In
front of Shinji, a golden gate <World Gate> was created by his magic.
However, the gate is closed and he cannot see beyond it.
「Did
it succeed?」
「Yes.
The appearance of the gate is proof enough. You did well, Apostle Shinji」
「...!」
Shinji
couldn't be sure that he had succeeded, but when he heard Goddess Arian's
words, he clenched his fists tightly. Renka couldn't help but run towards him,
noticing how happy he is, which is unusual for him.
「You
did it! Shinji!」
「Yeah!
Thank you, Renka!」
Renka
jumped on top of Shinji and hugged him with a big smile on her face, delighted
with the success of the magic. Shinji also hugs Renka back and smiles.
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「Congratulations,
Danna-sama...!」
「I'm
impressed that you could pull it off in one go」
Miko
Arian, Flair and the others congratulated him with their own words, and Shinji
thanked them, creating a peaceful atmosphere that seemed to be a lie to the
tension during the magic.
「So,
what are you going to do now? Are you going to move right away?」
Shinji
shook his head in response to Renka's question while looking at the gate. He
did not intend to go through the gate today, but only to see if he could use
the magic properly.
「No,
not this time. I'm not going to go through this gate until Alvin's goal is
fulfilled here. The preparations aren't finished either」
The
<World Gate> is directed to the temple where Goddess Arian is enshrined.
Since he did not know where the temple would be located on the other side of
the world, Shinji decided to go through the gate with all the preparation and
readiness he could muster.
『To be
honest, I don't know much about the other world...』
『I've
never seen the temple, either』
During
his childhood, Shinji never left his home normally. He grew up in a mansion
owned by succubus couple, who told him that it was dangerous to go outside the
mansion. Fortunately, he was able to gain knowledge from books and never felt
lonely thanks to his parents' acquaintances, including Freri and her mother,
who came to visit them.
On the
other hand, Freri lived in the village where the succubus lived, but she had
never seen a temple dedicated to Goddess Arian in her village and had no idea
where it was. Moreover, since the house where Shinji and his family lived was
far away from the village, her mother used her teleport magic to come and go
with her, so she did not know where the house where Shinji lived was.
Therefore,
without knowing the departure point and the destination point, they had to be
cautious.
（It
would be a different story if there is another job from the Goddess... but it's
not my nature to rely on that and do nothing）
Renka
is a little disappointed by Shinji's answer, but also a little relieved. If
she's going to meet her boyfriend's parents, she needs to dress up and bring a
gift. Something to bring back to them, because he thought it would be better to
go and greet them again, since he hadn't done much preparation yesterday.
「I
see.... Then, let's do our best as adventurers. We're almost ready to conquer
the <Demon's Den>. The next opportunity might come sooner than expected」
「Maybe
you're right」
After
smiling at Renka, who is talking in a cheerful tone, Shinji turned to Goddess
Arian once again.
「Goddess,
if I open this gate, it will connect to the other side... but is there a gate
on the other side?」
「No.
This gate is one-way. If there is a person on the other side of the gate, they
will feel a sudden presence」
「I
see... thank you very much」
As
Shinji checked the details of the gate, the glow of the gate became duller and
duller. It showed that he is running out of magic power to continue forming the
gate.
「Apostle
Shinji, are you sure?」
「Yes.
I'm just testing the magic this time」
Goddess
Arian asked Shinji as the gate is about to disappear. Even after listening to
his heart, Shinji's answer remained unchanged: he would not try this time.
There is no regret, just a very positive thought about preparing for the next opportunity.
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（If he
wanted, I could help him a bit...）
Even
after one night, the female pleasure etched in Goddess Arian's heart had not
faded. Despite the fact that she had spent a busy time monitoring several
worlds and keeping an eye out for hostile forces in order to fulfill her duties
as a goddess, she could still vividly recall being embraced by Shinji. Perhaps
that's why, unconsciously, Goddess Arian is becoming a little soft on Shinji.
（Don't
do it. Helping is a reward...）
Finally,
the gate created by the <World Gate> disappeared in front of Shinji and
the others who didn't know that Goddess Arian is admonishing herself. Things
suddenly went quiet, but Flair made the first move.
「I
think we should have tea time~noja, but are Shinji and Renka alright?」
「We're
fine. Right, Renka?」
「Ah,
yeah. I'm still good」
「Umu.
Then, I'll get you a table and chairs~noja. Marie and Sylphy, take care of the
barrier~noja!」
Flair
says so and starts preparing the tables and chairs. Marie and the others also
started to remove the barrier. Goddess Arian, on the other hand, had to leave
for her next task.
「Well
then, I'm off. Apostle Shinji, you must continue to work hard.」
「Yes.
Thank you very much」
「Thank
you, Goddess」
With
that, the Goddess Arian disappeared with a smile. Afterwards, Shinji, Renka,
Miko Arian, Flair, and the other six enjoyed tea time together.
- <World Gate>'s magic will be revealed another time. Shinji-kun must prepare to travel to the other world.
