Chapter 227

Chapter 227

Even If I’m in a Different Genre Alone (Complete)

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The Gag God, unable to stand Lian being lost in serious thought for even a second, approached him and made a round shape with one hand while extending her index finger with the other.

“If we start with three people and then increase it -…”

Before she could finish her suggestive gesture, Lian’s fist shot out reflexively.

“You… crazy god!”

“Ouch! I’m dying! I’m dying!”

For the first time in a long while, Lian’s face turned bright red as he pounded her relentlessly.

Not long after, she collapsed onto the floor, scribbling something like “The culprit is Li..a…n..” on the white marble for what seemed like the hundredth time.

‘But… it kind of makes sense…’

Lian sighed as he looked down at her, then suddenly shuddered at the thought that surfaced in his mind.

‘No, are you insane? Those three still have lives to live!’

The words “But still…” crept back into his thoughts, but he shook his head as if trying to rid himself of a demon. At that moment, Elensia approached him with a gentle smile.

“Lian, should I send them all back?”

“Ah… could you?”

“Yes, and wouldn’t it be better if we made the subordinate gods together?”

“Huh…?”

“Don’t you want me to become a god?”

“Uh, no?”

“Right?”

Elensia smiled with her eyes and flew off to where the three people were. Lian could feel his heart pounding again, still not used to her smile even after all these years.

‘Wait… what did Elensia just say?’

It was only after she left that Lian fully understood her words, and he froze in place.

Thud!

Just then, he heard a familiar sound of light footsteps, accompanied by a tickling sensation, much lighter than that of an ordinary person.

Suddenly, red hair swayed in front of his eyes. Lian, still dazed, instinctively opened his arms and embraced the familiar figure.

“Master!”

“…!”

The moment that voice, which he had never forgotten, reached his ears, Lian froze in place. Jess’s tail was wagging like a propeller, filling his vision.

“How… how did you…”

From behind the stiffened Lian came a familiar “Ahem” sound.

The Gag God, now recovered, stood in front of a green chalkboard she had somehow procured. Wearing a curly wig, round dizzying glasses, and a white lab coat, she began to explain the situation.

“Those three were involved in the birth of a god, and though they were forgotten, they even received the love of a god! On top of that, they were born with the qualities of heroes! Of course, they’re on a different level than ordinary people!”

Summing up her explanation in one sentence:

“Simply put, those three never forgot you.”

“Ah…”

“Of course, they don’t remember you perfectly. It’s like trying to recall memories from when you were three years old—vague and blurry.”

She emphasized this point by tapping the empty chalkboard with what looked like a switch.

“The important thing is that they believed in those dream-like memories and came all the way here to find you! Haha! This is true, pure love! Are you watching, ‘Thump-Thump ~ Maybe My Love Began Under the Pine Tree?~ Impossible! It Wasn’t Impossible!’ director! This is what real pure love looks like!”

The Gag God ranted, venting her betrayal over a terrible story that had started with pure love but ended with an NTR conclusion.

Ignoring the Gag God’s screams, which he had grown accustomed to, Lian looked down at Jess in a daze.

“You… really remember me…?”

“Yes! I remember everything.”

Jess beamed up at Lian with sparkling eyes. Just as the Gag God had explained, the hazy memories she had were suddenly restored, as if struck by lightning, the moment she saw Lian.

The long time they had been apart made Jess cling to Lian without leaving any gap between them. Her now fuller figure pressed against him, and Lian, who had been in a daze, suddenly felt his face heat up.

“Uh, could you… give me a little space…”

“Jess, don’t run off like that!”

“Why are you alone—… Ah…”

Before Lian could finish his sentence, Noah and Iris, who had been looking for Jess, locked eyes with him.

A brief, suffocating silence followed.

Thud!

Without a word, the two rushed toward Lian.

“I… I can’t believe I forgot you…”

“Huff, huff… Brother!”

The moment their hazy memories returned to their original form, the two crumbled instantly.

“Ah…”

Lian let out a short gasp, tears streaming down his face. He had thought he was fine, that everything was okay, but at that moment, he realized he had been wrong.

Elensia, watching the three humans clinging to Lian with a pouty expression, eventually smiled softly.

‘Hah… When did I become so soft?’

Elensia, whose obsession had once been terrifying, now allowed other women to approach Lian because he looked so incredibly happy.

The Gag God, watching the heartwarming scene, smiled suspiciously.

“Uhuhu… The ‘Subordinate God Expansion Project’ has finally gathered all its participants.”

The Gag God immediately ran to the bathroom, filled a giant tub with rose petals, and arranged heart-shaped petals on the bed. She didn’t forget to line the path to the room with candles.

