I Reincarnated into a Game Filled with Mods

Ex side story: The First Pope – 3

Introduced herself as Lepanteka Marikilere, the first pope was ready to ignite lust in Eclipse, but I had zero intention of allowing that.

The reason was simple. Because Eclipse hated it. Even now, she was sticking to my side with desperate eyes gazing at me.

While I absolutely had no intention of letting it happen, I thought it could be used for some teasing at least once. A tiny revenge for her fulfilling her own desires under the guise of “plans.”

“Why don’t you explain it to me?”

Did she think I was curious? The expressions of the two were starkly divided. The one who liked it and the one who didn’t. It was pretty obvious who was who.

“Yes. First of all, the clothes…”

Lepanteka began outlining her plans with an even brighter and higher voice.

Having been holed up in the Holy Kingdom’s underground, she seemed to have been solely preoccupied with how to play with Eclipse, as the explanations never ended and were incredibly detailed and meticulous.

Could a person even think of such things? Eclipse’s face went deathly pale as she listened.

When Lepanteka began to list vulgar and explicit methods of female copulation, Eclipse clung even closer, twisting about.

“…That’s all that comes to mind right now. You’ll definitely enjoy the show. I promise you by my name.”

The gold and silver odd eyes, which looked exactly like Eclipse’s, no longer contained any fear or dread towards me. Only overwhelming lust for Eclipse remained. And it felt disturbingly filthy.

Well, regardless of what Lepanteka wanted, there was no way I was going to fulfill my objective. I had been feigning curiosity from the start just to tease Eclipse.

“…You’re going to refuse, right? Right?”

“What does the goddess think? Do you think I will refuse?”

I answered her question with a question, then fell silent. I began to notice that the odd eyes were visibly trembling. The anxiety reflected in her gaze only grew stronger.

I wanted to ask why I was just sitting still, but in doing so, I was afraid I would hear the answer I would find utterly unacceptable.

I silently watched Eclipse, trembling like a little rabbit in anxiety, until I could no longer hold back and burst out laughing. This was turning out to be a very successful minor revenge.

“Yes, I will refuse. I had no interest from the beginning.”

“…Really?”

“I was just messing around. You, Goddess, also shoved your butt at me in the name of plans. You can consider that my revenge.”

The teardrop that had begun to form in the corners of Eclipse’s eyes disappeared. Her face brightened. The fates of Eclipse and Lepanteka crossed back again. Hope turned into embarrassment, and anxiety transformed into joy.

Lepanteka shouted in a panic.

“If there’s a pose or position you prefer, I will follow! So please—”

“Sorry. That’s pretty far from the type of personality I have.”

I had already been extensively teased by Floretta and Luna of that sort. It was an ongoing situation. The level of teasing was also increasing day by day.

Both of their objectives revolved solely around my intrusion, so it was more like, “Even so, will you not butt in? Even so?”

Recently, even Minerva had been using similar methods. She whined to summon me every time she summoned her clones, claiming it was for something enjoyable.

Though she could simply take the clones back, it was clear that bringing them to my room was only a transparent excuse.

“If you weren’t happy about copulating only among women, then I’ll—”

“No, thanks. You’ve already committed two major mistakes.”

I gently pushed back Eclipse and grasped the Wingless Nightmare. Eclipse obediently stepped back.

“First, I am not the world’s evil. I’m the one who captured it. Do you think I would make such a mistake after all the suffering it takes to catch that thing?”

“……!”

Lepanteka’s jaw dropped. I hadn’t said a word, yet she had come to her own misunderstanding of Eclipse’s behavior, making excuses for it.

“Second, the goddess is not my slave, but just Eclipse—”

Realizing I had made a mistake in my wording, I hurriedly stopped.

But it was already too late.

“Haah?!”

Eclipse, standing a bit away, let out a lewd moan and bent her waist. As if her legs had given out, her body crumbled down gently.

A viscous transparent liquid spread out like a puddle beneath her butt and thighs. Eclipse, who had orgasmed in an instant, shivered with an expression intoxicated by pleasure.

Tsk.

I made a mistake. I momentarily gaped and then forced out my voice towards Lepanteka, who wore the same gaping expression.

