CH 139

“If she’s engaged… With who?”

I asked Daisy, pretending to be calm, but my words trembled a little.

“With Young Count Douglas. I heard their age difference is about 10 years, but there are also rumors that she’s getting married because of family debt.”

Although Lady Rie’s situation wasn’t good, I let out a sigh of relief.

“Whew, I see.”

I thought that couldn’t be, but it felt like I was afraid that it might be Cass. It’s because it’s an old cliché to suddenly lose contact with your lover and marry another woman.

‘Now… Is it time, already.’

After a while, I shut the door to the room, kept Daisy out, and stood upright. It was said that it would be automatically accepted after three days, but it was blinking violently, probably because the time had run out.

‘About the wish… As expected, that would be nice.’

As the name is ‘Great Wish’, it was expected that the wish would be granted.

The blinking speed increased and finally, like a fanfare, the firecracker effect came up and the mission window came up.

[You will receive the final mission reward automatically.]

Now it was my turn to be rewarded for all my hard work.

“…!”

Suddenly, my vision went dark, and I felt like I was moving to a different space. And when I came to my senses, the place I saw was a place I had already visited twice.

I saw my autograph hanging side by side on a wood frame and a steel frame.

“Congratulations! All missions completed!”

“Congratulations, Ariel! You saved the world!”

Ren and Van greeted me by clapping their hands.

“With the disappearance of Camilla, the prophecy was completely destroyed.”

“I never thought Ariel could do this. It’s really great.”

With a slightly embarrassed face, I gathered up my holy power and showed it to Ren and Van.

It was an intangible form of an absolute communication device with the Gods, and I obtained it by blackmailing Ren and Van when the oracle was disturbed by Camilla.

“I’ll give it back.”

After nodding his head, Ren took my hand and regained his absolute ability to communicate.

“Whew, it was hard to endure without this for a while.”

“I think it’s your fault for making me suffer.”

I smiled and crossed my arms.

“By the way, do you have anything else to give me?”

Van and Ren looked into each other’s eyes and nodded.

‘The Great Wish.’

You both will know what I’m talking about.

“Can I tell you? About my wish…?”

I’ve been thinking about my wishes for the past two days.

Shall I become a millionaire by asking for 10 million franc? Or should I use it as a means to solve my difficult relationship with Cass?

I didn’t want to go back to modern times. I was satisfied with my life here.

After thinking for a moment, I opened my mouth again. It was the result of a lot of hard work.

“I want to continue to be with the Gods.”

The first contributor to my adaptation to this new world was the Gods.

Sometimes they made me bewildered by the absurdity, but I liked the bustle that stayed by my side like family. I wanted to continue living in their warmth.

When Camilla couldn’t use the oracle in the temple, when I felt that all the Gods had left…

The loss I felt was so great that it even surprised me.

“I don’t think you liked it at first.”

“There were times like that. But now, it’s impossible without the Gods.”

Even at this moment, I miss the chatter of the Gods.

Van and Ren stared at me for a long time at my faint smile, then their faces turned red.

“The Gods are lucky. Ariel likes them.”

Ren muttered blankly to himself.

After a while, Van cleared her throat and opened her mouth.

“Ariel. I’m sorry to burst your bubble, but…”

And I couldn’t help but be embarrassed by the words that came out after that.

“The Great Wish isn’t about your wish”

‘What?’

I blinked.

Wait a minute, the mission reward ‘Great Wish’ isn’t for me?

‘Then… Perhaps?’

With a half smile, she said.

“It’s for the Gods, the ‘great beings’.”

At those words, I heard a thunderbolt, rumble, hitting my head.

“What? Whaaaaaaaat?”

So, the ‘Great Wish’ wasn’t ‘my great wish’ but the ‘wish of great beings’?

When I asked back in surprise, half continued talking mercilessly.

“It can be said that it’s a reward given to the ancient beings, the Gods who have existed for humans until now.”

