Chapter 37 – Sleeping Goddess of Battle (3)
Suddenly, a dreary darkness fell in the forest, where the sun had completely set.
A bonfire made with firewood was burning gently, sending out faint sparks.
“I’m so sorry, Ion…”
Athena, who was carefully applying medicine to the wound on my back, spoke in a low voice.
Even though she had already apologized countless times, she could hardly hide her face of shame.
“I’m really fine. So don’t worry too much, Athena.”
“But…”
Even though I waved my hand and smiled, Athena showed no signs of letting go of her self-blame.
But no matter how much she thought about it, it wasn’t her fault that things happened like this.
I had bad luck. It was a matter that had no choice but to say that.
This long war is slowly approaching its end.
The strength of the Demon King’s army, which seemed to pierce the sky, was no longer what it used to be, and the resistance army, centered around warriors and goddesses, was sending out reports of victory from all over.
It was evidence that the war, which seemed like it would never change, was slowly turning towards humans.
We used this momentum to launch a surprise attack with a small number of troops to recapture the southwest region of the continent, which had been reduced to a supply base for the Demon King’s army.
But it wasn’t as easy as I thought.
This was because the number of troops of the Demon King’s army stationed there was much greater than the information I had heard in advance.
As a result, our plan to retreat with only a few executives and a supply warehouse piled up with food went awry.
Dealing with the demon king’s army that was chasing me without giving up was truly tiresome.
“If I had not let my guard down, this is what would have happened to you…”
Athena lowered her head deeply and quietly bit her lip.
Looking at Athena like that, I couldn’t hide her mixed feelings.
Athena was now blaming her own immaturity, but she had me to blame, not her.
This wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t injured her while trying to save her from the attack of her enemy, who was targeting Athena.
If I had acted more wisely, I would not have lost my footing off the cliff or fallen into the sea with Athena.
It was all my fault that I was now separated from the other goddesses and ended up drifting on a deserted island alone with Athena.
However, I had no choice but to spare her words because I felt that saying these things to her now, when she was mired in self-blame, would have the opposite effect.
“Don’t worry, Athena. Maybe it’s because I like the medicine, but it feels like my wounds have already healed. “Look at this!”
I just waved my bandaged arm up and down and looked normal. It was a pretty dangerous wound, but fortunately no bones were broken.
The pain seemed to have subsided significantly, perhaps because Athena had applied the medicine herself.
“Hey, Ion, you can still move like that!”
“Ugh… !”
As soon as she moved her arms widely to reassure Athena, her back started to hurt again.
Then Athena, who had a worried look on her face, gently supported my body.
“Haha, sorry. I guess I overdid it a bit…”
Feeling embarrassed for no reason, I scratched my head and smiled shyly.
Athena, with concern written on her face, stared at me like that and let out her silent sigh.
Athena’s treatment was finally completed after her medicated area was securely bandaged.
And then the two of us sat down near the blazing fire to soothe our weary bodies.
In a situation like this where there was no means of crossing the sea, the only solution was to quietly wait for rescue from other goddesses.
After setting a time, Athena and I took turns staying on watch and taking a rest.
This island seemed like a place where the devil’s army could not reach, but it was still impossible to let down one’s guard.
However, due to the situation, neither I nor Athena could rest comfortably.
So, I worked hard to somehow change the heavy atmosphere.
“Where have you been?”
When I returned after leaving for a while without telling her my destination, Athena, who seemed to have been waiting for me, hurriedly approached me.
“To the shore for a moment.”
I answered while holding up the octopus with only seven legs in my hand.
“What is that?”
“I caught it after diving for a moment. I thought it would be delicious to eat…”
I brushed away the remaining moisture in my hair and secretly boasted to Athena about the unexpected seafood I had found.
However, Athena’s reaction upon hearing my story was unexpected.
“I was injured, but I dived…” … ?”
