Chapter 8 : I got a lot of points

I examined the notification window, tapping here and there, trying to confirm the characters.

The broken characters were still the same.

‘Is it only visible to me?’

I shared the achievement window with Ria.

‘???????? – ???? ?? ??? ????! (2000 points)’

Ria, who was staring at the achievement window, made a somewhat violent smile.

“I didn’t know that you would register even this useless thing as an achievement.”

“…Huh? Can you see what’s written?”

I looked up at Ria, sensing something was wrong.

Ria was still smiling kindly, but her eyes were much colder than usual.

“Um, it is written that roughly, ‘the one who grabbed the goddess’s hair’ has met♡”

“…Eh.”

“You always knew how to take a joke, right?”

Ria pouted, as if she didn’t understand.

Isn’t it natural since the goddess’s hair was grabbed by a human?

I sighed and closed my eyes.

‘…Really, why are there only these kinds of people around me?’

I stared at Ria, dumbfounded.

Ria, for her part, is nonchalantly pointing to the entrance with her finger.

“Senior. Shouldn’t we move the entrance before someone comes?”

“…Wait. My mental is not recovered yet.”

“Hey, what’s the big deal. There’s no one who hasn’t grabbed the goddess’s hair♡”

“…Most people probably haven’t done it, I think?”

I retorted, being bewildered.

Ria thought for a moment and tilted her head.

“Um… that could be right. Because it’s hard to meet the goddess in person.”

“…That’s not the problem.”

Most people wouldn’t even think of grabbing the goddess’s hair in the first place.

I don’t know…

She won’t understand, even if I said anything.

I decided to skip the topic and checked the points I had again.

The points increased again in the meantime, and now it became 3,792.

…Why did this increase again?’

I checked the achievement window, and something else broke there.

‘What is this? Normal person’ – I had normal thoughts. (500 points)

It looks like there is an achievement of sadness.

And below that—.

[So happy!]

・Senior is cute: 1

ᆞSenior is cute: 1

• Senior is cute: 1

ᆞSenior is cute: 1

-Senior is totally cute: 5

The achievement window is constantly being updated in real-time and increasing.

Just looking at it made me dizzy, my mind felt distant.

‘I should just turn off the achievement window forever.’

I closed the achievement window, turning my gaze.

Thanks to Ria, I was able to gather a huge amount of points in a short time.

I had wondered when I would gather the 1000 points until I met Ria.

Wait.

Come to think of it.

Didn’t it cost 1,000 points to delete the speech and behavior perks?

Won’t this point be enough to get rid of those perks?!

I jumped up and down in place, and firmly grabbed Ria’s hand.

“Ria! You’re the best!”

“Yes? Yeeeeeeeees—?!”

“Thanks to you, I’ve gathered so many points! Thank you!”

“I don’t know what’s going on, but if it makes you happy, I’ll be ATM just for you forever♡”

I was speechless at Ria’s statement.

I stared blankly and slapped Ria’s hand.

“You can’t say that! Forbidden, forbidden!”

“Yes♡”

“But thank you! Thanks to you, I can delete the perks!”

“Then, as a reward, crown… huh? Perks?”

I opened the store window, humming a song, and then I selected the [I am cute!] perk.

Now, I am free from this forced cuteness!

I checked the points needed to delete the perk with anticipation.

[I am cute!: Speech and behavior are fixed to be cute.]

[Points required for deletion: 10000]

What?

It’s been broken just now.

And now, you accidentally put an extra ‘0’?

I rubbed my eyes and checked the status window again.

But the value still didn’t change.

“What is that absurd number?!”

“Huh? What’s wrong, Senior?”

“Why did it jump up 10 times?! It was 1,000! It was 1,000—!”

As soon as my scream resounded, the notification window popped up, as if it had been waiting.

[Your behavior and speech are fixed and deepened in proportion to the points earned with cuteness. Additional penalty is applied to the removal cost.]

What.

If the cost will increase as I earn points…

“…Isn’t this just a roundabout way of saying live like this?”

