I'm a Goddess to Be Devoured by the Protagonist - Chapter 9

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Episode 9
Vega brought the food to her mouth with rigid movements, a gesture that reminded me of a motherless young creature, wary of its surroundings as it filled its belly.
I hoped she wouldn’t upset her stomach in the process.
Though her wariness pained me, telling her to eat at ease would only make things worse. Only time could solve this problem.
I decided to ask Sirius if he’d rested well.
[ (　ᐕ)? ]
Yes, I rested well.
As Sirius answered while looking at the window with the emoticon displayed, Vega regarded him with a questioning gaze.
It made sense. Since Vega couldn’t see the System Window, it must have looked to her as though Sirius were suddenly speaking to empty air.
You asked something of me, so I answered.
Ah, yes, I see…….
Sirius resolved the confusion without Vega having asked the question aloud.
Perhaps he didn’t want to appear mad.
Vega seemed to accept Sirius’s explanation without suspicion. If I weren’t the god who’d sent the message—if I were a third party instead—I wonder if she would have looked at him strangely.
After that, there was no further conversation, and the meal continued in quiet.
I surveyed the table. It looked like a simple breakfast for commoners in this world.
Bread and soup, along with a few unnamed dishes.
The composition hardly impressed me. I’d eaten nothing but bread for two days before coming out of the Underground Warehouse, and now here I was, eating bread again.
[Mission]
[Consume some meat and fruit.]
[Reward: Bread × 1]
You’ve been eating carbohydrates constantly. Let’s get some protein, fat, and vitamins into the mix.
I added the word “some” because I was being lenient given that it was morning.
Sirius ordered a modest portion of meat and fruit as I’d instructed, and it soon arrived at the table.
Vega wouldn’t even glance in that direction. I wondered why, when it suddenly struck me—the prices of meat and fruit in the modern world flashed through my mind.
I couldn’t say whether the cost of living here was similar to Korea’s, but judging by Vega’s reaction, I suspected her reluctance stemmed from much the same reason.
Fortunately, I didn’t need to intervene.
Sirius wasn’t a selfish adult who hoarded food. He placed a modest portion of meat and fruit before Vega.
Vega hesitated but couldn’t refuse. The temptation of well-cooked meat was irresistible.
Her fork moved noticeably faster, a sign she was pleased.
Watching her, I felt the warmth of a grandmother’s heart.
* * *
After the meal, they returned to their room.
Once enough time had passed for the food to digest, I decided to tell Sirius why I’d brought him to this village.
[Mission]
[Clear the Dungeon located on the Back Mountain of ‘Tormaline Village’.]
[Reward: Bread × 1]
Dungeons existed in this world. Like those found in games, they were places inhabited by monsters and where one could obtain various rewards.
The Dungeon at Tormaline Village had a lower Difficulty compared to the terrifying Dungeons that appeared in .
Even so, a Dungeon was a Dungeon—dangerous nonetheless.
There was a reason we needed to go there: the reward from this Dungeon.
I believed it would be of great help for the journey ahead, so I decided to obtain its reward first.
Sirius turned his gaze toward the window in the room. Beyond it lay the village’s only mountain.
So I should head there?
[ ( ᐛ) (　ᐕ)₎₎ ]
And there were no further questions.
I’d expected him to at least ask why, but apparently not.
Of course, since I could only send emoticons as messages, I wouldn’t have been able to give him a proper explanation anyway.
There’s something I need to take care of, so I’ll be going out for a bit.
Yes, of course.
Sirius left Vega with those brief words and departed the Inn.
He didn’t head straight to the Dungeon. First, he went to the Shopping District and bought a sword. It would have been foolish to enter the Dungeon with just the Old Sword I’d given him.
Even so, Sirius didn’t discard the Old Sword. He placed it in his Inventory using the Contractor Privilege.
The Inventory was something akin to a Contractor Privilege. I’d read the instructions just before, so I knew how to use it, but his movements seemed awkward since this was his first time.
Once preparations were complete, Sirius headed straight for the Back Mountain.
A rope was strung across the entrance to the mountain path, as if to bar entry.
It seemed they’d blocked off the entrance since a Dungeon had appeared at the summit.
Yet Sirius didn’t turn back. He proceeded forward through the gap in the rope.
Following the mountain trail, the Dungeon awaited at the summit. Sirius climbed the mountain along a dirt path worn naturally into the grass by countless footsteps.
Warm sunlight filtered through the leaves of towering trees. From time to time, bird song echoed through the air, and whenever the wind blew, the leaves rustled softly.
The word “healing” came to mind unbidden.
Now I understood why hiking clubs existed.
Of course, I had no desire to hike myself. Simply watching was enough.
I’d hoped Sirius might find some solace in it too, but his expression remained utterly unmoved.
I’d expected as much—he wasn’t the type to be moved by such trivial matters.
That was unfortunate for me. If he had something he enjoyed, I could suggest it whenever he seemed out of sorts.
Since the novel contained little but misfortune, I had no way of knowing what might brighten Sirius’s mood. I’d have to discover it as we went.
Lost in these thoughts, I hardly noticed when we reached the summit.
What greeted us was a fissure in the air itself—a jagged hole radiating palpable menace.
