In a dimly lit room, a gloomy-looking goddess sat on the cold floor, her eyes red. She held a packet of tissues in her arms and stared unblinkingly at the television in front of her.
She was the true body of the God of Misfortune. Her name was simply Misfortune, and at this moment she was watching her favorite anime.
"You were outplayed by two moves, Jotaro Kujo."
"The Joestar family draws strength from pride and courage through their bloodline, and they have always fought their way past fate…"
"But that same bloodline is also their weakness."
"Jotaro Kujo, your weakness is your daughter."
Then, in an instant, the anime's main cast was wiped out by the final boss.
"Waaah—!" Misfortune burst into tears.
"Jotaaaaaroooo—!"
"Sob… sob…" Tears streamed down her face as she cried like a little girl no one wanted. The tissues in her arms were disappearing at alarming speed. It was obvious she had completely immersed herself in the plot.
But just then, with a click, the room lights switched on, and an unwelcome guest walked in.
"Yo, Misfortune, you're watching JoJo again? Take a break and go read a book or something, okay?"
A sweet-looking goddess, the exact opposite of Misfortune in every way, leaned against the doorway and smiled at her.
This one was called Fortune.
"Get lost!" The moment Misfortune saw that it was her archenemy—and realized she had interrupted her anime—her face instantly turned black with annoyance.
"I haven't settled the score with you over last time, and you dare show up here? Aren't you afraid I'll destroy you right now?"
The last time, her clone that had possessed Rice Shower had been dispersed by Fortune's messenger using a lucky charm. She had lost a tremendous amount of face because of it, and had sworn that if she ever ran into Fortune herself, she would definitely take revenge.
But faced with Misfortune's threat, Fortune showed no fear at all. Instead, she walked over and hugged Misfortune from behind.
"You and I exist in mutual rise and ruin, like light and shadow. If there were no Fortune, naturally there would be no Misfortune either. There's no way you could destroy me."
"And besides, what happened last time was a misunderstanding. I was originally trying to use your hand to mess with my host a little. Who knew he'd actually beat you?"
"Damn it! You came here just to mock me, didn't you?!" Misfortune shouted furiously.
"How could that be? I'm worried about you, if anything. Why would I mock you? Hehe."
"You're obviously laughing at me! You haven't stopped the whole time!"
Misfortune puffed out her cheeks in anger, but then she sighed helplessly.
"Fortune… you've changed. You weren't like this before."
"Really? I don't think so."
"You used to be so gentle. You weren't all sarcastic and nasty like you are now."
Misfortune's words seemed to hit a nerve. Fortune's temper flared at once.
She let go of Misfortune and walked over to the sofa in the room.
"People can change. Why can't I?"
"I'm not like you. My situation is much harder than yours."
"Humans are greedy. They're never satisfied. A bowl of rice earns gratitude, but a whole sack earns resentment. Compared to fortune, people care much more about misfortune."
"I work myself to death making sure those people are born into a world without war, one where they can eat their fill every day and freely pursue their dreams. And yet not only do they never feel lucky, if they trip over a pebble on the roadside, they immediately think they're unlucky."
"The effort and the reward are completely disproportionate. No matter how hard I work, it all amounts to less than one casual spell you cast on the human world after finishing your anime."
"So…"
"I've decided to stop trying~" Fortune flopped onto the sofa like a dried-up salted fish, her eyes empty.
"Instead of wracking my brains trying to make people feel lucky, I'd rather possess someone, stir up some fun, and enjoy the show. It's easier, and I get entertained."
"I see." Only now did Misfortune understand why Fortune's personality had changed so drastically.
It was true. The effort and return between them weren't even in the same dimension. If she had been the God of Fortune, she probably would have gone evil long ago. Compared to that, Fortune had merely chosen to slack off.
Seeing that her eternal rival had completely lost her fighting spirit, Misfortune felt a trace of disappointment—but also immense joy.
Ha! That meant she could rule the world whenever she pleased and leave humanity in suffering forever.
But world domination could wait. JoJo was just too good, so she'd better watch it a few thousand more times first.
"So why did you come looking for me?" Misfortune turned around and looked at Fortune sprawled out on the couch.
She absolutely did not believe Fortune had come only to mock her and surrender.
Fortune propped herself up, a sly grin spreading across her face. "What do you think of the person I'm possessing?"
"That person…" Tang Han's image surfaced in Misfortune's mind.
Exceptional willpower. Plenty of brains. And whenever things reached a critical point, he always managed to explode with potential…
"He's a worthy opponent. I want to duel him again." A fierce fighting spirit flared in Misfortune's eyes.
Fortune clapped her hands. "Well, isn't that a coincidence."
"What do you mean?"
"You want to duel him, and I want entertainment. So how about we form an alliance?"
"An alliance? Why? If you want fun so badly, why not just take back his Doctor's Coat?"
"That would be far too boring." Fortune shook her head.
"The fun lies in watching him struggle at the edge of the abyss. It's a pity he survived all those previous times, so this time, I want to hit him with something truly vicious."
"You mean…"
"Exactly."
"Hehehehe—"
"Kekekeke—"
The two goddesses instantly understood each other. They clasped hands, and the television that had been showing anime abruptly switched channels. If one looked closely, the screen was now showing Tang Han's past experiences.
Fortune and Misfortune, together, formed Memory.
When the two goddesses joined forces and activated their powers, they could access the memories of a designated target.
If you let a certain horse girl personally experience Tang Han's real memories—the memories of how he had poured his heart and soul out for horse girls—what do you think would happen?
"This one's good."
The memory Fortune selected was the scene where Tang Han delivered the lucky charm to Rice Shower and fought against Misfortune's clone.
Misfortune's face immediately darkened. "Why that one?"
Fortune chuckled. "Because in this world, only this memory fully shows just how deeply he cares about Rice Shower. Besides, he's a big-brother type, completely defenseless against her. Once Rice Shower goes to repay him afterward, he definitely won't be able to come up with a way out."
Misfortune thought about it and had to admit that made sense.
"Fine. You're smarter than I am, so I'll trust you. Then let's use this one."
"Hehehehe—"
"Kekekeke—"
"Host, I've prepared a huge surprise for you!"
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