I'm a Goddess to Be Devoured by the Protagonist - Chapter 61

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Episode 61
“Look, see this? It’s similar to a video recording device from Sirius’s world.”
I switched the Camera to Selfie Mode, pressed close to Sirius’s side, and pretended to be intimate with him.
Click!
I checked the photo that came out, and it was truly a picture of a handsome man and beautiful woman. Now that I had a face, looking at the photo actually meant something.
“How is it? Came out well, didn’t it?”
“It appears so.”
I glanced at one corner of the system window.
[Photo Extraction]
There’s such a useful function too. Being a god truly is the best.
I extracted two copies of the photo I’d just taken, put one in my Inventory, and gave the other to Sirius.
“Store it in your Inventory.”
“Understood.”
I waved my hand and sent the penguins away.
Was there anything else worth playing with here?
As I was looking around, the Igloo caught my eye.
“Should we go inside there?”
“Was it a place one could enter?”
“Yes. An Igloo is like a house made of snow.”
I took the lead proudly and stepped into the Igloo.
“Wow.”
A cozy interior welcomed us.
Around a fire blazing in the center, there was food. Carefully prepared fish lay perfectly cooked.
I immediately picked up the stick with the fish speared on it, handed it to Sirius, and took mine.
Crunch, crunch.
Fish tasted like this? It was savory and delicious.
In the Kettle hanging over the fire on a branch was cocoa. I found a cup nearby, poured the cocoa, and drank it.
“You didn’t like sweet things, right, Sirius?”
“I will eat if you give it to me.”
What kind of answer was that? Was he saying again that he couldn’t refuse something a god had offered?
I hesitated as I reached for a new cup and asked, “You’re not forcing yourself to accept it just because you don’t like it, are you?”
“I am not.”
I gave the cocoa to Sirius.
“It is not a bad taste.”
His reaction was unexpectedly positive.
I was momentarily puzzled, then tried the cocoa again. I sensed a contradictory flavor—not sweet, yet delicious.
We each emptied a cup of cocoa.
“Now let’s go lie down over there.”
Eat then sleep immediately. It was something I loved.
One side of the Igloo held a bed so warm and snug it seemed to drive away even the bitter cold.
I approached the bed first, lay down, and patted the space beside me. The bed was large enough for two to lie on with room to spare.
But the moment Sirius lay down, the space suddenly felt cramped. I’d badly underestimated his size.
I tried to secure some space by backing away along the bed while lying down.
But I’d gone too far back—I nearly fell off the edge.
If Sirius hadn’t caught me, I would have dropped straight to the floor.
Now what do I do? If I ask him to let go, he’ll probably just drop me.
This seemed like the only option.
“Pull me back up.”
“Understood.”
And just like that, I settled into his arms.
I hadn’t intended for this. Anyone seeing this would think I had ulterior motives toward Sirius.
Besides, why was sleepiness crashing over me like this?
The bed was so wonderfully snug, and though Sirius’s body was firm, it was warm.
I shouldn’t fall asleep…….
Shouldn’t…… sleep…….
Sigh…….
“Huh.”
I snapped my eyes open and came to my senses.

