I am the Goddess Destined to be Devoured by the Protagonist - Chapter 09

========== EPISODE 9 ==========

Vega brought the food to her mouth with stiff movements. It reminded me of a young, orphaned creature filling its belly while wary of its surroundings.

I just hope she doesn’t get indigestion from eating like that.

It was pitiful to watch, but telling her to eat comfortably would only make her more uncomfortable. Only time could solve this problem.

I decided to ask Sirius if he had rested well.

[ ( ᐕ)? ]

-Yes. I rested well.

As Sirius answered while looking at the window with the emoticon, Vega looked at Sirius with a questioning gaze.

That was understandable. Since Vega couldn’t see the system window, it must have looked like Sirius was suddenly talking to thin air.

-I was answering because the God asked me something.

-Ah, I, I see…….

Sirius cleared up her doubts even though Vega hadn’t asked.

Perhaps he didn’t want to look like a crazy person.

Vega seemed to believe Sirius’s words easily. If I were a third party and not the God who sent the message, I would have thought it was strange and asked if she really believed that.

There was no further conversation, so the quiet mealtime continued.

I examined the dining table. It looked like a simple breakfast for commoners in this world.

Bread, soup, and some simple dishes I didn’t know the names of.

To my eyes, it was a completely unsatisfactory spread. They must have been eating only bread for two days before coming out of the underground storage, and now they’re eating bread here too.

[Mission]

[Consume some meat and fruit.]

[Reward: Bread×1]

You guys are just eating carbs. Let’s get some protein, fat, and vitamins too.

I added the word “some” because I decided to go easy on them since it’s morning.

Sirius ordered a reasonable amount of meat and fruit as per the mission I gave him, and it soon appeared on the table.

Vega didn’t even try to look at it. I wondered why, but suddenly the prices of meat and fruit in the modern world flashed through my mind.

I don’t know if the cost of living here is similar to Korea, but judging by Vega’s reaction, I suspected she was acting like that for roughly the same reason.

Fortunately, I didn’t need to step in.

Sirius wasn’t a bad adult who monopolized food. He placed a reasonable amount of meat and fruit in front of Vega.

Vega hesitated but couldn’t refuse. She couldn’t resist the temptation of the well-cooked meat.

Perhaps she liked it, as her fork movements became slightly faster.

Watching that, I felt like a grandmother.

After finishing the meal, they returned to the room where they were staying.

When enough time had passed for the food to digest, I decided to let Sirius know the purpose of why I told him to come to this village.

[Mission]

[Conquer the dungeon located on the mountain behind ‘Tourmaline Village’.]

[Reward: Bread×1]

In this world, there were things called dungeons. Just like the dungeons commonly found in games, they were places where monsters existed and, at the same time, places where one could obtain various rewards.

The dungeon in Tourmaline Village had a relatively low difficulty compared to the terrifying dungeons that appeared in .

Still, a dungeon is a dungeon, so it was dangerous.

There was a reason I had to go here, and it was precisely because of this dungeon’s reward.

I decided to obtain this reward first because I thought it would be a great help for the journey ahead.

Sirius cast his gaze beyond the window in the room. There was the village’s only mountain.

-Is that where I should go?

[ ( ᐛ) ( ᐕ)₎₎ ]

And there were no further questions.

I at least expected him to ask why I told him to go.

Of course, since I could only send emoticons as messages, I wouldn’t have been able to give a proper answer anyway.

-I have something to do for a moment, so I’ll be back.

-Yes, yes.

Sirius left a short word for Vega and left the inn.

He didn’t head straight to the dungeon. He headed to the shopping district and bought a sword. It was only natural, as going into a dungeon with just the old sword I had given him would have been insane.

At the same time, Sirius didn’t throw away the old sword. He used the inventory to put it inside.

This inventory was something like a contractor perk. I had read the instructions a little while ago, so I knew how to use it, but since it was his first time using it, he looked awkward.

Having finished his preparations, Sirius headed straight for the mountain behind the village.

A rope was strung across the entrance to the mountain. As if to say, “Do not enter.”

It seemed they had blocked the entrance because a dungeon had appeared at the summit.

That didn’t stop Sirius from turning back. He went inside through the gaps in the rope.

If you followed the trail, there was a dungeon at the summit. Sirius climbed the mountain, following the dirt path that had naturally formed from people’s footsteps amidst the grass.

Warm sunlight shone through the leaves of the tall trees. Occasionally, the sound of birds chirping could be heard, and every time the wind blew, the sound of leaves rustling could be heard.

The word “healing” came to mind automatically.

I think I know why there are hiking clubs.

Of course, I didn’t want to go hiking myself. Just looking at it was enough.

I wanted Sirius to get some healing too, but he had an expression with no emotion at all.

I expected it, but he wasn’t moved by such trivial things.

That wasn’t good for me. If there was something he liked, I could tell him to do it whenever he seemed to be in a bad mood.

In the novel, mostly only bad things happened, so I couldn’t know what made Sirius feel good. I had no choice but to find out as we went along.

Thinking about this and that, I soon reached the summit.