“…Anyway. The goddess is just a goddess, not my slave. That’s your second mistake.”

“Not a slave?!”

Lepanteka, trembling all over, leaped to her feet. Her gaze towards me was filled with indignation.

“What are you going to say about that? How do you explain what you’ve shown until now? Pleading for a pat, showing your belly, being happy while getting patted, enjoying a spanking, and now, just calling your name makes you go wild! How can you say you’re not my slave? If being that obedient isn’t a slave, what on earth is it?!”

“That is….”

I fell silent. Eclipse’s previous actions could easily be viewed as those of a submissive slave rather than a goddess.

Even now, the moment her name was called, she would be squirming like that—who would think our relationship was equal? The default perception would be a master-slave dynamic.

Out of things to say, I aimed the Wingless Nightmare at her.

“Well, then, do whatever you want.”

“Huh?”

“I’m offering you a chance. Just get any hit on me. As long as you hit me once with any attack, the goddess will be yours. What do you think, easy, right?”

It was a pretty outrageous proposal. I didn’t have to defeat her; I just had to be hit once with any attack to be at her beck and call.

Seeing Lepanteka tremble with indignation was amusing. Then she cautiously asked back, apparently finding it manageable.

“Is that really true? It doesn’t matter what kind of attack, just one hit?”

“I don’t lie. I swear in the name of the goddess.”

Twitch, at that, Eclipse shuddered once more, still in the afterglow of ecstasy, but this time she did not disappear.

What had she been practicing that the climax trigger was scattered everywhere?

Lepanteka’s demeanor changed. The abyss, which had been drooping lifelessly, began to squirm. In her right hand was a large scythe once more. I gestured to Eclipse to move away a bit.

Eclipse left behind a puddle tinged with fruit scent as she distanced herself. Lepanteka, with a face filled with lust, stared at her retreating figure.

“Alright, put your full power into it and charge at me. If you touch me even once, that delusion can become reality.”

As soon as I finished speaking, Lepanteka unleashed countless needles formed from her abyss. I had anticipated this. I swirled my Sacred Catalyst and surrounded myself with a golden barrier.

Thud thud thud— the sound echoed as numerous needles struck my golden barrier, but none penetrated the light mass.

“Did you think I wouldn’t anticipate something like this?”

I flicked my finger. Lepanteka, who had hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth and charged at me.

Maybe I should have done this earlier.

In the end, I crushed Lepanteka without taking a single hit.

She was cut, sliced, and battered until the abyss covering the surrounding area was completely absorbed as she desperately tried to recover. Now, half of her lay spread out on the floor like a rag doll.

Her body was filled with wounds, and the area of her remaining clothes was far less than a pinch compared to the beginning. Important parts were just about to be exposed.

‘This should suffice.’

I proudly returned the Wingless Nightmare to its sheath. It would serve as enough reference material for the boss of Brightest Darkness 5.

“You were quite impressive. I’ll give you a compliment.”

I lightly clapped for the fallen Lepanteka. In the middle, I almost allowed an attack. That ridiculous size of her chest almost got me.

Who would have guessed she’d attempt to strike me with her breasts? It narrowly grazed past my face, but if her nipple had been just a bit bigger or longer, it would have hit.

It was creative in its own way, but unfortunately, it wasn’t suitable to be included as a pattern for Brightest Darkness 5.

“……”

Lepanteka seemed to have entirely lost her fighting spirit, staring blankly at the sky as she lay on the ground. Only her large chest lightly moved with her breaths, indicating her survival.

I felt no sympathy. After gaining power, she had attempted to assault Eclipse, and she might have even been betraying humanity to ally with the creature that devours the world.

I had no pity to offer to a woman like that.

“Shall we wrap this up soon?”

From afar, Eclipse, who had been watching the fight, stepped forward with a relieved expression. I decided to leave her handling to the goddess. She was closer to being entwined with Eclipse than I was.

“Yeah. I’ll make way for you.”

“You don’t have to, you. It’ll be over soon.”

Eclipse approached Lepanteka. As the goddess she longed for lay right before her eyes, Lepanteka stretched her arms, but Eclipse coldly severed the outstretched arm.

