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nIn a certain place within the divine realm, in a place where a certain god in the form of a lanky man was standing, appeared the three gods.

n“Ah~… I’m so tired…” Kufo

n“You finally came back.” Fernoberia

n“What are you doing here, Fernoberia?” Gayn

n“It’s rare for you to leave your domain.” Rurutia

nThe god who was standing in that place was none other than the God of Magic, Fernoberia.

nAnd the three gods were Rurutia, Gayn, and Kufo.

n“I was actually brought here by force, though I’m also a little curious.” Fernoberia

n“By force?” Kufo, Gayn, Rurutia

nSuddenly, four gods came out of nowhere and surrounded them.

n“W-What is with this situation?” Kufo

n“Why are we being surrounded?” Rurutia

n“Can you explain what’s going on?” Gayn

nTekun was the one to step forward.

n“Why don’t you ask yourselves? I’m sure you know what we’re here for.” Tekun

n“What are you so angry for!?” Rurutia

n“Calm down for a moment, Tekun-san. If you approach them like that, we won’t be able to talk.” Willieris

n“You heard her. Cam down and drink a cup of wine or two.” Grimp

nThe ones who asked Tekun to calm down were none other than the goddess of the land, Willieris, and hte god of farming and livestock, Grimp.

nThese two gods had a gentle personality. Willieris looked like graceful middle-aged woman, while Grimp was a middle-aged man who always carried a hoe. They were married to each other.

nIn order to calm Tekun, Grimp went and shared a cup of wine with Tekun.

nMeanwhile, Willieris started explaining.

nThe goddess of the land and the god of farming and livestock had perfect coordination.

n“The reason we’re here is because we heard that the three of you went to the otherworld to play. Tekun was the first to catch word of that. He gathered all of us in anger because he also wanted some free time to himself.” Willieris

nFernoberia interjected.

n“Tekun asked Willieris and Grimp to come to get me to use my powers to look for you.” Fernoberia

n“Oh, right, you used your divine powers to prevent Tekun from entering your domain…” Rurutia

n“It’s because outside of crafting, he’s a rough, irresponsible, alcoholic who never shuts up. He’s a nuisance.” Fernoberia

n“Hey! I can hear you, you know!?” Tekun

n“Besides, you rarely have any need of me, and you’re also not the only one banned from my domain.

nBut let’s put that aside for now. What are the three of you thinking going into another world to play when we gods have a policy of not interfering with each other’s world.” Fernoberia

n“Wait a moment! Who did you hear that from?” Rurutia

nIt was Tekun who answered.

n“Don’t play dumb. I heard everything from Ryouma, who said that’s what Kufo told him. And although I feel bad for using it, but I read his mind at the time, and he wasn’t lying.” Tekun

nWhen Kufo heard that, he face palmed as he muttered to himself, “Dang! I told him not to tell humans about it, but I didn’t mention anything about the other gods…”

nIn any case, they all decided to sit down and talk. Chairs appeared from nowhere as they each took their respective seat and gathered into a circle.

n“Now, can you start talking? Or better yet, just take me with you!” Tekun

n“I don’t know f you simply went there to play, but we can’t just ignore it if you’re frequently visiting another world.” Willieris

n“Please talk to us.” Grimp

n“Hmm… Actually, we’re investigating the situation of the earth god.” Gayn

n“We talked about it before, remember? The earth god interfered with Ryouma’s life for some reason.” Kufo

n“That we did. That was certainly not proper behavior for a god. I was shocked when I found out about it.” Fernoberia

n“Anyway, we went there to investigate that matter.” Kufo

n“So you didn’t go there just to play?” Tekun

n“We haven’t talked to Ryouma about the earth god yet, so I had to fool him somehow.” Kufo

nTekun’s anger calmed down a little at that.

n“So, that’s what it was.” Tekun

n“Tekun, do you only get mad when it comes to playing around?” Fernoberia

n“Frequently visiting another world is a problem in and of itself, though?” Willieris

nFernoberia and Willieris were taken aback at Tekun’s reaction.

nAfter pulling himself together, Fernoberia asked.

