"Starting today, you are my holy maiden."
Without a doubt, it was the most terrifying thing Talos had ever heard in his life, at least in the fifteen years he had lived as a man.
"That’s not fair!"
Those were his final words. After all, all he had wanted was to get a church position and earn enough to eat.
"I’m afraid there’s no room for negotiation."
Under the goddess Euxia’s amused gaze, Talos was sent back to reality.
When she woke again, she had a new identity: Avtagina.
Fortunately, thanks to a bracelet left behind by the father she had never met, she could still return to being Talos. But something seemed a little off...
She had joined the church just to make a living, but after temporarily refusing baptism, it seemed she had no choice but to become an adventurer.
Then, after completing her first quest, she brought home an elf girl from the Lightless Forest.
"Huh? Mr. Talos, why do you smell like a girl?" Ellis, the elf he had rescued, was quick to notice something strange.
"Ha, how could that be?" To preserve the last of his psychological defenses, Talos stubbornly clung to his final shred of denial.
"That’s right, it was her, the one who rescued me that day."
"What a relief... Wait, what? Wasn’t she unconscious then?" Talos was startled.
"What’s your relationship with her?"
I Don't Want to Become the Witch's Beloved Wife
The Bewitching Witch, Doted on by My Childhood-Friend Big Sis
The Lazy Ghost Witch Just Wants to Sleep Well
The Void Witch's Second Chance at Life
Turned into a Girl: The Wronged Heroines Come Looking for Me
A fairly standard fantasy adventure, written in a style closer to older D&D official novels from the late 20th century than light novels. The protagonist's description, in particular, reminded me of the early days of Elminster (yes, this guy also played The Last Stand). Also, the name Talos always reminds me of a certain storm god...
Sokhov's further evaluation
First of all, congratulations on the successful release of this book. In its early stages, this work exhibited a fairly obvious D&D/Dragon Quest-style modern fantasy style. However, by the end of the first volume, it predictably evolved into a more standard combination fantasy… a typical web novel fantasy work that "borrows from various sources." Fortunately, the author demonstrated a good command of this hybrid writing style and a talent for story design. The story itself didn't have any significant flaws or noticeable decline in quality; many of the episodic stories were even quite engaging. Overall, the author…
So what kind of food have you managed to make? Author, have you ever eaten any?
Have you ever eaten before you started writing about saints?
(Author, please start teaching me how to be a saintess and make a living!)
Keep it up, meow! Don't post too much, one million a day is enough.
Once things are done, I should be updating twice a week for a while, barring any unforeseen circumstances.
Thoughts
Although the story so far has only reached chapter 131, there are still some things I want to say. I feel there are two problems so far. First, the mismatch between the characters' personas and their perceived power levels. I want to specifically criticize the most problematic and insidious character in the early stages, Koren. Can you imagine that Koren, with his displayed identity and strength, could have risen to become the strongest being below the gods simply by stealing power? (At that time, the only known gods were Themis and Euxia.) And the abilities he displayed completely overwhelmed everyone else, creating a vast disparity between the protagonist and the enemies in the very early stages, ultimately requiring an even more inflated external force to...
I want to learn how to make a living as a saintess.
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