I'm a Goddess to Be Devoured by the Protagonist - Chapter 82

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Episode 82
“You dared to scratch me.”
Flower Petal’s voice had started out composed, but……
“Ugh. Stop.”
Soon he was reduced to pained whimpers.
Flower Petal’s body was covered in wounds. A pale pink fluid seeped from him in rivulets. (That pale pink fluid was something like divine blood; the color differed from god to god.)
In truth, the injuries weren’t that severe. Still, it must have hurt considerably.
I watched Flower Petal in bewilderment, but a good idea suddenly struck me, and I acted on it at once.
“Why don’t you try asking me to save you.”
“Save me.”
He’s actually complying?
“Now try apologizing.”
“I’m sorry. So save me.”
I’d actually gotten an apology out of this strange-natured god.
With my hand not holding Sapphire, I wrapped Divine Power around myself and swung the Greatsword. Even one massive swing was enough to severely blunt the creature’s momentum.
—Kyieee!!
Fortunately, my opponent was weak.
But when I cut through the Orchid Mantis, green fluid sprayed out, and I got drenched in it.
Startled, Sirius hurried over to check on Sapphire and me. Thankfully, aside from the two of us turning green, there was no real damage.
“Hehe, green!”
Sapphire lifted her two small front legs and tried to smear the green liquid on Sirius.
“Oh no, ptuh. That won’t work.”
“It won’t?”
Sapphire looked up at me with pitiful eyes. For a moment, I almost gave in and said yes.
“No matter how you look at me, the answer is still no.”
“Mmph.”
Fortunately, Sapphire was a well-behaved child who listened well. She lowered the front legs she’d extended toward Sirius.
Just then, Flower Petal slowly approached me, mumbling something while keeping his head bowed low.
“……fallen.”
“I’m sorry, what did you say?”
“……I’ve fallen for you, I said.”
Then he suddenly lifted his head. His eyes burned with an incomprehensible fire.
“I’ve fallen for your strength.”
What on earth was he talking about?
Flower Petal opened his arms. He looked like he was trying to embrace me.
I’m green right now. If he hugs me, he’ll get covered in it too.
At that moment, Sirius brushed Flower Petal aside like he was removing a nuisance.
“Thank you, Sirius.”
“It’s nothing.”
“Why must you interfere with my love?”
Flower Petal spoke with the calculated despair of a tragic villain.
“I don’t particularly want to be held by you.”
“But I smell nice, don’t I?”
“Yes. But that has nothing to do with me.”
Thump.
Flower Petal collapsed to the ground dramatically. Now he looked like the sorrowful heroine of a melodrama.
“Just follow along quietly. Before I leave you behind.”
“……I shall do so.”
Walking on, we arrived at a place unlike anything we’d seen before.
In a wide open space, nine enormous burrows gaped before us.
[Flowers Caught: 0]
I assumed this was some kind of mini-game again.
Crackle.
“Pop!”
A flower shot up from one of the nearby holes. Sirius reflexively slashed at it.
“The count of flowers caught has increased.”
This looked like a whack-a-mole game—flowers popping up instead of moles, but the scoring principle was identical.
“Flower Petal, do you have any means of attacking?”
“No, I don’t.”
So his only ability was Shield. That meant he’d have to stay back and watch.
I swung my Greatsword and cut down the flower that emerged from the opening ahead.
[Flowers Caught: 1]
Just as Sirius had said, the count of flowers I’d caught increased.
That meant I couldn’t just stand in one place watching a single hole. I wrapped Divine Power around my legs and darted back and forth toward whichever opening the flowers suddenly sprang from.
Of course, having exhausted considerable stamina doing fifty rounds of jump rope moments ago, I couldn’t keep this up for long.
In the end, I found myself planted in one spot, targeting a single hole.
[Mission Complete]
[Flowers Caught: 11]
Still, it felt like I’d caught quite a lot.
[Mission Cleared]
[You’ve obtained a Flower Coin.]
[Current Flower Coins: 12]
All that effort just to earn a measly two coins.
“How many coins did you get, Sirius?”
“Six, I’m afraid.”
“I see. Mine came to twelve.”
Coins seemed scarce in this place.
Or maybe fifty jump ropes for ten coins was actually a poor exchange.
Either way, I needed to scout the next location where we could earn more coins.
Flower Petal had been going on about how he’d taken a liking to me, but when I’d quietly told him to follow along earlier, he’d closed his mouth and obediently trailed behind us.
