My Goddess is Good at Pretending

Chapter 327: I Want You

Elysia flew up and continued through the starry night sky to approach the source of the voice that called her spiritually.

She previously couldn’t see anything out of the place. Yet, when she arrived at a certain distance and focused her divine sense on a direction where the call came, a floating massive island came into her sight.

’What place is this? Why couldn’t we detect this place before?’ Elena asked in wonder while inspecting the surroundings using Elysia’s shared, advanced perception, anticipating danger.

’I can feel a lot of danger in this place, stronger than those calamity divine beasts.’ Ai reminded everyone to be careful.

’...’ Elysia put her vigilance to the maximum level.

The previous call was probably from a super divine monster who wanted to lure her into a deadly trap, but she still wanted to find the source.

That massive floating island had no vegetation, only barren rocky mountains with no elements of life. However, evil miasma emerged from the ground in the core area.

Elysia flew closer to the floating island’s core region. Once she arrived, a 150-meter-high metal gate came into sight between two large rocky mountains.

’This place!’ Elena widened her eyes in surprise as she took a closer look at the suspicious chains around the rocky mountains near the metal gate.

Several high-rank corrupted Gods, and the regressed calamity monsters were sealed and shackled down there!

Unlike the water-type calamity divine beasts they encountered in the colorful ocean, those monsters were unaffected by the Vibrant Seawater corrosion. Those sealed ones were still sane and conscious.

"Hmm..." Elysia also noticed some creatures below.

There were two humanoid demons with terrifying appearance, a one-eyed human with an ancient marking tattoo on his forehead, a pair of arm-sized parasitic worms with heads on both sides, a thigh-sized maggot with an oversized leash, and then a coiled collosal green serpent under the rocky mountain.

Those entities were sealed at a certain distance from one another. There were still several other sealed entities, but they weren’t conscious and still perfectly sealed.

Elysia was only intrigued by the conscious ones because she could gain information about this place from them. However, she had to be extra careful because they were powerful entities sealed in this exile dimension, Earth’s backroom. The next question was about who previously called her name.

’Ouch...’ Elysia felt a burning sensation in her eyes while trying to see those shackled entities’ status screens.

The metal gate emitted an imposing golden aura, and Elysia’s flying ability soon gradually faded, forcing her to make an emergency landing.

’That giant metal gate prevents us from opening their status screens. That gate is something... Be alert, everyone.’ Elena squinted her eyes.

"Oh, the embodiment of the primordial sea? No, it’s just like us, the sealed, exiled one..."

"Young girl, why does the primordial water circle around you like a living artifact?"

"Interesting. Can you release us from these shackles? We will destroy that metal gate and regain our freedom."

"..." Elysia remained silent in response. However, she felt her mind was attacked by the other parties. They tried to take control of her to free them from their seals and shackles.

"It’s useless. Anything that falls into the primordial sea will lose everything and dissolve into liquid, part of the primordial water. The place where life originates and ends."

Someone spoke with a sigh, but Elysia was surprised when she heard that.

She knew they were using a foreign language to her ears, but she could understand what they were talking about for some unknown reason.

Primordial sea... Elysia got an ephiphany at that name. It also resembled the Primordial Gem on her four-pointed star twin kaleidoscopic halo.

Elysia checked her twin halo but couldn’t find anything floating above her head. The Primogem was also missing!

’My twin halo and Primogem are gone!? Did they drift away when I dived into the colorful ocean?’ Elysia looked down but couldn’t see the colorful ocean from this floating island.

She intended to immediately fly down to look for her twin halo and Primogem. Yet, the spiritual call came to her mind once again.

’Ely, you’re near. The metal gate.’

The voice was clearer. It was easy to tell that it was a lady and that it came from the giant metal gate.

’I’m sure this is Gaia. She is found guilty, yes? Ely, try summoning the Primogem. It should have recognized you as the owner and will return upon your call.’ Elena harrumphed in commenting on Gaia’s call.

’That gem is by all means not simple. If that colorful ocean is Earth’s primordial sea, then that one is probably greeting its old friend.’ Ai tapped her cheek and nodded in agreement with her assumption.

Elysia took a deep breath and raised her hand. "Heed to my command. Primogem, return."

Elysia tried to summon the Primogem and her twin halo, but nothing happened after a few seconds passed.

The sealed entities around the rocky mountains were astonished because the lady covered in colorful liquid could talk.

*Poof*

Elysia was about to summon the Primogem again, but it suddenly appeared above her head. Her four-pointed twin halo also returned.

