My Goddess is Good at Pretending

Chapter 358: Unable to Resonate

’Ely, why don’t you appear in your original appearance as Elysia?’ Elena couldn’t stand why Elysia still used Young Master El’s identity. Erina obviously couldn’t recognize the disguised Elysia.

’I tried to pique her attention, but to my surprise, her soul connection no longer resonated with me. That’s probably related to her loyalty already below 60%.’ Elysia glanced at WUF headquarters before walking away into the dark alley.

’Hmm, she used to be able to sense your presence even though you were still invisible. She’s still the same Erina, or isn’t she? I wonder.’ Elena murmured.

"..." Elysia stopped in her tracks.

She recalled what Gaia had said about the reincarnation and transmigration of fallen Gods and deities who descended from Heaven to Earth. If Erina was no longer Erina inside, then...

’It’s still Erina. Your soul mark malfunctions due to her weakening loyalty, but it’s still there. So, the answer is clear, right?’ Gaia voiced her opinion.

’Mm, that makes sense. If that’s the situation, I won’t pursue it any further. I’ll find a better opportunity to meet her in the future.’ Elysia looked back once again before entering the void.

If Erina had forgotten about her, then she couldn’t force anything. She would let Erina go.

’...’ Elena heaved a silent sigh inside Elysia’s shadow.

Elysia has done so much for Erina by providing various assistance, help, training, and many other things. After five years, those favors faded a lot.

She was pretty fond of this golden diva girl before. Still, if Erina lost Elysia’s favor, then she would dismiss Erina from the list.

At that moment, she remembered Maya. Elysia would put a layered potent soul mark on their 3rd chosen hero.

It wouldn’t matter if Maya’s loyalty would drop, but this potent soul mark might be painful and harmful to the receiving end as the price for greater power and their help.

Elena put the matter about Erina far to the back of her mind. She let fate resolve matters regarding Erina. If Erina wasn’t destined to join their group, then she wouldn’t say anything. ’Ely, where are we going now?’

’To the southern ocean. My incarnation, the 4th hero, will soon be born. Err, it just hatched.’ Elysia initially wanted to take the journey slowly but sensed the egg had just hatched. Thus, she teleported to the underwater tower island in the southern Pacific Ocean.

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On the deepest floor of an underwater tower, the matriarch of the Phylum Clan received the greatest joy of her life as her beloved baby had just hatched from the egg.

She showered her beloved egg with tons of spiritual energy, vitality, love, attention, and everything for two years. Despite those vicious ploys that harmed her child, she managed to save her child’s life.

"Aaa..." The little baby, the size of a five-year-old child, peered out at the outside world from the small hole.

Her hair was lustrous silver, but the ends of her hair were purplish black. Her long hair, filled with mucus, made it difficult for her to see the outside world, but she could sense the white-haired creature nearby.

Because she was shocked and afraid, the little baby hid again in the egg.

"No, no... you have to come out of the egg, my baby. Come to mommy. Mommy loves you so much~" The Multiform Jelly Queen peeked at the hole, coaxing her baby to come out.

The little baby sensed no malice. She was also attracted to the lady’s gentle voice. Thus, she peeked out again and punched a bigger hole to get out of the egg.

*Plop*

The little baby crawled out of the egg, still covered in mucus. However, the Multiform Jelly Queen immediately carried and hugged her beloved baby with utmost care and love.

She thanked the Gods of Heaven and Hell, then used her magical water power to cleanse her baby. After that, she covered her baby in a warm swaddle blanket.

"I’m your Mommy, Ophelia Phylum, the Phylum Tower Master. You are my baby and love. Those people lied to me. Everyone said cruel things to me. But it’s okay, my love. Mommy will always be here for you." Ophelia kissed her healthy, beautiful baby’s cheeks.

Tears flowed down her cheeks as she was still filled with gratitude and emotion. Even though everyone, including her own people, said her baby was dead and her egg had rotted, she never believed them. She tried to use everything to bring her baby back to her.

Fortunately, the results did not betray her efforts.

"Aaa..." The little baby tried to push her mommy’s face away, uncomfortable being bombarded with lots of kisses.

"From now on, you are Althea, Althea Phylum, my baby girl, the Multiform Jelly Princess of the Phylum Tower." Ophelia held her baby high and named her baby in high esteem with great pride.

That day, Ophelia announced to her trusted subordinates about her baby. For her baby’s safety, she prevented any information from getting out. She would also keep herself locked up on her floor with her baby.

A few moments later, the dignified brown-haired lionfish-like lady entered the deepest floor at the call of her queen. Even though her face looked calm, haste was visible in her every step. Her poisonous fin spines swayed right and left, making the stonefish-like soldier behind her immediately take a safe distance.

The lionfish-like lady and the stonefish-like soldier knelt before their queen’s throne.

