Chapter 41 – Troubles After Troubles
Translator: Eros
Editor: Deus ex-Machina
*notes: Changed Arberg name to Alberg as it sounds better.
It happened in the following days after Brenda was stripped naked (in many different meaning) by that weird conversation which she managed to put stop to and correct in the end.
Renya and party, under Martina’s guidance, visit a ruined shrine that is located in the north eastern direction from Rugartia.
The shrine was located in a very remote place and is hard to reach that even with the existence of a village that worship the thunder god nearby, the shrine can’t help but to be reduced into ruins from not getting adequately maintained for a long time. The grass overgrown all over the place, the broken pillar and shrine interior being exposed to the sun wind and rain all year long, looking at it ruined condition like this makes one feels melancholy.
“Come this way. This shrine is not that big so we should reach the main altar soon”
With Martina’s guidance, the party walks toward the depth of the shrine.
And just as Martina had said, after walking for a while, in the place where the sun light still can reach, they reached the main shrine where a statue that might be that of the thunder god’s is enshrined within. Except the damage caused by long years of weathering, the shrine is still left intact. As expected not even bandits would dare to desecrate this shrine because of the god residing within.
If normal people see this scene, they would just see an abandoned shrine where debris and rubble lie scattered around. But for Renya, Floria, and Martina’s eyes, it simply just doesn’t seem like that. The three of them can feel an unbearable overpowering aura that makes them shiver.
“…… Oi, Alberg! Relax, it’s just me, Martina. The two behind me are couple gods that came from another world you know?”
In the silent shrine, the only sound that can be heard is only the echo of Martina’s voice.
As if responding to that sound, an absurd amount of power starts to gather up from the surroundings.
The air warp and swerve like there are haze occurred all over the place. Brenda and Therese’s breath become erratic as if the oxygen in the surrounding air getting thiner.
“Brenda, Therese, you two get close to me quick. You two seems to be yet unable to keep your consciousness under this torrent of this much divine power”
“Y-yeah…… I never imagined it to be this much”
“M-m-my body can’t stop trembling desu……”
Renya exhales a deep breath and creates a barrier of his own divine power around himself. It was just like doing arm wrestling. Using one own strength to forcefully push out your opponent’s power. a fight of pure power from up front.
The two finally regained their calm after released from the pressure from the thunder god divine power… or does it because they stand beside Renya that they calmed down? Who knows? And for the other party member they still keep up their composed stances even when the pressure coming from the thunder god divine power grows even stronger.
Floria is a goddess herself so other god divine power pressure is not that much trouble for her. But the fact that even Elvira is fine under this suffocating pressure is a surprise for Renya. And Martina really is the real deal herself, to be able to hold her ground like this while she is the closest being to a human. Her boasting about being acquaintance with many gods seems to be not just some bullshit after all.
Eventually, a streak of light surges inside the main altar. The blinding light shines bright as it would burn out the eyes. The party covers their eyes to protect it from the blinding light. As they do that, the air inside the main altar suddenly changes.
“…… Surprising things comes one after another making this god forgot the feeling of being bored. Just when I was surprised because of the sudden liberation of the ship then you suddenly visit me Martina. And before I even have time to catch my breath, now even two gods coming from another world”
A ferocious looking god with glittering spiky blonde hair manifest before Renya party. As he descent, he look closely, no, glaring intensely at Renya party with his sharp gaze. His bared topless chest shows his perfectly tempered muscle and tanned skin that give out an extraordinary sultry feeling to everyone who sees it. The thunder god manifest head first so as his sweltering upper body appears, Renya worried for a moment whether this god only wears fundoshi down there but goodness gracious that it was only his imagination. Alberg actually wears a pair of normal white martial-arts-uniform pants.
“When I heard of the word ‘Thunder God’, I imagined him to be an afro but as expected real life isn’t that clichéd right……”
“Hihi, even when meeting other god beside daddy for the first time to keep such composure like this. As expected of my hubby”
And just like that the (god) husband and (goddess) wife comedy skit started as usual ignoring the surrounding condition. Thunder god Alberg just ignores them. Rather, he looks somewhat irritated.
“Listen witch, I am busy trying to fulfill my promise to a friend. It’s is indeed been a while since your last visit but could you revisit me back at later days?”
“Oh, is that promise had something to do with a sealed away ship or something similar?”
“…… Witch, did you know something about that?”
“Not only I know about what happened, I also know that the one who liberate the ship and make that ship their own is this guy here”
“What did you say!?”
