Chapter 323 Landing and the Goddess

1 month 25 day.

early.

That's not an illusion.

I thought that the goddess was just brought about by feudal ideas, but she really exists.

There's nothing strange about that, right?
This place is strange in the first place, and the fact that I have lived here for three years is beyond my imagination.

【I like you very much. 】

[I prayed boringly day after day. This is the first time I heard someone say that if I were a dead soul, it would be better for me to reincarnate as soon as possible. Haha.]

Ok.

When I was a child, I followed my mother to worship our ancestors. Everyone urged me to say something, but my mother always asked me to pray for my father to die soon.

I just stared blankly at the black and white photo on the tombstone.

I thought, if reincarnation really existed, even after death I would still have to take care of the trivial matters of the living... I thought, if I died, it would be all over and I would become nothing but air, and I would never waste time blessing anyone. I didn't curse anyone to die early in my heart, I just begged to the tombstone... to be reincarnated early.

[From what I see, this man doesn't like you very much, does he? ]

【…】

No matter what the voice in my head said, I remained unmoved. I just served diligently.

"Hey, have you thought of a wish?"

"..."

I secretly peeked at Mr. Ming's expression to judge whether he was doing well or not. Well, he looked a little comfortable now, so he should be doing well.

desire……

"sorry."

"?"

Maybe you are confused why I apologized?

The point of feeling sorry is that no matter how you think about it, your true wish will only be related to him.

As I said, long after I sent my mother to a nursing home, I had no expectations of living.

"No matter how you think about it, it will all end up happening to me."

"Then let's do it."

"..."

Mr. Ming's eyes fell on the hem of my skirt. It was a slit cheongsam with nothing underneath. It fitted as I squatted.

After deliberately wetting it a little, the shell can be seen clearly.

【Whatever you want to do at the end】

[But a deal is a deal. Voluntarily give up everything and become a servant who is loyal only to me. Your soul will be imprisoned by my side forever. ]

【Believers. This is the supreme honor bestowed upon you by God.】

[I don’t like men, and neither do male believers. I’ll give you the power to do whatever you want for the last few days. Cherish it. This is also one of the rewards given to you.]

When the goddess said that she would use me in exchange for Mr. Ming's power to get out of the "prison" and take Duoduo away, I didn't think much about it.

No matter whether my heart is really that dirty, I have thought about wanting Mr. Ming to stay here forever.

I wouldn't do that.

Just like when I was a kid, both textbooks and adults said that stealing was a bad thing. But Mr. Ming took me to evade the ticket at that time, and I still don’t think it’s a bad thing until now. A gentleman is judged by his deeds, not his heart.

I'm not scared at all.

The feeling of my soul being imprisoned is unreal. Or maybe I have always been imprisoned. I was imprisoned one afternoon when I was still a junior high school student, standing cowardly outside the crowd.

It's not so much that I was imprisoned, but rather that someone suddenly came to tell me... I have a chance to atone for my sins.

It is not possible to redeem all of it, but at least a little bit can be redeemed.

"By the way, where exactly do you live in Snow Country?"

"..."

This is a problem I can't honestly answer.

If I were dead, I would rather be found by a community worker or landlord who doesn't know me than by Mr. Ming. It doesn't matter if I'm burned or buried or left alone. As long as Mr. Ming doesn't know.

"Is it just because I didn't plan to throw it away when I got back that you suddenly became more interested in selling it?"

"Wait a minute..."

I become happier more easily.

Because I know that I can atone for my sins to some extent, I can be more carefree in my happiness. I don't have to bear the shame that I can't let go of.

“Is it really a vacuum?”

"..."

Ok.

Do the looks you give me when I lift up my skirt make you feel a little slutty?
Actually, I am also very shy, and I was struggling over whether I should wet the hem of my skirt a little first, and did it on purpose.

But then I thought again, when a person is about to die... maybe it's okay to be a little dissolute.

1 month 26 day.

noon.

I still work in the pub.

"Sister Jiang..."

Duoduo seemed to be in a gloomy mood. She could only force a smile when entertaining guests.

"I, I don't know... I seemed a little scared, and my head was hot. I fainted when I came to my senses."

"I told my brother that I would stick to it... and I screwed up again."

"Brother...are you no longer interested in me?"

"..."

"..."

"Will you really not faint again like this?"

