Got your socks ready to deliver?

Did you pee? Did you pray to the Goddess? Got your socks ready to deliver?

So yeah, delivery time. When I got summoned to the Goddess's space, she was waiting there all excited.

"Excited! So excited!"

"You're the first person I've seen actually say that out loud, you know?"

Since she couldn't seem to wait, I figured I'd just go ahead and make the delivery. I pulled out the freshly-stripped striped thigh-highs from Misha and tossed them to the Goddess.

"Heeere, catch!"

"Woof-woof!"

The Goddess caught them mid-air with a chomp. With her mouth.

"I mean, I did throw them, but… are you a dog?"

"Hmph! If I weren't a dog person, that would've been lese-majesty! Three days with your brain swapped into a dog's body!"

"What the heck, that's terrifying."

Swapping your brain with some random stray dog and living like that for three days? That's messed up on multiple levels, Goddess.

"A Karina-chan who acts like a stray dog, and a Karina-chan who literally becomes one, both delightful at the same time. Isn't that a wonderful punishment?"

"I'm sorry, it was all my fault."

"It's fiiine, we're close, aren't we, Karina-chan! … But you know how it is, wanting to bully someone you love so much? I totally get that!"

Eek. Please forgive me.

"Now then, let me have a little taste… ahhn."

As usual, the Goddess chomped down on Misha's sock without any hesitation.

"… Mmm! This is like gratin! The proactive humiliation of 'I'm gonna kill this bitch' is like a rich white sauce! The way it clings to Misha-chan's macaroni-like airheaded, muscle-brained thoughts creates an irresistible flavor!"

"Hm? Does that mean she's gonna try to kill me?"

"Well, if you provoke someone like that in front of a crowd, what did you expect? But it's super delicious, so the Goddess gives her praise!!"

Yaaay, praised by the Goddess! … So does that mean when I go back, Misha might actually try to kill me?

A muscle-brain with active murderous intent toward me… yeah, that's exactly what it sounds like, right?

"Even so, Karina-chan wouldn't lose to Misha-chan, would she? If that happens, you can just spank her butt again and get more socks!"

"O-oh, yeah."

"Or you could just catch her and keep her at your base. Misha-chan is cute, and if she attacks you first, she's basically a criminal slave! The Goddess permits it!"

If the Goddess permits it, anything goes… but is that really how this works? If the Goddess permits everything I do, doesn't that basically make this a holy war?

"So, what's the appraisal value?"

"Oh, right. She put them on this morning and joined the tournament, confidently cruising into the semifinals. With the spirit of 'a lion goes all out even against a rabbit,' she tried to hunt down the weak-looking woman in front of her, only to get completely destroyed. 'Impossible! There must be some mistake, nya!?' And yet, what dumbass socks…! The humiliation is exquisite, the shame absolutely delicious. A sure thing! … So, 80 SP!"

"Ohhh!"

That's quite a high score. Thanks, Misha. If you'd worn them longer, you probably would've hit 100 points.

That brings my balance to 1330 SP.

"Oh, and here's your bonus of 1000 gold coins."

"Thaaanks!"

I received a hefty bag of gold coins from the Goddess. Actually, it was too heavy to carry, so I just put it straight into Storage.

Hehehe, I got SP and earned gold coins. A perfectly complete success!

As for where these gold coins were issued from, that's something I shall not question! The Goddess permits it, so it's fine, right?!