Natalia

The Goddess, appearing gloomy for some reason, replied:

"It will not change anything." And for the first time, she became a Goddess; she committed a mortal sin. "For the reason that my blessing has a long cool down. The history of humans in the Dreka world… Well, they will tell you about it, so I will not beat around the bush."

The Goddess rolled her eyes upward, conveying she was thinking, trying to recall a memory from thousands of years ago.

"It's probably been thousands of years since I blessed the humans. Of course, not all of them were immediately blessed, as I spent fifty years blessing them all twenty-five times! What does that mean? It means you have to wait two years to bless him again! Can you still be alive by then without eating food and drinking water?

As a Goddess, I can live for another thousand years without satisfying the needs of a mortal."

Hearing her rejection, even ignoring to comprehend her words, the Goddess was adamant about her decision. Lucas was appalled and kept trying to deny that the Goddess seemed about to abandon him.

'No, No way, right? The Goddess must be stating she had to wait two years. Yes, it must be.'

Lucas was shaken, yet he was still trying to be positive with his optimistic personality.

'So, I should endure two years in the Dreka world as an ordinary human. She also said we will be welcomed by the humans in the other world, which means they will give us guidance on how to survive.'

Once negative thoughts and doubts appeared in his mind, trying to shake his delusional belief, it would be instantly engulfed by his positive thoughts.

All of a sudden, a voice he did not expect to hear reverberated as she questioned the Goddess with her usual cold tone:

"But you were a mortal that time. Doesn't that mean you are still incapable of covering up your flaws despite your current status? It seems we have a lot to talk about."

The Goddess was brimmed with surprise, recognizing the owner of the voice. It was none other than the mortal, whose appearance she envied. The silver-hair shoulder-length girl, or should be depicted as a woman due to her mature bearing, was the mortal she was talking about.

And… the other person who received the Mythical-Class Title.

"Natalia…" mumbled Lucas.

Staring at her, who was looking at the Goddess, not even giving him a single glance, he was packed with emotions. He didn't know what he was actually feeling right now, thinking that Natalia spoke up to him for his own sake.

Hearing what Lucas mumbled, the Goddess engraved her name to her core memory as she replied with a smile, appearing not to feel offended by her statement.

"You're right, but still…" The Goddess paused and acted like she was in deep thought but was actually thinking profusely.

Just how meticulous were they to instantly detect the flaw of my reasons?

I could bless him again, but what if I fail?

Couldn't you all just remain silent and stop giving me a headache already? Just his case alone already bothered me too much, and you all are just…

The Goddess felt like wanting to pull her hair, on the brink of insanity. Yet her image and outside appearance completely contradict her inner emotions. Thankfully, while she was thinking of a solution and finally reaching a solid argument, not even a millisecond had passed.

"You should still be aware that it will remain useless if I bless him again. You should know that a mortal can't bypass the power of a higher existence, right? If I can't do it on the first try, then it will remain the same."

Natalia's face changed slightly, but her indifferent face remained. Grasping what the Goddess had said, her eyebrow arched upward slightly and asked:

"Does that mean you lied to us earlier?"

'Yes!'

The Goddess wanted to exclaim, but she forcibly held herself back. She was now worn out from this drama already, and the urge to teleport them was itching her.

"Sigh, of course not. If it was before I had to wait for two years, then I only have to wait for only two hours. But I will still refuse. I don't want to waste any of my energy and your time. I'm pretty sure you will understand it."

Natalia wanted to speak more, but she held back when she caught a glimpse of Lucas. Lucas was now in despair, and Natalia could discern his hopelessness and anguish, causing her to shake her head as she changed her mind.

'Disappointing.'

The Goddess smiled, but she felt exceedingly elated inside. Thankfully, that woman had now stopped to argue with her, and admittedly, she was more annoying and burdensome to deal with than the Hero.

Speaking of Hero, he was actually delighted at first when Natalia suddenly decided to voice for Lucas, and of course, he had already expected it.

But… he never expected her to quickly back down for who knows what reason. All he caught was her taking a glimpse of Lucas, yet she yielded just like that.

Thud!

Discerning the direction of the sound, all eyes landed on a single area, and only now Michael understood why Natalia surrendered. It was because… Lucas was now on the verge of an emotional breakdown.

He was mumbling absent-mindedly with his dull eyes as he sat in despair. Michael felt like his heart was stabbed by a knife, and his breathing rhythm intensified.

He was feeling emotional as well. If Lucas cried, so would he.

Catching Lucas' mumbling, his heart only ached more.

'It can't be… It can't be… The Goddess… doesn't want to bless me? How can I survive, then?'

His classmates shivered when they heard what he said. Indeed the world of Dreka was brutal, and they reached a conclusion when the Goddess had still not introduced the demon race as well… and their missions.

Some girls couldn't help but teared up as well, feeling melancholic seeing Lucas in that state. Lucas's current emotion was contagious, and a depressed atmosphere instantly descended on them.

Suddenly, Lucas, appearing like he had finally regained his sanity, turned and looked at the Goddess with a weary face, even some tears slithered to his cheeks.

"W-Will you not really give me a chance?"

Not even giving it some thought, the Goddess replied with a solemn alluring face:

"No."

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Sorry for the delayed chapter, as I was feeling sick earlier and had to take a rest for some time away from the screen. I apologized.

PS: If you noticed a name completely unrelated to the novel, such as Draven, please correct me as it is a character in my other novel - the main character. Thanks!

Also if you noticed a correction in pronoun, please correct me as well, as I'm not a native English speaker, so I'm still not used to writing in English. I once hated English subject because of how difficult it was... talking about fate.

Thank you for reading this!