It's not just physical changes. It's psychological changes too.

For example, wrap yourself up in a blanket, turn off the lights and fantasize. If conditions permit, you can use clothes stained with his scent to add a sense of reality.

Imagination is ongoing.

"……Well."

Duoduo's face has turned red.

"After the work is finished, I will do as Sister Jiang said..."

Turning back to wipe the table, he added softly, "Thank you, Sister Jiang, for giving Duoduo and brother a chance to be alone."

"..."

I just smiled.

Even if I don't give him time to be alone, sooner or later... if I sincerely like Mr. Ming, he will accept me. As long as the feeling is not fake.

1 month 27 day.

Night.

Naturally, Mr. Ming would be troubled by not being able to find a way to leave the 'prison'.

I heard that Mr. Ming took Paimon to find someone to develop a hot air balloon or something, and try to float up or land and see what happens.

"Do you have any research on hot air balloons or anything like that?"

"..."

I shook my head.

"You can go back, but Duoduo will stay here..."

I didn't answer Mr. Ming's question. I really didn't know anything about hot air balloons.

But I can stretch out my feet wrapped in black stockings to serve.

Then, take the opportunity to express your wishes.

I want to use the money I earn from working in the pub to buy Mr. Ming a set of clothes that he would look good in since he was a child.

"Design a suit and wear it? Is it that simple?"

"..."

It's that simple.

But the reason for this can be traced back a long time ago. At that time, Mr. Ming worked part-time in a fast food restaurant for daily wages. His uniform was a suit that didn't fit him well.

Once he changed his always unkempt and dusty face, he rarely went to the construction site. Maybe he barely managed it according to the store manager's request, but people like Mr. Ming might not be aware of it at all... Generally speaking, he would not stay so close to male employees who he had no interest in to find topics for nothing.

Maybe I was jealous when I was that young. I was afraid that I would always be dark and thin, and those older sisters who looked beautiful after putting on makeup would take away the important people.

'Why are you suddenly calling me a pervert?'

'And do you know what this word means?'

'...'

We had a quarrel at that time, and Mr. Ming may have forgotten it. At that time, I was just jealous because I ran to find him because I was tired of waiting for him and saw him talking and laughing with the female employees in the store.

"What about the second wish?"

The second one.

I moved on tiptoe, the lights were off, I couldn't see anything, but I could hear breathing.

There are actually many wishes in my mind.

But if it is one of the few days left, the last wish, the last wish.

"..."

"What kind of wish is this?"

"When you feel comfortable being served, do you say it's comfortable?"

is it not OK?

It doesn't matter if you change one.

"Help you change your clothes and give you a compliment?"

"Does this really count?"

"..."

It's a real wish.

I have been brooding over this for a long time. When I was a child, others called me a dark and skinny monkey. Although Mr. Ming praised me for being cute to comfort me and said that girls change a lot when they grow up... I still want to be praised by Mr. Ming sincerely.

2 month 2 day.

The weather was very cold, with a moderate wind.

Many people gathered in the square in the Agate District, looking at the first generation of hot air balloons in the middle.

"The goddess is fake."

"If we want more abundant supplies, we have to rely on ourselves."

"This is the hot air balloon made by Brother Su Ming. It will represent us in finding a land that is more suitable for living and has more supplies."

"..."

Perhaps it was because the various theories proposed by Mr. Ming were too advanced. I don't know when Paimeng, who used to always laugh and joke with Mr. Ming, has now unconsciously changed his way of addressing him to "brother".

Some elderly people in Manju District looked down on hot air balloons. But the younger generation stared at the hot air balloons in a daze, and listened to Mr. Ming's explanation of what they were used for, with the light in their eyes growing brighter and brighter.

"..."

Duoduo stood beside me, holding my hand more and more tightly, not hiding the admiration in her eyes at all.

But soon as someone lit the fire and the hot air balloon floated into the air little by little, people became worried.

"Sister Jiang? Brother... will he be okay?"

"No. Mr. Ming is the strongest man here. Have you forgotten? If you like Mr. Ming, you must believe in everything he does. He is not a man who will abandon you."

"..."

Duoduo scratched her cheek shyly and held my hand even tighter.

"Yes! Not only Duoduo, but brother will also come back to see Sister Jiang."

"..."

I would worry too.

