Chapter 26: Who let the spacedoge out?

Today is the day I made an appointment with Zoe, that is, the day Zoe comes to my house to eat (extort) cake.

I realized after Zoe left, but I realized that Zoe was more burdensome than I thought.

The amount of work I did the next day decreased by 1.39% compared to usual.

While realizing that my mental training was still lacking, I was secretly hoping that Zoe would not come again.

Because if it was her personality, she would definitely not just eat the cake quietly and go back.

Rather, I was even convinced that if she didn’t, she wouldn’t be Zoe.

But that didn’t mean I couldn’t prepare to keep my promise, so while going out for delivery, I stopped by the market and bought various supplies.

No one will know that tears flowed slightly as the funds for the cabin to create time to spend with Set decreased.

I’m still not confident in making cakes, but Zoe said it was delicious before, so I prepared in advance with the thought of just making it as it is before Zoe comes.

Now all that’s left is to wait for Zoe to come here.

I prayed that I could pass this time safely without touching her reverse scale because I don’t know what kind of treatment I would receive if there was a problem with my cake and it touched her reverse scale.

Space opened in front of me as I was praying earnestly in my heart like that.

And following that, Zoe popped out from between the opened space.

When Zoe appeared, I felt that it was natural for her to appear like that.

Had I become accustomed to Zoe somehow?

Zoe ran towards me vigorously as soon as she came out of the portal.

Alarmed, I wondered if I had done something wrong, so my body stiffened as it was.

However, Zoe quickly approached and stopped right in front of my face, and then smiled with a playful smile.

“Hello, hello! Zoe is here! I’ve been waiting for this day ever since I made an appointment with you! So where is my Neo Armstrong Choco Rice Cake Jet Armstrong Cake?”

“I don’t know why the name is different from last time and why Armstrong is in it twice… I have a chocolate cake prepared. As I said before, I’m not a professional cake maker, so I can’t guarantee the taste.”

“Heheng~ Don’t worry! If this cake doesn’t taste good, all the other cakes in this world will have to be disposed of. This is a conclusion derived from my many years of linear experience, so there’s no need to worry!”

Zoe took the cake from me as if she were robbing it, cut it into pieces, and put that big thing in her mouth in one bite.

I honestly didn’t understand what was so great about this cake that she came to that conclusion and ate it so urgently.

However, judging from her reaction, there didn’t seem to be any particular problem, so I was relieved.

Zoe started eating the pieces of cake one by one while floating in the air.

Just looking at her eating so much sweet food and eating quietly, she looks like a 10-year-old kid, but it’s hard to believe that she’s an Aspect with very strong power that ordinary people can’t even meet.

Zoe, who ate all the cake in a short time of about 5 minutes, burped with a satisfied expression.

I wondered how she could fit that much amount into her small stomach alone in 5 minutes.

I should seriously suspect that there is a portal in her stomach.

Then, it was my turn to receive compensation as promised with Zoe, so I approached her.

Zoe, who was still lying in the air because she was too tired to move, opened her mouth.

“I ate well. It was a great cake that I liked very much today as well. Then I will receive questions about the future as promised. You don’t seem to be very interested in the cosmic cataclysm, the coming of the end, and the providence of the gods.”

“No. I’m very interested…” “Uh-huh. Don’t do that and ask something quickly. People who have the opportunity to ask the Aspect are so few that they can be counted on one hand even if you look through history?”

The contents that Zoe said earlier were too unsettling, but I had something I was curious about separately, so I accepted her offer.

“Then… Is there anyone in this world who can defeat you when you fight seriously?”

The intention of asking this question was that she was the strongest among those I had met so far (Kindred is an exception), so if there was a stronger being than her, I also needed to become stronger than I am now.

In addition, I thought that I could get unknown information because I could also know how much power that being has.

“A being that this Perfect Zoe can lose to? Heh! There is no defeat for a prankster. Because I set the rules.”

Zoe maintained her playful attitude even after hearing my words and answered me.

As expected, Zoe didn’t seem to have any intention of answering my question seriously from the beginning.

Still, if Zoe’s words are true, the only opponents that can stand up to Zoe will be other Aspects.

While I was sorting out these thoughts in my head, Zoe came to me again as if she had thought of something again.

I felt a little uneasy from her.

“Hey, I found a mysterious space puppy before? Would you like to go see that guy with me?”

“A space puppy? What on earth is that? Is it a unique creature that I don’t know?”

“Hey! Ask questions later and just follow me!”

With those words, Zoe forcibly put me into the portal.

I felt uneasy, and it seemed to be because of this.

I don’t know why she asked the question if she decides before getting consent.

After feeling a little floating, I looked around to see where I had fallen.

Clearly when I was at our house earlier, the sky wasn’t this dark, but here I could already see constellations in the sky.

I thought that maybe it was because of the time difference.

So where is Zoe, who brought me here?

She opened the portal next to me and appeared dancing cheerfully as if she was having fun.

“My name is Zo! E! I’m the best~.”

I didn’t have the energy to argue anymore, so I was about to ask Zoe what she was going to do by bringing me to this place.

Suddenly, a magnificent voice responding to Zoe’s playful words was heard from behind me.

“Oh my. Zoe is here.”

I turned my head to see the owner of the voice that seemed to be giving up somewhere.

There was a huge dragon that I couldn’t understand why Zoe called this being a space puppy.

Its body was made of translucent blue, and a golden crown was placed on its head.

The amount of energy felt from that body seemed to be less than Zoe’s, but I could say for sure that the pressure felt was more than Zoe’s.

I, who had not completely escaped from the confusion, could not do anything while looking at the dragon as it was.

Just when I couldn’t find a way to escape this situation and couldn’t help but fidget, Zoe spoke to that being.

“Space puppy!” “Noooooooooooo!!!!!!!!”

…I gave up thinking.

I could only think that Zoe was really great for making that being angry.