I'm a Goddess to Be Devoured by the Protagonist - Chapter 36

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Episode 36
Clack.
Sirius snatched the key that the raven had dropped. Now he only needed to find the exit to the Maze.
Click.
He inserted the key into the keyhole carved into one side of the puzzle and turned it; the door swung open easily.
Monsters appeared now and then along the path, but they were weak enough that he passed through without difficulty.
Click.
The last door of the Maze opened. At its center, a blue jewel shone with brilliant light.
Sirius grasped the jewel in his hand.
[Teleportation Stone]
[You can move to any location of your choosing.]
[Cooldown: 23 hours 59 minutes]
He had finally obtained it. The broken item.
It would be no exaggeration to say he had conquered the Dungeon all this time for this alone.
With this, he could go anywhere once a day.
Though he couldn’t travel to places he’d never been before, that hardly seemed to matter.
Sirius had memorized the path out of the Maze. In just a few hours, he emerged from it.
As Sirius stepped out, the Dungeon vanished behind him.
Wait. What is that?
Something strange was approaching from afar.
A colossal black mass covered in countless mouths. Black emanations pouring from its entire body.
-Food. Food.
-There. Right there.
-Let’s eat.
Murmurs spilled from the countless mouths.
It resembled the very embodiment of the word “calamity.”
There was only one thing described in that form in <Chronicles of This World>.
[‘The Listener of Wishes Who Draws Parallel Lines’ warns you!]
[‘The Listener of Wishes Who Draws Parallel Lines’ warns you!]
[‘The Listener of Wishes Who Draws Parallel Lines’ warns you!]
The Evil God that exists in this world.
Why is it here? It shouldn’t be able to emerge here.
Even with limited knowledge, the voice had sent Sirius a warning message.
-Flee at once!
-Yes, yes!
At Sirius’s word, the Coachman quickly drove the carriage away and disappeared. Through the carriage window, Sirius could see Vega’s eyes filled with worry, but he deliberately ignored him.
[‘The Listener of Wishes Who Draws Parallel Lines’ says you must flee as well!]
-That’s not possible.
Sirius had no intention of taking his gaze off the Evil God.
-I must stop it.
He, too, felt something extraordinary emanating from his opponent and gripped his sword tighter.
-Delicious.
-Let’s eat. Let’s eat.
-A snack.
The calamity drew ever closer.
Helplessness consumed him. Sirius was in danger, and he could do nothing but watch.
[Error!]
[Error!]
[Error!]
[An unknown bug has occurred.]
The broadcast screen began to flicker and crackle. This phenomenon centered on the Evil God.
Yet the Evil God’s grotesque form remained visible.
[Tongdalja: What?! You said the Evil God appeared in your world!!!]
Somehow Tongdalja had learned of it and was sending frantic messages. I had no time to answer him.
The battle began. The black mass began extending dark tendrils in a threatening manner.
[You have used the skill ‘Bubble Shield.’]
[Tongdalja: The opponent is too strong. The shield won’t hold.]
Thud!
Tongdalja’s words proved true. Under the Evil God’s attack, Sirius’s body flew backward and tumbled across the ground.
What should I do? Was there any way out?
Should I sponsor a sword like before? No. I can’t do anything with just an old blade against an opponent like that.
Is there really nothing I can do in this situation?
[Tongdalja: Wait! Hold on!!!]
The moment Tongdalja’s message appeared in the chat, an inventory window opened.
Something was glowing in that window. When I looked closer, it was a strange coupon that Tongdalja had slipped in before.
[?? Coupon]
[You can’t use it yet. I set it up so you could use it later in an emergency.^^]
Light swirled around it, and the description began to change.
[Descent Coupon]
[You may make one descent into the contractor’s world.]
Descent?
Chills ran down my spine. I could actually go to Sirius’s world.
[Tongdalja: So now it’s your choice.]
[Tongdalja: Do you watch from here?]
[Tongdalja: Or do you go help your contractor directly?]
[Use ‘Descent Coupon’?]
[Yes] / [No]
My choice was already made.
[Yes]
The moment I pressed the button, the scenery around me shifted.
I no longer had to watch the crackling screen. The sight unfolded directly before me.
An enormous black mass covered in countless mouths.
And behind it, someone breathing heavily and rough.
“Divine Being, is that you?”
“Yes. It’s me. Sirius.”
Sirius recognized me at once, though I hadn’t said a word.
“I’ve come to help.”
[Due to descent misaligned with your Intervention Level, your Divine Power’s effectiveness is reduced to one-tenth.]