Even though the goddess said in his mind that nothing would happen to Mr. Ming before the agreed date, he would only return to the same path no matter how he explored.

Will you lie to me?

After all, he's just an interesting believer...it's normal for him to want to trick me.

【God is not a human being.】

【I won't lie.】

So much the better.

[Only if he lives well will you be loyal to me and willing to become a true believer. Right? I am fair. I say what I mean.]

2 month 3 day.

Mr. Ming returned in the early morning. Duoduo and I were waiting near the square.

"Not enough fuel. Can't see anything."

If you don’t find anything valuable, you will inevitably feel a little discouraged.

"Brother is already very impressive! He dares to fly up there alone... Duoduo can't even imagine it."

"..."

Duoduo has become much more mature.

I can comfort Mr. Ming generously at times like this, but there are fewer and fewer places where I am needed.

2 month 4 day.

early morning.

"Duoduo is not necessary."

"If you really can't find the way... stay here."

"This idea is a bit too brutal."

"..."

I didn't mean to run into them. I just happened to be carrying a basin out to get water and happened to see Mr. Ming chatting with that strange knife.

I want to say something to comfort you.

But I couldn't say it. If I did, Mr. Ming might get upset because of me, given his personality. I also didn't want Mr. Ming to be known as a sinner who made choices. This was my wishful choice.

So, I just quietly carried the basin to the room to pick up the dirty clothes. Duoduo was sleeping soundly on the bed, and she still fainted... But it was better than before. At least the identity of the cook was finally taken off.

"..."

Put her hands back under the quilt and cover her up better.

I walked back to the bathroom, thinking, That's enough.

【sure? 】

Ok.

[Then, change your clothes tomorrow and go to the temple. The temple behind the palace.]

[I hate the clothes you are wearing now. As my believer, you are not allowed to wear such underwear to please men. Remember to change your clothes.]

I can find the holy women's clothing. There are a lot of them in the temple.

I am still greedy.

After washing the clothes, I don’t want to go back to my room honestly.

"Clap."

Fasten the suspender loops of the thigh-high socks and waist pants. Go barefoot to the living room.

Mr. Ming has put away the strange weapon.

"Duoduo has fallen asleep?" he asked me.

"Ah."

"Isn't this cold?"

"…You'll warm me up."

"..."

Mr. Ming can't be satisfied with Duoduo's level. Duoduo has learned almost everything else, but this... she's not as good as me.

The chest is covered with just a piece of heart-shaped cloth, which will be revealed with a slight slide.

I am very happy that after so many years I have the opportunity to give the most important thing to Mr. Ming, and in addition, I have the opportunity to atone for my sins... If I die and someone erects a tombstone for me, who can I bless? I hope I can bless Mr. Ming to be happy and blessed every day in the future.

"You haven't been waiting all this time, have you? Waiting for Duoduo and I to finish."

"..."

"Don't wait next time. Just come in. If things have come to this, then you might as well be born."

I didn't wait.

That was also a pleasure for me. I could listen to the sounds of happiness of the people who mattered to me. And it eased the guilt buried deep inside.

2 month 5 day.

Mr. Ming began to indulge in research that would allow him to leave here.

"Ask for leave? Oh...are you doing something with the little brother?"

I didn't comment on Miss Minnie's teasing.

"Sister Jiang...if there's anything I can do to make me better, please ask me when you come back!"

"Duoduo won't go to look for her brother today!"

"..."

No wonder Mr. Ming likes Duoduo.

Ok.

So cute.

But I'm not going to date Mr. Ming, nor am I going to do anything worthy of Duoduo learning.

Just go to the temple to change into the saint's clothes, and then...

"Queen, are you going to the palace?"

"..."

I know that Mr. Ming has no interest in the position of emperor, but Paimon or others insist on recognizing him as the emperor. And I have become the queen in the eyes of some people.

If I were born in ancient times, and was taken into the harem by the emperor, I would probably be a queen who didn't cause any trouble and tried her best to take good care of the three thousand beauties in the harem.

However, this status only makes it easier for me to enter the palace. No one will stop me. Mr. Ming said that this place has no value, and he doesn't like living in such a big place. If he doesn't live there, no one will move in. Instead, he is praised for practicing the policy of "equality for all".

【Go forward. 】

[See that room? Open the partition in the floor.]

