Chapter 145
Chapter 145: A Goddess near Transparency (1)
「Agh!! 」
Rosalie threw me into the spring-like fountain . I managed to get out of the water by crawling with my soaked body . The dress got tight to my body, and my skin was transparent as expected . However, unlike Rosalie, I wore underwear beneath my clothes . I felt relieved . Still, Rosalie loomed behind me and shouted aloud .
「Goddess! You have to take off your underwear for us to save the world!」
「No…No way!! Isn’t my body transparent enough!?」
「No, it isn’t enough! Your body isn’t that transparent, you know!」
After a strong protest, a desperate Rosalie tried to strip off my underwear . Rosalie grabbed my breasts inevitably .
「Stop…Stop it, Rosalie! 」
「C’mon! Just show them your wet breasts!」
「NO…! 」
Although I begged with teary eyes, Rosalie kept her body in close contact with mine . She grabbed me strongly without loosening the grip of her hands . My body was deprived of freedom because of someone, whose power didn’t resemble a human’s power .
…So…Somebody, please help meeeeeee!!
Contrary to my distress, on the banks of the fountain, Celseus and Slauri were smirking and smiling amusingly .
「He, He! The embrace of women in bare skin! How nice, how nice!」
「Ah, ah, ah . That’s a different kind of Chirarizumu . 」
「How dare you give me that!! You asshole god!! 」
As soon as I yelled angrily, I heard a clicking sound . Rosalie pulled out my bra .
「What!? 」
「Don’t hide them!! Please remove your hands from your breasts!!」
「I already said “NO”!! 」
「Goddess!! Be more resolute!! 」
Rosalie, who became like a horse-rider, tried to remove my hands that protected my breasts . On this moment, Seiya muttered with his arms crossed .
「Hey, Slauri . How is the HP now? 」
「Yeah, I’ve got enough . 」
「I see . Okay, Rosalie . Come over to the shack . 」
「Roger! 」
Rosalie left me after Seiya commanded her to . Then, she ran immediately to Seiya . Hey! She looked like a loyal dog! But, somehow, I managed to survive this ridiculous ordeal!
Apparently, Slauri was happy to see Rosalie and me doing a half-naked performance…What a perverted erotic geezer!
「Well then, Slauri . Can you teach us now your Transparency skill?」
「All right . But, before that… 」
Then, Slauri came closer to me .
「What do you want! Don’t tell me that you want me to do more weird things!」
However, Slauri changed his erotic-looking expression, and looked like a calm and extreme wise man . He gave me linen clothes because my dress got wet in the water .
「Please wear this . 」
「Eh? 」
「Come on, fast . Women should not be dressed in obscene clothes . 」
「Who the hell do you think that made me look like this, huh!!」
When I grabbed those clothes, I noticed that a light blue and refreshing aura surrounded Slauri’s body .
「Wha…What is that aura? 」
「My heart gets clear like crystalline water when I accumulate enough HP . I am no longer interested in your sensual appearance . Actually, your looks are rather annoying now . 」
「You bastard!! I’m going to punch you in the face, you damn geezer!! Don’t you dare give me your cool character’s morality just because your desire has been fulfilled!!」
「Li…Lista . Calm down . Don’t forget that you are a goddess . 」
「My butt was seen by everybody, and my breasts were transparent!! Calm down my ass!! Go screw yourself!!」
Slauri also shook his head .
「Jeez . You were far from being transparent back then . 」
「AH!? 」
「Transparency largely depends on the person’s mental state . If someone’s emotions are greatly disturbed, the degree of transparency will also oscillate . 」
Slauri approached my face when I took a deep breath .
「I am going to give you my aura right now . 」
「Au…Aura? Do you mean to make me transparent?」
「That is correct . After getting my aura, if you practice diligently, you will be able to make yourself transparent . 」
Slauri put his hand on me . I felt that a light blue-cool sensation penetrated through my whole body .
