The next day.

I went to the Lord’s office and recounted what had happened yesterday, emphasizing that the Lord of Weaverpool, that scum, hadn’t shown his face until the very end.

Fiora was busy talking with the Guard Captain. She scoffed.

"How could he be so rude!"

The Guard Captain tilted his head.

"But if he was truly busy...."

"Even if he was truly busy, aren’t there still manners to uphold?!"

"Th-that’s true."

The Guard Captain was getting scolded for no reason. I stepped in appropriately.

"Acting Lord, I am fine."

"Even if the territory’s situation is bad and he’s busy, this is too much! A Hero from a neighboring territory, with whom we even have exchanges, came to pay respects, and he made them wait half a day? And didn’t even show up until the very end? The Lord of Weaverpool is a disgrace to humanity!"

Fiora was furious as if it were her own problem. The Guard Captain sighed and shook his head.

I was touched by Fiora.

’Fiora, who gets angry for my sake, looks even sexier today!’

I wanted to knock down the fuming Fiora and shower her with affection. Especially since her body temperature would rise when she was angry, it would be great to stick my rod in her mouth.

’This much tells me that Lord is trash. He must have been drinking heavily somewhere or running a secret gambling den.’

Those were indeed the actions a villain would take. However, I couldn’t figure out what type of villain he was.

According to the ledger, he was indeed trash, no different from Koldo.

Still, a Lord of a territory couldn’t be on the same level as Koldo. If he were, he would have been exposed long ago.

’Don’t worry, Lord of Weaverpool. I’ll soon take everything you have. I don’t forget grudges easily!’

"Lucian."

"Yes, Acting Lord."

Fiora smiled sweetly and looked at me. It was a comforting smile, like a warm bed on a rainy day.

"Lucian, I will raise an objection regarding this matter."

"That might strain our relationship."

"Even so, one must say what needs to be said. If the one who committed the rudeness acts so brazenly, if the perpetrator is always so confident, wouldn’t that world be a twisted one?"

"I don’t mean to disparage nobles, but if he’s the kind of person who commits such rudeness without a second thought, he won’t listen to the Acting Lord’s words anyway. I have a plan, so please leave it to me."

"To you?!"

Fiora and the Guard Captain were surprised.

After finishing the conversation, I left. Isis asked if I was worried.

"I don’t lose my composure over something like this. You know that!"

"Oh, sex after a long time?!"

Isis scoffed. How coy!

’Then what?’

We went out into the street. When I asked nonchalantly, Isis hesitated.

What was she trying to say? I tilted my head and asked.

’Just say anything. I’ll listen!’

’Yes, alright!’

We left the territory. Outside the territory, the greenery was lush, and a pleasant breeze blew today as well.

Tssut!

Isis dispelled her ethereal form and appeared. She spoke shyly.

"Would you like to go on a date with me?"

Her face was already slightly flushed. Her golden, sun-like eyes wandered aimlessly.

’The Goddess is sooooo cute!’

I watched her with a pleased feeling inside. Isis shook her head.

"Do you remember what I said last time? You haven’t forgotten, have you?"

"Uh, what was it...?"

"Kuk, how dare you forget? How could you do that? I’m disappointed, Lucian!"

Ha, I pretended not to know on purpose. I just can’t help but love her.

"Hahaha. You said we should go see your temple together! As if I’d forget, hehehe."

"Eek...!"

Isis seemed angry at my behavior. Then she immediately hugged me tightly.

Her enormous breasts pressed against my face. The pressure was so tight I couldn’t breathe.

I started to suffocate.

"Ugh, huff!"

"Hmph, I thought your heart had gone to that impudent female Lord. Be careful from now on!"

"Cough, *ahem, yes, yes!"

I was finally released. I thought I was going to die of happiness.

Isis, who had been glaring at me, spoke.

"Follow me, my temple is not far."

"Hmm, that’s surprising. I thought you’d want a lewd date after so long."

"I promise. Not this time. We’re going to the place that was once my temple, after all."

"Then let’s ride this fellow!"

I summoned Lyn. When Lyn let out a loud neigh, Isis chuckled.

I mounted Lyn first, and then Isis climbed on behind me, as if hugging me. Isis stroked Lyn’s mane.

"What a magnificent horse. I will send my thoughts, so go to that place."

"Hiiiiiiing!"

Lyn began to run excitedly. We left the territory, crossed a stone bridge over a river, and continued north.

’Hmm, if we keep going this way, we’ll reach the Goblin Path.’

I tried to think of something else to forget the presence of Isis’s breasts pressing against my back.

Soon, the Goblin Path appeared.

The ground looked unstable, as if it were bent into a U-shape.

But that was an illusion. It was a place where long-standing magical phenomena occurred, not actually bent.

"We’ll arrive soon."

"I’m excited!"

"Excited... huh."

The Goddess seemed unusually serious today. Should I say she was nervous?

After passing the Goblin Path, a plateau appeared, covered in blooming flowers, with a snow-capped mountain peak visible nearby.

In one corner of the plateau, an old, poorly maintained watchtower and a heavily ruined temple were visible. It looked like an abandoned ancient ruin.

"There it is."

"Oh! It’s built in a good location."

Beyond the temple, a large lake was visible. It seemed connected to the river from the stone bridge we had crossed earlier.

