System's POV

Chapter 1397: The Plan Of The Goddess

"So, ladies, what do you think of my plan?" asked Eros, still in Sidonie’s body, but her voice overflowed with confidence.

"Rejected," Belle replied in a heartbeat.

"Godmother, I don’t think that’s a good idea," Stella said anxiously. "I don’t know... it feels... forced?"

Eros rubbed her chin after hearing their reply. Her proposal seemed great in her opinion. She’d possess Stella’s body and date Zion on the young lady’s behalf. Then, when night came, she would invite Zion to the Ferris Wheel, where she would confess her feelings for him.

Since all the talking would be done by the Goddess of Lust, and Stella only had to watch the events through her Sea of Consciousness, Eros believed that things would definitely turn out fine.

At least, that was what the Goddess had thought.

"Then, what about this?" Eros raised a finger. "I will transform into you, and you and your mother can observe me from a special domain I’ll create. That way, your overprotective father won’t sense something wrong.

"To be honest, I really want to see how he’ll react when he sees one of his precious daughters take the initiative to confess to someone. It will surely make a great show!"

Belle pinched the bridge of her nose as her gut told her that Eros simply wanted to prank both Zion and William.

But she wasn’t entirely innocent either. Call her guilty, but a part of her found the Goddess of Lust’s plan an amusing idea.

Think of it. If Stella were to see the Goddess interact with Zion using her face, would she feel jealous or would she feel embarrassed seeing her act lovey-dovey with the young man?

"Think of this as a trial run." Eros said. "If he accepts, then good. If not, I will reveal myself and say, ’Too bad! You could’ve hooked up with a Goddess if you said yes!’ Overall, you won’t lose anything. This will just be a prank on me."

"T-Then, what if you proposed to him and he said yes?" Stella asked, her face turning beet red. "What will happen then?"

"I’ll still reveal myself and tell him it’s a prank." Eros smirked. "Or... do you perhaps want to keep our switch a secret and become his girlfriend if he accepts. Either is fine with me."

The Goddess of Lust patted her chest with confidence. As one of the most beautiful Goddesses in existence, she was confident that she could ensnare any man in existence, including Zion.

She had long wanted to play matchmaker, and now that an opportunity presented itself, she would happily jump in to have fun.

Of course, she had a secondary objective—to see how Stella’s father, William, would react.

The Gods were currently paying attention to what was happening in the world of Hestia, and she planned to entertain all of them with her acting performance!

After a few backs and forth, Stella reluctantly agreed to the plan of the Goddess’. However, she had a condition.

"As much as possible, please, act like me in a normal way. Don’t go openly seducing him or what not."

Eros readily agreed to this condition and thought that this was just a small thing.

Stella might not realize it, but she’s actually a very beautiful and charming young lady. Anyone would happily want to become her boyfriend if she were to only give them a chance.

"Excuse me then!" Eros didn’t hesitate to kiss Stella’s cheeks before pulling back.

This was a ritual that she needed to do in order to perfectly copy her body, making sure that no one would be able to sense any difference.

She originally intended to kiss the young lady’s lips, but Stella said that she wanted to save her first kiss for someone else, so the Goddess decided to compromise and kiss her cheek instead.

After sending the two ladies inside her special domain, Eros left the restroom and returned to the archery range to look for Zion.

To her surprise, he saw a mascot coughing out blood along the way, which made her wonder if the staff of the amusement park was being overworked.

’I guess I’ll ask Stella to tell her father to give the staff some proper breaks from time to time so they don’t get overworked to death,’ Eros thought.

When she finally saw Zion, the corner of her lips twitched. Look at him, surrounded by ladies from all sides.

They were standing beside him, and having their pictures taken for some reason.

Some of these ladies were even bold enough to hold onto Zion’s arm and press their bodies close to him.

Suddenly, she sensed her goddaughter frowning inside her special domain, which made her chuckle internally.

Clearly, Stella didn’t like her boy "friend" being surrounded by other women while she was away.

"Zion, sorry for the wait," Eros said with a smile. "Shall we go check out the other attractions?"

Without even waiting for his reply, Eros dragged him away from the ladies who were eyeing him with a gaze that was close to infatuation.

’Just what happened while Stella was away?’ Eros mused. ’How did this boy suddenly become so popular?’

Thirteen was already used to being dragged around by the ladies, even by his lovers whenever they were out on a date or going shopping.

The Guidebook said that a gentleman should just let the ladies have their way, and he should just nod or say yes and, ’Buy anything that you want. I’ll pay for everything.’

Hours passed by like the ticking of the sands of time.

Eros took him to ride at the different attractions and ate at the different cafes inside the amusement park.

It looked and felt like a proper date for Stella, who was carefully observing Thirteen’s reactions each time.

Since she no longer had to worry about anything else, she could focus all of her attention on his subtle frowns, smile, and the times when he just looked like he was regretting his life choices.

To her surprise, she found this quite fun, especially when Eros took him to the picture booth to have their pictures taken.

The Goddess of Lust didn’t hesitate to lean her body on Zion’s, while the camera was taking a picture.

They took several poses, and for a brief moment, Stella regretted that she wasn’t the one that was taking pictures with him.

Sure, it was her face and body, but at the end of the day, that wasn’t really her.

Although she didn’t want to admit it, she liked it when Zion showed a genuine faint smile on his face.

Sometimes, he would seem out of reach. But seeing that smile of his made her feel, "Yes. He’s human too."

Belle carefully observed her daughter’s reactions silently. As a lady who had loved someone very much, she understood the kind of gaze that Stella was giving Zion.

As the sun finally set over the horizon, Eros then pointed at the last attraction, which will serve as the finale for their date.

"Let’s ride the Ferris Wheel!" Eros said. "What do you say?

"Okay," Thirteen replied.

He would also often take his sisters to the Ferris Wheel when they went to the amusement park, but only when they had their fill of the different attractions that the amusement parks had to offer.

Eros smiled with confidence as she led the young man to their final destination.

Part of her believed that she had already charmed Zion enough to make him say yes to her proposal.