"It’s truly a miracle, my queen... Congratulations on the birth of the beautiful princess." The lionfish lady raised her head, fascinated to see her happy queen and the healthy baby.

"Long live Jelly Queen! Long live Jelly Princess! We should eradicate those evildoers!" The stonefish soldier raised his hands excitedly.

"Thank you, Anna. But not that soon, Ted. I want to spend my time just for my baby. I will forget revenge in the meantime. But, if they dare enter my territory again, I won’t let them leave alive." Ophelia exerted her SSS-Class spiritual pressure for a second.

"My queen, you have recovered too! I thought you-" Anna was pleasantly surprised but quickly covered her mouth before any inappropriate words came out.

"You are so mean, Anna. I know everyone never understands me and my baby." Ophelia responded with a sad expression.

"My queen, we are very worried about you. We can’t lose you. We can’t do anything without you. If you sacrifice yourself-" Anna looked down.

"Fufu, but it’s okay now. I feel like I can forgive everything. Raise your head and greet my baby. She still can’t speak fluently, but she is so adorable and smart." Ophelia laughed softly and rubbed her baby’s cheek before pointing to her subordinates.

Althea looked at the two fish demi-humans. Those subordinates resembled humans but with some fish characteristics. Elysia connected her vision with her incarnation, partially taking over without anyone’s knowledge, not even Althea.

"Fwish..." Althea pointed to the two subordinates.

"Yup, they are fish." Ophelia nodded happily.

"Err, my queen. That might be offensive, but please forgive me for stating my suspicions. Is that little baby real?" Ted felt a little suspicious because the princess’s hair was silver with black at the tip, and her eyes were purplish-blue. Meanwhile, the queen’s hair was pure silver white, with icy-blue eyes.

"Do you have any suspicions about my baby? I was there when my baby hatched. Look, is there any creature besides my baby that can survive after touching me? She even played with my hair just fine. Even those SSS-Class creatures couldn’t survive. They died immediately after I extracted their seeds to fertilize my egg." Ophelia brought her finger and hair closer to her baby. Her baby played with her hair and curiously chewed her finger.

"Please forgive my impudence, my queen. She is our true princess." Ted looked down, still in a kneeling position.

The Multiform Jelly Queen was known as the unparallel venomous beauty with the profound power feared by many overlords. Nobody could survive after being touched by her because of her potent poison. Only her egg could stand the poison, immune to being stung.

"Seal the news, anything related to me and my baby. Also, move my baby’s room to mine. I don’t want to be separated from her even for a second." Ophelia conveyed her orders.

"As your wish, my queen."

Anna and Ted put their hands to their chests, then hurried away. They moved the baby furniture prepared in a particular room to the queen’s room.

"Fwaaah..." Althea yawned, feeling sleepy.

"My baby is sleepy. Go and don’t bother us for now." Ophelia immediately kicked her trusted people out of her room.

"Hum-mm~" Ophelia sang a lullaby while tenderly stroking her baby’s head.

A few moments later, she wondered what her baby would eat. "What do jellyfish usually do to their babies? Hmm, what about the other creatures? I’m a demi-human jellyfish... so, can I breastfeed my baby?"

As it began to confuse her, she sent telepathy to her trusted people to bring her an encyclopedia book. She had to study more to become a good mommy for her baby.

"..." Elysia was happy because her incarnation hatched perfectly. However, she also experienced a brief life vision as a baby. Althea was now sleeping, snuggled in the jelly queen’s warm embrace.

Her incarnation would be her unique 4th hero to unite the monster side in Earth’s lower sphere.

’4th, it can be translated as death. She will become a death bringer to those who oppose her. Your incarnation will be a monster queen, Ely?’ Elena was amused when she saw Elysia’s stupefied expression.

’Most likely, yes. Althea will bring my soul mark, too, the original one. Maya is only there for backup.’ Elysia scratched her head and cast a blessing for Phelia and Althea.

’Ely, this sounds a bit wrong, but isn’t Althea indirectly your child with the jelly queen?’ Ai threw a surprising realization.

’E-eeh!? I purely created her with Gaia’s power and my divinity. She has the appearance of a jelly queen and a bit of my characteristics.’ Elysia was shocked.

After straightening out the conclusion, she intended to meet Althea in several days as she had to give her incarnation child support.

It would be challenging for the future queen to unite the entire lower sphere and make peace with humanity. Thus, her support for Althea would be required.

’Alright, you now have two avatars and one incarnation, Ely.’ Elena muttered softly as if she was overwhelmed by something. If she counted Ai as the twin, it would add one more.

’Mm! But the incarnation is different. Althea doesn’t have my soul fragment, but she has absolute spiritual bond with me. It’s time for us to leave. We need to check on Miko and Megami’s situation.’ Elysia left the area with a poof.