Episode 144
How should I explain everything that happened after meeting Ilesia?
As I pondered that and headed to the hall on the first floor, Bella and Epe were already waiting for me.
Bella was sitting on the throne with an air of importance, wearing a displeased expression, while Epe stood awkwardly beside her.
"Epe."
When I beckoned to her as if calling a puppy, Epe came scampering over and threw herself into my arms.
Her ample tits pressed softly against my abdomen.
I placed a hand on Epe's horn and looked down at her.
"Were you a good girl and guarded the house?"
"……Yes."
Epe, formerly a goddess and now my pussy fairy.
She was the owner of a pair of unbalanced hips and breasts far too voluptuous for her small frame, with a pair of horns growing from her head.
Perhaps she was still shy because she had yet to adjust to being a pussy fairy, but I liked her that way too.
Epe acted coquettishly, rubbing her plump, healthy light-brown breasts against my abdomen.
I stroked Epe's head, which was at exactly the right height for petting, and looked at Bella.
"Bella. Did something happen?"
"Something did happen. I was watching from here. I saw you meet and talk with Ilesia, Master."
"……Did you also have a hobby of peeping on me?"
"I-I don't have any such hobby! You were the one who told me to watch over you if things became dangerous."
That was true. But how had she known the moment I came face-to-face with Ilesia?
Sure enough, the reasonable suspicion that she'd been spying on me all along…….
"I know what you're thinking, but it's not like that.
Ilesia revealed her divinity midway through, didn't she? That's how I knew. I had been keeping my senses sharp, watching the world you were in, Master.
When a god descends, there's no way I wouldn't notice. Just as the other party can tell when I appear. ……Do you understand?"
"You're really trying hard to shake off the suspicion that you were spying on me."
"……Tch, fine. I saw you! I couldn't help it if I wanted to protect you, Master. I won't accept any complaints."
"I'm joking. I don't mind if you watch. If anything, I'm grateful."
It was actually convenient since it saved me the trouble of explaining everything.
If she'd heard the entire conversation from the moment Ilesia revealed her divinity, she would also know why I'd come here.
I grabbed Epe's horn and said,
"Were you watching with Bella too, Epe?"
"Yes. I thought I might be able to help."
"How presumptuous. What help could a pussy fairy possibly offer without showing her pussy?"
I fondled Epe's breasts.
"Ah……. Haa……."
When I kneaded them, squeezing them firmly, Epe leaned against me and trembled, looking up at me.
"I, too, was originally a goddess……."
"Then shall we talk together?"
"…Yes!"
"Bella. So, what did you think?"
"……What did I think? It was absurd. What on earth was that goddess?"
"Hm?"
Apparently, what had put Bella in such a foul mood was her dissatisfaction with Ilesia.
"What's wrong with Ilesia?"
"You don't know? It wasn't just good luck that allowed me to witness it.
Ilesia deliberately showed it to me—the sight of her talking with you, Master."
"She showed it to you on purpose?"
"Of course. It was an act with a purpose. Did you think she revealed her divinity just to put on an imposing performance?"
"……She didn't?"
I had thought she did it because declaring herself a goddess in a quiet library would have been awkward.
In fact, I had been startled when everything became enveloped in light.
It was also the moment I realized that Ilesia was a being of an entirely different caliber…….
"I can't say that wasn't one of her intentions, but her main purpose must have been to let me hear what you two would discuss afterward.
That's why I noticed Ilesia's presence and was able to hear the two of you talking."
Why had she done that?
Had Ilesia been testing Bella in her own way?
Or had she sincerely been trying to help me?
"Everything about it was far too outrageous. There were so many things she should never have revealed to a mere human that she brought shame upon the dignity of the gods.
On top of that, I was horrified when I saw her calmly accept your sexual harassment while revealing her divinity.
Her brain must have been soaked through with hypnosis."
From the perspective of a former goddess, there seemed to have been plenty of unpleasant elements in my conversation with Ilesia.
Then again, Ilesia had been kind and generous toward me.
She had embraced and kissed me under the pretext of giving me a taste, and even fondled my butt…….
If I had done such things when I first met Bella, my existence would have been cleanly incinerated.