Unmistakably a Dungeon entrance.
Sirius didn’t hesitate; he strode straight in. As someone accustomed to frequenting Dungeons, he saw no reason to pause.
The Dungeon opened into a cave. I found myself thinking: if the passage to the afterlife existed, wouldn’t it look something like this?
Yet Sirius merely swept his eyes across the surroundings once before pressing deeper, never faltering.
Had I been in his position, I would have demanded answers—whether this was right, whether he was being led toward death.
Tap. Tap.
Only Sirius’s footsteps echoed through the narrow passage.
After some time, the cave opened into a vast chamber.
—Thud-thud-thud-thud.
Before I could even process what I was seeing, the ground shuddered violently.
What? So sudden?
Something that had been sprawled across the cavern floor rose to its feet with a booming crash.
A body like a log: a cylindrical trunk supported at its base by four thick, pillar-like appendages, with two more limbs branching from its middle like arms.
Most striking was the dark purple jewel embedded somewhere between the center and the crown of that cylinder.
Unmistakably a Boss Monster.
So it was here!
Defeating this creature was the purpose of our journey.
Its appearance came faster than expected, but that posed no problem. It had set attack patterns.
Sirius learned them firsthand in the novel—and since the description was vivid, I remembered them clearly.
If I informed him quickly enough, he wouldn’t have to take a hit at all.
[Mission]
[This creature employs the two limbs sprouting from its body to attack in a semi-circular arc, sweeping from behind toward the front.
Its attack pattern follows a strict sequence: left, left, right, left, right, repeated in order.
Evade skillfully.]
[Reward: Bread ×1]
The moment Sirius read the Mission Window, his expression could be summed up in a single character.
‘?’
From the right side of the chamber—from the creature’s left—a limb lashed out viciously toward Sirius.
[Mission Failed]
Watching this unfold, I felt like tearing my hair out.
Not take a hit, my foot!
In that moment, I understood what I’d done: I’d handed a strategy guide to someone trying to learn combat by experience—effectively hitting them with spoilers.
I’d trusted his dynamic vision, but I’d failed to account for the necessary process: ‘What’s this? → Ah, I see! → Got it, I’ll remember!’ A gap in the logic that cost him.
I hurriedly checked if Sirius was alright. My heart sank when I saw a red welt already blooming across his arm.
[ 。゜゜(´Ｏ`) ゜゜。 ]
Good heavens, what have I done……
But there was no time for self-recrimination. I had to share what I knew.
This time, I decided to reveal its Weak Point.
Not the obvious Purple Jewel—it looked like a target, begging to be struck, but that was actually its strongest part.
[Weak Point is above the jewel.]
I hastily rewrote the Mission content and hit submit.
[Converting your Mission to proper format.]
[Error]
[Please verify that your submission matches the required Mission format.]
Why won’t it just convert automatically? Now I have to rewrite it!
[Weak Point is above the jewel. Pierce it once or more with your sword.]
That should work, shouldn’t it?
[Converting your Mission to proper format.]
[Mission sent.]
This window keeps appearing. Tedious.
[Mission]
[The creature’s weak point lies on its upper body. Pierce it with your sword at least once.]
[Reward: Bread×1]
All right, now it’s left, right, left, right. Then left, left, right, left, right again! You’ve got this!
Sirius checked the Mission Window, sheathed his sword, and bolted left. At the same moment, the creature extended its left tendril backward.
The attack fell short of Sirius by a hairsbreadth as the tendril snapped back. It had already traced a half-circle.
This was why the Difficulty was low. The creature could do nothing but rotate its body and sweep its limbs in sequence.
Sirius leaped, braced himself against the supporting tendril, and began to climb up along the trunk.
Reading a description was one thing; witnessing it firsthand was another. Remarkable—he couldn’t even tell what he was gripping on that log-like body.
Meanwhile, the creature thrashed its arms violently, desperate to shake off the intruder clinging to it.
But Sirius demonstrated what perfect stability truly meant. Wall or no wall, he climbed steadily upward without so much as a tremor.
Reaching the body without incident, Sirius fixed his gaze on the center of the growth rings. That patch alone had darkened, as though it had rotted away.
Without hesitation, Sirius stepped forward and drove his sword into the spot.
-Shriek!
The creature wailed in agony. The Boss Monster fell in a single blow.
[Mission Complete! Rewards dispensed!]
[Bread×1]
The creature crumbled.
Something small and glittering caught his eye among the remains. Sirius picked it up.
[ ⁽⁽ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ⁾⁾ ]
Done. He’d accomplished what he came here for.
With just this…
-I shall build an altar upon my return and make an offering of it.
What?
[ Σ(・Д・)!? ]
Why are you giving this to me?
-It seems precious, so I wished to give it to you.
What in the world? When those other gods were here before, didn’t they demand I hand over anything valuable I found?
How is this any different from squeezing blood from a stone, you wretches?
[ ( 乂˙-˙) ]
Sirius’s eyes narrowed with confusion as he observed the emoticon.
Anyone seeing this would think I begged you for the thing.
[Mission]
[Return to the Inn.]
[Reward: Bread×1]
Time to head back!

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