This time, it was Zaelek who looked more uncomfortable when he heard her words.
The goddess looked at him next.
"And all throughout those reincarnations…" she said softly, "…you continued existing as a Grim Reaper, blissfully unaware of his existence."
Zaelek lowered his gaze slightly, almost looking as if he was accepting the shame and embarrassment.
The Goddess of Chance stretched lazily before speaking again.
"And perhaps..." she said with a grin. "This life would have ended the same way."
Akira looked up immediately, "…What changed?"
The goddess pointed proudly at herself.
"I did." The little girl giggled. "The moment I allowed Zaelek to turn Ryouko into a curse, the flow of fate shifted forever."
Her smile widened slowly as she explained how her master plan had come to take shape.
"The more Ryouko stayed on earth as a curse, the more her powers grew, and she regained her consciousness. It was by pure chance that you came into contact with the cursed girl."
