Tona, goddess of knowledge and books

　The light-filled Hanging Gardens of Elios are built above the clouds.
　The plants in the garden are rooted in the soft clouds and bloom beautifully.
　The Milky Way flows through the garden, and the water of the river reflects the sunlight and shines.
　The reflected light reflects the sunlight and makes the garden look more beautiful.
　There were many beautiful boats floating around the garden and the goddesses were laughing happily.
　Around the ships, female angels and high elves are flying in the air and singing beautifully.
　Everyone would think this garden is beautiful when they see it.
　Probably, this place must be the most beautiful in the world.
　But it is too dazzling for me.
　So I didn't want to come to this garden.
　I was content to see it from a distance.
　But I came because my sister, Phanakea, insisted that I come.
　And, as I thought, I regretted it.

'Tona!　Why!　Is that what you look like?　Dressed in your nasty clothes!　Don't you feel ashamed of yourself!

　On the empty boat, my mother, Feria, sitting face to face with me, sees me and gives me a sermon.
　The female angels who serve my mother start to panic at her angry voice.
　My mother is called the goddess of marriage and childbirth, and she is the pinnacle of these Elyos goddesses and female angels.
　Perhaps that is why she wears the most gorgeous costume among these Elyos goddesses.
　From that mother's point of view, my outfit may be dingy.

I'm not ashamed to say that I don't think of this outfit as dirty. So I'm not ashamed of it.
'What are you talking about!　Look around you!

　In an angry voice, my mother points around me.
　The goddesses and female angels belonging to Elios are gathered there.
　All of them are dressed in beautiful clothes.
　None of them are dressed in dark black clothes, like me.
　From the side, it would look like an out-of-place raven has wandered in among the beautiful birds.

'Mother!　Don't blame Tona too much!　I'm going to be holed up again!

　My sister, who is at my side, defends me.
　My sister's words cause my mother to choke on her words.

''Huh. ....... If Fana says so, it can't be helped. Tona. I'll give you my costume for now. Go change and go.

　My mother shakes her head in disbelief.

'No. ....... I'd rather leave than change clothes.'

　My mother's costume, known as the Goddess of the Sky, is flashy, based on the blue sky color.
　If I wore such clothes, I would stand out.
　So I refuse.

''Tona!

　My mother rises from her seat and yells at me.
　She is ranting and waving with anger.
　But I'm not going to listen to her.
　I turn away.

"Feri. Feri, don't be so angry. You're going to ruin your beautiful face.

　Suddenly, someone appears from behind my mother.
　The person who appears grabs my mother's chest from behind.

'Hey Ishti?　What are you doing!

　The mother protests against the one who suddenly appears.
　The name of the one who appeared suddenly is Ishtia, the goddess of love and beauty.
　She is a beautiful goddess with ruby hair and full breasts.
　Incidentally, she is also one of the three beauty gods, just like her mother and Raina.
　Originally, she should have called herself the Queen of Heaven, the pinnacle of the goddesses, but she may have been a bother, but she gave up that position to her mother.

'You shouldn't be too upset. There's a reason Tona has to be in that outfit. It's natural to want to wear the clothes you want to wear, no matter what anyone says.

　With that, she pulled away from her mother and fluttered her own costume.
　Compared to the costume my mother wears, the skin is more exposed.
　No, I'd rather say I'm half-naked.
　My mother frowns at that.
　My mother and Ishtia are polar opposites.
　While my mother has a single father, Odis, she has relationships with multiple men.
　The outfit she wears is also more revealing than her mother's, it can be said that she is no longer half-naked.
　She insists that beautiful things shouldn't be hidden.
　And this difference in thinking sometimes affects the people who believe in them.

'Ishti. It's not a good idea to dress like that. It's what's making the girls unpopular. And that necklace. I think you should just give it back to Heybos.

　She is not afraid to ask out any man she likes, even if he is in love with another goddess.
　For this reason, she is unpopular with many of the goddesses.
　As a mother who is in charge of the goddesses, it seems to be a headache for her.

Oh, I don't care about that. It's your fault for not keeping them together. Just like Feri. And besides, I should be wearing a necklace rather than Hayboss having one.

　My mother lets out a sigh at those words.
　It would be impossible for anyone to make her listen to what she says.
　After all, she won't even listen to her father Odis, the God King.
　My mothers argue with my sister and I, forgetting that we exist.
　She didn't know what to do with the argument and began to waver.
　But it was a relief for me. This way, I won't be scolded any more.