"So why are you getting angry, you pussy slave?"
"……."
Bella turned her head away awkwardly.
"I-I was only talking about the responsibilities of a goddess. It's not like I was particularly angry at you, Master."
"To sum it up, Ilesia is siding with me to an extent that is utterly incomprehensible from a goddess's perspective.
Another god would faint upon seeing it…… Is that how I'm supposed to understand it?"
"That's right."
"Yes."
Even Epe chimed in with her agreement.
I was half aroused and half amazed by Ilesia's strange attitude as well…….
But after hearing the goddesses' testimonies, I became certain.
Ilesia had received some kind of suggestion from me.
At this point, I had no way of knowing what that suggestion was.
"Bella. There's one thing I'd like to correct in what you said."
"Hm? What is it?"
"You both heard the conversation, so you know this, but I'm not a mere human. I'm a god."
"……." "……."
Now that I'd actually said it, I felt embarrassed.
Doing this all on my own without even being hypnotized made me seem less like a god and more like an idiot.
"……I suppose an imposing performance really is necessary."
If light had at least been emanating from behind me, things might have felt different.
"You don't know what kind of god I used to be?"
I asked just to confirm.
"I had no idea. A god with the power to manipulate even the minds of humans and gods? I've never heard of anything like that."
"What about Epe?"
"……."
Epe said nothing.
She merely wore a troubled expression.
Could this also be something that touched upon the restriction? I met Bella's eyes.
"It seems the reason you're being targeted, Master, is because you did something in the past."
"Ugh……."
I didn't remember what I'd done, but it pricked my conscience because I felt that, if it had been me, I could have done just about anything.
What had I done?
"Could you really have been a god and then become human in the first place?"
"It can happen if you die. Dekal must have died once. But what a clever trick. To discard only your divinity, store your memories separately, retain your powers,
and be reincarnated in the Chaos Realm…… I can't even begin to guess what happened to make you do all that."
Neither could I.
Had I really made such meticulous preparations? No way.
There must have been a reason why I had to do it.
"There's no use thinking about things we don't know.
Let's set a goal. How do you think we should hypnotize Ilesia?"
I thought I needed Bella's help with this.
Could that have been why Ilesia had deliberately let Bella hear our conversation?
As for Epe…… Well, I didn't care if she wasn't particularly helpful. She was cute, after all.
I fondled Epe's breasts while waiting for Bella to speak.
"When she creates an incarnation, her consciousness is scattered, so she can't be hypnotized. Therefore, we need a way to forcibly make Ilesia manifest.
The simplest method is, as always, to use force."
"Use force?"
"Yes. She revealed her identity and came out of her own accord. And then she didn't do anything. What would we amount to if we just sat around doing nothing?"
"Didn't you say it would cause chaos if gods fought each other?"
"That's right. But we have you on our side, Master. If she can't manifest, I have the advantage, and even if she does manifest, we can hypnotize her."
Bella's plan to intimidate Ilesia through force…….
It was simple, but effective.
Ilesia had practically handed us the right to attack first.
"Can you manifest whenever you want right now, Bella?"
"I can. I can return to being the perfect goddess of fire at any time and burn everything to ashes."
It was a little frustrating, but unlike me, Bella made for quite a picture simply by sitting on the throne with her legs crossed and speaking.
A goddess was still a goddess. She was no less impressive than Ilesia.
I looked down at Epe, who was nestled in my arms.
"I was an incomplete goddess to begin with, so I'm basically a demigod."
"Oh. So was your body originally just one?"
"Yes."
"And you can get pregnant, too?"
"……Yes."
"Lesser gods are like that. By accumulating great deeds, they can gradually awaken as gods."
Bella added an explanation.
"I'm sorry. I wanted to be helpful, but……."
"You're already helping."
Mainly with the health of my cock.
I stroked Epe's head.
"The role of a pussy fairy is to arouse me. Understood?"
"Yes!"
Epe rubbed herself against my body with a sultry expression.
It felt good.
"Bella. Ilesia isn't hostile toward us.
Isn't there another way?"
"Don't take that goddess at face value.
If she's in a state where she can't become complete for some reason, she may simply be using you, Master, to manifest."
