Izumi stared at the two objects that had fallen from Eris' body, his expression becoming indescribably strange.
When Eris noticed the look on his face, she panicked and hurriedly picked them up.
"P-Please forget what you just saw!"
"I'm begging you!"
After stuffing them away, Eris immediately bowed deeply—so deeply it was practically a full kowtow.
If this ever got out, her reputation would be completely ruined.
Sure, the Axis Cult loved spreading rumors about Eris padding her chest—but those were just rumors.
And they had all originated from that woman, Aqua, running her mouth.
Even though Izumi wasn't from this world and would eventually leave, Eris was still terrified he might tell someone.
Especially since someone as powerful as Izumi—if he said it, people would absolutely believe it.
Looking at Eris' beet-red face, Izumi's lips curved upward.
"…Hmm."
"I'll think about it."
The moment he said that, Eris felt her world collapse.
"Th-Then… if you promise not to tell anyone…"
"I-I'll change jobs!"
"Really!"
Of course, she absolutely wasn't admitting that she'd fallen in love with that Divine Relic.
Absolutely not.
But for someone like her, that artifact was simply… too useful.
If she had that ability, she could finally stand tall with confidence.
No more hiding. No more slouching. No more awkwardness.
As for the other abilities?
She didn't care at all.
Just that one was enough.
The moment she spoke, Izumi immediately understood what was going through her mind.
So much for "never changing jobs."
The instant a woman's dignity was involved, she surrendered without hesitation.
Thinking that, Izumi burst out laughing.
"Alright, then change jobs."
"But I'm not saying you have to come with me immediately."
"I'll give you time to wrap up your affairs here."
"Once everything's settled, just come find me."
As he spoke, Izumi directly granted Eris access to his Inner World.
With that, he could use his world as a bridge—allowing Eris to leave this one freely when the time came.
The moment the connection formed, Eris froze.
"…This is… an entire world?"
Feeling the presence of a complete, independent world, Eris' eyes widened in shock.
However, right after Izumi granted her access, something unexpected happened.
The Simulated Creation Diagram within Izumi began to tremble.
At the same time, an invisible bond formed between him and Eris.
Eris felt it as well.
Her divine core—her godhood—was strengthening.
Growing denser. More powerful.
Izumi noticed it too.
Staring at Eris, he muttered in disbelief,
"…You became my subordinate goddess?"
Eris nodded blankly.
"I'm not entirely sure why…"
"But it does seem that way."
"And my divine power increased significantly."
This time, Izumi was genuinely shocked.
After carefully sensing the changes within himself, realization dawned on him.
The Simulated Creation Diagram represented the core of a pantheon.
And as its holder, Izumi was effectively the chief god of that system.
Eris was already a goddess.
The moment she connected to Izumi's world, it meant she had severed herself from this one—
And become a subordinate deity under Izumi.
The thought made Izumi's heart race.
Because that meant…
He had grown stronger again.
Which also meant—
If he wanted to continue increasing his power…
He needed to fill the vacant divine seats within his pantheon.
To construct a complete god system.
Izumi was practically glowing with excitement.
Eris, meanwhile, wore a complicated expression.
She was the Goddess of Luck—she'd never had anyone above her.
And now, suddenly, Izumi existed.
This development was completely outside her expectations.
And judging by the situation…
It was already too late to back out.
Which meant—
She could only accept it.
Eris straightened herself and bowed formally to Izumi.
"Then… I look forward to working with you, Chief God-sama."
The sudden change in status left her feeling conflicted, but there was nothing she could do.
She was now completely bound to Izumi.
And from Izumi's earlier reaction, it was clear he hadn't planned this either.
The gods of this world were closer to spirits than hierarchical deities.
There was no real ranking among them.
Heaven was merely a place where gods lived—not a strict authority.
Otherwise, they wouldn't all be so… unreliable.
If even Aqua could abuse loopholes and cheat systems across worlds, that alone proved how loose things were.
Now that Eris belonged to Izumi, no other god would interfere.
In other words—
Izumi had successfully captured a wild goddess.
Unlike gods from structured pantheons.
This Eris wasn't the Greek goddess of strife and discord—
She was a pure Goddess of Luck.
Same name, completely different being.
Aqua was the same.
Both were unaffiliated, wild gods.
No pantheon. No system.
Which was exactly why Izumi could incorporate her into his own.
There was no way he wasn't happy about this discovery.
Seeing Eris behave so earnestly, Izumi stopped teasing her and handed over the Boosted Gear.
"Here. It's yours."
"Though personally, I think flat Eris is great too."
"Flat is a rare resource, you know."
Eris' face immediately turned crimson.
"That's not true!"
"Everyone else is amazing—only I'm like this!"
After firing back, she immediately snatched the Boosted Gear from Izumi.
Then slipped it onto her hand.
And began studying it with shining eyes.
Watching her obvious joy, Izumi didn't even have the energy to complain.
Women really do care about this kind of thing…
After happily securing the Boosted Gear, Eris smiled playfully at him.
"Then, Chief God-sama, I'll go take care of my duties!"
"Once I'm done, I'll come find you!"
Izumi didn't refuse—he simply nodded.
Before she left, however, he learned all of her skills.
They weren't for him.
They were for Katō Megumi.
Eris didn't mind at all, generously teaching him everything she knew.
Once that was done, she resumed her work—
Tracking down the Divine Relics Aqua had scattered throughout the world.
Watching Eris depart, Izumi fell into thought.
If Eris could be absorbed into his pantheon…
What about others?
Why couldn't Lancer or Shishō do the same?
Was it because they lacked divinity?
Or because their godhood wasn't sufficient?
Izumi felt more confused the longer he thought about it.
Eventually, he gave up.
Overthinking wasn't his style.
Leaving the apartment, he set off—
To find the final person on his list.
The man who ended everything with a single punch.