Of all the timing. And I’d just said something so cool.
Still, two are better than one. Even with my Divine Power diminished, I was still quite strong.
I wrapped myself in Divine Power and grasped the hilt of the Greatsword I’d pulled from my inventory.
My hand moved with composure, but my mind was churning. I had no idea how to fight something like that.
I swung the heavy blade and slashed at the black tendril that lashed toward me. Fortunately, enough Divine Power remained that the tendril was severed cleanly.
Crackle. Crackle.
-Not food, is it?
-Not something to eat?
-Get rid of it. Dispose of it.
The Evil God began gnashing its sharp teeth in frustration.
Then it attacked with an enormous tendril.
I tried to block with the flat of my blade, but the Evil God was faster.
I took the full force of the blow.
“Ugh.”
A blue-green liquid spilled from my mouth. A massive mark appeared across my body.
The wound burned.
But I couldn’t fall here. I might not die, but Sirius…….
Then a thought flashed through my mind.
A memory that seemed to belong to the listener.
I raised my hand high. Then I focused my power toward the sky.
“Strike down, Stars.”
Bang!
In broad daylight, meteors rained down on the earth. Scars from the stars began to appear across the already ash-covered ground.
Crackle! Crackle!
-It hurts, it hurts.
-I have to flee.
The Evil God extended countless tendrils into the earth and began to escape. Unfortunately, I had no strength left to pursue it.
Either way, I had succeeded in driving the Evil God back.
We were both still too weak to face it directly.
My body swayed. As if I were about to faint.
Someone caught me. That touch was incredibly gentle.
“Divine Being. Why in the world…….”
I lost consciousness after hearing that voice for the last time.
* * *
The fallen god crumbled and vanished.
Could it be—was he really dead?
A god? Snuffed out just like that?
Sirius’s hands began to tremble violently.
“The god, he…….”
The shaking wouldn’t stop.
“He’s dead.”
Vega had drawn close and wrapped his arms around him.
“There’s no way a god could die so easily.”
Sirius wanted to believe Vega’s words.
“Divine One.”
But there was no answer.
“Divine One! Please…….”
Nothing at all.
No message conveying his thoughts, not even a playful sketch—nothing came through.
One week passed. Then two. Then three. Then a month.
“Sirius. Please eat something.”
Vega brought the meal.
Yet the room where Sirius sat remained heavy with silence, unmoved by his arrival.
“The god wouldn’t want to see you like this.”
Only then did Sirius belatedly reach for his utensils. But his hands trembled so badly he could barely eat, leaving most of the meal untouched.
Even so, Sirius didn’t fully understand why he was falling apart like this.
He’d already witnessed the deaths and departures of those around him more times than he cared to count. Yet he’d never fallen into such a state before.
Why?
It was something he couldn’t fathom.
* * *
Ah, I slept well.
What a glorious bed!
“Hami. How long was I asleep?”
“About a month, sir.”
“What?”
I asked in shock. I couldn’t quite read the hamster’s expression, but Hami’s face had grown dark.
“I’m afraid it’s true.”
Hami’s voice was so earnest it didn’t sound like a lie.
“The aftereffects of the Descent and your injuries kept you asleep that long.”
So that’s why I’d been unconscious for a whole month.
But what happened to Sirius?
Only then did I realize belatedly that I had collapsed.
I hurriedly opened the broadcast window.
In the broadcast pane, all I could see was a dimly lit room and a figure buried under blankets.
Why was Sirius in that state?
I wasn’t sure, but I decided to announce my return.
[‘The Listener Who Draws Destiny Lines’ greets you.]
-Divine One?
Sirius jolted upright, startled.
He’d reacted far more dramatically than I expected. Then again, from his perspective, I’d been silent for a month before appearing—the shock was warranted.
-You were alive.
[‘The Listener Who Draws Destiny Lines’ says that as a god, he does not die.]
In the original work, the Listener had been devoured and killed by Sirius.
But I decided to pretend I didn’t know that.
-I had suspected as much.
Wasn’t it strange that it seemed like he was saying that more for his own sake than mine?
-But why……. Why did you give no answer all this time, no matter how I called?
His hands, which had rested respectfully over his chest, now dug in with his nails. His clothes hung wrinkled and shabby.
-Perhaps I thought you had abandoned me, useless as I am……. That I had wounded you…….
[‘The Listener Who Draws Destiny Lines’ tells ‘Sirius’ that he is not useless.]
[‘The Listener Who Draws Destiny Lines’ comforts you, saying you should not torment yourself.]

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