----------Ivy----------

[Me] "This session was amazing as well~"

I wipe the sweat from my forehead as the last of the mist dissipates. I had recently found out how to make a gravity field. Since it did not have exact numbers, I had to approximate how heavy the extra gravity was. I had just finished training in what seemed like ten times the amount of gravity.

The mist was the leftovers of my Beings of Misfortunes, though it is disappointing that they don't drop items like in a game or just die and stay there like normal demonic beasts. If only they gave out a reward per every, I don't know, ten to one hundred I killed.

*sigh*

-15 mana

...really? Just when I think I have this in check... I have to be more careful about this ability!

[Malum] "IVY-SAMA!!!! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?!?! YOU'RE NOT HURT ANYWHERE, ARE YOU?!?!"

[Me] "Just when did you get here?! Yes, I'm alright, but you should be able to see that, right?"

[Malum] "Ivy-sama, you must be more careful! I cannot allow any harm to come to my *ahem* THE most important Goddess of the world!"

[Me] "...I can take care of myself. After all, even though you came after my life, I am fine."

[Malum] "Muu~ Would you please stop bringing up that incident?"

[Me] "Alright... so what did you come here for?"

[Malum] "Oh yeah! I finally gathered all of my higher-up slav...servants for you to contr.... guide"

For some reason, I don't think that those words are what he was going for...

...wait. I am meeting his followers TODAY?! My hair messy from my training and my clothes are barely presentable for guests!

[Me] "Why didn't you warn me sooner! I will get presentable now, please entertain the guests until I arrive, please?"

[Malum] "Of course, Ivy-sama."

***A few minutes later***

Hmm~

I look over my appearance once again in the mirror. I am wearing pants and a shirt rather than a dress, because who knows what sort of people would follow an evil god. Although... now that I think about it... Malum is not that evil. He is actually polite and kind, weird that he would be called an evil god.

I walk out to a certain clearing in the forest. When I arrive, I immediately freeze. There are, literally, hundreds of robbed men all conversing and talking within the area. Up on a platform, that I have no recollection of being there, Malum was standing near a chair that highly resembled a throne.

[Malum] "Oh! There you are, Ivy!"

He beacons me with his hand and the entirety of the crowd now faces me. Let me repeat, the ENTIRE crowd looks at me. It was only natural that my misfortune decided to kick in.

Walking up to the stand, that I still can’t remember arriving here, I trip over a pebble. I swear that the pebbles have it out for me. Rubbing my sore knees, and blushing at the fact that I just tripped in front of the many guests, I run up on stage.

I look over at the guests with my enhanced vision. They seem to be struggling to control their laughter, and their faces were turning a deep scarlet color. Muu~, there goes all of my leftover dignity.

[Malum] “*Ahem*… *AHEM!!* Good, now that all of you imbeciles are finally silent, here is the one, and only, Goddess of Misfortune: Ivy-sama!!!”

[Crowd] “…”

[Me] “Umm… hi? I am Ivy, it’s a pleasure to meet you all!”

I smile a little at them, trying to defuse the situation. I don’t know why they seem to be so silent, did I do something wrong? Well, besides tripping over a pebble. Stupid pebble must be cursed.

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 -2,000 mana 

NO! I didn’t mean literally!!! I didn’t even know curses could be applied to pebbles! I am so confused!!!

[Robed Figure #1] “How do we know you’re an actual goddess and not just some fraud?!”

[Robed Figure #2] “Indeed, we have no proof on why we should follow you!”

Hmm… they have a good point. Besides, I don’t even what them following me, and I’m not a goddess. I just happen to have that blasted title. Just when I open my mouth to explain, the forest erupts in a large roar.

[Robed Figure #3] “WHAT WAS THAT?!”

[Robed Figure #4] “I DON’T KNOW!!”

[Robed Figure #5] “WHY DID YOU BLOCKHEADS INSULT A GODDESS?!?!”

WAIT!!! This wasn’t my fault! I look around for the source of the noise and commotion and see everyone being dragged into a pebble as if it were a black hole. Wait a minute… I recognize that pebble! It’s the pebble that tipped me and was (accidentally) cursed!

I look to my right at Malum, but he is just watching the scene wide-eyed, and then turning to me every once in a while. Shouldn’t you be helping them? They are your followers, you know? Just how am I supposed to fix this???

