I am the Goddess Destined to be Devoured by the Protagonist - Chapter 05

========== EPISODE 5 ==========

After some time had passed, the Hopeless Trio ended their time of suffering, sprawled on the floor, and drank water like crazy.

“Hey… if you run out of that, I have to make more…”

“I don’t want to make any more… drink in moderation…”

Sirius looked down at them. The thugs had to look up for quite a while to see his face.

His face was expressionless, but the undeniable hostility of a strong person was enough to create tension.

-The God has commanded you to turn yourselves in. And while you are being punished, you are to repent for your sins.

-…….

-If you disobey the command, I don’t know what kind of punishment will be inflicted.

With those words, Sirius turned his body as if he had no more business with them. Behind him, the thugs were sweating bullets.

The people of Quartz considered gods to be great beings, and because the thugs didn’t know the fact that the Listener was a god with nothing special, they were feeling fear.

Of course, it was largely thanks to Sirius treating them well.

[Mission Success! Reward will be provided!]

[Bread x1]

After the commotion passed, the atmosphere quieted down.

The faces of the people who had finished their meal looked better than before. Perhaps they had gained some composure, as they even started to converse.

They were the ones mentioned as bystanders in . Even though a child was in danger, they had done nothing.

However, I understood them. The Hopeless Trio looked like that, so it was a wonder that anyone would even think of stepping up.

A few of the people whispered quietly and glanced at Sirius. Then, soon, one person approached him.

-God-nim, could you please ask them to let us out of here?

That’s right. Does the Listener have the ability to let them out?

When I looked at Haemi, she noticed and spoke quickly.

“Unfortunately, God-nim, there is currently no way to get them out.”

What, you useless Listener.

Still, there was no major worry. They would be able to escape from the underground storage soon. An acquaintance of the innkeeper was coming to rescue them.

The problem was that I didn’t know when they were coming.

I pondered for a moment and then did a mission sponsorship once more.

[Mission]

[Wait until the person who will rescue you arrives.]

[Reward: Bread x1]

-The God says to wait until the person who will rescue you arrives.

-U-uh, when do they say they will arrive?

-I do not know.

At Sirius’s words, some people showed anxiety.

-What if the person who will rescue us doesn’t come?

-Maybe it could take a long time? Since gods who live for eternity wouldn’t have the same concept of time as us. It could be 1 year, no. It might even be 10 years.

It wouldn’t be that late.

I was flustered and sent a message sponsorship.

[ (°Д°≡°Д°) ]

-It doesn’t seem like it will take long.

[ (b ᐛ )b ]

Only then did the people heave a sigh of relief.

-I want to get out quickly and wash up.

-My mother must have been very worried.

The atmosphere in the underground storage became noticeably milder. The people were filled with hope that they could finally leave.

There were no more signs of conflict arising.

[Mission]

[Take a rest with the people before leaving the underground storage.]

[Reward: Bread x1]

Sirius, having seen the mission window, told the people that I had told them to take a rest.

The reason I told the others to rest as well was that I could see they were exhausted too. Even though there was a campfire, I wondered if they had ever rested comfortably while trapped in a dark space, thirsty and hungry.

The people took a rest, each in their own way, such as by sleeping.

The sound of real snoring from the thugs, which could by no means be called acting, was heard like background music.

I sent the mission, but I don’t know if Sirius will be able to rest comfortably.

What if he doesn’t sleep like in the novel, just in case? It’s good to rest when you can.

Contrary to my concerns, Sirius also leaned against the wall and closed his eyes, as if he were going to take a rest too.

Now, is there nothing for me to help with until Sirius leaves the storage?

But for some reason, seeing the sleeping people made me drowsy. Maybe it’s because of the intense physical labor from earlier.

However, I forced my eyes open. Since I had some free time, I decided to find out about Komos.

“Where can I check how to use Komos?”

“Ah. There is no separate guide provided. That is…”

I waited quietly for the rest of her words.

“Usually, God-nims are born with knowledge about various functions of the system, not just Komos. So, unless you have amnesia or have forgotten the related knowledge like God-nim…”

I know what she means.

Haemi was seeing me as a god with amnesia or one who had forgotten the knowledge.

I don’t know why a god would have amnesia or forget knowledge they had since birth, but she spoke as if such cases were common.

Thanks to that, it seemed I didn’t look that strange.

“Instead, if you have any questions, please ask me and I will let you know!”

“Yeah. Thank you.”

I pulled up another window next to the one where Sirius was displayed, then returned to the main screen of Komos and looked around.

I looked at the round profile picture located on the top right. It looked like the default profile picture of Komos.

