Chapter 245: Rights Of Autonomy

Perseus POV

"Did I lose?!"

"That's the first thought that came to your mind?" Ruka asked

I'm in bed in my hotel room, and I woke up to Buddy laying by my head and rubbing his nose against my face, a sign of him showing his affection. Ruka is in the corner reading a book and by my bedside was Maple, she was probably just conversing with the fox while I was asleep.

"It was a tie." Ruka answered "You both passed out at the same time, the refs couldn't decide who won and now they're passing it to this panel of anonymous voters, the results should be announced in a week if you lose, automatic third, the guy who's supposed to compete with either of you for 3rd place forfeited already, if you're qualified for the finals, it's in 3 weeks."

"Hmm, so I passed out for what? 2 days?"

"Around 37 hours." Ruka corrected

She then signaled Maple to do something and Maple took out this stack of documents and placed it on my bed.

"The chief went to the demon continent by himself and got files on the secret projects that demons are carrying out, Leilah asked me to extend your range so she can be that far and not be forcefully teleported back." Maple explained "Lilith doesn't know about this by the way. The chief also managed to get some documents about the secret projects in the 4 continents that the demons managed to find out."

"Dang, when he said personal investigations...damn...he works too hard." I then started to realize this aching feeling in my body "Uh, why does my back feel so...ah, I've fallen asleep in this form, no wonder I felt so uncomfortable."

I was still in the Satan form, with black hair, wings, you get the gist, even though I was sleeping on my sides, it was still uncomfortable as hell, I don't get how Phineas can go through his life like this, and bro was also born like this, how did his mother- I'm not gonna question it.

"Is that my feather in your earrings?" I asked Ruka who now used the paper to cover her face

I see a pair of feather earrings on her ears, familiar pair of feathers.

"Hey!"

"Well, it didn't hurt, did it?" she countered

"Bruh, that ain't how it's supposed to go, you violated me in my sleep."

"You seriously need to work on your phrasing."

"But you did, what would you do if I ripped your hair and use them as sewing threads?"

"Oh, I would kill you, but it's just 2 feathers, besides, it looks good on me, does it not?"

This woman, I swear, one day, I'll teach her a lesson, but for now, I'll just leave it be, I transformed back, and the feathers didn't disappear, I was hoping they did, but it's now used as earrings.

I then got out to have some food because I'm incredibly hungry and tired, I washed up and see that I have suffered no deformities anywhere. I left the room and my parents got food out from their spatial storage and heated them up.

I'm no longer worried because the 3rd place prize is now guaranteed for me, whether I go to the finals or not. So I can chill for a bit, maybe even go on a one-week vacation. Afterward, I'll have to send my future children back to wherever they came from.

The chief then came in and join me for food after his long journey and we discussed what happened on our end.

"When you say personal investigations, you really went all out, huh?"

"Yes." he nodded "Well, I know you plan to interfere with those projects, I've laid out some traps and listed them down for you, I would interfere with those projects as they threaten our village, but I can't risk being caught. You're more stealthier than me, so I'll leave it to you."

"Well, thanks to you, you saved me weeks or even months of time, it would have taken me a very long time to find out these locations. How'd you do it so quickly?"

"I'm the chief of the world's strongest nation." he answered, "I've got my ways, I have a lot of secret connections and spies spread throughout the lands to make sure we're safe, you'll get it when you succeed me."

"I told you, I don't want it."

"I was just like you." he responded "But one day you will learn that you don't choose responsibility, responsibility chooses you."

"Yeah...nah."

"Are you saying that we should respect your rights of autonomy?" Mom Nyra asked

"Uh, yeah, I thought that it was implied."

"You're already being bossed around by both us, your girlfriends, and the chief though." she added

"And if it comes to it, you're very weak to societal and peer pressure." Mom Rylee said, "If we really tried, you'll be chief without even noticing it yourself."

"I hate you all."

"I love you too, we'll be there at the inauguration ceremony."

*****

"Not sleepy?" Leilah asked

The day went quietly, I read about my fight, people are split about who deserved the win, so there was not really a narrative that can help influence me to win apart from the fact that my opposition is from the anti-magic cult, I had nothing to do, so I just rested.

My 3 future children have also moved to our hotel and stayed close by since now that I've won, we can proceed with our next plan anytime. We have to be ready to move out.

"I've slept all day, so it's hard to sleep again."

In my room currently is my fox, and the 4 sisters, Ruka felt that she was being left out, so she's now joining in. To my right are Leilah and Ruka, and left are Lilith and Maple, the goddesses aren't really planning on sleeping since well, they're not tired.

"Maple, can you brief me on what Buddy did at the cult's base, I want some damage report."