A God Sent Me a Partner

Blurb: You can trust this god. When they promise to find you a partner, they really do, as long as you don't mind that returns aren't accepted...

Eleanor: I was just talking to the goddess's statue about my feelings, like I did when I was little. I never expected the goddess to actually be listening. She sent me her most handsome priest!!

What could a little girl possibly be guilty of? She only wanted a handsome man with a perfect height, broad shoulders and a narrow waist, golden eyes, a gentle and polite nature, smooth skin, long legs and a slim waist, a big chest without hair, and a clean eight-pack, that's all

Not much to ask for, and the goddess agreed.

Just as Eleanor was planning to pretend she hadn't heard anything and sneak away, the other party in this divinely arranged marriage appeared.

The empire's youngest priest, the dream man of countless young women, and a prince from the neighboring country, Adel, stopped her.

Adel: "I will obey the will of the goddess and marry you at once."

Eleanor: "I don't want to."

Adel: "No. The goddess's will must be carried out. You can't escape."

Eleanor put up a little resistance. "How can a marriage decided so casually live up to divine guidance?"

Adel: "What do you mean?"

Eleanor covered her face. "By the usual process... surely we should date first..."

A week after they met, the Heartbreak Demon Sword was stolen.

Legend says the demon sword can wound even a god. The wielder remains unharmed, but the one they love is hurt. No one knows whether the story is true.

Adel, who had been cut by the sword: "This thing can't hurt me. It's a fake."

Eleanor clapped a hand over his wound. "Do you even have anyone in your heart?"

Adel gently removed her hand. "The bleeding has stopped. Let's go back."

Eleanor pressed a hand to her chest. It felt a little tight. She really shouldn't have eaten two donuts before going out.

After they had known each other for some time, Eleanor prepared to return to her mother's country.

Do I really have to go? I can't bring myself to say goodbye.

Eleanor: "I have to go back. I've broken the goddess's blessing, so you don't need to come looking for me anymore."

Adel: "Then I hope you won't be happy. I hope you regret it every moment."

Eleanor: "You're a priest! Aren't you supposed to bless me at a time like this?"

Adel: "After you made me fall in love with you, I don't want you to find love with someone else."

[2026.5.17]

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