Chapter 1

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Rio Nieberg lost his mother, his only guardian, when he was young.

As he was about to die in the wilderness, a beautiful woman with an otherworldly aura appeared before him.

Thus, a new life with her began.

In the small white house on the plateau, no one else ever came near them.

When they were hungry, food would be laid out on the table, and when they came out of the bath, new clothes would be neatly folded. Rio, of course, and she didn't seem to be preparing anything, but somehow it was always there.

The temperature and weather were all determined by "her" mood.

It was a strange place where you could reach the sea, desert, or mountaintop with just a few steps.

After spending a few years, Rio, on the verge of turning twelve, made a decision.

"Ms. Eldistia, I'm going to leave here."

As Rio looked at her, he thought that even when she made a strange face, she was still beautiful.

Her golden hair was smooth, her white skin and red eyes seemed to emit light on their own. Recently, she had been showing Rio various outfits, but now she was wearing the same white, simple dress as when they first met.

Eldistia looked as if the world was coming to an end.

"No, no, no, no! Wait, don't abandon me! No, why do you suddenly say 'I'm going to leave here'? Is it because I'm too lazy? Have you finally had enough of me? But, but, I admit I have no household skills or living abilities, but you know, I'm—"

Eldistia rambled on without taking a breath.

—Because she's a goddess?

Rio shook his head from side to side.

It was a sign that he hadn't had enough of her, but Eldistia's beautiful face twisted as if she was about to cry.

"No, don't abandon me... Honestly, I have to tell you, I... I like you! Your silky, wavy black hair, your deep, deep black eyes, your adorable lips, your slender limbs, and even your lack of emotional ups and downs, I like everything about you!"

"I like you too, Ms. Eldistia."

"Huh! I could die happy now..."

"I don't want you to die."

"Thank you, that's a rare sincere and strict look. Don't worry, I won't die. I can't die."

Rio frowned slightly at her light-hearted tone.

Eldistia felt uncomfortable and, looking away from him, said:

"I don't understand. Here, you can live without any worries. If you leave, I won't be able to do anything for you anymore."

Why do you still insist on leaving?

She asked again, this time in a serious tone.

Rio then said firmly:

"I want to become an adventurer."

Her response was so unexpected and unacceptable.

"No, no, absolutely not! An adventurer? That's so dangerous... Are you serious? Have you already decided and won't change your mind? Even for me? I see. Hmm, I see..."

Her cheeks puffed up, then she took on a solemn expression, and eventually her shoulders slumped.

"Oh, I see. You have a wish you want to fulfill. It must be to reunite with your long-lost sister..."

"Huh?"

"You don't have to say it all!"

Eldistia stopped her with a sharp gesture.

Rio had a younger sister.

However, among the orphaned siblings, the goddess had taken only one.

Rio didn't know, but Eldistia occasionally checked on his sister.

She was being raised by a kind old couple and living a peaceful life.

He probably wanted to live a modest and harmonious life with his sister as they used to. But—

"Yeah, I understand. Even a god can't change a person's heart. So I can't change your resolve. Normally, I would try to persuade you, but I don't have that skill. I hardly ever had a proper conversation with anyone other than you."

But! This time, she said sharply, yet with a hint of pain.

"I'm against it. If you still want to go—"

With a face filled with determination, almost tragic, Eldistia declared:

"I'll be mean to you."

Rio burst out laughing at her childish words.

"Why are you laughing!? Let me tell you, a god can keep secrets but can't lie. I'm really serious!"

He knew. It was also proof of her limitations.

"If that makes you feel better, it's fine."

"Ugh... It's not about feeling better... Ah! I really don't care anymore!"

Eldistia, despite her words, hesitantly touched Rio's cheek.

It was slightly warm. But the next moment, Rio felt a scorching heat from deep within his body.

"Oh, I did it... I'm sure you'll hate me..."

"I could never hate you."

He didn't ask what she had done.

From her dejected look, Rio deduced that a serious problem had befallen him.

But he wasn't too worried because he believed in her inherent goodness.

"I'm glad... I don't want to be apart from you. But if your resolve is firm, I can't do anything. I'm sorry for being mean? But in exchange—"

She gently stroked Rio's cheek again.

"The unique skill you were born with is [Hero]. It's the highest among the skills I can grant. But it's useless for you to have it after I've been mean to you. So—"

His core heated up again.

"I've changed your unique skill."

"Huh?"

"I don't want you to die. Being an adventurer is a dangerous job, and no amount of lives would be enough. Of course, 'immortality' is in the realm of gods, so it's impossible. But with the new unique skill I've granted you, you will never die until you reach the end of your natural life."

This is for the best.

If he became an adventurer, he might die before he could meet his sister.

(So, this is for the best...)

Seeing the goddess, who looked like she had lost all her vitality, Rio panicked.

Because unique skills are innate skills that everyone is born with, and changing them midway, especially out of personal feelings, was—

"Did the goddess herself break the rules?"

"Yes, this is a major rule violation. It's a despicable act to ignore the rules I created myself."

"Then, will you—"

"It's okay. From now on, I can only watch over you. I can't bear to see you killed by the monsters I created."

"You have a weak mental state, don't you?"

"Yes, but! Until I met you, I didn't know I was like this..."

When Rio opened his arms, the beautiful, adult woman buried her face in the chest of the pre-adolescent boy.

He gently stroked her golden, silky hair.

"The roles are reversed..."

A goddess who was more human than human, yet dependable and kind.

But she had little freedom, bound by the rules of the gods and her own rules.

(I want to save this person.)

To repay her for saving his life.

To thank her for the happy days.

Most of all, because he loved her.

He wanted to meet his sister. Since the goddess said she was alive, she must be.

But he didn't want to confuse her, who was already living a suitable life, by suddenly declaring himself as her brother.

Rio had only one wish.

(I'll break the rules of the gods!)

That's why he aimed for the top.

With his resolve in his heart, Rio left her—

He settled in a base and immediately registered as an adventurer.

He checked his status and found out he was level 1.

That was fine.

For a child like him, being level 1 at this point was actually quite normal.

But the problem was what came next.

—You need 100,720,194 more experience points to reach the next level.

Over a hundred million experience points.

It was an astronomical number that even a top-tier adventurer might not be able to earn in a lifetime—

The path to the next level is endlessly long, but I don't intend to drag out the story for too long.

Next time, his adventurer debut. Unexpectedly, he gains a large amount of experience points!

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