Bravo, oh, bravo.

Finally, the last pair—Mashiro-san's socks.

What will be the appraisal value—

"—115 SP."

"It broke the limit!?"

Just like that, no buildup at all, the result exceeded the maximum of 100 SP.

"The embarrassment is on the weaker side, but the fur… The fur is really good."

"Ooh, the fur part!"

The foot fur that I had Mashiro-san pluck for me!!

"Natural sock-fur… nice! Oh, and the breakdown is 25 SP for the first-time socks and 90 SP for the fur."

"Ah. So it's a combined appraisal."

If it's two items combined, then breaking the limit makes sense.

Still, was the fur that good?

"Well, you might not understand, Karina-chan, but it's fur, you know? Plus, she plucked it from right near the paw pads. It's something that's been on the sole of her foot longer than any sock could be. It's basically equivalent to one worn continuously for a month or so."

"Oho."

… If foot fur counts as socks, maybe I should aim for that if I ever have another connection with a beast kin.

"The quantity is small, but the flavor is rich. Nom nom… and the bewilderment from having no idea why such a request was made is also nice. It's like a creamy avocado."

"Wow, that makes me want to add mayonnaise."

"That's exactly what the seasoning of embarrassment is, yes."

Kami-sama put away the rest looking satisfied.

So, after finishing the delivery, my SP is… exactly 1500 SP.

This round number—Kami-sama definitely calculated this, didn't she?

"If anything, I was generous with the appraisals? Like the baby palanquin."

"Thanks!"

Then I have no complaints! Yes!

"Also, Karina-chan, stop hoarding and use your SP more. I won't nag too much since you're making deliveries, but still."

"Sorry, I tend to tighten my purse strings when my balance gets low."

Though with this much, I feel like I could use about 500 SP.

"Mmm. As a god, I'd love for you to become addicted to rewards, dependent on them, unable to stop delivering. Come on, why not eat something tasty? There's no chocolate in that world, right?"

"Kami-sama?"

"I'm being honest. I mean, Siesta is pretty much like that, isn't she? Such a dear."

Well, she is a god after all. Can't be helped.

"So let's use about 500 SP right here, right now. Yes, let's do that."

"Eh?"

"I'm not letting you leave until you spend it today, okay?"

What the heck. Usually she kicks me out saying 'time's up, bye.'

… Wait, now that I think about it, Kami-sama is a Space-Time Goddess—even if time runs out, she can do whatever she wants with her divine power. She'd probably say stuff like 'Late? Just rewind time and it's fine.'

"Uh. Are you seriously not letting me leave?"

"Want to take your time thinking? Sure, I can stretch this out for ten or a hundred years. I'm a Space-Time Goddess, after all."

Her sense of time is on a different scale…! So this is what a god is like…

Kami-sama took out a catalog and waved her hand over it.

Pages flipped on their own and opened. Oh, that's a tasty-looking pudding à la mode.

"I recommend the sweets section—things that disappear after you eat them."

"You're totally trying to get me hooked… In terms of running costs and cost-effectiveness, skills would be better, right?"

"It'd be easier if you wanted something that you'd periodically want more of, like Siesta does."

Even though she gave me these points, she's being super self-serving.

Well, it's better than saying something weird and having them confiscated.

"How about this potion that increases max MP by 10%? It's 100 SP."

"10% is definitely significant, but I've never really had trouble with running low on magic power."

"Tch! I made you too capable!! … But if you weren't at least this strong, you might've had trouble tormenting that piece of trash, so it can't be helped."

Kami-sama flipped through the catalog.

"Oh. How about these used sock collection replicas? 200 SP each."

"I understand they're your top picks, Kami-sama, but I don't need strangers' socks…!"

They're even displayed with photos of who produced them. Sketchy as hell.

Kami-sama said "Mmm, such a demanding customer" and opened other pages.

Wait, there was a page like that…? At this point, I noticed something.

Hm? Could this be a different catalog from mine?

I mean, I did flip through mine, at least casually.

But I don't remember seeing a sock collection catalog. If I'd seen it, I'd definitely remember.

If that's the case, maybe there are nice skills that aren't in my catalog…

"Ah. How about technical skills? If you're physically active, having these kinds of skills would be good."

"True… that's definitely an option."

"Oh, this Massage skill becomes quite versatile at Lv 5. It's rare too… wait, since it's rare, I don't think I put it in Karina-chan's catalog—"

"Then I'll take that!! —Ah"

Just when I thought she'd shown an opening, Kami-sama was instead wearing a sly smile.

Massage Lv 5. Its price was, what do you know, exactly 500 SP… right on target.

I got played.

"Kami-sama, don't tell me…"

"Wonderful. You took the bait perfectly. Bravo, oh, bravo."

"Um, can I cancel or…"

"Oh, I don't offer cooling-off periods or refunds."

As Kami-sama clapped, a new skill was imbued in me.