Avoid the Yandere Goddess

[The goddess of fate asks if this is really necessary.]

A message filled with worry.
Kaine nodded his head.

“Yeah. This is the most certain. Right, Kage?”
“Well, that’s true.”
Kage responded as if agreeing.
The next moment.

[The goddess of Fate sighs deeply.]

Fate sends a message as if saying she doesn’t know anymore.
As Kaine smiled while looking at Fate’s message, Kage opened his mouth.

“Then let’s begin.”
“Yeah, start.”
With those words, the view went completely dark.

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“Hm. What is this, a dream?”
For a moment, it felt like I was dreaming.
But when I tried to recall it in detail, nothing came to mind.

“Ugh.”
At that moment, Yong-yong shook me as if telling me to wake up.
Even though a few days had passed since the field trip, she still couldn’t speak properly.

‘She adapted quickly to using chopsticks and eating ramen, but her language is incredibly slow.’

Actually, I had a reasonable suspicion that she might be doing this on purpose.

“Uhh… Uhh!”
She seemed eager to speak again, so it didn’t seem like she was doing it on purpose.
I raised my upper body and said.

“Okay. I’ll get up, so stop shaking me.”
“Myaah!”
Yong-yong smiled brightly, clearly happy that I was getting up.
At the same time.

“Master, it’s time to wake up…”
Lise carefully opened the door and entered.
Then, looking at Yong-yong, she narrowed her eyes.

“She’s something else.”
She squinted her eyes as if looking at a new rival.
‘No, why is she acting like that towards a kid?’

I was briefly perplexed by that.

“Ugh!”
Yong-yong crossed her arms proudly, as if she was the first to act.

Seeing the two of them like that, I opened my mouth.

“We need to get ready, so you can go out now.”
“Master, I’ll get your clothes…”
“Please, don’t remind me of my trauma.”
“Ah, yes…”
The situation that crossed my mind at that moment.

Just thinking about it made me feel drained.

“Well then, I’ll take Yong-yong outside.”
“Yeah.”
With those words, Lise bowed her head, her face turning red, and left.
I quickly finished getting ready for school.

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Having finished my preparations, I left the mansion.
It had been a while, so I was going to school with Willy.

“Kaine!”

As usual, Skaya waved her hand at my back.

‘Huh? What’s this? Why does this feel like déjà vu?’

I felt an odd sensation for a moment.

• Slap!
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A sharp sound echoed from my back.
Skaya looked somewhat surprised.

“Huh? What’s this? Why didn’t you dodge it?”
“Well, I thought it wouldn’t be bad to just take it for once.”
I pretended to have accepted the slap, and Skaya gave me a look as if she was waking up.

“Kaine. So, this is your taste, huh? I understand.”
“Don’t worry, it’s okay.”
“No. What kind of misunderstanding is this?”

While they were reassuring me, I felt a bit dumbfounded.

“By the way, is it okay for me to go today?”
Skaya asked, her eyes sparkling.
Where she was asking to go was the mansion in the royal capital.
The reason she was reacting this much was:

“Are you going to see Yong-yong again?”
“Of course.”

She must be going to see Yong-yong.
In fact, Yong-yong was incredibly popular among the rivals right now.
She was so popular that even the busy Ange would occasionally visit just to see Yong-yong.

“Hm. I don’t know… I feel a little weird about it.”
“…Huh? Are you jealous?”
She gave me a mischievous smile and lightly tapped my cheek.
I shook my head, denying it.

“Jealous? Of a kid?”
“Hm. I don’t think so? Kaine, you were jealous. How cute.”
My reaction seemed to amuse her, and she even pinched my cheek.
It seemed as if she thought I was the cutest thing.

“Well, we are going because of Yong-yong, but you’re my top priority, so don’t be jealous. Everyone else thinks the same, not just me.”
“Hm… Who said that?”
I definitely wasn’t jealous.
I was just a little upset.

“You’re not being honest.”
Skaya said with a slight blush and a smile.
Then she grabbed my hand firmly and led the way.

“Why? Are you stirring up trouble in front of me…?”
At that moment, I heard my younger sister’s voice in my ear, but I pretended not to hear it.

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On the way back home.

“Kaine! Let’s go together!” “Hey, me too!”

I heard familiar voices near my ears. I turned my head. As expected, it was none other than Eileen and Jenny. They awkwardly smiled, avoiding my gaze. Soon, Eileen spoke in a pleading voice.

“Is it not possible?”

“Sigh. Well, if Skaya’s coming, it doesn’t matter. But why are you coming all the way here just to see Yong-yong?”

Honestly, I understood that Yong-yong was cute. Even I, who dislike kids, could admit that. However, that didn’t mean they had to see her every day, especially once a day.

“Hmmm, it’s because she’s cute.”

“……”

Such a cliché answer. When I squinted my eyes and continued staring at her, she awkwardly smiled, sweating coldly.

“Hahaha, was it that obvious?”

“No, well, actually, after hearing what Skaya said this morning, I thought it was a bit strange.”