n“Are you sure it’s okay to be visiting that world so frequently?” Fernoberia

n“There shouldn’t be any problems…” Gayn

n“It sure is a pain having to go there so secretly…” Kufo

n“We still haven’t figured anything out, but something is strange… We’ve found several people like Ryouma who’s lived an unfortunate life. Of course, the degree of misfortune was a different, but still… Even stranger the earth god didn’t seem to be using the luck he’s stolen.” Rurutia

n“We thought the earth god was using the good fortune he took to give something to his adherents, but after investigating the matter, it turns out he’s not doing anything with it. He just keeps on taking and taking.” Gayn

n“The management of the world was terrible too. I know the humans of that world have developed all sorts of technology and are pretty much independent, so there’s not a whole lot to do, but the fact that we were able to sneak in so easily was just absurd. It felt stupid putting in so much effort to sneak in when the door was basically wide open.” Kufo

n“It was so easy we thought it was a trap or something, but in the end, there was nothing. If a demon king from another world came, the earth god probably wouldn’t be able to respond in time.” Gayn

n“That bad? If so, then is he even still doing his job?” Fernoberia

n“Perhaps not…” Gayn

n“Besides, what’s the point of stealing people’s happiness? We gods don’t have a use for it.” Grimp

n“That we don’t know.” Rurutia

n“Technically, one could use it in place of faith to maintain one’s godly powers when people aren’t worshipping anymore, but so long as the world is safe, one shouldn’t lose his power.” Kufo

n“I was thinking that too. It’s true that the Japanese have less faith than the people of this world, but the people of the other countries of that world were pious. The world itself had no problems too. The natural environment of the world is slowly being destroyed, but it’s not that serious enough to threaten one’s power. That’s why we’re borrowing mana from that world.” Gayn

n“It’s certainly curious. But if that’s the case, then there really is no point in stealing people’s happiness. Just what is that earth god stealing it for?”

nIt was here that the god who hadn’t said anything until now opened her mouth.

n“…It doesn’t really matter, does it? We don’t steal people’s happiness, so we don’t know if there’s a use for it, but that doesn’t mean there’s no use for it, right? Isn’t that enough? If that god picks a fight with us, I’ll just crush him.” Kirillel

n“Kirillel, you’re saying stuff like that again… As usual, you’re all brawns and no brain. Seriously, women like you…” Fernoberia

nThe goddess who had opened her mouth was none other than the goddess of war, Kirillel. Her body was well built, and she donned an armor, while a sword hung by her waist.

nAlthough her body was strong, it was also supple, and there were plenty of parts that were womanly.

nShe was like a guy, but she was definitely a goddess.

n“Who’s all brawns and no brains!? I can use my head too!” Kirillel

n“You can when it comes to fighting.” Fernoberia

n“So? That doesn’t change the fact that I can use my head! That’s at least healthier than someone like you who shuts himself in his domain!” Kirillel

n“Our bodies can’t breakdown. Health is irrelevant.” Fernoberia

nThese two gods were the exact opposite of each other. As such, whenever they met, they would argue like this.

nThe other gods have long gotten used to it. Before the conversation completely stopped, Gayn interjected and asked Kirillel a question.

n“Let’s put that aside. Why are you here? Tekun couldn’t have possibly called you, right?” Gayn

n“What are you talking about, gramps? I’m the god of war, you know? Where there’s conflict, there’s war. Thus, where there’s conflict, so am I! When I felt Tekun’s anger and heard that you and the others went to another world to play, I thought a little spanking was in order!” Kirillel

n“Not needed!” Rurutia

n“Good heavens! Please don’t joke about something like that!” Kufo

n“You’re a god too, so a spanking would be pretty dangerous!” Rurutia

n“Don’t worry, I won’t do anything this time. I understand that the earth god is acting weird and that it’s because of that guy that weird stuff happened to the soul of that guy, Ryouma.

nAs such, going to another world because you’re wary of the earth god is a valid excuse, right?

nOf course, I don’t think the earth god would try to encroach into our world unless given a reason.” Kirillel

nKirillel was the most skilled among the gods when it came to fighting, so she was responsible for protecting the world from otherworld intruders or executing enemies.

