I'm a Goddess to Be Devoured by the Protagonist - Chapter 54

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Chapter 54
As Lady finished her story, the Servant pressed a treasure chest into Sirius’s hands.
[Bracelet of Light]
[When worn, it grants greater striking power against monsters.]
[Only those strong enough to earn the bracelet’s recognition may wear it.]
Perfect. With this, I could strike a serious blow even against the Evil God.
Sirius fastened the bracelet around his wrist.
It offered no resistance. The bracelet had acknowledged him.
All preparations to face the Evil God were complete.
Now I needed only to rest, bring myself to peak condition, then find the Evil God and end this.
Sirius left the House of Dukes and headed toward the Inn.
—Temporary knight of House of Ranunculus, Sirius.
Knights approached him, and somehow they already knew he held only a temporary commission.
—The King requests your presence.
The King?
I felt my chest tighten.
This had never happened before.
Had I handled things too well? My presence certainly made matters smoother, easier to navigate.
I wouldn’t mind a reward. Though that was hardly likely.
What was the King’s name again?
It had appeared only in passing in the original work, and I’d never memorized it.
I remembered his surname was Dia.
Quartz’s only king. The bloodline of one who unified this small world’s lands into a single realm.
The concepts associated with him had stayed with me. But in the original work, we’d never actually met.
That made me all the more anxious. What reason could the King have for summoning Sirius?
* * *
The King was a middle-aged man with black hair.
But his eyes—
Why were they exactly the same as Sirius’s?
Apart from hair color, his crimson eyes were identical to Sirius’s.
—Hmm. So the rumor was true.
The King’s gaze fixed on Sirius’s eyes.
—Are you one of my sons?
—No, Your Majesty.
—What are you saying? Your eyes are the same color as mine.
Sirius lifted his head and met those crimson eyes directly.
—My parents do not exist.
—Ah, so you refuse to acknowledge me as your father.
Sirius is the King’s son.
I nearly choked on my orange juice for the second time since arriving in this body.
I’d only ever known that Sirius was born at the House of Dukes—not who his father was.
—Regardless, there are plenty of others to replace you.
[ ⸜( ⌓̈ )⸝ ]
What kind of thing was that to say? Was breeding like a rabbit something to boast about?
The King had kept the Queen’s seat empty after his consort fled from him in disgust, and filled his harem with concubines instead. Naturally, he had many children.
—That is not a subject that concerns me.
Good work, Sirius. Very good work indeed.
At Sirius’s response, the King clicked his tongue.
—A ruler like you is not suited to this world. Someone far more proper is needed.
—Why? Do you think yourself such a ruler? Is that why you’ve come to boast to me?
—No.
—Then who is it? This ruler you speak of.
—God.
—What? Hah hah hah!!
The King’s laughter boomed through the chamber, then faded as he tired of his own mirth.
—A god? You mean those who abandoned our world?
—Of course not.
He spoke of a different god’s existence. The King’s expression hardened.
—…Have you lost your mind?
—No.
Sirius cut the conversation short. As if he had nothing more to say on the matter.
So, what was your reason for calling me?
No particular reason. I was bored, and a strange rumor reached my ears—that a knight with red eyes like mine has been wandering about.
[The Listener remarks that the king certainly has nothing better to do.]
Quite so.
When Sirius replied to me, the king faltered.
Damn it! Why did he answer just now!
Wait—did I make a mistake sending that message?
Just now, who were you answering?
You have no need to know.
Sirius simply turned and left.
As though he had not the slightest regret about the place.
* * *
Sirius made his way to an inn in the Capital.
I am the king’s son.
Alone in his room, Sirius began to tell his story.
It seemed Sirius was both the king’s son and the son of a certain duke.
The queen—who had fled the king in disgust—was Sirius’s mother.
She had grown weary of the king, who kept countless concubines, and fled; as chance would have it, she was already with child when she did, and bore him in the House of Dukes.
The king heard the news, yet never came to find the queen.
After that, things had unfolded as I already knew.
Yet as Sirius spoke the words aloud, his gaze lingered like a thorn lodged in his palm.
I had intended to tell you someday, but I never thought I would have to tell you like this.
Yes. If only that king had not interfered, I might have had time to prepare myself and told you properly.
[The Listener says the king displeases them.]
He displeases me as well.
No one would take a liking to such a man.
[The Listener says since our Sirius has met such a man and must be exhausted, let’s rest.]
Our?
[The Listener says of course.]
Sirius seemed pleased in an indescribable way.
Then I shall rest as you suggest.
[The Listener hopes you sleep peacefully.]
Thank you.
Night had fallen. It was time for a good child to sleep.
* * *
The preparations were complete.
Now it was time to subjugate the Evil God.
The Evil God had made its nest in the darkest, deepest forest.
Sirius rode in a carriage until he neared the Evil God’s lair, then continued on foot.
After walking some distance, a massive, dark shape began to appear in the distance.
Calamity existed from afar.
God, it may be too late to ask this now.
[ ( ᐛ )?]
What exactly is that?
Sirius’s gaze was fixed upon the Evil God.
[The Listener says that thing is a terrible entity called the Evil God.]
I see.
Before the battle began, even Sirius showed signs of tension—his lower lip caught slightly between his teeth.
Then, all at once, messages began flooding into the chat window that had been empty.
[What’s this about?]
[Who touches an Evil God these days?]
[This sounds interesting]
[Saw the title and came running like a human]
[Viewers: 294]
What in the world is this?
Surely not…….
I opened another window on Cosmos.
[⭐Evil God Subjugation⭐An adventurer I thought was ordinary, facing down an Evil God? #Justice Prevails #Adventure]
Sirius’s broadcast was proudly displayed on Cosmos’s main page.
Suddenly, Sirius found himself subjugating an Evil God before the eyes of many gods.
In the meanwhile, Sirius waited for someone.
A few days prior, he had spoken with Bluebird through a Communication Stone.