Haha ....... Okay, that's enough. Ishti. There's no point in saying anything.
Do you understand me, Feri?

　Eventually, as usual, my mother's side surrendered.

'Ha, you are totally ....... But still, Ishti. What is the matter with you today?　It's very unusual for you to be here.

　My mother gives me a strange look.
　It's true. Ishtia, the goddess of love and beauty, doesn't come out to the goddesses' tea party like I do.
　But today, she's coming out. What happened to her?

I'm here to see Renna. You're coming today, aren't you?　I can't believe that man who likes that Raina is losing and shutting down! I can't wait to see what he's going to look like today.

　Fufu smiled nastily.
　Raina had been holed up for a long period of time since her lover, the brave man of light, was defeated by the dark knight. That was why she hadn't shown her face in a long time today.
　In fact, that's what the goddesses are talking about.
　Raina is said to be the most beautiful of the young goddesses.
　She has been courted by a number of male gods, including her brother Toles, but she wears them all on her sleeve.
　That Raina has fallen in love. It's a hot topic of conversation.
　Who is the other brave man of light? The male gods who like Raina are killing it.
　But the brave man of light was defeated by the dark knight Kroki.
　Raina was traumatized by this and shut down.

''Ishti. That's in bad taste. 'Raina is depressed. She should be consoled.

　My mother chides Ishti.
　But I feel the same way.
　I don't like Raina much.
　Raina is my mother's daughter-in-law. That's why Raina and I are sisters-in-law.
　Perhaps it's because we were of the same generation, but we were both brought up in comparison to each other.
　She was beautiful, smart and strong, and I was always losing to her.
　I felt like everyone adored her and I was forgotten.
　In fact, my mother and older brother also only cared about her.
　The only person who cared about me was my sister.
　It's just jealousy, if you put it that way. However, this feeling is out of control.
　And the most disgusting thing is that Raina and I are very similar in the things we like.
　When I was a kid, my favorite clothes were similar, so I became more and more of an object of comparison.
　Thanks to that, I had to try to like things that Raina didn't like.
　I've gotten used to it now, but I remember it was a little hard for me.
　Sometimes that's why I wear black clothes.
　As expected, Raina doesn't wear black clothes either. There's no way to compare them.
　However, it seems that there was no similarity between Raina and men's taste.
　I'm relieved about that.
　I've seen the figure of the brave man of light before, but it wasn't my cup of tea.
　Kroki is much better than that one.
　In fact, I secretly look forward to Kroki coming to me to read a book.
　I remember cheering when Kroki defeated Raina's lover, the brave man of light.
　Well done. That's my Kroki indeed.
　That's when I was thinking about it.
　The goddesses start to make a commotion.
　As I watched to see what was going on, an empty boat approached from a distance.
　There's no doubt about it. The white, magnificent, empty boat is definitely Raina's ship.
　The ship is approaching straight towards you.
　You'll find Raina and her men, the warrior maidens, standing on the ship as it gets closer.
　The goddesses and female angels who have seen Raina's appearance exclaim in admiration.
　That's how beautiful Raina's figure was.
　White clothes and golden ornaments.
　Her hair sparkled and shimmered as it reflected the light.
　I can't help but be fascinated by that figure. That's how beautiful Raina was.
　It's frustrating, but Raina's beauty ranks first or second in the heavenly realm.
　Even the goddess of love and beauty would not be beaten.
　She passed through the goddesses' ships and came to the empty boat we were on.

It's been a long time. It has been a long time since we've seen you, Felia-sama. I apologize for not showing my face until now.

　Raina smiles as she greets us gracefully as we board our ship.
　Her smile is so beautiful.
　It doesn't look very much like her lover has been defeated and withdrawn.

It's okay. Raina. Are you all right now? I heard you were pretty depressed?
Yes, sir. You'll be fine. We can't stay indoors forever.

　Raina glances at me.
　This is why I don't like Raina. She is mocking me for being a shut-in.
　This woman is absolutely out of character.

'Long time no see. Hello, Raina. You don't look so good.
'This is Master Ishtia. It's been a long time.

　Raina thanked her as well.

'Hmm. Isn't she looking more and more beautiful?　After all, women change when they know love, don't they? I'm more interested in the brave man of light who made you beautiful.

　Then he licks his tongue.

'Stop it!　Ishti!　It's a bad habit!

