Chapter 156
But there was something Aesir had failed to consider. He had not realized just how flexible the cat tribe’s bodies were, nor that they could move in ways that other races simply could not.
The dagger that grazed beneath the sole of his shoe was treated like solid ground. Using it as a foothold, Nox leapt one step higher, put his full weight into his fist, and struck Aesir square in the face.
Thwack!
Knocked down by the blow, Aesir found Nox already straddling him, his fists coming down mercilessly against his face.
There were two reasons Nox had not drawn the sword hanging at his waist.
One was that he could not risk exposing Sia to danger even for a moment.
The other was that he wanted to hit him himself.
Even now, the snake tribe pheromones clinging to Sia were enough to drive him mad. The male before him had dared to take his female and claim ownership. He would kill him. Slowly. Painfully.
Thud, thud!
In the silent bedroom, where only Sia’s faint breathing could be heard, the steady sound of flesh being struck echoed.
Even with his upper jaw shattered, Aesir glared up at Nox with wide eyes.
He knew this level of damage would not kill him. Even as the pain rattled his brain, he searched for an opening. The moment his hand closed around the handle of the dagger he had kept in reserve, Nox’s fists suddenly stopped.
“…Sia?”
“Sia!”
Both men turned their gaze toward the bed at the same time.
The faint scent that had continuously lingered from Sia, along with the pheromones each of them had left on her, had completely disappeared.
They stared in shock at the bed, now empty.
* * *
Sia wondered what condition her body was in.
Because for a while now, she had been eating the desserts God offered without any difficulty. There were not large portions on each plate, but still, hadn’t she already eaten close to thirty plates? Wasn’t that insane?
“Try this one as well.”
“…I think I’m eating too much.”
“You were so fragile that I worried constantly. If you are to live in this world, you must become healthier.”
“But this is still too much…”
Grumbling, Sia still stabbed the shortcake in front of her with her fork. She had been eating only fruit desserts that seemed to melt pleasantly in her mouth.
She could not shake the feeling that God was watching her with satisfaction every time she ate. Even though she could not see a face, she could still feel it.
Well, this was a god after all.
If it was a god, it could probably do anything they wanted.
Thinking lightly of it, Sia continued moving her fork diligently. After quickly finishing the shortcake, she absentmindedly rubbed her stomach.
“…Why am I not full?”
Hearing her murmur, God explained in a voice tinged with amusement.
“That is because your body is still on the ground.”
“So it really is a dream?”
“Hmm… more precisely, I have called only your soul.”
“…An out-of-body experience?”
“Is it strange that you ate so much but still do not feel full?”
“No, it just feels a bit strange…”
“In that case, I should bring your body here as well.”
The words ‘Could you just send me back now?’ rose to the tip of her tongue, but Sia could not say them. In this place, God was essentially the one backing her. She did not want to risk displeasing it by saying something wrong.
“Huh?”
Suddenly, her body felt heavy. It was as if she might sink down through the cloud-like soft ground beneath her feet. As she panicked, God said with a laugh,
“Be not afraid.”
“…Okay.”
Hearing that from God was strangely reassuring. Now with a body, Sia picked up a blueberry pie from among the newly appeared desserts and took a bite.
“Oh…”
There was a clear difference between eating in a soul state and eating with a physical body. The taste was far richer and more vivid. As she finished the blueberry pie in a daze, God muttered quietly,
“Causality has been applied.”
“…Causality?”
“It is only natural. You are with child.”
“Child?”
Startled by the words, Sia’s eyes widened as she asked again. God praised her in a voice full of satisfaction.
“How admirable. You are carrying no fewer than three children. As expected, the offspring of the male I carefully created are exceptional.”
The joy of hearing that she was carrying Nox’s children lasted only a moment. The word causality caught in her mind, and she could not help asking,
“How… is causality applied?”
At her question, God, who had been speaking gently until now, answered in a cold tone.
“You have conceived new life, so you will pay a corresponding price.”
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