‘Real thing? And wait that was just a game?’

I'm actually pretty serious back there~

[ Yep! Well, let's leave that for later. We need to talk about you being reborn and live a new life! ]

‘Okay! So what will we do?’

[ Oh so eager. But not ‘we’ ‘you’. I need you to do something for me there!]

I put my transparent hand under my chin, and then nod.

‘I see, so it’s like that’

[ Hm? What? You know already the reason why I need you?]

‘You want me to eliminate some demons in there right? Or even kill some demon king and save the world, is that it?’

She seemed to be expecting my answer. Although I thought I was right, she just raised her finger and wave it sideways.

[ Almost, my dear Watson! What I need you to do is not just to eliminate the demon race or any other races. What I want you to do is to become my observer and also my judge. ]

‘What do you mean?’ I couldn't understand what she's saying.

Just an observer? A judge? How?

[ It’s like this, imagine if you have a basket full of fruits…]

‘Apple, I love apples’ I interjected.

[ Ey! Stop disturbing me! Okay, imagine if you have a basket full of apples and only just one apple is rotten, do you consider all the apples in the basket, rotten? ]

‘Of course not’ I answered.

That would be a waste.

[ see! That’s what I need you to do, pluck the bad ones from the good ones! Be it human or from the demon race! Understood? ]

Makes sense.

I lean my body slightly to the left and then raise my right arm doing the gut pose.

‘No problem honey! Oh right, but why me? Why did you choose me?’

That was something bothering me almost from the beginning.

When she heard my question, Cecelia put on a slightly awkward smile and the she looked up in the sky. From where I'm standing, I could see various expressions reflected in her eyes as they gave them a golden shine.

When she returned her gaze to me, she declared,

[ Oh hon, That's a silly question---]

The teasing attitude she usually had towards me was already gone.

[ ---It's because you are you, my one and only beloved ]

I saw that neither in her eyes nor on her lips was a smile.

She was entirely serious.

However, at that time, Christine's smiling face momentarily flashed in my mind.

I love Christine...that's a definite.

However, I can't seem to stop myself from falling in love towards this beautiful goddess in front of me.

Shaking my head, I decided to put that matter for now at the back of my head.

I put my poker face on and said, ‘I don’t understand’

[ You’ll understood soon enough! Okay next is.. ]

‘Eh? There’s more?’

[ Of course! Next is the skills that I will give you ]

Skills? As in OP skills? Why?

[ OP skills? Oh well, simple because you’re more like my champion and I’m your patron, and specially because I-I’ve taken a liking to you *blush*. B-But I can only give you two skills ]

Wow skills, hehe what will I choose? Time-space? Creation? Word magic, or ability that can copy another ability? But

I think that’s too Op?

[ Love! what’s this OP you’re talking about? I’ve never heard of that kind of ability before? ]

Cecelia put on a slightly doubtful expression.

‘Oh right, Op ability/skill or Overpowered skill. It’s a skill or magic that can overthrow the balance of the world. In conclusion, there are really strong powers!'

[Hm? I see, but you know, all ability or magic is powerful if you just know how to use it correctly]

‘Well, I think you have a point though’

Yeah, she did have a point. As they say, there are no trash skills just trash people.

[And you know what, I can’t give you those skill/ability you mentioned before, because it isn’t in my domain. I’m the beautiful goddess of death and rebirth you know ]

‘Ah! I see’

Haa~ I know that I’m being too greedy but those skills are just....Haa~

[Sorry ]

The helpless expression Cecelia showed that moment was a clearer answer than any words could have been.

With a powerless smile, she cast her eyes down.

I suddenly felt guilty.

‘No it’s not your fault. I just got a little bit cocky, that’s all. Wait to use magic in another world you must have affinity right?’

[ I’m surprised you also know those things. Yeah, you need affinity, why? ]

‘Well, I know this is not in your domain but can I make my first skill an All magic aptitude? And can you also make it invoke just by using my imagination? Chanting spells is such a bother and it would be tiring to say some riddle like words all the time just to invoke some magic’

[ Well, I guess I can ask my sister for that ]

‘You have a sister?’

That's the first time I'm hearing about that.

[ Yup, she’s Victoria, keeper of knowledge and magic. She’s also very beautiful like me. ]

‘No doubt, ah right, love my job is an observer and a judge right?’ I suddenly thought of something.

She nods.

‘Why do you need someone who is not a god to be an observer and a judge for you? Why do you need one in the first place?’

[Good question! The simple answer for that is that, the balance of good and evil in the world you’re going to is currently broken, it is now dominated by evil. Although it's still not recognizable at first glance but that world is starting to be covered by dark miasma. So we gods decided to do something to fix it, but the law states that we gods can’t interfere in the mortal realm. But we can do it indirectly by means of…]

‘Just like this, you chose someone from another world and reincarnate him to that world and let him do that job, am I right?’

[Excellent! ]

‘I see, then I’ve decided! can you make my eyes an all-seeing magic eyes?’

[ Eh? Why? ]

‘Well I need it to judge an individual perfectly. But please exclude the ability to see what the other is thinking!

Because that’s gross! Seeing-through lie, mana and others are enough. And also please let me control it at will. I don’t want to always see such things. That's kinda creepy and troublesome.'

[ Okay love, no problem ]

‘Love I’m very sorry if I’m very demanding’

I really felt that I'm taking advantage at her. She's just too good for me, really.

[ Haha no worries, if it’s for you then everything is okay!

But then again were really like a couple, hahaha ]

‘Thanks love, though I won’t mind it if it becomes official though hehe’

As I laughingly said it, she answered with the smile of a girl that had just received some candy,

[ Then so be it ]

She optimistically clenched her fist in front of her. That almost provokingly lovely smile she showed me gave me the conviction that she had foreseen this turn of events from the very beginning.

Really?

[Oh I forgot, when you reborn, I need to seal your internal memories. Don’t worry, I only need to seal your internal memories, tehee☆,]

‘Okay!................................................

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeh! Why? What about you, about Christine? about all other things?’

[ Don’t worry, it’s only sealed! And forget the other DAMN girls!!!

Okay, bye Love! Always remember, I’m always watching you! ]

Wai…..

She was smiling with tears in her eyes, almost weeping with joy but still had a hint of sadness and loneliness.

As I didn’t know what I should reply, I closed my mouth and burned the appearance of my beloved goddess into my memory.

~I love you!!!~

The gentle and warm, yet lonely goddess, I couldn't help but want to meet her again.