"How much longer are you going to humiliate me? Do you believe I'll perish with you?"
Ishtar looked like she was on the verge of collapse, her face miserable. She had already lost enough face today. First, she had been threatened into apologizing to mortals and giving away her own offerings, then she had been forced to grant him the status of her priest. Why wouldn't Higashino Kanade let her go?
"You can extort money from civilians under the pretext of defeating magical beasts, but each time, you can only take half of what they have. Understand?" Higashino Kanade said.
"What do you mean, extortion?! That's a goddess's blessing! No other goddess on this land protects civilians like I do. What's wrong with taking a few offerings?" Ishtar defended herself as if it were only natural.
"Let me correct you. You're not collecting offerings. You're blatantly extorting them!"
Higashino Kanade seriously patted Ishtar on the shoulder. "Extortion is fine, but don't be so greedy about it. Leave the civilians enough money to survive, and don't accidentally hurt any humans. As long as you follow those two rules, I won't interfere. You can leave now."
Ishtar clicked her tongue in displeasure and piloted Maana into the sky like a meteor, quickly vanishing without a trace.
Up in the sky, Ishtar had originally wanted to turn around and make a face at Higashino Kanade to vent her dissatisfaction. But when she remembered how he had suddenly teleported behind her, her twin tails drooped weakly, and fear appeared in her eyes.
"Hmph! I am the lofty Goddess of Heaven. I'm magnanimous enough not to fuss with a mere mortal. There are still plenty of offerings waiting for me."
With a proud expression, Ishtar soothed herself with a spiritual victory, while in her mind