3 Chapter 2. (1/2)

”Darling, what was that noise?”

”Father in law seems to have passed out from the joy of knowing his loving daughter was getting married to such a caring husband.”

”What? Really? He accepted it so easily?”

Good job me! Safe! I definitely do not bully smelly old men!

The door slid open as the goddess descended upon my world once again. This time she was wearing her veil again so luckily I was able to retain my composure. Seeing her truly made me lose my senses. Getting accustomed to my little wifey really may take quite some time.

”He really did... collapse? Is he okay? Did he hit his head?”

”Damn it my daughter! How could you believe this vermins lies when you see your father sprawled out on the ground like this!? Why are you also questioning if I hit my head?”

Ah. He woke up. That was quick.

He really looked like he wanted to cry though.

My wife then exclaimed with wide eyes ”you're the mightiest god in existence, the war god Sen Kami, known for his unparalleled might. He's just a mortal, how could he possibly knock you out?”

”My daughter, you must not be deceived by flowery words! His words are like thorns that can effortlessly defeat the mightiest of warriors. Every sound he utters is like a venomous needle aimed right towards your heart!”

”Please reconsider my naive daughter. He is just a lowly viper laying in wait to plunge his toxic fangs into your neck to corrupt you like the vile thing he is. He will shower you with flattery to get your guard down before he moves in and pounces upon you as he poisons and corrupts the precious flower you are.”

”What? Who are you talking about here? All I asked for was assistance with finding a simple present for my little wife? Father in law, how can you besmirch my name as such? Is it not you who is dirtying others? Tramping upon my name and smearing it in mud! I am a righteous individual with no strikes against his name. I stand upright against injustice and fight against the oppressors. How can you sully my reputation like so? Your daughter's husband could never be such a person! Your reputation would also go down the drain if you had such a son in law. Dirtying my name is merely besmirching your own!”

The old man stared at me like he did not know what to say.

He squinted his eyes as he grumbled out under his breath ”damn filthy little rat.”

Realizing attacking me would only aggravate himself further, father in law seemed to change targets. ”My precious daughter Megami, why would you even agree to this little ant's proposal?”

”He was the first person since I was born that stood face to face against you as a mere mortal in the presence of a god while he had the nerve to even propose to me in your presence. A mortal who directly ignored a god without the slightest fear, isn't that rather attractive?”

Beneath the semi transparent veil I could vaguely see the outline of another smile blooming across her face. I cursed that veil's nine generations for obstructing such a heavenly sight. That veil should be smitten down by the heavens for blocking out such wondrous scenery from this world.

Just imagining the face under that veil would send my heart pounding like a train chugging along while making me slightly fearful I may have a heart attack at this very moment. Luckily for me, I'm dead right now so that won't happen.

Father in law seemed to look really defeated; like he just wanted to find a hole and crawl into it while drowning himself in his sorrows.

Not paying attention to her father anymore, the goddess' eyes were locked on me not looking away for even a moment as if she were ready to detect any lie I may tell.

”Darling husband, is it true you wanted to use your request to find a present for me? You know, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. I accidentally caused your death and felt horrible to the point I wanted to die. The only reason you are here now is because I begged my father with threat of suicide that we must compensate you appropriately. Gods killing mortals for no reason whether intentional or unintentional is a heavy sin in this world.”

”Damn it all; my daughter is too naive and pure. With her innocent nature she really would do it too. All for some random stupid plebeian she stumbled upon on the street. She had only just descended into a mortal world for a short trip to help me with an errand. If she saw a weak puppy on the road she would naturally pick it up and take it home to take care of it. This stinky brat is just a weak little puppy to her.” The old man in the corner with his head sunk between his legs sat in a crouched position as he grumbled out some rude inaudible lines under his breath.

”Naturally the only thing I could ever desire in this world is for my wife's happiness. If I can please my wife then even if I face a sea of troubles, I can stand firmly against them no matter how many obstacles may come my way.” I declared to my wife with conviction in my voice as if there could be no other possible answer.

Suddenly the air turned very cold as my wife said in a solemn voice ”did you really think I would believe such flowery words darling?”

”Of course.” I replied without a moment of hesitation. It was like I could not feel a single bit of the terrifyingly cold aura my wife was giving off.

Suddenly the atmosphere around my little wife turned flowery again as she said ”I naturally will believe my husband's words.”