[Oh, not just the Herald of All Things, but also immediately recognized?]

[The Development Head couldn’t recognize him at first. Quite unexpected.]

It was true.

‘The Herald of All Things.’

‘The Libra who judges souls.’

‘The Eyes that monitor the chaos of all things.’

‘The Divine Revelation Inspector.’

The four gods who had always watched over me had now arrived here.

“Hmph, they all came to see me...”

At that moment, the Welsh Corgi spoke.

[There’s a misunderstanding, SS-rank! Our Chief Examiner was more excited to see the most handsome man in the world!]

“Ah, yes. I thought as much from the Libra. You didn’t need to mention it.”

[As expected of SS-rank insight!]

I turned to look at Tesilid.

Facing five gods in one go. I was worried he might be shocked.

Fortunately, I was mistaken.

“...I see, child, now I understand why you opened the ‘Hall of the Gods.’ Truly, polytheism was the right answer.”

He was surprised but quickly accepted it. Thinking about it, he had achieved great success in the magical sciences, a discipline that pursues truth. He was capable of thinking like a magician.

At that moment, the Herald clapped his hands to draw everyone’s attention.

[There’s no time. Everyone, give your gifts quickly and leave.]

The first to give a gift was the Herald of All Things.

[Tesilid Arzent.]

“Yes.”

[Hehe, sorry for smacking you twice with the hammer.]

What was he talking about? Unlike me, who was puzzled, Tesilid seemed to have some inkling.

“Could it be... from the Library of Truth...?”

[Hehe, right. I had to smack away the obsessive leech exploring the Save Points. It must have hurt, right?]

“To be honest, I nearly died back then...”

[Yeah, it probably should have killed you. With a 10th-level artifact, it’s normal to die, but you somehow survived? Hehe, amazing. I’ll try again after reaching level 11...]

“Uh, Herald of All Things?”

Unable to keep listening, I spoke up, and the Herald of All Things, while sucking on his pipe, casually ignored me.

Anyway, I understood the situation. The Herald of All Things must have sent Tesilid as a shield for me to deal with a stalker.

What would it help to dwell on the past? I decided to accept the gifts.

[Anyway, I’m here to read your fortunes today.]

“Of course, it’s about love, right?”

[Correct. The accuracy is very high. Hehe.]

“I will listen with gratitude.”

[Yes. Your compatibility is very good, so you’ll live happily.]

“And?”

[That’s it? What more do you need?]

“Ah, yes.”

Objectively, it was a rather half-hearted fortune, but I decided not to complain. It was a happy love guaranteed by the gods, after all.

Next was the Eyes. His voice, as neutral as his appearance, softly echoed in my ears.

[Ayleth, please receive this.]

I extended both hands, and two golden lily decorations, sparkling brightly, landed heavily in my palms.

“Gasp. They’re heavy.”

[They’re pure gold. One is for you, and the other... please give it to my Bianca. Heh.]

“Ah, yes...”

[And Tesilid Arzent, please extend your hand.]

“It’s an honor.”

The devout paladin held his hands with perfect posture, even kneeling on one knee as he raised his hands high.

What fell into Tesilid’s hands was a potion bottle filled with a pink liquid.

“What is this?”

[It’s a potion that changes your gender for 48 hours.]

“...What?”

[When the opportunity arises, please show us the beautiful Tesilina again...]

“...”

As always, he was consistent.

Then, the turn of the Libra came.

[......]

The Libra silently admired Tesilid’s face for a long time, and only after hearing the Herald’s cough did he turn to look at me.

[Ah, right. I need to give a gift. Hmm, I’ll change the penalty for Divine Descent from a fever to hypothermia. Sound good?]

“If you’re changing it, could it be something like peripheral coldness?”

[That’s not romantic.]

“Hypothermia doesn’t exactly leave room for romance either.”

[Fine. Then, as a compromise, I’ll make it slight chills. Done!]

“No? Wait a minute...”

And just like that, the penalty debuff was swiftly changed.

[Use Divine Descent often, and snuggle up to his warm embrace frequently.]

“Ah, yes... Thank you...”

Although it was a ridiculous thought, all the gifts from the gods seemed rather useless. So, without much expectation, I turned to the last one—The Inspector.

As expected, The Inspector, who had a lot of accumulated resentment toward me, glared at me.

[Possessor of Interest, 5617.]

“...That’s the last four digits of my reader code. It sounds like a prisoner number when you put it like that.”

[So, you’re identifying with the position of a criminal. I suppose you do have something to feel guilty about.]

