If Izumi hadn't deliberately released his presence, Hestia might never have noticed.
But now that he had—
The moment his aura spread, Hestia instantly sensed the pure malice directed at gods.
And she wasn't the only one.
Across Orario, every descended god felt it.
That presence—
the unmistakable aura of a natural predator.
Even though it lasted only an instant, countless gods panicked.
What the hell?! A Godslayer just appeared in the city?!
This wasn't a joke.
Every god in Orario had sealed their divine power to live among mortals.
If someone like that existed here, it was practically a death sentence.
The aura vanished as quickly as it appeared.
Within moments, it was gone.
But during that brief window, several unlucky gods attempted to trace its source—
And the instant they released their seals, they were immediately forced back to Heaven.
Orario fell into subtle chaos.
Mortals noticed nothing.
Only the gods trembled.
Hestia was shaking like a leaf.
The way she looked at Izumi had completely changed.
"D-Don't come any closer…!"
She had completely lost her composure.
What kind of nightmare was this?!
Godslayers still existed?!
Which poor god had been killed this time?!
Hestia absolutely did not want to unseal her power and be sent straight back to Heaven.
Seeing her reaction, Izumi chuckled.
"Relax."
"If I wanted to do something to you, you wouldn't be able to stop me anyway."
"Now, let's continue discussing our cooperation."
Hestia didn't believe a word of it.
She was terrified.
One wrong move and this man might kill her on a whim.
Gods had a terrible impression of Godslayers.
Seeing that she wasn't responding, Izumi's tone suddenly turned ominous.
"If you don't say anything…"
"Kanon-chan and I will kill you."
"And it's not just me."
"Kanon is a Godslayer too."
"So think carefully."
Hestia froze.
She slowly, mechanically turned her head toward Kanon.
There's no way…
Such a gentle girl couldn't possibly be—
As if sensing her thoughts, Kanon smiled softly and nodded.
"That's right, Hestia."
"I'm a Godslayer too."
Crack.
Something shattered inside Hestia.
Her entire body turned pale as ash.
She collapsed onto the floor, tears of despair streaming from the corners of her eyes.
"I-I'm finished…"
"I'm surrounded by Godslayers…"
"I don't want to die… I don't want to go back…"
"Please… spare me…"
Curling up on the floor, she trembled uncontrollably.
Izumi stared at her, completely at a loss.
Seriously… is she really this cowardly?
He coughed a few times.
"Calm down."
"The gods we killed aren't from your world."
"So you don't need to worry."
"And haven't you noticed?"
"With your divine power sealed, you can't sense our traits at all."
"That's why neither side reacted."
"So this really isn't something you need to panic over."
Hestia weakly lifted her head.
After carefully sensing again—and finding nothing—she finally let out a breath of relief.
Then she slumped back down, utterly dejected.
"I'm such a failure…"
"To think I'd pick two natural enemies…"
"Ever since I left Hephaistos, I really can't do anything on my own…"
"Uuu…"
Izumi twitched.
So she's just openly admitting she's useless now?
For a split second, guilt crossed his mind—
Then he discarded it immediately.
Too far? There's no such thing. Only farther.
"All right, enough crying."
"So—do you accept the deal or not?"
"Give me an answer."
"If not, I'll find someone else."
At that, Hestia suddenly sprang to her feet.
"I accept! I accept!"
"If someone's going to take care of me, I'll gladly accept it!"
Internally, she was miserable.
After learning that both Izumi and Kanon were Godslayers, she couldn't help but imagine—
If I refuse, I'll get stabbed the moment I walk out that door…
Then I'll unseal my power and be sent back to Heaven…
Given that, she might as well resign herself to fate.
She wasn't losing anything anyway.
Being supported isn't bad, right?!
After thoroughly cornering herself mentally, Hestia accepted.
Izumi was delighted.
He nodded in satisfaction.
"Good."
"Wait here for a moment."
"I'll bring them over now."
Izumi closed his eyes.
His consciousness sank into his personal world.
Moments later, six girls were summoned out.
Kayo Senju.
Enju Aihara.
Tina Sprout.
Kohina Hiruko.
Midori Fuse.
Asaka Mibu.
Six girls in total.
At first, they looked confused.
They were still holding whatever they had been using—
Vegetables.
Weapons.
Game consoles.
Books.
And… a magical girl transformation wand.
They had all been in the middle of something.
None of them expected to be pulled out so suddenly.
The moment they realized where they were, they dropped everything and latched onto Izumi.
"Hehehe~ Onii-chan finally let me out!"
"Do you want to marry me?"
Enju clung to him excitedly.
Kohina immediately bristled and tried to yank her off.
"Move or I'll cut you. Onii-chan is mine."
"Stop it! No fighting!"
"Let go! I want to stay with Onii-chan!"
"Idiot Enju, he's mine!"
The room instantly erupted into chaos.
Izumi was swarmed.
Hestia stared in shock.
Girls appearing out of thin air?
And this man—
just how popular is he?!
With a sigh, Izumi restrained them all.
"Alright, calm down."
"Onii-chan has a mission for you."
The girls immediately quieted down.
They sat neatly, eyes shining as they stared up at him.
After a long period of recovery, they were all healthy now.
No trace remained of their once-sickly appearances.
They looked bright.
Adorable.
Izumi smiled in pure satisfaction.
At this moment—
His lolicon attribute was officially confirmed beyond all doubt.