It was at that moment, having made the Supreme God Dagza cry, that we found ourselves in an instant, in a pure white void.
“Where are we?”
“This is Heaven’s Gate, Mika!”
Present in this space were the failed goddess Tuatha Dé, the high-ranking god Morrigan, and the Familiar God Lisia-chan.
“Heaven’s Gate?”
“It is the boundary between the Heavenly Realm and the human world. A sacred place where only souls after death and gods may enter.”
So, it’s the threshold between this world and the next…
“So, why are we here at Heaven’s Gate?”
“Because I summoned you.”
Suddenly, a lavish chair descended from above. Seated upon it was a strikingly handsome young man with golden hair.
He looked to be around twenty, with flowing golden locks and ruby-red eyes.
His gaze was sharp and narrowed, like that of a predatory beast. My impression of this half-clad golden-haired youth was that he was a beautiful man draped in white cloth.
“Who are you?”
“Ku ku ku! How amusing… I never thought there would be a god who does not know me.”
“Well, I’m a rookie god, you see.”
“Hmph… Very well. My name is Zeus! I am the Supreme God Zeus!”
Zeus… Wait, another Supreme God?
If so many Supreme Gods keep popping up, it kind of diminishes their significance…
“It’s like a Supreme God clearance sale.”
“Ha ha ha! How delightful! I’ve never encountered a Supreme God so utterly ignorant before!”
“What do you mean? Are there other Supreme Gods…?”
“Of course. The Supreme God is not merely Dagza alone. You do know that there are multiple worlds in existence, right?”
“I didn’t know that.”
“There are indeed. Dagza is merely the Supreme God of the world you inhabit.”
So there are multiverse worlds, each with its own Supreme God, huh?
“Well, in Dagza’s case, she was once a god.”
Zeus raised his hand while still seated. In an instant, countless chains clattered down from above.
And those chains bound the red-haired young girl, Dagza.
“Isn’t that a rather poor taste? Are you a lolicon too, Zeus?”
“Fool! That is not my taste… Rather, my interest lies with you right now.”
Ew… that’s gross…
“Ha ha ha! The leader of the Supreme Gods finds it disgusting! How amusing…!”
“What exactly is this Supreme Gods Council you keep mentioning?”
“It is a gathering of the Supreme Gods.”
I see, so it’s a council of the gods from the multiverse. This guy is their leader. Interesting.
“As a result of deliberations in the Supreme Gods Council, the secret death penalty for Supreme God Dagza has been decided.”
“A death penalty…!?”
Morrigan’s expression was one of shock, prompting Zeus to explain.
“This fool attempted to create antimatter with her Celestial Robe and destroy this universe. It is far too dangerous. Thus, her disposal has been decided.”
I found myself thinking that this might actually be reasonable.
After all, destroying her own world with antimatter is just plain absurd, right?
But still…
“I don’t want to die! I don’t want to die! Uwaaaaaaaah!”
The young girl was wailing uncontrollably.
It was hard not to feel sorry for her, even if she was someone who had tried to kill me.
“I oppose this.”
I raised my hand and spoke to Zeus.
“Oh? You dare to challenge the decision of the Supreme Gods Council?”
“Yes. This child is certainly dangerous, but that doesn’t mean we need to kill her, right? If we take away her power, that should suffice.”
“Don’t be ridiculous. How do you propose to take away a god’s power?”
～～～～～～
Divine Power
→ Divine power is rooted in the god’s soul. Taking away that power means death.
～～～～～～
“I see, if it were possible to take away her divine power, I might consider halting the death penalty.”
He had such an arrogant demeanor, it was off-putting.
I pulled out my smartphone.
In times of trouble, there’s always the Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet).
Alright.
Having found a solution, I approached Dagza and said, “Hey, Dagza. How about becoming my Familiar God?”
“Wha!? You want me to become your… Familiar God!?”
A Familiar God is a lesser deity that serves a primary god.
If the primary god is the parent, then the Familiar God is the child.
In other words, as the parent, I could impose restrictions on Dagza.
“Instead of taking away her divine power, we can control it with the power of a stronger god. That should work, right?”
