Just as an extremely "outrageous" event was occurring at the inn, something else was happening outside the small town.
Artemis, who had originally intended to leave, was stopped by Asfi.
She knew the Moon Goddess would leave silently on her own—this wasn't directed at anyone in particular, but simply her personality—well, mainly, she also wanted to shake off the annoying Aphrodite.
She found that guy "very annoying" even back in Tenkai!
If not for meeting by chance, and that guy claiming that at a critical moment, she could use the Beauty Goddess's charm to forcibly make the townspeople leave the town in an orderly fashion to avoid greater disaster from the Great Dragon, Artemis would never have traveled with her!
Accustomed to freedom, the Goddess liked to come and go alone. At most, she would hunt among the forests and plains with the children of her Familia, enjoying the scenery of nature and a simple life.
Therefore, the Artemis Familia did not operate within the City but traveled all over the world.
Of course, the Goddess was equally kind and harbored a certain sense of mission. Thus, she maintained considerable contact with the Guild, responsible for many commissions outside the City.
So, she also had a good relationship with the Hermes Familia.
Because many times, the City's commissions were delivered by the Hermes Familia acting as "messengers." Sometimes, the two Familias would even fight side by side, handling various events together.
Of course!
She didn't really like that annoying God of Travelers who always seemed unreliable. Conversely, the serious and reliable Asfi was the one the Goddess liked.
So, when the woman wearing [Flying Boots] blocked her path and conveyed a "Secret Letter" from the God Ouranos, Artemis considered it very seriously.
"You want me to return to the City?"
"Yes."
Asfi nodded. The main purpose she was called to tag along on this commission was actually not to subjugate the Great Dragon that escaped from the Dragon Valley.
Instead, it was to hope that Goddess Artemis could return to Orario. And the objective, well, was the Divine Artifact in the Goddess's possession—
[Orion's Arrow].
It was not one of those so-called heaven-sent items that the gods threw down to the Lower World in ancient times because they thought it was fun, but a Divine Artifact in the truest sense.
That is, a "God-forged Weapon capable of killing Gods."
"Does Ouranos believe that child can wield [Orion's Arrow]?"
What Artemis thought of was the back of the young man from yesterday, who bore golden wings and flew into the sky to sever the Great Dragon's head.
That was indeed no ordinary adventurer.
From him, the Moon Goddess felt a certain "massive gap"—a gap between his strength and that of her own children.
[They simply aren't existences of the same world. Even for an adventurer of the City, isn't that too exaggerated?]
That was Artemis's true thought at the time.
"I don't know."
Asfi shook her head, because her own unreliable deity hadn't explained clearly what was going on either.
He only said,
"It is a possibility."
Imitating the appearance of that unreliable God of Travelers, Asfi raised a finger and explained as best she could.
"That child is filled with possibilities that even the gods cannot pry into. So, if the God-forged Weapon is handed to him, what kind of things will happen? I am looking forward to it very much. Ah, Ouranos thinks so too."
Suspicious. No matter how one looked at it, it was suspicious!
She had one thousand percent distrust for Hermes, but Artemis knew that in the face of major events, the other party was still quite reliable... probably.
"Has that child named Isagi been confirmed as a [Hero]?"
"The gods of the City all believe so."
"Fine, I understand."
She nodded.
But, she couldn't just hand over [Orion's Arrow] to him so simply. This was an existence born alongside herself as a Goddess, possessing an unspeakable karmic bond.
So—
"Whether he has the qualifications to use it correctly, I will judge carefully!"
Thus—
Not long after, the adventurers of Orario quickly discovered that the burger shop on North Main Street, operated by the Astrea Familia, not only had the Goddess of Justice present as usual.
Recently, the two Goddesses, Artemis and Aphrodite, had also joined in.
Consequently, people gradually began to call it the "Goddess Burger Shop," and business instantly exploded several times over.
"Hai, hai~ Don't push! The Beauty Goddess Handmade Mini-Burger is limited to one per person! Quantities are limited, first come first served—"
Standing outside the long street, looking at his own burger shop blocked by an impenetrable crowd, Isagi was dumbfounded.
