After a bout of chaos, Raize finally broke free from the woman's embrace. It was already noon, and since he hadn't eaten breakfast and had been busy all morning, he was starving.
Tap tap tap tap tap…
Kirby-ized Raize, wearing a sour expression on his cute pink spherical face, stood in front of the kitchen cutting board. He wore a chef's hat, and his tiny pink arms steadily held a kitchen knife, rhythmically chopping vegetables and meat.
Seeing him cook in this form was incredibly silly and adorable. Despite having no fingers, his tiny pink arms could firmly grip the knife—it was truly strange.
The system had already explained earlier that this form was only temporary. His body was adapting to Kirby's power, and once he mastered it, he would be able to freely switch between human form and Kirby form.
While he could still use Kirby's power in human form, this pink spherical Kirby body allowed for far smoother control of that power.
As for the Biblical loli God at home, Raize felt a bit troubled about having a "God" living with him now.
After all, Sei herself had said that at present, he was the only one who knew she was still alive. If this got exposed, it could disrupt the delicate balance between the world's factions.
Raize thought this made sense. There were many existences in this world that bore grudges against the Biblical God. No one wanted a god who once stood above all pantheons to still be alive.
If exposed—especially when the Biblical God was no longer at her peak—those factions maintaining the fragile balance might become alert, or worse, tear off the mask entirely and restart the war.
That was something the currently still-weak Raize absolutely did not want to see.
As for why Sei didn't return to her own heaven, she knew it would be useless—and might even expose her.
In today's world, powerful factions had little chance of successfully resisting invasion from other realms. Their overall strength and top-tier combat power were inferior.
Back when Sei was obsessed with creating sacred gears, beyond her personal interests and fighting other pantheon invasions, her greater goal was to resist invasion from other dimensions.
In the past, it was impossible for the world's powerful factions to unite against outsiders, so she placed part of her hope in humans with immense potential.
Other factions, much like demonic forces, also cared greatly about talented humans and eagerly recruited those with great potential—especially humans who possessed sacred gears.
Wouldn't it be wonderful to take humans with sacred gears and have them contribute to one's faction using gears painstakingly created by the Biblical God?
This was exactly the outcome the Biblical God wanted—and part of her calculations.
By recruiting these gear-bearing humans, powerful factions could nurture and influence them, turning them into allies.
But weren't these human gear wielders also subtly influencing the relationships between factions?
Compared to the former era of mutual hostility and vigilance, the current delicate peace—where powerful factions could at least communicate—was far better.
This subtle balance between world factions was exactly what Sei wanted to see, because it showed the possibility of unity.
Yet the powerful, calculating God of Bible—now the cute girl sitting across from him and wolfing down food—was really hard for Raize to associate with that lofty, supreme being whose power was second only to the Two Dragon Gods.
After spending some time together, Raize felt that this girl of extraordinary origin actually got along with him quite well.
It was just that a certain tsundere at heart refused to admit it.
"Biblical loli God, does the food I made suit your taste?" Pink-ball Raize sat expressionlessly on a chair propped up with thick books, set down his chopsticks, and suddenly said this.
"Mmm, yummy, yummy." Sei happily enjoyed the offering from her contractor, nodding repeatedly. With this guy around, the system inside him didn't dare come out to eat, since it didn't want to be exposed.
It was currently crying and complaining inside his body and near his ears, accusing the Biblical loli God of stealing her food.
Raize had promised to cook for her privately later to calm her down.
…However, the next moment, Sei—rice grains stuck at the corner of her mouth—realized she had been offended. Her cheeks puffed up, and she glared angrily at her contractor, pouting her pink lips.
"…You're not allowed to call me Biblical loli God. That kind of address is blasphemy, and you'll be nailed to the cross to repent and atone!!!"
"Oh?" Raize said calmly as he wiped his mouth with a tissue. "It feels like after you got smaller, your personality became more childlike too. Looks like it wasn't just my imagination."
His cute eyes studied Sei with a hint of curiosity.
It wasn't an illusion. Compared to her mature, holy, untouchable, yet proactively seductive demeanor before, the smaller Sei lacked that overwhelming aura that Raize had trouble dealing with.
But then Raize recalled her warm, intoxicating smile.
No—that wasn't gone. It had just weakened, at least to a level Raize could handle.
This finally allowed him to communicate normally with her.
"Mm…" Seeing Raize's indifferent attitude, Sei—this world's Biblical God—felt particularly affected. To her, Raize was a unique existence. Even her angels couldn't compare.
"Treating me like a child… when earlier you were the one losing control in front of me."
Now Raize no longer felt wary or guarded toward Sei, because he could sense her gentle attitude toward him.
Bickering with her felt completely fine.
"Tch! Me losing control? If it weren't for the esteemed god showing up beside me in that totally unrestrained form, would I have lost control?" Raize snapped, a vein bulging on his forehead as his pink exterior faintly reddened. He quickly calmed himself and said, "As a healthy young man, my previous reaction was completely normal!"
Sei blushed slightly. She wouldn't act like this in front of others, but due to Raize's uniqueness, her mature form and her current behavior were naturally different. Still, she wasn't about to admit fault.
"A lost lamb gazing upon my pure body is your honor. You should be grateful for the Lord's blessing. Yet impure thoughts were born in your heart—sinful! Very sinful!!"
Damn it! With that out-of-control appearance right in front of me, seeing you like that means I should feel grateful!?
Any normal human who doesn't react is either gay or impotent!
Dear god, are you sure this isn't entrapment?
Suppressing a bitter laugh, Raize's eyes rolled slightly. With a fake smile, he said to the proud Sei, "Lord, I have sinned. I repent…"
Seeing Raize give in, Sei narrowed her eyes, her little mouth nearly pointing toward heaven.
But what Raize did next made her face flush red with anger and embarrassment. She nearly threw her bowl and chopsticks at his pink round face.
"You——!"
Pink-ball Raize opened his mouth wide. A terrifying suction that distorted space erupted, instantly sweeping all the food on the table into his body at lightning speed.
Even the food in Sei's bowl wasn't spared.
"How dare a sinner like me allow the noble god to eat the food I made~"
"Please grant me another chance, Lord. Let me properly gaze upon your glorious body to cleanse the sins in my heart. Amen~"
After saying that, pink-ball Raize smugly drew a cross over himself with his tiny pink hand, clearly mocking Sei.
Since you say I'm sinful, our great and beautiful Lord surely wouldn't refuse to save a lost lamb, right?
No way, no way?
If you've got the guts, let me take another look at how well you've developed! If that happens, admitting my mistake wouldn't be a big deal.
You might profit, but I definitely won't lose out!
The ultra-cute pink ball sitting across the dining table spoke these outrageous words with a smug expression, making Sei so angry she was practically fuming.
"On the Day of the Judgement Day, at the hour of the end, all things in heaven and earth shall be reduced to ashes. Come and experience the fury of a god!!"
Unable to hold it in, Sei slammed down the extras she had taken, bared her teeth and claws, and pounced toward pink-ball Raize. She grabbed the infuriating pink sphere, restrained him with holy power Raize couldn't resist, and began viciously kneading the pink ball in her arms.
"Stop it! You Biblical loli God! Eating my food, living in my house, and now you're rebelling!?"
The two adorable creatures immediately started wrestling in the living room, the situation instantly spiraling out of control.