Chapter 19: My junior was angry

But my shout did not reach them.

The guests’ attacks showed no sign of stopping, and the carousel roof began to shatter into pieces.

“Kkuaaaaaaaah!”

“I’ll kill them.”

“No, noooooo—! Wait, wait a minute!”

Murder is not allowed in the sacred amusement park!

I desperately grabbed Ria’s arm and shouted.

But Ria’s eyes had already turned extremely cold.

“…Then, at least minimal retribution.”

“No, I don’t want that eitherrrr!”

Ria slowly raised her hand.

Dark purple magic swirled wildly at her fingertips.

“Stoppppppp—! If you continue, no Khungkha Khungkha for youuuuuu—!”

Ria’s movements stopped.

And she slowly turned to look at me.

“…Haa.”

Ria sighed and withdrew her magic.

Her eyes were still cold, but she nodded as if she couldn’t help it.

“There might be something wrong with the ride….”

“…That’s true.”

Leaving behind Ria’s abruptly lowered voice, I opened the control panel of the ride.

“…Huh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh?!”

“What’s wrong, Senior?”

“This…. Why is this set to minutes?”

I checked the panel twice, three times.

I clearly set it to rotations, but now when I look, it was set to minutes.

So………

It ran at 100km/h for 30 minutes,

And 10km/h for 10 minutes?

In an instant, my vision blurred.

“N, no way. I made such a mistake…. I need to stop it quickly!”

I pressed the stop button on the panel.

Then, as if my guess was correct, the attacks stopped as if by magic.

“Hoo, so that was it—. They must have been very angry from riding a boring ride for 10 whole minutes. They must have been jealous of the people enjoying themselves next to them─!”

“Even so, damaging property is unacceptable, especially daring to damage Senior’s….”

Ria’s voice started to turn cold again.

I hurriedly waved my hand and stopped her.

“No murderrrrrrrrr—!”

“…I said I wouldn’t kill them, Senior♡”

“You definitely will kill them, you’ll kill them! …Huh? Suddenly there’s light next to the carousel.”

“Light?”

Bewildered, I checked the pond.

All the guests who had been there before had disappeared.

“…Huh, they left.”

“…How disappointing.”

‘…Hmph.’

They must have lost interest after riding a boring ride for 10 whole minutes.

If I had checked more carefully, they would have enjoyed it much more.

‘…And they even took away the guests who were having fun.’

It was quite common.

People who take away their acquaintances, saying ‘Isn’t it not good?’

And in the worst case, they even spread bad rumors.

“……Woo-hoo. They say first impressions are important.”

“Senior…….”

‘…If only I had checked a little more carefully….’

I stared at the panel with slumped shoulders.

The broken carousel came into view beyond the pond.

The fact that the ride I worked so hard to make was broken,

And the fact that the guests were so disappointed that they broke the ride….

Before I knew it, tears started to trickle down―.

“Sniffle.”

“…Senior.”

“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

In the end, I couldn’t hold back and burst into tears.

Tears dripped and made ripples in the pond.

The giant bunny, hearing my cries, poked its face through the window.

Seeing that, I became even more upset and cried even louder.

“Aaaaaaaaaaah! It’s ruined! I ruined itttttt! No one will come to the amusement park anymoreeeeeee!”

The giant bunny seemed flustered and flapped its large ears, circling outside the window.

Then, it carefully offered a carrot of comfort inside the window.

I stroked the carrot, unable to stop crying.

“Sniffle, it’s ruinedddd. Whaaat to doooo…… You guys won’t get love anymore tooooo…….”

“…Senior.”

I looked up at Ria with a tear-streaked face.

Ria quietly stroked my head and whispered.

“Sniff sniff sniffle, Riaaa…. What do I do nowwww…?”

“It’s okay, Senior. Guests will come again.”

“……Really?”

“Of course♡ It’s such a wonderful amusement park, there’s no way they won’t come♡”

At her comfort, my sobs subsided.

Ria smiled brightly, then carefully picked me up.

“They say you can’t be full on your first spoonful, right? Unlike you, Senior, are you already giving up?”

“…Woong. No. I won’t give up!”

“I knew you’d say that. Let’s prepare more carefully next time, we♡”

“Y-yesh!”

Perhaps because I cried so sorrowfully,

Suddenly, drowsiness poured in.

When I rubbed my sleepy eyes and yawned, Ria smiled and put me down on the bed.

“Senior, rest for a bit. You’ve overdone it.”

“…Uung.”

I nodded at Ria’s words and hugged the blanket.

“…Ria, sleep well too.”

“”Yes, sweet dreams, Senior♡”

At Ria’s soft voice, my eyelids soon became heavy.

“…Ria.”

“Yes?”

“Thank youuu….”

“What are you thanking me for all of a sudden. I’ll always be by Senior’s side to help. …Forever.”

I fell into a deep sleep, reassured by Ria’s warm touch.

Having the illusion that her eyes seemed somewhat cold.

