Here is the next chapter! As mentioned in the last chapter, I will upload on the 1st of each month from now on, so the next one will be published in April.
This chapter is mostly comedy I would say, though perhaps you could say it does move along the plot a little. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it!
After getting out of the bath, Riveria was, of course, still feeling horrible about what had happened with Bell earlier.
Simply lacking the mental capacity to make a decision on how to handle this incident, she decides to consult the only person she could truly trust with such an important issue. The leader of this familia! The one who had more knowledge than a regular mortal could handle! … and just before knocking on Finn's room she got scared and went to see Loki anyway…
Despite very much hating the idea of discussing such a lewd issue with Loki of all people, the elf ended up knocking on her goddess' door anyway, feeling that she was the only choice as Loki knew about her feelings for Bell.
Just as expected though…
"HAHAHAHA! YOU TWO ARE JUST GREAT! I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING! FUCK, MY STOMACH HURTS!", Loki let out a cheerful voice as tears started building up in her eyes and her head was starting to get dizzy thanks to laughing too hard…
Before long, an elven fist came down on her head to bring the goddess back to reality…
"T-This is all your fault! If it hadn't been for your constant pranks I would have never hit him!", Riveria complained as her fist met Loki's head.
Finally calmed down by the pain, Loki rubbed her aching head and whined: "See?! This is exactly the root of the problem! What's done is done, but you really need to stop those violent tendencies of yours! Who knows when you will hit him again?!"
Hearing her say that, Riveria felt mortified! Of course not because she had hit Loki, that was just a natural thing to do! But… Loki had a point! She so casually smacked her head so what stopped her from hitting Bell again in the heat of the moment?!
"O-Oh no! What do I do Loki?!", the panicking elf asked.
Honestly… it was quite entertaining to see the normally composed beauty so flustered and helpless all of a sudden! With that said though… Loki may be a pervert, but she wasn't so cruel as not to help her follower out!
Admittedly though, while she DID plan to help the elf, she also felt like she could get a bit of revenge on her for always hitting her so casually. So, just like expected from a goddess of mischief, she carefully chose her words to guide Riveria: "Don't worry, it's fine, you can still be saved!"
After giving Riveria a bit of hope, Loki then proceeded to lay out her 'plan' to the elf: "See, the first thing you need to do is apologize! None of this can be resolved without saying sorry and talking about it, even if you might feel embarrassed about doing so."
And now, Loki sprinkled in some chaos…
"But… I doubt a normal apology will fix this. Besides, even if he may forgive you, it won't stop you from hitting him again in the future right? So, here is the deal: You gotta show him that you WANT him to touch you! Show him you like it when he touches you and, once you get used to being touched by him, you should be able to control your anger and shame a bit better too!", Loki stated. Strictly speaking, none of that was really a lie… nonetheless there was just no way Riveria would have ever thought of something as ridiculous as this and the chance of Bell actually DEMANDING something like this was even lower!
With that said though… Riveria was extremely receptive of even such a ridiculous idea right now thanks to how worried and panicked she was!
And so, with a red face full of determination, Riveria gave a nod, stuttering: "O-Ok I understand… I- I will need some time to prepare though… Thank you Loki…"
With those final words, the elf hurriedly left her goddess' room and went to her own bedroom…
It was mere minutes later that the other half of the embarrassed pair knocked on Loki's door as well!
Admittedly, Loki was bit surprised to see Bell come to see her, instead of trying to apologize to Riveria like he would normally do, but… well it seems that he might have been a little too embarrassed to see her right now as well…
Bell, unaware of Riveria's recent visit to her goddess, sat down in a chair opposite of Loki and shamefully told her about the events that had transpired earlier, fully prepared to accept any punishment the goddess might dish out! After all, he knew how much she treasured her members…
Loki was silent for a while until he had told her the entire story. Not that she needed to hear it again, but she decided she wanted to get as many details as possible from both perspectives.
While she had laughed at Riveria, Bell received an entirely different reaction from the goddess!
Once he was done, Loki exploded at him… with jealousy!
"Damn it! I can't believe you beat me to it!", she shouted, leaving Bell stunned. He just... had no idea how he was supposed to react to that…
"Do you know how long I've been trying to cope a feel with that uptight elf?! And you get to grope her the first time you are staying over?! Not fair!", Loki complained.
"I-It was an accident!", Bell pleaded, though that only caused Loki to give him a monotone: "Sure, sure…"
"Damn it, you might really be a good fit for this familia if you can accomplish such an S-class mission! Riveria was right to recommend you! Not even Zeus managed to successfully cope a feel of Riveria and he was known as the greatest pervert of the city!", Loki muttered. Honestly… she herself wasn't quite sure if that was a compliment or not…
"W-Wait, Riveria recommended me?", Bell noted.
