Chapter 175: Midnight, Kidnapping, Heading to the Destination!
Late at night, the Hostess of Fertility finished its business for the day. After sending off the last customer, the shop was finally ready to close.
"All right, girls. Once everything is cleaned up, you can rest for today."
Mama Mia's voice rang out. The others did not react much, but Anya's face was full of happiness.
"We can finally rest, meow. I'm almost dead from exhaustion, meow~"
"Hurry up and clean, Anya. Otherwise, Mama Mia will get angry again in a bit."
"There's only this tiny bit left. Why are you in such a hurry?"
"You really…"
Ryuu looked at Anya helplessly and no longer tried to persuade her. After all, this was also part of everyday life at the Hostess of Fertility. If one day Anya stopped slacking off, Ryuu might actually feel uncomfortable instead.
This kind of life was exactly what Ryuu had always wanted, so she treasured these days very much.
Finally, everything was cleaned up. The trash had been swept away, the tables had been wiped clean, and today's work was over.
"Mama Mia, I'll head back first."
"Mm. Be careful on the road."
"Yes~"
Watching "Syr" leave, Mama Mia quietly looked at her back, though no one knew what she was thinking. At this hour, there were already far fewer people on the streets. Although Orario's nights were lively and busy, there was still a limit to that, and once that time passed, the streets naturally grew much emptier.
Tap, tap, tap—
The sound of footsteps rang out. "Syr" frowned slightly, clearly noticing something wrong, but she did not show it.
Her current identity was "bait." Although she would not hesitate at all to offer herself for her goddess, this time, it was for that bastard Ethan.
She could sympathize with the goddess's feelings, but the goddess's feelings toward him were pure possessiveness and obsession. Since "Syr" herself had never experienced that, she found it somewhat difficult to understand.
"Syr-san, right?"
Swish.
At a corner, several figures appeared in front of her. "Syr" subconsciously glanced behind her and found that there were also people cutting off her escape route.
It seemed this really was a planned kidnapping.
"Who are you?"
"Syr" asked sharply. Although she had known about this from the start, she was like Ethan and was also curious about who was behind all of this.
"You don't need to know that, Syr-san. If you obediently come with us, we won't hurt you."
"Syr" glanced around. There were seven or eight people nearby, which showed that they were quite careful to avoid accidents. The people behind her were even holding weapons, clearly ready to attack her directly if something unexpected happened.
"All right. I'll go with you."
Since she was supposed to become a "captive" anyway, "Syr" did not struggle. Hearing her words, the leader immediately smiled, clearly very satisfied with how well she understood the situation.
Swish.
A black hood was directly placed over "Syr's" head. In an instant, she could no longer see anything.
This surprised "Syr" a little. They were actually being this careful.
After achieving his goal, the leader gave one of his subordinates a look. The subordinate immediately understood and quickly left, heading straight for Babel.
The group split into two. One side quietly brought "Syr" out of Orario and into a forest outside the city, where they tied her to a tree.
The other person went straight to the Tower of Babel. Judging by how familiar he was with the path, this was clearly not his first time coming here.
Knock, knock, knock—
He arrived in front of Ethan's door and knocked heavily. Then he threw a letter at the door.
After doing this, he turned and left, not daring to stay even a moment. After all, if he were caught here, he would be finished.
Creak.
The door opened, and Ethan walked out. He looked around, then "saw" the envelope at his feet.
Ethan took the letter back into the room, finding the situation rather funny.
"They really came?"
Inside the room, Artemis asked curiously. Knowing the other side's plan and quietly waiting for them to come to the door felt rather strange. The partner she had chosen really was impressive.
"Mm, they came. Let's take a look."
Ethan opened the envelope and laughed as he read the contents. The meaning was very simple: Syr had been kidnapped, and Ethan was to bring 10 million valis to a forest outside Orario to meet them. He was absolutely not allowed to bring anyone else, or Syr would be killed.
This "old-fashioned" plot made Ethan laugh.
"What are you planning to do?"
Freya, who had not spoken until now, finally opened her mouth and looked at Ethan. She had asked Ottar to investigate a little, but there had been no real results. Clearly, the other party was also being very careful.
Because of that, this matter could very well be dangerous. For the sake of just Allen, it was not worth letting Ethan take such a big risk.
"Of course I'll go. But you don't need to worry. With my current strength, I basically won't die. And even if I do die, as long as the 'evil' in this world hasn't disappeared, I won't truly die completely."
"You really are a monster. You are clearly human, yet you carry such terrifying 'evil,' and you can even wield that sacred holy sword."
"I'll take that as praise."
Ethan glanced at Artemis, not really knowing what to say. Carrying [All the World's Evil] while wielding [Excalibur] really was a little strange.
"All right, wait for my good news."
Ethan stood up, then left. Tonight was destined to be anything but peaceful.
"Ethan-sama won't be in danger, right?"
Haruhime, her face full of worry, turned to look at Freya as if Freya were her pillar of support.
"He'll be fine. Ethan is very strong."
"Really?"
"Really."
In the Freya Familia, Ethan Starfall was Freya's precious favorite, but Haruhime was also a treasure. Uchide no Kozuchi's level-boosting magic, combined with Kokonoe's number increase, was practically a walking bug. It was far too absurd.
Sometimes, Freya even wondered whether the Zeus Familia and Hera Familia could have defeated the final monster king back then if they had Haruhime.
If Lv.9 had not been enough, then what about Lv.10?
On the other side, Ethan had already quietly left Babel and was walking toward the outside of Orario. In the forest, a group of people stood guard around the area. Their task was to wait for Ethan, their target, to arrive.
Once he did, they could move on to the next step.
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