(Brendan POV)
"It's done!!" Elaria cheered, tearing off the thick goggles that she was wearing around her eyes.
On the screen above her, the words "Synthesis Complete" were flashing intermittently so I guess she was finally ready for the next step.
She snapped on a pair of gloves and took out a glass vial from within this strange looking machine that was spilling out a bunch of cold mist.
The vial itself contained a blue liquid that was held in a double helix shape which she handled very carefully.
Elaria then transferred it over to some kind of capsule that was designed to specifically receive said vial before shutting the lid and only then did she relax and let out the breath she was holding in.
"Phew! Now I just need to get into my Bio pod and then start the process of becoming a real Goddess!"
I blinked at her, "Are you not going to test it or something?"
Even I ran some tests with the Origin liquid I made first before I was confident enough to drink it myself. Yet it's barely been a few hours since I last told her what the solution to her problem was before she started fixing it.
At least… I think she fixed it…
What I saw was her taking out a bunch of those Monster Crystals and attaching it to another machine while running some wires and tape around both of them.
She claimed to have 'jury-rigged' it to make it work, whatever that means.
To be honest, the entire thing looked like it was at risk of falling apart but what do I know? Those things were certainly not in my area of expertise. If sister Elaria says that it's perfect, who am I to argue?
Elaria picked up the container and grinned at me, "Oh please, I already did the calculations and the simulations while we were synthesising the thing. Also, there's no way you're going to see me test this out on one of those prisoners too, unless you're confident of taking out a newly ascended God?"
I shook my head quickly. I may have ascended already but I have no experience in fighting other Divines at the moment. So it would be quite terrible if something were to happen to sister Elaria while I was figuring things out.
Elaria must have also understood my concern and flashed me a smile, "Don't worry, Brendan! Trust me on this! It'll definitely work for sure!"
"Forgive my doubts since you seemed to have added those Monster Crystals to the side of your machines using some wires and tapes…"
"Bah! It works! Don't worry about it! Here, watch this!"
She carried the container over to the machine and attached it to an opening at the side, causing the entire thing to come to life as lights blinked on and the cover on the machine hissed before opening up.
Behind said cover was a chair inclined at an angle that I assumed was there for Elaria to lay down on.
"Alright, here goes nothing!"
She was about to step into the machine when a portal suddenly opened up and sister Diao Chan stepped out of it.
The strangest thing was that she was wearing clothes that barely covered any skin except for her privates and she now had a tail sprouted behind her back alongside a pair of leathery wings and a pair of curled horns on her head.
"Senior Sister Diao Chan?" I asked just to make sure, my right hand slowly inching behind my back to get ready to summon a blast of water in case it was not her.
"Oh, hi! Like my new look? I just had a really nice sex session with Master just now~ He filled me up so good too! Want a taste, Elaria? I still have some of His essence inside of me~"
Ok, she's the real one for sure. Although I want to ask what's with her change in appearance?
Elaria giggled, "Ehehehe~ Maybe later~ Or I could just ask Onii-sama for it directly once I've ascended."
Diao Chan shrugged, "Suit yourself~ I'm just here to see how you're doing! Master said you were close too!"
"Hehehe~ You're just in time to witness my ascension! I've already perfected the serum to grant me Godhood! Now I just need to have it applied to me!"
Both Senior Sister Diao Chan and I watched as Master's little sister clambered onto the seat, the cover closing after her and sealing her inside.
"Beginning apotheosis," A disembodied voice spoke from the machine, causing one of the displays to light up to flash the word 'Ascending' on it.
There was a hiss and the chamber Elaria was in started filling up with gas while sparks started to appear around the Monster Crystals she had hooked up to the machine with.
Soon enough, the machine started shaking rather violently so both Sister Diao Chan and I took a few steps back from it.
"Is that supposed to happen?" Diao Chan asked me worriedly.
I shrugged, "I don't know, I'm just as new as you are to witnessing this…"
Then just as sudden as it had started, the machine stopped shaking altogether and settled down to emit a low hum, though it was clear the process was still not finished by the word still flashing on the screen.
We waited for a minute but nothing else seemed to happen until the same voice spoke up again.
"Stabilising… Estimated time to completion, sixty minutes."
Ah, alright… I guess that means that we just need to wait for that to complete.
"So what's with that look?" I asked Sister Diao Chan, trying to pass the time.
She gave a twirl, "You like it? Master really likes it~ Especially when it shows so much skin and grants Him easy access~ Don't you think I look sexy?"
"I was referring to your horns, tail and wings…"
"Oh! Kukuku~ Well same answer~ Apparently I look like something that's called a Succu--"
The machine exploded in the middle of our conversation and I barely had time to throw up my arms to stop the debris from hitting anything by suspending them in midair.
Senior Sister Diao Chan immediately began rushing towards where Elaria was, only to stop when the smoke was cleared away.
Standing in the middle of the blast zone was Elaria who looked to be in the peak of health and positively radiating with Divine energy, proof that she had indeed ascended to Godhood.
Although why the machine exploded before an hour was up was a mystery…
"Haha… Ahahaha! AHAHAHAHAHA!! I'm the best imouto in the entire Universe!!! Elaria, Goddess of Work is here!!"
…
A Goddess of what?
