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“Hera. What would you do if someone forcibly raped you?”

“Collock.”

The food I was eating got stuck in my throat and I couldn’t breathe.

When Athena secretly handed him water, he immediately picked it up and drank it, putting it down his throat.

What did I just hear?

Who… is… doing… what to me?

I must have misheard.

There was no way such a thing could come out of her mouth all of a sudden.

“Sorry… I didn’t hear you. What did you say?”

“What would you do if someone forced you to eat it?”

“Cluck! Cluck!”

This time, I felt like my throat was blocked even though I hadn’t eaten anything.

I took another sip of water to calm my troubled heart.

….What kind of question is this?

Who is following me and eating me?

Why are we talking about this while eating?

I couldn’t figure out what her intentions were.

“..I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

But Athena was looking at me with an extremely serious expression.

“That’s literally it.”

Looking at Athena’s serious expression, I briefly pondered her absurd question.

What if someone tries to rape me?

“…Won’t you kill me?”

In fact, all the people who tried to do something to me in Drax were sent to heaven.

But Athena’s expression was not one of a person who had heard a satisfactory answer.

“What if the opponent is someone you can never defeat with force?”

I wonder if this is some kind of psychological test or something like that.

Are you asking me these questions because you want to know a little more about me?

If that’s the case, then it’s not strange…

“Well..if it’s an opponent that can’t be defeated by force..”

I imagined it.

After a man stronger than me subdued me.

After tearing my clothes to shreds…

Your own stuff….

‘Ugh…’

I felt sick to my stomach.

Even though I have a woman’s body, I have no intention of holding a man in my arms.

Since the memories of her once being a man still remain vivid in her mind, seeing a man’s belongings will cause a strong rejection reaction throughout her body.

…Then I guess I’ll probably be single for the rest of my life.

I have no intention of accepting a man.

That doesn’t mean I can’t date a woman of the same sex.

I didn’t really have any desire to go back to my original world…I thought I’d just live here alone for the rest of my life.

‘No. There’s Athena.’

She said she would take care of me for the rest of my life.

Even if she married someone later, she had to take responsibility for me. She had promised it with her own mouth.

Thinking that way, I felt a lot more at ease.

He said, looking at Athena who was waiting for my answer.

“I’ll bite my tongue and die. And even after I die, I’ll curse that person for the rest of my life.”

“….”

Her expression darkened further at my answer.

“Why…?”

“It’s nothing.”

For a while after that, the only sound I could hear was the sound of dishes moving.

Hmm…

It’s not that the food isn’t tasty…

Maybe it was because it had been so long since I had a proper meal, but I couldn’t eat well.

I usually just eat one bite at a time and put it away, but when I tried to keep putting it in my mouth, it seemed like my insides were rejecting it.

‘You were the one who yelled for food… to eat.’

No matter how much I scolded my stomach, nothing changed.

Eventually, I couldn’t eat any more and was fiddling with my chopsticks when Athena sat down next to me with a bowl full of meat.

He then neatly cut the meat and picked it up with a fork.

“Hera. Ah~ Hae.”

I put food in my mouth.

“Huh..huh?”

I was momentarily taken aback by her strange kindness, but I had no choice but to open my mouth when she gestured for me to eat right away.

“Oh no.”

As I put food in my mouth, Athena immediately picks up the meat and holds it out again.

“…Athena..?”

“You’ve gotten so skinny. I’ll feed you.”

“…”

Finally, at her words, I put food back into my mouth.

“Okay. Lip”

The meat appeared before my eyes again.

“I’m full now..”

“Open your mouth.”

“Ugh.”

I reluctantly opened my mouth to obey her coercive command.

As I slowly chewed and swallowed the meat, it appeared before my eyes again.

“I.. I can’t eat any more..”

“Hera. Lips.”

“Me really- urgent?!”

When I refused, my mouth was forced open and food came in.

“Okay. Again, Ah~ ”

“Okay….Wait a minute…”

For a long time like that.

“Ah..I haven’t swallowed it all yet..!- Ugh!!”

“It’s okay.”

“I can’t eat this anymore!! Ugh-”

“Open your mouth.”

“Oh..Did I do something wrong?? Haha!”

“You think about it carefully.”

“It’s going to burst!! My stomach is going to burst!!”

“You can’t move until you eat all of this.”

“I hate it!”

Until I emptied the bowl completely. Athena was violent towards me.

I’m talking about the brutal violence called food assault.

.

.

.

“Ugh….”

“Drink Hera.”

Athena gives me water.

I glared at her with resentment, then drank all the water in one go.

“I’m saying this because I’m worried about you. You’re so skinny.”

Athena said, gently patting my belly full of food.

“….”

I couldn’t say anything because he said he did it for me.

In fact, when I looked at myself in the mirror, I looked like I could collapse at any moment.

She must have been worried about me like that, so she forced me to eat it.

Well, thanks to her, I was able to eat a lot.

“…Don’t do that again.”

