"Is this my name, Mommy?"
The newborn angel spread the wings behind her the moment she gained consciousness. There were neither more nor fewer than thirty-six.
"Although I'm the one who created you, you absolutely cannot call me Mommy!"
What a joke. Quite a few people had already called Elise their mother. First Est, then Ais, and now, unexpectedly, there was yet another angel...
How should I put this?
Am I really that suited to being a mother?
Three girls in a row had already called her that...
Could there be a fourth one in the future?
However, as Elise looked at the girl before her who resembled her so closely, she began to ponder.
Of course, it was not because there was anything wrong with the girl. Elise was simply terrible at naming things. Although she had already thought of a particular name...
Should I really call her that?
This angel actually had a prototype—the thirty-six-winged angel of Judaism, Metatron!
It was rather obvious, since angels with thirty-six wings were exceedingly rare.
Only Metatron!
Elise had intended to give her that name from the beginning. After all, she had already customized the angel's face to resemble her own and had even called her a Eli.
In mythology, Metatron was the scribe of Heaven and bore the title of the Lesser Yahweh, so Elise naturally intended to pay proper homage to that.
Moreover, Elise had not simply enlarged that particular part of her body. After all, Metatron was said to possess the largest body among all angels.
Elise had not fully replicated that aspect, however. Since the angel was a girl, she could not possibly make her as tall as Hachishaku-sama. Seeing a gigantic version of herself would have been rather unsettling.
For that reason, Elise had enlarged the extra flesh on the angel's body as much as possible without compromising her beauty. By the time she was finished, a certain part of her even surpassed Gabriel's!
One had to understand that Gabriel was recognized by the world as the most beautiful woman in Heaven. Not only did she possess an exquisitely beautiful face, but she also had a perfectly voluptuous figure that yielded to no one. Very few could rival her.
And now, the newly born Metatron had not only inherited Elise's appearance, but also possessed curves even more exaggerated than Gabriel's...
In Azur Lane, she would have been on Kashino's level!
And so...
Gabriel: Have I lost my place in Heaven?
Congratulations on the birth of Heaven's new greatest beauty! Applause!
"Forget it. Your name will be Metatron!"
After thinking it over repeatedly and failing to come up with anything better, Elise simply settled on that.
"My name is... Metatron?"
The angel who looked exactly like Elise—Metatron—had an indescribable brilliance burst forth in her eyes.
"Mo... Ah, no. Thank you, my Lord, for bestowing a name upon me!"
Metatron instinctively nearly called Elise by that familiar title, but after recalling Elise's earlier words, she searched through her inherited knowledge and found the most appropriate form of address.
An angel naturally addressed God as the Lord.
"Metatron will cherish everything you have given me!"
Unlike Gabriel and Michael, Metatron did not show Elise the same overwhelming reverence they did.
In her eyes, although Elise was the Lord who had created her, Elise had also given her a face identical to her own...
At first, Metatron did not understand why. Only after searching through her inherited knowledge did she begin to grasp the reason.
Although she never said it outright, she must see me as her daughter!
"I will never disappoint your expectations!"
As she said this, Metatron leaped into the air and wrapped herself around Elise like an octopus.
The collision of those mountains was truly breathtaking...
"Too close."
Elise pushed her away slightly, only for her fingertips to sink into the softness of that particular thing...
"My, touching me there already? My Lord, you really are... Aaaaaah! Ow, ow, ow!"
Metatron had just begun striking a seductive pose, but Elise had no intention of giving her the opportunity.
Had she ever watched Gintama?
Specifically, the episode where Gintoki changed sexes.
Elise immediately unleashed her Dragon Claw Hand, just as though she were dealing with Ginko.
"I don't remember making you like this..."
"Perhaps I should throw you back into the furnace and remake you."
Elise stared expressionlessly at Metatron. She had genuinely intended to create a kindhearted angel. After all, becoming a saintess was her goal, so she had used the creation of this angel as an experiment.
When designing Metatron's personality, Elise had tried to steer her as far as possible toward goodness, but such perfection had felt too unrealistic.
Then Elise had thought of herself and added the tiniest hint of mischievous pleasure to Metatron's settings...
But judging by the result, how was this merely a tiny hint?
It was practically overflowing! Had her hand slipped?
That was not all. Elise also felt that Metatron was extremely cheeky.
For some unknown reason, she simply could not remain calm in front of Metatron.
"No, no, no! I was wrong! I was wrong!"
"My Lord, I truly was wrong! I'll repent! I haven't even been alive for an hour yet, so please don't send me back to be remade!"
Metatron immediately retracted her wings and clung tightly to Elise's thigh. For some reason, Elise felt that this scene looked strangely familiar.
"Truly?"
"Truly! Truly!"
Under Elise's suspicious gaze, Metatron frantically nodded her little head. Even the two mounds on her chest bounced continuously, proclaiming their presence...
"There won't be a next time!"
"Hehe, Mother, could it be that you're a tsun... Aaaaaah!"
Thud!
A merciless fist slammed into Metatron's head. Elise had even put extra force behind the blow.
Without question, it was the Gospel Punch she had learned from Alfia in the lower world, though this was Elise's own version.
"Forget it!"
Elise let out a long sigh, seemingly accepting Metatron as she was.
"No matter what, you're still an angel. Could you at least maintain the image of one?"
"If someone saw you doing something this outrageous, what would they think of angels?"
Since physical discipline alone was insufficient, Elise decided to pair it with a verbal lecture and attack from both sides.
Holding the spot where she had been struck, Metatron pouted and said, "That would never happen! I only behave like this in front of you. Before anyone else, I'll absolutely be the image of a perfect angel!"
"Then show me."
"O child of man, welcome to the dwelling place of the Lord—the ideal kingdom of Heaven! Here, I bestow upon you the Lord's blessing!"
Surprisingly, she really did look the part.
Elise froze when she witnessed the performance.
Metatron...
In a certain sense, she was exactly like Elise herself.