Shoutout to |The Crazy Prophet|—the latest to claim the Supreme Being rank. Your support keeps the Wi-Fi on and the chapters coming!
____
As Bukubukuchagama's voice rang out, Mare and Aura suddenly looked at the watch in Helant's hand.
Their sparkling eyes were as if they were gazing at a rare treasure.
Mom, it's Mom's voice!
In Mare's slightly reddened eyes, there was no longer any trace of loss or self-blame. His entire gaze contained only two words: Want it!
Aura even had a flush of red climb onto her cheeks, the corners of her mouth curling up uncontrollably, clearly overjoyed to the extreme.
Helant picked up the watch and waved it in front of the two little ones. He deliberately looked at Mare and smiled. "Do you want it?"
Want it! Of course I want it!
Mare's gaze never left the two watches, while his remaining reason made him speak timidly. "My Lord... F-Father, after all, I didn't complete the task you gave me well…"
He both wanted the watch and felt that he did not deserve it, not daring to accept it.
Helant looked at Aura again. The little one's rosy cheeks faded at an extreme speed, returning to a look of loss.
"Father… I haven't made any contribution. I can't have it…"
Aura took one last lingering glance at the watch, then lowered her head again.
Mare had at least helped his father carry out a mission, while she had not helped with anything these past few days. What right did she have to want this watch?
Seeing this, Helant did not speak, but simply pressed a button on the watch.
Bukubukuchagama's sweet voice rang out again. "Mare, Aura, are you happy today~"
In an instant, Mare and Aura felt as if they had been electrocuted, shuddering in unison. They stood side by side, their cute big eyes glowing, their gazes completely fixed on the watch.
Seeing this, Helant stuffed the watches directly into their arms and said softly, "Mare, your performance in this mission deserves recognition, so this is what you deserve."
Mare held the watch solemnly with his small hands, tears of emotion streaming from his big eyes.
Helant looked at Aura again and pinched her delicate cheek. "You helped Momonga subdue the Wise King of the Forest, which is also a great merit."
Aura could not wait to put on the watch, blushing as she squeezed into Helant's embrace.
As Demiurge watched Mare and Aura's joyful jigure, a faint smile suddenly curved across his cunning face.
Lord Helant really is like a father, so warm…
Just as he was feeling sentimental, Helant looked up and smiled at him. "Demiurge, what do you want?"
Please grant me the Ring of Ainz Ooal Gown!
His peripheral vision swept over the ring on Mare's finger, and he forced himself to remain composed. "Nothing, My Lord.. It is my honor to serve the Supreme Being."
All of this was what he should do. How could he take this opportunity to ask for a ring?
Demiurge thought of his identity as "Jaldabaoth." He knew that he should only possess glory truly worthy of the ring after a perfect performance.
"You are also a child. It is only right for you to have a reward." Helant stood up, walked over to Demiurge, and patted his shoulder with a smile. "Let me think. Last time I gave you Ulbert's photo, this time…"
Helant's consciousness entered his Inventory to look around, and he found an unexpected figure in a corner.
With a thought, a life-sized Ulbert Doll suddenly appeared before him.
"Thi… this is!"
Facing a doll of his own Creator, even someone with Demiurge's calm personality found it difficult to maintain his composure.
His Adam's apple bobbed, his head leaning forward slightly. The jewel-like eyes behind his reflective lenses concealed the words "I want it" perfectly.
At this moment, his heart wavered. Strongly suppressing the urge to grab and hug the Ulbert Doll, he turned to look at Helant.
"Lord Helant, this… this…"
Is this for me?!
Helant nodded. He had many of these things, which he and Momonga had casually made when they were building the Mausoleum.
Now, they could also be given out as benefits to the Guardians.
Wholeheartedly serving the Supreme Being and not wanting a reward? Yes... But.. But...
Hmph, which Guardian could withstand such a reward?!!!
Demiurge cautiously squeezed the hand of the Ulbert Doll, carefully feeling his Creator's palm prints. He could not help but feel a surge of emotion, an indescribable sense of security, happiness, and joy flooding his heart.
He stammered for a long while, wanting to say something to Helant.
In response, Helant said gently, "Go on, I'll give you a day off."
The very next second after Helant finished speaking, Demiurge bowed quickly and turned around, clutching the Ulbert Doll tightly. He left an orange afterimage in the air as he disappeared from the room.
Watching Demiurge's departing figure, Helant sat back down on the sofa and said to Aura and Mare, "I didn't expect Demiurge to have such an interesting side."
Aura rubbed her cheek against the watch and said sympathetically, "Demiurge is also a child."
"Yes, yes, after all, it's his Creator…" Mare responded timidly. "By the way, Lord Father, can you tell us a story tonight?"
Aura looked at Helant expectantly. If Lord Father told bedtime stories at night, accompanied by Lady Bukubukuchagama's voice…
Wouldn't that be another form of companionship from Mom and Dad?!
"Lord Father, can you?!" Mare also looked at Helant with expectant eyes.
"Of course… you can't." Albedo's voice drifted in from the doorway, causing the smiles on the two little ones' faces to collapse as they looked at her indignantly.
Albedo was wearing a black body-shaping 'stepmother dress', her fair and pretty face carrying a mature charm.
She moved with graceful steps, approaching Helant's side, and breathed softly like an orchid. "Lord Helant still needs to study World Items with me tonight."
Her golden eyes swept over Aura and Mare's watches, her curvaceous figure wrapped in the stepmother dress pressing closely against Helant.
She smiled. "You already have Lord Helant's rewards… I still have nothing, so let me keep him company, alright~"
Seeing this, the two elf children glanced at each other, their hands unconsciously touching their watches.
Indeed, Albedo did not seem to have received any reward.
She had even spent the entire day yesterday studying World Items with Lord Helant. She probably had not even rested.
"Sigh… alright."
After Aura and Mare reluctantly agreed, they tactfully bowed and took their leave from Helant.
Tsk, competing with children?
Helant looked at the secretly smug Albedo in his arms. On a whim, he felt like punishing her and reached out to touch the wings on her lower back.
In the next instant, Albedo trembled all over, her golden eyes filled with emotion.
In a flash, a rich fragrance filled the room.
____
15 Advance chapters:
Patreon.com/CorruptElf