I am not a returner Episode 306


    Interlude – Deviation of the Goddess (1)


    “Ugh…”


    A sharp pain rose up as if a sharp needle was flowing through my blood vessels.


    I groaned and opened my eyes with difficulty.


    “Oh Ojina!”


    A crunching sound could be heard from afar along with Ha-eun’s voice.


    “Are you okay? huh? “Are you okay?”


    “Hey, don’t shake it.”


    “ah.”


    A sigh of relief flowed from Ha-eun’s mouth.


    Oh Jin raised his head and looked around.


    The scenery inside the spacious tent caught my eye.


    “…Where am I?”


    “It’s still the Sky Mountains.”


    “How did you find where I am?”


    It was unclear on which side of the Sky Mountains the Behemoth’s nest was located.


    It wouldn’t have been easy to find because of the thick fog.


    “The fog here suddenly got sucked in somewhere.”


    “ah.”


    Come to think of it, the Behemoth absorbed the fog before making its final charge.


    “And Vega helped.”


    “Vega?”


    “huh. A little re in the sky? “They kept shooting the same thing.”


    “I see. How was it on your sister’s side? “There were a lot of demonic beasts there too.”


    “Well… Be got really angry here and killed everyone.”


    At that moment, the image of Isabe, soaked in blood and spattering stters of flesh, shed through my head.


    A chill ran down my spine.


    Perhaps if Felice had seen Isabe’s rolled-back eyes, she would have run away.


    “By the way, did you defeat Behemoth alone?”


    “Of course.”


    “…Did you use that technique?”


    Ha-eun shakes her shoulders slightly with a stiff expression on her face.


    Oh Jin chuckled and unbuttoned the shirt he was wearing, showing her the stigmata engraved on his left chest.


    “What is it? Why are you suddenly showing me the top?!”


    “no. “Look at the stigmata.”


    “Our Ojini Kokjitsu is cute.”


    Poke.


    “Don’t stab me, you crazy sister.”


    “Then do you want me to lick it?”


    “no.”


    I feel like I’m going crazy.


    “Luckily, I was able to win by getting 9 stars.”


    “So you didn’t use that technique?”


    “ok.”


    “…Whew.”


    Ha-eun rxes her stiff expression and pats her chest.


    Ha-eun, who had a rxed expression on her face as if all her worries had been resolved, picked up a towel soaked in water and carefully wiped Oh-jin’s body.


    “Really… I told you not to worry sister, right?”


    “sorry.”


    “Well, this was something that couldn’t be helped, so I’ll just let it go.”


    How could anyone have predicted that Felis would use the sanctuary and kidnap Ojin to the Behemoth’s nest?


    “Oh, by the way, where is that cheeky kitten?”


    “I went back.”


    The ce I returned to was not the sanctuary but somewhere else.


    “Ah! “Anyway, the next time I see you, I’m going to have that bastard neutered first!”


    Ha-eun gritted her teeth with a bitter expression.


    Oh Jin smiled slightly as he looked at Ha-eun, who was getting angry.


    It didn’t feel too bad to see someone else getting so angry at him.


    “Isabe?”


    “I went to look around to see if there were any remaining demonic beasts nearby. “I’ll be back soon.”


    “How long has it been since I fainted?”


    “About a day?”


    It wasn’t a long timepared to how big the wound was.


    ‘Is it because of the reconstruction of the body?’


    I felt that the overall physical ability increased dramatically, as if for no reason those who awakened after reaching 9 stars were categorized separately as ‘high-level awakened’.


    Is it just physical ability?


    The horsepower circuit, which was rtively narrowpared to Ojin’s enormous horsepower, was also widened, as if road construction had taken ce.


    ‘It’s still very narrowpared to the amount of magical power it has.’


    It was not because Ojin’s magical power circuit was narrow, but because the amount of magical power he possessed was absurdlyrgepared to other awakened people.


    “It’s definitely different now that I’ve reached 9 stars.”


    “right? “The reconstruction of the body seems a bit fraudulent.”


    Ha-eun, who had already reached 10 stars before Oh Jin, nodded and agreed.


    “No, but even when you were an 8-star, didn’t you just go around beating up 10-stars?”


    So how strong has he be now that he has reached 9 stars?


    “Out of the 10 stars, I only won at the very beginning. “I couldn’t win against Isabe and Allen.”


    “…I don’t think it makes sense to beat a 10-star when you’re just starting out and you’re an 8-star.”


    Certainly, until now, Ojin has fought and won against awakened people who are one or two stars higher than him.


    “Then aren’t you stronger than Be now?”


    “Well… I guess that’s not it?”


    Even if you reached 9 stars, you were just getting started.


    No matter how fast a sports car you purchase, it will be difficult for it to perform to its full potential if the driver’s skills are poor.


    Even if your body bes stronger through reorganization, it will take time to get used to it.


    ‘The problem is that I don’t have much time.’


    It was around this time that I sighed, wondering if I should extend my training time.


    Squeak!


    “Oh Mr. Ojin!”


    Isabe came in, tearing open the tent with her hands, as if she didn’t even have the mind to open the tent zipper, and was suddenly hugged by Oh Jin.


    “Ugh… do you know how worried I was?”


    I gently patted the back of Isabe, who was sobbing with tears like chicken shit.


