Divine Chapter 51 (Patreon)

Delta had yeeted herself back into the pool in order to avoid Alpha and Beatrix who were walking over to me, and seeing the two blondes I nodded while idly taking in their curvasous forms clad in their own bikinis.

Though Beatrix looked more comfortable in hers than Alpha, but she typically ran around wearing a bikini top anyway. "Alpha, Beatrix, you get any food yet?" I asked welcomingly as Alpha sat down on the side of my lawn chair and partially leaned against my side while Beatrix took the empty seat to my side.

Alpha said relaxedly but with her voice turning more serious towards. "Yes, we ate already while the party was being prepped to begin with. But I wanted to ask for your help in a more serious project Jake."

I raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but wonder if it was going to be another weird request like this pool party with the hidden dagger in the dark in how I needed to pick a girl to go jump in a hot tub as a 'reward'.

I nodded and said evenly. "Alright go ahead. I am listening."

Alpha looked over at her aunt and Beatrix began speaking in her typical soft almost airhead-like voice. "My niece wants to make one last major strike against the Cult of Diabolos which has much of their finances running through the Lawless City where you picked up Serana and Elizabeth."

And then Alpha began to explain her plan. "We know members of Delta's old clan are working with cult agents and are trafficking large amounts of gold around the world to finance the Cult's very expensive lifestyle, and likewise much of that gold is in legitimate business. So we are going to cause a financial collapse in the Kingdom of Midgar to make them overextend before we harvest both the cult member's lives and the gold they have stored up!" Alpha said strongly and I raised an eyebrow at the plan and realized that Yukime and Gamma were talking.

These were the original players in the canon events of Cid becoming 'John Smith' and causing a bunch of issues for fun which just happens to have damn near bankrupted the Cult of Diabolos.

I tapped my fingers on my arms as I had folded them as I considered things and my lips twitched as I got an idea of what she wanted me, and by extension the church to do. "You want the church and Gamma's mega business to act as lever to bring the economic collapse to bring higher value to gold, and then when the Cult hoards up gold and while I keep the Royal Family off your backs, you will do your heist right?" I said flatly and Alpha nodded with a serious look on her face.

"Indeed, in order to not hurt the common people, Gamma's business and the Church of Gaia will need to step in to keep things from spiraling out of control... Though only myself, Beatrix, Gamma and Yukime know of this plan, so should it go through. The royals will not bear you any ill will once we compensate them with some of the seized gold." Alpha explained and my lips twitched of Iris and Alexia being pissed off at me.

But the thought of robbing the Cult and getting the material wealth that will give us a powerful standing for trade once we reached Nirn... Alchemy won't be cheap, to say anything of buying the services of Master Blacksmiths and enchanters for us to arm ourselves with the greatest tools of Nirn.

I was well aware that the magical slime weapons and outfits we had, were although great. But once much more complicated and sophisticated magical methods of Nirn arrived here from Nirn, the gear we had wouldn't be able to match the rigors most likely.

"Hmm. Then I suppose, I can keep the princesses busy while you guys work. Just be careful as the Cult is a wounded dying animal... Never know if one or more of the remaining surviving Knights of the Round could be there to ensure their lifeline of gold is kept safe." I warned her and Alpha bowed her head in agreement.

Though Beatrix added on coldly. "Alpha and Yukime are counting on that in fact. They know Yukime's abusive past partner was a servant of a knight and want to draw him out with this event."

Alpha's face twitched at her aunt adding that tidbit but I didn't make a motion to reprimand Alpha for her decision, the Cult if they were found. Would be eradicated, but with all of Aurora's old body being destroyed. There was no way for the Cult to make more tears to prolong their life and according to the gods and goddesses within myself that essence within their body would run out within a year.

A cheer rang out and the three of us looked over and my lips twitched at seeing how Delta was trying to out-swim Scathatch who was wearing her own swimsuit and then as though an invisible signal I saw a bouncing Tamamo jogging over to me while wearing her own bikini. "Husband! Don't I just look the greatest Haha!" Tamamo called out teasingly.

Alpha patted my thigh with a soft hand as she said with a small smile. "I may not be the most social person Jake... But good luck choosing the girl with the best bikini." She said with a twinkle of amusement in her eyes at my misfortune.

Even as the two blond elves walked away to go continue their conversation with Gamma and Yukime about their operation, I was now being kept busy telling Tamamo how pretty she was, and how her being a demi-goddess was unfair to the mortal girls who needed a chance to shine.

I could feel Amaterasu in my soul all but rolling around laughing at how I was coaxing the blushing kitsune with the large fluffy tail bouncing in the air at my sweet words. But either way I got Tamamo calmed down and after a bit more of swimming it was time...

I needed to choose the 'best girl'.