Eris, unable to run no matter how much she wanted to, was on the verge of tears.
At this moment, the Goddess of Luck was like a helpless little rabbit cornered by a great gray wolf named Izumi.
Izumi looked at her and let out a mischievous chuckle.
"Honestly, if I could marry the Goddess of Luck and bring her home, wouldn't that make this entire life worth it?"
Despite the words coming out of his mouth, Izumi didn't actually lay a hand on her.
Eris, however, was instantly covered in black lines.
"Please don't treat me like some kind of lucky charm!"
She felt deeply offended.
What did he think she was?
Sure, she was the Goddess of Luck—but it wasn't like she was that omnipotent, okay?
Hearing her protest, Izumi merely laughed it off.
"Alright, alright. I'll stop teasing."
Then, his expression shifted slightly.
"Miss Eris, have you ever considered changing jobs?"
"Come work for me."
"I'll even take you sightseeing through other worlds~"
Yes—Izumi was openly trying to poach talent straight from Heaven.
After all, the Eris standing before him was an exceptionally capable support-type goddess.
Diligent, responsible, and absurdly competent.
Upon hearing his invitation, Eris rejected it without even a second of hesitation.
"No."
"This world still isn't at peace."
"I can't abandon my post."
Izumi, however, immediately started complaining.
"Are you sure this world isn't peaceful?"
"That so-called Demon King is basically just a support unit, right?"
"If you gods actually wanted him gone, it'd be effortless."
"And even if you didn't act yourselves, this world already has exchanges with other worlds."
"Just grab someone random and toss them in—problem solved."
"As for the Demon King's generals? One's more unreliable than the next."
Honestly, aside from Wolbach, the Demon King's army was a complete joke.
That wasn't Izumi's opinion—that was something the current Demon King, Yasaka Kyōichi, had personally admitted.
If even Kazuma could deal with them, then gods stepping in would be absolute overkill.
Frankly speaking, Eris and the others were clearly treating this world like a game map.
Hearing Izumi spell everything out so bluntly, Eris' forehead twitched.
"E-Even so, I refuse!"
"This world still isn't at peace!"
"How could I leave?"
Though she did want to see other worlds, she still had duties to fulfill.
Abandoning her responsibilities to go have fun was simply unacceptable.
And job-hopping on a whim? That was even worse.
More importantly, this was their first meeting.
Who invites someone to change jobs the very first time they meet?
What if Izumi was a scammer?
Not to mention…
There was that unsettling aura clinging to him—the resentment of slain gods.
To Eris, that made Izumi a walking danger sign.
Which was exactly why she rejected him without hesitation.
Job-hopping was impossible.
Impossible for this lifetime.
She'd just keep working here, earn her keep, and enjoy the scenery whenever she could.
Seeing her firm refusal, Izumi felt a wave of helplessness.
Yeah… she's not easy to fool.
If this had been Aqua, she'd probably have agreed on the spot.
After briefly reviewing Eris' job scope in his mind, Izumi spoke again.
"Your main duty is recovering the Divine Relics scattered throughout this world, right?"
Eris froze.
"…Eh? How do you know that?"
This time, it was her turn to be shocked.
Why did this man know everything?
Izumi shrugged casually.
"I know far more than you think."
"And honestly, the real source of this world's chaos is Aqua, isn't it?"
"If she hadn't handed out so many cheat abilities to reincarnators, things wouldn't be this messy."
"And you wouldn't be running yourself ragged collecting Divine Relics."
At this point, Izumi couldn't help but complain.
Aqua gave out way too many cheats.
Those reincarnators then ran wild and turned the world upside down.
If anyone had to take responsibility, it was absolutely Aqua.
Hearing this, Eris sighed helplessly.
…Unfortunately, he wasn't wrong.
If not for Aqua-senpai, her workload wouldn't be this insane.
Izumi didn't linger on the topic.
Instead, he smiled faintly.
"Still, aren't you curious about what I'm offering in return?"
"Are you sure you don't want to reconsider?"
As he spoke, his gaze drifted to a certain part of Eris' body.
Mhm. Padding confirmed.
Eris instantly blushed.
"H-How rude!"
"Don't look at me like that!"
Startled, she hurriedly covered herself, convinced this man was thinking something utterly inappropriate.
Izumi simply laughed, unfazed.
"If you come work for me…"
"I'll give you a Divine Relic."
"And this one has a very… special effect."
As he spoke, Izumi activated his Authority—Object Creation.
His arm began to transform grotesquely.
A strange gauntlet formed over his right hand, its surface etched with ominous patterns.
Embedded in the back of it was a brilliant green gem.
Eris stared at the equipment in a daze.
"…What is that?"
"A Divine Relic from your world?"
Izumi nodded.
"Correct. A Divine Relic from my world."
"It doubles the user's power every ten seconds."
"Or allows the accumulated power to be transferred to an ally—or even a weapon."
"But that's not the important part."
"The truly important thing is its other function."
Izumi's expression turned… strangely amused.
He had encountered the Boosted Gear long ago.
After reaching SSS-rank, recreating it through Object Creation was effortless.
In fact, if he wanted, he could replicate other Divine Relics as well.
There just hadn't been any need.
Eris, meanwhile, was completely hooked.
She didn't understand what this "other function" was—or how it concerned her.
Seeing her puzzled expression, Izumi grinned and thrust the gauntlet right in front of her.
Before she could react, he activated it.
"Boost."
The moment the voice echoed, Eris' face turned bright red.
But it didn't stop there.
"Boost."
"Boost."
"Come on," Izumi said cheerfully.
"Tell me—how big do you want it?"
Smack!
Before he could finish his sentence, Eris slapped his hand away.
"W-Waaah! I'll never get married now!"
"You touched it!!"
Her voice cracked as she spoke—and then, incredibly, she started crying.
As her tears fell, two lumps of silicone slipped out and dropped to the floor.
Silence filled the room.
Eris stopped crying.
She stared blankly at the exposed "secret."
Then she looked down at herself.
Even bigger than when she used padding—by an entire size.
For a long moment, Eris didn't know what to say.
…So that was its function.
It could make that bigger?
I suddenly… really want it.
But then embarrassment hit her all at once.
Because the fact that she'd been padding…
Had just been completely exposed.