nShe is also responsible for handing out heavenly judgement on humans that are about to bring a great catastrophe upon the world. Although, that’s an extremely rare situation.

nThis time she was here to judge the actions of the three gods. Although alone, Gayn and the others couldn’t possibly stand up to her. Moreover, if she really wanted to and if she were willing to pay the price, she could destroy Gayn and the others even though they were all gods.

nOf course, this wasn’t an issue that Gayn and the others would be destroyed for. Still, if they did received punishment, it would still hurt, so it was a great relief for them to hear that Kirillel wasn’t going to punish them.

n“That’s really bad for the heart…” Rurutia

n“I think my life just shortened…” Kufo

n“Please don’t scare the elderly so much…” Gayn

n“The likes of gods don’t need to worry about lifespan or heart, no? Anyway, since I’m not needed, I’ll be going now. There are some people still fighting, so I’m actually quite busy.” Kirillel

n“Oh, sorry for this.” Tekun

n“It’s not like you called me. I just came on my own, right? Also, Gayn, Kufo, Rurutia, please limit the times you go to earth, okay?” Kirillel

n“Right…” Gayn

n“Okay.” Kufo

n“We’ll talk it out with you from here on.” Rurutia

n“You’re not stopping?” Tekun

n“Eh, but I still haven’t…” Rurutia

nRurutia cut off her speech midway.

nTekun didn’t miss that.

n“Haven’t? Haven’t what?” Tekun

n“It’s nothing.” Rurutia

n“Our investigations haven’t gotten us any results yet.” Gayn

n“Right, right.” Kufo

nGayn and the others acted cool on the surface, but then Willieris asked a question.

n“Are you still hiding something?” Willieris

nWhen she said that, a dangerous aura started emanating from Tekun again.

n“You guys are really investigating the earth god, right?” Tekun

n“That’s right.” Rurutia

n“But of course.” Kufo

n“We definitely investigated the earth god.” Gayn

n“It seems you are indeed still finding people whose happiness is being stolen, so that part is not a lie… But let me rephrase the question. Did you do anything else other than investigate the earth god?” Tekun

nWhen Tekun asked that, Gayn and the others stiffened and they immediately looked away.

n“Well? Kufo, Ryouma-said you went to earth to sightsee.” Tekun

n“That’s… Well, we were looking for people whose happiness was stolen, so we did end up seeing the world. I just called that ‘sightseeing’ to fool him.” Kufo

n“In other words, if you felt like it, you could sightsee?” Fernoberia

nKufo shook when Fernoberia said that.

n“Hey, you were leading me on!” Kufo

n“Kufo, you basically just admitted that you could go sightseeing while looking for humans whose happiness has been stolen.” Grimp

nWhen Grimp said that, Tekun turned to Gayn.

n“Gayn, I heard you were into something called ‘idols’.” Tekun

n“Idols are people who entertain the earthlings by dancing and singing. They can usually be seen projected on the box called ‘TV’. You can easily see them while walking around the city, so it’s not like I purposely went out of my way to see them.” Gayn

n“Singing and dancing? We have that in this world too. There’s no reason to go out of your way to—Tekun

nThe dangerous aura around Tekun grew weaker when he heard it was just singing and dancing, but then in the next moment, Gayn’s eyes became sharp.

n“Don’t compare it with the songs and dances of this world!! The idols of earth are cute and hardworking!! They make you want to cheer them on!!” Gayn

n“Y-Yeah?” Tekun

nGayn looked so menacing that Tekun couldn’t help but take a step back. Not long after, however, Gayn knew he messed up.

nWhen Willieris saw that, she spoke.

n“I guess that makes it clear that you were in fact seriously watching these ‘idols’.” Willieris

nTekun turned to Rurutia next.

nRurutia knew she couldn’t fool them anymore, so she answered before he could ask.

n“I needed to prepare myself before working on Earth, so I treated myself to some deserts.Rurutia

nAfter that Tekun’s angry voice and the screams of the three gods resounded throughout the divine realm.

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