Chapter 82: Let Me Go

Perseus POV

The sisters mostly just talk about the stories of the old times as they get to know each other while I'm here as a 5th wheel. They open up to each other about a couple things that I won't bring up since they seem to trust me enough to keep their secrets.

But they then start talking about the disappearance of their parents, which caused them to distance between each other even further than they already did since their parents were the only reason they gathered.

"I kept this a secret for a long time, but before I tell you, I want you all to keep it a secret for now, even if you meet the others, just say you don't know." Leilah spoke up and then turned to me and Ruka "You 2 saw the sun and moon symbol at the altar, right?"

"Yeah, you said it was nothing even though I didn't believe you." Ruka replied

"When the heroes were summoned...the energy that modified them into the body of a hero belongs to our parents, they are on the other side, but I don't know why." Leilah sighs "They are the one who are modifying the heroes bodies and they're the ones who made it possible to travel across the 2 dimensions, but I know nothing else since it took a while for me to catch on as I mostly spent my time finding a person worthy of my powers."

"And choosing me was probably the worst mistake of your life. I'm petty enough to hold a grudge for years, you know, remember Sheela?"

"My powers are used to kill people anyways, you're fine, why would I choose a hero candidate or a nice person if they're not gonna use me at all?"

"So I have to not be a nice person to be selected? Wow."

"Please stop trying to twist my words." Leilah pleaded "I just rather have someone who was willing to kill, though you definitely aren't the best person for the position since soldiers could have done the same, but I plan on getting married to a person who I'm gonna spend the next several decades with, your abilities also come in handy, so you qualified easily."

"What abilities?" Maple and Lilith asked at the same time

"The ability to make women fall for me quickly and reject them whenever they've confessed."

I can also dance and change my voice however I want, but the fact that I can sound like a girl shouldn't be important.

"Hah, I'm only interested, not in love, don't mistake that." Lilith responded "I've spent years in the dating game, don't men find women like me unpreferable?"

"I'm not really a pure guy myself, and sometimes in love, you just have to learn to lower your expectations, you can't expect a 100 out of everyone, besides, I'll just have to be the first one you'll marry."

"I don't know whether to be flustered or offended that you said I'm not a 10, it's the chest, isn't it?"

"It's not like you got nothing. So wanna get married?"

I mean even if marrying both Lilith and Maple might build a bridge for coexistence and end this novel in a 100 chapters, there's still a lot of problems and what we'll do at best is speed up the process. After all, no one can control the mindset of demons for thinking themselves as superior nor control the humans for discriminating against the demons.

"Well it won't work if Maple won't agree." She said.

We then turned to the autumn goddess whose face was red and had this flustered look as she yelped when we all stared at her, she looked down and made these weird girly noise and mumbling to herself.

"I need time to think please." she said in a low voice

"Don't worry, I'm mostly joking, don't actually cry, I'll feel bad."

"I'm not crying, it's just a lot to think about! Agreeing to become mortal and the thoughts of bearing...children..."

"Wow, you thought that far?" Ruka chimed in "No wonder you are flustered, with you as a mother, your children will be well behaved and grow up pretty just like you."

Don't say that, her brain is exploding. I think it just shut down for a moment there.

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It was a lot of teasing and talking, but it was time for Maple to go when we got within a certain distance from the southern continent and she has to go since the gods learn to stay away from each other's territories.

Lilith is in her general disguise and mask her presence in a pseudo mortal form, one the spring god knows how to do that, but unlike Lilith who mingle with her people unbeknownst to them, the spring god reveals himself and his looks to his people and apparently lives in the biggest church of his religion.

"Well, I can give you a goodbye hug, right?"

"This is not one of your plot to tease me again, is it?" Maple asked in a suspicious tone which backing away a bit

I just spread my arm and said nothing, but sure enough, she resigned herself to her fate and hugged me. Leilah was on the side giving me a surprised look. Why surprise at this when I literally just proposed to marry both her and Lilith a couple paragraphs up?

Like if you're gonna be a yandere, be a 100% in it, don't have an on/off switch every now and then. But her strangling hurts, it was quite sore.

"You're still gonna watch over your favorite follower, right?"

"You're not my favorite follower, the only reason you pray towards me is to flirt with me. I have my popes and priest to attend to." she refuted

"I never said I was, but it seems that I'm pretty high on the list."

"You're teasing me again...let me go."

"Nope." I just pulled her closer "You smell really nice, when I'm at my full height, you might just be a good person to snuggle with."

"Ugh, why do I have to be taller than you, your hair smells nice too." she commented

I then released her before she gets angry and let her teleport away. I already implanted the thoughts of marriage in her head and it's not like she said no. Well, in terms of progress from best to worst is Leilah, Maple, Lilith, and finally Ruka. Well, I won't keep it that way for that long.

"Why are you smiling at me?" Ruka asked

"Nothing, come on, let's go talk to the captain."