Chapter 3
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The notification window kept flashing in front of my eyes, as if tempting me to click it.
Tap─!
After a brief moment of hesitation, I pressed the notification window, and a new message appeared.
▶[Sex Status has been unlocked!!]
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Fwoosh─!
And the world disappeared.
“....?”
This wasn't a joke—when I closed my eyes for a moment and opened them again, the room I'd been in just moments ago was gone, replaced by nothing but a black space with no end in sight.
However, perhaps it was because the Milky Way lay scattered across the sky, or because the space itself was filled with warmth.
Despite the phenomenon being difficult to understand, I felt no fear whatsoever.
If anything, I even thought the space was incredibly beautiful, like the first time I'd seen the sea.
Click─ Click─
While I was taking in the scenery, I heard footsteps behind me.
When I turned around, I saw a woman bowing her head slightly and greeting me with both hands folded over her navel.
“Welcome, Ian!”
She didn't say who she was, but the sacred aura radiating from her even as she stood still, along with her vaguely familiar appearance, made it easy to guess her identity.
“I've been waiting for you for a long time♪”
Thump-thump—!
The moment the goddess slowly raised her head and revealed her face, my heart began pounding violently.
I swear, the goddess statues made by the church failed to capture even one percent of the goddess's beauty.
During my academy life, I'd seen many beautiful women, including Ibelin, but the goddess before me was on an entirely different level.
Her flawless white skin, black eyes that looked as though they held the universe, and cherry-blossom-colored hair flowing softly down to her waist.
Her appearance was worthy of the name Goddess of Love—beautiful enough to make anyone fall in love.
And it wasn't just her looks.
Her figure was also, well.....
“....!!”
Fortunately, I came to my senses before crossing the line.
Slide─
Still, I felt that if I kept staring, I'd start having blasphemous thoughts, so I naturally bowed at the waist to avert my gaze.
“...It's a pleasure to meet you, Goddess.”
“Oh my? Ian, there's no need to bow to me. I'd actually prefer it if you looked at me boldly!”
Honestly, I wasn't confident I could keep myself from staring if I raised my head, but...
Even so, I didn't have the nerve to disobey a goddess.
“...Understood.”
When I raised my head, I couldn't help noticing the parts of her body I'd tried not to consciously register.
They radiated something sexual rather than sacred.
...There was really nothing I could do about this.
The goddess happened to be wearing clothing so thin that all her skin showed through, so my gaze wandered of its own accord.
Fortunately—or unfortunately—the truly important parts, like her nipples and pussy, remained just barely hidden from view.
“Heeheehee! I knew I wasn't mistaken. It's amazing that you can stare at my body so intently right from the start!”
“I'm sorry!!”
I immediately bowed at the waist and apologized.
Damn it.
Even though I'd done my best to avert my gaze, she'd apparently noticed.
“Heeheehee. I told you, there's no need to bow, didn't I? I dressed like this specifically so you could see me, Ian. Do you like it?”
“...Huh?”
Before I could understand what she meant, the goddess continued with a somewhat sultry smile.
“Shall we start with introductions? I am Ellis Whiteflang, the goddess who rules this world.”
I had been almost certain, but hearing it directly from the goddess herself still filled me with indescribable emotion.
To think I was meeting in person the goddess whose voice even the saintess could only hear!
“The only reason I invited you here, Ian, is because you alone can save this world!”
At that moment, I clenched my fist and shouted inwardly.
‘Sex!’
I knew what came next without needing to hear it.
That was only natural; hadn't I read piles of novels like this?
Stories where an utterly ordinary man is chosen by a goddess, gains a cheat-level ability, defeats the villains, and becomes a hero.
“A great threat exists in this world right now. Its name is the ‘Fragment of the End.’ Long ago, the Great Father defeated the End, but the ‘Fragment of the End’ born at that same moment is still wandering through various worlds, trying to regain its power.”
Just as expected, a perfectly standard introduction flowed from the goddess's lips.
It was a development no man could possibly resist, so I spoke boldly to the goddess.
“Understood. Leave it to me! I... will defeat the Fragment of the End!”
“...Yes?...Defeat it? No! You don't need to fight, Ian. I may look like this, but I'm actually a very powerful goddess who inherited the Great Father's blood! I can defeat the ‘Fragment of the End’ without difficulty, even if the ‘End’ itself would be another matter!”
“....”
Suddenly, I couldn't understand.
If she could solve everything by herself, why on earth had she called me?
“Heehee... Saving the world doesn't necessarily mean fighting, you know? I need you, Ian.”
