[Request Completed: You have earned the God of Gluttony Calypso's appreciation and satisfaction]
[The God of Stars Noella wanted to see you bite both of their breasts at the same time and is disappointed you didn't do]
'Will do next time, Lady Noella...I'll take a bite from both their meat buns just for you next time.'
[The God of Destiny Hestia wonders how good the curry tastes and wants to have a taste]
'I'll have Camila make you a plate when I bring her up with me after I finish this trial.'
[The God of Darkness Sephora is surprised that Lady Vanitas made her move once again and is confused as to what her true intentions are]
'Hmm?...My mother or more exactly, the woman who gave birth to me, did something again? Don't tell me she tried to sabotage this request or something because of her grudge with me?'
[No...Nothing of that kind happened, as I've already made sure that no God up above, no matter how powerful they might be like your mother, can detrimentally affect your trial] Evangeline, the God of Order, voiced from the Heavens above.
'Then what did she do?...I don't think it can be anything good if it's coming from that woman.'
[Well, it's not something significant and is honestly something that confuses me as well. But Lady Vanitas has taken the portrait you made for Camila off her back and seems to have transported the image you've created all the way up to the Heavenly Axis]
'She's taken it? How did she even take a portrait I've made by sucking on Camila's skin?'
I asked, finally finding out why Camila's back was so clear and without a mark when that painting on her back should've lasted at least a couple of days.
'...And more importantly, why would she do something as useless as that? Isn't this a little too petty of a prank for someone who even you're afraid to talk badly off to do just because she doesn't like me?'
[I don't exactly know why she did so, as Lady Vanitas's thoughts are simply incomprehensible and beyond understanding for anyone other than herself.] Evangeline said as if she were also puzzled at my mother's behaviour.
And this tranquil haven became the perfect refuge for my mothers, who, longing for peace, chose to move here and spend the rest of their days basking in its serene embrace.
Currently, the sun had set over the evergreen mountain range in the distance, and the sky was full of twinkling stars that could never be seen in the busy cities.
My mother was back at home watching the drama she had been waiting for, and I was walking with a bag of bathing amenities in my hand towards a hot spring that I've been wanting to go to for a while but never had the chance since I was so busy with my mother this past week.
It was when I was coming back home after disposing of Bella's stalker and clearing up anything that could track his disappearance back to this town that I spotted the hot spring I was going to, which was just a ten-minute walk away from my house.
It was a small little place that looked quite old and elegant at the same time, almost like a hot spring that you would see back in Japan. I had learned from my mother that it had been in this town for more than a century now, and the ownership had always been passed onto its descendants.
Apparently, the water also had some healing effects that were good for sore joints, relieving headaches, and several other positive effects, which was one of the reasons I was going to check it out.
I wasn't exactly in any kind of pain or anything and just wanted a serene and calm place where I could relax for a while, and an aesthetic hot spring that produced steaming, hot water from the ground beneath that had miraculous effects seemed like the exact place to do so.
After a few minutes of walking while enjoying the cool breeze that was brushing against my face, I arrived at the hot spring.
The hot spring was a small, traditional wooden structure with a gently sloping roof. Its walls were lined with sliding paper doors, and lanterns hung under the eaves, casting a warm glow. A short curtain at the entrance fluttered in the breeze, inviting guests inside.
The surrounding garden was also peaceful, with moss-covered rocks and neatly trimmed plants enhancing the quiet and natural beauty of the place.
It's similarity to a Japanese hot spring was a little too impeccable, but that wasn't because there were any Japanese people in this world, but probably because the owner of this hot spring was a variant human, which I had learned recently.
Variant humans were a little different from normal humans since they had their own culture and traditions as well, and this type of architecture that was different from the normal Western and European structures around was probably due to the heritage they followed.
They were basically the different races in this world that have existed in this world even before records of history were recorded, only that they were much more rarer and were considered a minority group in this world consisting of only ten percent of the world's population.
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