I'm a Goddess to Be Devoured by the Protagonist - Chapter 63

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Episode 63
A start.
Strange—why was I startled now that I was actually holding his hand, when I’d been the one to suggest it? Should I have given myself some mental preparation first?
Either way, I resolved to press forward.
“Sirius, I’m sorry, but would you lead the way?”
“No need to apologize.”
Sirius moved ahead, and I followed in his footsteps, our joined hands a living tether between us.
That alone was deeply reassuring—the solid warmth of his grip promised he wouldn’t let go.
The Mannequin, still motionless, shouldn’t have frightened me anymore…….
A click.
It moved.
It actually moved!
“Sirius.”
“Understood.”
We released each other’s hands and drew our weapons from our Inventory.
A harsh clang.
The grotesquely lurching Mannequin…….
Crack! Crack!
It crumpled under our assault.
Phew—I thought I’d die of fright.
“This really does seem to be a low-difficulty Dungeon like you said, Sirius. It’s pathetically weak.”
“Indeed.”
Either of us alone could have toppled it without effort.
I felt an odd urge to apologize to the Mannequin for the excessive damage we’d dealt it.
I decided to move forward instead, pretending the Mannequin didn’t exist.
[Mirror Room]
Shortly after, I spotted Tikkeuhl struggling at a door ahead.
Upon noticing us, he cried out.
“Hey, you—dating a human!”
We aren’t dating, I wanted to say.
And what’s wrong with dating a human anyway? Some mythology I’ve read had beings mating with humans and bearing children together.
I leaned close to Sirius and whispered so only he could hear.
“Sirius, what if we just told him we were dating?”
But Sirius didn’t answer. When I glanced over, his eyes had widened in surprise—genuine, stark surprise.
I’d never seen him look so taken aback. Did the idea of being tangled up with me disgust him that much?
Had I done something wrong to him?
I had been quite fearful in this Dungeon. It was enough to wear on anyone’s patience. I should have kept my anxiety in check.
“Forget I said that.”
…….
Sirius still said nothing. His eyes had returned to their normal size, but his expression grew contemplative.
“Oh, you two—cut out the flirting!”
Flirting? I was in the middle of what I could only call a zero-confession, first-rejection experience.
“Anyway, we’ll clear this Dungeon ourselves! So you should leave!”
“Given how much fear you’re showing, how exactly do you plan to clear it?”
I had no answer to that.
Still, as long as I didn’t show my terror openly, Sirius would have no reason to believe I was afraid at all. So I said it anyway.
“Be quiet…… Agh! Why are you—!”
Suddenly Tikkeuhl stumbled backward and bolted down the way we’d come.
I glanced at Sirius. He stood there, composed as ever.
“Sirius, what did you do to him?”
“I frightened him somewhat.”
I wasn’t sure how, but whatever the method, it had worked.
“Well done. Thanks to that, there was no conflict.”
“But he disrespected you.”
“That’s all right. He’s too insignificant to bother me.”
“But…….”
Instead of answering, I took his hand.
“Come on. Let’s focus on clearing this Dungeon.”
……Understood.”
I pushed open the door marked “Mirror Room” and surveyed the interior. The walls were lined with mirrors arranged like framed paintings.
As we moved forward, our reflections didn’t appear on the surface.
Puzzled, I examined it more closely and realized the thing on the wall wasn’t a mirror at all. Instead, the room beyond the frame and this room had been arranged with identical structures, creating the illusion of a mirror.
The frame-like opening had been cut right through, so I could slip my hand inside—but not my entire body.
And there was a difference between the two rooms. In the adjacent room, a white mannequin dressed in clothes identical to mine lay with eyes closed inside a chest overflowing with flowers.
“An unsettling sculpture,” Sirius said.
I didn’t think much of it, but Sirius clearly found it distasteful.
I’d have to solve this quickly and move on.
“Sirius, you said this is the Mirror Room, didn’t you?”
“That’s correct.”
“Then what if we make this wall function like a mirror?”
It was a trick common in puzzle horror games.
The kind where symmetry across the wall—like mirror images—causes the door to open.
I looked at the chest in our room. I suspected I was meant to lie down in it.
