Chapter 23
I woke up from my dream of being back in my old world working back in the office to Lili rolling over me to get off the bed as we were both not morning people I didnt blame her.
I could hear Bell yelling upstairs, but it was too muffled to understand what he was saying so I just threw myself off the all to comfortable bed.
I passed Lili as she was slowly putting on her clothes and she was still obviously half asleep with how she was yawning and having problems strapping on her boots. "Ugh I hate mornings..." I muttered and Lili's dog-ear's twitched and she absently nodded.
After washing my face off I got all dressed and ready for the day of the Monsterphelia.
As I walked upstairs, I saw Bell was already about to walk out and from the intensity of the light outside it looked to be about Ten, AM but the festival itself wouldn't be starting for a couple more hours.
I went to Hestia who was sitting on a bench kinda dozing and sat beside her and held her hand as I watched Bell get ready for his totally not a date rendezvous with his half elf advisor. "You excited for your first date Bell?" I teased.
"What do you mean Jake it's not a date!" He sputtered making both me and Hestia share a look of pity for Eina but I decided to nip his obliviousness in the bud.
"Dude, she asked you out to eat alone. Not with us just you and her. That's basically the very definition of a date."
Bell looked dumbstruck and clearly couldn't deny the truth I was feeding him. "But I love Ais though." He said numbly.
I face palmed. "Bell you literally don't know a damn thing about Ais Wallenstein. But either way you accepted a date with Eina Tull, so what is your plans."
Seeing Bell's conflicted look, I just groaned at how indecisive he was. "Look just enjoy the date and be honest with her. Oh, and most importantly we should all keep our weapons with us, never know if the Ganesha Familia is going to fuck up and let loose some monsters into the city
Even Lili who just joined us upstairs gave me an odd look for that comment. Hestia nudged me playfully from my side. "I doubt Ganesha would do something so stupid as letting monster's run freely throughout the city."
"No but Freya would get her jollies off forcing us to improve and the general chaos it would provide not to mention the Violas as well bursting through the ground as part of Enyo's nonsense." I thought dryly.
"I just have a bad feeling about today, so please just trust me and bring them if Eina makes fun of you just massage her ears. All elves have that weak spot." Well at least Hentai Elves do, Bell can just be my sacrifice for science.
Everyone except for Hestia nodded their assent and if anything, Bell looked to be happier at being able to show off the spear and honestly our weapons were going to start drawing attention because all though mine and Lili don't have blatant magic going on, but Bell's does on the other hand. Not to mention the sheer quality of the weapons in general are way out of the price range of level ones.
After we talked a bit more on lighter stuff Bell left to collect Eina from the guild during her lunch break leaving the girls and me alone together and after he left Hestia turned to me "Do you know if something is going to happen today." She said with steel in her voice.
"I am not sure of the specifics, but weird things have been happening in the dungeon as of late so if something were to happen today would be the best opportunity to sow discord and fear into the city if it was directed."
Lili poked me in the side as she confidently spoke. "It'll be fine we just keep our heads down and the stronger people will take care of the rest."
Lili would know that as she has spent her whole life in the literal junkie's community and knew to keep her head down and not be the obvious target, so I just nodded but Hestia didnt seem to agree. "Shouldn't we tell the Loki or Ganesha Familia about this?" She halfheartedly muttered but I already knew her thoughts. "How would we explain our knowledge. What is coming." And other questions we simply wouldn't be able to answer.
"We don't have to strength to change the events that are coming so for now let's just prosper till we can make those changes after we level up a couple times."
Both Lili and Hestia consented with differing tones of "Fine."
"Ok now onto lighter topics what's the plans for today girls I really want to see the monster's being tamed but after that the rest of the day is yours to decide."
"Well, I would like to try your cooking again but with magic ingredients this time." Hestia said, happily kicking her feet back and forth seeing as she was so short her feet didnt reach the ground
Then Lili inputted her own ideal date. "Could we shoot a firebomb into Soma's wine refinery with my bow gun..." Her grin as I whirled on her was scary and she quickly added. "I was just kidding, how about we just eat all together hehe."
Hestia coughed from the side. "Your lying supporter..."
Me and Lili shared a look till she deflated and lowered her head sheepishly. "We can burn down Soma's drug dens when Hestia gets drunk next time as righteous vengeance Lili." I said softly petting Lili's head
"Hey!" Hestia cried out "I'm not that bad!" She pouted before a serious expression came to her face.
"Jake remember those wards you put up, well...." I waited for her as she blushed till she took a deep breath and slowly said. "Someone female has been trying to scry into the wards and uhm they saw us be intimate... Don't worry I closed the wards to them though!" She shouted at the end as though hiding something
Huh so it's almost certainly Freya and her magic mirror though I wouldn't be surprised if someone like Fel's is keeping track of the deity's actions if he can get around to spying on them. "So, any idea's as to who might be doing this?"
"I have a few ideas about who it could be interested in doing it but the most likely would-be Nyx or Hecate as we were pretty close back in Tenkai, and uhm they are both famous for being perverts and never wanting to leave their homes..."
You know thinking about their domains I could see why she would think a magic goddess would be able to cook something up to act as a scrying tool and I don't even want to imagine what a primordial goddess could do if she was so inclined.
"Well either way with the wards closed they shouldn't be an issue, right?" Lili said cutting to the heart of the issue even if I could see she was embarrassed at being caught with someone.
Hestia blushed and squirmed in her seat. "Well, that's just the thing... I was hoping we could let them peak during our fun times."
"Thud. I buried my face in my hands as I realized I have awoken the terrible perversions held within every Greek God. Lili spoke softly and her words only added to my incredulity "If master Jake wants to tease another woman I don't mind."
Hestia grabbed my face and stared me in the eye. "Please Jake..." I grimaced at the thought of possibly God knows how many other people possibly sitting with Freya may see us fucking and that was my biggest hang up about this. "Jake if you allow this, I will be the head wife and you may have three other wives and five concubines..."
"What the fuck? Does she think I am a shitty young master in a wuxia novel?" I thought.
"Hestia you don't need to throw a bunch of possible women at me. Just I don't want a bunch of people watching us fucking so let's just table this for now. Plus, the festival is starting soon so we should leave." I added seeing both girls about to argue.