I'm a Goddess to Be Devoured by the Protagonist - Chapter 75

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Episode 75
“Shall we check another Temple?”
“Let’s do it.”
I gained access to the CCTV feed from another Temple.
Here, people simply came to pray and left.
‘May peace settle upon our village.’
‘Let my father be healthy.’
‘Please let me win the lottery.’
Each time someone prayed, their voice echoed as if the building itself carried their words. There was something oddly beautiful about it.
Hami, standing beside me as she observed the Temple’s interior, spoke up.
“What if we made a direct donation to the Temple? The Believers would be overjoyed.”
A donation?
All I had to offer them was bread that Sirius had made and water spheres I’d formed from bundled leaves.
I considered it for a moment, then decided to donate those items.
[Donated Items: Bread ×10]
[Donated Items: Water ×10]
With a burst of brilliant light, bread and fresh water appeared on the Temple’s altar. Everyone inside gasped in wonder at the sight.
One person approached the altar and picked up a piece of bread.
Delicious!
Of course it was—Sirius had made it.
After that, the others helped themselves to the bread and water as well, moving as if enchanted. I supposed eating food the god provided was better than leaving it untouched out of reverence.
The new deity truly wishes for us to eat well!
To think we’re blessed with such magnificent bread!
And the water is remarkably pure!
The response was enthusiastic for what was merely bread and water.
“If you make occasional donations to the Temple like this, the reception will be wonderful!”
I reached over and patted Hami’s head affectionately.
Next, I switched on Antares’s broadcast. He was spread out a map, studying which Temple to visit next.
I leaned in to look at his map.
Several circles were marked on Temples along what appeared to be the route he’d traveled. These seemed to be the Temples he’d already claimed.
Divine one, are you watching? Soon I shall present another Temple to you.
Antares pointed to a location near one of the Temples and declared it to be where he currently stood.
He often spoke to the empty air like this.
Fortunately, it didn’t make him look mad. Rather, he appeared to be a devout Believer.
He had once told me that there was a limit to how many times per week he could receive my attention, and that he couldn’t respond to every reaction. He’d also mentioned that there were times when I wasn’t watching him.
Yet Antares sought me out at any moment. I decided to simply regard him as someone who enjoyed conversing with his deity.
[Congratulations! Your Intervention Level has increased!]
[Your Intervention Level: 7]
The level had risen from claiming this Temple. If it continued climbing like this, I’d reach Intervention Level 10 soon enough.
You wretched king, polish that throne and wait. I shall drag you down from it.
I rubbed my hands together with a wicked grin, relishing the thought.
* * *
One day, while living peacefully, I received a chat from Needle.
[Needle: You free?]
The god of time was asking if I had time.
If asked whether I had time, the answer was yes—I had plenty of it. I was lying in bed in the middle of the day, doing nothing but pondering how to lounge around.
[Listener: Yes. I have time.]
[Needle: Good.]
[Needle: I have a favor to ask.]
I looked at the chat quietly for a moment before responding.
[Listener: What kind of compensation can you offer in exchange for granting your favor?]
Compensation mattered. This was a question I absolutely had to ask.
[Needle: How about I owe you one favor in return?]
There was no harm in owing a favor to the god of time. Whatever it might be, I should agree to help if I reasonably could.
[Listener: I’ll do it.]
[Needle: Then I’m asking. Come to my space.]
I transferred to Needle’s space.
Needle was holding something wrapped in a cloth made of knitted yarn against her chest.
It was a large egg. I would have guessed it was even bigger than an ostrich egg.
“What egg is that?”
“A Dragon Egg. It’ll be hatching soon.”
Needle placed her hand over the egg and let out a soft glow, revealing the form of a young dragon—a Hatchling—within.
“For now I’ve stopped time, so it won’t hatch, but if you take this child, it’ll be born in ten minutes.”
So all I had to do was agree to look after the Hatchling?
“Here—watch over this little one while I sleep.”
“Of course. It doesn’t seem like a difficult favor at all.”
Looking after such a small Hatchling didn’t seem like it would cause any trouble. Besides, the way it appeared in the light looked quite adorable—just watching it seemed like it would be healing.
“I’ll need to sleep for several days. I’ve exerted quite a bit of power.”
“Exactly how many days?”
