CH 34

[Those Who Transcend Death]

“—Very well. You all have shown results in accordance with my request. I will bestow upon you a part of my power as reward.”

The one who said that with a solemn look was, of course, Turbo-sama.

She had majestic air about her, as what you’d expect of a goddess who governed over wind and death, but,

“Goddess-sama smells good♪.”

“So warm!”

She was holding hands with children, brilliantly spoiling it.

She sure loves children… I looked at her with warm eyes.

“What’re you smiling at? Wanna die!?”

――Glare.

“Eeek!?”

I was given a scary glare…

Rather, she had a dirty mouth!?

Ophir’s dirty mouth might be inherited from her…

Anyways, we received power from Turbo-sama.

As was the case with Terra-sama, it didn’t bring any change to my skills, but,

『Skill――《Complete Resurrection》：Resurrect the dead back to full health』

Unbelievably, I got resurrection skill.

I wasn’t the only taken aback, the girls made an astonished face at it, too.

No wonder.

There were surely some skills that could bring a dying person back to health, but a skill that could resurrect a person who was already dead was completely unheard-of.

Moreover, even if the dead had lost their original shape, they could be restored to life in the same condition before they’d died.

It was a super rare skill that could even be said to be the works of gods.

Well, the skill from Terra-sama was unmistakably a rare skill too, but you know…

“A-amazing… I never imagined that such a skill could possibly exist…” Magmell remarked, stunned.

“It’s a matter of course,” Turbo-sama said while the children starting to pull her hands, “I am the god who governs over the wind and death. Hence, passing down death and expelling death are no trouble for me.”

“Thank you! With this, we can protect everyone even if in the unlikely event something happens!” I bowed deeply.

“Umu. I, too, believe that you will use the power in the right way. But you should never be drowned in it. With great power comes great responsibility…”

Pull pull, like that, Turbo-sama was dragged away by the children with a serious look still on her face.

She seemed to have gotten completely used to her new role as a mother.

The sight sure gave a very surrealistic impression.

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Anyway, with this, following the goddess of earth, we’d also obtained the power of the goddess of wind.

I’d met with Igniver-sama, the goddess of fire, too; in fact, she was the first goddess I’d ever met. That only left us with two gods to go, that were god of thunder and god of water.

Since saving the god of thunder for last seemed would be for the better, so I was thinking we should go meet the goddess of water—‘Sinus’-sama next.

So I was thinking, but,

“—‘Aight, let’s get this started!” Ophir called out to me while shouldering her Holy Axe for some reason.

I blinked, unable to understand what she was up to. She then laughed daringly and said, “I did say I’d go along with ya, but I’d never said anythin’ ‘bout becomin’ yer woman. I’ve heard, ya’know? That I can become even stronger if I’m embraced by you.”

Oi, who told her that!?

Glance, I took a glance in the direction of the other girls with half-closed eyes, and then my eyes met with Arca’s; she gave me a thumbs up.

Why was I not surprised…?

Haah… sighing, I said to Ophir, “You don’t have to force yourself to become my woman, you know? Just you joining up our party already made me glad.”

“Ha, for a man who’ll become mine from now on, what stupid things ‘re ya sayin’? If yer a man, ya should’ve man up and shout ‘I’ll take ya down with all my might!’ with your head held high!”

“E-ehhh…” It wasn’t like I had any particular desire to make you mine, though…

I mean, I’d had two wives already…

But Ophir seemed not to give a damn about it, “Y’know, I like a strong man. That’s why I’ve been interested in ya since the first time we met. No ordinary man would be able to have two saintesses accompanying him. And this time’s case made me made up my mind. If there’s man who deserves to be mine in this world, that man’s gotta be ya.”

Whoosh, pointing her Holy Axe at me, Ophir continued, “So fight me, Exa. If ya win, Imma give ya my everything. If you lose—”

“……”

Gulp, as I swallowed my saliva, Ophir bared her teeth and said, “—Ya gonna become my minion for the rest of your life. Along with the two of ‘em, that is.”

“Hou?”

“W-why are we included!?” 

Arca narrowed her eyes, whereas Magmell protested.

“‘course,” Ophir re-shouldered her Holy Axe and said, “that’s ‘cause ya two are this guy’s wives. If ya don’t want to, ya can quit being his wife and move on with your life.”

“No, never! I’ve vowed to love only Exa-sama for the rest of my life!”

“Same with me. Hence—Exa.”

“Hm?” I tilted my head to Arca’s call.

She gave me a thumbs up again and said, “This is official notice from your beloved legal wife and concubine. You are hereby allowed to take in another concubine. —Do your best.”

“…Haha, understood.” Now that my beloved wives had said that, I was left with no other choice.

It had been quite a while but—let’s go all out.