Chapter 139 – 139. Council of Goddesses (2)
“Ah yes… To?”
The moment she spontaneously reached out her hand to touch Eun-hyeon’s cheek, Berdandi hurriedly grabbed Eun-hyeon’s hand and hid it behind her, shouting with a bewildered expression.
[Don’t touch me, my child.]
[Oh, my cheeks don’t wear out just by touching them once. Is not it?]
“Yes. What…”
Seeing Belldandy hiding herself behind her back like her parents hiding their child, worried that it might adversely affect her offspring, Eun-hyeon couldn’t hide her shy expression, but stood behind Belldandi and gave a blunt look. I had no choice but to respond.
[I am Vesta.]
“… Miss Vesta?”
The moment she heard the name of the goddess who introduced herself with a bright smile on her face, Eun-hyeon looked at her Vesta with a surprised expression and asked again.
[Huh. Can we talk about it?]
“Talk… Is it?”
[Huh. I wanted to talk with the child once.]
“…”
Eunhyun looked at her Vesta with her doubtful face.
Other than Belldandy, I was very concerned about the tone of the goddess who referred to herself as a ‘child’.
In addition to Belldandi, there were also Urud and Skuld as goddesses who gave power to her, but neither of them called themselves ‘children’.
If I had to explain it, it was just that Belldandi had a great empathy for Eunhyeon, and Urd and Skuld’s response was a natural reaction by the standards of general gods.
In some extreme cases, there are also gods who see humans as completely expendable items like Diana, so Vesta’s friendly gaze made Eun-hyeon feel a little uncomfortable.
[… What are you talking about with my child?]
[It’s not a big deal. However…]
Seeing the wary Belldandy, her Vesta smiled and moved towards Eunhyeon and Belldandy.
[Since you’re so cheap, aren’t you more interested?]
[Go, don’t come any closer!]
As Belldandy started to step behind her, holding Eun-hyeon behind her, Eun-hyeon, on the contrary, put on a puzzled expression.
Because her own goddess’s reaction to her fright was hard to understand.
It’s like she’s a dog with her hair pulled up in fear of something.
‘Even among goddesses, there is such a thing as rank… ?’
[Whoops.]
[Go, don’t come close!]
[Whoops.]
‘No, this isn’t like rank.’
Just kidding
Vesta’s face is like looking at a cute small animal, but that expression is very sinister.
Watching Belldandy wiggle her hands around as she stomped backwards in fright, Vesta was obviously enjoying Belldandi’s reaction to her flusteredness.
[Oh, kid? Kyaaak!]
Eun-hyeon, who was worse off, grabbed Belldandi’s arm and dragged her roughly to hide it behind her. The two of them stood in front of Eun-hyeon again, with their positions completely reversed.
“If it’s just a story, that’s fine. Let’s finish it. Please don’t bother our goddess too much.”
[Whoa, what a cool kid. Did she come forward to defend her own master?]
[Ah, my child…]
Vesta starts giggling as she sees Eun-hyeon standing still with a calm expression on her face.
[Well, that’s good. I wanted to talk to the child from the beginning, and ah, I wanted to ask you something rather than talk.]
“Are you asking?”
[Huh. Following the case of the child this time, I am also going to make one of my own.]
“…”
For a moment, Eun-hyeon had a strange idea at the word ‘making a child’, but he knew that making a child, as the goddesses said, was not the word among humans.
“Apostle… Are you saying you want to make it?”
[However?]
“That…”
When she was first summoned to the divine realm after being resurrected, she recalled hearing through Belldandi that ‘the gods were planning to welcome potential humans as apostles’.
[Looking at your expression, you must be misunderstanding something? The reason why the child became immortal was because the body of the child stopped in the ‘present’ and was fixed due to the authority of Belldandi. Not all gods can make their apostles ‘immortal’.]
“No. We know it because we heard it from our Goddess. Could it be that the apostle Vesta was talking about… Is that the person I know?”
[Huh. That’s right. The child who forcibly raised the hierarchy by directly injecting divine power into it.]
Vesta affirms Eun-hyeon’s guess.
[What I want to ask the child. From now on, I want him to lead that child, as he has been doing until now.]
“… Was there a reason it was Eleanor Armitas?”
[That’s it, doesn’t the child know better? Isn’t it the child who changed that child’s fate?]
In the ‘Future Poetry’ that Yuria read, Eleanor faces the future of being sold to the sacred kingdom of Erenia in the form of marrying the son of Bishop Harkan.
However, Eunhyeon thought that the future was not changed by herself.
“It is the result of Anies, a faithful priest serving Lord Vesta. I didn’t do it.”
[It is the child who influenced the child named Anies to sit in the present position.]
“…”
[A child has already changed the fate of many people. He prevented a runaway by saving and guiding a child who had the power of a divine beast, saved many lives by reducing the number of victims that could have been tens of thousands to a few hundred due to a necromancer who controlled and manipulated the dead, and saved many lives. I forcibly twisted the arduous journey.]
Rescuing Erin saved Pernin’s capital from burning.
Many lives were saved by quickly dealing with the necromancer before the damage spread.
As a priest given to Eleanor, she has eliminated many paths of suffering that lead to doubting God.
[From many people to individuals, many people have been helped through the hands of children, but are you not aware of your own achievements?]
“No. It’s not like that.”
Eun-hyeon shook his head and denied it.
“It would have been impossible without the goddess who made me an apostle. These are things I could not have done without the many people who helped me. It’s not something I did on my own. So, Lord Vesta’s words are too much for me.”
[Whoops, humble Airi. I understand the reason why Skuld’s ‘Creating Destiny’ authority was put into the child. Since he’s a child like you, he must have been influenced by that authority and brought about the current result.]