    After some time passed, Isabe seemed to have calmed down a bit and rxed the arms she was hugging.


    “You’re feeling okay, right? “You couldn’t have used that technique… And where did that cat that you wouldn’t mind chewing to death went?”


    Isabe keeps asking questions.


    Oh Jin chuckled and told Ha Eun the exact same answer he gave her.


    “Phew.”


    Isabe sighed deeply and rubbed her chest.


    The two peaks, towering like mountain ranges in the sky, swayed greatly.


    Huh.


    I cleared my throat and averted my gaze.


    “…What is this idiot doing as soon as he wakes up?”


    Ha-eun narrowed her eyes and pinched Oh-jin’s side.


    I endured the tingling pain and quickly changed the subject.


    “Now that I think about it, what about Vega? “Are you back in the sanctuary?”


    “no. “Stay outside.”


    “okay?”


    If he had heard themotion inside, he would have realized he was awake.


    Ohjin, who had thought that Vega woulde in in tears like Isabe, felt sad for no reason andy down on the mat again.


    “Are you very tired?”


    “ok. “I feel a little sleepy.”


    Since the wound wasn’t fully healed yet, I felt very tired even after talking a little.


    Isabe quickly covered Ojin’s body with a sleeping bag and sat on his head, stroking his forehead.


    “I will stay by your side so that Mr. Oh Jin can sleepfortably.”


    “No, not a 3-year-old child.”


    “Shall I sing you a luby?”


    That’s it,dy.


    “Hehe. just joke. My sister and I will go out, so please restfortably. “Oh, I’ll cover the torn entrance with a waterproof cloth for now.”


    “please.”


    Ojin lightly waved his hand at the lovers going out of the tent and closed his eyes.


    Deep fatigue set in, and my consciousness gradually sank to a deeper level.


    * * *


    [Ugh?!]


    Vega looked from afar at Ha-eun and Isabeing out of the tent and dodged as if running away.


    Vega climbed up a nearby tree and looked down at Ojin’s tent below.


    [Ha.]


    A sigh so deep that it feels like the earth is falling apart.


    The silver-haired goddess touched her pink lips and trembled with her hands.


    The feel of your lips still remains vivid.


    In the past, I had ovepped my lips to feed a potion to a fainted Ohjin, but this was the first time I had ovepped my lips of my own volition like this.


    ‘You did something terrible.’


    Unable to ovee the boiling urge, I ended up locking lips with Oh Jin, who was sleeping.


    It was an unspeakable and shameful act not only to Oh Jin but also to his lovers, Ha-eun and Isabe.


    [….]


    But why?


    The pounding in my chest did not calm down at all.


    The feelings that were kindled gradually became a huge fire and filled her heart.


    A feeling of immorality for having touched one’s own child.


    As I looked at Ha-eun and Isabe who were getting along with Oh-jin, I felt my inner disappointment melt away.


    ‘It shouldn’t be like this.’


    But how can emotions work the way you think they do?


    Every time I constantly remembered the feeling left at the tip of my lips, my emotions gradually swelled.


    The overflowing emotions wandered around in her chest as if they didn’t know where to go.


    What did you do before?


    -Sister’s heartfelt support! constion! encourage! That’s all you need to do!


    At that moment, Spica’s shout passed through my head.


    [Hmm.]


    Vega continued to think for a moment and then shook her head.


    There was no atmosphere for support or encouragement right now.


    After doing such a terrible thing to Oh Jin while he was sleeping, what kind of support and encouragement can he give?


    It was something that deserved to be punished.


    […Bee?]


    A memory shes through Vega’s head for a moment.


    The memory of being spanked by Ojin like a child who had done something wrong came to mind.


    [Kukkukhum!]


    Vega’s face turned red and he repeatedly cleared his throat.


    When I remembered that time, an indescribable shame welled up in me.


    [Ah, no matter what, that is….]


    The emotions that made my heart race and the reason that this was not the case shed with each other.


    A fierce conflict between emotion and reason.


    Vega bit her lip and looked down at the tent where Ojin was sleeping.


    ‘Isn’t there a sin that the original womanmitted?’


    If youmit a crime, you deserve corporal punishment.


    ‘Ha just one more time… just one more time.’


    gulp.


    I swallowed dry saliva and clenched my fists.


    For a moment, the faces of Ha-eun and Isabe appeared in my mind.


    ‘Weren’t the two of you rted to my child?’


    I’m suppressing the feelings I have in my heart so as not to be a burden to him.


    Didn’t those two always show off their affection in front of him?


    [This was the mistake of the two children.]


    Vega convinced herself by nodding repeatedly.


    The emotions that were swelling up to the point of exploding found a very good way out called ‘excuses’ and started toe out to the fullest.


    ‘I’m just being punished for my misdeeds.’


    I never intended to connect with Ojin or convey my suppressed emotions through this.


    This is… yes, a ‘deviation’ for one night.


    This is just something I am doing to finally sort out my feelings about the misdiagnosis.


    Wooooow!


    A brilliant silver light enveloped her body, and Vega’s body, which was only the size of a small doll, returned to its original state.


    The goddess carefully flew up, slightly lifted the tarp over the entrance to the tent, and approached the sleeping Ojin.


    [Huh.]


    Why?


    I could already feel my butt tingling.