[Yes]

The notification window that popped up disappeared instantly.

“Waaaaaaaaaang—!”

“Senior?! Why are you crying all of a sudden? Yes?!”

Ria hugged me in surprise.

Maybe because of the warmth, my breath was blocked and tears gushed out.

I couldn’t accept reality, even while crying.

What kind of terrible system is this?

If this is the case, am I going to live with cuteness forever?!

“Where is the goddess—! Where is sheeeeeeeeeeeee—!”

“Why are you crying? What happened, yes?”

“…The goddess, goddess. No, notification window—!”

I sniffed and explained the terrible acts that the notification window committed to me.

“…Ah.”

“It gave it and took it. *Sniff… It increased it…”

“I see?”

A subtle killing intent was felt in Ria’s voice.

Then, the notification window began to shine.

“…Eh?”

“What’s wrong, Senior?”

“I don’t know… the notification window…”

I wiped my watery eyes and checked the notification window.

[Points owned: 6249]

…Why did this increase?

Then, I quickly looked at the sparkling store window.

[I am cute!: Speech and behavior are fixed to be cute.]

[Points required for deletion: 12000 (50000 MAX)]

It was added MAX, as if to let me know I added it.

Bold text, underlined, star, and even a sparkling effect were added.

‘…This is somehow.’

I glanced at Ria.

“Ria.”

“Yes?”

“…Did you do something other than tearing hair?”

“Secret♡”

Why. Hearing what she did, it is said that I will be punished for the blasphemy.

Sometimes it is necessary to bury the curiosity.

Isn’t this it?

I decided to be grateful for the increased points and use them freely.

“I will color the fence matching the entrance…”

“What’s next?”

“…next? Then… right! I will build a castle!”

“A castle?”

I nodded with a smile.

The goddess revisited the memories of the reincarnated person.

A savior who sacrificed his life to save the world.

The strongest hunter whom no one could surpass.

He cultivated himself in endless battles and, in the end, became the hope of all.

“He even reformed them….”

The goddess smiled, amused, looking at the familiar faces in his memories.

Then she grabbed her torn hair and shuddered.

“That temperament. And we’ve already met. The other one is still waiting in Elysium…”

She shook her head, instead of telling him that he had arrived in Elysium.

Because she didn’t want her hair to be torn again.

Moreover, she would surely find out one day, even if she didn’t tell him.

The floor of Elysium is narrow.

The goddess exhaled a short breath out of regret.

“Ah, I was looking forward to a great person like him for a while. He was also a training instructor in the previous life, it would have been nice if he wished for the education of junior generation.”

The heaven he went to is Elysium.

A paradise for all good people regardless of race.

And a place where great heroes get rest and start a new life.

But…

It was a story that was far from now.

“Still, it’s a pity. It would have been better if the heroes were revived because of him.”

The goddess sighed lightly and recalled the reincarnated person’s wish.

It was neither a grand ambition nor a noble purpose.

“I want to live buried in cute things!”

That strong person chose this as his last wish…

“……Right. This life, he might have a more peaceful life. This is Elysium, a paradise that grants the wishes of those who are good.”

The goddess looked through the list for him again and tilted her head.

“…Where to begin. First of all, the game. Although I provide game’s similarity, I wonder what made him want to do this?”

The goddess examined the memories of the reincarnated person again.

He fought day in and day out, fighting monsters in the battlefields.

Every day, he breaks the dungeons, fights the monsters.

He and his colleagues trained constantly, growing more and more.

“That person’s game, games… Well, it’s because of his desire for achievement?”

Games are also a ‘challenge.’

Setting a goal and achieving it.

Raising levels, getting equipment, getting stronger, and proving himself.

It somewhat resembled his life.

However, the goddess didn’t know.

The reason he wanted to play the game was

because he could raise cute animals in the game that felt like they would burst out if he held them.

The goddess, who didn’t know that, added the evil BM and achievements, doing her best.

“I won’t give in even if you threaten me harshly!”

・Of course.

The goddess, who couldn’t ignore the killing intent, subtly hid her hair.