[Altair Brando]
With my consciousness still hazy, I felt my head resting on something soft and firm that molded perfectly to the shape of my face, like a heavenly pillow.
Strangely, a comforting warmth emanated from that soft, inviting surface.
Without thinking, I tilted my head slightly, allowing a sweet aroma—reminiscent of freshly baked bread—to envelop me completely.
Along with the delicious scent, I felt delicate fingers running through my hair, gently caressing it, as if wanting to cradle me in their tenderness.
With this gentle touch, I frowned, realizing that my head might not be resting on an ordinary pillow.
Could it be...
As if to confirm my thoughts, I opened my eyes and discovered that my head was resting on a thigh covered by purple latex leggings.
There was only one person these heavenly thighs could possibly belong to.
With this thought, I turned my head toward the owner of these thighs, only for my vision to be filled with a pair of voluptuous curves that would make Mount Everest feel small.
As I stared at those uncharted curves, their owner leaned forward, letting her long hair fall over her face.
Unquestionably, the face of the beautiful woman before my eyes was that of my servant Minato-no-Raikou.
"Master!" exclaimed Raikou, bending her body over mine in an embrace that seemed more like a trap of flesh and heat. Before I could react, her soft, warm breasts pressed against my face. I felt the softness and warmth that soon enveloped me, sinking gently against my nose.
What a beautiful way to die.
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Cough! Cough!
Good morning, Nahida... or would it be afternoon?
With my vision completely obscured by what felt like Mount Everest itself, I had no idea how long my consciousness had sailed through the sea of darkness.
[Greetings]
[Don't you find it even slightly strange that the breasts of the strongest warrior of the Heian period, the woman who severed the head of one of Japan's Three Great Monsters, are pressed against your face?]
Not at all, but it's great to hear your voice again.
[Hmm... as strange as it may seem, seeing the world through your eyes is more pleasant than through mine.]
Hearing Nahida's cheerful voice, I couldn't help but smile.
But why is my vision darkening?
I could even see my grandmother across the river, waving at me.
Before I could walk toward my grandmother, the heavenly mass pulled away from my face, allowing some air into my lungs.
"Mommy was terribly worried." Raikou stared at me with her slightly moist eyes, while her fingers grazed my face.
As I breathed in some air, my eyes fell upon the red sky. Looking to the side, I saw we were in a destroyed building. Then my eyes returned to the woman who was staring at me intensely, with small tears forming in her eyes.
Feeling like a villain for making such a beautiful woman cry, I raised my hand and passed it over her eyes. "Sorry."
"*Snuffle*... After your finger touched the Caster, my son fainted." Raikou held my hand against her face. "I got a little desperate, almost trying to break Caster's neck."
"..."
I'll ignore the information about "almost" breaking his neck.
"I'm really sorry; this won't happen again." For now, no more meeting crazy goddesses.
"I hope so, otherwise, mommy will have to punish you." A slightly sinister smile formed on her lips.
I can't deny that I'm slightly tempted by that punishment.
[Masochistic tendencies...]
Of course not, I'm clearly a normal person, but I wouldn't mind being suffocated by this beautiful pair of thighs. Hmm... I got a little off track.
I think it's time to take this a bit more seriously.
"Raikou, how long was I unconscious?" I asked, reluctantly leaving her lap pillow behind.
My servant raised her finger, pressing it against her lips. "Not long, maybe ten or fifteen minutes."
I frowned slightly, realizing that I had definitely been more than half an hour in that space... there's probably a time difference, or at least in the perception of it.
Letting out a light sigh, I massaged my furrowed brow. Logical problems were never my forte; my area was always the humanities, arts and history.
"Where are the girls, by the way?" Sweeping this problem under the rug, I turned my gaze back to my servant.
"They're with Caster. Apparently, the pink-haired girl doesn't know how to use her Noble Phantasm, and Caster is teaching her." She tilted her head to the side. "How does a servant not know how to use her Noble Phantasm?"
I turned my face away, painfully aware that I, too, didn't know how to use my Noble Phantasm.
