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When a goddess obtains a title, it counts as gaining preliminary recognition for a certain authority.
There are still two paths to fully master an authority.
The first is gradual infiltration through increasing divine power, which doesn't conflict with combat advancement.
The second depends on luck.
As for the young goddess's question, Matthew really couldn't answer it, so he said, "I don't even know why I mastered the Authority of Kindness. I woke up one day and I had it, and then it's been like this ever since."
Spring Goddess Vivian: "..."
Matthew said, "Sorry, I wasn't able to help you."
"It's fine, I'm still very grateful to you, Lord Matthew. Goodbye, Lord Matthew!"
As Vivian said, her dream was to inherit her mother's will and become the strongest goddess.
Vivian was born in the God Realm, in the residential area for God Realm residents.
Her mother was the previous Spring Goddess, and her father was a merchant.
After her mother "retired," she fell in love with her father and had her, so Vivian grew up listening to her mother's legendary stories.
Registration, selection, examinations, training... until a perfect retirement — the lives of goddesses were indeed filled with legend.
The previous Spring Goddess had only B-rank divine power, yet she led hero teams to save dozens of different worlds. Even now, songs about the Spring Goddess are still sung in those places.
Vivian had actively participated in study and training since childhood, and around this time the year before last, she finally became a goddess-in-training as she'd hoped.
A goddess-in-training has a one-year probation period, after which her growth in divine power is tested to determine if she becomes an official goddess.
Even after becoming official, a goddess still needs to pass the final assessment — the mission of saving a different world — before she truly steps into the ranks of goddesses.
Vivian's divine power grew at a modest rate, barely keeping up with the average, but she managed to become official.
The final assessment, however, proved to be quite difficult for her.
Newly promoted goddesses — that is, half-baked goddesses like her — could only take on missions to challenge B-rank demon kings.
But with her divine power, she was 100% no match for a B-rank demon king. Even helping a B-rank hero defeat a demon king, Vivian still had no confidence.
All the practical combat knowledge she had came entirely from books, and to this day, she had never once fought against the Demon Race.
"You want to ask Lord Matthew for help, don't you?"
Vivian was startled badly by this remark — mainly because it was so sudden, and also because it had voiced exactly what was on her mind.
The final assessment mission allowed a goddess to invite one B-rank goddess of non-top-tier strength as support.
The only B-rank goddess Vivian knew was her mother.
But now her mother was no longer a goddess and couldn't help her in battle.
Just now, she had waived the fine and chosen to cover it herself once she went back — the real reason wasn't as noble as her smile made it seem.
Kind God Matthew held the second-tier Authority of Kindness, possessing abilities like dispelling evil, communication, and guiding toward goodness. He wasn't exactly top-tier, but he was a seasoned, experienced god.
Vivian had looked through the goddesses' record book, which noted: God Matthew's mission success rate was 100%!
Vivian admitted she was tempted, and also... Lord Matthew was quite good-looking.
Across from her, a little girl in a black and white maid outfit was staring intently at her.
Maiden Miya was making comparisons.
Black long hair versus flaxen long hair — in length, Miya had no advantage; both reached past the hips, but the absolute values differed quite a bit.
In terms of looks, Miya, with her succubus bloodline, would never lose, but every goddess chosen from the Goddess World was a beauty, so it would still be hard for her to beat her opponent.
Vivian's eyes were bigger than hers, and her mouth wasn't much bigger either.
As for the front — Miya reigned supreme in the loli category, still speaking in absolute terms — but the dairy cow across from her was at least three tiers bigger than herself.
Vivian stood at 168 cm, Miya at 148 cm.
Vivian's figure curved upward; if Miya stuck hers out, she might just be able to beat her.
"How's your cooking?" Miya asked.
"Mom and dad said if I couldn't become a goddess, they'd have me become a cook," Vivian answered.
"..."
"What about Eastern Cuisine?"
"I can probably make a few hundred dishes."
"..."
The little girl slumped in defeat.
Vivian, dressed in a blue robe-dress with wedge heels, bent down and asked, "Little sister, whose child are you? Do you need me to take you home? Don't be afraid, I'm Spring Goddess Vivian."
Miya, in the midst of her slump, said, "I know you're Vivian."
As a qualified maid, once she finished tidying up, she naturally had to follow her master and attend to him personally.
And then she saw this Bad Cow Woman trying to strike up a conversation with Lord Matthew.
Lord Matthew was too kind — he hadn't seen through this Bad Cow Woman's scheme.
Miya activated her ability, gave a casual glance, and immediately saw through that Vivian wanted to ask Lord Matthew for help.
"Heh heh heh, lucky I'm here — I'll definitely protect Lord Matthew!"
"Bad Cow Woman Vivian, as long as I, Miya, am here, don't even think about doing anything bad to Lord Matthew!"
"But... if she uses her body as a weapon, Lord Matthew is so kind, he might fall for her trick... what should I do?"
Maiden Miya suddenly had an idea and said to Vivian, "I'm Miya, Lord Matthew's personal maid — I've already seen right through you!"
"Personal maid?..." Vivian had never heard of such a thing. "Can a goddess even have a maid?"
Miya said confidently, "Of course a goddess can't, but don't forget, Lord Matthew is the only male god in the God Realm!"
That did sound reasonable.
Vivian was young, having grown up all her life sheltered under her father and mother's wings, and she didn't understand the ways of palace intrigue.
She believed Miya's words and sincerely apologized, "I'm sorry, I really was in the wrong. I apologize to you, and another day I'll pay a visit to apologize to Lord Matthew as well."
Miya: "Don't go!"
Though it was also a bow of apology, the Bad Cow Woman across from her bowed at least three times as deeply as Miya.
If, by some remote chance, she revealed her skill in making hundreds of Eastern Cuisine dishes, Miya's days from then on would truly become unlivable.
Miya then said with a straight face, "It's not that you can't get Lord Matthew's help, but you'll have to hand over a photo album first."
Spring Goddess Vivian: ( )?
Miya brought her to the Male God's Cabin, let her go in, but she had to wait at the door.
At the top of the bookshelf in the study room were 28 photo albums — there was no way Miya would let Vivian see her own.
Aside from War Goddess Ares's》 Photo Selection《, she hadn't seen any of the others.
No way around it, G27 — it's you, it's you, it's still you!
Having gotten her "template," Miya proudly handed it to Vivian and said, "Here, this is a photo album another goddess gave to Lord Matthew. Make one just like it, and only then might Lord Matthew be willing to help you."
Suddenly!
A beam of Holy Light shot up into the sky!
She still remembered the last time Lord Ares had gotten drunk, it was Vivian who had taken her home.
"This!... This!..."
It was simply too shocking, completely overturning her worldview.
So then, had War Goddess Ares also once received Lord Matthew's help?
No — this photo album was still brand new, flipped through no more than three times.
In other words, had Lord Matthew provided help for Lord Ares's challenge against an S-rank demon king?
"Oh my god!..."
Vivian put down the photo album and fled, her footsteps echoing one after another.
At the door of the Male God's Cabin, little Miya clapped her hands and said with a lovely smile, "Silly girl, still want to compete with me? If you don't meet double Ares's standard, you can forget about ever getting close to Lord Matthew again in this lifetime!"
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