Chapter 31: Goddess-Queen Switch!

Both El and I shouted in surprise. At that moment, I was momentarily confused why she shouted like so.

Then I looked back at the [Sealed] status in my status window.

I-it can’t be…Then what she said before was...

“Y-you...You’re really...the goddess, Senea!?”

“That’s right! What the hell is going on here!? Why can I see through your eyes!?”

“T-that’s...”

I felt a headache thinking about how absurd the current situation is.

It was bad enough when El, who seems to be the [Blood Sovereign], was stuck in my body.

Now, El was pushed out, but as it turns out, she merely occupied Senea’s body and the one residing in El’s is now the goddess of [Sennerth], Senea!

Just thinking about it really makes one feel dizzy!

This sudden turn of events is just too weird! Too weird!!!

Whew, calm down. Let’s calm down…

“Hey! Hey! Don’t close your eyes on me! Explain!”

El...no, Senea suddenly began to shook my shoulders when she saw me close my eyes taking deep breaths.

...Annoying…

Or so I thought but...somehow, it’s a familiar feeling...right...El was like this at the start too…

My mind became much more complicated when I thought up to that point.

“How long are you going to daze around! Explain! I-if you don’t explain…! Uwaaaaahh!!!”

Eh? Eh??? EHHH!!!???

W-what!? T-to think that the goddess would suddenly break down and cry...!

Though...if you think of it, I just unknowingly took a goddess as my prisoner. To have been suddenly switched with another person’s body and soul, then find out that you are now trapped inside a person’s body...it would be normal for anyone to cry!

I was wrong, she isn’t like how El acted at the start. She’s worse than El!

F-for now, let’s calm the crying goddess…still, it’s weird seeing Senea cry with El’s body!

“T-there there, please don’t cry uhh...my lord? Right, I think there’s some cake in the fridge downstairs...”

Cake!? Seriously!?

That’s all I can think about!? Is she a kid or what!?

“*Sniff* C-cake? *Sniff sniff* I want chocolate cake *Sniff*”

...She’s a kid!!!

While I was having a storm of retorts in my head, I sighed in relief and went downstairs to grab the cake...phew, it’s chocolate, that’s good…

Wait, what the hell am I doing!? I’m grabbing a chocolate cake for a goddess!!!

Seriously, is this how my life will become from now on!?

I sighed again and went back to the room.

It seems Senea has calmed down somewhat and was patiently waiting for the cake…

“*Sniff* Only one slice?”

“...I’ll go grab the whole cake later...”

I don’t care anymore…

Sigh...for now, let’s slowly explain the situation to Senea while she eats cake…

As such, I began to tell her my story.

She would exclaim from time to time and strangely enough, I think her eyes sparkled sometimes…

“So to summarize, you hold the key to travel to any world possible, and when you went to this…[Zoulang] world, you came into contact with the [God Sealing Stone] where El...Elena was sealed before finally being absorbed into your body, resulting in her soul trapped inside you?”

“Yes, and then, due to something El did, she somehow gained control of my body long enough to defeat the demon earlier. However, it seems that there is a backlash when doing that. After that, you already know what happened.”

“I see...”

Different from the crying goddess earlier, Senea was composed and had a godly feeling about her.

Senea thought of something and suddenly, her body flashed.

Afterwards, what was revealed was no longer El’s body, but Senea’s body!

“Huh?”

Confused, I looked at the unconscious Senea’s body at the side which had been moved lying down on the bed.

What’s going on? There are now two Senea bodies?

Where’s El’s body???

“Don’t worry, as I said before, the body of Elena that you saw before was formed from her own soul. It might not even be her real appearance and something she just made up. Technically speaking, she has no body at the moment. As her soul is now transferred to my body, my soul was ejected and replaced her in the [God Sealing Stone]. As such, I can freely manipulate however image I wish while in this [God’s Do-], no...what do you call it? [World Home]?”

...What’s with this [God’s Domain] thing she’s been mentioning from the start?...Somehow, it smells like a foreshadowing…

Anyway, it’s good that El’s body isn’t-...hmm? Wait, did she just say that El didn’t have a body before?

Then...then where the hell is her body now!?

Suddenly, my head began to think of countless scenarios.

W-what if the people who sealed her took her body and...and...raped her!? No, what if they took that a step further and inserted another person’s soul in her body!

By then, it would look as if she was willing to do it! It wouldn't be rape!

Even if it doesn’t involve sex, her body is still in danger of being used somehow! They could frame her for murder or things like that!

They could use her as a spy or something!

