The Hestia Familia welcomed an unexpected visitor today.
Sitting in the main hall, Izumi watched the elderly man before him with great curiosity.
Ouranos.
In other worlds, he was known as the first king of the Greek gods. In this world, he was also the chairman of the Guild in Orario.
Izumi had never expected that this man would come to see him personally.
"I will speak plainly."
Ouranos looked straight at him.
"Izumi-dono, please leave this world."
"As long as you remain here, the other gods live in constant fear."
Hearing that, Izumi's lips twitched.
…Were they really that afraid of him?
Thinking about it carefully, he didn't actually have anything left to do in this world. The others were merely undergoing training.
If he left ahead of time, it wouldn't really be a problem.
There were still more than three months before their training period ended. Leaving early seemed perfectly acceptable.
After a moment of consideration, he finally spoke.
"That's fine. But I have a condition."
Since the other party had come politely, Izumi had no intention of making things difficult.
Ouranos immediately relaxed.
"Please, state your condition."
"If it is within my power, I will do everything I can."
As long as this calamity left their world, anything was negotiable.
Hearing that, Izumi smiled faintly and stated his demand without hesitation.
"My condition is simple."
"Expel Hestia from the divine system. I will take her with me."
That was his condition.
Now that his own divine system could accommodate other gods, there was no way he would let Hestia slip away.
Ouranos gazed at him deeply for a moment.
After a brief silence, he nodded.
"Very well. That is acceptable."
If one goddess left, others would eventually descend in the future. It wasn't a significant loss.
Apollo and Ishtar were already gone. One more made little difference.
The current divine system had no pressing matters anyway.
Seeing his agreement, Izumi nodded in satisfaction.
"Excellent. My thanks."
"I will leave in a few days."
Ouranos inclined his head.
Without further words, he bowed and departed.
Not long after he left, the doors burst open.
Hestia rushed in, flustered and panicking.
"H-hey, hey! What is going on?! Why was my divine status revoked?!"
"What did you say to Lord Ouranos?!"
She had been relaxing just moments ago, only to suddenly receive the notice.
And Ouranos had even told her that it was Izumi's request.
What kind of absurd situation was this?!
Hearing her, Izumi laughed.
"That was quick."
"Perfect timing. Join my divine system."
Before she could react, he flicked his fingers.
A world-mark shot into Hestia's body.
In that instant, she felt it.
The seal inside her shattered.
All ties to the Greek pantheon were completely erased.
She had become, in every sense, one of Izumi's gods.
Hestia froze in shock.
What… was this?
The man before her was actually the head of an entire divine system?
If the divine system was a company, then she had just been fired from one and recruited into another—personally by the chairman himself.
She stared blankly.
"You're a Chief God?"
"But… aren't you a Godslayer?"
That was what confused her the most.
Wasn't he supposed to be someone who killed gods?
Izumi shrugged.
"So what?"
"There's no rule saying a Chief God can't also be called a Godslayer."
Hestia was speechless.
For a moment, she didn't even know how to respond.
Izumi didn't bother explaining further.
"Anyway, call everyone back."
"It's time for us to leave this world."
"Before that, there are a few matters I need to settle."
At this, his expression turned slightly cold.
That woman had been stirring trouble behind the scenes.
Since he was leaving, he might as well deal with her.
Hestia sighed helplessly, but she had no choice.
She immediately began making arrangements, recalling every member of the Familia who had gone out.
Soon, members began returning one after another.
Meanwhile, Izumi transported them in batches to his small world.
Even Megumi Katō and Eriri were summoned back.
When they heard that he intended to leave, both were surprised.
"Our strength hasn't improved much yet," Megumi said. "Is it really okay to leave now?"
Eriri looked even more dissatisfied.
"We just got here, and now we're leaving already?"
Izumi chuckled.
"Strengthening you isn't difficult."
"Next, we'll go to Rin's world. I'll help you grow stronger there."
If luck was on his side, he might obtain the Spirit Origin of the Old Man of the Mountain for Megumi.
As for Eriri…
The only suitable candidate would be Katsushika Hokusai.
Whether that Heroic Spirit would accept her was another matter.
If not, he could simply use a Heroic Spirit Card like the one Illya used.
The Old Man of the Mountain shouldn't be an issue.
There was no way he would reject EX-rank Presence Concealment.
As for Hokusai…
She was a master painter and also a Foreigner.
One of Chaldea's most famous artists.
It was practically a perfect match.
Thinking of this, Izumi couldn't help smiling.
Hearing his explanation, Eriri had no further objections.
Soon, he sent both of them into his world as well.
After that, he began clearing out everything he had collected.
Anything that could be taken was taken.
Within a single day, nearly everything he owned in Orario had vanished.
Even those who had been traveling returned and entered his world.
The most shocked upon arriving there were Hestia and Asagi Aiba.
Only now did they truly understand just how powerful Izumi was.
He generously granted them permission to freely enter and leave his world.
When all preparations were complete, Izumi stood alone in the silent Hestia Familia home.
The place was completely empty.
Looking toward the tallest tower in Orario, he smiled faintly.
Then he took a step forward.
Crossing space itself, he vanished toward a certain destination.