Volume 8 Chapter 444 - Denatus
Two days after the Loki Familia left for their expedition, Hestia got up early in the morning and bid her farewell to everyone, "Well then, everyone, I'm off!" Hestia stood up after eating her breakfast, "I promise to get perfectly acceptable Aliases for everyone!"
"Do you think she can do it?" Kisuke asked.
"I highly doubt it," Yoruichi answered while munching on her bread.
The Denatus. It was a meeting of the Gods which was held once every three months. Although it was only a title, the Guild had recognized it as an advisory body composed of Gods. Even though a lot of the matters brought up there lacked seriousness and were discussed jokingly, it was also the place to decide the Aliases for Adventurers and suggested and reviewed recent and upcoming events that occur in the city.
To participate, a God must have at least one Level 2 or higher member in their Familia. Attending the Denatus was a sign that their Familia was one of the stronger ones in the city.
"What are you going to do if you don't get an acceptable Alias, nya?" Kuroka asked. She already heard what a Denatus was and how rough those meetings could become.
She also heard that Gods and Goddesses used this chance to name children of other Familias with painful and cringe-worthy names which didn't seem to bother the citizens of this world, most probably because the term and meaning of chuunibyou were foreign or unknown to them.
Instead of answering, however, Kisuke and Yoruichi only gave her a smile which gave her shivers, 'Not good… These two will absolutely cause chaos. But I wonder how much? I hope we get some really funny names.' But the shivers she felt were not from fear but the anticipation for the future. She really just wanted to see the world burn.
In the Denatus with Loki as the chairwoman, the meeting had started and Hestia couldn't help but cringe at what she was seeing, "Did you hear!? Poor little Soma got a warning from the Guild! He had to give up his one and only hobby!" One of the Gods shouted to everyone.
"Are you serious!?" Another God asked, "So, what's his hobby anyway?"
"I don't know."
"I heard he shut himself up in his room, sitting in the corner while hugging his knees!"
"I wanna seeeee!!!"
"Oh, there is information that the kingdom of Rakia is preparing to invade Orario."
"Is it Ares again…?"
"I think I'll go cheer him up!"
"You're just going to go over and rub salt into his wound, aren't you?"
Hestia muttered while shivering, "I expected something like this to happen, but this is rough."
"It's the usual." Hephaestus, who was sitting beside her, was already used to this chaotic sight of everyone just shouting at each other.
Clapping her hands, Loki gathered everyone's attention, "Alright, quiet down! To summarize, what we need to be concerned about right now is Rakia. I'll inform the Guild about it. Your Familias might be called to fight so be prepared."
Feigning a cough, Loki continued, "Can I say something too? A new and weird monster has been popping up these days."
"It appeared at the MonterPhilia and at a safety point in the Dungeon." This was the reason why Loki volunteered to be the chairwoman for today's meeting, 'The remnants of Evilus are acting up, which means that some God must be giving them a Falna.'
"They are richly colored like someone has dumped paint all over them. They're as strong as second class Adventurers and appear in various places. They'll appear anywhere including the city and the Dungeon." Loki continued, 'That God is probably here, considering that both power and information gathers here. A strange reaction should be enough…'
"The remnants of Evilus have been acting up lately, or so I've heard. You should all be careful." Loki finished her words, waiting for everyone's reaction.
However, the other Gods only answered with vague expressions and statements which didn't help Loki to gather any information at all. The atmosphere turned stiff because most of the Gods noticed Loki's intention and didn't want to get involved in this problem.
But amidst that, a certain God wearing an elephant mask stood up and said, "I'd like to say something too!"
"First off, I'm Ganesha~!" He introduced himself while doing a weird pose.
"Okay, now sit down." Loki retorted.
Not listening to her, Ganesha continued his antics, "Sorry, I made a mistake! Let me apologize first! I'm sorry for the mess we caused at the MonsterPhilia the other day! Nevertheless, I swear on my own name that we weren't the ones who captured those man-eating flowers! Please trust me!"
"Can I say more!?"
Waving her hand in resignation, Loki agreed with a fed-up face, "Oh, all right. Just hurry it up." However, deep inside her, she had been waiting for Ganesha to say the next words he wanted to say.
"On the same floor where those man-eating flowers rampaged on, one of my Familia members was murdered! I don't know if it has something to do with the MonsterPhilia but I want to avenge him!" Bowing his head to everyone, Ganesha pleaded, "Please tell me if you know anything about it!"
While crying his eyes out, Ganesha started muttering, "Kuh… Hashana… Why…? Why did you… Die while having sex!?"
Everyone froze up.
"I'm so jealous that you were seduced and killed by a hot busty woman!" Realizing what he just said, Ganesha corrected himself, "I mean, how disgraceful! Why didn't you trade places with me!?" But he still got it wrong.
"Hashana didn't die during sex." Loki corrected him.
"Huh?"
Sighing, Loki gave up on him, but she was laughing inside, 'Nonetheless, the mood has taken a turn for the better. This should make the small and medium-sized Familias realize that this is too much for them to handle, based on how the Loki Familia took an interest in it and how the Ganesha Familia has mourned and pleaded. Those who don't have anything to do with this won't stick their noses into it and at the same time, Evilus' movements should become more obvious. It should slow them down. Thanks, Ganesha. Your words will keep them in check.' She thought while looking at the Gods who already gave up entertaining themselves by meddling with this affair.
"Well then, let's move on to the Naming Ceremony."
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Anarchists corner
Alexander: Finally, I've been waiting for many weeks for this. I remember the fun we all had when we desperately searched for the most cringy Aliases. So, I feel like Kuroka, let Orario burn.
28th00: KUROKA! WE ARE BROTHERS IN ARMS FOR OUR ANARCHY, SISTER! This is how the world burns… IT BURNS BECAUSE OF BAD PUNS! It sucks for them, we've got demolition experts galore…
Goyya: We burn! We burn!
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