Judging from his face, he's been completely taken in by that woman. I don't blame him. She is beautiful.
If Isla was here, she wouldn't be happy about it.
"Now, will you apologise?"
He asked me.
Well, it's not my fault but if I don't, it'll lead to more misunderstandings. I feel like a goddess like Aphrodite would love that sort of development.
"I—"
"Fufufufufu..."
The woman laughed eerily.
"Huh?"
Yuichi turned back.
"Don't worry about it, boy. It was my fault. I was the one who made a move on him since I wanted to have sex with him."
Surprisingly, she admitted to what she was doing.
Yuichi's face flushed red when he heard the word 'sex.'
"Uh, sorry, Kazuya."
"It's fine."
He bowed to me.
The boy then skidded closer to ask me,
"Who's she?"
"Aphrodite. Goddess of Love and Fertility."
"You were with a goddess..."
He peered at her in awe.
Just like me, it seemed to be his first time seeing a goddess. There's no way I can brag about this, not that I would, the first goddess I met was a slutty woman...
"But are you really a goddess?"
Oi! This guy has no filter, huh? If it were any other god or goddess, they probably would've killed him for asking that.
"Yup. I just like having a lot of sex with different people. Just because I'm different, everyone calls me a slut and is very mean to me."
She was acting. However, due to her natural beauty, Yuichi was drawn in.
"T-that's rude. Whoever calls you a slut, from now on, I'll give them a real beating!"
He told her, determined.
"Aw, thank you, boy."
I wonder. Yuichi, who is more powerful than me, is attracted to Aphrodite, meanwhile, I'm not affected by her beauty a single bit.
I doubt only idiots are taken in by her since all of those students, at the reception, seemed to be taken in by her. Male and female, alike.
Anyhow, Yuichi is acting like a child.
The goddess then approached me and whispered in my ear.
"He's cute. Who's he?"
"Yuichi Asame. He's like a girl magnet. An idiot but somehow a girl charmer. He also has a girlfriend."
"Oh~? Do I sense a hint of jealousy in your voice?"
Aphrodite asked me, smirking.
"You know, I'll punch you in the face, goddess or not."
"You're bold."
"No, I'm only saying this because I know you wouldn't mind."
I told her.
The woman nodded, signalling that I was correct.
I sighed, trying to calm myself down.
"So, again, did you just come here because you heard I was cute?"
"Yeah, but I guess even that geezer Theodon can get things wrong too."
Does she not realise that I'm right in front of her?
She turned and walked toward the door.
"I'm slightly interested in you, Kazuya Shiba, but I'll take my time trying to find the Kazuya Shiba which Theodon told me about."
Aphrodite stopped at the door, holding the frame, she turned to me with a sadistic smile.
"Be prepared, I may devour your essence one day..."
"Not exactly looking forward to it."
Not that I knew what she meant.
The goddess left without another word.
Now that she's gone, I can focus on something else. I turned to Yuichi, who was still staring at the door. His face flushed red.
"Why did you come here? To see the goddess?"
"Huh, oh."
No one would dare approach a room with a goddess in it. Even if their friend was in the room. Again, he's lucky that it was a carefree goddess like Aphrodite.
The boy bowed.
"I'm sorry!"
"Eh?"
"For what I said in the dungeon! I had no right to be annoyed and, in the end, I should've listened to my teammate!"
"Heh. You're stupid, aren't you?"
I commented, trying not to smile.
Yuichi turned his head up to look at me. The quizzical look on his face was priceless.
"The reason you've been avoiding me lately was because of that incident. I'm not that petty to hold something against you due to that."
I said to him.
"Then... We're cool?"
He asked, scratching his head, still hesitant.
I offered him my hand, smiling. Yuichi stared at it, before shaking it.
"We're cool."
There's no way I could ever stop being friends with Yuichi. He's the best friend anyone could want.
"Come on, since it's after school, let's go to karaoke and sing!"
"Yeah, I'm all for singing to A-Qua!"
"Oi, oi, I've had enough of listening to your toneless singing."
"Eh, but you..."
·———·
"Hah?! You're not lying to me, are you?!"
Aphrodite asked the female receptionist.
"N-no, Aphrodite-sama, I've checked the school system a couple of times! There's no one else with the name Kazuya Shiba other than that boy!"
The receptionist edged away from Aphrodite, scared.
This was the normal reaction to conversing with a god.
Humans were naturally scared of higher beings since they could easily erase the human race if they ever felt like it.
Of course, Gods needed humans to block the impending danger of the Imperi.
(It is true. There's no way that boy is the Kazuya Shiba that Theodon was talking about.)
She thought to herself.
"Can you search for specific external features?"
"Y-yes. What should I search?"
The panicking receptionist grabbed her keyboard and pulled it closer to her.
"Student. Male. White hair. Mismatched eyes."
The woman repeated that, under her breath, as she entered it into the system.
"Ah."
"Did you get a match?"
"N-no, instead..."
She turned the computer screen to show the goddess what the problem was.
"They locked you out?"
Aphrodite asked, surprised.
"Y-yes. Should I list a formal complaint to the school?"
Aphrodite grinned, satisfied.
"No, leave it like that. I'll be leaving now."
"S-should we send an escort so that you can leave Interblade safely?!"
(I hate this.)
She thought to herself, looking at the shaking receptionist.
(It's understandable to be afraid of beings higher than you, but sometimes, fear is unnecessary. At least, with me.)
Kazuya appeared in her mind.
(That boy knew.)
"No, I'll be able to leave. Have a good day, Yukina."
"Ah, yes!"
Aphrodite left, leaving a whole audience behind, still gaping in awe. Meanwhile, the receptionist blushed.
"How did she know my name?"