Not long after I had accepted the facts about Aki, at least when hearing that others around might be the sa and they were sohow either the reincarnation of various goddesses from the dungeon or their avatars, it unsettled greatly.
I liked speaking to Lupera and Asteria and would feel a sense of loss if they were to vanish and suddenly never speak to again.
So, the thought that they might also disappear when fusing was just as worrying compared to losing the human I had t so far.
"That will not happen, Rai." Eternia and her soft voice were always comforting and supportive, but it wasn't quite enough to stop my worries.
"You say that, but how can two people fusing not cause one to vanish."
I felt that my logic wasn't wrong—for them to beco one, didn't they have to discard one of the personalities?
"They are two sides of the sa coin. Take Lupera, for example—as a goddess—she is just the condensed mana and thoughts are left dormant in this dungeon and only awakened after Cassandra was born."
"Their actions, thoughts, emotions, likes, dislikes are all the sa. One is just a flesh body while the other is the mana that belongs to the body taking a physical form thanks to the dungeon."
My mind tried understanding completely—it really did, and sure, it sounded good on the tin, but what if there was a chance it wasn't absolute...
I had grown to love interacting and speaking with Lupera, and the way Cassandra liked to make compete with her was similar for sure.
But what if...
Suddenly, a soft hand wrapped around mine— the feeling wasn't Aki or Eternia but the human form of Lupera... her soft, flexible, tanned skin and silvery hair were different to the image I had as she hugged my neck, the warmth of her breath and feeling of heat that ca from her skin spread through my body as she held tightly.
"You fool, are you so worried I would vanish like that... What will I do if you make my heart race this badly? I might die of a heart attack."
Her voice was softer and seed a little shy and more reserved to the confident and feisty milf wolf speaking with confidence.
"Then what would happen to you..."
"I would just beco the person I should have been—this is just delaying the inevitable as this form already died aeons ago, haha."
"Will she really rember all we've spoken about, and you will truly remain?"
"Mmmm, she already does—from the mont you kissed, she started to rember like you and Aki did when we finally fuse. Her skin might tan a little, as was ant from the start, and I will just be starting my new life as Cassandra."
I began to stroke her back, never noticing that her furry ears and tail were identical to the ones of Cassandra from the other day and then the strange nights drinking and waking up in her apartnt. Was that due to her awakening her mories?
Maybe another reason she was so thorough with the office and changes of the gang?
"If you truly don't vanish, then I don't have any issues..."
"I'm a little jealous—when did brother get so close to Lupera?"
Aki and Eternia spoke at the sa ti with a slight blush on their cheeks as they noticed their words and tone were so similar.
"Mmmm, well, she was the one beside during my toughest fights, supporting ."
"..."
Lupera was nothing like her normal self and hid her face in my chest with a rapidly beating heart and red face. It was quite adorable to see this side of her.
"Ah, look... Lupera was always like this, following brother's ass but too shy to speak with him, but she wrote down all the things he liked or did so that she never won whenever sothing related to him was brought up."
A slightly bitter tone ca from the mouth of Eternia while I felt Lupera shudder in my arms—there was sothing off, though.
I could feel and see the huge magical aura coming from all the won who were goddesses in the dungeon. It was partly why I knew Celestia and the others were special...
Eternia's was huge, golden and warm like the sun.
Aki's was a little smaller but cool and soothing, like watching the ocean tides.
Celetia's was massive and heavy, seeming like she carried a huge planet on her back.
However, Lupera... her aura was small, barely triple that of a human or the people I t in the dungeon.
Yet her body was muscular and strong—when she grabbed , I could feel that my bones began to creak, and she could probably tear apart if she wanted to.
"Eternia, don't be so harsh towards her—she's always been so cute and shy due to her low divine power that this is the first ti she actually approached him."
So it wasn't just my hunch and feeling still this warmth and racing heart was soothing for as I looked towards the shop's second floor and wondered who Celestia's true body was, but sohow it felt like she would tell when I reached the floor she asked to reach.
