Cliche Chapter 271-272: Klyscha’s advice

Loki frowned as her eyes cracked open. A serious glint flashed in those red pupils. She put her thumb in her mouth and chewed her nail like a maniac.

“I knew we had more traitors.”

She berated herself for believing Evilus had no allies left in Orario.

“I’m tired of their shit,” she said and glared at Asahi. “What do ya want from me?”

Asahi grinned. “A simple thing. Just handle the aftermath with the Guild if I end up destroying some big Familia.”

“Why should I do that?” Loki joined her hands behind her head and gave a sly smile. “I see no profit in stepping in yer business.”

“My business?” Asahi deadpanned. “Your jokes aren’t funny.”

Any chaos in Orario will hurt Astraea the most. Asahi cared for Astraea enough to flip Orario upside down.

“I’ll help ya on one condition.”

“Better not be something like joining your Familia. I’m not leaving Astraea.”

“Aww. Look at ya. Going so far for that virgin goddess. Is this the reason they fell for ya?”

“...”

“I know ya can teleport into the dungeon. How low can ya go with this skill and how many can you take?”

Her motive became obvious to Asahi.

“I can take ten people to the 45th floor.”

Teleporting ten people wasn’t a big deal if he used Grayfia’s magic circle, or better ask her to teach him this skill. He wouldn’t need to rely on Klyscha’s teleportation powers after that.

(Another responsibility will be taken away from me. I’m going to become a useless housewife at this rate!)

‘How about becoming a spoiled housewife? You can finish your goddess duties or something during the day, and we can cuddle and make love every night.’

(S-Stop tempting me. You already know the only thing I can’t resist is cuddling with my love!)

‘I’m kidding. You’re doing a great job in helping the girls.’

Klyscha interacted a lot with his other women. As much as he tried, he couldn’t spend equal time with everyone. So, Klyscha’s help was always appreciated.

Meanwhile, Loki was lost in thoughts. Asahi’s ability to teleport to the 45th floor was too good to pass on. Her Familia, despite being close to the strongest adventurers, became drained after going through numerous monsters. This accumulating mental stress dragged them down from their peak, putting them at a disadvantage against the monsters found on the 55th floor and beyond. Her party could descend beyond the 59th floor with his help and break the record of Zeus’s Familia. Though the ten-man limit irked her.

“Can’t ya do something about the party limit? Ten people can’t carry much food.”

Adventurers needed food. A lot of food to keep up with the mind consumption.

“I can store food too if you want,” Asahi said with a grin. “Are you sure about leaving Ais with me?”

“...Riveria will be there.”

Asahi’s grin widened. “What makes you think I can’t seduce the high elf princess too?”

Unable to refute his question, Loki clicked her tongue. A man who made a virgin goddess fall for him, could he not seduce a virgin elf princess?

“Riveria won’t fall for a brat,” she declared confidently. “Ya shouldn’t go for a flat-chested woman like her. You already got some decent elves in your Familia.”

Asahi eyed her chest. “Even flat chests have their appeal.”

“Oh, really?” Loki rolled her eyes. “You’ll carry my Familia to the 45th floor.”

Asahi revealed three fingers. “Three times is the limit. You gotta pay after that.”

“Five.”

“Three.”

“Five.”

Asahi refused to yield. Loki was speechless to found someone shameless of her own caliber.

“Four.”

She threw her final offer.

“Alright. Only cause I like your curves.”

“...”

“I also have one condition. Let me and my women kill the monsters. Your adventurers can relax.”

‘What a weird condition!’

Loki nodded regardless of how she felt about it. Other than Ais, all the adventurers in her Familia felt no particular pleasure in slaying monsters.

“See ya later, Loki.”

Asahi returned to the mansion. Lyra hurriedly handed him the list.

“I added some popular names outside Orario.”

Ganesha, Freya, Loki, Demeter, Ishtar, Ares, Dian Cecht, Miach, Goibnu, Hephaestus, Hermes, Ikelos, Thanatos.

One particular name stood out for Asahi.

Ishtar, the Queen of Pleasure Quarters—the red light district of Orario. In the anime, he had seen her ambition to overtake Freya and how far she was willing to go to fulfill them.

“Could she be the one?”

He had a strong feeling about this. His instincts provoked a grin on his face.

‘Oh well. It’s easy to search her place.’

He took a pen from his ring and crossed Demeter and Loki. Demeter was too wholesome to be part of Evilus. On their first meeting, he couldn’t sense any sort of malice from her. Then he crossed Ikelos as they were confirmed to be part of Evilus, then Hephaestus. The goddess of smith had too much pride to collude with low-life scums. Miach too was a decent guy. Hermes and Ganesha didn’t have any reason to cooperate with Evilus.

That left him with Freya, Ishtar, Dian Cecht, Goibnu, Thanatos, and Ares.

“Who is Ares?”

He hadn’t heard of this god of war staying in Orario.

“Uh. The head of Rakia, a nation-type Familia located in the western part of the continent.” Kaguya glanced at Ryuu. “They are a bunch of warmongers who used Crozzo’s magic swords to burn elven forests.”

Ryuu shook her head. “...I don’t hate them. They already got punished by Spirits, so they can’t make any more magic swords.”

‘I forgot how overpowered magic swords are in this world.’

“Grayfia, Rakia is on you.”

Her speed in flying was only second to Asahi.

