I was slightly surprised by the words Fate-san had uttered so casually, but I decided to ask about the God of Luck she had mentioned.
"Fate-san, you said you brought the God of Luck with you... did she come together with you?"
"Yeah. I brought her to make the rounds in my place. The God of Luck is more than sufficient for generating buzz, and she herself said she was interested in the amusement park, after all~"
"I see. Did you not bring Shia-san?"
"Mm~ It's not really work, you see. Or rather, the God of Calamity is already here. She should have been invited separately from me... The God of Calamity has been frequently visiting the Demon Realm and the Human Realm even before the consciousness of the Gods changed, so she has her own personal connections and whatnot. She's a curious one who loves new things, so I'm sure she's definitely here."
Now that she mentioned it, that made sense. Shia-san was quite sensitive to trends, or rather, she was the type who wanted to try new things at least once. She had acquired information and purchased every variety of the instant products from Kuro's Trading Company before they even became a topic of conversation, and she had apparently bought Nifty's products across the board as well.
Also, when I had met her before, I heard she had made reservations and visited all three Nifty cafes, saying she intended to keep going until she had conquered the entire menu. She had also mentioned wanting them to add some less sweet menu items, but even while claiming she wasn't fond of sweet things, she apparently tried all the sweets-related items anyway.
At any rate, she had fast ears when it came to new products, so she really did seem to have her own information network. Shia-san also did things like misfortune exorcism and was quite friendly toward Humankind and Demons, so her range of acquaintances seemed quite broad.
Well, putting Shia-san aside for now, the matter at hand was the God of Luck.
"...So, where is this God of Luck?"
"Well, she's right over there, but I wonder why she won't come closer... Heeey, God of Luck, come here and say hi to Kai-chan~"
When I looked in the direction Fate-san called out toward, a woman who appeared to be a Goddess smoothly emerged from the shadow of a building. She had sparkling platinum-blonde long hair, eyes that were yellow rather than gold, and stood about 160cm tall with a calm air about her. Her white-based, Goddess-like clothing was embroidered with gold thread here and there—not overly flashy, but it gave off a sense of grandeur... or rather, when called the God of Luck, she possessed a magnificence that made you feel your fortune would rise just by being near her.
And for some reason... she had "eyes that seemed to mix despair, lamentation, and resignation"... why?
"...God of Luck? Why are you making that face? It's Kai-chan, you know?"
"...I didn't want to meet you."
"Why? Do you hate Kai-chan?"
"No, you are a sacred person who has received a Blessing from Shallow Vernal-sama, and I am truly grateful that you made the God of Fate-sama actually do her work, so my impression of you as a person is extremely favorable, but... I didn't want to meet you."
What kind of reaction was this... It wasn't that she disliked me or anything; in fact, she had a high opinion of me. But faced with the God of Luck, who had dead fish eyes and uttered words that seemed to come from the very bottom of her heart saying she hadn't wanted to meet me, I honestly had no idea how I should react.
"I don't really get it, but for now, just introduce yourself to Kai-chan."
"...I see... I am about to... be publicly executed, aren't I."
"...Why?"
"...I mean, it's a self-introduction. Which means I'm about to declare 'I am the God of Luck' to 'someone far more fortunate than myself'... I'm completely a clown, aren't I..."
"Ah, so that's what you meant by not wanting to meet..."
Fate-san wore an expression of understanding, and I too finally grasped the meaning behind the God of Luck's words, "I didn't want to meet you."
The God of Luck let out a sigh as if giving up, tightened her expression, and turned to face me.
"Pleased to meet you. I serve as a Direct Subordinate of the God of Fate-sama. I am the God of Luck, Fortune... ah, I only possess luck inferior to yours... but I govern fortune... supposedly... yes."
"Ah, um, I'm Miyama Kaito. Nice to meet you, Fortune-san."
"Ah, it's blinding... you're truly a monster of fortune, my eyes are going to be burned out. Maybe this person should just be the God of Luck instead..."
What was this... somehow, she wore an expression as if her identity had been shattered to pieces. Even though I hadn't done anything, it somehow felt like I was bullying her...
"Um... Fate-san?"
"The God of Luck can visually see others' luck, you see~. Apparently, the stronger someone's luck, the more they radiate, but is Kai-chan really that amazing?"
"...It's like having the Sun right in front of me. If I actually looked directly at it, the brightness would burn my eyes out."
...So that was why she had been averting her gaze diagonally downward this whole time, never meeting my eyes...
"I can't take this anymore. Compared to this person, my luck is that of an ordinary person... It's like comparing a single drop of Water to the ocean. I feel like I'm being crushed by sheer fortune."
How should I put it... it was absolutely not something I had intended, but... somehow, due to the overlapping effects of various gods' Blessings, it seemed I was clad in enough fortune to drive the God of Luck to despair.
Yeah, how to say this... I truly had no idea what kind of reaction I should have... it was quite a dilemma.
Serious-senpai: "It's probably not Stomach Pain... but it seems her identity has been thoroughly shattered."