I’m a Fake Saintess But the Gods Are Obsessed With Me Chapter 172 - Special Side Story 4

 

“Obey your queen.”

 

It was a split second when the men were rolling around.

 

[The God of Benevolence, Oman, thinks your mask suits you very well.]

 

“Eeek… What is this!”

 

The head of Baris Merchant was looking at his subordinates lying around and then saw me.

 

As if he was looking at a monster.

 

I held the end of the whip in my hand and smiled at him.

 

“A demon…”

 

He took a step back and ended up falling, hitting his butt.

 

His pointing finger towards me was trembling.

 

“How dare you call someone a demon.”

 

I advised him in a soft voice.

 

“Is there a being in the world more holier than me?”

 

[The God of Justice, Hetuse, agrees with what you say, but frowns again when he sees the whip.]

 

[The God of Destruction, Ciel, wags his tail cheerfully.]

 

[The God of Benevolence, Oman, looks at you with a happy expression.]

 

I leaned forward a little and said to him.

 

“This isn’t a whip that can beat just anyone.”

 

[The God of Benevolence, Oman, raises his head and the corners of his lips.]

 

At my words, the head became even more pale.

 

“But I’ll make it special for you.”

 

“Sa… please save me….”

 

“Give me that copy from earlier.”

 

A sack containing replicas was placed next to the head.

 

This is probably a replica that they put up for auction and won for 1,500 francs.

 

The head spoke with his lips trembling.

 

“B-But even the replica costs 500 franc…”

 

Whiiik—

 

I slapped my whip menacingly against his side.

 

[The God of Destruction, Ciel, flinches his body.]

 

The head blinked with a pale face.

 

“If you tried to commit fraud, you would suffer that much loss.”

 

Eventually, he surrendered the sack.

 

I smiled brightly and said the last word.

 

“Obey your queen.”

 

***

 

“You’re burning a picture through prenatal education.”

 

Cass approached me while I was sitting in front of the fireplace, wiggled his eyebrows and wrapped his arms around my shoulders.

 

Inside the fireplace, the replica I had received earlier was burning brightly.

 

[The God of Art, Mond, blesses you.]

 

[The God of Justice, Hetuse, gazes at the burning painting with satisfied eyes.]

 

“Yes. Because it’s a painting that seems likely to cause harm to society.”

 

Cass smiled slightly at my words.

 

“Is that why you gave the head of Baris a serious beating?”

 

I was shocked by Cass’ words.

 

“How did you know?”

 

“How can I not know what’s happening on the streets?”

 

[The God of Knowledge, Hessed, shrugs his shoulders.]

 

Well, the information of Lloyd Merchant is the best in the Empire. There are a lot of people acting as human CCTV.

 

“How boring. I even brought you a gift.”

 

I handed him the golden incense burner that I had planned to give him as a surprise gift.

 

Cass, who received it, asked with a slightly surprised expression.

 

“Did you buy it to give it to me?”

 

He knew I won the bid for the incense burner, but I guess he didn’t know it was a gift for him.

 

“You always try hard for me. For our baby too…”

 

I looked at him, touching my protruding stomach.

 

“So this time it’s a second gift.”

 

Cass’ eyes twinkled darkly.

 

It was only an incense burner worth 10,000 franc, yet he looked at me for a long time with the expression that he had received a once-in-a-lifetime gift worth tens of millions of franc.

 

“I know you’re trying to open a deal with the Eastern Kingdom. Maybe it will help.”

 

I added. I hope that he will be free from the things he’s worried about these days.

 

“…Saintess.”

 

It was after quite a bit of silence that Cass opened his mouth.

 

“Marrying you… is the greatest luck of my life.”

 

After a while, he pulled me into his arms.

 

“It’s not a pity sacrificing my life for you.”

 

I chuckled at the earnest confession of love.

 

“Don’t make it easy for you to say that you’re sacrificing your life to become a father.”

 

“As expected… Of course. Now there’s one more person to take responsibility for.”

 

The warmth of the fireplace warmed my heart.

 

And there was a deep warmth in his eyes towards me.

 

We looked at each other for a while and made eye contact.

 

And without any thought as to who should go first, our lips overlapped.

 

[The God of Benevolence, Oman, couldn’t be happier.]

 

[The God of Destruction, Ciel, covers my eyes with his small, furry hands.]

 

***

 

Several months have passed since then.

 

I spent time doing my own prenatal education, and Cass was willing to get me anything I wanted to eat, even things that weren’t available in the Empire.