*Drip* *Drip* *Drip*

"..." Elysia felt relieved, but her twin halo and Primogem were so wet, dripping a lot of primordial water onto her head.

Fortunately, she had studied this colorful water and crafted a water artifact from them. So, no more harm could be caused.

’How nostalgic. The place where the life originates from and ends...’ Primogem mumbled spiritually before going into its hibernation again.

Elysia asked about it telepathically, but she received no response.

"You, who are you?" The shackled Evil God asked.

Unfortunately, Elysia didn’t pay attention. She approached the giant metal gate and stopped two meters from the exit. "I’m here, right behind the gate."

*Clank* *Clank* *Creak*

Several consecutive noises could be heard from the other side. The metal gate seals were lifted. The gate opened slightly, making a small gap just enough to fit one person.

"Exit! Freedom! Earth, I shall-, ghak!"

The thigh-sized calamity divine maggot broke free from its leash and shackles, shooting like a missile towards the exit.

Unfortunately, the mysterious wet Goddess caught it with her bare hand and gripped the regressed calamity divine beast tightly, smearing it with the colorful liquid of the primordial water.

Various negative effects began to occur, but it would take a while before they could leave any significant impact on the maggot.

"Unhand me!" The maggot tried to break free, but the mysterious wet Goddess’ grip was insane.

The colorful water covering her entire body and the primordial water revolving around her like a shawl also caused much harm. The maggot was soon feeling weakened, losing its remaining strength.

Elysia opened the Helven Realm’s portal and threw the paralyzed maggot inside as she would like to inspect and interrogate it later.

After that, she went into the gate’s dimensional gap and exited the sealed dimensional realm, leaving the astonished sealed entities behind.

Since Gaia was there, it would be best to question everything directly to the most knowledgeable one.

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On the other side of the metal gate, Gaia just took a great risk by opening all the sea sigils and opening the gate.

Because she heard Elysia’s response, she immediately moved quickly. She sealed the space around the gate to prevent anyone from escaping.

However, a wet lady in a torn slim-fit dress covered in colorful liquid with a primordial water shawl came out of the gate’s dimensional gap.

Gaia felt intimidated, but she also didn’t know who was in front of her. She stared at the wet lady’s face, especially those colorful eyes.

"E-Ely?" Gaia widened her eyes with a pale expression when she realized it was Elysia with primordial water’s heavy after-effects.

"Why?" Elysia asked briefly and walked closer, melting the sealed space that Gaia created with every step.

"Please pardon me. It’s my fault... How can I atone for my mistake and receive your forgiveness?" Gaia took a step back and gulped her saliva.

Elysia was unaffected by the primordial water’s negative effects. It also moved under Elysia’s control. However, it scared her.

"Will everything be resolved just by you apologizing to us?" Elysia reached out her hand and strangled the white-haired lady before her with a cold expression.

"If you want to kill me, then I won’t resist it. I will do what you say. But, please forgive me and my next avatar..." Gaia squirmed as the primordial water corroded her neck painfully, but she didn’t put up any resistance.

Her current state was already greatly weakened. Elysia came to visit her but accidentally threw her friend to the dead end. Elysia suffered greatly in that sealed dimensional realm for several days. Her death probably couldn’t pacify Elysia’s grievance, but she still had to beg for forgiveness.

"My forgiveness is not easy to obtain, especially for betrayal. Even if it was an accident, no friendly fire can be tolerated. You might have killed me if it was me from five years ago." Elysia brought her face closer, staring deeply into those green eyes that had lost their glorious shine.

Gaia replied with a guilty gaze, but she stared at Elysia with a relieved expression.

However, Elysia released her grip and let Gaia fall to the ground.

The white-haired lady before her was only Gaia’s divine avatar, not the real Mother Goddess because it should be the Earth Core. She also didn’t intend to kill her friend even though Gaia’s mistake was grave.

"You are aging and becoming much weaker. I will forgive you and pretend your great offense never happened under one condition, Gaia." Elysia turned around. She closed the metal gate and put a temporary seal to ensure no villain could escape to the outside world under her watch.

Gaia held her corroded neck. She hissed in pain and used her self-recovery magic right away. Yet, Elysia suddenly offered her a way out, and she answered without thinking much. "I will fulfill it. Please state your condition."

After placing the temporary seal, Elysia returned, pointing to Gaia’s heart. "I want you. Be mine. Not the avatar you, but the real you."

"Huh?" Gaia widened her eyes in astonishment.