From what Skaya said about me being the top priority, there was no real reason to come here just to see Yong-yong once a day. If you think about it, she must have been coming every day even before Yong-yong became a polymorph.

“What did Skaya say?”

“Hmmm, well…”

I then relayed exactly what Skaya had said to me that morning. After hearing this, Eileen nodded in understanding.

“Well, as Skaya said, our first priority is always Kaine.”

“Then why are you still coming here to see Yong-yong? You used to come often, but not every day like this, right?”

As I pressed them, Jenny, seemingly more frustrated, pounded her chest and answered in my place.

“She’s coming to get called ‘mom.’”

“…What?”

I couldn’t help but go blank for a moment upon hearing that unexpected response. I had to double-check if I had heard that right. When I checked the volume and inspected my hearing, everything was normal. I turned to Eileen.

Then…

“…Ugh.”

She had lowered her head deeply, her face bright red. It seemed that Jenny’s words were true. I asked Jenny, unable to comprehend.

“Wait, what’s so great about hearing ‘mom’ from her?”

“Because Yong-yong looks up to you like a father. If she calls you ‘mom,’ it sounds kind of convincing.”

“……”

Isn’t that just self-rationalization?

I almost blurted out that thought, but when I saw Eileen trembling with embarrassment, I swallowed my words.

“Wait a second. Don’t tell me you also…”

“Do you want to die? Are you crazy? I’m just going because Yong-yong’s cute. You crazy idiot.”

From the way she furrowed her brow and raised her fist, it seemed like she wasn’t lying. I asked Eileen to confirm.

“Eileen, is that true?”

“Y-yes.”

Eileen slowly nodded, her face completely red. While I was still dumbfounded, we arrived at our destination.

“Yong-yong, call me ‘mom.’”

We had reached our destination. At that moment, I heard something that made me question my ears.

‘Did I hear that wrong?’

I turned to Eileen to see if maybe I misheard, but seeing her avoid my gaze, I figured my hearing was fine after all. I walked toward the source of the voice, wondering who could have said such a thing.

“Meow…”

“Meow, not ‘meow,’ call me ‘mom,’ and Kaine should be called ‘dad’…”

It was Skaya, the one who had come today.

“…”

“…”

An awkward silence filled the air between the two of us. Skaya’s face turned bright red from embarrassment. The next moment…

“Is there a magic to erase memories?”

A strange magical aura appeared in her hands, clearly signaling something serious was about to happen.

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About two hours passed. Fortunately, before Skaya could use magic to knock me out, Eileen intervened and stopped her. However…

“Come here, daughter.”
“Skaya, she’s my daughter.”
“Meow!”

It seemed that they had lost all shame and now openly called Yong-yong their daughter in front of me. Just then…

“Master, I’ve brought coffee.”

Lise entered the room and handed me a cup of coffee. I took a sip and asked.

“Lise, please tell me you’re not doing that too?”

“Don’t worry. I’ve already gotten tired of it.”

So, she had done it before.

“Wait a minute. Does that mean everyone who comes here is like that?”

“Except for Kage, everyone else has been like that, Master.”

“…Crazy.”

I couldn’t help but curse under my breath. But honestly, I couldn’t help but feel that way. They had secretly been teaching Yong-yong to call them ‘mom’ without me knowing.

‘No. I need to stop this…’

I thought to myself, turning my head.

“Alright, I’m the mom.”

“I’m the mom, Yong-yong.”

Two women were in my sight, both claiming to be Yong-yong’s mom. Yong-yong just tilted her head, looking confused.

“I feel like my position has been stolen…”

At that moment, Kage muttered, pouting his lips. It seemed that he was incredibly jealous of the attention Yong-yong was getting.

“Well, you weren’t that cute to begin with.”

“Master, please, hold back on the facts.”

“Uh, right. Anyway, you guys…”

At that moment, I felt all eyes on me. I opened my mouth.

“Alright, it’s time for you to go. Yong-yong should be going to bed soon.”

“Huh? Already?”

“What do you mean ‘already’? Look outside.”

The sun had already set long ago. While adults like us wouldn’t notice, Yong-yong, who was still a child, should be going to sleep.

“When did time pass like this?”

“I know, right. Skaya.”

“Sigh. I guess I have to go now.”

With that, the three of them stood up from their seats.

“Well, then I’ll be off.”

“Kaine, have a good night.”

“Take care.”

And with that, the three left the mansion. After confirming they had left, I quickly prepared for bed. Once I finished preparing, I lay down in bed.

“Ugh, today was exhausting.”

Without hesitation, I lay down on the bed. The moment I closed my eyes, I immediately fell into a deep sleep.

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“Ugh.”

Just like yesterday, Yong-yong was shaking me awake. I thought she was starting again, so I opened my eyes, and then…

[You have died.]

A system message appeared in the air, as it always did when I regressed.

“What?”

I was momentarily confused as I looked at the message.

“Ugh!”

Memories and emotions that I didn’t know flashed through my mind. And at the same time…

‘So that’s what happened.’

I realized why the regression message had appeared in front of me.