Chapter 184 Naming
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
Ai had already shown enough dignity as the Chief Divinity Substitute¹ to be relied upon.
Compared to the first time they met when she was just a living doll, her figure as she handed down the sentence to Shelm was truly dignified and brave. Watching her emotions grow so rich gave Yuuri, as her namesake, a deep sense of emotion.
On the other hand, what of Shelm, who had been temporarily stripped of her status as Chief Divinity due to her negligence? Despite the fact that additional sanctions seemed likely, far from reflecting on her actions, she was desperately trying to cover things up so the truth wouldn’t be discovered.
Even though she had a weakness that shouldn’t be leaked, why did she continue to act so restlessly without understanding her position? Looking at her swimming eyes as she tried to make excuses, Yuuri felt a surge of anxiety that he might have rushed his choice, much as he regretted it.
”Hey, what the hell is ‘that’ exactly? It looks like she’s desperate to keep me from knowing,” Yuuri said.
”Th-That’s right…♡ So, please… don’t ask…♡” Shelm replied.
However, precisely because he had decided to keep her by his side, he didn’t want to do anything that would make him loathe her later. In order to persuade Shelm, who could only think of indulging in pleasure despite being told she was under house arrest, he had no choice but to intervene, even if it was an internal matter.
He silenced the woman, who was pressing her body against his and resuming her hip movements, with his rod and tentacles. Then, the gaze that had been fixed sternly on Shelm turned toward him, regaining its usual soft smile.
”I thought of it as a final mercy, but it is no longer a matter of right or wrong. —Elder Brother, please ask ‘it’ for its name,” Ai said.
”Ahhh…♡ No… noooo…♡” Shelm cried out.
Shelm tried to interrupt Ai’s request, which was delivered like a divine judgment, with tears in her eyes.
She tried to resist by desperately attacking his rod, but sadly, her exquisite body had already been remodeled into that of a Servant². Inevitably, she could not toy with him using the techniques of a veteran as she had before; instead, she lost herself in the sensation of her interior being rubbed.
”No… nooo…♡♡”
”Crap. You’ve suddenly become cute…!” Yuuri muttered.
Finally, she slumped her soft body against him and slowly worked his rod. Even without strength, she desperately twisted her hips and repeatedly kissed his neck as if pestering him.
Seeing such a goddess of his dreams flattering him made him impulsively want to cherish her to his heart’s content. However, he could not resist the silent pressure Ai directed at him with a smile, and he had no choice but to become the tool that punishes the dreaming Shelm in his arms.
”…Hey, Shelm. What is… your name?” Yuuri asked.
”—, —”
Asking for a name while calling her by one. As soon as he uttered such a clear contradiction, Shelm’s eyes, which had been narrowed in ecstasy, snapped open.
It was like a human struggling in water; she opened and closed her mouth many times, but no beautiful voice escaped her lips. While Yuuri was lost for words at such a strange sight, Shelm closed her mouth as if giving up and clung to him with an expression like she was about to cry.
”You… can’t say it?” Yuuri asked.
”—… That’s right…♡” Shelm replied.
Just what kind of restriction was this?
He had felt good about making the great goddess his own, but he never expected she would be unable to speak her own name. He instinctively looked toward the younger goddess beside him with a questioning gaze, and Ai looked straight back at him with a slightly clouded expression-ssu.
”I have the name Ai, which I received from you, Elder Brother. But at the same time, I myself can also claim the name of the goddess Shelm,” Ai said.
”Well… I suppose so. To put it in human terms, the two of you are like different personalities dwelling in the same body,” Yuuri said.
To begin with, in the system that processes the vast information of a god, it is nothing but human arrogance to assume that the upper limit of that consciousness is that of a single human being.
Based on that premise, it would be easy to maintain the system itself while imitating several human consciousnesses beneath it. Therefore, even Ai, who was nothing like the selfish divinity in his arms, must be one aspect of the Shelm system.
”Yes. That thought is generally correct. I am Shelm, and I am also Ai. …However, because ‘that’ has temporarily stepped outside the framework of Shelm, it is not permitted to claim that name,” Ai explained.
