6 I guess there really isn’t an Odr for me? Freya had nothing but time on her hands after coming back from the Kaios Desert. Ali had been fantastic. Despite her immaturity, she had overturned Freya’s expectations, and the way she transformed to such a brilliant jewel had been enough to give Freya some hope. But in the end, it was not her. She was not the one Freya was looking for. Her brilliance was a radiance intrinsic to her regal stature. If Freya tried to take her for herself, that radiance would disappear. If she had made Ali hers then and there, she would have been reduced to nothing more than any other girl. Just another inconsequential person seeking nothing more than the goddess’s love, just like everyone else. If that happened, Freya would soon bore of her and start looking for another encounter. That was why there wasn’t anything she could do. But it was disappointing enough to cause a fair amount of sighing on the goddess’s part. Her aimless days continued as before. The mortal realm was stimulating. That much was certainly true. A smile would cross her lips when she heard the stories the children wove for themselves, and she was happy to see her followers grow as well. But at the same time, it was true that something was missing for her. Some corner of her heart was still unsatisfied. Despite the invitations of various deities, she did not make an appearance at the feast of gods or at Denatus, choosing instead to wallow in the poison of boredom. I guess I really can’t find my Odr in this mortal realm—but just as she was about to give up— That was when she found that boy. The glimmer of his soul was incredibly small. It paled in comparison to the brilliance of her followers. But it was clear. Entirely see-through. A color Freya had never before seen. White? A snow white. No, it’s translucent.
She had never seen a soul like that before in Orario. White hair like driven snow and rabbitlike rubellite red eyes. A human. Freya spent a lot of time observing the children of the city, but it was her first time seeing him. A new arrival to the city? A new adventurer starting out on his journey? No, none of that mattered— —I want him. That was what she thought the moment she saw him. It was a feeling she had not had for a while. Not since she had left Ali. A chill as her body trembled, a twinge in the pit of her stomach, an ecstatic sigh crossing her lips. The unseemly, childish desire to make him her own reared its head. It was a purely divine sort of desire. Faced with the unknown, deities would never lose interest. But on the other hand, another wish took root, like a pure bunch of flowers beginning to blossom. What sort of color will it become? Perhaps it’ll stay translucent and clear? And most importantly, can he fulfill my true wish? Her lips spread into a smile that no one could see. She had only just seen the boy for the first time. First I need to find out his name. And what familia he’s in. If he’s another god’s follower, I’ll probably steal him away someday. I should find out his relationship with his patron god. She had messed up a bit with Ali. She had been in too much of a rush and ended up inspiring too much reverence in the girl. What she sought in her Odr was not a one-sided sort of a respect. It was true that she had wanted Ali to shine all the brighter, to shine bright enough to make even a goddess like Freya long for her. But this time she would rein in that divine imperiousness a little. She decided to watch his development for a while first. I probably won’t be able to resist flirting a little bit, though. But getting to know him slowly, ever so slowly, will be fine. Just gradually shrink the distance. All the effort that deities might consider unnecessary would absolutely be required in order to fulfill her true desire. She smiled in her heart, where no one else could see. There was just a single thought in her mind that no one else could know. —I hope you will be the one to become my Odr.
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