“...For you, Goddess?”
“Yes! As I said, I'm a powerful goddess, so I can defeat the ‘Fragment of the End’ without any trouble! But to defeat the ‘Fragment of the End’ completely, I need to use at least half of my power.”
After saying that, the goddess let out a short sigh and continued.
“...The problem is that I'm currently using most of my power to restore myself.”
“I see... So I just need to help you recover, Goddess?”
“Wow! You're really the man I chose, Ian! You understand me without me even having to say anything!”
At the goddess's words, I gave a small nod.
I'd misunderstood the genre slightly.
‘...So it's not a hero story, but a hero's-party story.’
Perhaps the goddess was aware of current trends too; it seemed she intended to make me a party member who supported the hero, rather than the hero who defeated the enemies himself.
“So how do you recover, Goddess?”
Was I supposed to find a legendary elixir?
Or collect the goddess's holy relics scattered throughout the world?
‘If not that...’
Just as all sorts of scenarios were running through my head, the goddess suddenly blurted out something I'd never expected.
“It's simple! All you have to do is have sex with me, Ian!”
“...Huh?”
I genuinely couldn't understand what she was saying.
Sex?
Had I heard her correctly?
“Goddess. I'm terribly sorry, but I don't understand what you mean at all...”
“Hmm... Having you keep calling me Goddess makes things so formal between us, Ian! Just call me Ellis!”
“No, how could I call a goddess by her name....”
“It's fine, so hurry. Try calling me Ellis!”
The goddess smiled brightly, but kept her eyes fixed squarely on my face as she pressured me.
Since it seemed the conversation wouldn't progress unless I called her by name, I had no choice but to open my mouth.
“Ell...is....ma'am.”
“Heehee! It feels good to hear you call me by my name, Ian. Actually, I'd prefer it without the ‘ma'am’ too... But it could be fun if the way you address me changed over time, so let's let that slide for now♪”
“...Thank you, Ellis.”
“Good! So, Ian, what would you like to know?”
“Why do Ellis and I...have s—haa...”
I couldn't bring myself to say the word sex in front of a goddess.
“Ah! You mean, why we have to have sex!”
Thankfully, the goddess asked the question for me.
“...That's right.”
“It's simple! If you don't have sex with me, Ian, the world will end!”
“What...?”
Something was strange.
I'd definitely gotten an answer, but I understood less and less.
“As you can see, I'm a goddess, but I carry the blood of the lust-demon race. And members of that race grow weak if they aren't regularly supplied with sexual energy. Until now, I'd endured by replenishing it with divine power... but the ‘Fragment of the End’ appeared, and now my divine power is being used not to restore me, but to hold back the End.”
“So... you need sexual energy to make up for the divine power you're lacking.”
“Correct! Ian, it's as if you can read my mind! Could this be what they call a match made in heaven?!”
Clap clap clap─!
The goddess clapped excitedly, even though I'd merely stated the obvious.
“I'll ask just one thing... Why me, of all people?”
There were countless men more capable than me in the world, so I couldn't understand why it had to be me.
“Heeheehee! There are three reasons. First—and most importantly—your appearance is exactly my type, Ian. You could say it was love at first sight? Eek! How embarrassing!”
“....”
Maybe because I'd so often been told by Ibelin that I was ordinary, hearing the goddess compliment my looks made the corners of my mouth twitch despite myself.
“The second is your monstrous stamina. Five instances of masturbation a day, minimum! And as many as sixteen in your prime! That's truly incredible!”
But her next words made that smile freeze in place.
“....”
Why on earth did the goddess even know how many times I masturbated?
Had she been watching me masturbate?
Suddenly, I wanted to die of embarrassment.
“Look at you right now! An ordinary person would climax just from coming near me, but you can look into my eyes without anything happening to you.”
“....”
“Ah, judging by your expression, you don't believe me! Then shall I stop holding back just a little?”
“No... It's not that I don't believe you... nghh!!”
Drip─
As Ellis's eyes began to sparkle, semen nearly shot out of me like urine.
“Heeheehee...! See? This is what happens when an ordinary person is near me. But you were able to endure even after looking into my eyes, Ian! Now do you understand how incredible your stamina is?”
“Of course.”
Afraid that saying I didn't would make me suffer that horrifying thing again, I hurriedly nodded.
“Good! The last reason is simple. It's because of the special ability you possess, Ian!”
“...A special ability?”
“Yes! You have the ability to make the fate power of any woman you've had sex with your own!”
The goddess Ellis said with a radiant smile.