Right. The Listener wouldn’t have used a feature like this.

When I clicked on the profile picture, my simple information and various menus popped up.

[Listener of Wishes Drawing Lines]

[Intervention Level: 1]

I just accepted it after seeing the intervention level. I expected it because of the crappy sponsor product lineup, so it wasn’t surprising.

“How do I raise the intervention level?”

“You can raise your fame or infamy by making yourself known to the world in various ways.”

Infamy…?

Listener, you bastard, you raised your level with infamy in the original work, didn’t you?

No wonder at some point, you started sending message sponsorships that looked better than emoticons.

If you look at it properly, it’s true that you raised both.

While making Sirius save people and kill them.

Of course, I only told him to do so because the targets were useful, but if I kill them later, I could have gained infamy after gaining fame.

What a great god.

Anyway, Haemi said earlier that my intervention level was low, which is why the sponsor product list was crappy, so I guess I’ll be able to purchase various items as the level goes up.

However, I decided to put off raising the level as much as I could.

There’s no big reason, it’s just a burden on Sirius. If I become known, Sirius, my contractor, will also become known.

The contractor of the only god in a crumbling world.

Excessive attention is poison.

They even demanded free labor, calling him the hero to save this world. And being greedy on top of that made Sirius miserable.

Sirius also didn’t like it when people he didn’t know recognized him.

It was getting hard to keep my eyes open. I climbed onto the bed, covered myself properly with the blanket, and lay down, keeping my gaze on the screen where the broadcast was still on. There was no big change from when I last saw it.

Shouldn’t a god be able to stay awake 24/7, all year round?

My eyes blinked slowly from drowsiness. I was in no state to hold out.

So, I decided to get Haemi’s help.

“Can you wake me up if something happens?”

“Of course!”

Haemi answered in a reliable voice.

I trusted Haemi and fell asleep.

“God-nim, God-nim!”

Two small somethings pressed down on my cheek.

I lifted my eyelids at the sound that seemed to be calling me. A beautiful night sky filled my eyes.

An unfamiliar ceiling… no, sky.

Thanks to that abnormally large moon, I don’t think I’ll forget the fact that I possessed this body.

“Did you sleep well?”

I met Haemi’s sparkling eyes as she fluttered into my field of vision. It seems this little fluff ball woke me up.

But what was she pressing my cheek with earlier?

Ah, no way…

I let out an internal scream at the realization.

Haemi had pressed me with those small front paws. With soft, light pink cotton paws.

“Someone has come there.”

Haemi pointed with her front paw at the window that was still floating in the air. I looked into it.

And I saw a strange sight.

Everyone in the underground storage, including Sirius, was up. Even though they were in a state where it would be enough just to lie there like corpses, not a single person was missing.

Hope was hanging on faces that had only contained despair.

They were looking at one place. At the entrance of the underground storage, which was blocked by building debris, above the corner ceiling.

-Under here…!

-Then hurry…!

I could hear the voices of people outside beyond the debris.

It seems an acquaintance of the innkeeper has come to rescue them. I could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

How long has it been until they came?

“How long has it been since I fell asleep?”

“It’s been two days.”

So that means I slept straight through without waking up for two days. I feel good because I slept well.

To think that I would realize I was no longer human because of something like this. Originally, I couldn’t have slept all day even if I pulled an all-nighter.

If I had known this, I would have asked her to wake me up after filling the appropriate adult sleep time of eight hours. I feel sorry for sleeping comfortably alone for two days.

Was Sirius okay during that time?

I examined him on the screen, but there was no change.

Should I send at least one emoticon? He might feel it’s strange since I’ve been quiet for two days after making a contract.

[ │ ᐕ)ﾉ ]

At the appearance of the system window, Sirius lowered his gaze, which had been directed upward, and looked at the emoticon.

“Nice to meet you too.”

Gaze gathered on Sirius for a moment. It was understandable since he was talking to thin air.

Fortunately, when I didn’t send any more emoticons, the people turned their attention back to the entrance.

Right. That’s what’s important right now.

I also followed them and fixed my gaze on the entrance.

I could hear the sound of clearing the building debris through the small hole. Seeing that it could be heard quite closely, it seemed they had already cleared a considerable amount of debris.

Haemi woke me up at a good time.

A not-so-short amount of time passed, and a ray of light came down.

It was the first bright light I had seen since I started looking into the underground storage.

The light looked like a rope of salvation sent down. The people could not take their eyes off the thin light with faces full of joy.

The light kept growing in size. Enough for one person to pass through without difficulty.

Would the entrance to heaven look like that?

-Come on up!

Someone from above announced that it was time to get out of here.