Chapter 880 Goddess Wolbach
"You're quite thoughtful... My other half is a pitch-black magical beast, extremely large in size. Ordinary advanced magic can't harm her. She can spew blazing flames and possesses formidable strength."
Seeing this, Wolbach's expression softened somewhat. Though this young man was a bit of a pervert, he wasn't entirely without merit.
"But a few years ago, we had a fierce battle. Taking advantage of her recent escape from the seal, I severely wounded her, causing her size to shrink considerably. She should be about this big now..."
She gestured in front of her chest.
Roughly the size of a cat or dog.
That makes it quite difficult to find, to be honest. A black magical creature the size of a cat or dog—those are practically everywhere.
"Where was she sealed before?"
"Red Magic Village. Unfortunately, when I went back to look later, my other half was already gone. Probably taken away by someone."
"..."
Eiji fell silent for a moment.
By your logic, there's a high probability your other half was picked up by someone from the Red Magic Clan.
But with just this information, it's clearly impossible to find this so-called other half. Who knows, she might have already been taken out of Red Magic Village?
"I'll have people search for her, but whether we can find her or not, I really don't know."
Eiji didn't want to make any promises; he genuinely had no idea if this thing could be found.
"That's enough, really. I've been making efforts too, and I've had some factions help me search for my other half. But still, thank you."
Wolbach's eyes grew much kinder.
She had lived countless years and seen all kinds of people.
A response like this young man's, not making grand promises, actually showed he had taken the matter to heart.
If someone immediately said, "I'll definitely help you find her," Wolbach would only give them a polite smile, then promptly forget about them. Such words could only mean the other person had some demand of her.
"What's your name, young man?"
Wolbach grew interested, or perhaps it was a whim, and she asked for his name.
"My name is Nangou Eiji."
"Thank you, little Eiji. Well, I've been soaking here for quite a while; it's about time I leave."
Holding the bath towel against her chest, Wolbach slowly rose from the pool.
But soon, her expression turned tearful.
"Um... little Eiji, could you not stare at me like that when I'm completely defenseless?"
"But this is a mixed bath, isn't it?"
Eiji looked at her with a baffled expression, his gaze wandering over her body.
What a great figure indeed!
Wolbach looked on the verge of tears, so she could only cover her key areas with the bath towel, stepped ashore with a splash, and then dashed away without a trace.
Nice butt!
Eiji's eyes held an appreciative glint. She probably thought if she ran fast enough, Eiji wouldn't have time to see anything. But Miss Wolbach clearly didn't know that Eiji's eyes were comparable to high-precision cameras, capable of recording every detail of her figure in an instant!
"So that's Goddess Wolbach, a top executive of the Demon Lord Army!"
Eiji slowly crouched down, submerging his entire body in the hot spring, leaving only his head above the water.
"That brawny man clearly isn't human—his body is like slime inside, formless and shapeless. That must be the Death-Toxic Slime Hans! No wonder we couldn't contact them—they came here!"
According to Serena's report, Hans had been carrying out some secret mission.
What this secret mission entailed, no one knew. Perhaps the old Demon King knew, but Eiji hadn't cared enough to find out.
As for Wolbach, she had always been elusive, making it difficult to pinpoint her whereabouts. Even the old Demon King couldn't assign her tasks.
After all, Wolbach was a genuine goddess!
Though she was regarded as an evil deity due to wielding violent and slothful authorities—she originally seemed to have been a proper goddess, but later, after being relentlessly slandered by Axis Cult followers, she was forced to join the ranks of evil deities—she truly possessed divine status!
Within the Demon Lord Army, only Barnier's true form could rival her in status. Others like the Headless Knight Beldia, the Chimera Sylphia, or the Death-Toxic Slime Hans were, at best, fit to be her subordinates!
Eiji had previously found it strange: with such a powerful figure in the Demon Lord Army, how could Yasaka Kyoichi securely hold the position of Demon King? Why hadn't Wolbach taken over?
Only after meeting her did he understand—on one hand, it was because Wolbach's nature was relatively gentle.
As strange as it sounded—a goddess governing violence and sloth being gentle by nature—their recent interaction proved this to be true.
On the other hand, and more importantly, Wolbach's power was incomplete.
She hadn't reclaimed her full strength from her other half.
This meant Wolbach's current power was, at most, half of what it was at its peak. Meanwhile, the Yasaka clan had the backing of the Archduke of Hell, Asuku. Even at her full strength, Wolbach might not be able to defeat Asuku, so there was no possibility of her seizing the throne.
Reflecting on it now, Wolbach's elusive movements were likely due to her constant search for her other half. When she mentioned "some forces helping her find her other half," she was referring to the Demon Lord Army.
"From this perspective, could it be that Wolbach represents the slothful aspect, while her other half embodies the violent one?"
Eiji speculated this internally.
Precisely because she was the slothful aspect, Wolbach's temperament was so mild. Even after he had stared at her for so long, she showed no intention of killing him.
If she were the violent aspect, he might already be lying on the ground.
Meaning, beaten down by Eiji.
Absolutely no strange implications here.
However, finding that violent aspect—the black magical beast now the size of a small cat—would be no easy feat. Who knew who might have picked it up? Such a Magical Creature could be found in any random city.
Wolbach herself had searched for so long without success. Even if Eiji took over, he wouldn't achieve any results anytime soon.
After soaking in the hot spring for a while and growing bored, Eiji left the pool and returned to the inn.
"I already said it wasn't my fault! Kazuma, stop blaming me, or I'll smite you with divine retribution!"
"Cut it out. Your so-called divine retribution is, at best, turning all my drinks into plain water. Who'd be afraid of such a useless punishment?"
"You just said my divine punishment is useless, didn't you? You've spoken forbidden words! A duel! I challenge you to a duel to make you understand the goddess must not be defamed!"
"So noisy."
The moment Eiji returned to the inn, his ears were assaulted by the kind of bickering that could give someone calluses.
Impatiently, he glanced over and sure enough, Kazuma and Aqua were arguing about something near the entrance. Darkness and Megumin were also nearby. The innkeeper wore a strained smile, trying to persuade them to take their quarrel elsewhere, but they completely ignored him.