The Goddess Is Obsessed With Me [Complete]

Chapter 131

"Erina...?"

She slowly brings her face closer to mine, wearing a smile tinged with exhilaration...

"I've been following you all this time, haven't I? So, I want a reward."

Her expression is odd, hard to describe... It's like a pet showing obedience to its master...

"Just a minute?! Wait...!"

"Why? Why won't you accept me?"

Does she really not know? It's obvious that being forced into something without consent is not okay.

"Could it be... you dislike me...?"

But before I can even make an excuse, her trembling voice brings a somber mood...

"Erina...?"

The suspicious atmosphere from before is gone, replaced by rapidly growing sadness in her eyes...

"Is it because Harold dislikes me... Is this making you uncomfortable?"

It's not that, but... I suddenly find myself unable to understand Erina's reaction...

"My strength comes from you."

Suddenly, she tells me how her strength is derived, gripping my wrist even tighter. The force is so strong, I fear it might break my bones...

"Being by Harold's side, being looked at by him made this possible... But without Harold, I am nothing..."

Tears start forming in her eyes, soon rolling down her cheeks like morning dew...

"Erina...?"

"Lately, my heart feels like it's being torn apart... There's always another woman by Harold's side... and then another..."

Her lips lightly touch my neck, an unexpectedly sorrowful turn that catches me off guard.

"I hate it... There was a time when it was just the two of us... But then, one day, I realized there were so many rivals around you, actually coveting you... It feels like my heart is in agony, about to be torn apart..."

She recalls the cherished moments from the past, pouring out her emotions as she presses her face against my chest.

To be honest... at some point, there became many people around me.

Initially, there was Eleonora... Then Mir and Abner, and starting with Erina, the number of people around me just suddenly increased... Back in the day, Eleonora and Abner only stayed in their temples, meeting only during appointed times, and Mir wasn't always around.

So, back then, it was mostly Erina and me spending a lot of time together.

But now, things have changed... Honestly, even being alone was a rarity, with Yura always trying to follow me... And now, even though in the temple, Luceria needs to be by my side to maintain her form as she was designed to exist only with my presence.

So, was she feeling insecure about her diminishing place all this time?

"Do you even know what it feels like... to be a tool, gradually forgotten by its master...?"

Erina, now desperately clinging to me, refers to herself as a mere tool...

I start feeling a sense of self-loathing from such needless words...

"I've always said it, and like I just did... everything about me is for you, my life itself... Harold is my kind master, and I am but a tool that follows him..."

It was heartbreaking to hear her belittle herself so much... and it was becoming unbearable to endure such excessive treatment.

"Please... Even if it's not physical, can't you whisper to me that you love me...? If it's too embarrassing and hard to accept yet... even a light expression would be fine..."