…Was this aura the aura from the Transparency skill…?
Slauri gave his aura to Seiya, Celseus and Rosalie in the same way as he did to me .
「Okay, you must get rid of all the desires in order to get your body transparent . But, I must warn you . It is easier said than done . It is surprisingly difficult to get rid of the distractions of one’s mind . 」
「I…I understand! I’ll give it a try!」
「You have time . This is not something you can accomplish straightaway . But, I’ll instruct you whenever you need help . 」
Finally, Slauri’s training began…Well, it was supposed to begin for all of us, but…
「Is this good? 」
I heard Seiya’s voice . However, I didn’t see Seiya’s figure anywhere around us .
…Seiya had already disappeared even before Slauri gave specific instructions for his training .
Slauri was even more surprised than I was . Even though he had a calm demeanor, Slauri shouted loudly while he hid his eyes behind his long hair .
「Did…Did I not give you my aura just now!? Besides, I don’t remember teaching you how to do it in the first place, did I!?」
「Yeah . But, I’ve done it . 」
He…He…He was excessively amazing! Seiya’s quick learning ability seemed to be improving more and more!
「I…I am really surprised . Moreover, I can see that you are capable of maintaining the transparent state correctly…」
After that, Seiya became transparent and un-transparent for several times . But, eventually, he stopped using his Transparency skill, perhaps because he was convinced of his ability to perform it well .
「You guys try it too . This is the easiest training I’ve ever done . You must strongly urge yourself to eliminate your useless thoughts and become transparent like I did . It’s just like that . 」
As Seiya told us, after taking a deep breath, I strongly urged myself to free my mind . However, there was no change in my body . I noticed that Seiya’s face became discouraged .
「Strange . Lista, you are so weak, and you never seem bordered by it as if it is normal for you . So, I thought that you would be transparent quite soon . 」
「What do you mean by that!! 」
Contrary to my resentment, Celseus murmured with a confident face .
「What on earth . It seems that I can do it somehow . 」
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Re…Really!? But, Celseus was the Swordsman God, so maybe he had more sense when it came to focus!? Ugh…I didn’t want to fall behind!!
After a while, Celseus’ arms and face faded away and became transparent!
「They…They’re gone!! I managed to make them transparent!!」
Celseus spoke with delight . Certainly, his face and arms were transparent . However, the lower part of his waist remained visible .
「Celseus!! You!! Your lower body is the only part that remains visible!! That’s somehow creepy, you know!!」
「Ehh!? Is that so!? 」
「…Hey . Are you joking with this, Celseus? 」
「I’m not joking around! But, why is it that only the upper body disappeared and the lower half remained intact?」
「Hmm . In your case, it may be because the lower half of your body is full of desires . 」
「Please don’t say such uncomfortable things to people, okay!?」
Uhuhuh! I was impatient, but it seemed that Celseus hasn’t mastered the skill yet! Now is your chance, Listarte! It’s going to be alright! Even Celseus could erase his upper body! I should be able to do it!
I closed my eyes with confidence . I focused my mind and hoped to become transparent . After a while, I opened my eyes…And I raised my right hand .
「My…My right hand is gone! I did it! It’s a success! 」
「No good . You didn’t succeed . Only the right half of your body is transparent . 」
I ran up to the water to see my reflected image . Then, I saw that only the right half of my body disappeared and the left half remained visible . It was as if I was cut in half from my brain to my buttocks with a sword . Celseus approached me and spoke loudly .
「Whoa! It feels horrible when I see you from the side! I can see all of your internal organs from the cross-section!」
「Hey, Celseus!! How dare you look at the cross-section of a goddess!!」
「…Hey . Are you joking with this, Lista? 」
「I’m not joking!! I’m doing my best!! 」
On the other hand, Rosalie was humming repeatedly as if she were chanting spells with a serious expression on her face .