When I spoke to her bluntly, she raised one eyebrow and said,

“Huh..Orders to the master?”

“Hey..!”

She snickers at my petty annoyance.

“Okay, Hera. So eat well and go.”

“…..Yeah.”

Still, I didn’t feel bad.

A sumptuous meal that feels like it’s been a long time since I’ve had one.

It was the first time since I moved into this mansion that I felt comfortable eating in a restaurant.

I hope I can continue eating like this in the future.

I never knew being with someone could be so powerful.

This too. It must be thanks to Athena.

I felt grateful to her and wanted to give her something in return.

Something that would make her happy.

I started to think carefully about what I could do.

‘I think I’ve been expressing my affection too much lately..’

In fact, she has been kissing me so much that her saliva has never dried in my mouth.

I wanted to do something a little different.

I glanced furtively at the table where we had eaten.

A dining table where a variety of foods were served.

‘….Would you like it if I cooked for you..?’

Still, I have been living alone for 5 years. Since I have always been interested in cooking, I have tried almost all kinds of food.

Cooking skills built up like that.

I was proud of myself for doing pretty well.

But I wondered if she, who eats delicious food prepared by a skilled chef every day, would really like my cooking.

‘Another negative thought.’

I caught myself again from thinking in a bad direction.

no.

Cooking is about sincerity and heart.

I’m sure if you do your best you’ll like it.

In the end, I decided to cook for her and asked her discreetly.

“Athena..Do you have a favorite food?”

“Huh?”

She tilts her head at my words.

“Just…I was curious…”

“Well, I’m not really the type to enjoy eating.”

“Oh..really..?”

Maybe it’s not cooking after all.

As her heart grew slightly awkward, she opened her mouth again.

“But if I had to choose my favorite… I like spicy food and meat.”

“Really?!”

Her eyes opened wide at my sudden shout. Her face seemed to say, ‘What’s wrong with her?’

I felt a little embarrassed by her reaction, but that wasn’t the point.

“Hmm… Hmm… Athena. Do you have anything to do in the evening?”

“….No, there isn’t any?”

She looks at me with a somewhat wary expression.

“Then…let’s have dinner together.”

“..I was thinking of doing that anyway.”

She answered as if stating the obvious.

It was good.

All the groundwork has been completed.

Now all I have to do is decide what to cook for her.

If it’s a luxurious mansion like this, the kitchen must be nice too.

Athena said we can do whatever we want here, so there should be no problem using the kitchen.

“Are you okay, Hera?”

I wonder if something looked strange to you.

Athena looked at me with a suspicious expression.

Did you get the tea?

Since I wanted to cook a surprise dish, I decided to change the subject.

“By the way, why did you suddenly ask that strange question earlier?”

Athena flinched once at my question.

She covered her mouth with one hand –

‘I’m running out of patience these days.’

He muttered in a voice so small that it couldn’t be heard.

“Huh?”

“No. Just be careful about your behavior on a daily basis. Other people might have strange thoughts.”

hmm..

Well, honestly, it might seem like I’m showing off.

This body’s face is unbelievably beautiful.

Even though I have lived in this body until now, I always thought I was pretty every time I looked in the mirror.

There may be people who have dangerous imaginations about me.

But I think I can block them all, if I have to.

Unless they are the main boss-level villains from the original, they won’t be able to easily subdue me. And even if they are, they won’t just take it for granted.

And if, as Athena said, an opponent appears that I cannot defeat with force…

I looked at Athena furtively.

And then he smiled faintly at her.

“In that case, you should protect me.”

Since you said you would save it for life, you should at least guarantee its safety.

Otherwise, it won’t be a good fit.

Kwaaang-

“Eek?!!”

A sudden, eerie sound.

When I opened my eyes, the table where I had been eating peacefully until just a moment ago was shattered into pieces.

And on top of that.

Athena’s fist was raised, surrounded by golden mana.

When I looked at her, her eyes were burning like they were going to explode, and she was staring straight at me.

“Hi.”

“Didn’t I just tell you to be careful with your behavior?”

She speaks to me in a low, growling voice, almost like an animal.

I couldn’t move before her overwhelming gaze.

“Uh…uh..?”

weird..?

What did I say wrong..?

* * *

A place in the empire away from Einhart.

There was a mountain there with beautiful scenery.

And a cabin located in the middle of that mountain.

A middle-aged man with a mysterious air emerged from the cabin.

“Disciple. Let’s stop here for today. You should go down too.”

“….I will practice more on my own.”

“Hehehe.. What made you so poisonous.”

A man with a messy ponytail and small scars on his face.

This peculiar man’s name reminds me of a swordsman from the East.

The Empire’s only Grandmaster.

It was Black Carlos.

He brushed the dust off the hat that was lying on the floor and put it on his head.

“But…where are you going?”

“I’m going to meet a friend.”

“Even bringing a sword?”

Carlos smiled at the girl’s words.

“He’s a bit of a rowdy friend, you know.”

It looks really pretty though.