Chapter 117: Chapter 117
Bang, bang, bang!
A violent pounding on the door jolted Kiriya awake.
He opened his eyes and glanced out the window.
The sky was still full of stars ffs!
A flash of irritation rose in him.
"Who is it?"
Bang, bang, bang!
The person outside did not answer. Instead, the knocking became even louder.
"Oh, so you’re doing this on purpose."
Kiriya carefully peeled Hestia off him.
She had been clinging to him like an octopus. After throwing on a simple T-shirt and shorts, he walked to the entrance and opened the door.
"Whoever you are, you’d better have a damn good reason, or I’m going to make you regret— Hm? Its you guys?"
Standing outside was none other than Loki and her Familia.
Riveria, Ais, and several of the Loki Familia’s main members were all there.
"Well, this is unexpected." Kiriya narrowed his eyes.
"What’s going on? Throwing a party? I don’t remember inviting you."
"You really caused a huge mess last night, didn’t you, brat?"
Loki opened with a direct accusation.
Kiriya’s expression shifted for a split second, but he immediately returned to normal.
"I have no idea what you’re talking about."
The change only lasted an instant, but everyone present was sharp enough to notice it.
Suspicion immediately rose in their eyes.
"Brat, where were you last night?" Loki narrowed her eyes.
Her voice became serious, and her gaze turned probing.
"At home," Kiriya replied.
"Doing what? Who can prove it?"
Loki pressed further.
"Uh... Do I really have to say that?"
When the topic came up, Kiriya suddenly sounded hesitant.
"For the sake of your own life, you’d better answer honestly!"
Loki’s voice sank.
Behind her, Riveria, Ais, and the others all stared at Kiriya.
The emotions in their eyes were complicated—hope, unease, and even a trace of fear.
Kiriya found it baffling.
His face hardened, and his tone turned stiff.
"Sorry. No comment!"
Even so, his eyes unconsciously flicked toward the bedroom door.
Seeing that, Loki stopped questioning him and immediately headed for the bedroom.
Kiriya’s expression changed, and he moved to stop her, but Finn and Riveria stepped in from both sides and blocked his path.
"Sylvan, sorry, but please stay here for now."
Finn’s voice carried a hint of helplessness.
"This is for your sake too." Riveria also sighed.
"This is a request from the Guild. We can’t refuse it. Since this concerns a god being returned to Heaven, they have to handle it carefully."
"I don’t really mind."
Kiriya covered his eyes, looking as if he could not bear to watch.
"But your goddess might be the one who suffers."
The others did not understand what he meant.
Then, at that exact moment, a scream rang out, sharp enough to nearly pierce everyone’s eardrums!
"WAHHHHHHHHHHH!"
A series of heavy crashes followed, mixed with Hestia’s angry shouting and Loki’s cries of pain.
It was a lively scene.
At that point, Riveria and the others no longer had time to block Kiriya.
They all rushed over and helped Loki up.
The usually composed Goddess of Trickery looked extremely miserable right now.
A huge bump had swollen on her head, two streams of blood ran from her nostrils, and the pained grimace on her face made her look ridiculous.
Riveria and Ais almost wanted to laugh.
If this had been any other time, Loki would definitely have argued with them.
But right now, she had no attention to spare for that.
Her entire focus was on Hestia inside the bedroom.
"Why are you here, shorty?"
Loki clutched her nose, her voice muffled.
"I should be asking you that! Why are you barging into my room, Loki Flat-Chest?"
Hestia was wearing an oversized men’s T-shirt.
With both hands on her hips, she looked furious!
Because her movements were so... big, her chest bounced dramatically, dealing ten thousand points of emotional damage to Loki!
The goddess collapsed to the floor, nearly turning gray.
"Why...? Why does this tiny brat have that kind of blessing? The world is so unfair..."
"Loki, don’t forget why we’re here."
Riveria rolled her eyes.
Her goddess really knew how to lose focus at the worst possible time.
"Goddess Hestia, apologies for the intrusion. We came at the Guild’s request to investigate Goddess Ishtar’s return to Heaven."
Riveria bowed slightly as she spoke.
"What? Ishtar was sent back to Heaven?"
Hestia was shocked.
"When?"
"Last night. The Guild searched the scene but found no clear clues, so they asked us to investigate."
Riveria sighed.
To be honest, they did not want to get involved either.
Whether they found anything or not, this kind of matter would leave trouble clinging to them.
But there was no helping it.
The Guildmaster had personally come to ask them, so they had to give him some respect.
Of course, their goddess had also been very interested in watching the drama.
"Investigate? You mean Kiriya?" Hestia’s eyes widened.
"Don’t tell me you suspect him of assassinating a god!"
"It’s only a standard investigation." Riveria quickly explained.
"After all, he had the biggest conflict with the Ishtar Familia."
"That’s exactly why he’s the least likely person to do it."
Hestia shook her head.
"Everyone knows about their conflict. If he acted right after that, wouldn’t he basically be telling the whole city he was the culprit?"
"And besides, Kiriya-kun was with me the entire night. When would he have had time to go after Ishtar?"
"Heh. You’re his goddess. Of course you’d defend him."
Loki sneered.
"That’s right. Of course I’ll defend Kiriya!"
Hestia crossed her arms, which only made the pressure of the two mountains even more obvious.
Seeing the veins on Loki’s forehead twitch, Hestia smiled even more brightly.
"But I’m also telling the truth, aren’t I? If you don’t believe me, go ask Kiriya yourself."
Hearing that, Kiriya spoke loudly.
"That’s right. I swear to you that I personally stayed with Hestia all night and never left."
Loki fell silent.
Because Kiriya was telling the truth.
In this world, there was a certain rule: lies could not hide in front of gods.
Every god could clearly tell whether the person before them was speaking sincerely.
And Loki’s senses told her that Kiriya had not lied.
Seeing Loki waver, Kiriya remained calm on the surface, but inside, he was enjoying himself.
That’s right.
The gods in this world did have a built-in lie detector.
The problem was, it was not all-powerful.
For example, just now, he had repeatedly emphasized that "he personally stayed with Hestia the whole night."
And that was true.
He had not lied at all.
As for his clone...
If the clone did something, what did that have to do with the main body?
"You were together the whole night? Then it really might not be him."
Loki thought for a moment, then suddenly noticed a blind spot.
"Wait. Hold on! Something feels very wrong."
She stood up and began circling Hestia.
That strange gaze made Hestia’s confidence leak away like a punctured balloon.
"W-What?"
Hestia grabbed the hem of the T-shirt with both hands, sounding strangely flustered.
"That shirt... isn’t yours, is it? A boy and a girl alone in one room all night. My, my..."
Loki pointed at the T-shirt on Hestia’s body with a strange smile.
"Hestia, were you and Kiriya just now...?"
As she spoke, she raised both hands and made a clapping gesture.
Clap. Clap. Clap.
"..."
Hestia did not answer immediately but a blush quickly spread across her face.
Although she was so embarrassed that she wanted to dig a hole through the floor with her toes, she still forced herself to stay composed.
"That’s right. From today onward, Kiriya-kun’s first time belongs to me!"
"..."
The room became terrifyingly quiet.
Everyone, Loki included, stared blankly at Hestia as question marks practically appeared over their heads.
What a bold declaration!
Was this really the virgin goddess they knew?
Who had turned a goddess into someone this shamelessly bold?
As that thought appeared, everyone’s gaze slowly landed on Kiriya.
’So it was you.’
’You were the one who led the goddess astray!’
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