack!
But the spot where the blade struck simply vanished, as if annihilated.
Is this…… right?
I’m weak, aren’t I? Or maybe not?
Or can even a weak god wield this much power?
I have no idea. There’s nothing I can know for certain.
While I stood there bewildered, Seungrija let out a satisfied laugh that boomed across the space.
“Now that’s what I’m talking about.”
Looking at that smile, my back tensed as if covered in sweat—though since my body was that of a Listener, no actual sweat formed.
“Now then.”
Seungrija began teaching me the fundamentals of Swordsmanship.
“Let’s spar now.”
Wait, you just taught me the basics a moment ago?
Before I could even protest, a sword came whistling toward me.
I was caught off guard, but instinct let me block the attack successfully.
Yet why did it feel so…… weak?
With no technique whatsoever, I repelled Seungrija’s blade using only raw strength.
Was he a veteran deliberately letting a newcomer win, feeding me the taste of victory to make combat enjoyable?
Well, when else would I get to beat a god? I seized each opening he gave me and claimed victory after victory.
And as we went on, I noticed something strange.
Why was he getting weaker by the minute?
If he was really letting me win, he wouldn’t be losing ground this badly……
I slipped past an attack aimed at my flank, twisting my body aside.
And he’s getting slower too.
At this rate, I could face him while watching a broadcast at the same time.
Deciding it was time to wrap this up, I struck his sword.
Ting!
His blade flew from his grip and embedded itself in the floor.
“Ha, you’re a proper monster, aren’t you.”
Based on our bout, Seungrija appeared to be the weaker of us.
He loved combat, but perhaps his strength didn’t match his passion.
“Again.”
I obliged as he requested.
“More.”
Again, I complied.
“More!”
……
I finally understood how an exhausted owner felt with a puppy begging for more playtime.
The old me—the one who’d thought, ‘A puppy asking to play? How adorable!’—existed no longer.
“Whew, I didn’t expect to come at you this many times.”
And I didn’t expect to have to keep up with you this many times either.
“In any case, your victory was complete, so our deal is sealed. Now then, what do you want?”
“Please sponsor a good item for my Contractor.”
I sent him Sirius’s broadcast address via chat to make it easy for him to donate.
[Viewers: 2]
Seungrija’s gaze fixed on empty space. Apparently, he was watching Sirius’s stream.
“I’ll see that your Contractor receives this.”
Seungrija showed me a crimson gemstone.
Before I could even ask what it was, a message appeared on the broadcast screen.
[Sponsorship from the Observing God, “The Scarlet Victor Who Cleaves the Plain”]
[Your god entertained me well. This is my repayment.]
[Sponsored Item: Superior Enhancement Stone]
Sirius, who had been gazing absently out the window, was startled once more by the arrival of yet another god.
[Viewers: 1]
Seungrija gave what he had to give and left the broadcast. The viewer count dropped back to one.
“Divine One, what have you done?”
[ ( ◜‿◝ ) ]
I have no idea either.
I was curious what I’d managed to do that pleased Seungrija, but I couldn’t explain it.
A puppy tug-of-war game?
“Do you know many divine beings?”
[ (°-°≡°-°) ]
I’d only met the ones who sponsored me—Tongdalja or Seungrija—once or twice each.
Sirius examined the jewel, which appeared to be an enhancement stone. Even to the eye, it was clearly no ordinary item.
[Superior Enhancement Stone]
[Can strengthen weapons or equipment.]
Superior, so it must be good, right? I’ll keep it and use it later when I get better equipment……
Wait, hold on! What are you doing?
You’re not seriously about to use that enhancement stone on that pathetic sword, are you?
Sirius picked up the sword along with the enhancement stone. Alarm washed over me.
No way. Common sense says that’s ridiculous. It’d be like gilding a cockroach’s back.
That’s what I thought—
A bright light erupted from the sword, and suddenly a weapon embedded with the enhancement stone appeared.
[Enhanced Old Sword (Repaired)]
[An enhanced sword.]
No!!!!
Witnessing this catastrophe, I screamed silently within.
“You’re not planning to skip coming back after getting what you need, are you?”
Right, right. I haven’t returned to my space yet.
“Of course not.”
Damn, how did he know?
Well, that was a joke anyway.
There’s nothing wrong with being on good terms with a stagnant being like him.
* * *
Today I’m doing more of the same—puppy tug-of-war, or rather, playing Seungrija’s sparring partner.
It was less swordsmanship training and more just me pushing his blade back with brute force, and this continued on.
