On Buga Island, inside a luxurious residence...
Slapping sounds came from one of its Bedrooms.
A man and a woman were having sex. The woman was ordinary-looking, but she had a voluptuous figure.
The man, however, was hard to look at. He was so fat that his skin folded over itself, and his flesh swayed back and forth with every movement. He looked less like a person than a human-shaped balloon filled with water.
That was not even his most striking feature. From the front, his head looked exactly like a braised egg: his ears were invisible. Only from the side could anyone see them.
Just as the man was about to reach his climax, the bedroom door flew open behind him.
The sudden bang made him jerk. He shuddered twice more, then let out a long sigh.
The voluptuous woman muttered, "Useless," then wrapped her arms around the fat man with a seductive smile.
"Who is it? Can't you see I'm busy?"
The fat man's voice was vicious as he turned around, looking ready to devour whoever stood behind him.
"Bishop Diser, the believers downstairs have sent word. Three important figures have arrived on the island."
Diser shoved the woman away. He was already growing tired of her. Perhaps it was time for someone new.
"Who? No matter how important they are, they must bow before the goddess."
At Diser's words, his subordinate's face flushed strangely, and his breathing quickened.
"The goddess rules over all. I shall worship her forever."
Seeing the fervor on his subordinate's face, Diser could not help feeling pleased with himself.
He had once been a merchant—a crooked one. His poor reputation had kept him from ever doing much business.
On one visit to Buga Island, while trying to sell its residents some inferior spices,