Even though she was wearing a standard waitress outfit, the golden-haired Goddess of Beauty still attracted everyone's gaze like a dazzling little sun.
This guy... was simply the most excellent employee!
She was even a bit too excellent.
The result was that Goddess Artemis, currently in the back kitchen, was busy to the point of dizziness. Including the other girls helping out, everyone's hands and feet couldn't stop, making the so-called "Beauty Goddess Handmade Mini-Burgers" non-stop.
In reality, it was just the shop's former signature burger set of beef and hash browns.
It was just that a smiling "Golden-haired Goddess" was drawn on it with ketchup, and a small flag with the Aphrodite Familia emblem was inserted.
It wasn't made by the Beauty Goddess herself at all! — That guy had been smiling and saying "Welcome" behind the counter the whole time; where would she have the time to make burgers!
But even so.
The burger set instantly went from the original 1,200 Valis to 3,000 Valis.
One could only say this money was too easy to earn.
Rubbing his forehead, Isagi never expected his burger shop would turn out like this.
The two Goddesses who came to Orario had nowhere to go, so they both chose to come to the burger shop to work. He wouldn't have dared to think of such a thing before.
Of course.
Specifically, it was actually because Artemis, the Moon Goddess, had rather poor "divine popularity" in the City.
[Violent], [Stubborn], [Beats up "Gods" at the drop of a hat].
Even in the Divine Realm, the Moon Goddess didn't have many friends. Among the few she knew, one was Demeter, and one was Astrea; there was also Hephaestus, and another Goddess who hadn't descended to the Lower World yet.
That was about all of them.
Naturally, upon returning to the City all of a sudden, she had absolutely nowhere to go. So, going with the flow, she ran over here to work. After all, Lady Goddess needed to live and eat too.
As for Aphrodite, the Beauty Goddess.
She wasn't lacking money.
Coming to the burger shop to work was entirely because—
"Aphrodite, how about going for a meal tonight? Or taking a walk, and also..."
"We have a banquet today, want to go play?"
"I have a great puppy at home, the kind that can do backflips. Want to go see it?"
Surrounding the Beauty Goddess, aside from adventurers, were a considerable number of male gods.
Unlike Freya, who made people keep a respectful distance;
And unlike Ishtar, who always gave gods the illusion that they would be "eaten" by her;
The young maiden-like Aphrodite was simply the perfect dream lover template. Her popularity in the Divine Realm was god-tier, and naturally, it was the same now that she was in the City.
However.
Orario was a place where "the weak are meat for the strong." Her own Familia members were very weak and had no combat power, leaving the Goddess of Beauty only able to...
"Get lost immediately after buying your stuff!"
Murderous words came from Artemis, who had just left the back kitchen carrying a large pile of burgers to the counter.
Seeing the serious expression of the beautiful blue-haired Goddess, the numerous male gods scurried away like mice whose tails had been stepped on by a cat.
Astrea didn't even need to show her face; the Moon Goddess alone was enough to deal with this group of guys.
This was the reason the Beauty Goddess ran to the burger shop to work.
Headache.
Having finally entered the shop and found a corner seat to sit down, Isagi looked at the noisy clamor in the shop and only felt his headache reach its peak.
What was all this!
Sigh...
But luckily, the manpower issue was considered solved. With the two new Goddesses, plus Chloe and Lunor, and adding Goddess Astrea, five people were enough no matter what.
Currently, aside from some new product development, there wasn't actually much for him to do in the shop.
It was also time to do proper business!
Leveling up to Lv.5.
Currently, his [Excelia] was sufficient, but his Ability Scores were still lacking, so he needed to continue grinding in the Dungeon.
And besides that, Isagi had another plan, which was—
Night.
The two Goddesses, Aphrodite and Artemis, did not have Familia bases in the City. Therefore, at Astrea's invitation, they also moved into the Stardust Garden.
The originally somewhat empty Western-style mansion gradually became lively.
After dinner.
Isagi took a food box, walked through the verdant garden, and arrived at the forging workshop behind the house.
The young girl was still striking iron, ding-ding-dang-dang, not even going to eat.
Although the "to-do list" was indeed super long, it hadn't reached such a degree of busyness. It was mainly just this guy's personality; the idiot didn't have "dual-threading." Once she started striking iron, she devoted herself wholeheartedly, forgetting food and sleep as a daily routine.
