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“Hmph.”
The goddess, Beleira, smirks arrogantly with her arms crossed.
“That proves it. Youâd hate it even a little if that girl died, right? This threat works.”
The hypnosis didnât work. Did she investigate some condition after I said it doesnât work on monsters?
“Beleira. Do a hundred push-ups.”
“Ah!?”
Beleira drops and starts doing push-ups.
“N-No! Stop! Thisâll make me sweat. Itâs hardâŚ! Ngh! Grr!”
She canât undo the suggestion already in place. Thatâs a relief.
“Howâd you block my hypnosis? Tell me.”
“UrghâŚ! Gods⌠can split their consciousness to make clones. I thought maybe it wouldnât work then⌠I wasnât sure.”
“So itâs not related to it not working on monsters?”
“I really donât know about that⌠ngh! Itâs tough.”
Whining after barely ten.
I knew from the goblins that hypnosis isnât guaranteed, but this is kinda annoying. Or am I just too arrogant?
Thinking itâd work on gods no matter what.
“Have you ever thought of telling other gods this trick to hurt me?”
“Never.”
“Why not?”
“Because I didnât plan to kill you.”
“Stop the push-ups.”
That last bit has a weird mix of affection and resentment. Since itâs from a suggestion, I can trust it. Though she said she was human once, so itâs not eternally reliable.
Overall, Beleira doesnât hate me enough to kill me. But sheâd gamble Istiâs life to break free. Thatâs how it looks.
“Undo the suggestion. Then your precious s1ave will be safe.”
“Trust you? A coward whoâs sneaking around to dodge my hypnosis?”
“Whoâs calling who a coward!?”
This is tricky.
I did put the keyword ăObey my commandsă on Beleira, but ordering ăDonât harm Istiă in a trance state would be more certain.
What I mean is, commands in a trance sink deep into a humanâsâor any sentient beingâs, including godsâsubconscious, where complex factors mesh and take effect.
They canât think around it.
But if I make her obey first, then give orders to her conscious mind after waking her, she can recognize sheâs being forced, sparking resistance. Even if I order her not to harm Isti, she could sic underlings on a place Isti might be and play dumb. That kind of self-deceptive logic could nullify it.
“To undo my suggestion, youâd need to recall your clone and get hit by my hypnosis again. What if I put an even worse suggestion on you then?”
“Without mutual trust, this dealâs impossible anyway, right?”
“Youâd trust me?”
“Yeah. Iâve got no choice.”
“How do I trust you?”
“Ask if Iâm serious. I canât lie to you, right?”
Pretty clever. Since she has to answer truthfully, sheâs saying I should trust her too.
“Are you serious?”
“By the name of Goddess Beleira, Iâll deal honestly, no lies.”
“Nah, pass.”
“GrrâŚ!!”
“Do push-ups. Donât stop till I say.”
“Ahh!?”
“You think Iâd risk Isti like that?”
“Then what about meâŚ?”
“Why are you so desperate to break the suggestion anyway?”
“Is that even a question? Iâm a goddessâbound and subjugated by a human? A goddess should always be beautiful and elegant.”
“Oh? So if thatâs resolved, thereâs no issue?”
Beleira lifts her head mid-push-up, struggling.
“Wh-What do you meanâŚ?”
“You called Isti a s1ave earlier. Sheâs not a s1ave. Sheâs my girlfriend right now, technically.”
“HuhâŚ?”
“Youâll be my first s1ave, Beleira. Iâll make sure it doesnât bother you anymore.”
“D-Donât joke!”
“Iâm serious.”
Iâd shelved the plan to corrupt a goddess, but now Iâve changed my mind.
Time to break her here.
I approach Beleira as she does push-ups.
“First, a s1ave needs a name, right?
Four syllables is too long. Letâs go with Bella. Youâre Bella now. My s1ave, Bella.”
“Shut upâŚ! Enough with the insults. Underestimate a 4-rank goddess andâ”
“Bella, bow down to me.”
“Ugh!?”
Bella bows flat before me.
“You seem to know human culture well. You know what this means, right?”
“I do. Itâs⌠humiliation.”
Bellaâs b0dy trembles.
“Think this is it?”
I take off one shoe and stomp her head with my bare foot.
“Ngh!”
Bellaâs forehead slams into the floor.
“Howâs it feel to be trampled by me?”
“Obviously awful⌠b-but itâs getting hot down there, and it feels weird⌠grr!”
