【Tales of the Gods #1】The Holy Goddess Laintorlie and the Evil God Baharia

“Now thennn! To celebrate the fact that Hero-kun has safely set out on his journey! And to pray that his path ahead be blessed with much happiness......”

““Cheeeers~~!!””

A white space that stretched on forever.

Within it, a man and a woman clinked their mugs together and gulped down the golden liquor poured inside.

The gulp, gulp of their throats echoed through the silent space.

“......Pwaaah~~~~! Man~, this booze called beer is, to put it mildly, the BEST~, right~! I wonder when they'll finally be able to make it in Ardyst too~!?”

The blonde beauty speaking cheerfully in a beautiful voice was Laintorlie.

Known as the Holy Goddess, she was one of the gods who run and manage the world of Ardyst.

“The God of Alcohol and the Gourmet God have also been making moves, so...... I'd say within a few hundred years. I truly look forward to the day such delicious liquor is offered as a tribute!”

The handsome man speaking while gazing at the frolicking Laintorlie with narrowed eyes was Baharia. He had twisted, swirling horns growing above his ears.

Known as the Evil God, he too was one of the gods who run and manage the world of Ardyst.

“Hey, hey! Baharin! What do you think of today's feast!? I made it from scratch, using Earth's cuisine as a reference, you know?”

On the dining table placed before them, several colorful dishes were steaming.

“As far as looks go, I'd say it's a passing grade. I don't know about the taste, though.”

“Geez~~! Stop being so cold! Here, say aaah~~~......”

“Aaah~~~.......”

The Holy Goddess Laintorlie picked up a piece of karaage (or something like it) and shoved it into the Evil God Baharia's mouth.

Baharia chewed the karaage (or something like it) in silence.

The thin batter gave way with a pleasant saku, and savory flavor came flooding out along with the meat juices (or something like them).

His mouth was now a sea.

A sea of meat juices.

Baharia's sense of taste drowned in a sea of savoriness......

“Fufun! Well? Is it delicious?”

“......Didn't you already taste it?”

“Don't be mean! I want to hear Baharin's thoughts~~!”

“......Let's see. It's delicious. Anything Lain makes for me is always delicious.”

“How so? How so?”

“......It's difficult to put into words.”

As soon as he said that, Baharia pulled Laintorlie close and stole a kiss.

“......It tastes like this.”

“......Honestly!”

Laintorlie leaned against Baharia.

Twice, three times, the kisses kept adding up.

The Holy Goddess and the Evil God.

No living creature has ever been told, but in this world of Ardyst, these two gods are husband and wife.

About 20,000 years have passed since they were wed, but they are still lovey-dovey.

They are so lovey-dovey that they don't even mind kissing after eating karaage.

To begin with, their role as gods in this world is ‘shaking up the world’.

That means stirring up just enough turmoil not to break the world, shattering stagnation and pushing the world forward.

Though the Creator God gave them opposite positions as Holy and Evil, what they actually do is the same.

As they managed the world together, it may have been inevitable that their bond deepened.

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“Now thennn! Since our bellies are full~, shall we start the review session?”

Once the food on the table had been cleaned out, Laintorlie brought it up.

“Let's see...... Well, there were a few accidents, but overall, I'd say the scenario is going well, wouldn't you? My reincarnator, Caro, did a good job too.”

Yes, the demon girl Caro, who had infiltrated Hero Torch's village as a spy for the Demon Lord's Army, was a reincarnator who had been granted the 【Evil God's Blessing】.

Unlike Torch, she had not regained the memories of her previous life. This would become an important factor as the scenario went on.

“Yeah, Caro-chan really did a great job, seriously. Even if it was a coincidence, the fact that she's skilled in ice-attribute magic makes her a great contrast to Torch-kun, who's skilled in fire. I'm glad Torch-kun is such an honest boy, too. I set his cause of death in his previous life as being hit by a truck, per the template, but the previous hero started off by doubting exactly that! Seriously, what a pain that was~~”

The reincarnators who were won at the auction are never told the truth.

Doing so would only create unnecessary resistance.

Therefore, the gods create a plausible cause of death and memories of the moment they died, and make them believe it.

Hero Torch had apparently been honest by nature in his previous life as well, so that bit of manipulation had been extremely easy.

“For my part, I've got no complaints about the main cast. ......The problem is~, the setup I prepared ended up being a total dud~!”

“Ah, you mean the ‘Holy Beast’.”

“Yep, yep! The ‘Holy Beast’! ‘Wise Owl Forowl’-chan! I went to all the trouble of giving it wisdom and power and letting it grow, and had it all ready for the Master position, to teach and guide the hero, but~......”

“It died without anyone noticing.”

“Right!? Just when I was about to give it a divine oracle saying it was almost its turn to appear, it didn't react at all! I was like, ‘Eeeeh~~!?’, seriously. I know it wasn't a combat type, but still~......”

“Well, any creature will die if it lets its guard down. It probably got attacked in its sleep.”

For the record, this “Wise Owl Forowl” lived in the Kariva Great Tree in Naso Forest, the forest near Fenoben Village.

“It was a forest that shouldn't have had any dangerous creatures, though~...... I wonder what killed it? A monster? If it ate a ‘Holy Beast’, it'd probably gain a bit of power, right?”

“A bit, yes. Fenoben Village is already destroyed and there are no human settlements nearby, so it wouldn't be a problem if a slightly stronger monster was born.”

“Right now I've got the camera glued to Torch-kun for the recording, so I can't watch everything all the time, but still, this is definitely something we need to reflect on~...... Thanks to that, I had to slot in ‘Golden Arcus’ as his Master, when he was only supposed to be a helper character on a guest spot. His way of talking is weirdly drawn-out, so he just never looks cool~, that old guy.”

“Now's our chance. Let's pick out the parts of the scenario we'll have to change, and sort everything out again. ......Well, don't be so down, Lain. Mishaps come with the territory in an Isekai Reincarnation Broadcast, don't they?”

“......Yeah, you're right! That's just part of the thrill of the Isekai Reincarnation Broadcast!”

And so, the meeting between the two gods continued.

Without giving a second thought to whatever had eaten the “Holy Beast”.

Without knowing that it carried a soul discarded from the auction venue.

While remaining completely unaware of the existence of Emi, ‘The Omake Reincarnator’, who would become the greatest Irregular not just for their scenario...... but for the world of Ardyst itself.

Hello there~.

Thank you for reading this far.

Emi-chan's story will enter a new arc starting next time.

I would be happy if you could keep Emi-chan and Omake-sama in your thoughts, even just a little.

Thank you for your support.