"I am really really sorry!!" I shouted very loudly while prostrating before the goddess that I accidentally brought to this world.
Seeing that, the goddess sighed. "Never mind, put that aside for later. Now we better get out of this forest, because your voice might just be the monsters coming," she said seriously.
Well, as expected of the goddess, not only her chest, she also has a big heart.
"Of course, you will be responsible for bringing me home, right, young man? Even if it means sacrificing your own life, right?" the goddess continued while looking at me with a forced, frightening smile. "I will punish you by sealing your lower half for good if you fail."
"I, Shinomiya Riku, swear to protect you no matter what!!" Hearing that terrible threat, I immediately said my vow very loudly.
It seemed that she had no intention of just brushing this matter aside. I'd better be careful from now on not to piss her off.
"Okay, young man— No, I'll just call you Riku, are you alright?" asked the goddess as she helped me to stand up.
"Of course, whatever you wish, Kami-sama. You are free to call me by any name or insult. This slave is ready to do anything for you," I replied with an innocent look full of confidence.
The goddess looked a bit disgusted, but she seemed to know I was joking, so she didn't take it too seriously.
"No, you don't need to go that far. Well, now that I'm here, I barely have the strength to fight, so I can only rely on you."
Have no power?
What does it mean?
Is it possible?
"You seem confused, but it is as you guessed. I can no longer read your thoughts, my power to see through anything has disappeared. Even though I still have some healing magic, and other magic, I can barely use my divine power. really sucks."
"Why?" I asked, still confused.
"Well, I don't know myself either. But, one thing is clear, I can't use my power as a goddess anymore, for that I will depend on you, Riku," said the goddess with a gentle smile while looking at me.
"…."
I thought back on what she said.
Due to the penalty of descending into the human world, she can no longer use his powers. If that's the case, it means I have to be her guardian while I'm in this world, is that it?
I have to protect her from any harm and stay with hee to find a way to bring her back to heaven.
Does that mean we have to go on an adventure together?
My goodness, this is really troublesome.
But...
Well, it can't be helped, it's also my own fault for bringing her here, so I have to take responsibility to protect her.
Right, what can be done.
"You seem to be very pleased." As if reading my expression, the goddess smiled mischievously while looking at my face.
"N-No, it's not like that!" It took me by surprise, and I hastily quickly averted my eyes from her.
The goddess chuckled when she saw my virginal-like reaction. Even though I'm a virgin.
Damn, is she lying that she can't read my mind anymore?
"Okay, for now let's work together to get out of this forest safely," said the goddess while looking at the surrounding area.
Currently, we are in a wilderness that even I myself can feel the extremely dangerous atmosphere around this forest. My instincts kept screaming to get out of this forest.
But, seriously, that's exactly where we were teleported to, right?
As I was thinking about that with a confused face, the goddess explained beside me.
"Most likely it was because you came out of that magic circle, so the coordinates changed, so it led us to this forest."
"Umm, can't we get out of here using your magic?"
"You mean teleportation magic? Too bad I don't have one. The only way for us to get out of here is on our own."
"I see…" This made my stomach hurt.
This forest is truly terrible.
However, in contrast to me who is pessimistic, the goddess seems to be more optimistic thinking about this matter. She tossed her golden hair with her hand and smiled confidently.
"Well, don't worry, Riku. I'm here to help you, even if we can't get out of here instantly, at least I know the way out of this forest."
"Eh, really? How?"
"Fufu, you mustn't underestimate me. Even though I can't use my power as a goddess. I still have a part of my power. I can still ask the spirits who are here to guide us tosafe way out."
"Ooh, as expected of a former goddess!"
"Who are you calling 'former'?! I'm still a goddess!"
The former goddess scolded me for something I didn't understand, so I just ignored her and stood up to look around me.
I touched one of the tree trunks that were there.
"As I thought, this isn't a tree I'm familiar with. It seems like we really are in another world, I've never seen a plant like this either."
"It's Lulu's flower, it's poisonous so you better not touch it."
"I-I see."
It seems the world is harsher than I thought, I hope I can get to the city safely before I die from flower poisoning.
"Hey Riku, let's go. I've talked to the spirits here, it seems they know a safe way out of the monsters."
Hearing that, I quickly followed behind the goddess while being careful not to step on any strange poisonous-looking plants.
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Fortunately, during the trip there was not a single problem that occurred.
As expected of a former goddess, even though she lost some of her powers. She was still a goddess who could be relied on.
Although I initially thought it would be a challenging journey, it turned out to be easier than I thought. As the goddess said, the spirits seemed to be leading us to a path where we wouldn't run into any dangerous monsters.
It's really very helpful, but somehow it's a little boring.
Even though I was now in another world, a fantasy world where there were swords and magic, so I wanted to at least see what the monsters in this world were like.
Well, if we kept up this flow, I guess we'd get to town quickly with no problems at all— or, so I thought.
'Thump!'
While I was lost in my own thoughts, without any wind to blow, the goddess suddenly fell right before my eyes.
"Kami-sama!" That startled me and I immediately ran over to her. I carefully lifted her in my arms. "Are you okay?! What happened, Kami-sama?!"
"Hah.. hah, Riku…." she groaned weakly. That made me even more panicked.
Ugh, her face was so pale.
What really happened to make it this bad?
"Is this a monster attack?! This is bad, if we stay here…"
Could there be a powerful monster attacking her from a distance?
Or maybe it's an invisible monster type?
Damn, I underestimated this world too much! If only I had been more careful! This is definitely not going to happen!
Even though I swore to protect her! Why did I even fail to protect her at a time like this?!
F*cker!
"Riku… Calm down, this, not… Monster…."
"Kami-sama! Please don't talk anymore, it might be some kind of poison, so you better not move much!"
First of all, we have to find a safer place. It was too dangerous to continue being here if the monster's whereabouts were still unknown.
"N-No… Riku, listen… I, just… Tired….."
...
"…."
...
'Thump!'
"Ouch! Why did you let me go?!"
Just tired? What do you mean just tired?
Was it just because she was tired that she could be this bad?
We haven't even walked more than 10 minutes from the starting point, so how could she be like a dying person just by walking for a bit?
Kami-sama, are you just tired?
"Uuh, I underestimated this world too much. I can't believe my strength will be this weak while I'm here. I'm sorry, Riku, but could you carry me to carry on, my legs won't move."
"Kami-sama, can I ask you something?"
"Huh, what? Now we don't have time for that, hurry up and carry me."
"Well, I know that. But, before that, please answer me honestly, when did you move your body last?" I asked.
"Moving your body? What exactly are you asking, right?"
"Umm, well, I mean, when did you last work out?"
"Exercise? Why would a goddess like me do such a thing? A goddess of my class doesn't need to do something like diet or exercise just to be healthy," the goddess replied as if it was natural.
Hearing that, I nodded in understanding. "Then, when was the last time you ate and drank?" I asked again.
"Hey, Riku, are you looking down on me? I'm a goddess you know. I don't even need to eat, drink, and sleep just to live. We goddesses are different from living creatures like you, you know."
"…."
After the goddess said that with a proud face, I let out a long sigh of regret.
"Looks like she's going to be even more troublesome than I thought."