But first, I’d need to arrange the flowers inside it properly.
I surveyed the room more thoroughly. Unlike the adjacent room, which held flowers only in the chest, red and white flowers were scattered throughout this space.
“Let’s put all the flowers from this room into the chest,” I suggested.
“Understood.”
Sirius and I arranged the red and white flowers in the chest, following the same pattern as the adjacent room, piece by piece.
Once we’d filled the chest completely, I climbed inside and closed my eyes like the mannequin.
But the door didn’t open.
“Ah, I think you need to leave the room too, Sirius.”
Since there was no equivalent of Sirius in the adjacent room, I reasoned it might work that way.
Sirius left with a deeply troubled expression.
I closed my eyes again.
Click.
Somewhere, a door opened with a metallic sound.
Creak.
Almost simultaneously, the door swung open and Sirius strode back, taking my hand.
“Let’s get out of this wretched place quickly.”
“Yes.”
The adjacent room came into view. The mannequin that had been lying with its eyes closed was now staring directly at us, eyes wide open.
Step.
As we moved sideways, the mannequin’s gaze followed us.
…Could I scream right now?
My body is that of the Listener, so no sound emerges no matter what, but I desperately want to scream of my own will.
“You needn’t concern yourself with such things,” Sirius said, shielding my view with his free hand. Thanks to him, I managed to leave without screaming this time too.
…Thanks to him, I was able to pass without screaming.
“Thank you.”
The hand holding mine tightened slightly.
That’s right. I had Sirius with me—a force so formidable that moving mannequins were beneath consideration.
We exited the room and entered through the newly opened door.
Thud.
Smack!
Before the mannequin could even move properly, Sirius knocked it down.
This is absolutely making me fall for him. There wasn’t a more perfect prince on a white horse rescuing me from terror.
Soon after, we discovered a locked door.
[Red Rose Room]
Beside it was a door with a nameplate, just like the Mirror Room. From the name alone, I couldn’t deduce what kind of place it was.
“Shall we enter?”
“Yes. Whatever happens inside, I will protect you.”
Sirius never fails. He’s truly dependable.
We stepped into the room.
As I looked around, I noticed something stuck to the back of the door, so I read it.
[When the doll chants the spell while facing away, you may advance forward.]
A short note was written there.
I examined the room. It was filled with countless mannequins.
On the opposite side of the door stood a Bear Doll, and beside it lay a Key.
If I took that Key, I’d likely be able to open the locked door.
-Red roses bloom~
At that moment, a voice echoed through the entire room. It sounded like the chant mentioned in the note behind the door.
But that sound was terribly familiar. It was the kind of sound every Korean knew.
‘Mugunghwa Flower Has Bloomed~’
This room seemed to be the one where you played Mugunghwa Flower Has Bloomed.
“Sirius, you mustn’t move for a moment.”
“Understood.”
He asked no questions and simply agreed to follow my instructions.
I needed to listen to the entire song at least once so that Sirius would understand what system governed this place.
Click-clack! Click-clack! Click-clack!
Suddenly the mannequins began to move grotesquely, making a frenzied noise.
Fortunately, because this body was the Listener’s, I could hide my alarm on the surface.
That didn’t mean I wasn’t shocked on the inside. Damn.
-Has bloomed!
The moment the Bear Doll turned around, roses burst from the mannequin’s limbs with a crackling sound—still clicking and clacking—and its white body split open along the stems.
Is this really a low-difficulty Dungeon? If I made a wrong move, my body could get split like that.
I spoke, looking at the mannequin.
“It seems if you move before that incantation ends, you become like that. It looks like you can only move while the Bear Doll is turned around and the incantation is being recited.”
“I see. I understand perfectly.”
There was no question from Sirius. He simply followed my lead.
-Red rose petals~
We moved forward.
-Has bloomed!
And when the song stopped, we stopped as well.
After repeating this a few times, we soon had the Key in our hands.
-To think it would be figured out so easily.
An irritated voice echoed from empty air.
-I can’t forgive. I can’t forgive.
The sound rang out loud enough to hurt my ears.
What was happening?
-I can’t forgive……
Click.
The voice fell silent.
Sirius had led me out of the room.

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