I'm a Goddess to Be Devoured by the Protagonist - Chapter 91

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Chapter 91
Then perhaps I could find something of value in another location?
It was while I was turning my gaze toward the window with that thought that it happened.
Plink.
What was that? Something fell from Sapphire.
“Chirp?”
Sapphire looked equally bewildered.
The fallen object glinted, so I picked it up—a small scale.
Was Sapphire molting scales the way a furred creature sheds fur?
But then Iron Wire’s pointed direction shifted.
From my arm to the scale.
Did Sapphire’s scale hold that much value?
I tentatively offered the scale forward.
Nod, nod.
Iron Wire accepted the scale and nodded as if to say that would do.
Then he lifted the case that held the pendant displayed alone and handed it to us.
“Thank you.”
The words of gratitude spilled out naturally. Sapphire had more than one or two scales attached to her body, so trading a single fallen scale for the jewel was quite a bargain.
The moment I took the pendant’s case, the transparent jewel shifted to a dark blue hue.
Like my hair color.
As the stone’s color changed completely, a system window appeared above the pendant.
[Dark Blue Pendant]
[Creates a dungeon exit on a single use.]
[Grants 10% defense increase when equipped.]
This was an absurdly powerful item that boosted defense by 10%.
“I think this pendant would suit Sirius well.”
Sirius took the case without much thought, then saw the system window and spoke.
“No. The stone’s color matches you perfectly.”
Then he tried to hand it back to me.
Naturally, I refused to take it.
In a short span of time, my mind worked quickly to find a reason Sirius would accept the pendant.
“Please wear it and protect me.”
He widened his eyes as if he hadn’t expected me to say such a thing. Fortunately, it seemed to work.
“……I will do as you say.”
“Thank you.”
Good. With this, even if I showed fear about something frightening, I could brush past it with the thought, “Well, I did give him the pendant.”
Sirius put on the pendant. It felt as though my color had entered him.
He fingered the pendant for a moment, then let it go.
We left the jeweler’s shop, our business concluded.
“It appears we can leave this place now.”
“Let’s get out of here quickly.”
“Whimper.”
Sapphire made a regretful sound.
I wasn’t sure if it was because she was too young to feel fear, or something else.
* * *
It was when everyone was sound asleep.
“Goddess, goddess.”
Two small front paws tapped me insistently. I opened my eyes to that gentle pressure.
“A dungeon has appeared.”
Ham whispered the news.
Ham’s gaze pointed toward Sapphire nestled in my arms. She seemed to be whispering so as not to wake Sapphire.
“Mmm……”
But then something unexpected happened. The moment I pulled my hand away from cradling Sapphire, her mouth stirred and her eyes cracked slightly open.
Still, if we were to enter the dungeon, we had to get up. I rose completely from the bed.
“Wevis?”
Perhaps because I’d left his embrace, Sirius woke as well.
His face held not a trace of sleep. Meanwhile, I was struggling against drowsiness.
“Sirius, a dungeon has appeared.”
“Understood.”
No further explanation was needed. Sirius rose from the bed and stood beside me.
I turned my gaze toward Sapphire. Her eyes, which had been open before, were now closed.
“Sapphire, aren’t you coming with us this time?”
“So sleepy…….”
Well, that was actually a relief.
“Ham, stay with Sapphire for me.”
“Of course! You can count on me!”
Ham spoke with reassuring confidence.
We left Sapphire in Ham’s care and headed toward the world where the Dungeon lay.
As we passed through the Dungeon entrance and stepped inside, the interior came into view—it resembled a temple.
“This is…….”
Sirius murmured in surprise at something he’d spotted.
Curious about what he was looking at, I followed his gaze to a sculpture I recognized from somewhere.
It was the same kind of fire-shaped sculpture I’d seen in the Fire Temple back in Quartz.
Could it be that Spark—the Primary Deity of Fire in Quartz—was inside this Dungeon?
Recalling that Spark was the twin of a water droplet with a small frame, I searched every corner of the Dungeon.
But Spark was nowhere to be found.
As we pressed forward, still searching for Spark, the Dungeon’s exit appeared surprisingly quickly.
“We’ve reached the exit already?”
