Chapter 10

Freya pov

It's been a long time since I went down to the lower world to deal with the boredom of my eternal life. Although I did not use all of my divine power, I could use some of my abilities with restrictions. With this ability, I distinguish unique souls and include them in my own family. They had some bad impressions about other gods and people because of my behavior. Contrary to what they believe, I am a virgin goddess.

I could not find my soul mate neither in heaven nor in the mortal world. As the goddess of love and war, the idea of being with anyone other than my Odr makes me sick to my stomach. Using my charm to bring mortals into my family gave other gods and goddesses the impression that I was a slut. Even though I don't care what they think of me, the lustful looks they give me are disturbing.

I wanted to find my soul mate as soon as possible because I was tired of these lustful gods and goddesses. So I began to pretend to be a mortal, using the transformation spell I learned from Hekate, the goddess of magic, who was a close friend of mine in heaven. Even though I couldn't use my divine power, there were no restrictions on my spell casting. Thanks to Hekate, I learned a lot of magic.

I started working as a waitress named Syr in the restaurant that Mia, my family's former manager, opened in her retirement. No one knew my identity except Mia. Frankly, I had a hard time pretending to be mortal at first. But as time went on, I got used to it and actually started to enjoy it.

A few days ago, I met a beautiful girl while working again. She was a tall, beautiful young woman with shiny silver hair that reached her waist, blue eyes, and a body with perfect proportions. When I first saw her, I felt a feeling I hadn't felt since the beginning of my life. My heart started beating fast and my cheeks turned red. Even my breathing accelerated. At that moment I knew I had found my soul mate.

As a matter of habit, I began to use my talent and look into her soul. Her soul was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. It was crimson in color with shiny silver threads in it. Her soul was very different from humans. I could tell that although she looked human, she had a different existence.

At this moment, the girl noticed my gaze and looked at me with a start. When she saw me, her expression changed, albeit briefly. I found her reactions strange and endearing. It was quite enjoyable to see her helpless expression as she held her hand and pulled her in. I stopped myself from messing with her so I could see her cute reactions. She seemed oddly nervous around me.

Since I didn't want to stress her out too much, I decided to leave her alone for now. I continued doing my job while stealing glances at her from time to time. Thanks to Anya, I learned that her name was Sakuya. I had to get scolded on Mia's part because I couldn't stop myself from looking at her. After eating her food and drinking for a while, Sakuya paid the bill and left.

Even though I was sad that she stayed here for such a short time, I was so happy to finally find my soul mate that I was going to ascend to heaven, as mortals say. After we get back, I must tell Ottar to keep an eye on her. When I overheard Anya and Sakuya's conversation, I learned that she were a novice adventurer. I don't want anything bad to happen to my future wife.

Sakuya pov

It's been a week since I last visited Loki. This week, I started spending time with others, as well as going to the dungeon every day. The person I chat with the most among them is Riveria. Riveria is a very knowledgeable and intelligent woman. We lose track of time as we chat about magic together. Thanks to her, I learned a lot about magic.

As a result of our discussions together, we both made pretty good progress in magic. Whenever Riveria has free time, she comes to me and chats with me. Sometimes she brings her apprentice Lefia with her. Lefia is a more talented mage than I expected. I noticed this as she joined us and put forward her own ideas during our conversations.

Apart from that, a certain troubled girl was impressed by my swordsmanship and asked me to train with her. I started practicing swordplay and mock battles with Ais in the mornings before going to the dungeon. Practicing with someone who has a different style of swordsmanship is something that I greatly benefit from.

However, the main thing that confuses me is; Syr or Freya. She follows me around every time I go out to eat. Despite Mia's scoldings, she did not stop doing this. If the look in her eyes had been malicious, I would have pushed her away long ago. But whenever he starts talking to me she says; She acts like a high school girl in love with her boyfriend.

Which makes me wonder if she is as portrayed in the anime. In fact, since traveling to this world, I have realized that most events or people are not as depicted in the anime. Because of this, I feel like I shouldn't approach Freya with a prejudiced attitude. Since I couldn't fully grasp what she wanted to do or what she felt, I decided to observe for now. I was actually quite impressed with Freya, other than her slutty attitude portrayed in the anime.

I decided to put these thoughts aside for now and walk towards Loki's room. I was wondering how much I had improved since I hadn't visited in a week. When I arrived at her room, I entered without knocking. Knowing what Loki is like, I know she won't care. I walked in and asked her to update me on my status without much conversation. Since Loki had gotten used to my attitude, she shrugged her shoulders indifferently and went about her business.

Sakuya Izayoi

Lv.1

Pow-A(838)->SS(1060)

End-A(867)->SS(1045)

Dex-S(975)->SSS(1180)

Agi-A(842)->SS(1086)

Mag-SS(1046)->SSS(1190)

-Demon magic manipulation(A)->(S)

-Demon physics(A)->(S)

-Destruction power(A)->(S)

-Swordsman(B)->(A)

Loki stopped responding as she became numb due to my developmental state. When I looked at my situation, I saw that all of my skills had improved along with my stats. When Loki asked if I would upgrade, I told her to wait. I can feel that I haven't reached the threshold yet. She did not comply with my wishes and try to persuade me. I said goodbye to her and went to my room. I decided to challenge Goliath to the 17th floor tomorrow to maximize my stats.

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