"Huh? Oh did I let that slip? Forget about it, it doesn't matter…", Loki told him, not really caring since honestly… if he didn't know Riveria had a thing for him already, then he would know soon enough if her plan with Riveria would work out…
Hearing that Riveria had recommended him to Loki as a new member made Bell feel great! But… at the same time it made him feel even guiltier as he wanted her to think of him as a pervert even less now…
"Loki, what can I do to make it up to Riveria?", Bell asked, now getting back to the real issue at hand.
Unlike the distressed Bell though, Loki was still very much calm. She simply told him: "Don't worry about it actually. I can sense that you really feel guilty and that it was all an accident. I will go and talk to Riveria. Just go and wait in your room."
Of course she had ALREADY talk to the elf, but that didn't matter. She just needed Bell to wait and that would do…
Relieved that Loki was going to help him resolve this issue, Bell let out a sigh as he got up from his chair to leave the room like Loki had said.
Before he finally left though, Loki couldn't resist teasing her elf's rabbit a little more! "Say Bell… how was it? Was her body worth the pain?", she asked with a grin.
Such a question of course left Bell a stuttering mess, however, knowing that he couldn't lie to a goddess anyway, he truthfully admitted: "W-Well… I-It felt really great touching her, even if it was an accident…"
After that, Bell left for real…
Loki, now alone in her room and excited after she finally got to have a good laugh again, let out a sigh completely betraying her excitement.
"Looks like it's going to get serious between these two soon after all… I better start making preparations… ", she muttered, already wrecking her brain on how to solve the issue of Freya that would surely arise sooner or later…
Bell had arrived back at his room and he pretty much immediately locked himself up, not wanting to see anyone right now as he prayed that Loki would be able to salvage this hopeless situation…
He didn't expect anyone to come see him anymore today either way…
Contrary to his expectations though, there was a soft knock on his door anyway!
Bell didn't know how long it had been since he had returned from Loki's room, but it didn't feel all that long, so surely it couldn't be Riveria…
And yet when he opened the door, it was the elf who's body he had felt up just about an hour ago!
"R-Riveria!", Bell stuttered in surprise.
The red faced elf had trouble looking at Bell's face, but even so she managed to squeeze out her voice: "I-I… uhm… I brought you some food. Can I come in?"
Now that she mentioned it, Bell noticed that neither Riveria nor him had eaten anything at dinner time since both of them had headed for the baths.
"S-Sure…", he replied and stepped out of the way so Riveria could enter. Since Riveria didn't say anything about 'the incident' from earlier, he decided to keep his mouth shut too…
After Bell had closed the door behind him, he and Riveria sat down onto his bed, the room lacking any chairs to sit on, and began eating their food side by side in an awkward silence…
Once the food was gone from their plates, all that remained was said silence…
"Riveria I-", Bell began, trying to man up and apologize already, however, before he had a chance too, Riveria silenced him with a finger to his lips, afraid of what he might say…
"Wait! Just… wait a moment…", she said, seemingly blushing even harder as she slowly worked up the courage for what was to come!
"Close your eyes please.", the elf spoke.
"W-What? Why should-?", Bell wanted to ask, but once again he was interrupted by the red faced elf, speaking up a little strong now: "Just do it!"
Not wanting to make her any madder than she probably was already, Bell simply decided to obey her words…
Before long, he could hear her sucking in her breath, seemingly rather nervous. He wondered why that was…
Soon enough he got his answer!
He felt her soft hands wrap around his own left hand, slowly raising it up and before long, he felt a familiar shape within them…
Recognize what this was, Bell could only open his eyes in shock!
Upon opening his eyes, he was greeted by a red face Riveria that did her best to keep eye contact with him, both of her hands pressed onto his, which in turn was pressed down onto her left breast!
Almost instinctively Bell tried to draw his hand away, thinking that this was probably a misunderstanding and that he must have made some sort of mistake! However, before he could pull away, Riveria pressed down onto his hand harder to keep it in place, causing him to squeeze her boob a little. Despite her robe being in the way, her body felt so soft and warm…
"No! Please… don't stop…", Riveria mumbled, her voice gradually fading away until she was barely whispering: "I… I don't mind if you touch me. No, in fact… I- I… I want you to touch me…"
"R-Riveria…", Bell muttered, unable to form any words, let alone full sentences right now.
"I- I am sorry for punching you earlier. I didn't mean it like that! It was like… a reflex! I- I am just too used to doing things like that because of Loki! I- I didn't mean to push you away! If…", Riveria quickly spoke, though before that last part, she simply couldn't hold back her shame anymore and averted her eyes from Bell before continuing: "If you… really want me then… I am prepared! "
Hearing her say such things, things so lewd that an elf might faint simply thinking about them, Bell finally snapped back to reality! "N-No! It was totally my fault back then! It was just an accident I swear!"