“This is the shortest Dungeon I’ve ever seen.”
The Dungeon’s exit stood plainly before us.
We hesitated for a moment, then headed toward it. As we passed through, the exit vanished behind us, and the Dungeon disappeared as well.
The Dungeon’s exit opened onto a place covered entirely in black ash. Everything here must have burned brilliantly at some point in the past.
I looked around to see if Spark was here too.
Then I spotted a small, dark figure crouched in the corner.
As we cautiously approached, the figure noticed us.
The child-sized form had hair that burned like flickering flame—mostly black, with only the tips stained red.
It appeared to be Spark, the twin deity of the water droplet.
I couldn’t understand why she looked that way. Had she become an Evil Deity? And if so, why did she still maintain something resembling her original form?
“Kyahung!”
Spark let out a sound like a wild young beast and lunged at me, sinking her teeth into my leg. It didn’t hurt much.
But Sirius, startled, pulled Spark away from me.
Since Spark appeared in a child’s form, he didn’t act forcefully. He only applied an appropriate amount of strength to separate her from me.
For an Evil Deity, Spark was subdued with remarkable ease. Separated from me, she continued trying to bite, but Sirius kept her snapping at empty air.
“Are you the one called ‘Spark Who Dances with the Wind’?”
“Grrrr.”
Spark growled instead of answering. Communication seemed impossible in her current state.
“Wait—what do you mean by that?”
Sirius spoke in alarm.
Ah, right. I hadn’t told him that Spark was a deity of Quartz where he lived, and that the Primary Deities hadn’t abandoned the world after all.
Before Sirius could react further, I spoke quickly.
“The Primary Deities of Sirius’s world didn’t try to abandon it—they just became unable to interfere with the world anymore because of the Evil Deities.”
“I see.”
Sirius’s expression softened somewhat. He seemed to have more to say, but since the other party was in poor condition, he apparently felt nothing would get through, so he said nothing.
So what should I do about Spark in this strange state?
Come to think of it, before I became human, back when I was in the Divine Realm, whenever I didn’t know something, there was one thing I’d typically done.
Ask Seosa.
I decided to show Spark’s condition to Seosa.
[Listener: I’m bringing the Evil Deity to your space.]
[Seosa: Huh? Bringing what?]
As always, I said what I needed to say, grabbed Sirius’s wrist, and pressed the teleport button.
Then I walked briskly toward the Tea Table where Seosa was.
“Aaahhh!”
For some reason, Seosa, who had been standing, saw Spark and shrieked, falling ungracefully to the floor.
I was startled by his reaction and felt somewhat bewildered.
Were there no such incidents in the future Seosa had seen?
In any case, I should apologize first for putting Seosa in such an ugly state.
“I’m sorry for startling you.”
“Aaahhh! She apologized! Who are you?! This is terrifying!”
The past version of me never did apologize, that was true.
Seosa seemed just as shocked by my apology as he had been by the sight of Spark. It was exasperating.
In any case, I held out my hand to him.
“Come on, get up now.”
“Y-yes, all right.”
Seosa grasped my hand awkwardly and rose to his feet. Then he caught sight of Spark, whom Sirius had brought along.
“Why did you bring that wild creature?”
“I was thinking there might be a way to help him improve in this state.”
“Ah, I see.”
Seosa still looked genuinely taken aback, but seeing him think so hard on my behalf—I felt a genuine gratitude toward him.
“This one hasn’t demonified very far yet. I’m not sure why, but it seems like recovery might be possible.”
Seosa clearly knew little about demons.
“If you entreat a deity with Purification Ability or make a deal with one, the demonification might be reversed.”
He fell silent for a moment, lost in thought.
“Hmm. I don’t know of any deities who would grant favors freely, but there is one who might accept a trade.”
“Who would that be?”
“Kwaang!”
“For now, let’s just bind that creature with this.”
Seosa handed me a Long Soft Cloth. I passed it to Sirius, who wound it around Spark as gently as he could to keep him from harm.
“It’s a deity called Soft Harp String of Snow Mountain.”
“Thank you for telling me.”
“I’m still not used to this.”
Seosa seemed unaccustomed to my expressions of gratitude.

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