"So, you have called ." Gaia stepped in front of her gracefully.
"Yes." Vivian nodded with a solemn expression. "I know that in your eyes, I might be nothing but a mortal. Unlike him, I might not have much karma. Although I don’t fully understand everything, I still want power. For that, I wish to cooperate with you."
Gaia narrowed her eyes. Even though Vivian was acting bold, for so reason, Gaia looked at her as if she were looking at herself in the mirror.
There was a clear vision in her eyes. A maiden in love.
’Don’t tell ...’ Gaia fell silent for a mont before asking, "Are you... in love?"
"!!!" Vivian’s heart skipped a beat. "W-W-What do you an by ’I am in love?’ I am not. It’s true that I can’t help but feel weird when I see him with that woman called Regina, but that’s not it.
"I once had a familiar after losing both of my parents. He treated like my new parent and taught a lot of things.
"I regarded him as my teacher and father. Right now, my feelings toward him are the sa. He is a student of mine. He is like a son to ! There’s no way I am in love with my own son!"
Gaia tilted her head in confusion, as if Vivian had just said sothing so foolish. "I didn’t ntion a na, though."
"Ah!" Vivian was so hurried to explain herself that she missed that part. Her face instantly turned red with embarrassnt. "I... I..."
Gaia observed her reaction the whole ti. ’I see. If this is the case, it’s going to be a bit more amusing than I originally thought.’
She pointed her finger at Vivian. "You. Marry your student right away. If you do, I will fully cooperate with you."
"W-What?!" Vivian took a step back in shock.
"I an what I say. Or is there any other reason you choose not to follow my request?" Gaia narrowed her eyes, pressuring her.
Vivian shook her head furiously. "No, no, no. Didn’t you hear ? He’s like a son to . A teacher and student relationship is already a taboo, let alone a mother and son relationship!"
"Yeah, so what of it?"
Gaia’s reply was so casual that it was clear she didn’t find anything weird.
"What of it?" Vivian was rather speechless. This was the first ti she had encountered such a situation.
"There is sothing you need to know. I might not have married my son, but I did mate with him and bore a lot of children."
That statent felt like thunder reverberating in her ears. She simply couldn’t believe what she had just said.
"You... You..."
"You what?" Gaia scoffed. "Your way of thinking is too simple. If you wish to follow him, shouldn’t you aim high? With my guidance, you can beco a deity or even reach my level.
"At that ti, the concept of the mortal is irrelevant to you. That’s why you don’t have to worry about it.
"Do you have other problems?"
Vivian was speechless. This was the first ti it had felt like her moral values had shattered into pieces.
Gaia continued, "From your mory, summoning is his idea. He should have known to a certain extent.
"Despite knowing this fact, he told you about and suggested you summon .
"If you think about it, isn’t this his intention as well? If he truly respected the master and disciple relationship, he wouldn’t have told you about .
"So, he must be interested in you as well. Rather than doing it directly, he used to get you."
Gaia was spouting nonsense. Nathan gave the suggestion because Gaia was the most suitable goddess to her.
However, Gaia also got the mory of Nathan from Vivian. And in that mory, Nathan’s character and abilities gave an opening to exploit.
Nathan was smart, so it was not weird if he actually made such a plan. In addition, there was only one spot left.
With Regina’s existence, the threat increased day by day. If she didn’t act soon, she might regret it in the future.
In addition, Luna, Evelyn, and Bella even told her a lot of things regarding her relationship with Nathan.
Vivian looked down.
"It looks like you have realized it. Rather than thinking hard, you should think like . At that ti, there are only a few questions to get the answer you’re looking for. Be honest with . Do you feel his presence repulsive?"
Vivian hesitated for a mont before shaking her head. "No. It’s true that he’s often lustful, but he knows his limits. People often look at with such a gaze, but he has matured lately."
"In that case, do you want to be separated from him and never see him again?"
Vivian shook her head even harder. "There’s no way I’m fine with it!"
"Then, my last question. Do you like him, not as your student, not as your son, but as a man?"
"I..." Vivian was tongue-tied.
"I don’t care if you like him as a teacher. I don’t mind if you like him as a mother. However, I just want to know whether you like him as a man."
Vivian bit her lip. Did she like him? The answer was obvious. When did it start?
Thinking back, she believed it started when she showed her weak side for the first ti. Nathan told him about fulfilling her revenge by going to another continent at that ti.
From that point on, her gaze slowly changed. Then, Nathan kept changing her perspective from ti to ti.
With the constant teasing and ntions from the people around her, she couldn’t help but beco aware of her feelings.
There was one thing that had been stopping her the whole ti. The taboo relationship was sothing that had been pushing her rationality to work.
But with what Gaia said earlier, she couldn’t help but think, ’Is it really alright for to be with him?’
There was no need to follow the rules that were made by mortals. If she got strong enough, her perception would change.
Vivian, although hesitant, gave a rather clear answer. "I... do."
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