Chapter 87

This side story takes place chronologically during the time when Ichinosei is meeting with Ribray.

Side Story: "Mili and the Goddesses"

She—Kusu Mili—was in a white space.

There was no particular anxiety or anything.

Waiting for her there were two women.

Both were familiar faces—however, this was the first time she was meeting them directly.

In front of her were a plump woman and a woman around her age.

Mili thought they both looked very much like the statues of goddesses she had seen before.

Although she had just referred to them as two people, it would be more accurate to call them two deities.

They were goddesses.

"Back when we met a thousand years ago, you were Minerva, but are you not here? Goddess Kosomare and Goddess Trailleur. To have two goddesses deal with a mere middle school girl is quite an honor. Is this how you treat lost people? Or is it because I'm a dangerous reincarnated person and you've come to kill me? If that's the case, I won't show mercy even if you are goddesses."

As Mili said this, she spread her arms wide.

Her body was slowly rotating in this gravity-free world.

Or perhaps, it was the two goddesses who were rotating while she remained stationary—Mili thought this in the back of her mind as she confirmed the power gathering in her hands.

When the two goddesses' vision was inverted, Mili's palms held two black spheres about the size of baseballs.

Their destructive power wasn't significant.

If dropped in the schoolyard, it wouldn't cause the entire school grounds to disappear.

However, their piercing power was tremendous.

It was as sharp as whether a hot spring or magma would gush out first.

The spheres that consumed everything—this was a technique Mili used when she was known as Familis Laritei.

Of course, the two goddesses understood this.

A slight sweat appeared on Trailleur's cheek.

Mili, of course, did not miss this.

"Indeed... so even goddesses can be killed."

Mili said this and then made the two dark spheres disappear.

She then let out a small sigh,

"I thank you. Thank you for helping my—my brother. My actions just now were in retaliation for ruining all the photos of my memories with my brother. I don't intend to do anything more. Ah, this is a trivial thing, but—"

Using spatial magic, she took a paper bag from a subspace and handed a box wrapped in wrapping paper to the goddesses.

"The contents are chocolates from a famous store in Ginza."

Kosomare accepted the offered chocolates and pointed out Mili's actions.

"Just as you confirmed just now, spatial magic is possible in this place—summoning magic is also possible, Kusu Mili."

"I have no other intentions. This chocolate is really just a souvenir. If you two can sincerely reincarnate me in Azawald, where my brother went—"

Mili said this with a smile.

However, her eyes were not smiling at all.

A moment of silence followed.

"Of course, you will be reincarnated. Even if we, or the world of Azawald, do not wish for your reincarnation, it is a rule of the world. However, there is a slight issue at the moment, so we need you to wait."

"Is that so? That's good to hear. If I had to get serious, I didn't think I could beat you, Lady Kosomare. I think I could have had a good match with the smaller one. Hey, twin-tailed goddess, you look a lot like me, don't you?"

Saying this, Mili looked at Trailleur.

Then, Trailleur, who had been silent all along, said,

"W-well, if I get serious, I can take you down with just a finger."

"Wow, that's quite a world-ending dominator attitude. You really are a goddess."

"Of course. After all, the reason your brother is living a fun and interesting life in Azawald is due to the blessings I have given."

"Is that so? Just for reference, could you tell me what blessings my brother received? If you gave him a lousy blessing—"

The heat suddenly drained from Mili's face.

Her eyes widened, and there was a fierce determination in them that allowed no room for jokes. No, it was more like a demonic intensity.

"Kill. Even if you are a goddess, I will kill."

Feeling the twisted but deep love for her brother, the two goddesses felt they had seen the true essence of Kusu Mili for the first time. Especially Trailleur, who shuddered at the thought of what might have happened if she had given the "Street Performer Liberation" blessing to someone else just a little while ago.

In response to Mili's question, the two goddesses answered about the blessings they had given.

Upon hearing their answers, Mili burst into laughter the next moment.

Ichinosei's companion was Ribray, not the two familiar faces, because Mili was busy with her reception duties.

In terms of strength:

Kosomare > Ribray > Trailleur ≈ Full-power Demon King