Reporting everything to the Goddess. (2)

"Well, socks will just come to you on their own even if I were to leave you alone, Karina-chan! You must have been born under such a star!"

"Didn't you make this body yourself though, Goddess???"

Most likely, that 'socks-smelling star' was under this Goddess's jurisdiction too.

"Oh, right. While I'm at it, I might as well ask for something else too."

"Something else?"

"Yes. In this world, there are items called Divine Relics."

Divine Relics. Items that serve as stepping stones to becoming a god—or items that could grant godlike powers.

Their forms varied: some were obviously sacred, like a Holy Grail, a Holy Sword, or Holy Armor, while others took the shape of everyday objects, like a futon or a pillow. Some were even disguised as natural objects like rocks or trees.

Their effects could be powerful enough to reshape the environment, like: enriching the land, creating an oasis in the desert with abundant water, gathering seven items to ascend to godhood, granting absolute defense to castle walls, or wiping out tens of thousands of enemies in a single blow.

"I see. And what do you want me to do about these Divine Relics?"

"I was a little too generous and scattered too many of them around a while ago. So if you find any, please collect them. Right now, the world's energy is running at a deficit. At this rate, it'll be used up in ten years if left alone."

"… Wait. Does that mean the world will be destroyed?"

"That's right. If left alone, it will perish."

Oh crap, that's seriously bad. This isn't just some casual 'deficit' situation!

"But if it gets too close to the end, I'll top up the energy myself. So unless I completely abandon it, it won't actually be destroyed."

"Oh, that's good."

"But still, running in the red is not ideal. If the deficit gets too big, I might get tempted to abandon it, you know?"

Man, this Goddess is self-centered to the extreme.

Then again, that's pretty god-like in a way.

"So! I'll give you 1000 SP per Divine Relic you collect! How about that?"

One Divine Relic is worth as much as ten of Satie-tan's socks.

Isn't this pricing a little off? I mean, these are god-level items that could change the fate of the world.

"Satie-tan's socks are that valuable!?"

"So it's the sock price that's broken, huh…"

Honestly, collecting socks seems more efficient for earning SP.

Still, I can't just ignore the Divine Relics. If the Goddess felt a bit fickle and just abandoned the world, it'd perish in just ten years.

"Got it. I'll collect them as best I can, except for ones being used for peaceful purposes."

"Thanks for your help~!"

Like, I'll leave cases where someone used one to create an oasis in a desert alone.

"Oh, by the way, Goddess. Want me to tell you about how I dealt with those thugs earlier?"

"Sure, go ahead. I was watching anyway."

—You were watching?!

"Well, you mentioned me during it, right?"

"… That's true."

"If someone calls me out, of course I'd get curious and take a peek you know?"

"… Yeah, fair enough."

I think I threatened those thugs by talking about the Goddess being angry or something.

"Also, when someone gets worked up enough, I tend to sense that and peek in. It's like when something exciting is happening, you just have to look. Plus, Karina-chan's body is perfect for viewing pleasure—she's a beautiful girl just like me! Emotional connection is important, after all!"

So emotional excitement was a trigger too, huh.

To put it simply, it's like sending out a livestream notification.

… Yeah, definitely good that I got Kossori-kun then.

"Anyway, I really enjoyed watching you take down those thugs!"

"Glad you had fun."

"The forced skydiving looked like so much fun!"

"Yeah. Oh, but don't worry—I made sure to guard their vital spots, so their lives weren't in danger."

"I wouldn't have minded if you killed them, but you're so kind, Karina-chan. Good girl, good girl."

The Goddess smiled warmly and patted my head.

The casual way she talked about life and death—as if they were just ants to squish—really reminded me that despite her girlish looks, she was a higher being.

"Goddess, you really don't care about human life, do you?"

"Unless it's someone I'm personally watching over, I honestly don't care at all. I don't need faith from this world either. I own a few other worlds anyway."

Wait—you can own worlds like they're just multiple computers or something!?

Apparently, she's treating this world purely as a hobby.

And if some idiot dares to use her name falsely in her favorite hobby world, of course she'd want to crush them.

"If you're dealing with bad guys, using my name is totally fine. It makes it sound cooler, right? Feel free to invoke me like 'Respect the divine!' or something!"

"… Are you sure? Also, you know about Mito Kōmon?"

"I'm God, remember?"

Well, yeah, she is God…

"In fact, if something exciting happens, please do call on me. Like 'Bear witness, O' divine one!' That way, I can watch better! Actually, if you don't call me when something fun's happening, I might pout."

Apparently, by invoking the Goddess's name during cool events, it acts as a kind of quick ritual and boosts her visibility, like increasing the resolution of the stream she's watching.

"If you want, you can even call me during plays or festivals! I won't get mad even if it's boring. Gods love casual livestreams too, you know?"

"… Are you just really bored, Goddess?"

"Totally. Being a Time-Space God means I have all the time I want. Oh, and if you deploy Kossori-kun, I won't be able to see, so keep that in mind. No dark streams, please!"

"Got it. Well, I'll call for you if the chance comes up."

"Yay! If it's really fun, I'll even give you a bonus SP ticket!"

Ooh, a bonus ticket would be great.

If it means needing to deliver fewer socks, it's less hassle for me too.

"Well then, I hope you keep entertaining me! Salad bar, ノシascii art!"

"Uh, okay."

"Salad bar", what…? That's not even a real farewell, Goddess!?