I was only able to start cooking the octopus I had caught after I emptied my hands and told Athena, who was very angry, that I would never do something like that again.
As for cooking, it was just putting an abandoned pot lying on the beach on a bonfire and putting an octopus in it, but it was fun in its own way.
Athena and I immediately shared the finished steamed octopus on the spot.
“Well, it’s not bad?”
It was a bit tough, but it tasted pretty good considering it was steamed without any seasoning.
Athena kept reaching for the octopus leg I had cut, as if it seemed to suit her taste.
“Ion.”
When I was almost finished eating the reddish octopus, Athena suddenly spoke in a low voice.
“Why are you always fighting for your people?”
At the unexpected question, I immediately turned my head and looked at Athena’s face.
Her eyes were so serious that you might think it was a meaningless question.
“Hmm, I’m not sure… “I just don’t want to see people being unhappy.”
After hesitating, I said the truth that was deep in my heart.
I wanted to give a better answer, but this was my limit as I am not good at speaking.
I hate seeing people sad. I want to see you smile.
I want to restore the peaceful continent it was before the devil invaded.
That was exactly why Ion Reyhard took up the sword in the midst of war, and that was enough.
There was never enough reason to risk his life.
“I know.”
After hearing my empty answer, Athena nodded her head and then made a strange expression.
“I already know why you fight and don’t take care of yourself. Me… No, we came down to the underworld because we were moved by Ion’s upright heart.”
Athena said that and slowly brought her body closer to me.
“I liked Ion, who always thought of others before himself. There was a time when I admired Ion, who never gave up and never lost hope no matter what the situation. “If I could fight with Ion like that, I would be satisfied with that.”
“Athena…”
“However.”
Athena, who continued her words in her calm voice, suddenly smiled bitterly.
“I don’t think I’ll be satisfied with just that anymore…”
“…”
“I don’t even know when it started. At some point, liking turned into trust, and that trust turned into uncontrollable love. “I tried to suppress it, but it was too much.”
Athena, with her painfully beautiful face, quietly folded her beautiful hands on the back of her hand on the floor.
At that moment, I felt the impulse that had been sealed away in my heart slowly rising.
“Athena, I…”
“You don’t have to just look at me.”
Just when I was trying to resolve this situation before it was too late, Athena’s desperate voice interrupted me.
“Because I know how you feel. And the hearts of other goddesses… Maybe you felt it too. “There was also a guy who openly tempted me.”
The person the last word refers to is most likely Thanatos.
I couldn’t take my eyes off the goddess of battle who was mustering up the courage to confess her true feelings.
“No one is going to ask me to choose just one person. Because that would be very painful for all of us. But…”
Athena was gradually approaching me, and her beautiful lips touched me dizzyingly.
I looked at her in fascination.
“For this moment, please only look at me.”
When I came to my senses later, Athena’s beautiful beauty was right in front of my nose.
“Please see me as just a woman, not a heavenly goddess…”
“Athena…”
We were staring at each other, and as soon as we finished speaking, we crashed our lips together without even thinking about who went first.
Then, they hugged each other’s bodies and roughly explored their overlapping lips.
I reached out my hand and slowly took off Athena’s clothes, and Athena also carefully took down the clothes I was wearing.
“It’s beautiful, Athena…”
When I finally saw her clean naked body, I swallowed my saliva without realizing it.
Then Athena blushed as if she was embarrassed and tried to cover her body with her arms, but I just pushed her down.
“Ion…”
Athena did not offer any resistance to my actions, but lay down on her floor and waited obediently.
I looked down at her and prepared to become one with the goddess before her.
“Come, Ion…”
Athena wrapped her arms around my neck and whispered in a voice full of desperation.
When I saw that sexy face of hers, I couldn’t bear it anymore and immediately moved my private object to her private part.
“Kyaa… !”
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“Kkkk… !!”
When I was unconsciously recalling my first sex with Athena, an intense moan that was clearly different from what I remembered brought me back to reality.