As the room became quiet,

Ria’s smile disappeared like a mirage.

She quietly got up and looked out the window.

Outside the window were the broken carousel and the empty amusement park,

And the giant bunny trembling in fear as it looked at her.

“…How dare they.”

Dark red magic slowly began to bloom from Ria’s fingertips.

Soon, the moment dark red magic enveloped Ria’s body—.

A sob-mixed scream erupted from right next to her.

“Kyaaaaaaack! It hurtsssssssss~!”

“Elisha.”

Ria lowered her gaze expressionlessly.

There, the Goddess was being dragged on the floor, clutching Ria’s hair tightly.

“Aaaaaack, let go of my hair. Let go right now!”

“Who are they.”

The Goddess shouted while being grabbed by the hair.

“Wh, who are you talking about!”

“The ones who ruined Senior’s masterpiece.”

“Huh? What… I don’t know what you’re talking about, but I, I absolutely can’t tell you!”

“…Is that so?”

The dark red magic surrounding Ria became even denser.

“Kyaaaaaaack! Are you going to destroy the Sanctuary again!”

“Should I get rid of you first?”

“Ugh, do you think your Senior knows that you have such a terrible personality?!”

“……”

“If Senior sees you getting so angry, what would they say? I should wake them up right now and tell them─!”

Ria’s eyebrows twitched slightly.

Soon, the dark red magic around her began to blaze fiercely.

“…How dare you bring up Senior’s name?”

“Th, that’s why…. I’m saying I also have a last resort!”

Ria seemed to be lost in thought for a moment,

But she tilted her head, gripping the Goddess’s hair even tighter.

“…Should I just blow away your divinity first?”

“Hiiiiiiiiick?!”

The Goddess’s face turned white in an instant.

The woman in front of her was capable of doing just that.

Her eyes were already full of sincerity.

The Goddess trembled with the murderous intent engulfing her and shouted.

“Th, there…. You know that Senior wouldn’t want you to do this, right!”

“…So what. Do you have a solution?”

“I, I will somehow fix it! Because I am the main god of Elysium!”

“Good.”

Ria released the Goddess’s hair and looked down at her with cold eyes.

“You take responsibility yourself and make sure Senior has no reason to be disappointed.”

“Yes! Yes! Really! I will never disappoint them! …But, um, there.”

“Why.”

“…What are the specific requirements?”

The Goddess really had no idea.

She was so focused on dealing with the problems that had arisen in Elysium,

She didn’t even have the time to pay attention to what had happened to those two.

‘…Although I often sensed crises and modified the notification windows.’

The main god of Elysium, the paradise of peace.

Due to the nature of the world she governed,

It was a very leisurely and redundant position, but it had become very busy in recent decades.

…The cause was.

The woman in front of her.

‘…Even though this side is the victim, this side is also the one with the ability to solve it. Why aren’t you fixing things and suddenly coming here instead!’

The Goddess clutched her head and screamed inwardly.

“……Um, I’m really busy these days, you know? Because of where you’re supposed to be?”

“So?”

“Th, that’s why I don’t have time to look closely at Elysium. So, please tell me the specific conditions….”

“…….”

As the cold gaze fell directly on her,

The Goddess instinctively straightened her back and shut her mouth.

Ria, who had been silently staring at the Goddess, calmly folded her fingers one by one.

“First, make sure Senior has no reason to be sad. Manage it properly. Got it?”

“Y, yes!”

“And…. I want many guests to come.”

“…Pardon? Gu, guests?”

Ria smiled brightly.

“Yes. Many, very many. Without interruption, continuously.”

“…H, how?”

“That’s for you to figure out. You said you would never disappoint them, right?”

The Goddess nodded, forcing a smile.

“Yes, yes! I understand! Very many, without interruption, continuously…”

Although she answered obediently,

Her head was already in a state of chaos.

Ria, without paying attention to such a Goddess, continued gently.

“Also, restore the broken ride immediately.”

“Yes! I will provide related perks as soon as Senior clears them!”

“…Why don’t you use those perks appropriately too?”

“I’m sorry, but th, that’s what Senior wanted….”

Ria’s eyes sharpened for a moment.

‘…Senior wanted it, huh.’

It was unlikely that the Goddess was saying something meaningless.

This place, Elysium,

Was a paradise of reward for all good people.

A space to realize the purest desires each person had in their lifetime.

And the Goddess,

Performed the role of providing and watching over the resources needed to fulfill those desires.

“Well, if Senior wanted it, it can’t be helped.”

“I also felt it when I first came, but you’re really lenient only towards that person, aren’t you?”

“Of course.”

Ria smiled brightly.

That smile was a very pure and warm smile that the Goddess, who had known her for a long time, had never seen before.

“Because I hate even 0.0001% of Senior’s memories disappearing, so I gave up revenge and chased after them♡”

The Goddess shuddered involuntarily at Ria’s obsession, which was on a different dimension.