"It's over."
"It is indeed over."
"Did anyone guess this outcome?"
"How could anyone have guessed that?! The Loli Goddess's kid is totally cheating!"
On the thirtieth floor of The Tower of Babel, the gods were heatedly discussing everything that had just happened.
Before Cain reached the Soma Familia, the gods present had been speculating about what Cain and Lili were planning.
Some gods suggested that Cain and Lili had prepared a large number of Magic swords, intending to launch a wide-area attack while the Soma Familia members were gathered.
Other gods claimed Cain had mastered an ultra-long chant Magic spell, wanting Lili to stall for time so he could cast it and deal a heavy blow to the Soma Familia.
The more far-fetched theories mentioned that Cain had mixed with the Takemikazuchi Familia and mastered a special stink bomb, planning to use it to incapacitate the Soma Familia.
Although this explanation was somewhat outrageous, it was also considered reasonable to a certain extent, so after being proposed, it gained recognition from other gods and became one of the popular options.
In summary, the gods present all believed Cain held a trump card that could launch a wide-area attack when the enemies were gathered.
But reality seemed to play a joke on the gods. Cain didn't possess any weapons of mass destruction.
After arriving at the battlefield, he merely used a single slash to subdue the entire Soma Familia.
"Hestia, is your child actually LV3? Or maybe even LV4?"
"He's LV1, you know."
"Stop lying. You're just talking nonsense with your eyes wide open."
"Yeah, there's no way that was LV1."
The gods absolutely did not believe Hestia's reply.
LV1? What kind of LV1 is like that?
That slash just now was simply not something an LV1 could deliver.
"Fine, if you don't want to say, forget it."
Seeing Hestia wasn't going to tell the truth, the gods turned their attention to the other protagonist.
Although the War Game wasn't officially over, the current situation was clear.
The Soma Familia captain was defeated, and the entire Familia was pinned down by Cain alone.
Within the ancient city ruins, only Lili was wandering around, searching for flags.
If nothing unexpected happened, this War Game would end with a lopsided score.
"Hestia, how are you planning to deal with Soma?"
"Mmm~ I plan to negotiate with the people from the Guild and make Soma my subordinate God."
"Eh? Really?"
A gasp of surprise rose from the gods.
As the center of the world, Orario possessed a large number of high-level Adventurers.
To maintain order, the Adventurers Guild publicly banned the existence of subordinate Gods.
Under normal circumstances, even if victory was achieved through a War Game, the opposing God could only be sent back to the Heavenly Realm or driven out of Orario.
Examples of recruiting someone as a subordinate God were not non-existent, but they were extremely rare.
"Subordinate God?" Soma, the person concerned, was also somewhat surprised at this moment.
"Cain is severely short of money, and we need your help brewing liquor to earn money."
As if worried that Soma would refuse, Hestia paused before adding:
"If you perform well, I can tell you how to make Soma Liquor even more delicious."
"I understand. I can go with you to the Guild to negotiate."
Soma responded instantly, even his voice being slightly louder than usual.
Although becoming a subordinate God meant losing freedom, that was not important to him.
As long as he could make the divine wine more delicious, everything was worth it.
"When do we leave?"
"Don't rush. Before going to the Guild, we have one more thing to do."
"..."
Soma suddenly fell silent.
Although Hestia did not explicitly say it, he could realize what she was referring to.
He shifted his gaze away from Hestia and looked at the Palum Girl in the divine mirror, who was running around inside the ancient city ruins searching for flags.
That's right, his contest with Hestia was not completely over.
After the War Game ended, there was still a wager regarding the divine wine between the two sides.
...
Ancient City Ruins.
"Lord Cain, Lili is back."
Lili, who had just finished sweeping through the ancient city, threw a pile of colorful flags onto the ground.
"We only found fifty-two on the surface; the rest must be hidden in dark places."
"It doesn't matter, it's enough."
Cain glanced at the trembling members of the Soma Familia huddled in the corner, covering their heads.
Due to Cain's intimidation, the members of the Soma Familia had not stepped out of their camp the entire time.
The result of this was that the Soma Familia's score remained zero up to this point.
Forget fifty-two flags; even if Lili had only found one flag, the Hestia Familia would have won.
"Lili, you did well this time. Is there anything you want?"
Cain patted the flags beside him: "Once the War Game is over, I'll have money. Tell me anything you want... Hmm, don't think about things like a magic book; I don't even have one myself."
"Lili wants to leave the Soma Familia."
"I already promised you that when I took your money before. Is there anything else?"
"Anything else... Can Lili apply to join the Hestia Familia?"
Lili asked cautiously.
Although the way she initially formed a bond with Cain was a bit strange,
after living with them for these past few days, Lili had gradually grown fond of the atmosphere in the Hestia Familia.
That warmth, an atmosphere that allowed one to relax completely, attracted Lili.
"Although Lili isn't like Lord Cain who can move freely in the Dungeon, there are many things Lili can do, such as..."
"No need to explain so much," Cain waved his hand, interrupting her: "I agree to your application."
"That's wonderful!"
Lili let out a sigh of relief.
Her active display of herself wasn't just for the sake of leaving the Soma Familia.
More importantly, it was to leave a sufficiently deep impression on Cain to facilitate her subsequent application to join the Hestia Familia.
Now that her goal was achieved, Lili's actions could be considered a great victory.
However, just as she thought everything was over, Cain's voice sounded again.
"Lili, do you hate Soma?"
"It would be impossible to say I don't hate him."
Lili lowered her head and replied.
As the main God of the Soma Familia, Soma had never managed his Familia, allowing Zanis to act recklessly.
Influenced by that, Lili had been bullied since she could remember.
Growing up in such an environment, anyone would harbor dissatisfaction towards Soma.
"Lord Cain, Goddess Hestia, you don't need to worry about Lili's attitude. Deal with God Soma however you see fit; Lili won't mind."
"You misunderstood."
Cain shook his head: "We already decided how to deal with Soma a long time ago."
"Then, Lord Cain, what do you mean...?"
"I have an opportunity for you to question Soma to your heart's content. If you are bold enough, you can even smash a bottle on his face."
"Lord Cain, be careful with your words."
Lili looked around with some worry.
Although victory was already secured, the War Game wasn't over yet.
Under live broadcast, saying words that could be considered blasphemous was truly inappropriate.
"Relax. Gods have broad minds; they won't care about such small things."
Compared to the nervous Lili, Cain's expression was as leisurely as ever.
"So, do you want this opportunity or not? Hestia actively helped you get this."
"Goddess Hestia?"
"Yes. She said if she helps, she'll help completely, wanting to help you completely break away from the past."
"Break away from the past..."
Lili was silent for a moment, and the expression on her face gradually changed from hesitation to determination.
"Lord Cain, Lili is willing to try."
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