My face paled at the thought of this.

[Zoulang]...I need to go to [Zoulang], fast!

I need to find El’s body!

“Ah, sheesh! Stop worrying so much! I can feel your panicking as well! This...this heavy feeling in the heart...I don’t like it!”

“But...El’s body is in danger!”

Senea rolled her eyes and pouted.

“Why are you so smitten with this girl? I told you before, the body you saw might not even be her true appearance! You’ve been tricked! What if she’s an ugly girl!?”

I blanked out for a while then my eyes lit up as I nodded.

“You’re right!”

“Eh?”

“You’re right. It would be good if she’s ugly, that way, at least no one would take interest in her body! But that’s not enough reassurance...sigh, damn, even if I want to find her body, how will I know that it was hers? What to do...”

I can’t just blindly look around [Zoulang]. That’s a whole new world!

There must be something I can do…

Then, I saw Senea who was still blinking from what I said earlier.

“What?”

“You...you don’t care if she’s ugly? In fact, you even hope she’s ugly?”

“What’s wrong with that?”

“You...sigh...”

I frowned at her reaction, thinking if there’s something wrong with this goddess’ head.

...Hm? Goddess?

“Right! Senea, can you search for her body somehow!? If we can get her body, then maybe we can figure something out on how we can free you!”

“Well...if it was before, then I probably can. But now...I’m stuck in your body. Unless I did what Elena did before and take over your body, I wouldn't be able to use my powers outside of this [World Home].”

“I see...”

I sighed in frustration and grumbled.

“If only there’s another god somewhere who can help me...”

“Bah, just where would you find a god that will willingly show themselves to a mortal like you? Even if there is, they won’t necessarily help you!”

“There’s one right in front of me though.”

“Guh-!? T-that is...you fulfilled my prophecy! As the prophecy foretold, I will grant you a single wish if you complete it! Of course I would show myself! Hmph hmph! I even gave you one extra wish because you seem pitiful!”

“Says the goddess who stopped crying from chocolate cake.”

“That was a very delicious cake!”

“So you’re not reacting to the crying part!?”

“Why should I? Everyone cries when they are sad! Heh, you don’t even know how precious a [Goddess’ Tear] is! If you had collected it at that time, you will have a bottle of it!”

“What!?”

I hurriedly looked towards where the goddess cried earlier, hoping to get some which had fallen on the bed.

“It’s no use, [Goddess’ Tear] is best taken 1 second after they fall!”

Senea puffed her chest as if being proud of winning something.

My face twitched seeing her like this.

Annoyed, I [Blinked] behind her and tickled her!

“Cry! Cry now!”

“Uwaaaaaahh! Aha-! Ahahaha! Stop! Hahaha! Stop it! It hurts! Hahahahahahaha!”

Just like that, I was able to procure a spoonful of [Goddess’ Tear].

“Uuuuu *sniff* ...you bully…*sniff sniff*”

Senea sniffed and sniffed with a look as if she was just raped…

Seeing her like this, I scratched my nose in embarrassment.

“Eh…*Cough* I’ll go get more cake for you...”

“I want Ice cream.”

“...Okay...”

...Hm? I don’t think [Sennerth] has ice cream though, so how did she know?

...Ah, I did mention it to Aleris when we were heading to the [Dorville Dungeon]...it was just a passing conversation but...don’t tell me she has been watching me ever since?

“You...”

“Hm?”

“...It’s nothing…”

Forget it, she’s the goddess of [Sennerth] anyway so it’s normal for her to be watching over her own world.

Shaking my head, I went to grab some ice cream that was originally for Aeran.

Seeing the goddess happily exclaiming about the ice cream, I made a wry smile.

Seriously...are all gods and goddesses like this?

Goddesses...goddesses...hmmm…

Somehow, there seems to be a thought stuck at the tip of my tongue…

…

…

…

Goddess!

“That’s it!”

“Hya-!? W-what!?”

Senea yelped in surprise when I suddenly shouted but I ignored that and grabbed her shoulders in my excitement.

“I know how to meet another goddess!”

“E-eh?”

“Prophecy! I just had to complete another prophecy!”

“O-okay?”

Senea was still confused but I no longer minded her as I sunk into contemplation.

If I remember right...the prophecy of the [Church] involves being blessed by the goddess at the end!

Which means...if I want a god’s help in finding El’s body, I need to first complete that prophecy and meet the goddess!

It all fits!

...It all fits?

Even though I should be excited...strangely enough, when I thought how everything fits, my heart shuddered in fear.