Though as soon as he said that, he realized that, after she went through so much and worked up her courage to do something shameful such as this, saying that it had all just been a misunderstanding was basically an insult! Immediately he tried to clarify: "N-Not that I didn't enjoy it though! A-And I am enjoying this very much as well right now!"
Of course that much was… evident thanks to a certain… 'indicator' attached to Bell's lower half…
Now once again left with an awkward silence, Bell quickly tried to change the topic: "D-Did Loki tell you to do this?"
"H-How do you know about that?!", Riveria asked in surprise.
"I- I went to see her because I felt guilty. She told me she was going to talk to you and tell you that I wanted to apologize and that all of this was just an accident…", Bell informed Riveria.
"S-She didn't tell me anything like that-", Riveria began, but before these two could get into the specifics of what happened… Riveria noticed the doorknob turn!
Immediately the elf pushed Bell's hand away from her chest, got up from the bed and took a step backwards, just in time before Aiz entered the room!
"Hello Bell. …and Riveria?", Aiz spoke up, though before she could finish her initial sentence, she found herself faced with Riveria of all people. Since she didn't really know that these two knew each other, she could only tilt her head in surprise.
"Hello Aiz", Riveria greeted her, her face still bright red from earlier, just like Bell's. "What brings you here?"
"Food.", was Aiz's simple answer. In her hands, she held two plates packed with food. It seems like she had planned to eat with Bell.
Realizing that as well, Bell spoke up: "Oh that's nice of you! But… I already ate sorry…", pointing towards the two used plates in the room.
"Oh… Did you eat Riveria?", Aiz asked, now speaking to the elf. Another time at which her social-awkwardness came through it seems! At least, wording her sentence like that when she had just talked to Bell was a bit…. misleading to say the least!
Hearing her words, both of them couldn't help but blush even harder! Of course Bell had yet to 'eat Riveria', but even so just the thought of it was enough to make the two feel flustered…
"Y-Yes. I ate together with Bell.", Riveria managed to answer the girl's question.
"I see. I didn't know you knew each other so well.", Aiz replied, unaware of the interactions these two had shared in the past.
The pair both simply chuckled in reply to Aiz's words, unsure of what else to say to that.
Looking at them a little more closely, Aiz' face began to show worry. She couldn't help but ask: "Are you two alright? Do you have a fever? Your faces look so red…"
The duo froze for a moment, however luckily Riveria managed to come up with some excuse! Although… not a very plausible one…
"O-Oh no! Don't worry, we are both fine! J-Just… just a bit… out of breath? Yeah that's it! Bell and me just had a- a… uhm… a very…. heated debate yeah! A-About… about the dungeon! Yeah that's all!", the nervous elf stuttered, completely betraying her usual calm demeanor. It seems she still hadn't properly recovered from the shame she felt from her earlier actions, leading her to come up with such a bad lie…
Luckily for her though, Aiz was… kind of an airhead, so she believed her, not seeing any reason why the elf would lie in the first place.
On the other hand though, Aiz was perhaps one of the people that were the most interested in the dungeon, so that naturally lead to her asking: "What were you talking about? Can I join?"
"O-Oh, sorry Aiz I don't think that will work. W-We…we just about finished earlier. Isn't that right Bell?", the elf spoke up, asking for Bell's agreement just to make her lie a little more convincing.
"Y-Yeah! Sorry Aiz… we will definitely invite you next time though!", he told her, agreeing with Riveria.
Honestly… considering what they had done earlier, hardly any male in Orario would have minded if Aiz had joined in on that too…
Of course neither of them really meant to include Aiz in something like 'that', one because by now he only had eyes for a special elf, the other one because she definitely wouldn't allow her 'daughter' to be caught up in something as lewd as that!
Unaware of what was going through the duo's heads right now, Aiz answered: "Alright…", her face showing a bit of sadness…
"A-Anyway, I am sure Bell must be tired after you and the other girls dragged him around the manor all day. Let's leave him alone now Aiz. Is that alright?", Riveria suggested.
"Sure Riveria…", Aiz agrees, seemingly not wanting to bother Bell any more than she had already.
"S-Sorry Aiz, I am really tired… b-but we can definitely talk tomorrow!", Bell told her, not wanting her to be sad, something that Riveria approved off as well, adding: "Yes, there will be plenty of time tomorrow."
"Alright.", Aiz replied, now seemingly a little happier once more.
Before long, Aiz and Riveria wished Bell good night before they left the room, closing the door behind them.
Bell for his part… well his head was filled with far too many thoughts to actually fall asleep now! The memories of the feeling and heat of Riveria's body alone would probably keep him up all night now! He had to admit, he was a little sad their interaction had been cut short like this…
It was the same for Riveria actually! Even if she felt very much ashamed of herself, she couldn't deny that being touched by the person she loved was… thrilling.