Isagi called for the girl to put down the hammer in her hand and opened the window, letting the scorching air dissipate from the room. At the same time, he welcomed the cool, gentle breeze blowing in from the spring night.
He picked up the notebook hanging on the wall, which listed Cecil's current work progress.
[Lefiya's First-Class Armament: 90%]
[Ais's Hunter Weapon Case: 76%]
[Miss Heith's New Equipment: 0%]
Looking at it this way, it seemed there wasn't much left.
Cecil was also about to level up. For several months, she had been going to leech [Excelia] from the Goliath once every two weeks. calculating based on previous progress, maybe one or two more times would be enough. That meant she could level up within a month.
When the time came, she would acquire the [Mystery] Development Ability, which could be perfectly applied to Lefiya's First-Class Armament and the "Hunter Weapon Compendium" he conceived for Ais.
Aside from this.
Isagi had a brand new idea, which was—
In a wooden barrel on one side of the forging workshop, something carefully "locked" using a box carved with magic characters was none other than the "Cursed Weapons" used by the Dark Familia in the Artificial Labyrinth previously.
Most of them had been recovered by the Guild.
But they definitely wouldn't be destroyed. These things were useful for Dungeon exploration themselves. Not just his side, but the Loki Familia, Freya Familia, and others had all acquired a portion.
These Cursed Weapons were very powerful.
General dispel magic or potions were completely unable to clear their effects; only Miss Amid could do it.
Even.
It was said that when facing the "Dungeon Lord" Barca, who had completely mutated and was swallowed by the Jewel Fetus, even Amid's magic couldn't cure his curse on the spot. The adventurers injured in that battle had to go to the Dian Cecht Familia later and be personally tended to by Amid for a long time before recovering.
And speaking of curses—
Previously, the power of the Pale King should also count as a type of "Curse," right?
What if they could be combined?
Perhaps one of his favorite, absolutely taboo powers would appear.
Moreover, if he used his Divine Power as well.
At that time, Isagi felt it might not be as simple as just "cursing to death." Something like "Destined Death" might even appear.
This was Isagi's own idea.
As his second [First-Class Armament]—no one stipulated that every adventurer could only have one—he might as well try it. It didn't matter if it didn't work; there was no loss.
"By the way, Cecil, what kind of power do you think your [Mystery] should be?"
While the girl was eating, Isagi stood before the window and asked softly.
"I don't know!"
Her chubby little mouth was full of oil, with rice grains still sticking to it. The idiot girl hadn't thought about this question at all and even asked in confusion,
"Is there a difference in [Mystery]?"
"There definitely is."
Barca, Asfi, Amid, and Fels. The [Mystery] holders he currently knew could create magic items that were completely different.
Especially Barca.
Only a guy harboring resentment, who even cursed himself, could create such Cursed Weapons.
"We'll talk about it then! Anyway, no matter what kind of power it is, as long as it can help everyone, it's fine!!"
Keeping the blacksmith's fundamentals in mind!
If adventurers were existences that protected everyone, then blacksmiths were the guys who protected the adventurers.
Everyone had different requirements and habits regarding the use of weapons and equipment.
Perfectly meeting the other party's needs, and even discovering and making up for certain "details" they hadn't noticed themselves—as a blacksmith, one had to understand them even better than the adventurer themselves.
Shaking her head, she spoke these words very seriously.
Looking at Cecil's silly appearance, Isagi couldn't help but think: When saying such cool lines, could you please lick the rice grain off the corner of your mouth?
He really couldn't stand watching it anymore.
Isagi walked over, reached out his hand habitually and routinely, and wiped the corner of this guy's mouth for her.
Accustomed to this long ago, Cecil's thoughts were no longer on the boy before her. After all, she was "single-threaded." Following the "reminder" just now, her mind was currently filled with thoughts of the new armaments she was going to forge for Lefiya and Miss Ais next.
Including the "Cursed Weapon" (the second [First-Class Armament]) Isagi mentioned.
She had incorporated many little clever thoughts into them. When the time came, she would definitely be able to give them all a big surprise!!
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