If I were a fisherman, I would have tried to find the absolute best spot there.

Isis pointed to the temple with a bitter expression.

"That’s the place... but what’s the tower?"

Soon, we stopped. We dismounted Lyn. I returned Lyn to my ring and took Isis’s hand.

Meanwhile, Isis’s ears were red.

"According to history, 150 years ago, the nation sent people to manage that temple and built a watchtower."

"It seems abandoned now...."

"Indeed. There might even be monsters."

"Perhaps it could become a temporary dwelling for the two of us to live together, couldn’t it?"

Isis nudged me subtly with her hip and gave me a playful wink. She really can’t go a moment without being lewd!

’This foxy Goddess!’

Holding her hand, I approached the temple. The temple was in a terrible state.

Forget maintaining its form, only shattered fragments scattered everywhere were visible.

Of course, I had been feeling a strange mana since earlier. But other than that, I wondered if this was even a temple.

Isis stepped forward with a dark expression.

"Behold. This is... my current address, who was once called a god."

She scoffed at herself, not knowing why she had been betrayed by humanity.

Having lost her power and memories. She just stood there, staring at the temple’s ruins.

Her appearance was so lonely. Like a goddess left alone in a ruined world, I took both her hands.

Standing before her, I denied it.

"That’s not true."

"But you can see it too, can’t you? No one remembers me, and it’s just as abandoned as before. I don’t know why I deserve this treatment. Not remembering anything worthwhile... it’s frustrating and painful."

"No matter what anyone says, Goddess, you are the grateful one who appointed me as your apostle. You are infinitely elegant and passionate!"

I squeezed her hands tightly. No matter what anyone said, Isis was Isis.

Regardless of her past, or her present.

The temple didn’t matter. Only she could be within me.

At my compliment, Isis seemed surprised, then burst into laughter. Like a coy high school girl who knew nothing.

"Lucian, you’re impossible, truly. Yes, nothing lasts forever in this world. Perhaps this appearance is also natural."

"Someday, when I earn a lot of money, I will rebuild this place!"

I declared confidently. It was like I had gained a new goal.

The Goddess looked surprised and shook her head.

"There’s no need for that! Who do you think I am to accept such charity...!"

"It doesn’t matter whether you remember or not. It’s not charity either. What’s important is the fact that a Goddess once existed in this world. I will rebuild this place and make people aware of the Goddess."

"...That would be a meaningless act."

"No, humanity needs to know. That a Goddess who once bestowed endless love and mercy was here."

A nation that forgets its history has no future.

"Ah, ah... My Lucian♥"

The Goddess stroked my head, trembling slightly, and eventually shed tears.

"Goddess?!"

"Ugh, huff."

Isis finally hugged me. She tried to speak even as she sobbed.

"Thank you. But don’t misunderstand! *Sniff, it’s just dust in my eye!"

"Yes, yes. Here’s a handkerchief! Please wipe them quickly. Though even your tears are sexy, Goddess. Haha."

"Hmph, saying such vulgar things! Thank you."

[Affection for ’Isis’ increased!]

[Current Affection with ’Isis’: Normal♥♥♡→Favorable♥♥♥]

Huh, the Goddess’s Affection went up a lot. That’s good for me!

We comforted each other and left the temple grounds. Then we looked around the ruined debris.

"Goddess, I don’t have mana, but I can feel it. It seems a significant amount of mana gathers in this very place."

"Places that serve a god are all structured this way, regardless of the reason. It’s a phenomenon possible because they possess what you call ’divinity.’ There’s nothing strange about it."

"Huh, I see. Oh, Goddess. Something near your eye...?"

I pointed to Isis’s face. She tilted her head and touched her eye area.

"Hm? Where do you mean?"

"Here, here."

"Here? I don’t feel anything?"

"Here lemme do it!"

"Hmph, you foolish apostle!"

Isis pouted but still leaned her upper body. Such a clumsy Goddess. I should give her some strength.

As soon as she leaned , I pulled her in my arms and kissed her.

Smooch...

Isis’s eyes widened, her face turned red, and she even avoided my gaze.

She was truly adorable. I was aiming for this reaction!

"Hahaha! You fell for it!"

"Hmph... you audacious apostle! How dare you, I should have been the one to do that first!"

Suddenly, the Goddess grabbed my face and gave me a deep kiss.

"Uueup, slurp..slurpp..chup..hmph!"

The two of us stroked each other’s hair. We caressed each other’s cheeks.

Between our wide-open mouths, our tongues met and intertwined as one. They tangled fiercely as if they had been waiting.

The Goddess’s thick, hot tongue pressed down on mine. I provocatively scraped the underside of her tongue gently and wrapped around it in one swift motion.

After craving love and lust like that, we finally broke apart. I had to say something!

"Should we... do it?"

Isis was about to say yes, but then she looked around.

"No, next time. I don’t want to do it here. It feels too desolate."

"I understand. Then let’s head back soon!"

Just as our date was about to end, a loud roar suddenly echoed nearby.

RAAAAAAWWRRRR....

A tall, old tree that had been standing peacefully split in half and shattered into pieces.

Soon, a creature resembling a dark slime, impaled by thick purple tentacles, appeared.

It was a C-rank monster, a Warlock.

Fuck?!