I'm a Goddess to Be Devoured by the Protagonist - Chapter 80

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Episode 80
I was about to close the Cosmos window entirely when I decided to check on Vega for a moment.
The child had their eyes closed, one hand raised to shoulder height.
Fire.
Vega murmured the incantation like a prayer.
And that became the spark.
Whoosh.
Whoa.
Red flames blazed to life in Vega’s palm.
Judging from the open book laid out on the desk in front of where they sat, the child seemed to be studying magic alone in their room.
[‘The Listener who draws the path of wishes’ finds you admirable.]
Oh, hello there, god!
At my message, Vega startled and jumped up, bowing ninety degrees in the direction of nothing in particular. They looked adorably like a surprised hamster.
The flames Vega had conjured died down as they lowered their hand. Fortunately, the fire didn’t spread elsewhere.
I learned this really strong magic—would you like to see it?
[‘The Listener who draws the path of wishes’ says it’s dangerous to use indoors, isn’t it?]
Oh, right… what a shame.
Vega clearly wanted to demonstrate the magic they’d learned for me.
I resolved to tell Sirius just how impressive Vega’s magic was when I eventually saw it myself.
Still, even doubling my usual Sponsorship Count only gave me twenty messages a week, and it felt like I was burning through them too quickly. I decided to hold back on sending sponsorship messages for a while.
I’d just have to watch from the shadows and cheer them on.
[‘The Listener who draws the path of wishes’ says they’ll withdraw for now.]
Someone like me takes a lot of effort to watch over. You really ought to rest, god.
With that, Vega gently stroked a loaf of bread that had appeared on the desk.
Since Vega and Antares weren’t Contractors, each time I sent a sponsorship, I selected the option to make it appear ‘appropriately before the sponsored one,’ which is why bread now materialized in front of them.
I thought I might actually take Vega’s advice and get some rest.
I’d been trying not to seem too lazy in front of Sirius, but that was starting to wear on me too.
From the floor came the sound of cloth being dragged—the noise Sapphire made when scratching at the low-hanging blanket, eager to climb up onto the bed from where they’d been playing below.
I heard Sirius lift Sapphire onto the bed. Small paws padded toward me.
“Mom. Sleep?”
“Just a little nap?”
Hehe.
I held the small hatchling and patted them gently.
Coo.
After playing with them for quite a while, they fell asleep quickly.
I’d been thinking of taking a nap myself, but Sirius’s presence at the bedside kept me from doing so.
He gazed down at me quietly, his eyes resembling those of a dog with some gentle longing.
When I didn’t look away but met his gaze instead, Sirius slowly opened his mouth.
“I wish to lie beside you.”
Isn’t holding them and lying together every night enough?
“Come lie down.”
Finding no real reason to refuse, I told him to lie beside me. Unlike at night, Sirius didn’t hold me—he simply lay there beside me.
His eyes, watching Sapphire and me, were warm.
* * *
A few days later, I turned on Vega’s broadcast and found him standing in the Training Ground holding a Short Staff, with Betel cheering from a distance away.
[‘The Listener who draws the path of wishes’ asks what you’ve come here for.]
Oh, perfect timing.
Since I’d sent the sponsorship message at roughly the same time as usual, Vega seemed to have anticipated my arrival.
That thing I wanted to show you before—I can demonstrate it now.
[‘The Listener who draws the path of wishes’ watches with anticipation.]
We learn Fire Magic and Water Magic as fundamentals, following the attributes of the gods who were our patrons. I wanted to show you how we use them.
After a brief explanation, Vega raised the staff.
Water.
Splash.
Water surged forth from the staff. There didn’t seem to be any shortage of drinking water.
Fire.
Whoosh.
Flames burst up this time. It was a blaze that could have burned an entire location to ash if there’d been any mistake.
And I can also mix fire and water together and shoot them out.
As he spoke, blue water and red flame twisted together in perfect harmony from the staff’s tip.
The sight of two things that seemed as though they could never blend together, now intertwined, was beautiful to behold.
[‘The Listener Who Traces Diagonal Lines of Wishes’ applauds ‘Vega’s’ magic on instinct.]
Just as I was about to send Vega another message saying she was the best,
[You have exhausted all Sponsorship Count for this week.]
Somehow I’d burned through twenty Sponsorships in the span of a single week. I pouted inwardly at the disappointment.
