A Goddess's Champion

A Konosuba One Shot by Andrew Joshua Talon

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Now... A sane guy wouldn't ask why a hot but bratty goddess decided to take his virginity. Why we went that far. It wasn't something most guys would question, they'd just be on their knees thanking said goddess for even giving them the chance.

Even as we cuddled in the bed after, sweaty, sated, happy... I couldn't keep my big, stupid mouth shut.

"Aqua?"

"Mm?" She asked, resting her head on my chest and letting her beautiful blue hair cascade like a waterfall all over my body.

Hey, I can be poetic at times like this. Fuck you very much, I've read poems!

"I... Uh... I mean..."

Though you wouldn't know it by how utterly inarticulate I sounded. She looked up at me, still smiling that bewitching smile of hers.

"... Why?" I asked. I mean, sure she was a dim bulb, but maybe she could figure it out?

"Why what?"

"Why... Me? Why..." I waved my free hand around. Aqua blinked and processed it... Then smiled in a way that was sad and happy and gorgeous and-

Fuck. Damnit. No. No, I can't afford to be an idiot! I can't!

"I've... Never been a mortal."

I blinked at her soft response.

"Huh?"

"I mean, I guess I'm technically a demigoddess? I can't access my full power, except in emergency situations, but..." Aqua shook her head. "I've never lived like this. I got everything I ever wanted or desired in Heaven with just a thought. I'm... I'm not actually human, up there. I'm more like energy. Here I'm flesh and blood and I've... I've never experienced that before."

I blinked slowly, the implications rolling around in my mind.

"Oh," I replied intelligently. Aqua continued.

"I hate having to work hard, having to feel hunger, and thirst, and tired," she went on, looking away, "I hate being too hot, or too cold, sore, dirty, exhausted... It sucks."

"Y-Yeah... Yeah, it does," I murmured, a stab of guilt going through me. Geez... Even if she was a bitch, I did steal her away from everything she ever knew. All just for my selfish motives. God... This girl made me feel so superior one instant and like the lowest of the low the next.

"It made me realize how hard you humans have it," she said, "And... How terrible a goddess I've been."

I once again blinked.

"What do you mean?"

"The Church of Axis was once the biggest religion on this world," Aqua explained, "Temples, centers of learning, great cities-All in my name. So many great art works, temples, books, paintings... So much was made when I first started. I... I wanted to make life better for humanity. I wanted to be a beacon of hope and justice and compassion... What god doesn't? I mean... Those who work for God, the Supreme God-It's complicated."

She pouted a bit, which made me laugh softly and pat her head affectionately. She leaned into it, before she heaved a heavy sigh.

"I... My junior, my mentee goddess, Eris... She got promoted. She started her religion on this world... And she did a much, much better job than I did. My faith fell apart in a few centuries. It's now down to a few small temples. She didn't mean to do it, she was just... So much better. And so I stopped caring. I started to hate my job. I stopped paying attention. I... I forgot why I had started my religion. Why I had worked so hard. It all fell into ruin and decay."

She struggled a bit with herself, but forced her eyes back up to mine.

"Living like this reminded me why mortals need the divine. Why we need to keep working as part of the mission. Why... Why I even exist," she murmured, "Even you, who know... Who know me. All my flaws... You believe in me. You believed that I could be a force for good, That I could do... What I was meant to do. To feel that? That just... It put everything into perspective. I realize why humans struggle, for those triumphs. Those wonderful moments. That happiness. A happiness a goddess is supposed to help them achieve."

She smiled beatifically at me, even as hot tears ran from her eyes.

"How could I not love you, Kazuma? After you helped me realize who I'm supposed to be?"

My throat was dry. I tried to open my mouth to respond, but no words would come.

She loved me. She loves me? How... How did I even...? Where did I begin...?

Ah. I needed to do something. Even a shut-in like me knew it. Well... Former shut-in.

I'd say losing my virginity and earning the love of a goddess changes things a lot.

Even so, I didn't really know quite how to process this. I just had to hope that Aqua would understand that.

"Kazuma?"

I kissed her. It was much easier than trying to explain my conflicted emotions. A lot more fun, too.

We would sort it out... Eventually.

I believed that, holy shit. It's official... I have it bad.

I may be doomed.

... All the more reason to keep kissing her.

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