As the time for the tug-of-war to end was approaching, I lowered my sword and sat down on the stairs.
“If only I had more stamina.”
More stamina for what, anyway? Would I even win?
Seungrija failed to live up to his name and became the loser at my hands.
“We could have had more fights.”
Still a terrifying god. Even in defeat, he thinks only of fighting more.
“Ah. How about using this opportunity to forge your own weapon? Surely you’re not satisfied with such a standard-issue blade?”
I looked at the sword I’d set down. I’d thought it was a clean, fine blade, but apparently it was standard-issue equipment.
“I’d recommend meeting the Non-Player Character Dwarf Hamster. He can forge a weapon suited to you.”
So there’s a dwarf here too. It was an odd coincidence.
Ding!
Seungrija sent me an address via chat. It appeared to be directions to the Dwarf Hamster.
“Then I’ll go check it out.”
“Good. Ask me again next time.”
I inwardly laughed at him, already thinking about next time’s tug-of-war.
[Transmission]
When I pressed the Transmission button, a blacksmith’s cottage came into view. I opened the door without knocking, as befitting a Listener.
“Hello there.”
A dwarf?
No, a Dwarf Hamster!
And a big one at that—about the size of a person.
“What brings you by?”
“I’d like to commission a weapon.”
“Ah, I see.”
As the hamster moved, thick rolls of belly fat jiggled along with him. He looked incredibly touchable.
“What kind of weapon would you like, then?”
I’d been thinking of commissioning an ordinary sword, but for some reason, I found myself hesitating.
I paused in thought for a moment, then answered.
“A Greatsword.”
Someone had said it: a Greatsword is romance.
From today on, I chase that romance.
“Yes, sir. I’ll craft one worthy of a divine being, if I may.”
Dwarf Hamster’s pink front paws began striking the hammer against the steel with rhythmic clangs.
Though he seemed to be striking haphazardly, the iron slowly took on shape and form.
“It’s finished, if I may say.”
A magnificent silver blade emerged, its surface adorned with intricate deep-blue tracery.
I tried to lift it as it was—but couldn’t; only by wreathing my arms in Divine Power could I wield it with ease.
This much would satisfy me.
I stared at the hamster.
This hamster—did he not charge for the weapon?
It seemed like time to discuss payment.
“I don’t charge for weaponcraft, if I may. It’s just a hobby I enjoy, you see.”
I see. Much obliged for the free weapon.
I nodded my thanks—the best gratitude I could muster—and departed the cottage to return to my space.
When I switched on the broadcast, Sirius and Vega were surveying their surroundings at the village entrance. Their timing seemed fortunate.
-Something here… feels off.
Vega spoke hesitantly once he’d finished examining the area.
And indeed, something was wrong with this village.
-Darling, isn’t the night sky so beautiful?
That voice carried the tender whisper of lovers speaking in secret.
Yet there was something amiss. Where the man’s lover should have been, there sat a pillow.
That was it—the man was addressing his pillow with all the tenderness of a beloved partner.
-Good grief… young people these days…
Several villagers regarded the afflicted man with pity.
Sirius approached them and asked,
-Do you know anything about why this man behaves so strangely?
-Ever since he came back from the Dungeon. Must be possessed by something.
The village elder clicked his tongue disapprovingly.
After Sirius had stepped away from the villagers, he spoke again.
-Do you know, sir, why they would act in such a manner?
[‘The Listener who Draws Fate Lines’ answers that it is due to the Dungeon’s influence.]
Even when I’d read the original work, I’d wondered where they found Dungeons with effects like that.
[Mission]
[Investigate the interior of the Dungeon in ‘Ruby Village’.]
[Reward: Bread ×1]
Sirius returned to the villagers.
-Is there a Dungeon nearby?
-Yes. At the mouth of that mountain over there.
-Thank you for telling me.
Now that I knew the Dungeon’s location, the time had come to enter it.
Sirius parted ways with Vega at the Inn.
-Please come back safely! Don’t get hurt!
-I’ll do my utmost.
Vega waved both arms in farewell.
* * *
Sirius ventured into the Dungeon.
The floor where solid ground should have been was covered in soft fabric.
Pillows flew about through the air. It was absurd.
These creatures were called Succubi and Incubi.
Given their appearance and powerful effects when on a bed, they seemed remarkably plush.
When ‘That Journey’ first appeared, I’d thought it was one of the rare comedic scenes, but Sirius had approached it with unexpected seriousness.
Still, he’d made short work of them.

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