Hearing that much, Yuuri finally clearly understood the situation occurring with Shelm—this beloved chief divinity. The first thing he had felt was off was that Ai had started calling Shelm by a harsh title that didn’t suit her mild personality.
He had thought she was simply disgusted with the chief divinity’s policies, but it turned out she was simply showing the maximum consideration for her other self who had become nameless, regardless of her own bad impression. Despite that, this wicked woman couldn’t stop acting like the chief divinity, leading to her being abandoned even by Ai.
”So, what you’re saying is… you intended to be my woman for over a hundred years… without a name?!” Yuuri asked.
”Haaah…♡ Ooh…♡ No, stop…♡ Stop… telling my inside… things like that…♡♡” Shelm cried out.
Perhaps as long as she didn’t claim the name herself, it wouldn’t be a rule violation.
However, no matter how much he called her name, if it wasn’t a word that pointed to her, the relationship would no longer function. Since she had even sworn on her name that “if chosen, I will become your bride,” she had to be equipped with a name for her new life as a bride.
”I see… I get what Ai meant by ‘that’ now,” Yuuri said.
”Hiee…♡ Wait…♡ That’s why I told you to keep it a secret…♡ I can only stay as the chief divinity because I have no other name to go by…♡♡” Shelm replied.
The last bit of kindness Ai had given to her other self. It was a chance to remain a unique divinity if it helped improve her divine authority.
However, Ai must have judged that if she couldn’t even consider that much after losing her divine thought process, the hope was slim. Therefore, a measure had to be taken against this troublesome persistence, and she exposed the fact that the divinity given to the greedy Apostle³ was nameless.
”Heheh…! Don’t say that… my shitty goddess! …Hey, Ai! I can name her just like I named you, right?! As a thank you to the goddess who reincarnated me, let me meet those girls… and is so damn sweet to me!” Yuuri said.
”Yes♡ I would like ‘that’ to receive a wonderful name just like mine-ssu♡” Ai replied.
”No, nooo…♡ If you do that… I’ll become equal to Ai…♡ Even if I go back to being a god… I won’t be the most important one anymore…♡♡” Shelm cried out.
If so, as a servant of the Goddess Shelm, he had to live up to those expectations. If this selfish chief divinity couldn’t change her own way of being, he would try to define her existence through naming, just as he had given emotions to Ai, who had merely been executing the system mechanically.
However, in other words, it was a dangerous act that could limit the goddess of skills, who had shown high freedom of growth due to her unrestrained nature. Therefore, the responsibility of the namer was infinitely heavy.
While thrusting into the goddess crying in his arms with excitement, he thought back to when he had agonized over Ai’s name. The important thing was to give a name not shameful for this goddess who would exist for eternity.
One that wouldn’t kill her whimsical yet generous nature, but would cherish people and be of a high enough rank to stand alongside Ai. He immersed himself in Shelm’s body while wondering if such a name existed.
”Kh…♡ T-That’s why… I hated this…♡ You’ll definitely give me a half-assed name…♡ I’ll stop being me… and I’ll hate you for it forever…♡” Shelm whimpered.
”My, what a rude thing to say to Elder Brother. The root of this was your behavior, ‘me’, for not honestly explaining the circumstances and begging him not to choose you-ssu,” Ai said.
While they spoke, the banter between the goddesses reached his ears like a pleasant melody. Indeed, unlike Ai, who had no ego to begin with, it was no wonder Shelm feared a naming that would bring such dramatic change.
If she thought she might be given a name that would greatly diminish her power as revenge for everything so far, it was understandable why she had hidden the naming specifications from the Apostle she had been forcing her will upon. However, even if she was a wicked woman whose behavior could only be forgiven because she was this goddess, he owed her a debt he could never repay, and the one who revealed the situation was Ai, who was in a position of joint responsibility.
Just thinking about defiling the Rainbow Goddess out of malice was terrifying, and he needed to fully reward Ai, who had believed in the goodness of a tiny human. Therefore, he now stroked the depths of the goddess’s interior soothingly, whereas he had been poking it in spite before.
