I'm a Goddess to Be Devoured by the Protagonist - Chapter 97

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Episode 97
Now I understood why this was such a special date spot. The atmosphere was perfect for couples.
Sirius and I sat down at the table.
“This is a special menu just for couples—Cloud Parfait.”
Two parfaits sat on the table before us.
I tasted mine. It was light and fizzy, with a sweet flavor that seemed to dance on my tongue.
“It’s so sweet, I don’t think it suits your taste, Sirius.”
“Then I’ll give mine to Sapphire.”
Wait—can dragons even eat parfait?
Before I could say anything, Sirius tilted the parfait toward Sapphire’s mouth.
“Nom.”
Sapphire’s mouth was smeared with whipped cream, like a puppy that had gotten into a cappuccino.
“Delicious!”
“I’m so glad you enjoy it!”
The clouds swirled around Sapphire, delighted that the creature they’d prepared the food for was pleased.
“Say, you can do Cosmic Fishing by casting a rod out that window. Want to try?”
A small cloud gestured toward the window where the cosmos was visible.
“Yes, let’s do it.”
“Huff! Hoo!”
With a forceful breath, two long fishing rods shot out from the cloud. I took them both and handed one to Sirius.
“Just relax and wait now.”
As I held the rod and waited patiently, Sirius’s line suddenly went taut. He quickly jerked it.
“Wow. How cute.”
A small, adorable star had been caught.
It glimmered in Sirius’s hand, shimmering with colors that shifted and danced.
I should take a photo—it had been a while.
I opened the camera in the System Window and framed Sirius in the shot.
“Sirius, bring the star closer to your face.”
He did as I asked.
But why was my heart racing like this?
“Is there some problem?”
Yes.
It’s your face.
I’d opened the camera intending to take a photo with him, but for some reason I found myself unable to move closer.
Click.
The photo captured only Sirius.
The image was so beautiful—the star glinting in his hand—that I kept looking back at it.
I wanted to keep this photo all to myself.
Thinking I’d print it secretly later, I closed the camera window.
“Sirius, should we sleep separately starting tonight?”
“……Did I do something wrong?”
“No. I was just saying it. Forget about it.”
I had a feeling tonight was going to be rough.
* * *
Sirius coughed softly during breakfast.
“Sirius, have you caught a cold?”
“It seems so.”
Sirius could catch a cold? He’d never gotten sick sleeping rough outdoors before.
Was my realm too cold?
The atmosphere did look chilly, at least visually.
As I tilted my head in thought, Sirius spoke up.
“Are you planning to overexert yourself again?”
“I’ve never overexerted myself.”
I’d taken first place at the Tournament without difficulty, thanks to my strong Divine Power.
How could I cure Sirius’s cold? Even Hamyi didn’t seem to know much about human illness.
That meant there was only one place to ask.
[Listener: Seosa, do you know how to cure a human cold?]
[Seosa: I think there’s something about that in the books here. (￣v￣)]
I was curious why Seosa’s realm contained books like that, but it wasn’t important right now.
What mattered was getting Sirius better.
“Sirius, I’ll just pop over to another god’s space for a moment…….”
Right then, Sirius gently grasped my wrist.
“The cold will clear up soon enough.”
He took my hand and intertwined our fingers. The warmth of his palm spread through me like a gentle comfort.
“I think it would help my illness more to have you stay with me, Listener.”
For a moment, I wanted nothing more than to remain here beside him.
But that wasn’t possible.
“I’ll only be gone a short while. You don’t need to worry.”
There was nothing dangerous in Seosa’s space. If I was there, I’d be the most dangerous thing in it.
Looking at Sirius’s reaction, you’d think I was walking toward my own execution.
“I’ll be back soon.”
I gently slipped my hand from his. His fingers, reluctant to let go, reached to catch me again—but I slipped away.
I pressed the transfer button and moved to Seosa’s space.
“I’m here.”
“Right. Let me get you that book you’re looking for.”
Seosa raised his hand, and a book came flying toward me, its cover spread like wings. The Divine Power flowing through it marked it as one of Seosa’s abilities.
“Look at this.”
Seosa, catching the airborne book, turned it toward me. The ordinary books he possessed could be read by others too.