「I want to help the hero; I want to help the hero…Ah, my hero! 」
「She is the epitome of desires . By this rate, she won’t be able to disappear at all . 」
「That’s impossible!! 」
…Seiya mastered the Transparency skill immediately . However, it seemed that for the rest of us it would take some time until we could master it properly . Suddenly, Seiya talked to Slauri .
「…Is it possible? 」
「Hmm . That would be hard for anyone other than myself . 」
「I want to try it . 」
「I can see that you have potential since you have mastered the Transparency skill in the blink of an eye . Okay, I understand . 」
I wasn’t able to hear the important details of their conversation, but apparently, from the flow of the story, it seemed that Seiya intended to acquire something extra along with the Transparency skill .
And thus, rather than Seiya’s own training session in the spring-like fountain of the Underworld, this moment marked the beginning of our Transparency skill practice .
Chapter 145: A Goddess near Transparency (2)
First day .
As instructed by Slauri, Rosalie, Celseus and myself, were training on the banks of the spring-like fountain of the Underworld . We were extremely serious and focused . After all, we tried to concentrate in mastering the Transparency skill .
It seemed that Seiya was in Slauri’s hut . Seiya should’ve mastered the Transparency skill by now, so what kind of training was he doing with Slauri? Ah…No, no! I won’t be able to become invisible if I keep thinking like this! I must focus!
「Hey, Lista! Look at this! I’ve done it! 」
Unexpectedly, I heard Celseus’ screaming voice . I turned around to look at him . However, I didn’t see his appearance .
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…Eh, seriously!? Celseus has finally overtaken me!!
「Ah, Ah, Ah! I’m the Swordsman God after all! I’m the epitome of senses!」
It was pretty shocking . However, if I looked closely, Celseus was not completely transparent . Unlike last time where his lower body didn’t disappear, this time, he managed to make his legs disappear . But…only the man’s private parts remained clear .
「You haven’t done it!! You have the crotch visible!! 」
「What!? But, why!? 」
「It’s because you are thinking a lot about nasty things! As Slauri said, you have a lot of lust in the lower half of your body! You are not the epitome of senses, but the epitome of desires!」
「Ugh! Who are you to lecture me! If you’re that confident, then show me that you can do it properly!」
「Just watch me do it! I’ve saved worlds from the S-rank and higher! Not one but twice! I’ve become a high-ranking goddess!」
I took a deep breath and exhaled slowly .
…You must sharpen all your nerves, Listarte! Make your heart empty…That’s right, I must compare myself with the image of a gentle water stream…!
I was extremely focused . Eventually, no surrounding noise reached my ears .
「What…! 」
A disappointed Celseus spoke with a surprising voice . I opened my eyes slowly and looked down . I noticed that the upper body, the lower body, and the places where I stared with my own eyes were all completely gone .
「Hu, Hu…So, what do you think, Celseus . I am completely transparent now . 」
However, Celseus contradicted me .
「You are not completely transparent!! You left your face visible!! 」
「AH!? You’re lying!! The…There’s no way that my face is clear!! 」
「It looks like your head is floating in the air!! That’s disgusting, you freshly severed headed goddess!!」
「Shup up, you crotch god! It’s me who feels disgusted because it looks like I’m talking to your private parts!!」
When I thought deeply about our fight, I realized that this exchange got weird and creepy . After all, Celseus yelled at me, who only had a neck and head visible . And I yelled at him, who only had his crotch visible . But, before I knew it, Slauri stood beside us, nodding with satisfaction .
「He, He, He . Somehow, you guys are improving too . Most of your bodies have completely disappear now . 」
「Eh! Re…Really? 」
「If you continue to focus like this, you will be able to be fully transparent by tomorrow . After all, you gods have great muscles . 」
「Hey, Lista! He said that we have great muscles! 」
「Yes! 」
It sounded rather an unpleasant erotic remark . Regardless of that, Celseus and I were delighted for the recognition of our improvement . Then, Slauri’s grinning face became a little harsh-looking .