Shelm was also confused by the change in the movement of his rod, but she couldn’t escape with her rear held firmly, and had no choice but to quietly enjoy the pleasure being rubbed into her. As he caressed her slumped body and placed a hand on her loosened cheek, Shelm smiled ecstatically and let out a hot breath.
”Nnh…♡ This is no good… nooo…♡ Even though you’re about to do something terrible to me, if you’re gentle with your cock, I’ll forgive you…♡ Ahhh… deep in my rear is… tingling, nooo…♡ Bullying my womb from the back to make me listen, you’re the worst…♡” Shelm whispered.
”Ah… ahhh…♡ It is a wonderful name, Elder Brother-ssu♡ Indeed, being named by you is our greatest happiness…♡ Choosing you was our most correct choice…♡♡” Ai said.
While enjoying her smooth skin and the soft flesh no matter where he touched, he dived deep, deep into his thoughts. In the meantime, he was healed by the pleasant chirping of the goddesses, though he didn’t quite reach the point of understanding the meaning of their words.
During that time, he thought of a brilliant name that Shelm could claim with pride.
A name offered with reverence, affection, and certain prayer. When he concentrated that single thought into one word, a voice overcome with emotion tickled the inside of his ear.
”Yeah… I’ve decided,” Yuuri said.
”Hiee…♡ My fingerprints… they’re gonna be put on me…♡ Something precious… is gonna be stolen by Yuuri-kun…♡ My first everything… is gonna become Yuuri-kun’s…♡♡” Shelm cried out.
As he returned from the brink of consciousness, as expected, Shelm began to struggle as if she had been given an ultimatum.
But as long as Ai believed in him, he had no intention of abandoning that responsibility at this stage. He sat up toward Shelm, who was eager to distance her body somehow, then wrapped his arms around her shoulders from behind, embracing her so she couldn’t escape before throwing himself back onto the bed.
”Hey, don’t be a sore loser. You’ve already agreed to give birth to my child. A mother with no name for her child to call her would look pretty pathetic, wouldn’t she?” Yuuri asked.
”Ugh… That’s why I said to use a wet nurse—h-ooh…♡♡” Shelm replied.
He had already anticipated her talking back. However, he couldn’t let it slide, and as expected, he silenced her excuse with a strike to the depths of her interior.
Shelm, who had been easily knocked out just by him lifting his hips slightly, trembled and leaned her body against him limply. Taking advantage of the fact that she could no longer resist, he spoke into her flushed ear.
”Listen. To me, you are the only goddess I respect. Of course, I’m grateful to Ai and Mataaha-sama, but you’re the one who did the most for me, aren’t you? That’s why, if I put that awe into your name, it’ll be of a higher rank than Ai. Similarly, if I include the fact that you formed bonds with Ashley and the others, you’ll have the most power within the existence of Shelm, and maybe you’ll be a little more considerate of humans?” Yuuri asked.
”Unyuu…♡ B-Better than Ai…♡ But… I wonder if there’s a name that convenient…♡ With Yuuri-kun’s head, I hate that you’ll just get greedy for meaning and give me a weird name—nu-ooh…♡♡” Shelm muttered.
For some reason, just by thinking of this wicked woman’s few virtues, even her extra words felt lovely. Therefore, his heart remained perfectly calm even against her quips, and while moving his hips as if branding it into her soul through the depths of her interior, he whispered the name into her ear.
”You are… Your name is Yui,” Yuuri said.
”—Ah…♡”
—Yui. At the same time that word was sucked into her ear, Shelm—no, the chief divinity of Shelm, Yui—trembled violently. It was as if she were assimilating it into the existing system as information that oversees all of her divinity; her embraced body occasionally convulsed greatly. While enjoying the pleasant weight of her limply relaxed body, her rainbow eyes, which had been staring into the void, focused on him.
”—Yui♡ I am… Yui…♡ Ahhh… No way…♡ Such a… such a dense… name…♡♡” Yui whispered.