He spoke in a mocking tone, but it was true. After all, I had become a repeat offender after leaking the 100th loop’s ending to Reed.

[Do you have any idea how much stress you’ve caused my true self, refusing to listen all this time? I couldn’t just let it go. Be prepared.]

“Gasp.”

Is he planning to take personal revenge on me now that he’s a god?!

I immediately looked to the Herald for help with tear-filled eyes. But the Herald just leisurely watched, hands clasped.

[It’s useless. The ‘Herald of the World’ also condoned it.]

“W-What?!”

So, what kind of punishment is he planning to give me? As I nervously swallowed my dry saliva...

[The best way to repent is through reverse empathy. Ayleth Rodeline, I will drop a powerful spoiler into your life.]

“What?”

Swoosh!

Before me and Tesilid, a realistic illusion began to form.

It was the moment when we held each other’s hands and blinked in confusion.

“Mama, papa!”

“Ah, mama. Baah.”

“...!”

“...!”

Oh, my god. Gods above. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

In front of me and Tesilid was a being made from all the world’s cuteness, beauty, loveliness, ecstasy, and sparkle.

A little girl with pink apple hair fluttering, blinking her sea-colored eyes.

An infant with pale green eyes glowing, looking up at us.

The child and the baby extended their maple-leaf-like hands toward us.

“Mama, papa, hug me.”

“Ah! Anajoo!”

“...!”

“...!”

For a while, Tesilid and I were frozen, but we soon felt the need to look after each other.

“Child, breathe! Breathe!”

“Gasp! Thank you, Tesilid. You... you okay? Heart’s fine?”

“No, I’ll treat it later.”

“Ah, got it.”

This wasn’t a joke. We were seriously worried.

Then, the illusion was broken by The Inspector’s wicked laugh.

[The first is a daughter. She will be born three years after you marry. The second is a son. They’ll be born two years apart.]

At that moment, The Inspector’s face was the very image of a villain, deliberately spoiling the peak and core of the story. However.

‘So, child planning is solved?’

Thank you. Truly, thank you.

Next to me, Tesilid spoke on my behalf.

“I’m happy.”

“...”

“I’m already happy now, but knowing that we can be even happier in the future... It makes me truly happy.”

His eyes sparkled like the sea under the summer sun.

It felt like another moment to place in the drawer of my precious memories.

The Herald announced the end of all the divine visions.

[Now, go back to where your loved ones are. My love will reach you even from afar, so don’t feel sad.]

“Ah...”

With those words, the gods’ figures began to fade. Starting from the 10 o’clock direction, one by one, they disappeared transparently, following a counterclockwise path.

The Inspector, The Eyes, The Libra, The Herald of All Things, and then...

“...”

I looked up at the empty divine throne at the 12 o’clock position. A deep emptiness surged into my chest.

“Herald...”

I unconsciously called out with longing.

[‘The Herald of the World’ asks why you’re calling.]

“Ah!”

[‘The Herald of the World’ says his true self is always with you, so be brave.]

For a brief moment of melancholy, it vanished like a lie.

“Yes, I will.”

Just then, a straight path opened before me. Holding hands with Tesilid, I walked along the path the god had opened.

Swish...

The hard floor turned into soft grass. Before we knew it, we had returned to the cabin, greeted by the round full moon.

My body had returned to reality, but my consciousness still seemed to wander through dreams. My chest swelled with emotion.

I turned to look at Tesilid.

“That was amazing.”

“Yeah, it was.”

Having someone with me who had shared an experience so unbelievable was truly lucky. It seemed Tesilid thought the same.

“I’m glad I could share this memory with you. Truly.”

His voice, deep and resonant, seemed to reverberate through my heart. The pounding in my chest made it hard to find the right words.

So, I simply gazed at the handsome face, glowing softly in the moonlight.

As always, the sea-colored eyes gazing back at me were enough to captivate me.

“Ah... Tesilid...”

Just then, he, too, gazed at me deeply, bringing his face closer.

“...”

“...”

This atmosphere, I’m sure of it.

Now, this is the real moment for a kiss.

Ah, I’m certain!

I immediately closed my eyes with the correct lover’s posture.

But then...

“Child.”

The call came, dry as ever. I blinked my eyes open and saw an outstretched hand right in front of me.

“Want to walk a bit?”

“...”

This couldn’t be.

It seems my instincts are unreliable.

I let out a deep sigh, my shoulders slumping, and answered.

“Yeah, yeah. Let’s go for a night ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ walk.”

Dating a paladin was really tough, I thought, as I held Tesilid’s hand and walked under the moonlight.

Without having any idea what he was planning.