“Hmm… I see… That was a blind spot. I had only considered taking it away. Well done, I shall commend you.”
How tiresome… so annoying…
“So? What will you do?”
“Dagza, you should accept Mika’s proposal! It’s a wonderful opportunity!”
Morrigan exclaimed excitedly. What does she mean by “wonderful”…?
“I refuse!”
“Huh…!?”
Morrigan and Lisia-chan were both furious.
“Are you out of your mind!?”
“Yes! To be made the child of Lady Mika is an honor! To refuse it is madness!”
It’s not that big of a deal, Lisia-chan…
“What do you dislike about it? Is it serving under someone?”
“That’s not it! It’s about becoming a Familiar God!”
Isn’t that the same thing…?
“I don’t want to lose the title of Supreme God, which is so incredibly cool!”
This brat…
Ahem, children are…
“If you become my Familiar God, you will lose the title of Supreme God! That’s what I don’t want!”
“Do you even understand the situation? If this continues, you’ll die!”
“I understand! But I don’t want to stop being a Supreme God either!”
What a selfish little brat… ahem, child.
Alright, fine.
“Then let’s do this.”
I opened the God App “Let’s Become Familiars.”
And then, I began typing in a name.
“Executive Manager Daguko.”
“Eh, Executive… Manager?”
Dagza and her companions looked dumbfounded.
If Dagza doesn’t want to be a Familiar God, then we can just give her a title through “Let’s Become Familiars.”
“Yes. Executive Manager Daguko. What do you think? Isn’t it a cool title?”
Honestly, the title is just a random choice.
“Mika… this is a bit much…”
“Yeah, who would be happy with such a ridiculous title…?”
Morrigan and the failed goddess agreed…
“It’s great! It’s super great!”
And just like that, Dagza was bouncing around with a huge smile.
“Executive Manager is way cooler than being a Supreme God!”
Well, she is a child, after all.
“Then, from now on, you shall be known as Executive Manager Daguko.”
“Yes!”
“Do you swear to become my child from today onward?”
“Yes! That is acceptable!”
With a bright flash, Dagza—now Executive Manager Daguko, which is too long, so I’ll just call her Daguko—transformed.
Her body shimmered with light.
The chains shattered.
And there stood a former Supreme God, now resembling a girl in her early teens.
“Ha ha! I’ve grown big!”
Now then… she has become my Familiar God, Executive Manager…
“How’s that?”
“Ku ku ku ku! Aha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!”
Zeus, who had been watching the entire scene, burst into laughter.
“Excellent! Truly excellent!”
With a thud, Zeus stood up from his chair and leaped toward us.
“Indeed, that former Supreme God has now become your Familiar God. She will no longer be able to blow up the world with antimatter.”
Before that, I’ll stop her.
“Then, no death penalty.”
“Ah, very well.”
…Zeus leaned in closer to me, his face almost touching mine.
“Um, you’re too close… back off.”
“You… will become my wife!”
…Huh?
“Wife?”
“Yes. You are truly a fine woman. I like you. Become my wife.”
“I decline.”
Why on earth would I marry someone like this?
I really don’t want to.
“Ha ha! What an amusing woman you are.”
“Yeah, yeah. We’re leaving now.”
I turned on my heel, ready to depart.
“Hey, you. Nagano… was it?”
“It’s Nagano Mika.”
“Nagano God, or rather, Nagano Mika… I shall remember you.”
Zeus chuckled.
“You can spread the word that I have remembered your name, Nagano Mika.”
“I won’t. Bye.”
I activated Greater Teleportation and left that place behind.
I returned to the Dragon Vein Area. Ah, what a relief, I’m exhausted.
“You’re amazing, Mika!”
Morrigan hugged me tightly.
“To be recognized by the Supreme God Zeus is a remarkable achievement!”
“Ah, is it…?”
I really don’t understand that kind of sentiment from gods…
“Mika… Mom?”
“Hm?”
Daguko fidgeted as she spoke.
“Thank you, Mika-chan!”
“Mika, Mom, and Mika-chan… I guess that works.”
“You’re welcome.”
It seems I’ve once again caught the attention of a rather troublesome man.
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