“I’m not sure.”
It wouldn’t bother me if Needle never woke up. I’d just live here with the Hatchling.
* * *
I held the egg carefully and brought it to my space.
“Sirius, look at this. It’s a Dragon Egg. It’s supposed to hatch soon.”
“I see.”
Sirius gazed at the egg with wonder.
“I had understood that dragons were creatures that appeared only in legends.”
Now that I thought about it, Sirius came from a fantasy world where dragons didn’t actually exist.
“May I touch it?”
“Of course.”
The egg was hard enough that there’d be no harm in handling it.
Sirius carefully placed his hand on the egg.
“I can feel it pulsing.”
“Right. It’s supposed to hatch in ten minutes, so I think that’s the heartbeat you’re feeling.”
“Only ten minutes?”
As we waited in silence, changes began to appear on the egg.
Crack. Crackle.
We could hear the Hatchling breaking through the shell. We watched with bated breath, silently hoping the child would come into the world safely.
Not much longer passed.
“Phew!”
The Hatchling broke free from the egg and stretched its head upward.
It was a Hatchling with black scales and bright blue eyes that suited it perfectly.
It wasn’t long before the Hatchling had shed the rest of the shell from its body.
The young dragon had been born healthy and whole.
When I carefully extended my hand, it tilted its head and spoke.
“Mommy?”
That’s right, that’s right. I’m your mother.
I decided in that moment to make this Hatchling, whom I’d only just met, my child.
Of course, that was half a joke.
The other half was meant sincerely.
The Hatchling turned its head and looked at Sirius.
“Daddy?”
It seemed the Hatchling had assumed Sirius, the first man it saw, was its father. How adorable.
“Yes, da… daddy.”
“Daddy!”
As I slowly pronounced the word, the Hatchling eagerly repeated it after me.
“So I am the father, then?”
“Yes. Please play along for the child’s sake.”
Sirius extended his hand to the Hatchling. The tiny fingers grasped his own.
“Its grip is quite strong.”
“Children are usually like that.”
I’d often read online about people complaining that children wouldn’t let go of their hands.
“Mommy, Daddy. Hehe.”
Watching the Hatchling look at each of us in turn and speak was so endearing that I couldn’t help but tickle under its chin.
“Hehe.”
It seemed pleased, having softened a little. I felt an urge to take a small bite of it, it was so cute.
“Master! The Hatchling has been born!”
Hami appeared in a system window. The Hatchling looked at the figure and said:
“Shiny toy.”
“A toy?!”
The creature called Hami opened her round eyes in surprise.
“No, it’s Ham. Ster.”
“Hay-cher-ling.”
Ah. How adorable. What am I going to do.
I placed Hami on top of the Hatchling’s head. The cuteness doubled. Afraid the Hatchling might squeeze too hard, I didn’t dare put her in my palm instead.
The Hatchling rolled his eyes upward to look at Hami docilely from beneath her perch on his head.
“A dragon’s head is so sleek and smooth!”
Hami stretched her rounded body flat and tried to find purchase with her tiny claws, but the dragon’s scales were so smooth that she kept slipping.
Seeing her struggle, I quickly lifted Hami away from the Hatchling’s head.
Then it happened.
Growwwwl.
What was that rumbling sound, loud enough to shake this entire space?
The Hatchling clutched his belly and drooped. He was hungry.
“Hami, what do you think the Hatchling eats?”
“Cooked meat should do it!”
I can handle cooking meat.
I quickly grilled some meat and cut it into small pieces.
“Here, say ‘ah.'”
“Ahhh~”
I placed the meat into the Hatchling’s mouth with a fork.
“Nom nom nom!”
He ate the meat while making the most precious little sounds.
How could there be a single thing about him that wasn’t endearing.
“Come on, Hami, let’s eat too.”
“Yes! I’d love to!”
Hami didn’t need to eat, but I decided to give her food for the first time in a while while I was feeding the Hatchling.
I tore off a single cabbage leaf from the refrigerator and gave it to Hami. Though it was just one leaf, to Hami it was like being given a massive, towering plant leaf larger than herself.
Still, Hami worked her small mouth eagerly and set about devouring the cabbage with determination. At this rate, she’d finish it all soon enough.
Doing this felt like playing house.

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