Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube

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At night, under the crescent moon hanging high in the night sky, in a corner of the bustling metropolis that symbolizes prosperity, the decadent atmosphere of Fengyue Street reached its peak.

Various unspeakable sounds vaguely emanated from between the brightly colored buildings standing side by side.

Here lie men and women indulging in pleasure.

Here boasts of passionate shouts and soft whispers, creating fiery spring nights.

The dim red-light district lights displaying a different nature from any other part of the city seemingly isolated, as if separated from other roads, constantly exuding an atmosphere that makes people forget this is a fortress above the underground city.

In the deepest part of such Fengyue Street stands a palace resembling a castle.

The palace, resplendent with gold and jade, its exterior magnificently grand and particularly towering, like the queen overlooking the entire Fengyue Street under the moonlit night, not only brimming with majesty but also a sense of heaviness.

This is the headquarters of the city's major faction that controls Fengyue Street — the Istar Clan.

At the top of this palace, on an open-air terrace, appeared an exotic goddess full of allure.

She adorned herself with gold and silver headbands, earrings, necklaces, breast ornaments, bracelets, and anklets, with only a belt and a waistcloth qualifying as clothing on her body, along with a few straps covering her ample curves, while everything else, including her tender limbs and slim waist, was exposed without reservation, revealing her alluring brown skin that could enchant any man in this world.

Naturally, she possessed looks that matched such a graceful and elegant body, her appearance could be said to be breathtakingly beautiful. Not just the opposite sex, but even the same sex and creatures that were not human would be captivated by her beauty, becoming her slaves.

This is the main god of the Istar Clan — Ishtar.

Ishtar is a Beauty God.

Gods usually possess peerless beauty, and among these heavenly gods, the Beauty God is especially known for "beauty," capable of making all creatures, whether male gods or female gods, men or women, lose themselves to her charm.

Even heavenly gods would be captivated by such beauty, and if seen by mortals, they would likely become addicted to her at a glance, beyond redemption.

This is the Beauty God, a deity who presides over the concept of "beauty."

One of the city's strongest factions, the Freyja Clan, its main god Freyja is precisely a Beauty God.

And the main god of the Istar Clan, Ishtar, happens to also preside over beauty like Goddess Freyja.

Such a goddess who bewilders the life of the lower world now displayed a dark look in her eyes.

"When exactly will I be able to pull that hateful goddess down from the altar?"

The exquisitely beautiful face of Ishtar, muttering to herself like this, was unexpectedly twisted, filled with emotions of hatred.

What's terrifying is that even so, the other party remains exceedingly beautiful.

Proof lies in the young man who had just barged in here, intending to report something to the goddess, with skin similar to Ishtar's, could not help but pause, standing there blankly, his eyes brimming with infatuation as he gazed at Ishtar.

"What is it?"

Noticing the arrival of the young attendant, Goddess Ishtar asked coldly without looking back.

The reason for her icy demeanor wasn't due to Goddess Ishtar being a cold person.

Quite the opposite, as a Beauty God, Ishtar advocated love, whether it be love of man, love of woman, or even same-sex love, she would accept all, internally passionate and fiery.

However, at the same time, she was a jealous goddess, a ruthless goddess, a merciless goddess, a petty goddess terribly inclined to disfigure and trample underfoot those she deemed inferior in beauty, and desperately wanted to admit no one more beautiful than herself.

Coincidentally, there happened to be a goddess who she found displeasing in Maze City Orario.

Clearly, both were Beauty Gods, yet more were infatuated with her.

Both are Beauty Gods, yet the strongest is the opposite party.

Both are Beauty Gods, yet the place she lived was higher, located further, even her clan, wealth, treasures, etc., were more robust and abundant.

This drove the jealous goddess wild with anger, always turning her mood unpleasant whenever she thought of the other, or glanced at the alabaster tower where the other resided at the highest point.

Now was exactly when Goddess Ishtar was in the worst mood, hence her coldness.

Realizing this, male members rare in the Istar Clan, as well as the Beauty God Ishtar's attendant, beloved pet, and even bed companion shivered all over, the infatuation in his eyes turning to fear.

"Lady Ishtar."

The young attendant reported piously.

"The prostitutes sent word that the Loki Clan's first-level adventurer was seen on the street."

Upon hearing this news, the coldness on Beauty God Ishtar's face subsided.

"Who?" Ishtar still did not look back, asking: "A child from Loki's side? Her people don't seem the type to frequent my place (Fengyue Street) for fun, do they?"

"Yes." The young attendant replied with bowed head: "But this time it was an Exceptional One who used to come often, and following him was that monster newbie."

"Oh?" Ishtar raised an elegant eyebrow, seemingly interested in this news and asked, "The rumored city's strongest Magic Swordsman? That little one actually came here? Is the information accurate?"

"Accurate." The young attendant affirmed: "More than one person reported this intelligence to me, and it's said that the combat prostitutes were very excited, ready to rush to the street and strike a conversation with that monster newbie."

"Them?" Ishtar curled her lips disdainfully, saying: "As if they could allure a male possessing heroic potential."

Saying this, Ishtar turned around, looking at the young attendant.

"Tell me, if I personally took action, could I allure that monster newbie to our side?"

Upon hearing this, the young attendant lowered his head even further, seeming to want to hide the turmoil and jealousy in his eyes.

"Lady Ishtar personally acting, that would naturally be a piece of cake." The young attendant replied respectfully: "However, doing so would offend the Loki Clan."

"...Indeed." Ishtar was silent for a while, then sighed faintly and murmured: "Loki is not easy to deal with, and offending her at this critical juncture might obstruct my upcoming plans."

"Truly a pity, I really want that child."

"Advancing from Lv.1 to Lv.5 in just over three months, if that child were mine, I wouldn't need to use so many schemes. Even if that woman has the Brave, so what?"

"With that child's growth speed, as long as there are no accidents or sudden declines, surpassing the Brave would no doubt be a matter of time, right?"

Ishtar genuinely seemed to find it a pity; she repeatedly shook her head, displaying a melancholic beauty unrivaled by common perceptions.

But the next moment, this pity, this regret, this melancholy vanished.

Because of the next words spoken by the young attendant.

"Lady Ishtar." The young attendant hesitated for a moment but ultimately said: "That man seems to have gone to Haruhime's place."

Ishtar's expression changed abruptly.

"...Of all things, he picked Haruhime?" The Beauty God's tone turned cold once more, saying: "Could he have discovered something?"

"No, unclear..." A drop of cold sweat dripped down the young attendant's forehead as he stammered: "But the combat prostitutes in the courtyard said they felt magic power."

Ishtar laughed.

The laughter was merciless, beautiful, yet distorted.

"Though I don't know what's going on, to be safe, I can't leave this matter unchecked."

Ishtar took out a smoking pipe, took a puff, and issued instructions.

"Bring Haruhime over, I need to have a good talk with her."

The young attendant accepted the order and withdrew.

"Reiger Brillhaut... Is it?"

Ishtar's eyes flickered.

"I hope you don't meddle unnecessarily."