After finally calming down and sharing heartfelt emotions with the three, Lian was leading them to their respective bedrooms when he noticed the scene.

Lian grabbed the Gag God, threw her onto the bed, tied her up, and tossed her into the bathroom. Then, he pushed the entire bathtub out of Heaven.

“Guwaaah!”

Even though she could have escaped, the Gag God let out a ridiculous scream as she fell, and Lian stared coldly after her before leading the three to their rooms. Left alone afterward, Lian smiled more freely than he had in a long time.

‘I can endure this for a few hundred years.’

Even though those three were the only ones who remembered him and shared the same feelings, they were still living humans. They had long lives ahead of them, and he would have to send them back to the mortal world.

‘I hope they see and experience much more.’

Unlike me.

Lian pushed aside his lingering attachment and headed to his bedroom for the first time in ages. He didn’t need to sleep, so he had rarely used the room since becoming a god, except in his early days.

‘I want to wake up, say good morning to everyone, and ask if they slept well.’

It was such a simple desire that he felt embarrassed to say it out loud. As Lian lay down on the bed and closed his eyes, the sky in Heaven quickly darkened.

For the first time in a long while, Lian fell into a deep sleep.

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So -… at first -…

‘Noisy…’

Still… the opinion is…!

‘Just five more minutes…’

The noisy sound that interrupted his drowsy sleep made Lian reflexively reach for the blanket. But no matter how much he groped around the bed, he couldn’t find the soft blanket.

“Huh?”

Realizing something was off, he opened his eyes… to find himself surrounded not by a flowerbed, but by women as beautiful as flowers.

“Ah! Good morning!”

Jess, who was squatting beside the bed and peeking her head over it, was the first to greet him. When Lian, still dazed, nodded in response, Iris, Noah, and Elensia, who had been standing around the bed, followed with their morning greetings.

“Uh… but why are you all here?”

Still groggy, Lian asked, and from under the bed, the Gag God slithered out like a snake, laughing creepily with an “Ohyo-ohyohyo!” as she explained the situation.

“Since you need to decide who will have the first child, we’re all gathered here! Ohyohyo! You’re so lucky! Ugh!”

Lian punched her reflexively, and her face crumpled like an old tin can before she slumped over, making a stupid sound.

“Stop with the ridiculous jokes…”

Lian, who had been sternly scolding the Gag God, slowly raised his head when he noticed the silence around him. The four women were looking at him with very intense eyes.

“Uh… are you serious…?”

The four women nodded in unison, as if they had made a pact.

“The first one should be me! I’m a beastkin, so I can have a lot of babies at once!”

“Ugh!”

Lian coughed violently, as if spitting blood, and collapsed. Jess, wearing a sly smile, slowly climbed onto the bed as if to pounce on him.

Grab!

“Eek!?”

But before she could, Noah and Iris firmly grabbed her by the scruff of the neck.

“No!”

“No!”

Now that Lian was awake, the four women no longer felt the need to keep their voices down and began raising them menacingly.

“Obviously, I should be first since I was the closest to him.”

Iris declared confidently, folding her arms under her chest. The movement emphasized her enormous chest, causing Iris’s expression to twist.

“Ahem, shouldn’t the one with the most maternal instincts go first?”

Jess raised her hand high.

“I think it’s best for me to have as many children as possible since the goal is to create many subordinate gods!”

Elensia, who had been watching the three women with a slow, appraising gaze, crossed her arms and spoke.

“It’s only fair that the one Lian loves the most should go first. For example, the one who’s progressed the furthest with him.”

At her words, Iris, Jess, and Noah all turned their gazes toward Elensia. She smiled victoriously, fluttering her wings.

“No, no matter what…”

“Maybe we should just do it all today -…”

“That’s…!”

As their conversation became more explicit, Lian’s face turned pale. He could already see a future where he would be sucked dry and turned into a mummy.

“Yo, popular guy! Harem master!”

The Gag God, having somehow recovered her energy, wobbled as she teased Lian.

‘Harem, my foot…!’

From an outsider’s perspective, it might have looked like a typical scene from a harem anime, but to Lian, it felt like a trailer for a horror movie.

Even though he now lived in the same world as them, Lian still felt like…

‘I’m in a different genre all by myself.’

He chuckled without realizing it. The miserable past when he had lived alone in a different genre due to the Power of Adaptation and the happy dilemma he faced now were so starkly contrasted that he couldn’t help but smile.

Unlike back then, he now had many people who loved him, and he was no longer alone.

‘Even if I’m in a different genre alone… it’s okay.’

Even if their genres were different, as long as they shared the same feelings and walked the same path together, they would slowly blend into each other and create a new genre.

“So, Lian, who do you like the most?”

…It would be okay. Probably.

End of Chapter