It all fits...it all fits way too much! This...can’t be just a coincidence...right?

I gritted my teeth.

It’s as El said. If someone isn’t strong enough, even their choices are not their own! The weak doesn’t have a choice!

I clenched my fist hard.

This time...just this time! I will follow this goddamn script one more time! As long as I can get El back...I’ll do whatever it takes!

I breathed out and calmed myself.

Right now, I should return to [Harus] and complete the prophecy quest. After that, I’ll head to [Zoulang] and find El.

My strength is still not enough...I should breakthrough as soon as I can...I just need to figure out what my Dao is!

After organizing my thoughts, I looked back as Senea who was curiously staring at me while eating ice cream.

“Ah, right. What will happen to [Sennerth] now if you're gone?”

As expected, I can’t just take their goddess away just like this right?

“Oh, it’s fine. I can come with you.”

“Sigh, as expected, what to do now...eh?”

I blinked in shock for a few seconds before finally reacting.

“It’s fine? You can leave just like that?”

“Of course it is. To begin with, us main gods and goddesses don’t do much aside from creating the world and helping out when the world is in trouble. You already eliminated the danger of the demons from another world and that Demon Queen seems smitten with you, wanting to be the mother of your fairy child and all...with that said, I have nothing else to do here! That’s why, take me with you!”

Senea rolled her eyes and excitedly declared.

I was at a loss for words for a while.

“Don’t you have to govern your world or something!?”

“There are Kings and Queens for that. Why would I do something so troublesome? Besides, I’m not the only god and goddess in this world. I am only the main goddess which created this world and those other smaller gods and goddesses are all my lackeys!”

WHAT!?

So she’s not the only god here!? Then that means...I don’t need to do that stupid prophecy!

Hah! Serves you right whoever you are who’s controlling me!

“I know what you’re thinking but they will be of no help in locating Elena’s body.”

“But...why!?”

“I just said that they are only smaller gods. The bigger ones create worlds like I do. Each of them would have their own lackeys of gods like me to help govern their worlds. As such, they wouldn’t have the power to help locate Elena’s body.”

...I don’t get it. Aren’t they gods? They’re still really powerful right?

Senea, seeing my expression, sighed and explained more.

“Sigh, it’s like this. The smaller gods I mentioned only specialize in one field. For example, they can be the god of war, god of culture, goddess of winter, god of knowledge. Do you get what I mean?”

“...Then, what kind of god do I need to find that can help search El’s body?”

“Well, it would be easier if you can meet a god on [Zoulang]. If not, you can try meeting with a god of light to search areas where light touches or a god of shadows to search the areas where light doesn’t touch. A god of magic can also whip up some magic to search for the body. Aside from those...there is one other goddess, but it’s highly unlikely that you will find her.”

Her? Is she saying that there isn’t any gods or goddess that share the same title as her?

“The messenger of the gods. The Goddess of Rainbow, Iris.”

“Rainbow? How can she help?”

“Her powers are quite unique. She can see all the relationships that binds people. If you can find her, then she can easily locate El’s body.”

I see...but from how she said it, it seems she wouldn't be easy to find at all.

“So it’s like seeing the red strings of fate, is that it?”

I chuckled wryly, intending to make a joke but Senea’s expression darkened before sighing.

“Fate...it’s better you don’t get his attention. That guy is on a whole different level of existence.”

...Eh? Is there really such a thing!?

Suddenly, I felt an extremely bad foreboding in my heart.

These series of events...my choices...it can’t be Fate messing around with me...right?

I shook my head and chuckled. I don’t know what I am thinking anymore...for me to think of such things...my life had really changed a lot…

Sigh…

Let’s take this one step at a time...for now, what I should do is…

...Meet Eu again...I think...I’ve neglected her for quite a long time...I actually almost forgot about her…

I looked back on Senea’s real body where El’s soul resides and silently vowed to myself.

I will definitely free you, El!

Status

Name

Lucas

Level

32

Race

Human - Dragon

Gender

Male

Class

Wanderer

16

Stamina

21600

Mana

23400

Qi

100000000000

Spirit

2200

Cultivation

Peak Martial Emperor

STR

228

INT

296

SPD

227

DEX

225

VIT

224

LUK

332

Fire

70

Earth

61

Water

240

Wind

55

Light

282

Dark

79

Ice

12

Lightning

12

Holy

322

Space

216

Evil

50

Fame

85000

Rage

0

Charm

250

Titles

Light Hero of Darkness

Playboy King

The Joker

World Traveler

Sennerth’s Hero

Sealed

Senea Morowth