Lying on the forest floor was a boy who looked about fifteen. He was wearing a cloak, his mask was gone, and he was sleeping soundly on the ground. Slowly, his eyes fluttered open.
"Hmm… what happened?"
"Where am I?"
I slowly sat up and realized that I was in a forest.
"What happened?"
The last thing I remembered was being kidnapped by Aurora.
I stood and examined myself, checking for anything unusual. Seeing that I was still fully clothed, I let out a sigh of relief.
"Damn… thank goodness I'm fine."
That's when I noticed a letter lying in front of me. A bad feeling crept over me as I reached for it and unfolded it.
(My dearest Zeref,
I know you're confused about many things, but don't worry — I haven't done anything to you. You don't need to worry about me or my position. I'll explain everything once you reach a certain level of strength and status.
Oh, by the way, I took the mask you wore as a souvenir. Don't be mad~
I don't mind sharing your love with other women, but remember — don't overdo it. In the end, you're mine.
Your beloved,
Aurora Vernietiging)**
After reading the letter, I stared blankly for several minutes before I could regain my focus.
"What have I gotten myself into?"
This was supposed to be just another normal day. I was having breakfast like usual — so how did everything go so horribly wrong?
"Hey, System, what did she do to me?"
[…]
"System?"
[Host, may I request to switch hosts with another system?]
"What?"
[Don't worry, I'll find a better system for you.]
"What nonsense are you spouting now!?"
[I just… can't handle the stress anymore!!]
"Just tell me what changes have happened."
[The Host has been blessed by Goddess Aurora. As a result, the Host has gained the right to stand beside her as an equal, as well as the right to use her element.]
"So you're saying I can use the Destruction Element?"
[Correct.]
"How do I use it?"
[…]
"Oi, System?"
[In normal cases, one only needs to visualize the nature of the element and study it. But for you, umm… it's a little different.]
"What do you mean by different?"
[For the Host to use this element, you must think about Goddess Aurora. The more you think of and visualize her, the stronger the element becomes. And if you wish to unleash its full power… you must think of something lewd between you and Goddess Aurora.]
Zeref: "….."
"What the hell is this!!?"
"Isn't that just basic hypnosis!?"
How did it come to this? Isn't this basically forcing me to think about her!? What kind of embarrassing nonsense is this!?
For a moment, I couldn't even picture Aurora as a goddess anymore.
"Forget it…"
I'd just have to live with this now. Whatever. Putting all that aside — where exactly am I?
[The Host is currently in the Azure Forest, near your inn.]
Oh, good. That means I don't have far to walk to get back.
"By the way… did Aurora do anything to me while I was asleep?"
[…]
"System?"
[…]
"Hey, what's going on?"
[It's better if the Host doesn't know.]
"Oh come on, it can't be that bad, right?"
[While you were asleep, she kissed you from head to toe, used a special spell to bottle your scent, held you tightly the whole time, and—]
"Oi, stop!!"
"Don't say another word!"
The more the system spoke, the more goosebumps covered my body. I needed nothing more than to run back to my inn and take the longest bath of my life.
That's when I heard a soft whimper from somewhere nearby. Curious, I walked toward the bushes, and as I got closer, the metallic scent of blood reached my nose.
On alert, I circulated mana throughout my body. When I pushed aside the bushes, I found a wounded wolf pup lying on the ground.
The pup's fur was pitch black — like the night sky. Its belly was wounded and bleeding, and its eyes were tightly shut in pain.
If that was all, it wouldn't have been a big deal. But what shocked me was that the wolf pup was leaking mana!
That meant it was capable of using mana. Not all beasts could do that — and those that could were highly intelligent.
Because this was so rare, I grew curious and used the system's reading function. When I saw its status, I was utterly shocked.
Name: (Unnamed)
Gender: (Not yet determined)
Age: 10
Species: Wolf (Fenrir)
Talent: 9/10
Power: Low-Stage Bronze
Title: The Gluttonous One, Godslayer
Love: 0%
Description: Reincarnation of the great beast Fenrir, known as the enemy of the gods. Because its bloodline is not entirely pure, most of its memories are lost.
"This…!"
Who in this world doesn't know of Fenrir?
At the peak of his power, he was said to have fought one-on-one with the Great Dragon God.
It was said that Fenrir was born from the purest essence of energy, death, and destruction. He was one of the Five Great Sacred Beasts of the ancient era — a legend remembered even to this day.
During the great war thousands of years ago, Fenrir fought alongside Goddess Megicula… and then vanished. No one knew what happened to him. There were many rumors.
Some said that on a certain battlefield, he devoured a god whole.
Some said he had no gender and was merely a mass of pure power.
There were countless stories.
But all that aside, the legendary beast himself now lay before me — wounded and unable to move.
Without hesitation, I channeled some of my mana into him, slowly healing his injuries.
Seeing the wolf pup still unconscious, I picked him up. Up close, he looked small and adorable — simple and harmless.
Who would have guessed that this was the beast of death and destruction.
I smiled and carried the little wolf in my arms, walking out of the forest and back toward my inn — unaware of the consequences of my actions.
And unbeknownst to me, a goddess was watching me as I carried Fenrir. She observed me as if watching a movie, a tub of popcorn in hand — with various drinks sitting beside her.
On either side of the goddess stood two beautiful angels, each with a pair of white, graceful wings.
"Oh Goddess, are we going to let that boy raise Fenrir?" one of the angels asked.
"Let him. That is the destiny of that child," the goddess replied calmly. "Even you two could not change that boy's fate."