Chapter 204: New Member, Haruhime
The Familia of Freya and Ishtar, both being goddesses of beauty, both possessing the power of charm, but each with different focuses.
Ishtar, to be more precise, was a rotten woman, a goddess loyal to desire.
Regarding sex, she treated it as a tool of trade.
As long as she could get enough benefits, she didn't mind having deep transactions with any male.
And Freya was different. She was still a pure woman to this day, her body still clean.
One could only say she was a bad woman, but she had nothing to do with being rotten.
What she wanted was a perfect, pure love brought by her own knight.
Devoted, romantic, happy, with new and strange changes every day.
All of this, only Liam could bring her.
So Freya had a special fondness for Liam. He was special, unique.
Perfect.
Even that demonic hand was just like a crystal clear white porcelain, without any flaws.
Just like the clothes people wear, besides solid-colored clothes, there are also embellished colors.
Liam's demonic hand was the best embellishment for himself.
So, she absolutely would not allow anyone to touch Liam, especially Ishtar!
Just like some men in the midst of a passionate love, upon seeing their cheating girlfriend, would only angrily beat up the third man.
And Freya now also had this mentality. She was going to destroy this bitch Ishtar.
How could Liam go to the Entertainment District? It must be the work of this bitch Ishtar!
So many things had happened just today, yet that bitch Ishtar still dared to seduce her Liam!
Unforgivable!
So, she began to give orders:
"Everyone, attention! Full army, attack and destroy the Freya Familia!" (Translator's Note: The original text has a typo here, saying "Freya Familia" instead of "Ishtar Familia". I have corrected it to Ishtar for narrative consistency.)
When all the preparations were in place, all the members of the Familia swarmed out!
The Freya Familia had a total of one hundred and fifty-seven adventurer members. Including non-combatants and 'believers', there were more than five thousand people.
The number of healers among them was the most among the Familias in Orario.
Among the core combat members, from weak to strong, were as follows.
First was Allen, this personal attendant of Freya, level Lv2.
Next was Heith Velvet, a Lv4 war-grade wide-area healing magician.
Next were the four Lv5 Flaming Gold Four Warriors, who were comparable to Lv6 when fighting in coordination.
Then were Hedin and Hogni, these two elf knights.
Hedin was an all-around magic swordsman, skilled in lightning-attribute magic and ultra-short chanting. He possessed exquisite close-combat ability and at least genius-level magic ability.
Hogni was also a magic swordsman. Compared to Hogni, he possessed even greater strength and dexterity talent.
Ottar, on the surface Lv7, was known as the ultimate weapon of Orario.
As for the current Ishtar Familia, the strongest adventurer should only be Lv5.
Freya sat high on a magnificent divine throne, looking at the direction of the Ishtar Familia with a gloomy face.
To Freya, Ishtar was too weak. If the other party hadn't angered her, she would not have made such a big fuss.
Bell at this time also felt a sense of curiosity. He had never been to the Entertainment District. What was it like there?
At the same time, he was also worried about Liam and the Hestia Familia.
What should he do to avoid unnecessary bloodshed?
On one side was the Lady Goddess Freya who had taken him in, and on the other was the idol he admired—Liam.
Although the time they registered as adventurers was only one day apart, the gap in the achievements they had created was astonishing.
Liam, at level three, could solo the thirty-seventh floor lord, Udaeus.
And he had set an unprecedented historical record, the fastest to advance to Lv2, Lv3, Lv4.
In fact, every time he advanced, he almost did so with his ability scores at their theoretical limits.
Compared to Liam, the current Bell was only Lv3.
At Lv1 and Lv2, only one of his five ability scores, agility, had reached SSS rank. The other four were SS rank.
One SSS rank and four SS ranks, at the same level, would undoubtedly be crushed by five SSS-rank ability scores.
He was fighting to the death almost every day in the Freya Familia, in the War Fields or the Dungeon.
Even so, he could only complete one SSS-rank ability score. And what about Liam?
Just how exaggerated was his swordsmanship talent? His will, his courage, everything about him made Bell feel.
Liam was undoubtedly a peerless swordsmanship genius!
And only such an existence could achieve the feat of all five ability scores reaching SSS rank.
But, this had also attracted the gaze of Goddess Freya.