[Why do I still feel like I am trying to please men even though I am wearing saintly clothes? ]

This is a normal Saint's dress. It's just that there is no size that fits me. No, I should say there is no size larger. This is my figure, especially my hips.

【Forget it, just sit there.】

【Begin to swear. 】

[Hehe, this is different from the previous prayers. After I accept the oath, you can only be my believer. If you have the slightest thought of betraying me... well, it's like the tight hoop in your memory. ]

None of this matters.

What about what you promised me?

【Don’t you believe in God?】

[Okay, it doesn't matter. It's okay to cash it in early. ]

[Congratulations, you saved everyone here with yourself. It was originally going to sink into an unknown place and shatter...]

"..."

I sat on the cushion with the statue of the goddess in front of me.

Gradually, the ground began to shake. Another earthquake, an execution hole?

[No one has discovered it for so many years. The reason why this piece of land can float for so long is because of me. 】

【I hope there will be one wherever there is a hole. 】

[Do you know why I hate men and the Doma Autonomous Region? ]

【…】

[Haha, even though it is a casually made clay statue, but someone dares to be naked and do shameful things in front of my statue. It is not too much to kill them all.]

[I've had enough of this place. It's not bad. In the end, I can gain a devout servant. ]

The ground was shaking more and more violently.

[Go out and take a look. The way out you want already exists.]

I stood up and looked outside. When I first entered the temple, I could only see nothingness. But now it is different.

There are fuzzy, sesame-sized dots on the ground... getting closer and closer. They are buildings. The port by the sea.

【Swear.】

Where is that?

It doesn’t look like the Snow Country.

【He can go back to where he wants to go. Back to the place you remember. 】

[If you delay any longer, I will take back your reward. ]

【It is not a good habit to doubt God's promises. 】

The voice in my head was a little angry. But I wasn't afraid at all. If the goddess could gain some value from me and asked me to swear... she wouldn't change her mind so easily.

"I can swear, but after I swear, please let me go back... I heard it with my own ears, Mr. Ming, that I can indeed go back."

[It doesn't matter. After all, you can't leave the prison after you swear. Before he leaves the prison, you can do whatever you want.]

[I also said that it's okay if I want him to stay here forever. ]

Then there is no need.

I just don’t believe in God, and I prefer to believe what Mr. Ming said in person.

2 month 5 day.

in the afternoon.

There was a buzz of people everywhere, and everyone was amazed at the new things they saw under the land.

"I know this place all too well. It's not the Snow Country."

"..."

Mr. Ming was also very happy, but seemed a little embarrassed.

"Well, I have a wife who lives here. I've mentioned this before... I have more than one wife."

I'm not jealous. I don't think that way.

I just want to know what kind of person he is and how he will treat Mr. Ming. Will he be nice to him?

"Tia...we were just master and apprentice at first."

"..."

"She's a dark elf, with pointy ears."

"..."

Duoduo and I both listened very carefully. I could easily discern the love and affection in Mr. Ming's words.

"Brother, it turns out that Duoduo is too young that's why you're always so rude to her!"

"..."

In addition to being concerned about the story between Mr. Ming and another woman, Duoduo is naturally concerned that the baby cafeteria is too small.

I know.

Because of this, she often slept very late at night... She kept trying to change it as Miss Minnie joked that if she squeezed it more, it would grow again. That was false, but maybe it would change a little after pregnancy.

"It's strange. I can see the ground all of a sudden. I've been down there before. Could the ground suddenly collapse?"

"We need to make some kind of parachute or something."

"..."

Maybe in two days, the prison will be integrated with the new place below. Mr. Ming no longer worries about the hot air balloon and other things. He starts to have new things to do. Things that are not so troublesome. Things to look forward to in the future.

So, my wishes don’t matter anymore.

"By the way, aren't you going to give me a suit?"

"What about the clothes?"

"I've already chosen what I want to change for you."

"..."

I didn't even go to a tailor's shop to make it.

But Mr. Ming took out the bunny girl uniform and fishnet. Maybe it was not prepared simply for the wish that Mr. Ming said he must fulfill, but just to satisfy me.

"Mr. Ming still has a lot to do, right?"

"Let's do those first, and then I'll prepare the clothes for Mr. Ming... Then we can..."

"..."

I am no longer greedy.

It is enough to be able to confirm once again at the end that Mr. Ming doesn’t hate me that much.

