After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King

"I decided not to go to the empire."

"..."

The young goddess's last stop should have been the empire. Then, as planned, she would begin a rule she herself didn't quite know how to execute or where to start. But now she suddenly changed her mind.

In fact, the young goddess's plans had been constantly changing. Initially, she intended to go directly to the empire, but then it changed to a world tour first, and afterwards maybe the empire… And now, she had changed her mind again.

Yila wasn't particularly concerned. He just looked at the young goddess and waited for her to continue.

...

The young goddess, with her sun-kissed skin and adorned with golden jewelry, fell silent for a moment and then said, "I've been observing the empire along the way and figured there might be no need to visit it personally."

If you put it that way, it did seem true, but…

"You won't even see Isabella?"

To Yila's question, the young goddess gently laughed and said, "See her? Talking to you is pretty much the same thing… Just imagine a more feminine version of yourself."

Although Yila knew the young goddess meant that Isabella's political views and habits were very similar to his, it still felt a bit weird to hear it put that way.

"Or maybe observe the empire's nobles and commoners?"

Yila asked.

The young goddess continued to smile and replied, "The nobles are your lapdogs, not decision-makers but executors… The commoners are your puppets, treating your will as the truth… There's no point in seeing them either."

Yes, that was indeed the empire.

Thinking of this, Yila couldn't help but show a wry smile. He helplessly took a piece of the hard candy in front of the young goddess and popped it into his mouth. Originally, it was placed between them, but she had pulled it towards her. "Ha, that doesn't sound very flattering."

"I wasn't entirely praising you either."

"..."

In other words, she wasn't entirely criticizing him either.

"So, what do you plan to do next?"

Yila asked, already accustomed to the young goddess's sudden changes in plans. Perhaps the young goddess was subconsciously avoiding the empire because even she knew that the main plane no longer needed a goddess.

Or rather, it no longer needed a second goddess.

"From what you and that little Demon King and Silver Dragon said, there are no familiar friends in the land where the dragons live. So, there's no need to visit the Dragon Realm... I might go to the Divine Realm first."

The young goddess said as she looked at Yila and then emphasized, "That place is inaccessible to you, as long as you can't freely withstand the mana of a god. I'll go alone."

As she said this, the young goddess casually wrapped the two remaining candies on the plate in front of her with bluish-purple mana and tucked them into her waist. "Then I'll go to Heaven and help you deal with the issue of the Reverse Star God."

Reverse Star God…

Before Yila could ask anything about it, the young goddess started speaking: "The Calamity sealed in Heaven—the Reverse Star God. But it's not a god... just a special power contained in mana."

"When the stars align, the seal will waver, and if the power of the reverse star is released... the planet will reverse its rotation. Do you know that the Sun and Moon in the sky do not revolve around the nine major planes?"

Yila wasn't sure... Not that he didn't know about planets orbiting stars, but he was unsure if the world functioned according to the rules he was familiar with.

"It seems you understand that the Nine Realms naturally rotate while also revolving around the Sun. So, I can explain what would happen if the rotation direction reversed."

As La, the Sun God, she confidently prepared to explain. After all, her Divine Rank originated from the Sun God, who was perfectly suited to explain such things.

"I understand. The Earth's crust would become unstable, right? The tectonic plates, held in place by rotation and revolution, would move irregularly, leading to shifts, collisions, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes."

*Yila spoke as he watched the young goddess's mouth open wide. He continued to recall, narrating:* "The reverse rotation would release momentum, creating ocean currents that merge with atmospheric airflows, resulting in disasters... such as massive hurricanes sweeping the coast indiscriminately."

"..."

*Doesn't he know more than me?!*

The young goddess blinked, unable to help but laugh. "Your former civilization was truly interesting… I'll handle that Calamity for you. I can do it alone."

*In the past, gods carelessly sealed away Calamities, so maybe the young goddess could also easily handle them… But wait, if it's a matter of 'handling,' couldn't they have dealt with the Calamities back then too?*

Yila pondered and then asked, "What about the price?"

"..."

"As for the final Calamity—Resurrection of the Dead, you should be able to overcome it with your own power."

The young goddess said as she stood up gently, not answering Yila's question. She looked at herself, then took off the pendant from her waist, where it lay with the candy.

Then, once again, the young goddess touched Yila's head and hung the golden pendant around his neck with one hand. "I'll leave the main plane to you. This is my gift to you."

Saying this, the young goddess looked at the silent Yila, simply stood up, and walked towards the Sun God's ruins in her memory… The teleportation gate there had the function of transmitting to the Divine Realm.

However, to her surprise, Yila simply followed her.

"I don't plan to accompany you to the Divine Realm. Hmm… What's inside this necklace?"

Yila asked, holding the golden pendant. He could distinctly feel something completely different from mana inside… something more mysterious than mana.

"My Divine Rank."

The young goddess answered plainly. With a somewhat sentimental look, she said, "My current 'rank' is Calamity. What you hold is my former 'Divine Rank'... just a keepsake."

Calling it a keepsake, a keepsake named 'Divine Rank' sure sounded classy.

"After this, I will probably sleep for a very long time."

The young goddess said casually. In this way, she answered Yila's earlier question about 'the price.' She shrugged and said, "I hope you surprise me when I wake up~."

"..."

"Okay."

Yila said, but…

...

Somehow, it felt like they would meet again.