"We'll think about that when the time comes.
For now, we have no choice but to trust Ilesia. And I have a feeling that Ilesia has clearly prepared the model answer."
"……."
Bella seemed to agree with me to some extent, affirming it with her silence.
"Bella. The two of us should be able to do it.
We can find a way to make Ilesia manifest."
"The first thing that comes to mind is…… finding the avatar and forcibly expelling it."
"Is that even possible?"
Bella nodded.
"But if this is a trap, not only you, Master, but I could die as well.
While we're inside the other party's consciousness to expel the avatar, we won't be able to interfere with the original body,
but the other party will be able to interfere with us."
"In other words, it's an operation that can only work if we trust Ilesia not to harm us?"
"That's right.
As long as Ilesia stays still until the very end, like in the conversation between the two of you, it won't be difficult.
We expel the avatar, return to the original world, and hypnotize her. Then it's over.
Dimensional magic is my specialty, after all. I can do it right now if you want."
Bella finished speaking and looked at me.
The decision after this could only be mine.
Since I was the only one who had directly faced and spoken with Ilesia, I was the only one who could judge whether this operation was feasible.
In any case, the information we had was limited. The question was whether we could trust Ilesia or not.
In my opinion, we could.
As I said before, the indications that Ilesia was under hypnosis were simply too solid.
I didn't think Ilesia's attitude was an act meant to lure us into a trap.
That would be too unnatural.
Ilesia had already shown me many of her cards, and she had made me feel her sincerity.
Whether that was the result of the hypnosis I had placed on her or her own thoughts.
My mind was made up.
"Let's forget about using force."
Ilesia had said it herself.
That this was practice for the real thing, and that it was fine even if we failed.
That she wouldn't hurt me or anything.
In return for that kindness, I didn't want to do anything that might hurt Ilesia, either.
That was how I honestly felt.
"……."
Bella sighed.
"I'm a little dissatisfied, but fine. Master is a complete pervert, after all.
If you end up dying with your ankles caught by a woman you've tamed, I suppose that would be a good death, too."
She slips in some pretty harsh remarks so casually.
"Even if it is a trap, there has to be a more complicated motive behind it.
Don't you think she's going too far around the houses if all she wants is to kill us?"
"That's a fair point.
I just…… don't really know what that goddess is thinking.
That's why I'm suspicious of how conveniently everything is working out."
It was the same thing Noah had said.
I could understand Bella's feelings, too.
What Ilesia was thinking was as much of a mystery as my own past.
"So, when are we going to start, Master?
I'm fine with doing it right now."
"Let's start at the time Ilesia announced. Midnight tomorrow night."
"All right."
The day after I finished discussing it with Bella.
During the day, I received a summons from the Melbritt Student Council and went to the main building.
Familiar faces had gathered in front of the student council room.
The members who had been with me during the emergency mission.
Stia, Karen, Diana, and Abba were there.
"Oppa!"
Karen came over and flashed me a bright smile.
Before even greeting her, I reached out and fondled Karen's breasts.
"Ah……."
Karen shyly pressed her breasts against my hand.
"Dekal! Show some restraint."
Diana placed a hand on her hip and spoke sternly.
"Why? No one's watching."
"Lady Xia, the student council president, is on the other side of this door."
Ah.
So that's why they were so tense.
Stia seemed nervous as well.
"The student council president…….
What kind of person is she? I've heard a lot of rumors, but this is my first time seeing her in person."
Abba's face was as pale as if she were about to crumple under the pressure.
"What if I bite my tongue because I'm so nervous……."
"Should we go in?"
The fact that I would get to see Ilesia in the middle of the day.
I felt as though I had hit the jackpot.
When I knocked on the student council room door, Neris's voice came from inside.
"Come in."
Inside the student council room.
There was only one extra person, but the atmosphere was completely different.
Xia was sitting in the place where Neris had been, while Neris had stepped back and stood guard beside her.
It felt as though everything had finally returned to its proper place.
Xia, the president of the Melbritt Student Council, and the lancer who guarded her.
They suited each other perfectly.
"It's a pleasure to meet you. I am Xia, president of the Melbritt Student Council."
Xia greeted us.