Wait… maybe if I just… yeah… that will work. Let’s summon Beings of Misfortune!!!

-150,000 mana 

I quickly send all of my summoned creatures to help, and with the sacrifice of one hundred of them, the pebble is finally destroyed. Hmm… maybe I summoned a little bit too much of them…

[Crowd] “GODDESS! PLEASE LET US FOLLOW YOU!!!”

[Me] “Ehh?!”

[Crowd] “THANK YOU GODDESS IVY-SAMA!!!”

WAIT, I never said yes!!!

 +1,867 followers 

Evil God Malum’s religion has submitted to Goddess of Misfortune, Ivy’s religion.

WHAT?!?!

+9,515,691 followers +20% Chaos Affinity +10% Divine Affinity

…How could this get any worse…

 All Evil God Churches and Shrines are being remade for the Goddess of Misfortune +537 Churches / Shrines

… why me?

---------- Malum’s POV----------

*Earlier*

As I was arriving to tell my wonderful goddess that her new slaves… my bad… FOLLOWERS have arrived; I stumbled across an unusual sight. Ivy-sama was wiping the sweat from her brow and then sighed, creating an unusually depressing feeling.

[Me] "IVY-SAMA!!!! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?!?! YOU'RE NOT HURT ANYWHERE, ARE YOU?!?!"

[Ivy-sama] "Just when did you get here?! Yes, I'm alright, but you should be able to see that, right?"

[Me] "Ivy-sama, you must be more careful! I cannot allow any harm to come to my *ahem* THE most important Goddess of the world!"

[Ivy-sama] "...I can take care of myself. After all, even though you came after my life, I am fine."

[Me] "Muu~ Would you please stop bringing up that incident?"

I regret trying to bring harm to her every day, it hurts every time that incident is brought up.

[Ivy-sama] "Alright... so what did you come here for?"

[Me] "Oh yeah! I finally gathered all of my higher-up slav...servants for you to contr.... guide"

Opps, I almost slipped up there a few times. I hope she did not notice.

[Ivy-sama] "Why didn't you warn me sooner! I will get presentable now, please entertain the guests until I arrive, please?"

[Me] "Of course, Ivy-sama."

As she walked away I once again resumed talking.

[Me] “Oh Ivy-sama… please give me more commands. I, your loyal follower, will do anything you ask. Even if that task is handing you the world…”

*Time skip*

After I had made a new stage and had the throne brought over for Ivy-sama, I stood there waiting. I called out to Ivy-sama, and as she was walking over she stumbled over a pebble that should not be there. I had made sure that the entire surrounding was clear of such things, and yet I missed one. I am a failure of a servant.

As Ivy-sama stands next to me I feel a slight tinge of pride, despite my previous failure, and look out at my, and soon to be her, followers. What I see next, though, makes me wish to torture them slowly until they beg for mercy. All of them are blushing at my goddess!!!

[Robed Figure #1] “How do we know you’re an actual goddess and not just some fraud?!”

[Robed Figure #2] “Indeed, we have no proof on why we should follow you!”

… Are these imbeciles testing my patience? Do they want to die an early death? Perhaps I should slowly skin them alive and show them their skin while they still live, or perhaps I should chop off little pieces of their bodies and feed it to them… or perhaps those punishments are too light… hmm…

Suddenly a loud roaring sound cuts off my thoughts. What…what is that?! The small pebble that Ivy-sama tripped over is now absorbing everything in its surroundings, and it is trying to get the nearby followers. HA! How’s THAT for proof! Still… just how did Ivy-sama manage to do that?!

[Robed Figure #3] “WHAT WAS THAT?!”

[Robed Figure #4] “I DON’T KNOW!!”

[Robed Figure #5] “WHY DID YOU BLOCKHEADS INSULT A GODDESS?!?!”

Fufufufufu… yes, suffer! Suffer you doubtful insects! Suffer until not even the underworld will not be able to do worse!

Ehh…

Ivy-sama is… sparing them? As expected of my Goddess!!! She is so kind; I do not regret my decision of following her! Still… isn’t summoning 1500 higher-leveled Beings of Misfortune a little much? Hmm… Perhaps she was still providing proof that she is a goddess! She is a goddess above all other gods and goddesses!

After the fools corrected the issue with their heads, they all bowed before Ivy-sama. Yes… now everything, everyone, and every place I owned are now hers! All hail Goddess Ivy!!!