As Flower Petal’s position in our formation shifted, Sirius moved to the very front.
This Tank seemed quite satisfied with his role. He appeared to take pride in protecting both Sapphire and me.
It wasn’t long before we discovered what looked like the next Mini-Game.
A small flower and five overturned cups sat on a table draped with cloth.
As we approached the table, one cup lifted to place the small flower inside, then began mixing with the other cups.
This Mini-Game appeared to be a Cups Game.
But here’s the problem—the cups were shuffling so fast I couldn’t tell which one held the flower.
[Select the cup containing the flower.]
[Cup 1]
[Cup 2]
[Cup 3]
[Cup 4]
[Cup 5]
[Warning: Do not share the flower’s location with others. Any consequences are entirely your responsibility.]
Because of that suspicious warning message, I couldn’t even ask Sirius. In the end, I just picked a number at random.
[All players have made their selections. The answer will now be revealed.]
[Correct Answer: Cup 1]
Sirius looked confused at the system window that appeared before him.
“That’s strange. I was certain it was Cup 3.”
Meanwhile, Flower Petal seemed to have caught on to something.
“Ah, I see. It seems you need to sense the flower’s location using Divine Power.”
Before I could say anything, the cups began shuffling again.
I released Divine Power to verify whether Flower Petal’s suggestion was true. And indeed, just as he’d said, I could sense something inside one of the cups.
But what’s this?
The flower that had been inside the cup moved downward, beneath the table.
Like a Cups Game operator pulling a trick.
“No wonder Sirius couldn’t see it. Sirius, the flower is moving below the table.”
I tried pulling away the cloth covering the table, but it seemed to be fastened to the surface—it wouldn’t budge. If I forced it any harder, I’d damage the table.
As a result, I had no way to show Sirius the flower moving beneath the table.
[Mission Cleared]
[You’ve obtained a Flower Coin.]
[Current Flower Coins: 21]
The Cups Game went through ten rounds, and excluding the first one, I got all the rest correct—nine in total. I earned one coin for each correct answer.
“Sirius, I’m up to 21 coins now.”
“Mine have become eight.”
So Sirius had gained two.
Unable to use Divine Power, Sirius must have been guessing blindly. Still, picking the right cup out of five was fairly fortunate.
Sirius looked at me sheepishly. I patted his shoulder to signal it was all right.
“This time, I beat that fake god.”
Flower Petal called Sirius a fake god. It seemed there was something unusual about Sirius compared to ordinary deities.
I gave him a sharp look at a title I wasn’t particularly fond of.
“Have you fallen for me?”
“No.”
“Then how can I make you fall for me?”
Flower Petal looked every inch the man in love. His attention felt suffocating, so I turned my face away from him.
We walked deeper into the Dungeon.
Soon we came upon a stall displaying square wooden boxes with flowerpots containing flowers and plants.
[Plant Market]
Had the moment finally come to use our coins?
[Dungeon Clear Flower: 10 Coins]
[Using this item will clear the Dungeon.]
It seemed buying this item was all it took to clear the Dungeon.
Purchasing one would wrap up our business here entirely, but I rolled my eyes and examined the other goods as well.
[Pounding Succulent Plant: 5 Coins]
[Using this increases the probability of making a favorable impression on those you’re attracted to.]
What was that pink heart-shaped succulent plant?
[Purchase Complete]
In the blink of an eye, the succulent plant vanished from its spot, leaving only a purchase-complete sign behind.
The succulent plant had ended up in Sirius’s hand.
Don’t tell me Sirius bought it?
Why would he? It seemed like an item he didn’t need at all.
Wait—Sirius looks even more handsome now. How is his face possibly more beautiful than before?
I squeezed my eyes shut against the radiance of his face.
“What do you think?”
What was I supposed to say?
“Well, it does seem to be working.”
“I see.”
When I answered with my eyes still closed, Sirius replied in an oddly deflated voice.
His face had become even more beautiful—what reason did he have to sound so dejected?
In any case, I opened my eyes and resolved to examine more items, making a deliberate effort not to look at Sirius.
[Soap Soap Flower: 5 Coins]
[Got dirty in the Dungeon? Then buy this at once! Using it will make you spotlessly clean.]
This was clearly an item designed for someone like me—someone who’d turned green.
I looked around to see if there was anything else worth buying.

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