And he had named them one by one.
-I told her to come drink with me, and now she’s summoning people from places I don’t even know.
Deneb and her husband, along with his fellow adventurers.
-Finally, she called us.
Regulus and his knights.
-Come on, little flowers!
Capella. And her little flowers.
-After so long, we finally get to meet a god.
Antares.
-Let’s win this and share a drink!
Guild Eagle.
-Hello. It’s good to see you again~
-Sirius!
The mages of the Tower of Mages and Vega.
-I’m glad we meet again.
And there, too, were Bluebird and the assassins.
But the reinforcements did not end there.
[Sponsorship message from the observing god, Master of Clustered Joy]
[Let’s go do this!!]
[Sponsored item: Wooden Soldiers]
At the god’s sponsorship, wooden soldiers materialized.
[Sponsorship message from the observing god, Red Victor Cleaving the Plains]
[Seize victory.]
[Sponsored item: Golden Knight Brigade]
Golden-armored knights rose up on two legs, and
[Sponsorship message from the observing god, Repeating Dark Dream]
[Hehe, this should be interesting.]
[Sponsored item: Knight of Darkness]
Darkness took form and raised a sword high.
When I thought that perhaps I too could help Sirius, a window appeared.
[Your contract god, the Listener of Wishes Drawing the Line, has sponsored you with Falling Stars.]
Meteors fell from the sky. They rained down targeting only the Evil God.
-Aaaah! What is all this!
As things that should not have moved began to move, the people each let out gasps of surprise.
-The gods stand with us.
At that, Sirius stepped forward and spoke.
-Gods, you say…….
-Not the two gods of Quartz, but other gods.
-What?!
The people could not hide their amazement.
-Remain calm.
Sirius, his voice firm and commanding, quelled the chaos.
-What is this? What is happening?
-Something is wrong. It hurts.
-These were supposed to be food.
The Evil God’s gaze, which had been striving to evade the falling stars amid the commotion, turned toward Sirius.
There was no more time.
-I will begin combat.
Sirius gripped his sword tightly.
-It looks familiar.
-I’ve seen this before. It was prey I tried to eat once.
-Let’s consume it. It will taste good.
The Evil God moved. Sirius broke into a run toward it.

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