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Once upon a time, there was an NT who repeatedly stole the undergarments of over a hundred goddesses of the God Realm, keeping them at home.
As it turned out, that NT was Matthew's dog, and the stolen goods were piled up right in Matthew's bedroom, bright and colorful, with nowhere to hide them!
Matthew kicked this perverted Shar Pei dog straight into the ground!
It wasn't really venting his anger, because this matter had nothing to do with him originally, it just looked like he did it.
(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻!
The key thing was that it damn well looked like it, the stolen goods were right there, even if he pointed out Hages's main body, it wouldn't help.
The SS-rank Demon King Hages had already been subdued by him, so exposing this would first reveal Matthew's strength.
Besides, how could a Hellhound be interested in goddesses' undergarments, if not instructed by its master?!
Thinking of this, Matthew's head began to ache.
"I really shouldn't have taken in a demon hound for a few Gold Coins!..."
The problem now was what to do. Matthew didn't fully understand the various goddesses' Authority abilities, but as long as they were willing to investigate, they would surely be able to trace it back here.
Destroying the evidence wouldn't help, since it still involved Authority.
Time Reversal!
That's right, 【Time Reversal】 would work, kicking Hages to death before he acted, and none of this would ever happen.
But that way, the Three Great SS-Ranks of the God Realm would surely notice, and more importantly, Mother Goddess Hera, who resided within the Divine Tree Space, would notice.
With Matthew's strength, killing Hera would be easy and pleasant.
After that, either he'd have to step forward on his own, or wait for the God Realm to be destroyed.
Neither was something he wanted.
And if Old Lady Hera didn't die, once she learned of this, she would say to Matthew with a hundred percent kindly smile: "So you like this kind of thing, no matter, I'll have them marry you, then everything of theirs will be yours, all you need to do is #@%%#*..."
Just at that moment!
"Knock Knock Knock"~
The Goddess of Law and the Goddess of War Ares arrived at the door of the Male God's Cabin.
"Lord Matthew, I just heard a strange sound from your room, are you alright?" the Goddess of Law said.
"I'm fine, I was just about to sleep," Matthew said, forcibly suppressing his panic.
The voice outside the door paused for a moment, then continued: "Then forgive me, Lord Matthew, but would you please open the door? Lord Ares and I have something we'd like to understand from you."
MMP, the perverted thief only stole goddesses' undergarments, Matthew was a male god, what was there to understand?!
"Bang," Matthew shut the bedroom door, then lowered his head and shouted at Hages, "If you don't want to die, get out here now!"
No response from underground.
The bastard had run off!
Fine, just great, don't you dare come back!
Matthew took a deep breath and opened the door to greet his guests.
The three gods met, and the cute Goddess of Law greeted him again: "Good noon, Lord Matthew."
Matthew smiled in response: "Good noon, you two."
In midair, the 【Record】 skill activated, the Goddess of Law asked questions, and Matthew answered.
"Lord Matthew, may I ask, has there been any suspicious person lurking around your home recently?"
"No, there hasn't."
"Have you lost any clothing from your home?"
"No, I haven't."
"Wait a moment!"
Deep crimson Ares suddenly raised her hand from the side, "Why do I smell a familiar scent of perfume?"
What she meant by familiar was that she'd smelled it somewhere before, such as on some goddess's clothes.
And Matthew had just thrown the clothes that had fallen outside the bedroom door back inside, accidentally getting a bit of the scent on himself, so Ares insisted on going inside the Male God's Cabin to take a look.
Matthew said: "Lord Ares, without the Master's invitation, even you have no right to trespass, it seems."
At some point, Ares had switched to the assertiveness she showed in battle, retorting: "We're investigating a case, and one of the cases happened right next door to your home, you have an obligation to cooperate with us."
What an ungrateful wretch, what an ungrateful wretch, Matthew had once saved Ares, and this girl not only failed to appreciate the life-saving favor, but repaid kindness with resentment instead.
Then, Matthew's expression darkened, and he said: "And if I don't cooperate?"
The Goddess of Law in the middle quickly tried to mediate, "Lord Matthew, Lord Ares didn't mean it that way."
"Lord Ares, Lord Matthew has held the Authority of Kindness for many years, this matter simply cannot have anything to do with Lord Matthew."
Inside the Male God's Cabin.
A "clang"!
Ares activated her skill and slipped past Matthew's side, going in.
There was no other way... Matthew didn't want to deal with Old Lady Hera, but at this moment, aside from a time-based skill, there was simply no way to protect himself without being exposed.
However, just a second before Matthew activated his skill, a startled cry rang out from the second bedroom of the Male God's Cabin, immediately followed by a holy pillar of light that nearly burst through the ceiling.
Ares went in fast, and came out just as fast, grabbing the Goddess of Law's wrist and fleeing in a panic.
She hadn't gone into the master bedroom, but into the second bedroom study room.
And the sound that came from the study room was nothing else but... G27, 《War Goddess Ares's Photo Selection》, had fallen off the bookshelf onto the floor.
..
Long-buried memory came flooding back.
Back then, Ares had only just Advanced to A-rank not long before.
One day, Mother Goddess Hera, Her Majesty, organized everyone to take photos as a keepsake, saying that all these photos would be kept within the Divine Tree Space, and whenever one of them retired, they could take the photos with them, to look back on what they looked like when they were young, surely it would be a heartwarming thing.
Her Majesty Hera personally took photos of the goddesses, a once-in-a-lifetime thing, so surely no goddess would refuse.
Then, when they were shooting the first outfit, Ares felt extremely awkward, and Her Majesty Hera told her not to be afraid, and gave her a barrel of fine wine.
After that, the photos were taken in a hazy blur, and Ares had pretty much forgotten what they actually looked like.
But just now, she'd seen those photos.
No!
They had become 《War Goddess Ares's Photo Selection》, sitting right there on God Matthew's bookshelf!
..
"Why, why is this, Lord Hera?"
Ares arrived at the Divine Tree Space, standing beside the fireplace, still unable to accept this fact.
Those photos... in a man's hands... and who knew for how many years now.
Those photos... taken in such a way that even Ares herself felt her whole body burning with embarrassment... how would that man see her after looking at them?
In the rocking chair, Old Lady Hera, who was reading a book: "Don't you like Matthew?"
Ares said: "Of course not, he's no different to me than a stranger."
Old Lady Hera put down her book, took off her reading glasses, "Then why did you say 'we,' instead of 'me and him'?"
"And also, Ares, what was your real purpose in joining this investigation?"
Ares, who had been righteously indignant just moments ago: "..."
Facing the Supreme God of the God Realm, no goddess, no matter who, could maintain her composure forever.
As the saying goes, the first attempt is full of vigor, the second wanes, and the third is spent.
Ares opened her mouth twice, and by the third time, she was already as weak as could be.
"Your Majesty Hera, is it him?" Ares asked.
Old Lady Hera, in her Golden-patterned Robe, nodded.
"Why, according to the rules, he shouldn't be able to make a move against the Demon King."
The old lady smiled kindly, "That question is simple, it's because the God Realm has never had a male god before."
Thanks for the generous reward from a secret admirer, adding an Extra Chapter to the tally for the release |'-')
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