The severed lower part of her elbow rolled to the side. I had never seen Eclipse, one to whom even the creature that devours the world did such, act so resolutely.

Eclipse glanced at me and bowed her head apologetically, then flicked her fingers, creating a silver curtain around her and gazed downward as she murmured something.

I couldn’t hear a sound at all. It seemed that silver curtain was a soundproof barrier.

“……!”

Suddenly, Lepanteka’s eyes shot wide open. Her damaged and broken body struggled desperately. But Eclipse snapped her fingers as if there were no lingering attachments.

Lepanteka transformed into tiny specks of light and scattered. The silver curtain dissipated. Eclipse appeared remarkably relieved.

“What did you just do?”

“I explained the relationship between you and me. With a slight twist of the truth? And ensured she will never be reincarnated again. You can consider the existence of Lepanteka Marikilere erased.”

“……A slight twist of the truth?”

I looked at Eclipse skeptically. She averted her gaze.

It certainly didn’t seem like just a slight falsehood.

Ex side story: Daughter?

When I opened my eyes, an unfamiliar ceiling greeted me.

It wasn’t the Imperial Palace, nor Minerva’s Mage Tower, Sun Cathedral, Moon Cathedral, Aurora’s Mansion, the castle of the Dark Night Order, Nix’s Shack, Eclipse’s World, my own room, or my parents’ room, but an entirely unknown ceiling.

Wondering where this was, I briefly tried to awaken my sleepy mind, but as I was about to raise my body in a daze, I heard a sound I shouldn’t have and looked down.

My wrists and ankles were bound by various restraints.

The handcuffs on both wrists shone with a silver light reflecting moonlight while one chained ankle was firmly fixed to one of the bed legs.

‘What the hell?’

I reflexively tried to break free, but neither moved an inch.

It was absurd. I, right now, could grab Claudia’s greatsword with one hand. There’s no way I should be bound by such shoddy chains.

Yet reality was harsh. I remained completely immobile, stuck in pitiful handcuffs. I couldn’t even utilize my mana or faith.

“Finally awake, Daddy?”

Daddy?

That title sounded extremely unfamiliar. I glanced around, wondering if someone else in this room was referring to me as “Daddy.”

“Hey, hey, where are you looking, Daddy? Over here, over here.”

Only then did I realize that the “Daddy” title directed at me.

I found it hard to make sense of it. While it was true I had gone through the preliminary processes of becoming a parent countless times, I had no memories of having a child. So who was this voice calling me “Daddy?”

I turned my head toward the source of the voice.

“Hello, Daddy? You finally noticed me.”

There sat a woman with black hair and black eyes perched on the window ledge, one leg crossed over the other, her right hand resting on her knee while she slowly began unbuttoning her white dress shirt with the other.

Her long hair flowed down her back to the floor. The white shirt was uncomfortably tight around her chest, and a tie was wedged between her cleavage.

A belt around her waist accentuated her already slim waist, and her fitted skirt barely covered her backside.

Black stockings that reached the mid-thigh made her thighs appear slightly plump. Her toes, wrapped in stockings, wriggled rhythmically.

‘……Eclipse?’

The woman looked strikingly similar to Eclipse. For a moment, I thought she might really be her.

Even her aura felt eerily similar to the goddess. Everything about her, from her otherworldly appearance to the breathtaking beauty that surged reverence before lust, reflected that.

“Who are you?”

“What do you mean who I am? You’re still not fully awake, Daddy? Hmm, no, that’s not it. You can’t possibly not recognize me… Ah, I got it. You’re just joking!”

Hehehe. The black-haired, black-eyed woman giggled as if she found it amusing. The lovely tone in her voice was beyond my imagination. All these traits reminded me of Eclipse.

“Sorry, Daddy. Usually, I would have just accepted this, but today is an important day, so I can’t be playful. It’s me, me. Your lovely daughter, Eclipse. To be exact, your beloved daughter Eclipse.”

“Bullshit. You’re not Eclipse.”

I flatly denied it. While she was incredibly detailed in her resemblance up to every tiny aspect except eye color, she was still not Eclipse.

