Sam slowly opened his eyes only to find himself in a garden filled with various kinds of flowers and plants. It seems calm his raging mind with a gentle breeze.
"Ara~ara~ It looks like you found the same name and the same person in this life as well child.."
Sam looked around confused at the voice only to see a beauty which can't be explained in words sitting on a white marble chair with one hand supporting her head on a white table in the middle of the garden who's looking at him with a gentle gaze.
She was wearing a glowing white long gown with light green hair and blue eyes more deeper than his and most importantly a crown with flowers and leaves glowing in a golden light. Sam instantly realized who this motherly beauty was. She's Gaea. The main goddess of the Current God Pantheon.
Sam immediately kowtowed to her without saying anything.
"Hahh..ha.. now now little one I'm a goddess not a devil. fufu.. come closer" she said while signaling him with a finger.
Sam obeyed and went towards her as she smiled and gestured him towards the chair opposite side of hers. Sam has some doubts 'is a goddess really asking me to sit with her?' but chose to ignore it. After all gods are gods. What does he know about them. Little did he know that even priestess doesn't get to come here let alone sit with her.
Sam quietly sat down and kept his head down while the goddess just glared at him happily.
***
After some time Sam couldn't take it anymore..
"Goddess sama is everything ok?? am I in trouble?"
Finally Gaea took her eyes off of him " You really don't remember anything huh?"
"I'm not sure what you're talking about"
"Sigh.. Did you at least remembered what having lived another life ?" this the Gaea asked with a little disappointment in her tone while pouting.
Sam was immediately shocked. Just today he got strange memories when he awakened. Though it looks like Goddess can't read his mind he still chose to reveal it all.
" Actually..." as Sam was 'explaining' his strange vision he saw Gaea smiling strangly just for a moment.
" Then it's good. Listen well child, what you saw was your past life."
"What th.."
"Hmmp"
" Sorry Goddess sama. Please continue " Sam immediately kowtowed.
"Sigh.. Alright sit down and don't interrupt. Yes, what you saw was your past life and it was roughly 2000 years ago. Humans evolved. Some beasts occupied the land while the spatial rifts were locked as dungeons. After 500 years from the first rift, the gods of this world found a way to seal off the world preventing another rift appearing until now. That's the most of it."
"Eh... could you perhaps want me to seal them again or something."
"Fufu.. What? You're not some hero anything and besides the seals are standing strong so don't bother."
Sam was embarrassed as his face went red.. He was really delusional to think that goddess sama wants his help..
"Fufu.. get over it boy.. I've seen you grow up for millenniums as various characters. I summoned you here because you were the first to die in a world transfer in this world.. "
"Heh... then did I.."
"Yes, you died because you got a little too strong to be summoned back and unconsciously resisted. Don't worry your friends were safe and they saved your family though they were sad since you weren't there."
"So I died for nothing??" He was suddenly dumbfounded again. He felt like he wanted to cry..
"Yes, and you even had a god rank artifact with you.. fufu.. don't worry I'll give you good skills in this life so just sit back enjoy for a few years."
"Wait a minute why few years?" He asked while still tears in his eyes.
"Well.. though we sealed off the world so that new dungeons won't appear, the remaining ones will probably breakdown in a few years. Don't worry if humans can stand with the performance they had so far they'll survive. If not they'll perish." Gaea shrugged.
Sam was shocked. "Isn't it bad if humans die?"
He even forgot he's talking with a goddess long ago and now chatting as if with a friend.
"Not really.. I'm not really responsible for humans alone. As long as the world is alive and beasts are at check it's fine with me. Though it will be a little boring without humans."
Gaea's nonchalant attitude towards humans irked off Sam a little.
" Then why am here anyways?"
He asked flatly.
"Ara~ looks like someone's angry.. fufu.. well you're more than welcome to save them Sam. If you can attain your previous strength again then it will be a piece of strawberrycake " Gaea was laughing heartily.
"Ah.. well... I guess I'll try then. Wait what about my skill."
"fufu.. just open your status. I made it based on your previous artifact. It's pretty good right."
She looked like a puppy asking for a praise with stars in her eyes.
Sam decided to feign ignorance as he chanted.
"God's blessing"
:D ...
"Eh.... Goddess sama why isn't anything happening?" Sam asked only to see a pouting goddess which just ticked him off.
"Stop acting cute and just say it" Sam unintentionally blurted out and immediately regretted it as Gaea was glaring at him with a ridiculous look on her face.
"You ungrateful bastard.. you're sitting with the Goddess and asking for a god's blessing hmph.."
She pouted with her face to the side.
Only now Sam realized what actually happened. He scratched his head still a little skeptical about the goddess'es identity. He decided to ignore it as well.
"Ahmhm.. Goddess'es Blessing"
:D ...
Sam was again paled as he glared at the pouting goddess who's still maintaining her stance.
"Sigh... Just tell me if you aren't going to give me blessings. "
Sam tried to stand up, only to find his butt glued to the chair which made him cry in frustration..
He clenched his fusts together and bowed his head to the table..
"Oh might goddess sama, please let this fool know what he did wrong."
Gaea looked amused at his plead and questioned
"What's my name ?"
"Ehh..."
"I asked you, what's my name?"
"oh.. You're the Great goddess Gaea, The perfection of beauty, The epitome of wisdom, your glory knows no end, Your face brightens thousand suns, Your fig..." Sam's pleas was suddenly interrupted.
"STOP" at some point of time Goddess Gaea has gone apple red.. It can't be helped. She's being alone for millenniums but she's still a woman at heart you know...
"Just say Gaea's blessing you idiot." Gaea waved her hand and Sam who was again and again dumbfounded was immediately blown away..
"Ehhhhh...."