 

He personally massaged my feet every night, and at the end of pregnancy, he even left the work at the merchant to his subordinates.

 

So the time for delivery finally arrived.

 

[The God of Justice, Hetuse, breaks into a cold sweat.]

 

[The God of Benevolence, Oman, fiddles with his fingers endlessly.]

 

[The God of Knowledge, Hessed, turns his eyes.]

 

[The God of Destruction, Ciel, whines.]

 

[The God of Art, Mond, stamps his feet.]

 

“Saintess! Just a little more!”

 

The conversations of Gods disturbing my eyes passed by without stopping.

 

Six hours into labor, I felt like I was going to die.

 

I heard that the pain was alleviated thanks to the blessing of Odyssey, the God of Love… It’s a wonder how many mothers give birth to so many babies.

 

“Ugh…!”

 

“Saintess! Cheer up, I can see the baby’s head.“

 

I followed the priestess’ words and applied my strength once more.

 

[The God of Love, Odyssey, gives strength together.]

 

[The God of Knowledge, Hessed, also gives strength.]

 

[The God of Death, Kairos, has tears in his eyes.]

 

“Ugh…“

 

A scream escaped my teeth.

 

Whoa, I think I will really meet Kairos at this rate.

 

“It’s coming out, it’s coming out!”

 

As I was losing my mind, I felt something come out of my body.

 

And the sound of crying in my ears.

 

“Huwaaaaa!!!”

 

It was the loud cry of a newborn baby.

 

“Saintess!!”

 

“Saintess, I wish you congratulations!!”

 

“It’s a healthy baby boy!!”

 

[The God of Knowledge, Hessed, bursts into tears that he had been holding back.]

 

[The God of Art, Mond, blesses the baby.]

 

[The God of Love, Odyssey, blesses the baby.]

 

[The God of Justice, Hetuse, blesses the baby.]

 

[The God of Fate, Bellatrix, blesses the baby.]

 

[The God of Destruction, Ciel, tries to bless the baby but holds back.]

 

[The God of Death, Kairos, continues to shed tears.]

 

“Uwaaah!! Uwaaaah!!!”

 

The baby, born amid the cheers and blessings of the Gods, was crying loudly.

 

Tears continued to flow down Daisy’s cheeks.

 

The priestesses gave me a baby.

 

[The Gods are embracing each other and jumping for joy.]

 

I don’t think aunts or uncles would react this strongly when they saw their nephew.

 

The Gods’ congratulatory reactions made me laugh even when I was exhausted.

 

I looked at the baby.

 

White skin, slightly dark hair, and slightly washed out but clear facial features.

 

This is Cass Lloyd and my baby.

 

“Saintess!”

 

A moment later, the door was kicked open and Cass came inside.

 

He was waiting as he couldn’t come in during the delivery.

 

His face was pale, probably because he had been listening to my screams for a long time.

 

”…Ariel…”

 

When he approached me, his eyes were red. For some reason, I was moved to tears as his eyes looked like tears were about to flow at any moment.

 

His eyes turned to the baby in my arms.

 

Eyes that seem to see a being of indescribable value.

 

“Thank you for your hard work.”

 

I think the way he looks at me is a little similar.

 

From those eyes, I was convinced that Cass would be a really good father.

 

“It’s our baby.”

 

At my words, he held my hand and opened his mouth.

 

A slightly trembling sound escaped his lips.

 

“Yes, our baby… Our baby.”

 

Soon he kissed my forehead several times.

 

As the baby stirred in my arms, my heart seemed to fill with warmth.

 

I guess this is what happiness is.

 

The process of discovering the happiness of life that I had lived without knowing was like a blessing.

 

Before my eyes, the conversation between Gods facing a new situation was in full swing.

 

[The God of Knowledge,  Hessed, says it’s time to name the baby.]

 

[The God of Benevolence, Oman, asks what about ■■, which means take control of the world.]

 

[The God of Justice, Hetuse, criticizes Oman for his poor naming skills.]

 

[The God of Destruction, Ciel, says he knows a good name.]

 

[The God of Knowledge, Hessed, ignores Ciel, saying that all he knows is the dog’s name.]

 

[The God of Death, Kairos, searches through a list of names of the dead.]

 

[The God of Love Odyssey, asks Kairos what he is going to do after looking through those.]

 

[The God of Fate, Bellatrix, recommends a name that means ‘the beginning of a new love.’]

 

What name will the Gods give you, I wonder.

 

I smiled, feeling supremely peaceful and happy.

 

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