“And if you say you’re my daughter—who’s your mother?”

“Who’s the mother, you ask? That’s Eclipse. Daddy, are you really acting weird today? Did they give too much of the drug?”

The girl tilted her head innocently. Just a moment ago, she had exuded lewdness, and now she appeared as pure as a five-year-old.

‘What the hell…’

Hearing that made my already confused head ache. So she says she’s Eclipse, but her mother is also Eclipse? Did the goddess somehow split into two while I wasn’t looking?

“First, you said you were my daughter Eclipse, and now you say your mother is Eclipse. What on earth does that mean?”

I racked my mind to recall if there was ever a time I had shared a bed with the goddess, but I had to confirm I had not. I was certain.

Due to her special status as a goddess, I had resolved that Eclipse’s turn would be the last. She allowed that, so as long as any prior order remained, what she said could not have happened.

“Oh dear, Daddy just woke up right? I forgot to explain it to you. That’s why something felt off. Silly Eclipse. You should have explained first.”

The black-haired, black-eyed girl exclaimed dramatically, striking her head with her palm.

Though her performance was only as good as a B-grade movie at best, her sheer beauty overshadowed any notion of mediocrity.

“Listen up, Daddy. From now on, I’m Eclipse. Mommy no longer exists.”

“……What?”

It was a baffling explanation I didn’t even know where to start dissecting. But one thing was certain: something was going strangely awry. I felt I should first piece together the puzzle in front of me before examining the whole.

Her assertions could be summarized into three major points. First, she claimed to be Eclipse and my daughter. Second, she asserted she was the Eclipse now, and third, she stated the mother, Eclipse, was no more.

No matter how I rearranged those statements, they were a gaggle of contradictions.

“Because the only one suitable to be next to Daddy is me.” Hehe.

CLING!

I instinctively tensed my body. Yet the shoddy handcuffs and shackles refused to budge an inch.

“……What do you mean by that?”

“Hmm, I thought you’d be happy, but this feels odd. Did I use too strong of a dose?”

“Dose?”

I asked, but the girl showed no sign of stopping and continued her speech.

“It’s simple, Daddy. I love you. Far more than Mommy. And more than anyone else in the world.”

The girl, claiming to be my daughter, wore a chilling smile. Her eyes sparkled playfully as her lips remained twisted in a crescent moon shape.

Her slender fingers brushed against the last button near her belly.

“Since I can love you more than Mommy, why should I just watch? I want to be loved by you, want to have you whisper that you love me, and want to whisper that I love you too. Why should I merely be satisfied with occasional pecks while watching you rolling around in bed with Mommy all night?”

By the end, her voice became almost filled with rage. As her hands trembled on her knees, the moment her gaze met mine, she sent over eyes dripped with honey.

“Then, eventually, I realized something. If I were no longer Daddy’s daughter, we could build a deeper bond. I wouldn’t have to enviously observe Mommy through the open door anymore.”

“You’re insane. Completely insane.”

I didn’t know what had gone wrong, but I could tell this girl right in front of me was completely deranged. Perhaps even more than the first pope who tried to force himself on the goddess.

Yet the black-haired, black-eyed girl easily dismissed my words.

“I’m completely sane, Daddy. Whether one is sane or insane is merely a criterion based on human standards. Don’t you think we’re too superior to judge ourselves based on such base standards?”

“Superior? What do you mean?”

“Of course, we are gods.”

CLICK, finally, the last button failed to hold as well. The shirt, which had been taut and ready to burst, loosened as the hem spread apart.

“Why should we be judged by the standards set by mere humans?”

As the girl stepped down from the ledge, she drew nearer. A breeze ruffled her shirt precariously.

“I know, Daddy. You’ve lived as a human for a long time, so it might be hard to understand what I’m saying. Mommy respected that about you. But not anymore, Daddy. You need to wake up. You need to realize who you are. Think about it, okay? What’s the reason behind humanity’s incest taboo? Genetic disorders? You don’t seriously think we’d have things like genetic disorders, do you, Daddy? Or is it based on some unwritten rules and moral sensibilities? Ha, if there are humans asking gods to respect their taboos, shouldn’t we impose divine punishment and wipe them all out?”

