Really, really. The Goddess doesn't lie

Alright then. Since the Goddess said she'd compensate me for the dividend I'd lose, there's no need to hold back on humiliating Misha-senshu anymore.

That said, if I fight too frivolously, the referee will call a foul and I'll lose on the spot.

Fight seriously enough that the referee won't stop me, while still humiliating her… hmm, this is tricky!

"Hey, Misha-senshu. Want to make a little bet with me?"

"A bet? I'm totally broke, nya! Can't wait for my fight money, nya!"

"Then how about this: if you beat me, I'll give you one gold coin. If I beat you… I get to strip off all the clothes you're wearing. How's that sound?"

"Nyaaa!?"

Misha-senshu's face turned red as she took a step back.

"There are kids watching this tournament, nya!? What are you saying, you pervert! You human! Perpetually in heat!!"

"… Karina-senshu…?"

"It's not what you think, Referee-san! Look, since my opponent is a woman, I have no choice if I want to fight seriously! I'm, well, invincible against guys, but against girls I have certain… conditions!"

"Hmm, is that so?"

The referee actually seemed to buy my desperate excuse, nodding along with a "So it's that kind of restriction… I see."

"If that's the case, I'd like to overlook this, but… this tournament is also a sacred match before the gods. I can't allow an irreverent fight to be shown to the divine…"

"!"

Oh right, a sacred match. No wonder the Goddess's voice came through so clearly earlier.

Hearing that, I raised my hand like I was making an athlete's oath.

"There is nothing shameful about my fighting before the gods!! I swear to the Goddess!!"

"… Is that true?"

"In fact, I'm giving my all to please the Goddess!!"

My fighting style is at the Goddess's request, so it's absolutely true that there's nothing shameful about it before her!

"Oh, then I'll make something glow to show my support! Can't have some referee getting in the way!"

With that, a statue of a shapely woman that had been placed overlooking the arena began to glow. Being in cahoots with the higher-ups really pays off at times like this.

Well, if not for the Goddess's meddling, I would've just fought normally anyway.

"! Th-the divine statue is glowing! Could it really be true…!?"

"Really, really. Goddess not lie. Well, only Karina-chan can hear this voice though."

Hold on, Goddess? That statue looks nothing like the Goddess I know. Calling it a divine statue is kind of a lie, isn't it?

"The craftsmen here just decided on their own to make it and call it a statue of a goddess. I never said that's what I look like, so it's fine!"

R-right… Well then, Misha-senshu. Time to renegotiate.

"… Ah, um. Stripping everything off is a bit much, so how about just the socks?"

"O-oh… well, if I win I get a gold coin, so there's no downside, nya!"

Agreement reached… Hehehe, all according to plan!

The classic technique where you open with something outrageous, then walk it back so the lesser request seems reasonable…!

Alright, the stage is set anew. Now then, Misha-senshu, won't you dance nicely for me?