“Not âdown there.â Say it right.”
“When you stepped on me, my snatch got hot and felt weird.”
“Thatâs your true nature. Got it? Challenging me to a deal? A goddess is beautiful and elegant? No suggestion, no hypnosisâthatâs just you.”
“No way.”
Of course, itâs the vulgarity I planted with a suggestion. Sheâd never know.
“Then ask your heart, loving this while being trampled. Are you really beautiful and elegant?”
“âŚ! âŚ!!”
“Donât fight your nature. Being your truest self is happiest. You were born to be my s1ave goddess.”
“Such harsh words⌔
“Felt good, didnât it?”
“Y-Yeah, it did. I wanted you to say more.”
“Howâs that? Thatâs your truth. Now declare: âI am your obedient snatch goddess. Please step on me more.â”
“I am⌠your⌔
I press harder on Bellaâs head.
“Obedient snatch goddess⌠Please step on me more.”
I crouch, grab Bellaâs hair, and lift her head.
She glares at me with blazing eyes, “Think you can bind me with fake words?”
She says that, but the venomâs gone from her toneâno real threat left. Itâs more like a desperate bluff, scared inside but refusing to look weak.
“Weâll find out by asking now.”
Bellaâs face pales, “NoâŚ! Donât look inside!”
“Tell me what you just thought, Bella.”
“Bella actually wants to be Masterâs⌠exclusive snatch s1ave goddess⌠Please pamper me⌠a lot⌔ Her death-glare while saying this is the best.
Worth trampling and breaking her. The submission suggestionâs locked in irreversibly now.
Time to confirm.
To her, who can only answer truthfully, I say, “Bella, still want the suggestion undone?”
“No, I donât. I wonât think that anymore⌠I like being Masterâs s1ave.”
“Still want to hurt Isti?”
“I canât hurt Masterâs girlfriend⌔
“Good job, my s1ave.”
As I pet her head, Bellaâs fierce face softens. Sheâs still got that reluctant look, like she doesnât want to admit she enjoys it, but I like that.
A goddess forced to spill her heart and face humiliation.
“Get up now.”
Bella stands, crosses her arms, and acts like nothing happened.
“HmphâŚ! Donât think youâve tamed me with this wordplay. Just wait. âŚIâll definitely come back.”
The s1ave-declared goddess flees like sheâs escaping.
Sheâll definitely come back? Looking forward to it.
“Decal? Done talking?” Isti peeks out.
“Waited long?”
Isti hesitates before saying, “I saw a little.”
“Hm⌔
I’m not sure what to say.
“It was loud, so I wondered what was happening.”
True, even in a big dress room, thereâs no way Isti wouldnât hear.
“If you want, Darling, I can do it too.”
“Do what?”
“Get stepped on, insulted⌠Insults⌠Iâd hate if theyâre too harsh, but⌔
“âŚI wonât make you do that.”
“If you want, Iâll endure being t0rmented.”
She mustâve misunderstood after seeing me treat the goddess harshly.
“Oh? Then endure this.” I tickle Isti relentlessly.
“Ngh!? Ahh, stop it!”
I brush it off playfully.
She doesnât even ask about hypnosis or suggestionsâthose risky words. To her, Iâm probably the most trusted person in the world, so it makes sense. Thatâs why I get to see Istiâs purest face.
“Pick out any cl0thes you like?”
“âŚIâd like you to choose, Darling.”
“Me?”
“Canât youâŚ?”
When she asks like that, I want to make even the impossible happen.
Letâs skip anything too revealing. Fine when itâs just us, but I canât let her walk around in that.
A mini dress with good mobility like now would be nice.
I spot something eye-catching.
“This one.”
“You like it, Decal?”
“Yeah, itâd look pretty on you.”
“Then⌔
“Oh, and this for underwear.”
“This⌠itâs kinda naughty.”
“Wear it.” I coax Isti into putting on the slightly risquĂŠ underwear and mini dress.
“Does it suit me?”
“Really pretty.”
Isti beams at my words.
We hold hands and return to the Water and Grass Inn, just like when we came to the Eight-Colored Clam Castle.
Itâs a different world, but time seems to flow almost the same.
Seems odd, but I stop overthinking it.
I eat with Isti and leave the Water and Grass Inn.
Oddly, the guild buildingâs noisy again today.
Why should I be bothered? Istiâs right here with me.
Curiosity pulls me closer.