"Hehehe… not bad, not bad! Athena, from now on, you can handle all the tests for me!"
After filling in his name on the test paper and handing it to the teacher, who deliberately turned his head away pretending not to see, Sora patted Athena's little head with a smile.
"Kusanagi Sora, are you using me?"
Frowning slightly, the little girl Athena's cold and cute face showed a hint of displeasure.
"Yes, yes, did you figure that out? As expected of the Goddess of Wisdom, you're so smart!"
With a tone as if he were coaxing a three-year-old, Sora replied with a righteous air.
Even Athena's icy expression couldn't help but twitch. This despicable guy's praise not only didn't make her feel the slightest bit happy but also felt deeply insulting. Turning her little head away, Athena no longer wanted to talk to this shameless guy.
"Come on, Athena, don't be so cold. I'm not making you work for free. Look, if you help me with my homework and tests from now on, I'll buy you all these delicious treats every day!"
"With your smart little brain, these are all simple tasks, so this deal is a win-win for you!"
Pulling out a stash of "loot" he had previously collected, Sora had the expression of someone trying to lure a little girl.
"These are my offerings!"
Athena remembered that humans used to offer these things to her, so she reached out with both hands to grab them.
"Hmph, what offerings? You're my prisoner now, so what's yours is mine!"
Naturally, Sora wouldn't let Athena succeed, raising his hand to the side. Although his tone was fierce, the corner of his mouth curled up slightly.
He hadn't noticed before, but this little girl was quite the glutton. But then again, considering she probably hadn't eaten human food for millions of years, it was normal for her to be so eager and fascinated.
Of course, this wasn't Sora's main concern. What he cared about was that he had discovered a weakness of this little girl, and naturally, he had to make good use of it, just like now…
Looking at this hateful Godslayer who not only shamelessly embezzled her offerings but also used them to threaten her, Athena immediately felt a surge of anger. With puffed-up cheeks, she glared hatefully at Sora, truly wanting to bite this hateful fellow to death.
Although she really wanted to do so, in the end, Athena rationally didn't. Her divine power was sealed now. If she really bit down, she was afraid that instead of biting through this hateful fellow's iron skin, she would first chip her own little teeth.
Smiling as she watched these two clowns, Erica on the side had no intention of stopping them. It felt somewhat unbelievable. A Demon King and a god, beings who had been natural enemies since ancient times, could actually get along so "friendly."
"How about it, Athena, have you thought about it?"
Tearing open the packaging bag and putting it in front of Athena's little nose so she could smell the sweet scent, Sora continued to tempt her.
"Hmph!"
After a slight internal struggle, Athena finally couldn't resist the temptation and grabbed a piece of the pastry inside, stuffing it into her little mouth.
"Considering how stupid this guy is, I'll take pity on him."
Silently finding a reason in her heart that even she felt was unreliable, Athena began to enjoy the pastry with a clear conscience.
Watching Athena's reaction, Sora smiled smugly. With this super loli, who claimed to be the goddess of wisdom, helping him with his homework and exams in the future, there was no way he, Sora, wouldn't defy the heavens!
…
Noon, the rooftop—
"Athena-sama, please."
Handing a bento box filled with various delicious and exquisitely decorated dishes to Athena, Yuri said respectfully.
As a miko who believed in gods, as long as the other party didn't bring disaster to the land, she was very respectful even to a Heretic God.
"Miko, you are very good."
Taking the box filled with delicious food, a hint of emotion arose in Athena's heart.
If it were before, if a human were so respectful to her, Athena would have felt that it was all deserved, because she was a high and mighty god, and it was only natural for these lower humans to revere her so much. However, now that she was a god who had lost her power, the other party could still be like this, which was rare and precious, especially when compared to that hateful Godslayer who had occupied her offerings and still wanted her to help him work!
Therefore, Athena decided in her heart that after she regained her freedom, she would definitely bestow protection upon this miko and make her her follower.
Hmm, that way she could serve her like this every day and make delicious food for her…
"Um, I accidentally made too much today. If you don't mind, Erica-san and Sora-san, please also have some."
With a faint blush on her cheeks, the simple Miko-san was clearly not the type to lie. She spoke to Sora and Erica with some nervousness and shyness.
"I'm hungry anyway, thanks, Yuri!"
His sister, who was throwing a tantrum that morning, hadn't prepared a bento for him either. Sora had originally planned to just eat some bread, but he didn't expect this Miko-san to deliver it herself. He didn't stand on ceremony with Yuri; they were already quite familiar with each other anyway.
Instead of taking from the other large box, he went to snatch from Athena's small box. Seeing the little loli's actions of protecting her treasure and glaring at him indignantly, Sora felt a particularly happy feeling.
"Hehehe, Yuri's cooking is really good. Are you trying to win over our King?"
"So that's it, this is what they call 'the way to a man's heart is through his stomach'!"
Erica was also not at all polite, picking up a piece of rolled omelet and putting it into her little mouth. With a look of sudden realization, she spoke to herself.
"Erica-san, what are you saying? Win over or something, I… I didn't!"
The simple Yuri couldn't withstand Erica's teasing like this. Her face immediately turned crimson, her voice stammered, and she kept waving her hands in denial.
"Heh… So it's not? I thought Yuri liked our King."
A sly smile flashed in her eyes, and Erica continued.
"Like… No, no, I don't like Sora-san at all!"
"Oh… I think Yuri clearly does. Don't be shy! Don't worry, I, Erica Blandelli, as the King's knight and first queen, am very magnanimous!"
"Ugh… Erica-san, no, I really don't!"
"Is that so? So Yuri really hates the King!"
"Hate… No, no, I don't hate Sora-san at all!"
"Oh, you don't hate him? Then you like him!"
"Ugh… I'll go buy some water first…"
…
"Erica, you did that on purpose, didn't you!"
Watching Erica deliberately being unreasonable and making the simple Yuri so shy that she ran away, Sora said to Erica in annoyance while snatching Athena's food.
"Ara ara, my King, I'm doing this for you! Yuri's spiritual vision ability is very useful to us, so we naturally have to win her over!"
Flipping her beautiful hair, Erica replied with a playful smile.
"Win over? Is that how you win someone over?!"
Feeling speechless, Sora really didn't know what was going on in Erica's little head. Based on his understanding of her, she should be a proud and possessive girl!
Something wasn't right. Looking at Erica's appearance, did she even want to build a large harem for him?
Okay, Sora admitted, although it was a bit embarrassing to say, he was indeed tempted…