Chapter 139: Birthday Party Wedding

Deep in the Rudera

Boom boom boom.

Pushh…

As the guide manipulated the button, a small tube opened with a puff of smoke.

Inside the blue-lit laboratory, a figure shaped like a mannequin emerged.

Cambrian, in the form of a soul, approached the body and began to inspect it.

“How is it? Do you like it?”

Albus was puzzled by Cambrian’s unexpectedly large reaction.

• “This is the body you made for me. How could it not be to my liking?”

“Really… You’re saying that…”

It was a separate body created for her to use.

Knowing that it was her, Cambrian had done her best to create the body. 

She had crafted a perfect form, one that could rival even Alia and Deus.

• “More importantly… here.”

Cambrian pointed to the chest of the body.

“Huh? Is there something wrong there?”

After the body was completed with extreme caution, it had been modified over a hundred times. 

If he had to name it, it would be something like ‘Genuine Final Version (1) (3) Final Version for Real. hwp.’

He had made constant revisions in pursuit of perfection. 

Had he missed something?

• “No, it’s not a problem. In fact… Heh.”

Cambrian chuckled softly.

• “I like that it’s reflective of your tastes.”

“Huh?”

I stood there, confused, unsure of what she meant.

“…Ah, no, that’s not what I meant!”

I shifted between Cambrian’s face and the mannequin, realizing what she was talking about.

• “Well, men always go crazy for these… You seem to prefer this size, huh?”

Cambrian’s hand was gently caressing the mannequin’s large chest.

“Ah, no, that’s not it!”

I couldn’t confidently say that my preferences were reflected, but I had created this body thinking about the underwear I had seen Cambrian wear before.

I hadn’t specifically wanted her chest to be that size!

• Heh. I know. You must have made this body based on what you saw back then. But you didn’t know one thing… At that time, I used the underwear to push my chest as much as I could to fit your tastes.

“…What?”

• Disappointed?

“No, that’s not it…!”

• You’re disappointed that the chest is smaller than you expected, right? Hm… I guess this size is a bit small, huh? For sure, if an infant doesn’t want to starve, they need a bigger bowl of food.

Cambrian’s playful smile deepened.

She had a bad habit of reading my past life memories through our connected souls and teasing me with these sharp remarks, enjoying my reactions.

“Just because it’s small doesn’t mean it would starve to death! No, it’s not even that small!”

• Oh? So you’re saying this size is just right?

This woman really…

• It’s just a joke, a joke. Ah, really. Why are you so cute?

Before I could respond, Cambrian closed the distance and pulled my face into her chest.

The heat that had already been building up from her teasing reached a boiling point in my head.

“Haah. Let go of me, Lady Master.”

Just then, the guide’s hand appeared and separated us.

“Please hurry up. We need to stabilize the body. It was made for a deity, and the concentration of divinity is relatively low. If it’s exposed to the external environment for too long, it could deteriorate.”

The guide’s face was scrunched in irritation.

Cambrian stared at the guide blankly.

“Why? What is it?”

• Well, I should reprimand you for interrupting my time with Albus.

Slowly, Cambrian moved closer to the body, and her hand slipped inside.

• But today is a special day, when Albus and this body will be physically united. I’ll forgive you, so mind your place. Little thing.

With that, Cambrian’s soul slipped into the body.

“This… This is real!”

The guide finally exploded.

“I liked him first! I know him better than you! And now you’re showing off just because you’re the one in his past life?!”

‘Sigh. Why does everyone seem so desperate to argue?’

Albus sighed deeply, calming the guide before starting the stabilization process for Cambrian’s body.

Whummmm…

Cambrian’s soul gradually settled into her new body.

Her soul began to merge with the body, transforming it into a likeness of herself.

I approached her, now fully embodied, and began to inspect her new form.

“The stabilization process is complete. No signs of rejection. How do you feel? Do you like your new body?”

She blinked her eyes slowly.

Smirk.

Her lips curved into a smile, and then—

Wham!

She hugged me tightly, pulling my head into her chest.

“W-Whoa!”

It was completely different from when she was just a soul. 

The warmth of her body, the tantalizing scent.

It was overwhelming.

“Aah. Now, with this, we will become one, my love. Even though there are two bodies, our souls are still connected. Let us unite again, with these two bodies.”

Snap.

Cambrian snapped her fingers, and a divine light enveloped her.

Her form changed into a dazzling wedding dress.

“A grand wedding awaits us.”

Snap.

With another snap, we were suddenly standing in the open sky.

“Do you see it down below?”

Cambrian pointed towards the ground. 

As I followed her finger, I saw thousands, no, hundreds of thousands of people kneeling and praying towards the sky.

“…What is that?”

Had I been too caught up in creating Cambrian’s body to notice what was happening in Rudera? 

No, surely if something this unusual had happened, the guide would have reported it to me.

“Heh. Well, normally, yes, I would’ve reported it. But I deliberately didn’t. It was all part of Dua’s plan.”

“What?”

Bam!

A divine light exploded from Cambrian.

Her divinity began to manifest in the physical world, materializing into a divine banquet hall above the heavens. 

The most magnificent, blessed wedding hall in the world.

“Do you see it now? The people below, the ones worshiping?”

“Worshipping…?”

I focused my powers to figure out what was happening below.

“Great child of the GM, what should we do?!”

“We will follow your command! We shall no longer divide our status!”

“The servers are different, but we will not fight! We are all children of the GM, and we will only follow!”

The players from the two servers, who had once been at each other’s throats, now united and worshipped someone.

And that someone was…

[You shall be my witnesses to the ends of the earth.]

