SWNOVELXO Chapter 9: Reunited with the slave.
As the flames went out, the Karv stood there frozen, eyes slowly turning toward the coffin.
One by one, all the flames soon went out.
'Shit!'
When the Karv saw the coffin open slightly to the side, he jumped back, creating a good distance between himself and the coffin.
And then, it opened fully, the lid falling to the ground with a loud echo.
'I swear, if I see some kind of mummy lunging at me, I'll kill myself before I fight one of those.'
First, he saw an arm stretch out of the coffin, its slender and soft fingers gripping the edge.
'Uhn…'
Soon after, a white mist flooded out, allowing a woman to rise from within, seated in the coffin with her head focused low.
With time, the mist began to clear, fully showing the unknown woman's face.
She had long blonde hair falling down the side of the coffin, and despite the fact she was not looking directly at him, he could still see her red glowing eyes.
She didn't seem to be wearing any clothes either, as her cleavage was fully exposed, hell, he was sure he could see her nipples as well.
But a woman, a beautiful woman at that, waking up from a strange coffin, can never not be a problem.
'I'm just gonna…'
He began to hover backward slowly, trying not to make any noise in order for the woman not to notice him.
Or so he thought.
"There you are."
The woman uttered with a cold tone, her eyes swiftly pinpointing the Karv's exact location.
'Shit, she knows I'm here. I can't even speak for her to understand me, so I'm cooked either way.'
He still hovered back slightly.
But the moment he was about to move out of the cave, he slammed his back against a barrier.
'What? The entrance is blocked?'
"Where the hell do you think you're going, Keal?!!!"
'She knows my name? Shit, this woman wants to kill me; the look on her f—uhn… hold on just a minute; I recognize that voice.'
Suddenly, he stopped slamming his back on the barrier and stood still, analyzing the blonde woman.
He watched as the woman crawled out of the coffin, rage etched on her face. She rose to her feet, taking slow steps toward the Karv.
"You ruined my life!" she yelled. "How dare you ruin my life?!"
'Ah! I know it; she's that stinking goddess that turned me into this fire thingy. I think, I mean, she sounds a lot like her, and there aren't that many people whose lives I think I destroyed.'
"I'll kill you."
Before Keal knew it, the woman had picked him up and moved him closer to her face.
Up close, he could really see her anger, which made it ten times more perfect for him.
He hated her anyway, so seeing her blow a fuse was a turn-on.
"Before I kill you, you need to relinquish that stupid authority, or I swear I'll make your life a living hell," the woman said boldly.
'What is this maniac even talking about?'
Keal glanced to the side, a disgusted look on his face.
"Shut up, bitch."
The look on the goddess's face was priceless; her brows twitched, her fingers tightening around Keal's body.
"W-what did you say to me?"
'Eh?'
The Karv looked at her, surprised. "You can understand me? You speak Karv?"
[That is because a direct understanding is shared amongst a master-servant pact.]
It was then the Karv realized it.
His wish before he got reincarnated. He remembered it so vividly now.
Suddenly, he understood the reason for the rage the goddess was feeling.
For that, he felt pure joy.
Despite having fewer features on his face, that smug grin was still visible.
"You think I'm joking? I may have been stripped out of the heavenly realm, but I'm still strong enough to kill a project like you."
"Okay then. Do it." Keal's grin got even wider.
The goddess frowned. "Relinquish the authority the heavenly realm gave you per your wish. After that, I will kill you."
'What even is the authority, that she follows me to this world as my slave?'
[Correct.]
[The heavenly realm takes wishes seriously; as such, you were granted a pact with the goddess—a rare pact that can only be gotten between a god's servant and their advocate. This pact was placed in order for you to make her a servant with the naming ritual.]
'I don't know what the naming ritual is, but I'm liking where this is going.'
Keal locked eyes with the goddess, trying his best to make the most disgusting face he could conjure.
"No. In fact, I want you to beg me. If you do, just maybe I'll consider taking down the authority."
Almost immediately, Keal was sure he saw a bit of hope creep onto the goddess's face.
Her one glowing red eye dimmed, and her face brightened.
"P-please reject the authority the heavens gave you, pretty please~"
'The hell, she must really not want to be my servant if that was all it took. Goddess, my ass!'
The Karv looked to the side. "You know what? I didn't like your tone there. Beg me on your knees; that'll sound more convincing."
A pulse throbbed visibly at the goddess's temple, but she still tried her very best to maintain a smile.
"S-sure, as long as y-you keep your promise."
The goddess dropped the Karv on the ground and then went to her knees.
"Please reject your authority."
"I can't hear you."
"P-please reject your authority!" Her cheeks turned a bit red.
"Louder! Come on! Say it like you damn well mean it!"
"Please reject your authority!!!!"
"Ahhh~ that is so cute."
"So you'll do it?"
"Absolutely not."
"Why, you bastard!!!" The goddess flamed up, grabbing the Karv and squeezing him.
"Hey now! Let's use our words."
Just when it seemed like the goddess was going to squeeze the life out of him, he found himself falling to the ground.
Not because she let him go.
No, it turned out, she was being punished.