Chapter 107: Chapter 107
"Hahahaha! That woman... that woman was hilarious!"
Inside a private viewing room beside the street, Hestia slapped the table hard, laughing so much that tears came out.
"She... she really thought those little tricks of hers would work on Kiriya? How... how stupid can she be? Did all her nutrition go straight to her butt and chest?"
Hearing Hestia’s sharp commentary, Hermes was left speechless.
"Hestia, she’s a Level 3 adventurer, you know. She’s not some nobody. She’s genuinely strong! If anything, your boy reaction speed and power are the ones that seem a little... beyond normal."
"Hmph, so what?"
Hestia crossed her arms and lifted her chin proudly.
"She’s only Level 3. It’s not like she’s the only one."
"What?"
This time, Hermes was genuinely shocked.
If he remembered correctly, it had only been a little over a month since Kiriya had leveled up to Level 2, right?
And in such a short time, he had already leveled up again?
"Hestia, as a fellow god, I should remind you that it isn’t necessarily good for an adventurer to level up too quickly. If their basic abilities aren’t accumulated properly, even if they level up, it can damage their foundation and seriously affect their future growth."
Hermes’s eyes turned slightly as he spoke with a worried expression.
"Hmph, you don’t need to worry about that."
Hestia looked completely confident, and that alone confirmed Hermes’s guess.
’As expected. That boy only leveled up after accumulating sufficiently high ability values. But how did he grow that fast? He must have some powerful Skill.’
Unfortunately, that question was destined to remain unanswered.
Hestia might be innocent and cheerful, but she was not stupid.
There was no way she would be generous enough to tell him a secret of that level.
"Mm, this is getting more and more interesting."
Hermes chuckled.
...
On the Pleasure Quarter’s street, Kiriya looked at the Berbera whose expressions had turned ugly, his face full of displeasure.
"Can you people even fight? I heard your goddess wants to challenge the Freya Familia, but with this level of skill, you still dare aim for the strongest?"
"Brat, don’t get too cocky! This is the Ishtar Familia’s territory!"
One of the Berbera flew into a rage.
With a single leap, she landed on the arena while carrying a two-handed greatsword.
"I’m gonna beat you up and turn you into a breeding stud!"
"Oh, how brave."
Kiriya beckoned with his right hand.
"Then come."
His dismissive attitude made the Berbera even angrier. She swung her greatsword and charged straight at him.
...
"The Hestia Familia’s ’Sylvan’ has set up an arena in the Pleasure Quarter and made a wager. Whoever wins gets him for the night, and anything goes."
While Kiriya was "making friends through combat," a piece of news exploded throughout Orario.
Like an asteroid crashing into the ocean, it instantly raised a massive wave.
...
Twilight Manor, headquarters of the Loki Familia.
"That guy again. He only stayed quiet for a few days, and now he’s stirring up something this huge."
Loki sat on the sofa with one leg crossed over the other.
"I’ve gotta say, that kid’s got talent."
"Sylvan... He isn’t reckless. There must be a deeper reason behind this," Finn, the Braver, said while biting the nail on his thumb in thought.
"No matter how you look at it, challenging an entire Familia alone is still a little impulsive."
Riveria shook her head.
"Eh? But I think it’s super cool! And don’t underestimate that guy. He’s really strong."
Tiona wrapped an arm around Ais’s shoulders.
"Ais, you think so too, right?"
"Huh? Mm."
Ais had been staring blankly while thinking about something. It took her a while before she finally reacted.
"What are you thinking about?" Riveria asked.
"Nothing."
Ais stood up and headed directly outside.
"I just want to go and watch."
"Haha, I’m going too!"
Tiona and Tione immediately followed.
...
Inside Freya’s room in Babel.
A massive boaz man opened the door and walked in. He knelt on one knee.
"Goddess, we just received news—"
"Quiet, Ottar!"
Before the boaz could finish speaking, the silver-haired Goddess of Beauty cut him off harshly.
Yet despite being treated this way, Ottar—the only Level 7 in Orario, the warrior known as the "King"—showed no emotion at all, as if this were perfectly natural.
That’s right.
He had long since offered everything he had to his goddess, including his joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.
And now, the goddess he revered most was pressing herself against the floor-to-ceiling window, staring dreamily in the direction of the Pleasure Quarter.
A feverish, almost dangerously obsessed smile appeared on her face.
Because over there, a certain soul was releasing a brilliance more dazzling than ever before.
That intense will burned like the flames of the sun. Even from so far away, it made her feel heat and trembling.
"Yes, that’s it. So beautiful, so dazzling... Ehehehehe..."
The Goddess of Beauty murmured to herself.
Her legs crossed and shifted restlessly, and in the end, she even laughed freely as if intoxicated.
Ottar, however, acted as if he saw nothing.
He simply remained quietly kneeling in place.
...
Countless adventurers and ordinary citizens poured into the Pleasure Quarter.
The gods who loved a good spectacle beat their chests in regret. For them to miss the beginning of such a huge event was practically a disgrace to their divinity.
And so, they rushed madly into the Pleasure Quarter, packing the already lively district until it was nearly impossible to move.
Some Familias and gods even threw huge sums of money around for a decent viewing spot.
A few almost came to blows over it.
When Ais and the others arrived, they happened to stop one such dispute.
The moment the other side saw it was the Loki Familia, they moved aside without another word, allowing them to gain a good spot for free.
"Oh my god, this guy is way too bold."
Tiona looked at the two signs standing beside Kiriya and covered her mouth in shock.
Even calm people like Finn and Riveria, and someone as expressionless as Ais, were left speechless by what Kiriya had done.
All because of the couplet written on the signs beside him.
[Left line: Step on the Ishtar Familia.]
[Right line: Punch through the Pleasure Quarter’s Berbera.]
[Horizontal line: Come at me.]
It did not cause much physical damage, but the insult was devastating!
Some Amazon Berbera immediately could not stand it.
They had always been arrogant and aggressive, so how could they swallow this kind of humiliation?
They charged forward on the spot, wanting to teach Kiriya a lesson.
Then, without exception, every one of them was knocked out by Kiriya.
At first, some Berbera had hoped to wear him down through repeated challenges, but as things continued, they realized there was no hope at all. Their minds went numb.
"What’s wrong? Is this all you can do?"
Kiriya looked cold and aloof.
"I thought you were impressive, but you’re all weak in the knees. Did you spend too much energy on your customers?"
These women had always acted tyrannically, so naturally, they had plenty of enemies.
Kiriya’s words immediately received a flood of support.
"Exactly!"
"Can you even fight? If you can’t, let us go!"
Kiriya glared viciously at the male adventurer who said he wanted to "go."
If that guy dared come up, Kiriya would immediately cripple his fifth limb too.
The Berbera were red-faced with anger, but still, none of them stepped forward alone.
Seeing this, Kiriya added fuel to the fire.
"I welcome you one by one, and I don’t mind if you all come together either."
The whole street erupted again.
Countless eyes turned toward Kiriya.
"Is this guy really that eager to die?"
"He can’t be doing this on purpose, can he?"
A veteran of the Pleasure Quarter muttered.
While the Berbera were still hesitating, a clear and commanding female voice rang out.
"Since the Sylvan has said that much, refusing him would make us look petty."
Hearing that voice, the Berbera immediately parted and opened a path.
Aisha walked in with a bold, confident stride. She looked at Kiriya with fierce fighting spirit burning in her eyes.
"Sylvan, do you dare make this bet even bigger?"
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