The Hero's Rival's Shoes

"It's been a while since I've had bare feet. Take a look, Goddess-sama. Aren't these legs beautiful?"

'The tank treads were getting in my way, so I just blasted them off. And don't show me your bare legs.'

"Since Goddess-sama keeps herself covered up, it'd only be fair if I took something off to balance things out."

'Is that your theory that we can achieve balance by doing the exact opposite of each other? Do you think anything you do could change my influence?'

"Apparently, whenever I reincarnate, Goddess-sama's reputation changes along with me."

'It certainly changed. Thanks to you, some people are starting to look at me like I'm some kind of novelty act.'

"How do they usually look at you?"

'Basically, they treat me like a ticking time bomb. I make anyone I dislike disappear, even if they're a god.'

"Don't you want to work on improving that?"

'I don't consider becoming someone convenient for others to deal with an improvement. Still, I do invite people I'm interested in to tea sometimes.'...