Shaking her head, to get rid of such indecent thoughts, Riveria instead focused on the present once more!
Currently, she was walking through the halls together with Aiz, on the way back to her own room, when eventually she spoke up once more and broke the silence between them: "Say Aiz… what do you think of Bell?"
The elf was curios and worried honestly… Aiz had spent a lot of time together with Bell and it wouldn't be unusual for a young girl to fall for him, after all he was a nice young man! She couldn't deny her own feelings for him, but even so she would feel horrible if her own selfish desires were to cause Aiz's heart to be broken!
And so, she anxiously awaited Aiz's answer…
Aiz seemed to think for a long time on how to reply, seemingly taking the question rather seriously!
Eventually she spoke: "He is like… a rabbit?"
At that, Riveria couldn't help but laugh!
It didn't seem like she had any romantic interested in him, at least not that Aiz realized it…
Aiz for her part could only tilt her head in confusion and pout a little. She just didn't get why Riveria would laugh at her!
By now, the pair passed by Loki's room, the sight of it reminding Riveria of what had come up in her chat with Bell earlier, prompting her to stop before the door.
At this point, some of her wits having returned thanks to not being near Bell anymore and talking to Aiz, the elf had figured out that Loki had probably played some prank on her!
She couldn't deny that Loki's 'help' had resulted in her making up with Bell, but… even so she felt rather angry at her, prompting her to ask: "Say Aiz… do you think it would be hard to find a new goddess?"
Even the normally rather emotionless Aiz couldn't stay composed with a question like that! Her eyes wide in shock, she asked: "What?! Do you want to leave the familia?!"
Riveria was a little surprised by Aiz' words. Obviously she hadn't meant it like that!
"Hm? Oh, no no! You've got it all wrong! I was just wondering how long it will take to find a replacement for Loki after I send her back to heaven…", the elf spoke with a scary smile on her face as her hand reached out for the doorknob!
Luckily for the goddess in the room, Aiz managed to stop Riveria and persuade her that, whatever Loki had done wouldn't be worth measures THAT drastically! And so, only thanks to Aiz' connection to Riveria, Loki was allowed to stay down in the mortal realm for a little while longer that day…
Eventually, Riveria and Aiz arrived at their rooms. Biding each other good night, the two of them went into their respective rooms.
Once Riveria stepped inside and had closed the door, she couldn't help but let out a sigh, this day having been far, far too eventful for her taste…
Unfortunately for her, she wouldn't get to rest just yet either!
Once she had moved over to her bed, she found a small package with a letter attached to it.
Surprised by the presence of whatever this may be, the elf opened up the letter, immediately recognizing Loki's handwriting:
"Hey there mama elf!
Since I know you are going to burn me alive if you see me right now, I am sleeping over at someone else's place for tonight! Hopefully you will have calmed down by tomorrow!
Also, be sure to make good use of my present! You may be old, but you are a total virgin nonetheless so study up before you seduce your rabbit!
Love, Loki!"
Riveria's clenched fist was trembling right now! She had yet to open the package Loki had left for her, but even without looking inside she already knew Loki had made a good choice of leaving the manor tonight, otherwise she would have been burned alive by a furious elf…
Her hands trembling with rage, Riveria opens up the package only to find…
"A book?", she spoke up in surprise. From all possible 'gifts' Loki could have left her, a book was one she hadn't expected! Not in this context at least…
With that said though, the elf soon found out how that book fit into the context of the letter! The book didn't have a cover, the title instead being writing in the first page of the book. Once Riveria had flipped open said page, she was greeted by the title:
"101 ways to please a man! A guide for everyone from virgin to prostitute!"
And once again Riveria had to applaud Loki on her foresight of leaving the manor tonight…
She was briefly contemplating burning the book and then leaving to go find Loki to burn her along with it but… since it would most likely result in nothing, her goddess not being so dumb as to hide in an obvious place, Riveria instead managed to swallow her anger and decided to bottle it all up for when Loki would eventually return…
With that said though, she had no idea what to do with this- this outrageous book she was left with! Her elven pride told her to burn it as soon as possible! However, her respect and love for books as well as her natural curiosity prevented her from doing so…
And so, instead of getting rid of it right away, Riveria decided to hold on to it.
Her face growing redder by the second, she eventually let out a sigh, deciding that no matter how embarrassing it might be, the contents of the book may eventually come in handy! As much as she hated to admit it, she could use some guidance in regards to… sexual topics.
And at least getting them from a book would be far more bearable than having to talk to Loki!
With all of that in mind, the blushing elf eventually flipped open the first chapter of the book…