”Yeah. My one and only Yui. I can finally call your name,” Yuuri said.
The name Shelm, which he had been familiar with for a long time, was now a temporary one. Therefore, if he truly worshipped this goddess, a new name to call her by was necessary.
The thoughts he couldn’t leave out were ‘Yui’ (Unique/Only One) and ‘Yui’ (To Bind/Connect).
The one and only revered god, and the god of marriage who bound the bond that was once severed. When he put that sense of awe into the name, Yui trembled at the information that defined her existence.
”Amazing… it’s amazing…♡ …I can tell…♡ This… Yuuri-kun is recognizing me as being of a higher rank than Ai…♡♡ Ahhh…♡ With this, even if I go back to being a god, I’ll definitely be able to exercise my divine authority just as before…♡ And, and…♡ Damn, I’m thinking… maybe I can care about humans like Yuuri-kun… a little… just… a tiny bit more than before…♡” Yui said.
A divine name is a clue to touch a great existence. Therefore, the wedge of information being driven in slightly damaged her divine body, but Yui didn’t seem to mind even that pain.
And the meaning indicated by that name, even on its own, included various meanings, but of course, it was also coordinated with the name of her clone, Ai. Yuuri had determined it as a final stronghold so that these two would stay together as a pair forever without falling out, even if their opinions clashed.
”Ahhh, Elder Brother…♡ Elder Brother…♡ Thank you, thank you so much-ssu…♡” Ai said.
Ai, who had permitted the outrageous act of naming the chief divinity, also could not stop the overflowing tears while smiling with a sense of deep emotion. Needless to say, for a god, being named means receiving a major interference in their way of being.
If there were malice, their power could easily be diminished, and at worst, their very existence could be bound. In such a situation, to be able to give a name that was praised, even though the other half held the sovereignty, was truly a blessing for the human who had been appointed.
”—Eh, wait a minute…♡” Yui said.
And no matter how close he came to a god by touching them, he was a small human. Therefore, the full extent of their divine authority was hard to grasp—
”At the very edge of the name…♡ The meaning that I’m Yuuri-kun’s wife is included, though?!♡♡” Yui cried out.
He hoped she would forgive a little bit of his stray thoughts.
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Summary:
Yuuri finally names the nameless chief divinity aspect of Shelm after encouragement from Ai. He chooses the name ‘Yui’, imbuing it with deep reverence and a wish for her to be more compassionate toward humans. The naming process is physically and spiritually intense for the goddess, binding her more closely to Yuuri. In the end, Yui realizes Yuuri snuck in a meaning that defines her as his wife, much to her shock.
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Character Insight:
This chapter marks a major shift in the power dynamic between Yuuri and the Chief Goddess. By naming her ‘Yui’, Yuuri exercises a profound human influence over a divine entity, transitioning her from a detached system into a more personal, emotional being. Ai’s support for this shows her desire for harmony between her two ‘selves’ and Yuuri. Yui’s eventual acceptance of the name, despite her complaints, signifies her submission to Yuuri’s affection and her evolution into a more ‘human’ partner.
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Behind the Scene:
The name ‘Yui’ is a clever pun in Japanese. While written in katakana here, the subtext refers to ‘Yui’ (唯 – Only/Unique) and ‘Yui’ (結 – To Bind/Connect), reflecting Yuuri’s specific intentions for her role in his life.
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Notes:
• Ai – The recently-formed sub-divinity/ego who manages the world’s Skills. Her sudden, intense burst of divine will (‘ki’) almost bleached Yuuri’s wicked thoughts. Called Yuuri ‘Elder Brother’ and declared genuine affection and trust based on his efficiency with her Skills.
• Shelm – Wicked Goddess, reincarnated Yuuri, manipulative, wants him to use his power.
• Mataaha – the labyrinth goddess with brown skin, silver eyes, and waist-length black hair. She resembles a stern, intellectual character like Mikasa Ackerman but with divine power.
• Ashley – Count’s daughter, royal attendant, has a crush on Yuuri.
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