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Male God's Cabin.
Miya and Little Hages, who had been fighting for days on end, were alone together for the first time.
As usual, dressed in the black and white maid outfit, the former was washing vegetables.
while the Shar Pei sprawled on the floor gnawed on a meatless bone, its dog face growing ever more ferocious.
"Witch, you can't go tattling now, can you." Hages said.
"So what if I can't. Do you actually dare to bite me?"
Little Maid Miya picked up a fresh cucumber and ate it with a crisp "crunch crunch crunch," then said coldly, "You're misbehaving again, Little Black. Sneaking food that belongs to Lord Matthew. If you don't beg me, when Lord Matthew comes back, I will absolutely report this to him in full detail."
"I am Hages, Demon King Hages!"
The Shar Pei Little Black bared three tails, growling as he said, "I've put up with you long enough, Little Witch. State your master's name. Given the chance, I'll kill him first, then kill you!"
Hages, reduced to Little Black, had thrown in his lot with God Matthew, out of both hidden hardship and hidden ambition.
So he assumed that the little witch before him had likewise chosen to follow a God Realm male god for some purpose of her own.
Under the sunlight, in front of the pool, Miya stopped washing vegetables.
"You're Hages?"
The Shar Pei said fiercely, "That's right!"
Miya immediately burst out laughing, rocking back and forth, "So you're Hages, hahahaha, so Lord Matthew didn't kill you after all."
"You really are unlucky... given Lord Matthew's personality, he might not visit a different world once in ten or twenty years, and yet you just had to run into him."
"You want to kill my master, is that it? My master is called God Matthew, he'll be back soon, go ahead and kill him, don't hold back at all. It just so happens I recently learned 【18 ways to stew dog meat】, that should come in handy."
Little Hages: "..."
"I stopped running with you demons ages ago."
"These days I cook, look at recipes, and live a life a hundred times more comfortable than before. Only a fool would want to be part of the demon race."
Little Hages: "..."
Miya, the young girl spy from the demon race, said to the S-rank Black Demon King, "Doggy, here's a choice for you. Either you kill me right now, or Lord Matthew comes back and I report you. Pick one!"
Ten seconds later.
Little Black tucked away his extra tails, put on a fawning smile, and said, "I choose to apologize."
"Lord Miya, I'm just a dog, my brain doesn't work well most of the time, please don't be angry."
"From now on, in this house, Lord Matthew has the final say, and whenever Lord Matthew isn't around, you always have the final say."
Little Lord Miya crossed her arms, "And?"
Little Black: "I just stole a bite of Lord Matthew's food, I'm going to confess, I need to turn myself in! ...Also, I need to report to you, Lord Miya, that during the days you were away, two suspicious goddesses tried to get close to our kind Lord Matthew."
"One was the Otaku Goddess Angela next door, and the other was War Goddess Ares, whom Lord Matthew saved not long ago!"
Honestly speaking, when Little Black revealed his true identity, Miya was badly startled.
In the past, never mind an S-rank demon king, Miya would have dropped to her knees on the spot even at the sight of a B-rank demon king.
But things were different now, she had Lord Matthew.
Miya no longer cared what demon king or scheme was involved, she was the personal maid of the strongest being in the God Realm, and a small demon dog truly wasn't anything to fear.
Thinking of Head Butler Meli of the Demon God Palace, below one demon yet above ten thousand demons, Miya's newest goal for herself was to measure up to that person.
Besides, Hages now was no longer a demon king, but merely a pet who didn't even have Lord Matthew's favor.
He didn't dare kill Miya, but Miya certainly dared kill him.
In the kitchen.
"What, you're saying the otaku goddess and that big-chested and brainless war goddess came by? ..." Lord Miya frowned slightly.
Compared to Shar Pei Hages, these two goddesses were clearly a far greater threat to her.
.....
At the same time.
Ancient Divine Tree Space.
Faced with the three options Mother Goddess Hera had given him, Matthew was at a loss for words.
"Old lady, can't we do something fresh for once?"
"And besides, both Angela's and Vivian's challenges are against B-rank demon kings. What would I even do there, just show my face and scare the demon king and his entire demon army to death?"
Mother Goddess Hera said kindly, "They're still young, they need training. Of course, if you're willing to just solve the problem for them directly, I have no objection either."
Matthew had never seen such a shameless upstanding leader.
No matter what it was, it always sounded reasonable coming from her mouth.
"Fine, fine, I won't bother arguing with you. Whichever task you think is the most unreliable, I'll go help with that one, and after it's done, no bothering me again for three months."
"Good." Old Lady Hera agreed with great satisfaction, "Then go take a look first at how Little Moon and her opponent are doing in their fight, and then head over to"
Was this a story where a kid gets to make a multiple choice?
Matthew decisively cut her off, "I'm not close with the Moon Goddess, and I can't stand Otaku Goddess Angela's personality, so I'll just go help Vivian clear her novice mission instead, that also suits my status as a B-rank male god."
The Divine Tree Space automatically returned him via teleport.
Matthew arrived in the God Realm's Commercial District.
As usual, the Male God Ramen Shop was closed for business.
Matthew used a skill to check, and it turned out that guy Kevin wasn't even in the God Realm.
"He's off chasing after his wife again. But she doesn't even recognize him now, so it's pointless."
Matthew shook his head.
By sheer coincidence, Spring Goddess Vivian, with her flaxen long hair and Clear Spring Robe, happened to pass by right then.
"Vivian!"
"Ah? It's Lord Matthew, he must have already seen that photo album."
Vivian's cheeks flushed slightly.
Unlike Angela, she wasn't extremely shy around everyone she met.
The key issue was the photo album. Lord Matthew had seen photos like that, and she was afraid he might think she was a bad girl because of it.
The two drew close, and Matthew got straight to the point, "Vivian, I heard you took on the newly promoted goddess's assessment mission, do you need my help?"
Matthew was only acting because of Old Lady Hera's "coercion," so he had no reservations at all.
If Vivian had already picked a partner, that would be great, since in theory a goddess's novice mission only allowed teaming up with one B-rank god, so if the slot was already filled and he missed this assessment mission, it wouldn't be his fault, and then he could go back to comfortably slacking off for another three months.
Unfortunately, upon hearing this, Spring Goddess Vivian was overjoyed, bowing deeply as she said, "Thank you, Lord Matthew, please look after me for the time being!"
Matthew: "I'm just going to support you."
Vivian's eyes were full of little stars: "Mhm, mhm."
Matthew asked, "When exactly are we setting off?"
Vivian answered, "Whatever you say, Lord Matthew."
Matthew, sweating: "I said I'm just support."
"Oh"
Gradually calming down from her excitement, Vivian also realized she'd lost her composure, and quickly adjusted her tone, saying, "Then how about this afternoon I go summon a hero, and tomorrow morning we set off for the Becken World, is that all right?"
Matthew emphasized once again, "You're the Main Combat Goddess, I'm just support."
"Oh"
Vivian took out a pen and a notebook, "Lord Matthew, this is my first time going to a different world, could I trouble you to tell me what I need to watch out for?"
"Hey, where'd he go?"
"Lord Matthew, wait for me!"
A man and a woman walked off in the direction of the Male God's Cabin.
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