What was there was a hole where the air had cracked. That mysterious thing exuded an ominous aura.

Anyone could tell it was a dungeon entrance.

Sirius headed inside without hesitation. As someone who originally frequented dungeons, there was no reason for him to hesitate.

The dungeon led to a cave. I thought that if there were a passage to the afterlife, the inside of the cave might look like that.

However, Sirius just scanned his surroundings briefly and didn’t step back.

If I were Sirius, I would have asked if this was right, or if they were trying to lead me to my death.

Jeobeok. Jeobeok.

Only Sirius’s footsteps echoed in the narrow cave.

How much time had passed since heading inside? A wide space appeared.

-Deudeudeudeu.

Before I could even question it, the ground suddenly shook.

Huh? Suddenly?

Along with a roaring sound, something that had been lying on the ground raised its body.

A log-like body. Four stems sprouting from the bottom of the cylinder supported it, and two stems grew like arms at the middle height of the body.

The most noticeable thing was a dark purple gem embedded at a height between the center and the top of the cylinder.

Anyone could tell it was a boss monster.

So it was here!

Defeating that was the purpose of this journey.

Its appearance was faster than expected, but that was no problem. It had an attack pattern.

Sirius realized it while getting hit himself. The narrative was long, so I remember it.

So, if I let him know quickly, Sirius wouldn’t have to get hit.

[Mission]

[That monster uses the two stems on its body to attack by sweeping in a semicircular shape from back to front.

Also, it has an attack pattern: it repeats sweeping in the order of left, left, right, left, right based on itself.

Dodge well.]

[Reward: Bread×1]

If I had to express the expression on Sirius’s face the moment he checked the mission window in one character, it would be this:

‘?’

The stem shot out fiercely toward Sirius, who was on the right side of the space, or in other words, the left side from the monster’s perspective.

[Mission Failed]

Seeing that, I felt like clutching my head.

“Dodge well” my ass!

I realized it after seeing his expression. What I did was the equivalent of hitting someone who was trying to learn how to defeat an enemy in battle with a strategy guide.

I trusted his dynamic vision, but I failed to consider that there needed to be a process of ‘Huh, what is this? → Ah. It’s a strategy! → Great! Let’s remember this well!’

I hurriedly checked if Sirius was okay. I wished nothing had happened, but a red line was drawn on his arm.

[ 。゜゜(´Ｏ`) ゜゜。 ]

Oh my, what is this…….

But there was no time to be doing this. I had to spill the information I knew.

This time, I decided to let him know its weakness.

It wasn’t the purple gem that was openly visible. It looked like a target and made you want to hit it, but that part was the sturdiest.

[There is a weakness on top of that thing.]

I hurriedly wrote the mission sponsorship content and pressed the enter button.

[Converting the entered mission to the correct format.]

[Error]

[Please check if the content you wrote fits the mission format.]

Just convert it for me! Now I have to write it again for no reason!

[There is a weakness on top of that thing. Stab it with a sword at least once.]

This should work, right?

[Converting the entered mission to the correct format.]

[Mission sent.]

This window keeps popping up. How annoying.

[Mission]

[There is a weakness on the upper part of the monster. Stab that place with a sword at least once.]

[Reward: Bread×1]

Now, it’s ‘left-right-left-right’. Then it’s ‘left-left-right-left-right’ again! Fighting!

Sirius looked at the mission window, put his sword away, and ran to the left. At the same time, the monster stretched its left stem backward.

Just before the attack could reach Sirius, the stem was retracted. The stem had already drawn a semicircle.

This is why I said the difficulty was low. All that monster could do was turn its body and sweep to attack in order again.

Sirius leaped, climbed onto the stem that was supporting the body, and then climbed up along the body.

I didn’t know when I only saw it in the narrative, but seeing it in person, it’s marvelous. What on earth is he grabbing onto to climb that log-like body?

Meanwhile, the monster moved its arms violently, trying to shake off the enemy attached to its body.

However, Sirius personally showed what unwavering comfort was. Whether the wall moved or not, he climbed upward steadily.

Sirius, who arrived on top of the body without any problems, stared at the center of the tree rings. It was pitch black, as if only that part had rotted.

Sirius walked over without hesitation and stabbed his sword into that spot.

-Kieeeeek!

The monster let out a sound of pain. He had defeated the boss monster in a single blow.

[Mission Success! Reward will be provided!]

[Bread×1]

The monster collapsed.

A small, shiny thing was visible in the monster’s remains. Sirius picked it up.

[ ⁽⁽ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ⁾⁾ ]

Done. I achieved the purpose of coming here.

Now, with this…….

-When I return, I will build an altar and offer it to you.

Huh?

[ Σ(・Д・)!? ]

Why are you giving that to me!

-It seems like a precious item, so I want to give it to you.

What is he talking about? Did the gods who were here before ask for precious items when they got them?

How is this any different from stealing the liver of a flea, you bastards!

[ ( 乂˙-˙) ]

Sirius’s eyes, seeing the emoticon, contained confusion.

If someone saw this, they’d think I begged him for it.

[Mission]

[Return to the inn.]

[Reward: Bread×1]

Now, let’s go back!