Why would I refuse to exchange myself for Mr. Ming and Duoduo's return to the Snow Country?
2 month 6 day.

noon.

I returned to the temple behind the palace and sat on the futon.

Mr. Ming did not wait for the prison to land, but chose to work overtime and use a hot air balloon to go down in advance. The people there must know Mr. Ming... Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to go down once and bring back so many equipment that cannot be found here. Electronic products, more advanced flying devices, and small manned aircraft.

"I wish to become the goddess Terena, a pious servant in the world..."

And I, also, swear once again devoutly.

"Giving up everything I know..."

"..."

I have no regrets.

"Dear believer."

The voice that was supposed to appear in my mind now materialized in front of me. He was wearing a pure white robe that seemed to glow fluorescently... and was as gorgeous as a statue.

"I did promise to let him go and let everyone here live. But the man you like seems reluctant to leave you."

"..."

She had bells tied around her ankles, which would ring simply by sitting on the altar next to the statue and crossing her legs.

With one hand resting on his face, he looked lazily behind me...there was nothing.

No.

"Clap."

The sound of someone running was getting closer and closer.

"Actually, I really wanted to keep him. But this is the first time someone has stood in front of my statue and commented on my figure and concluded that my butt is too small. It makes me angry."

"But divination tells me that I can't keep him. He has a lot of... smells that I hate. They are all old guys."

"..."

The footsteps stopped behind me and a hand grabbed my arm.

"I kept wondering how we could suddenly see land."

"No matter how low the difficulty is, there should be a limit. You did it, right?"

"..."

Mr. Ming had already taken out the strange weapon and pointed it at the goddess sitting on the altar.

"Why do you look like I'm a bad guy?"

"This is all the selfless love my dear believers give you. If you don't believe me, just ask me."

"..."

The goddess stood up and looked down at Mr. Ming.

"But if you really want to take her away, take her wherever you want. As long as you can take her away."

"If you really can't bear to leave, you can stay and become my believer like her. Even though you stink, there is always a way to wash the stink off you."

“…Puchi.”

The goddess's head and body were torn apart. Mr. Ming stabbed the corpse several more times and then looked at me.

"I don't know what you did. Let's talk about it slowly after we go to the Republic of Sutia."

"If you want to use yourself as a prop, that's fine. But I've never been a prop. I don't need a prop."

"I'm not asking you to choose between being a prop or a person. This is a one-sided request for you to listen."

"..."

Is the goddess dead?
I don't think so. Even though her newly materialized body was hacked to pieces, she wasn't afraid at all, and she had a smiling expression even before she died.

2 month 6 day.

Night.

The result was the same as I thought.

Anyone can ride a flying vehicle or a hot air balloon down, but I can't... Once I ride, I get a splitting headache and blood oozes from my eyes. It feels like I'm going to die at any moment. When I return to the 'prison', nothing happens.

2 month 6 day.

late at night.

Su Ming was sitting on a chair, with Jiang Mengying in front of him, who was lowering her head.

"So, it's because you made a deal with her that you suddenly saw land."

"The price is that you can't leave here."

"..."

At this point, it was meaningless to not mention the goddess. If it wasn't for the fact that the description of the entry was a bit strange and she said next time for the first time after she brought the bunny girl costume, Su Ming wouldn't have noticed it at all.

"She won't die so easily."

"I'll go find her. You stay here."

"..."

The goddess who could create a "prison" was definitely not an enemy that could be solved in his cognition. But he didn't even try to solve it, and just let his woman disappear and be free. What was that?
“This is not a negotiation.”

"..."

The people on this land have Tia and her people to support them. Paimon can also help with the command. All I have to do is kill the goddess again.

The statue should just be a statue, and not pretend to be alive at a time like this. If she really wants to be alive, then she will have to be turned into a statue again.

2 month 7 day.

early morning.

The temple was empty. Only the statue of the goddess was there.

"jingle."

Su Ming heard the sound of bells behind him and turned around to see a woman who looked exactly like the statue standing behind him, wearing the same gorgeous robe he had seen during the day.

"I told you, you can take her away if you want."

"God is fair and will never force anyone to do anything."

"That knife... is very special. However, even if she is a goddess, she will get angry if someone inexplicably says she has a small butt and cuts her butt."

(End of this chapter)