Instead, I decided to tell Sirius about it.
“Sirius, Vega’s magic has improved so much.”
“Has it?”
“Yes, I wish you could have seen it too.”
Sirius looked somewhat surprised.
He was astonished just hearing about it—I regretted not being able to show him, so I glanced at Sapphire. Perhaps we could view the broadcast together somehow.
“Unfortunately, I cannot share the broadcast screen with you!”
It was strange—I could share other windows, yet not the broadcast screen.
It was truly frustrating.
* * *
I was in a moment of leisure, stroking the soft scales of the Hatchling.
Sapphire, who had been sprawled asleep on the tea table, suddenly bolted upright and cried out.
“A Dungeon has appeared! But…….”
“But?”
“It appeared in the domain of a god with whom there has been no Divine Connection until now.”
With that, she opened a window for me. From the World’s name, it was the domain of a god whose Title Name ended with ‘Petal’.
I was about to send a message to Petal through chat as I usually did—just blurting out whatever I wanted to say—but I hesitated. Since I was the Listener anyway, I figured I could send a chat message like an ordinary person would.
And it felt easier somehow. Just saying what I wanted to say straight out.
So this time, too, I sent only what I had to say.
[Listener: May I enter your domain?]
[Petal: Why are you contacting me?]
[Listener: Because a Dungeon has appeared due to the emergence of an Evil God.]
[Petal: I see.]
And for a while, no message came back.
I decided to send one more message from my end.
[Listener: If you leave it alone, the creatures inside will spill out.]
[Petal: That would be quite the spectacle. It might be amusing to watch.]
This god didn’t seem to be in their right mind.
Sapphire murmured sadly, looking at the system window.
“You could be destroyed by the Monsters. What will you do…….”
Creatures spilling out from the Dungeon could kill you, yet this god had chosen to spectate.
[Listener: What will you do if you’re killed by a Monster?]
[Petal: Hmm. That won’t do.]
[Listener: Then please allow me to enter your domain. I’ll take care of the Dungeon for you.]
[Petal: Fine, you’re quite persistent. I’ll allow it.]
Looking at just the chat, you couldn’t tell who the Listener was. That’s how rude Petal was.
What? I have more than enough with one rude god as the Listener.
In any case, I managed to get the address from Petal.
Now I just needed to travel there…….
“Sirius, I might meet another god. Is that alright with you?”
“No problem whatsoever.”
Then that’s settled.
“Sapphire. This time, you should stay home and——”
“Sirius, Sirius!!”
Sapphire, whom I’d left on the bed, suddenly bounced off and clung to Sirius. I couldn’t believe how much strength such a small creature had in her legs.
“There’s no need to worry. I shall protect you this time as well.”
I didn’t want to end up looking like someone wielding a flamethrower again. But I couldn’t leave Sapphire with anyone else either.
I tried to pry Sapphire away from where she clung to Sirius.
“Sapphire, come to me.”
“Sirius!”
“Come to me and we’ll go together.”
“Really?”
“Really.”
There’s a saying that no parent can match their child—and right now, I was living proof of it.
“Hehe! Fun place!”
I suspect I’ll need to find another World to visit after exploring the Dungeon. The way Sapphire’s been eager to go suggests as much.
I shifted Sapphire to my left arm and grabbed Sirius’s wrist with my free hand, then pressed the transmission button.
The bright night that had filled my vision vanished, replaced by a space composed entirely of plants and flowers.
Since the master of such a space bore the Title Name of Petal, I wondered if Petal might be a god of plants or flowers.
“Squee!”
Sapphire cried out with delight.
I imagined this place must look like an all-you-can-eat buffet to Sapphire’s eyes.
I held the child’s body firmly, worried she might break free and dash off to tear flowers apart gleefully.
But Petal was nowhere to be seen in this small space.
“Surely…”
I looked at the Dungeon entrance occupying one corner of the space.
Had Petal gone inside before I arrived?
“We should head in and look around.”
Sirius seemed to share my thinking. I nodded and entered the Dungeon alongside him.
The interior resembled a botanical garden where plants had grown far beyond what was necessary.
All of the vegetation appeared to possess consciousness and moved of its own accord.
Countless nameless flowers swayed unsettlingly, connected by sprawling stems.
We began searching to see who might be inside the Dungeon.

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