“If you brew Cough Cough Grass and Achoo Achoo Flower together and drink it, the cold will go away.”
Both were strangely shaped plants. The moment you saw them, they were impossible to forget—easy to memorize.
Seosa walked to a spot between the bookshelves and returned with a small hoe.
I was about to wonder what he meant to do with it when he placed it in my hands.
“You’ve got this!”
He gave me an encouraging shout.
Fair point. Who else would dig up those plants if not me?
“But how many of these plants do I need to dig up?”
“The book says about a hundred of each.”
I’m sorry, Sirius. It looks like I’m going to be busy today.
* * *
A hundred plants? What kind of absurd task was this?
But if Sirius was going to recover from his cold, I had no choice.
[Garden of Peculiar Medicinal Herbs]
[#CoughCoughGrass #AchooAchooFlower]
I entered the World where I could harvest Cough Cough Grass and Achoo Achoo Flower.
I decided to dig up a hundred Cough Cough Grass plants first.
From the illustrations in the book, I hadn’t realized just how small they were. Small enough that a hundred of them could fit in an ordinary pot.
I carefully dug at each plant with the tip of the hoe, taking care not to damage the roots.
Voilà.
I’d managed exactly one. A momentous beginning.
I placed the grass into my Inventory.
[Cough Cough Grass (1)]
Whoosh.
As I dug up the second plant, I found myself staring into what might have been a worm’s eyes from the hole below.
Various creatures seemed to live in this World. I’d need to be careful not to harm them.
Cough Cough Grass was scattered sparsely throughout the World. Tiny as they were, I nearly stepped on several.
These precious medicines—I couldn’t trample them.
As I continued digging, two worms emerged from a hole and stared up at me, their gazes steady. I felt a pang of guilt for disturbing their home.
Sorry, you two. But I have work to do.
[Cough Cough Grass (100)]
By the time I’d collected a hundred Cough Cough Grass, lunchtime had come and gone.
By now, Sirius, Sapphire, and Hamyi were probably enjoying a pleasant meal together.
I didn’t need to eat to survive, so I couldn’t complain—only felt a mild wistfulness.
Now I needed to find the Achoo Achoo Flower.
But I couldn’t see it anywhere around me.
Where could it be?
I should have studied the book more carefully before coming. I’d only looked at the pictures of both plants before leaving.
[Listener: Seosa, where does the book say the Achoo Achoo Flower is located?]
[Seosa: It says they’re on top of a dangerous Cliff. You’ve got this! (￣∇￣)/]
The road ahead was becoming crystal clear.
I looked up and began considering how to climb the high Cliff.
I didn’t have to haul myself up the cliff in some unseemly fashion.
[Path leading up the cliff →]
Fortunately, I found one.
“Is this the place?”
“I have a feeling this will be a bust again.”
Then I heard someone’s voice.
It was Tikkul and the god following her.
But why had they come to a place like this?
There was no reason to climb here unless you were after Cough Cough Grass and Achoo Achoo Flower.
“Ah, there it is!”
Ah. So they’d come to find me.
I should have set a password on the World if I’d known someone would come. I hadn’t bothered because I didn’t think anyone would.
“Finally found you. I’ve been rummaging through over a hundred Worlds just to track you down!”
That they’d searched through a hundred Worlds to find me was impressive in its own way, though it also meant they had nothing better to do.
“But where’s the man? You’re here alone? Did you two break up?”
“We were never dating in the first place.”
“Such transparent lies don’t fool me.”
“Taeyang. This isn’t the time for that.”
“Ah, ahem. Right.”
The god following Tikkul cleared his throat and spoke.
“This favor was your doing, but let me set up the next one.”
Could they be talking about restoring the flame to its original state?
Where had they heard about that? Among the gods who helped restore the flame, I hadn’t noticed any who were particularly gossipy.
Though in the Divine Realm, all manner of stories circulated—whether or not the people involved wanted them spread.
“I don’t consider that a favor.”
“Playing modest, are you? Your dark heart’s already been exposed.”
When had it been exposed?
……Besides, I didn’t have such a dark heart.
“Is that all you have to say? If so, step aside. I have work to do here.”
I walked straight past Tikkul.

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