Now she was even preparing to use the most frantic violence to forcibly destroy the Ishtar and Hestia Familias, and bring Liam back.
...
Ishtar Familia Home Base.
Liam carried the young woman and stood up, flipping out of the window.
Just as he was about to return to the Hestia Familia, he saw Hermes.
"Want to make a bet?"
Liam remembered that Hermes had at least one bottle of the highest-grade stamina potion.
This stamina potion, besides making a man's combat power stronger, could also give an adventurer stronger combat power.
For example, accelerating stamina and magic power recovery, allowing one to greatly increase their endurance and recovery ability in battle or another kind of battle.
"I'll bet!"
Liam carried Sanjouno Haruhime on his back, pressed his whole body down with an invisibility cloak, and then came to Hermes's side.
His voice appeared very faintly by Hermes's ear:
"Lord Hermes, it's Liam. I need your help. Let's talk in this small alley here."
"Oh? Alright."
Hermes's expression did not change. Holding a wine bottle, he pretended to be drunk, covered his mouth and dry-heaved, then rushed into a remote small alley not far away.
Liam only revealed his face and stuffed the unconscious Haruhime even more tightly with the invisibility cloak, looking at Hermes with an embarrassed expression.
"My lord, do you have any of the highest-grade stamina potions here? I can pay."
Hermes showed an expression that all men would understand, the corners of his mouth unable to suppress their upward curve.
"Yo, Sword Saint Liam. I didn't expect you to also be greedy for the girls here. I just happen to have an extra bottle here. You should have a good time."
He took out a bottle of pink potion from his pocket and placed it in the other's hand.
His heart, however, was relieved. He, Takemikazuchi, and Liam's group were all friends.
Especially Liam.
This world needed a hero, an existence like the legendary brave hero.
He needed him or her to slay the black dragon, the only one of the three great adventurer quests that had not yet been solved.
Of course, even if the black dragon was slain, it didn't mean the world would be at peace.
The future final battle with the black dragon, and completely clearing the Dungeon.
Only when these two ultimate tasks were all resolved could this world truly move towards peace.
The gods could then, without any scruples, not just stay in Orario, but could go to all parts of the world to play as they pleased.
"Hermes, listen to my explanation. It's not what you think!"
Liam for the first time showed a窘迫 (embarrassed/awkward) expression, his toes all curled up forcefully, as if he wanted to claw out a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment on the floor.
"I understand, I understand. So, I'm going to have some fun too, Sword Saint Liam!"
...
Hestia Familia Home Base.
Liam placed Sanjouno Haruhime in the living room and called everyone over.
When Hestia saw Liam carrying a fox-eared girl home, she really was about to explode with anger.
"Liam, what's going on? Why did you bring another woman back from outside?"
Why did I say "again"?
Liam subconsciously looked at Wien, then thought of Marie, who usually played in the Familia's swimming pool or the artificial labyrinth's swimming pool.
Wien stood in front of Liam, looking at Hestia pitifully.
"Lady Goddess, please don't be fierce to Liam anymore."
"Ah, I really can't take it anymore!"
Hestia was so angry she clenched her fists, but had no way to vent.
This Haruhime, her figure and appearance were too alluring! Was she going to have another competitor?
Just as she appeared, she excitedly came up to Haruhime. She looked at Haruhime with a panicked expression.
"Lady Sanjouno! Lady Sanjouno! Are you alright?"
According to Sanjouno Haruhime's previous situation of fainting just by seeing his collarbone.
She should still be a pure young woman.
"Don't worry, she just fainted."
Cassandra and Ryuu had both checked.
Just as Liam was about to explain, he saw Haruhime wake up.
The fox-eared girl Haruhime's eyes opened, and then she looked at the surroundings in a panic.
It wasn't until she discovered Liam among the group of people surrounding her, and her familiar childhood playmate Yamato Mikoto, that she breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"My name is Sanjouno Haruhime. May I ask who you all are?"
"Hestia!"
"Liam!"
"Ryuu Lion!"
"Ais Wallenstein!"
"Lili!"
"Wien!"
"Daphne!"
"I, I'm Cassandra!"
Mikoto moved a little closer to Haruhime's position. She looked at Haruhime excitedly.
