Chapter 34: Horny
When the goddess explained the reason for which she had summoned Elio into her realm, he was overjoyed. After all, this was way way better than he had assumed. At first, he was afraid that the goddess was there to punish him for his bold claims that he was the son of Niemoth.
His fear was tripled when the goddess got angry with him and started accusing him of insulting and disrespecting her.
Then she choked him and he could smell death. But no. The goddess had actually been toying with him. She had actually been his protector ever since he transmigrated.
Indeed, it was so lucky of him that she was the one who noticed him first, and that she had concealed his existence from the other gods. One could only imagine what an arrogant god like Niemoth would have done if he had found out that some stupid mortal was going around claiming to be his son.
Despite all these things which made Elio think that the goddess was on his side, the mention of a debt still worried him. Who knows what a goddess could ask for in payment. He just hoped it wasn’t something so bad.
There was only one way to find out. To ask the goddess. "What’s the cost?"
Suddenly, the goddess was so close to him, her lips almost touching his. It was like she had teleported there. "More than you can afford," she said, staring him in the eye.
If she had meant to intimidate him, she failed completely. By now, Elio was convinced she didn’t want to hurt him. Otherwise, who else would give her ice creams and all the other things she had just gobbled down?
She might be a goddess, but sugar addiction didn’t care if one was mortal or immortal. The fact that it was the first thing she had asked for was proof enough.
It was the reason she concealed his existence from the other gods in the first place. She saw him giving some to Queen Mareen and his maids and she instantly started flirting with the idea of tasting them herself.
Judging by the way she ate them hungrily, Elio was sure she liked them very much.
That’s why instead of being frightened by her threatening move, he found himself smiling.