　My mother screams out loud.
　She is the goddess of love and she has a habit of taking the men she likes to her bedchamber.
　Even if it's someone else's husband, it's the same.

'Oh, come on. A good man is not a monopoly.

　But she doesn't seem to want to change her mind.

''Ishtia-sama. Rage is my hero. I would like you to stop it if you can: ......

　Raina makes a troubled face.
　As expected, Raina doesn't want to have her lover taken away.
　The words are a bit thorny.

It's a good thing that you have a lot of experience in this field. Then why don't we meet the dark knight who defeated your lover? And I'm curious about that one too.
Absolutely not!

　For some reason, me and Raina's voices overlap.
　We look at each other with suspicious looks on our faces.
　My sisters and mothers look startled by the sudden outburst of my voice.

'You startled us. 'What's wrong?' You guys?

　Ishtia gives him a surprised look.

'It makes me want to scream out loud!　Lord Ishtia!　The Dark Knight is under the control of the Mad King Modes.　Enemies of Elios!　You should not be interested in such a person!

　Raina's face changes to a stern one.
　And he's somewhat flustered. Maybe it's because he's an enemy man, but he really doesn't seem to want to get close to the dark knight.
　But I feel the same way, although the reasons may be different.
　I don't want any woman other than me to get as close to Kuroki as possible.

''That Ishtia-sama ....... The dark knight is the one who hurt Reena's lover, the brave man of light. I feel sorry for Reena for taking an interest in such a person.

　I lie and agree with Raina.
　Raina gives me a strange look. Me and Raina don't get along well.
　So I guess that's why she was wondering.

'Raina and Totona are right. Ishti. I didn't know you were interested in that horrible demon king's crew: ......

　My mother's face changes.
　What I see in her expression is fear.
　If I look closely, I see that she is trembling.
　My mother doesn't like Modes. No, I would say she is afraid of him.
　To be more precise, she is afraid of her mother, Nargol, the goddess of destruction.
　From what I've heard, my mother saw Nargol kill her grandmother, Lady Mina, in secret.
　The sight of Nargol killing Mina was so frightening that my mother developed a phobia of Nargol ever since.
　Because of this, she is also afraid of Modes, the demon king who inherited Nargol's power.
　Mother is influential only because she is the pinnacle of the Elyos goddesses. If Mother hates him, most of the Goddesses will hate him.
　This led to the Demon King Modes' banishment drama.
　If I look closely, I see my mother's body trembling and her face turning pale.
　Seeing that figure, the female angels around her start to panic.

'I'm sorry, Feri. I'm not going to go near the dark knight. So, calm down.
'You're kidding me. 'Ishty. I can't see it with that black helmet, but I'm sure it's an ugly one. You are the goddess of Elyos too, you shouldn't have to deal with that thing. Isn't that right, Raina and Tona?

　Mother looks at us and says.

'Yes, Lady Feria. You are right. Lady Ishtia should never go near the Dark Knight.'

　Raina says, smiling.
　I tilt my head to look at her.
　She seemed relieved that she wasn't approaching the enemy, but I had a feeling it was different somehow.
　For some reason, I thought so.
　I looked at Raina with a strange feeling.




Raina, the goddess of wisdom and victory.

Welcome home, my dear. Lady Raina.

　The war maiden Denebola bows her head when she returns from Feria-sama and the others.

''I'm home. Denebola. How's Kouki?'
Then I realized that Lady Raina wasn't there and I started crying.
Yeah. That's a lot of work.

　I go to Kouki.
　Kouki is a boy born to me and Kuroki.
　I had learned Japanese from Chiyuki and named him Kouki.
　Baby Koki is beginning to squirm on the bunk in the middle of the room, and I pick him up in my arms.
　I pick him up in my arms.
　When I pick him up, he stops squirming and begins to fall asleep on my chest, probably because he's relieved.

"You. You definitely look like your father.

　I look at Kouki sleeping peacefully on my chest.
　He likes my breasts just as much as his father does.
　Absolutely, they torment me in the same way as their father.
　I had to stay indoors to have this child in my belly.
　If the goddess of Elyos finds out she's impregnated with her enemy's child, there will be a lot of trouble.
　I would have to keep it a secret, especially from Lady Feria.
　So, this is a secret between me and the war maiden.
　I lovingly hold my baby Kouki in my arms.
　This child is my true hero. When this child grows up, there will be no need for Rage.

''Hmmm, my little hero. Grow up quickly.