Kaguya sighed. “Rakia is too far to travel in a day. I also don’t think they will conspire with Evilus.”

“No harm in making sure.”

“You must guide me.” Grayfia grabbed Lyra. “I’ll return soon, My Lord.”

Asahi distributed roles to his women.

[Aimi and Nao — Thanatos

Busujima twins — Goibnu

Rika and Chiaki — Dian Cecht]

Rika had too much experience in this line of work, so she was fine with the fairy as a supporter.

The girls headed out immediately.

“I’ll check up on Ishtar and Freya.”

Kaguya smirked. “Going for the goddess of beauties.”

Alise stood from her seat. “Hey, Junior. Where is our role in this?”

“Nope. Their stealth skill is above you.”

The free-to-play adventurers couldn’t compete with filthy pay-to-winners.

Alise clenched his shoulders with a serious gaze. “Then give me something else to do.”

“Uh. How about I send you back to the hidden dungeon? We haven’t explored it deeply.”

“I’m down.”

“Take me along.”

Kaguya and Ryuu volunteered as well. Asahi looked at Natsumi sticking out of the adventurers like a sore thumb.

“Master?”

“Help Alise.”

Natsumi nodded her head. Obeying his orders had become a second instinct to her.

Klyscha teleported the entire Astraea Familia to the second dungeon.

“Asahi.”

Asahi barely had the chance to think before Astraea threw her arms around him, wrapping him in a tight hug.

[—Astraea: Affection +3]

“Thank you for helping my children.”

Eyes moist and glistening, Astraea expressed her gratitude in a soft voice. When he was negotiating with Loki, Alise had told the entire story to her goddess. Never did Astraea think Evilus would use a massive explosion on her Familia. When that didn’t succeed, they summoned an irregular monster close to a level 6 adventurer in might.

Seeing the tiny bump in affection points, he smiled. She was at 99, one point from becoming his woman. He accepted her gratitude at face value, closing in his arms around her delicate body.

Astraea flinched a little at the strange warm sensation covering her body.

“I have to go.”

Asahi couldn’t dally too long.

Astraea’s hands reluctantly unwrapped. She never knew hugging someone could be this comfortable and intoxicating.

Asahi gently held her shoulders. Astraea’s heartbeat soared. She could only watch as his lips crept closer and closer.

He was going to steal her first kiss!

A wave of anxiety turned her rigid. She closed her eyes and waited… only to feel a gentle touch on her forehead.

Asahi laughed. “Got you!”

“Why did you tease me…?”

“We’ll talk more when you are ready to accept my confession.”

Asahi smiled and disappeared from her eyes.

Astraea lost strength in her legs and fell back on the chair. Taking a deep breath, she tried to reel in her heart drenched in myriads of emotions.

“So tense… how do I deal with his confession?”

It wasn’t just her alone. Alise also had feelings for him. Even Ryuu had changed a little after today’s incident. Astraea had seen the elf chasing Asahi everywhere with her eyes.

She placed a hand on her heart. Every beat resonated through her, heating her body.

‘What do I do about this? I don’t even know how to repay him for saving my children. Rejecting him…’

She was going to reject him for Alise. Now, she couldn’t find the courage to do it.

(Can’t you share him with Alise though?)

A youthful voice chimed in her head, similar to the time Asahi talked with her through his telepathy.

‘Who?’

(Klyscha, the goddess of dreams. They call me Asahi’s first wife!)

‘First wife?’

Astraea’s mind replayed the discussion she had with Asahi during breakfast.

(Yup. I’m that goddess.)

Astraea smiled wryly. ‘He didn’t say you were his wife.’

(Only his chosen ones are allowed to know my existence.)

‘I’m his chosen one?’

(Didn’t already confess his desire for you?)

‘What if I reject him now?’

Klyscha giggled. (You can’t. He knows you love him. That’s enough for him to keep pursuing you to the end of the world.)

Astraea was flattered. The man she came to love was determined to have her as his lover. Even if she accepted his love, what would she do about Alise? Would she be able to get her happiness or just remain as a friend of Asahi?

“Am I overthinking things?”

(Totally. Just let Alise become his mistress.)

“...Shouldn’t you stop others from getting close to your husband?”

Every goddess Astraea met had a massive ego with Hera being a prime example. She did everything possible to keep her perverted husband under control. Her crazy attempts only led to Zeus running away.

(I don’t care about monopolizing him as long as my love is happy.)

“The goddess of a different world is indeed different.”

(It’s the power of love.)

“...”

***

In a dark room, two figures could be seen on the bed. A male standing on their knees and a woman on all fours, committing the most primitive act of reproduction.

The male pallum groaned as he thrust in and out of the woman. His labored breaths sounded like he had been dragged closer to heaven in pleasure. While the woman with light pink hair balled up the blanket in her fists.

“Bastard Finn. Your dick is so tiny!”

The man’s face became red. He much admired the Braver—the hero of the pallums. However, being compared in bed wounded his pride. He grabbed her buttocks and slammed his thing inside her.

The woman, Valletta, moaned. “Hah. Still nothing.”

‘Fuck yeah, bitch.’

The man thoroughly enjoyed dominating the wild lady. He had time working at the Pleasure Quarters. The ladies drew pleasure from dominating his small figure. Being on the other side was nice for once. He thanked Lady Ishtar for pointing this masochist woman to his direction.