This was a bit unusual, since the Noble Phantasm was the supreme card of every servant, being the crystallization of their legend. But in my defense, they were blocked, so it wasn't exactly my fault.
"Sorry, my son should be resting. I don't think staying by my side is ideal right now." Raikou gave a dry smile, scratching her cheek.
Isn't her self-esteem a bit low?
"Actually, being by your side would be the most ideal and peaceful place to rest." I moved my hand, rubbing her long purple hair.
"Really!?" She blinked her large eyes, staring at me innocently. "How can staying by the side of a bloodthirsty general, whose first lesson was to forget she was a woman, be pleasant?"
"I don't think that. Being by your side makes me feel completely at peace... not to mention I like your scent." I said the last part with a bit of shyness.
"My… scent!?" Raikou tilted her head to the other side, a bit confused.
"Yes, your body's natural perfume reminds me of hydrangea."
"..." Raikou blinked her eyes, staring at me. Gradually, a light redness rose up her cheek. "My son compared me to a flower associated with elegance and nobility." She began to move her body animatedly from side to side.
[You triggered some button in her.]
Nahida, you're exaggerating. She's just happy...
Before I could finish my thought, I felt her arms wrap around me, and my body being pulled against hers.
Instead of hugging me, it seemed like she wanted to merge my existence with hers.
Ma'am, why do I feel like you're sniffing my hair?
[I told you.]
That's fine, it's not like I mind being treated like a doll by a beautiful woman.
By the way, since my body is unable to move at this moment, hadn't that Norse goddess said something about "enjoying her primordial runes"?
I only had some very shallow information about them stored in my mind.
[Yes.]
[Apparently, these primordial runes transformed into a new ability within your parameters.]
Really?
Curious, I accessed my Saint Graph. Instantly, a screen with my parameters appeared before my eyes.
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[Parameters]
▸ Strength: A+
▸ Endurance: A+
▸ Agility: B+
▸ Mana: B
▸ Luck: E+
▸ NP: EX
[Class Skills]
▸ Riding: A++
▸ Mad Enhancement: B
▸ Divinity: B
[Personal Skills]
▸ Primordial Runes: (—)
▸ Great Sage: (Ex)
▸ Hair Clones: (A++)
▸ Mystical Transformation – 72 Forms: (A)
▸ Divine Core (Primal): (B)
▸ Fiery Golden Eyes: (B)
▸ Pseudo-Perfect Immortality: (B-)
▸ Rune Magic (B)
▸ Instinct: (C+)
▸ Musical Deafness (D)
▸ Affection of the Goddess (D+)
[Noble Phantasms]
▸ Ruyi Jingu Bang – The Golden Staff that Supports the Heavens [Locked]
▸ Kinto'un – Cloud that Rides the Heavens [Locked]
▸ Gourd – Gourd Capable of Sealing the Heavens [Locked]
▸ Loop of Binding – Tiara that Imprisons Against the Heavens [Locked]
▸ Ochd Deug Odin - The Great God's Brand [Locked]
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Looking at the status screen before me, I raised my hand rubbing my eyes.
There were three new abilities, a new Noble Phantasm, and an increase in my strength parameter.
I could understand the origin of the ⟨Rune Magic⟩ and ⟨Primordial Runes⟩ abilities, but where did this ⟨Affection of the Goddess⟩ ability come from?
[I can answer that... this was an ability you gained right after being kissed by Medusa.]
Wait a second, and I'm only now aware of this?
[It didn't seem like the best time to tell you when you were having a crisis because of the blood.]
Hmm... seems fair. And what does this ability do?
[Affection of the Goddess is an ability that denotes someone being loved by a goddess.]
[Your version gives an increase in strength and luck parameters.]
The being loved part seems to be a problem, but I'll leave that for my future self. But this increase in strength and luck is always welcome.
Without the monkey king's robe, my strength and endurance had decreased considerably. If I were wearing it, my strength parameter would reach "A++", and my endurance would reach the same level.
So when I'm wearing the monkey king's robe, my strength parameter should reach "A++", thanks to ⟨Affection of the Goddess⟩... I think I just got a bit stronger.
