The Goddess Granted Me the [Hatching] Skill and Somehow I Became the Strongest Tamer, Commanding Mythical and Divine Beasts - 156

Chapter 156: End of the Social Season

“Sigh, I’m worn out…”

I’d just gotten past the biggest hurdle of the year, so I gently turned down the invitation to the after-party and headed home with Celia.

We both sank into the living room sofa, totally wiped out.

“I got tired too, surrounded by all those noble daughters.”

Once word got out that she was part of my family, nobles who couldn’t talk to me swarmed Celia instead.

“We both had it rough.”

I said that with a smile,

“But I had Charlotte and Melissa there with me, so…”

I’d asked them ahead of time to keep an eye on things, and it paid off—they’d been looking out for Celia. I planned to thank them properly later.

“I’m going to take a bath and turn in early.”

Celia pushed herself up from the sofa and headed to the bathroom. She probably wanted to slip out of that dress and relax as soon as possible.

I was zoning out, thinking about heading to my room too, when…

“Klaus, good work out there.”

Neige’s eyes opened—she’d been asleep—and the goddess Muse descended.

“Good work to you too, Muse.”

I replied to her.

“By the way, that advice really saved me.”

“That’s what friends are for, right? You and I go way back.”

When I thanked her, the goddess Muse shot back with easygoing words.

If you called it a secret relationship no one else could know about, it might sound intimate, but claiming to be buddies with a goddess felt way too bold.

If the church folks found out, who knows what kind of backlash I’d face.

“Because you told me all those details about the Stesia Kingdom ahead of time, I was able to prepare for all the ‘consultations’ they threw at me. Without that, I’d be the punchline at the after-party drinks right now…”

Their whole goal was to smear my name, so if their plan had worked, it would’ve been the perfect drinking story.

“It’s because you studied so hard every night, Klaus. I just shared what I knew, that’s all.”

The goddess Muse winked in Neige’s form. For a split second, I remembered how stunning she looked.

“Thanks to that, I’ve been pulling all-nighters, so my sleepiness is finally hitting the wall.”

Day after day, I’d crammed noble info into my head and gone over each one’s problems and fixes with the goddess Muse.

I had no clue which angle they’d hit me from, so I’d racked my brain for countermeasures until I was spent—and now that it was over without a hitch, I could finally breathe.

For now, I’d crossed the line of my noble debut, so I decided to take it easy and rest up today.

“Yes, Klaus. Rest up nice and easy today.”

As I listened to the goddess Muse’s words, I let my awareness fade away.