I staggered in shock.

“So… You mean, filling the oracle was for the sake of the Gods?”

Ren and Van smiled and nodded.

“Then why did that mission window pop up on me! It’s like giving me a prize.”

Shocked, I was clutching my forehead when I heard Ren’s words.

“But don’t worry. Ariel. Because the Gods never intend to leave you. Your oracle room will always be full.”

I looked at Ren and Van with bewildered eyes at those words.

“That’s right. Your wish has already been fulfilled. They gained the new joy from the boring divine life (神生)… They won’t come out even if you sprinkle salt on them.”

Van nodded her head as if Ren was right.

“Ah…”

It upset me that it wasn’t my wish, but it did feel a little calming that I didn’t have to make a wish.

Eventually, a chat window popped up.

[All Gods have finished worrying about wishes.]

And at that moment, a message appeared on the chat window in front of my eyes. I couldn’t help but be stunned by the message.

***

Cass came to the temple a few days later.

I greeted him with a slightly pouty face.

“What’s the matter?”

It’s really mean for him to leave me like that and not let me hear from him for several days.

[The God of Benevolence, Oman, invites you to come to his ‘junction’.]

[The God of Destruction, Ciel, is opening his own ‘junction’.]

In the meantime, I thought about pretending not to be able to resist the temptations of the Gods, but… As expected, my heart couldn’t leave him.

Cass came up to me and put his hand up, lifting the back of my hand.

He kept his figure neat, but his face looked rather tired.

As his lips touched the back of my hand, my heart thumped again.

“Are you upset?”

I didn’t answer anything because my stomach hurt even more.

It seemed like yesterday that my heart sank when I saw him lying down.

‘I was so surprised and worried, but how can a person be so indifferent.’

I swallowed the words I couldn’t tell him.

“I urgently needed time to organize my business. I’m sorry.”

But I blinked my eyes at Cas’s words that I heard right away.

“…What do you mean by organizing your business.”

He lightly smiled at my immediate reaction.

“Ah, business related to Elium. It’s not that I’m going to organize all the business… I have come to organize all matters involving interest in Elium.”

[The God of Knowledge, Hessed, understands his words and melts with sweetness.]

But I couldn’t understand what it meant.

Looking at him with bewildered eyes, he said.

“If I continue to do business related to the temple and associate with the Saintess, people’s gazes will make it difficult for you.”

“No way…”

It was only after the additional explanation that I understood what he was doing.

Leading the Lloyd Merchant, he’s involved in various businesses in the temple of Elium. If it’s known to people that he is dating me, there is a high possibility that bad words will circulate.

Rumors of the same kind, such as giving him various advantages of the temple because of my personal affection, or that he manipulates me to take advantage of the temple.

“…”

I looked at him with swaying eyes.

Don’t tell me… Did it take this long to get the job done?

“And… I wanted to block the possibility of the Saintess misunderstanding me, though you wouldn’t.”

“…”

“I knew. Why you’re wary of me.”

Lloyd doesn’t move unless it’s for profit and rights.

As he said, he always met women as ‘tools’” and that was one of the main reasons I was wary of Cass.

“The reason I like the Saintess…”

Cass’ soft hand wrapped around my cheek.

A warm wind blew.

“…It’s pure enthusiasm. My heart beats only when I see you.”

[The hands and feet of all the Gods shrivel after hearing the second sentence.]

[The God of Art, Mond, shakes his head at Cass’ expression.]

[The God of Justice, Hetuse, decides whether Cass’ heart or mouth is at fault.]

Hearing his words, I too felt a surge of warmth in my heart.

“I wanted to prove it. I like you, Saintess.”

He continued to tell me with dark eyes.

“Will you be my lovely bird now?”

[The God of Art, Mond, frowns.]

[The God of Knowledge, Hessed, defends Cass because of the love books Cass read.]

Ah,.. Cass… so you read the love guidebook too. Somehow, it was a familiar sentence to me.