Now, regarding ⟨Rune Magic⟩ and ⟨Primordial Runes⟩, part of the information was stored in my mind.
⟨Rune Magic⟩ is an ability that converts runes into my magical crest.
Although I had not the slightest practice with this type of magic, in theory, they can be used for attacks, defense, and even support. While ⟨Primordial Runes⟩ meant I possessed knowledge about the 18 Runes that came from an age of gods, given to me by the creator of this magic himself, Odin.
Having knowledge of the 18 runes directly granted by Odin gave me a Noble Phantasm whose mechanics I still didn't understand.
This meant I now possessed five Noble Phantasms, which was absurd, since the vast majority of Servants possessed at most two or three Noble Phantasms.
Even though I had the knowledge, I still had no practical experience with these runes. Good thing in this singularity there was a certain Celtic servant who could give me at least a tutorial on these runes.
While I was thinking about this, my body was being aggressively hugged by Raikou.
But before my existence could be absorbed by my servant, a voice echoed through the terrace of the destroyed house.
"Brando!?"
Hearing the voice, we turned our gaze to the side, seeing the director climbing onto the roof with some difficulty, still with my armor around her body.
Seeing me awake, she brought her hand to her chest, letting out a sigh of relief. But upon noticing that my body was practically glued to Raikou's body, her expression became strange, as if she didn't know how to react.
"Olga!" I raised my hand with a smile, making our dear director snap out of her trance, while Raikou simply completely ignored her existence.
"Cough! Cough!" She coughed, dissipating her embarrassment. "How are you?"
"Perfectly fine." I smiled at her.
"I see, but what happened? Suddenly you just lost consciousness?" Olga walked in my direction, staring at me.
"I can't say much, but let's just say I discovered the reason for Cú Chulainn's class change... and let's just say the Norse gods don't respect people's personal space very well."
I crossed my arms over my chest, remembering that my mouth had already been violated twice.
Olga stared at me, tilting her head a bit confused by my words.
"Setting that aside, how's Mash's training going?" I asked, a bit curious.
"Apparently, Caster made a breakthrough in our efforts to discover her Noble Phantasm. They're now returning to the church to devise a plan with the information Cú Chulainn provided us." Olga looked at me, trying to maintain her professional posture.
It seemed she had come out of her state of shock. She was a bit more confident and mentally stable than before.
"Okay! I'll be right down." With some effort, I managed to get out of Raikou's grip, who showed a hesitant expression.
"It's... hmmm..." Olga tried to say something, hesitant.
I tilted my head to the side, waiting for the words to come out, while adjusting my wrinkled clothes.
She took a deep breath, clenched her fists, and after a second, said:
"Brando, I would like to thank you for everything." She looked directly into my eyes with a firm posture. "But it's time to return your armor."
"Are you sure? You know, I don't mind you keeping it for a while longer."
"No." She shook her head, determined. "It's tempting to hold onto it… but it doesn't belong to me." Olga approached me with an air of resolution.
"If that's what you want." I moved my hand, placing it on her head, making her cheeks burn. At the same time, the monkey king's mantle dissolved into black threads, merging with my body.
With my armor on my body, my strength and endurance parameters shot up to "A++".
Perfectly balanced—just as it should be.
I gave a slight smile while rubbing Olga's head.
Even though I wanted to tease her a bit more, I gently pulled my hand away from her hair.
"I think we should start heading down, then?" I smiled, adjusting my armor on my body.
"Yes..."
Without letting her finish the sentence, I grabbed her waist, my hand catching her plump butt over her skirt. "Brando!?" she said, with redness forming on her face.
"Tsk!" Raikou clicked her tongue behind me, clearly displeased.
But without saying a single syllable, I moved my body jumping toward the ground, while the director's scream echoed through the burning city. "Brandoooo!!!"
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I have a question about Odin: do you prefer that I use the original appearance (OC) I sent previously or the version from Toaru Majutsu no Index? Another option would be to alternate between the two, with the Toaru Majutsu no Index version being Odin herself, while the OC version functions as an avatar or another manifestation of her.
Odin | Toaru Majutsu no Index
Odin | OC