「Actually, it is more difficult to maintain your transparency . If your mind is disturbed, your appearance will be revealed, eventually . Well, when it comes to your hero, you do not have to worry about that . 」
「Is that so? I see, that makes sense…By the way, what is Seiya doing right now?」
「He is doing his best . But, I can’t say what training he is doing right now . He told me to keep it a secret from you . 」
「A…Again! Why he is being so secretive about! 」
「He, He, He . Well, he is training for your sake as well . No, actually, ahah…I never thought that he could be so careful about everything, huh . 」
After saying that, Slauri went back to the hut .
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Second day .
「How about it, Lista! Do you see my crotch? 」
「No! There’s no trace left! Listen, Celseus! What about my head? 」
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「Yeah, I don’t see it anywhere! 」
…Well, Celseus and I somehow mastered the Transparency skill . If others heard our talk, they would think that our dialogue was rather creepy . As Slauri said, we got the hang of it, and now we could be completely transparent .
I went to the fountain to check myself . But, I didn’t see my appearance . However, the moment I rejoiced, 「I did it! 」, the transparency disappeared . Ah, he was right…it may be more difficult to maintain the transparency form .
I must be careful, or the transparency won’t be effective . It seemed that I needed more training . Still, Celseus and I were doing fairly well . On the other hand…
「…Damn it! 」
I heard a frustrating-sounding voice as someone stepped on the ground with great strength . I noticed that Rosalie was visibly distressed . Her body was not even translucent .
「Rosalie . It’s counterproductive if you get frustrated too much . 」
I’ve been taking some distance from Rosalie since the day she attacked me . However, I tried to approach Rosalie now because I was concerned about her .
「Goddess… 」
Rosalie looked at me, and bowed her head in apology .
「I did a rude thing to you the other day . I just wanted to save the world…」
「Well, let’s forget about what happened . Besides, saving the world is the reason why I was able to make my body transparent . Anyway, why don’t you take a break?」
「Perhaps I should . 」
Rosalie and I sat down at the edge of the spring-like fountain . Rosalie seemed to have calmed down after looking at the clear water surface for a while .
「Goddess . What kind of life did you have in the world you lived in?」
Suddenly, Rosalie asked me this question . I didn’t understand the twisted worlds that clearly, and I was positive that Seiya and I came from a slightly different world .
I replied honestly after giving it a thought .
「There was one time where I lived with Mash and Elle in Rosgard . 」
「The…The God Dragon King and…! Elle…lived on my…! So, the body of the Holy Angel is still alive in your world…!」
「You probably won’t believe me given your current situation . 」
「No…That’s not it . It’s not that I don’t believe in what you say, goddess . Moreover… I see . If Elle was alive here, the future could have been different from the one I know . 」
Rosalie, who was thinking about something, asked me again .
「Is my father still alive in your world? 」
「Eh . Well, the Emperor is… 」
「I want you to be honest with me . 」
Ho…However, I couldn’t say that her father was killed by Seiya after he became a demon!
「I…I heard that he died of an illness . But, I heard he had a peaceful end . 」
The peaceful end was real . After the deadly battle against Seiya, Rosalie took care of the Emperor in order for him to rest in peace .
Rosalie nodded with emotion while adjusting the eyepatch with her fingers .
「Fate is such a strange thing . It’s like a dream, but I feel that in that world I was much happier than I am right now . 」
「Rosalie… 」
Gentle air overflew between us . However, after a serious conversation, Rosalie suddenly stood up and smiled at me .
「I feel like I can make my body transparent now . 」
「Really? Show me! 」
After her words of determination, Rosalie was able to make her body slightly transparent for a while . After that, she managed to disappear completely after practicing repeatedly .
「Thank you . Goddess . 」
She smiled, and I smiled back . This was how Rosalie and I reconciled with each other .