The girl’s body grew ever closer. I readied my fists for a fight. Although weaponless and bound, I would—

‘……?’

Before I could finish my thought, I found myself staring at the ceiling. I heard giggling right beside me.

“Daddy. I know what you’re thinking, but you can’t beat me. Who do you think will be stronger? The god who still sees himself as a human, or the god who sees himself as a superior being?”

The girl climbed right onto my lap. My body, as if nailed in place, wouldn’t budge. My lips felt similarly stuck.

As she moved her waist with a blissful expression, her right hand gently caressed her belly.

“Earlier, I said Mommy no longer exists. In truth, she’s right here… peacefully sleeping within my womb.”

“……?”

“As soon as Daddy and I connect, we’ll fill this place with your love… and after 10 months, I’ll be reborn as our daughter. I’ll become Mommy’s Mommy. How does that sound, Daddy? Doesn’t it send shivers down your spine just thinking about it?”

The girl snapped her fingers. The handcuffs and shackles transformed into silver light and disappeared. I attempted to move at that moment, but my body behaved contrary to my will.

It jerked upward, my right hand brushed against the girl’s thigh, and my other hand captured her breast. The soft pink tip brushed against my palm.

“While I enjoy the relationship of a loving daughter and a Daddy who loves her, it’s still not enough. Now, it’s time for both of us to take a step further, Daddy. We’re going to become an even better family than before. I swear! Oh, and don’t worry about Mommy. She’ll grow up completely unaware, basking in our love.”

The girl then began to undo the buttons of my uniform.

“So, I love you, Daddy. No, no, I can’t call you Daddy anymore, can I?”

—Delta.

“……!”

I sprang upright as if rebounding from my resting place. Luckily, the familiar ceiling and surrounding scenery welcomed me.

It was my own room.

I confirmed that neither the unfamiliar ceiling nor the black-haired, black-eyed woman making weird sounds at me nor my body moving against my will existed anymore.

I sighed and rubbed my forehead.

‘Was that a dream?’

A bead of cold sweat started forming on my brow. If that had all just been a dream, it had been a nightmare that was truly relentless. A nightmare I never wished to experience again.

‘What on earth was that girl?’

There were so many questions, and her every action dripped with madness. What sort of reality did she think she could create by calling me “Daddy” to marry the goddess and raise her inside her womb as a daughter?

I hesitated to dismiss it as a nuisance of a nightmare. My finely-tuned instincts signaled that this was an urgent matter not to be overlooked.

“……What’s wrong, dear?”

Nix, who had been sleeping beside me, opened her eyes. Perhaps because she had just woken up, her already gloomy expression appeared even more subdued, but her skin looked incredibly smooth.

“It’s nothing. Just had a rather unsettling dream.”

“A unsettling dream? You? How unusual.”

Nix chuckled lightly and pulled my arm. Her face buried deep between her sizable breasts. Her delicate hands wrapped around my head. The scent of milk filled the air as it seeped through my nostrils.

“Bad memories, bad memories, fly away~”

“What on earth is that weird song? The pitch and tempo don’t match at all.”

“It’s something I made up on the spot just for you?”

Laughter echoed around. With that adorable arm holding my head tighter, I had no way of resisting—naturally, Nix wouldn’t stay still.

As a result, I visited Eclipse approximately 18 hours later than planned. Initially welcoming, Eclipse took on a serious expression when I explained the nightmare. It was the first time in a long while to see a serious mood from her, and I found myself becoming gravely serious as well.

“That is surely a prophecy. You thought you experienced a dream, but in reality, it was a glimpse of the future.”

“A prophecy, you say… is that that thing used by the goddess?”

“Yes. Unlike me who can ‘read’ the desired future like looking through a book, your ability hasn’t been mastered yet. Thus, you’ve had to experience it firsthand. The result you just described is a consequence of that.”

“Why does it have to happen to me… no, let’s ask another question first. How can we change the future?”

Eclipse had once told me that even if one observes future events through prophecy, they could change them. After all, it was merely glimpsing possibilities.

“……First, there’s one condition you need.”

“What is that condition?”

“You must gaze into that future once again.”