As for that woman she called mother, it was likely Athena, who was said to be the last surviving sister by the others.
Yet sothing in my heart and mind told ... Athena had died back then, but she was waiting.
A lonely woman who is waiting for to beco strong enough to et her—that is her pride as the goddess who protected this dungeon until we were all reborn safely and able to protect it ourselves...
The pair still looked down at with a clear gaze as if nothing else in the entire dungeon mattered. My eyes fixated on the woman beside her and started to look for similarities with won I knew and had contact with.
It was easy the mont I watched her for a few seconds, her breathing and movents, that slightly droopy gaze and the way she smiled when I pretended to wave...
Mother... or rather Anastasia.
She was Aphrodite.
As I realised, my mind began to form a small diagram using the system's notepad, drawing their nas and starting to match the goddesses to their true bodies using only their features and actions.
I might be wrong, but I hoped I wasn't.
Aki -> Eternium
Eternia -> None
Anastasia -> Aphrodite
Cassandra -> Lupera
Elizabeth -> Asteria
Haruka -> ???
Flora -> Neliel
Lumia -> Celestia
Sohow, I didn't think Haruka was one of them... I felt she was the only girl who was just my ex-girlfriend and a girl that I found interesting because I hadn't yet t Athena, but she seed the type to be competitive with and to fight while hiding her attraction and affection.
In truth, there was a hunch, or sothing deeper than that, which made feel that Athena was soone else...
A eting as if by accident, but that eting brought us together, and my curiosity and interest were beyond normal...
It was Kana Shimizu. I felt sothing in her that was different from , just lusting after her body as if nostalgically wanting to compete with her and feeling there was a different scent about her.
I thought about showing my guess with the won watching quietly as they started to chat about daily topics like dinner or how the dungeon was doing, but I decided to wait.
Until the mont I saw Asteria and Elizabeth fusing with my own eyes as I looked back to see her figure watching with her strange look.
Is it wrong for to be relieved that I don't have to deal with more than fifteen won at once... knowing that they are mostly the sa person?
Leaning back in my chair, I finally let go of Lupera as she looked up at my face with a strange smile.
"Why are your eyes watering? What happened to be the big Mommy wolf."
"Ah... that..."
"You should go and keep your promise next ti we et; I am sure you can beco a real Mommy Wolf when you return to that body. Have more confidence, Luppa."
"Ah... the na..."
For so reason, she beca bashful and more animated when I called her a slight pet na. It just seed to roll off my tongue, and I felt nostalgic as she hugged tightly, kissing my cheek before her figure completely vanished with a brilliant spark of silver light, creating a small moon as she vanished.
"Oh... I'm envious—you call her by that nickna again."
"Hmmm?" I tilted my head, confused at Aki's words, as she pouted and climbed onto my lap as if jealous of Lupera.
"Ah... just... That was what you used to call her back in the past when she did sothing, and you wanted to praise her or play with her tail."
It was quite amusing that, as well as these girls. I, too, was probably going through sothing similar ever since I gained my Primal Werewolf form. That voice and the strange commanding tone...
It was likely Iranos or the past , right? Kind of ironic that my planet's code na is Iranos IX
Sorry thought. I don't plan to beco you—at the very least, I'll use your na and allow you to live on in their hearts as a mory.
But I am Rai Shibuya, and these won are the ones I love—you should have done better in the past.
While I was speaking to myself in my head like a nutjob, although I really felt like the pressure in my body eased up when I did...
"Rai... The enemy is coming now that more than half of our sisters have recovered. That ans that they know the dungeon's existence, and our defences are weakened."
"We don't know when, but they will co... and will attempt to destroy your world."
I looked at Eternia and Eternium, who looked at with worried faces, but I didn't really care about the big stuff.
As long as my loved ones were happy and my business took off, I was content.
So I could answer with these big words:
"Let them co—I will stop them for good this ti."
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