Alberg glare become even more intense hearing that. Therese who is the youngest in the party can’t help but to shudder violently under the thunder god’s fierce gaze.
Renya pats Therese’s head to reassure her that everything will gonna be alright. At the same time, he also shots out his own pressure to Alberg so Therese won’t get withered by the thunder god fierce pressure.
Renya himself is quite irritated because he felt being looked down because of his status as a fledging god.
“Just as she says, my name is Renya, the war god. It is a fact that I had excavate the ship that is said to be your ‘friend’s’ creation without knowing. That being said ---- this friend of yours intentionally didn’t left any single clue behind so there’s no way I can know this circumstances. If you blame me of being selfishly excavate the ship, I can’t say another thing beside [I’m sorry, I don’t know] you know?”
Renya’s word filled with a bit provocative feeling in its every odds and end. His actual reason of being like that is because he wants to get back at the thunder god for scaring Therese.
Well, there’s no way for a normal human to be able to keep their calm and composed self when there is a god appeared before them so blaming Alberg is like barking at the wrong tree. But that logic won’t work on Renya who consider his own party well being as number one priority.
“……No, it is indeed exactly because you are a god, even though you are still a fledging one, that you managed to find that ship who had been meticulously hidden forever from the rest of the world. For that I don’t pay any mind at all. Because that guy indeed didn’t say anything about preventing other people from finding it anyway”
“Then could you do something about that suffocating divine power pressure that was just like trying to kill us? The two beside me here in just a normal human you know? I can’t bear seeing them suffer under the exposure of you overpowering divine power……”
“I don’t have any intention for it. This is my usual condition. I even tried my best to hold it down so please tolerate!”
The thunder god boldly states that. Hearing that, Renya strengthen his divine power output to the barrier around him so he can protect the two girls better. Divine power spreads faster if it was through flesh medium so direct contact will strengthen the barrier effects. With that in mind, Renya wraps his left arm to Brenda’s slender waist while his right hand wraps Therese’s shoulder and hugs them closer to him. It was such a delicious situation normally but too bad the situation now doesn’t give any room for Renya to think about that.
“I see…… treating your retainer with care like that, it is rare to see a god who does that nowadays”
“Not only I am a fledging god, I am also a former human you know? So doing things like this is normal for me. And also these two is not a retainer. They are MY WOMAN. I ask you to please refrain yourself from saying like they are just a mere belongings”
“Hahaha, having a bunch of women serving you without forcing them and talking about love on top of it… You might still be a greenhorn but I can sense something big inside you. To think that this kind of interesting god would visit me like this!”
For some reason Alberg suddenly praise Renya like that. Renya who doesn’t know why Alberg suddenly praise him like that so he can’t feel happy even one bit about it but because Alberg doesn’t seems to be mad so it should be alright.
(Now that I think about it, Gerard also seems to be filled with admiration and says a similar line like that when I talk about my harem plan to him. Perhaps in this world, the more women serve upon you means the higher your status as a man?)
Renya is thinking that perhaps next time, it is better to investigate this difference in recognition further to avoid more troubles in the future.
And then, the two girls who were embraced inside his arms whispered to Renya while a difficult expression hangs in their faces.
“E-eh? Did I somehow become Renya-niisan’s girlfriend without being aware about it myself desuka?”
“I also don’t remember having our relation advances into lovers though?”
Therese innocently asks him about that but Brenda snap back at him while trying to hide her blushed cheek. She seems unable to just ignore Renya’s remarks as she usually does. Maybe it was because she is embraced like this that she fails to do so.
“Well, let’s just make it like that for now okay?”
To the two who ask him for explanation in low voice, Renya just avoid answering and persuade them to just deal with it for now. It is unclear whether the word he says was Renya’s own true feeling or just a means to fool Alberg. Only Renya knows the truth for it.
The only good thing for the two is that because Alberg have been laughing happily when they raise up their question, he seems to not notice it at all.
“Well then, the introduction is done. Now let’s move to the main topic shall we? Can you teach us the reason of why you wake up from your slumber and manifest again in this world Alberg? To be honest, having you guys from the divinity to descent once again in this mortal plane is quite taxing to this old body of mine”
“Hah, what kind of nonsense are you talking about witch? You, a truth seeker who threw her old human self and becoming a witch just to satiate her curiosity, off all people should be the one who celebrate my descent the most isn’t it?”
Author notes: Envelopes oneself in fighting ki before the fight is the golden rule since the old age.
Battle story is not that epic without them!
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