“…Dua?”

It was Dua, ascending.

She released all of her divinity, revealing a form that resembled a goddess from myth.

She slowly ascended, receiving the worship of all, until she reached us.

“Long time no see, Daddy!”

“…Dua?”

In just a month, she had united the players who were once at odds and turned them into fanatical worshipers.

If you think about it, it was more of an achievement than what I had done by excessively using [miracles] to concentrate divinity.

I didn’t quite understand what was happening.

“Daddy, do you know what day it is?”

Whooosh.

Dua’s hand gathered a massive amount of divinity.

The divinity she had accumulated over the past month condensed into a powerful force.

“Today…? Dua, you don’t mean…”

“Hehe. Today’s your birthday, Daddy! I’ve got a present for you.”

“Dua, you’re not saying…?”

The shocking revelation left me speechless.

Only then did I finally grasp the full picture of the incident.

The assassination attempt in Carthesia a month ago? 

It was all a build-up for today’s birthday celebration.

A dramatic ploy to direct my attention elsewhere while crafting an excuse to descend to the surface with Losef in tow.

During that month, Dua had worked tirelessly to gather followers and ascended to amass an enormous amount of divine power.

All of this—for my birthday and a gift. 

My small, adorable Dua had orchestrated everything.

“Here, take it. Happy birthday, Dad!”

Dua handed me a sphere brimming with her divine power.

It was a condensed mass of faith collected from the entire continent, akin to the power of the [System].

“Dua, this is…”

“Dua was created by you, Dad. If not for you, Dua wouldn’t even exist.”

As I accepted the sphere, Dua twisted shyly, her body squirming.

“Even though I was just an ignorant, incomplete god when I first came to you, Dad treated me like his daughter. Isn’t this what people call responsibility-free pleasure? Or was it… the opposite?”

Wait, who taught her such things?

“Dad loved me, let me do everything I wanted. So now, it’s Dua’s turn to repay you.”

[“I love you, Dad!”]

Dua leapt into my arms, hugging me tightly.

“Hahaha!”

“Happy birthday, Albus!”

“Happy birthday!”

From every corner of the banquet hall, familiar faces began to emerge.

There were my retainers—Rebecca, Zenith, Akuyuham, and Leighton—along with acquaintances like Eclesia and Carthesia, and comrades such as Guide, Alia, and Deus.

I couldn’t help but smile as I held Dua in my arms.

What kind of blessed father has a daughter who goes to such lengths for a surprise birthday party?

In this moment, the stress and exhaustion accumulated as a GM washed away, leaving only happiness.

…Though, wait a minute—don’t some of these people not know I’m the GM?

Can we really invite them? 

Am I being forcefully outed here?

“Mom…”

“Yes, darling?”

“This doesn’t look like the banquet hall we planned.”

The adorable tone in Dua’s voice shifted slightly, becoming unnervingly sharp.

“Oh? Really?”

“And that outfit of yours. What are you scheming?”

“Haha, you truly don’t hold back, do you? Well, I suppose I should let you in on the updated plan.”

With a snap of her fingers, Cambrian altered the structure of the banquet hall.

The room transformed as a red carpet for weddings rolled out, and celebratory wedding music filled the air.

“Today isn’t just Albus’ birthday. It’s also the day this mother finally consummates her bond with your father.”

“Are you serious?”

“I did everything you asked me to. What’s the problem?”

Cambrian and Dua’s glares collided, the tension so thick it sent shivers down my spine.

“This is unexpected. I prepared a gift and blessings for the birthday party, only to find a wedding ambush.”

Alia, dressed in a blue gown that matched her hair, entered the fray.

“Cutting in line is bad manners, sister-in-law.”

“Who’s your sister-in-law?!”

“Cambria, watch your language.”

Joining Alia, Menhera stepped forward.

“This won’t do. Let’s settle it here and now. Let’s see who deserves to be Albus’ first wife.”

“Agreed. Today will go down in history as the War of the Goddesses. Of course, I will emerge victorious!”

“Do you think you can defeat me, the manager of Rudera, Guide?”

Excuse me? 

Could you all stop, please?

The voices brimming with divinity reverberated across the continent.

Are you all trying to announce to the world that I’m the GM?!

What’s going on here?!

“Fascinating. Gods duking it out, huh?”

“Carthesia?”

“But if it’s within Rudera, I won’t lose either!”

Carthesia leapt into the battlefield.

This is utter chaos.

I felt something soft and squishy wrap around the back of my head.

“Hehe, Dad belongs to Dua.”

“Hahaha.”

Away from the chaos, Dua clung to me, enjoying the spectacle of the goddess battle while monopolizing me.

Starting a fight and reaping all the rewards—what a smart daughter I have.

I had always thought of Dua as pure, never realizing the slyness she hid within.

Who could have imagined that this goddess war would end with me being kidnapped by my own daughter?

As I watched the goddesses clash, I reflected on everything that had happened.

In this boring otherworld, I had created a game to survive.

Little did I know that game would thrive and lead to this.

Sure, it’s overwhelming—but at least I’m not bored anymore.

From below, they all sing praises to the GM.

It feels strange to be called a god, but knowing that no one suffers from hunger or pain anymore makes it all worthwhile.

I’m glad I made it.

“Yeah, I did a good job.”

In the end, the first goddess war concluded without a decisive winner.

The parties agreed to share the title of Albus’ wife (without my consent), leading to the formation of the First Albus Wives’ Club.

Of course, this peace wouldn’t last. 

Soon, Dua’s ambitions would spark the Second Goddess War…

But that’s a story for another time.