Chapter 173: Artemis's Malice Toward "Syr"!
After greeting him, Anya noticed Artemis standing together with Ethan. In an instant, the look she gave Ethan changed, as if she were looking at a scumbag. The sudden shift caught even Ethan off guard.
Artemis did not notice anything, since she had not paid much attention to Anya in the first place.
"What would you like to eat?"
Her voice carried some emotion, and it was easy to hear that she was dissatisfied with him. This left Ethan completely confused. He did not remember offending this catgirl.
"One extra-large steak, a few house specials, and some juice."
"Okay, please wait a moment."
Looking at Anya's businesslike attitude, Ethan scratched his head, still unable to figure out what was going on. Still, none of that was important. He brought Artemis to a table against the wall, since there were quite a few two-to-three-person seats like this in the shop.
"Do you come to this shop often?"
Artemis noticed how familiar Ethan seemed with the place and asked without thinking.
"More or less. The food here really is pretty good, so I used to come here often."
"I've been here a few times too, but it was always because the children in my Familia wanted to come."
When she said this, the atmosphere became a little heavy. Artemis truly cared about the children of her Familia, but all of that was already in the past.
Especially those girls. What they had always talked about was how wonderful love was and how Artemis should try it too.
Now she had found her own "love," but those girls were no longer by her side. Her joy no longer had anyone to share it with.
"All right, everything has already passed. Everyone would be happy for you, Artemis. After all, my goddess has already found her 'beloved.'"
"Yes."
Hearing Ethan's words, Artemis smiled. Her smile was like moonlight, calming and pleasant to the heart.
"Only a few days have passed, yet Ethan-san has 'already' found a new lover. How impressive."
Suddenly, a voice rang out. The smile on Ethan's face immediately turned bitter.
He turned his head and saw a lovely young woman walking over with a plate of food. After "gently" placing it on the table, she spoke those words of "praise."
"Hm?"
Unlike Ethan, Artemis frowned.
She could tolerate Freya because Freya was also a goddess, and more importantly, Ethan's Familia goddess. Because of that, Artemis had not acted up in front of Freya before.
But here, this was only a waitress, yet she dared to slander her partner like this.
"Who are you? There is no place for you to speak here."
A cold voice rang out. Do not forget that Artemis was not only the Moon Goddess and Goddess of Chastity, but also the Goddess of the Hunt. Even with her divine power sealed, she could still easily hunt all kinds of large prey using only her own strength.
Even some powerful monsters could be defeated by Artemis through her own ability. In front of Ethan, she had now become gentle and soft, but in front of others, she was still the "discipline committee member" of heaven.
"My, my. My name is Syr. Syr Flova, Goddess-sama."
"I'm not interested in your name. Also, I dislike you very much, so while I am eating, do not appear in front of me."
"I—"
Hearing Artemis's words, Syr immediately became angry and almost snapped back. However, in the end, she held herself back. After all, finding a disguise like this was not easy, and if it was exposed all at once, she would suffer a huge loss.
At the side, Ethan nearly failed to hold back his laughter. If Artemis knew that the person she was speaking to right now was Freya, she would definitely be very excited. After all, chances to leave Freya unable to argue back were not easy to find.
Not only that, but in the current situation, Artemis was a goddess, while Syr was a human. The two were not on the same level at all.
At least before Syr took off this disguise, she did not have the right to be compared with Artemis. And in this place, Syr could not explode either. Unless she no longer wanted this disguise, she could only endure it.
Syr, who was already angry, grew even angrier when she saw Ethan secretly laughing.
"Since Goddess-sama does not wish to see me, I will take my leave for now. However, Ethan-san, the next time we meet, you will definitely compensate Syr, won't you?"
"Hm?!"
Seeing Syr act cute toward Ethan, Artemis immediately widened her eyes.
Good grief. I'm still right here, and you're flirting with my man in front of me?
Ethan, who had been secretly laughing, also froze. He looked at Syr helplessly. He had only laughed a little. Did she need to hold a grudge this much?
At that moment, Syr turned around and left, leaving only Artemis staring at him.
"Ethan, what is your relationship with this waitress?"
"How should I put it, Artemis? I really don't have that kind of relationship with her, but there is still a bit of a connection."
"Stop talking nonsense."
Her fiery nature was instantly exposed, and Ethan began to suspect whether he had raided this goddess in the wrong way. If he tried to get close to other women in the future, would she shoot him through with an arrow?
Right now, the two of them were still in the sweet period of early love. Once this period passed, his good days might be over.
"Actually, Syr is only a cover identity."
"A cover identity?"
"Mm. Sense her carefully. What do you feel from Syr?"
"What do I feel?"
Artemis looked toward Syr, who was busy inside the shop, taking orders and serving food to other tables. The eyes of the people looking at Syr were filled with fascination.
"That woman is basically like a smaller version of Freya. She has an ability similar to charm. Hm?"
At this point, Artemis's heart shook, and she immediately turned to look at Ethan.
Ethan did not speak. He only nodded slightly, which counted as his answer to Artemis.
Now it was Artemis's turn to be shocked. A goddess had actually hidden her identity, transformed into a waitress, and worked in this tiny shop?
And from the looks of it, she had probably worked here for quite a long time. How had she done it?
However, Artemis soon smiled. Now that she knew Syr's identity, and since Syr's current identity was still only that of a waitress, there was a lot of room to operate here.
What Freya had done to her before, she would now return to Freya. That was only natural, right?
For a moment, Artemis's smile carried a layer of "malice."
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