“… May I ask why you chose Eleanor as your apostle and not Agies?”
[It’s because the child’s heart was very interesting. The child feels great grace for the child, and she hopes in her heart to be helpful to the child. I just answered the child’s heart and suggested the way. At the same time, I wonder how the child and the flow of destiny that the child will change will change.]
“… Eleanor wants to help me?”
[Yes. So, why don’t you lead and take care of the child who will become my child in the future?]
“I can’t promise, but I will try.”
[Whoops, that’s enough.]
[Would you like to join me in the story?]
[Oh my God, Minerva? Didn’t he go?]
[No. I also had something left to see about this person.]
Eunhyeon bowed her head to another goddess who approached her.
“Thank you so much for advocating for me at the conference.”
[That is natural. You are a human being who has achieved great achievements to deserve such treatment. Besides our seven goddesses, there are many other gods watching over you. Among them, ‘Vulcanus’, who wanted to deliver his weapon to you, was included.]
“Ah… Please say thank you to him too…”
[All right. And this is a gift from me.]
“Ah…”
Just as her Juno blew her pure white holy flame into her own chest, Eun-hyeon shows her the same behavior and Minerva imprints her ‘armor of her god’ into her own soul. Looked at her blankly.
[This is my shield, ‘Aegis’. Not only will it block physical attacks, but it will protect you from attacks that take a toll on your mind and soul. You can use it to protect yourself, or you can use it in other ways. I believe that you will lead to good results in any way.]
“This… Would you mind giving it to me, an apostle of another goddess?”
In addition, the right to award the ‘Hammer of Vulcanos’ earlier was also decided through a meeting and a vote for and against, so there is no way that there would be any problems even if it was handed over personally like this.
[This is my pure wish. If they are found out later, they will be reprimanded, but it is impossible for the original owner to retrieve the weapon that has already been imprinted on the soul. Be at ease.]
“…”
It’s a big deal.
Eunhyeon felt a stomach ache as she suddenly received an excessive amount of things beyond common sense.
[I am also very interested in the future of the underworld you will create. Please don’t collapse and walk forward. Then I’m done.]
[Whoops, cheer up?]
“No, look over there.”
After the goddesses disappeared, leaving only their own words and leaving the seat, only Eunhyeon and Belldandy remained inside the huge round table conference room.
[Whoops.]
“Goddess?”
Eun-hyeon was surprised by Belldandi’s reaction to her sigh and looked at her complexion.
[I don’t know why you’re so interested in other people’s children…]
“Ah, ahaha, let’s think positively that you’re cheering us on.”
[I’m sorry. Unlike other gods, I don’t have any weapons, so I can’t directly give anything to a child…]
“Goddess is always by my side, even in the underworld. That’s enough for me. Goddess than that. There was one thing that bothered me, but there was something I couldn’t ask.”
[What is it?]
“The door that Renatra made in the air when she summoned the corpse of the ancient dragon. It was the power of God. I don’t think there was any mention of this, but do you know what happened?”
[That… I am also looking for it from the Shingye side. It is still unclear which god bestowed divine powers on that human and for what purpose. Right now, the seven goddesses are still searching for the gods they can contact, but nothing has been revealed yet. Sorry for not being helpful.]
“No. I’m sorry. I expected it to be alive, but it’s a pity that I still couldn’t kill it.”
It’s not that she couldn’t sympathize with Diana’s words that reprimanded Eun-hyeon.
In conclusion, since Eun-hyeon missed Marius and Renat, who could be the seeds of disaster, she couldn’t help but feel resentful.
“Still, these two weapons given by the gods… I’m starting to get an outline of how to use it. There are more things to worry about, but I don’t think it’s too bad. Thanks for inviting me to the meeting. Goddess.”
[Not to thank me. It was a necessary process to bestow ‘God’s Arms’ on the child, so there’s no need for that.]
“Haha. Still.”
[Hmm…]
“…”
Silence began to rise between Verdandi and Eunhyeon for a moment, and a few seconds later, Eunhyeon, feeling suspicious, finally opened her mouth.
“Huh, Goddess?”
[Why… Is that so?]
“Hey, do you have anything to say?”
After the meeting, as long as they received all the rewards they had promised to give to Eunhyeon, the gods thought that they would no longer be busy.
That’s why I thought that Belldandi would send Eunhyeon down to the underworld right away, but for some reason, Berdandi didn’t send Eunhyeon down to the underworld.
[…]
Realizing that she had something to say, Eunhyeon quietly waited for Belldandi to open her mouth.
[That is… Therefore…]
She pondered over her thoughts for a moment and hesitated to open her mouth, but then with a determined expression on her face, she shouted to Eun-hyeon.
[Ra, at least eat ramen and go!]
“… What?”
For a moment, she questioned whether she had heard it wrong, but Eun-hyeon was convinced that her own ears were not wrong, so she took a deep breath and asked Belldandi again.
“Goddess… That line, did you use the knowledge of Earth in my memory?”
[That, yes…]
“That line… Do you know what it means?”
Eun-hyeon tried to smile, thinking that Belldandi had called out in a hurry because she wanted to spend a little more time with herself, who had come to her divine realm after a long time.
Belldandi’s expression after hitting the ramen drip was unusual.
[That, that’s why, that’s…]
Eunhyeon’s face hardened little by little when she saw Belldandy’s embarrassed expression because she couldn’t make eye contact with Eunhyeon properly and couldn’t find a way to explain her gibberish or something with her blushing face.
Around this time, even Eun-hyeon could not fail to notice the meaning of Belldandi’s words.
“Sincerity… Are you… ?”
