part.21: Oh-This Damn Goddess of Destiny

After waiting for a long time.

Su Youzi still had not found an opportunity to catch Kujo Iruka alone in an empty room.

Kujo Iruka was either talking with Her Elder Sister or speaking with people from the "Holy Royal Court."

Now, with the sky almost dark, there were actually more and more people gathering around Kujo Iruka.

At least, nothing could possibly happen between Kujo Iruka and Father.

For one thing—

The will of Mother, residing within the Three-Headed, Eight-Armed Serpent Crown Goddess belonging to Father, would never agree to it.

And besides... there was also Kujo Ryuko's dignity to consider.

Otherwise, Su Youzi would have already crept over, hugged Kujo Iruka, and begun using her "Grace," making Kujo Iruka recall the "fear" of being dominated by Su Youzi.

But if that happened in front of her future "father-in-law"—

Her life as the Abyssal Empress would probably come to an end.

Su Youzi tilted her head and looked at Kujo Iruka.

"Have you noticed something unusual too?" Kujo Iruka had actually used an honorific when speaking to Soga Lie.

Soga Lie looked at the Abyssal Empress and the Valkyrie of the Empire before him, who should have been arrogant and disdainful of all under heaven. He could not help feeling that something about her attitude toward him was strange.

It was as if... she had her eye on the reckless boy who had set his sights on his family's cabbage.

But—

Kujo Iruka and Soga Toyura were clearly both girls.

Moreover... when Kujo Iruka had fallen into the abyss, his own little Toyura had not even been born yet.

Judging from Kujo Iruka's behavior today, although she could barely be called "polite" toward his little Toyura, it was clear that nothing could possibly happen between them.

"Yes—" But Kujo