“Sirius, how long was I asleep?”
“Approximately two minutes have passed.”
Two minutes—barely any time at all.
I slipped out of Sirius’s arms and rose from the bed in one motion.
“Are you sufficiently rested?”
“No. I’m going home to sleep.”
“Would it not be possible to rest here?”
“Well, the thing is… it seems a bit cramped for two people to lie down together.”
“I found it comfortable. Was it not so for you?”
Something in his tone had gone flat.
“Why does it sound like you’re saying you want to lie down with me?”
“That is correct.”
“But why on earth—”
“I sense a comforting warmth emanating from you. When I hold you, it seems the nightmares will not come.”
His words revealed something unexpected: that my presence was comforting.
“W-well, either way, I’ll sleep better at home.”
I spoke awkwardly and left the Igloo.
But then it happened. Sirius’s head snapped around.
I wondered what he’d seen, only to realize another god—a man—stood there.
He hadn’t been there before; he must have entered this space just now.
“Hama, can other gods enter my World without permission?”
“Yes. If you don’t set a password, other gods can enter your World.”
How could I not have known? There was a password function. I’d have to use it next time.
While I stood frozen, the other god approached us.
“A pleasure to meet you. I am called Tae Yang.”
The man, dressed in ornate robes, bowed with courtesy.
“I’ve come to propose a Contract Dating arrangement with you.”
Another god wanting to date the Listener—stranger things had happened, though I couldn’t think of any.
The blade sang as it left its sheath.
Sirius had drawn his sword in a flash.
No, don’t do that.
I answered Tae Yang before Sirius could create a scene.
“I decline.”
“Why? If you were with me, you would become the most radiant god.”
“I have no desire to shine.”
“Come now, hear me out—”
Tae Yang’s approach was blocked by Sirius’s blade. My jaw fell open and stayed there.
“How remarkable. Your pet is quite loyal.”
Did he just call Sirius a dog?
“What did you just say?”
“Oh, forgive me. This is my first meeting with a human—am I not supposed to call them a dog?”
There was something deeply repugnant about the way this god spoke.
I accessed the information Sirius had given me and searched for ‘Tae Yang’.
[Dust Shining Like the Sun]
The strangely petty epithet seemed to fit this god perfectly.
“Is your epithet ‘Dust Shining Like the Sun’?”
“Hmph.”
So it was.
I read the description.
[Vain, but ultimately unremarkable.]
Tae Yang—or rather, Dust—appeared far less impressive than he believed.
I drew a sharp breath and let the words pour out.
“Your sudden arrival and senseless boasting mean nothing compared to Sirius, who shows true courtesy and greatness. Stop wasting time and leave. And never appear before me again.”
“What I meant to say—”
“Contract Dating is already strange. Why not just love? It sounds like you want to extract whatever value you can from me, then discard the contract—and me—once I’m used up.”
“…”
The god had no answer. The words had struck their mark.
“…I will remember this.”
With that, he vanished.
“Not a particularly engaging conversationalist,” Sirius remarked.
“I think so too.”
The man’s arrival had shattered my healing time with Sirius.
Back in my own space, I sighed for no particular reason and sat on the bed.
“Would you be able to suggest something that might lift Wivis’s spirits?”
Sirius really is the best.
“Your words just now have already made me feel better.”
If my facial muscles hadn’t gone stiff, I’d be grinning like an idiot right now.
It was fortunate that Listener couldn’t see my expression.
* * *
“Huff, huff.”
I woke to the sound of ragged breathing coming from beyond the wall. Startled, I left my small room and hurried to Sirius.
“Sirius? What’s wrong?”
Sirius lay with his eyes closed, cold sweat beading on his skin, a soft cry escaping his lips.
He was having a nightmare.
I shook him awake in alarm. Fortunately, his eyes opened almost at once.
“Thank you for waking me.”
“It’s nothing.”
I hesitated for a moment before speaking.
“Sirius—is it true that you won’t have nightmares if I’m nearby?”
“Yes.”
I’d remembered something he’d said in a World we’d visited before.
Perhaps because I’m the Goddess of Sirius, my presence brings comfort to his sleep.
Much as the dark, heavy aura that had clung to him since the dark god’s curse.
I purchased a very large double bed through the Mercury shopping app and had it installed.
Then I had Sirius lie on it, and I climbed up as well.
“How close must the distance be for you to feel my presence?”
I asked from as far away as I could manage while lying on the bed.
“Simply lying beside me like this is enough for me to feel it.”
“Then that’s fortunate.”
From now on, I decided we would sleep with a comfortable distance between us.
So that I wouldn’t be startled if a beautiful face was there when I woke.
* * *
What in the world was this?
I’d fallen asleep at a distance from him, but now I woke cradled in Sirius’s arms.
Judging by the empty space on his side of the bed, it appeared he had moved during the night.
So why had this happened?
“Sirius.”
I didn’t want to wake him from his peaceful sleep, but I had no choice.
Somehow it felt like déjà vu. The situation resembled when he’d first arrived.
“Sirius.”
I raised my voice, but he didn’t wake.
Eventually, I gave up and let myself remain in his embrace.
His sleeping face was too peaceful to disturb.

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