"Lady Sanjouno, it's so good that you're alright."
As Mikoto spoke, large drops of tears fell.
"Alright?"
From Haruhime's perspective, she had accepted a large amount of knowledge of a prostitute, and was staying at that kind of entrance like a commodity.
In fact, after seeing a customer, she had directly fainted.
Come to think of it, she was already a dirty prostitute, right?
Was an unclean person like her really worthy of being saved?
"I'm sorry, a dirty person like me is not worthy of being saved."
"How are you dirty? If you think you're dirty, everyone here can take you to take a bath and check."
Mikoto, without another word, directly picked up Haruhime and went to the bath.
The other young women, also with curiosity, all went into the bath together.
Being frank and open with each other was the easiest way to close the distance.
Liam was bored waiting, so he just sat in meditation and cultivated his sword aura.
It wasn't that he had to sit in meditation to cultivate. He usually could do it while fighting or walking.
It was just that when he was meditating, the efficiency would be a little higher.
After more than half an hour, the young women returned to the living room, laughing and dripping with water.
The girls, who had been soaked in hot water, all had rosy faces.
"Lady Hestia, does she have the scent of having had relations with a man?"
Hestia crossed her arms, "Although I don't want to admit it, you've actually remained pure..."
"Is that so?"
Haruhime breathed a sigh of relief, and then stood up a little anxiously.
"I'm sorry, everyone. I must go back as soon as possible. The collar on my neck has a positioning function.
Goddess Ishtar probably already knows I'm here.
I don't want them to hurt you."
"Oh? If it's just the Ishtar Familia, the current Hestia Familia can directly crush them completely!"
Liam walked forward, his right hand reaching towards Haruhime, and then crushed the collar on her neck.
"On the contrary, I deliberately let you wear the collar to our home base."
Haruhime was stunned, and then even more nervous. "In that case, the people from the Ishtar Familia will come to trouble you."
"Don't worry, we are very strong."
After comforting Haruhime, Liam looked at Hestia, "Lady Goddess, have you heard of the Killing Stone?"
"Killing Stone? What's that?"
"According to my intelligence, a fox-person's soul can be collected into a Killing Stone to control the fox-person.
Even if the Killing Stone is shattered, the fragments can still be used to control the fox-person.
But the fox-person's soul will be destroyed because the Killing Stone is shattered...
And, I guess. These Killing Stone fragments will retain Haruhime's abilities.
These fragments should all be able to simultaneously release the abilities belonging to Haruhime..."
Everyone this time profoundly realized the seriousness of the problem.
Treating Haruhime as an ability extraction agent, this inhumane practice made everyone angry.
"How could they do this? Lili is really angry!"
"I'm so angry. I didn't expect that bitch Ishtar to actually prepare to do this kind of thing!"
Hestia was also abnormally angry.
Because of Liam's explanation, Hestia no longer held a repulsive attitude towards the fox-girl.
Hestia looked at the fox-girl gently, "Miss Haruhime, are you willing to join our Familia?"
Liam was a little worried that Haruhime would not be willing to join, because her ability was really too crucial.
"Haruhime, don't be afraid. From now on, no one will force you here anymore.
You will never be treated as a commodity again."
Afterward, a dazzling firelight appeared outside the window, followed by a huge explosion.
Flames and black smoke rose in the night of Orario.
Liam stood up and looked out the window.
"That's the direction of the Ishtar Familia. Is there actually a fire there?
What on earth is happening?"
Liam was not clear. Previously, he had proactively gone to the Ishtar Familia and brought Haruhime back, which had annoyed Freya.
He thought this was just an internal strife in the Ishtar Familia, or some other change.
...
Ishtar Familia Home Base.
In the Entertainment District, the members of the Freya Familia began to fight.
They drove away the innocent citizens, first using various attacks to set off explosions on the street.
Afterward, they attacked the Amazon combat prostitutes who had come upon hearing the news.
They beat all these prostitutes to a half-crippled or seriously injured state.
Even though these prostitutes had been nourished by men before, in the face of absolute strength, everything seemed like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
The adventurers, carrying out Goddess Freya's angry will, mercilessly turned the entire Ishtar Familia's industry into ruins.
And Freya herself was walking towards Ishtar's location...
(End of this chapter)
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