"What did you say?" Freya narrowed her eyes, looking at the bruised and battered Adventurer before her. There was no trace of the confident expression he had when accepting the mission earlier.
There was only endless fear. He didn't even dare to slander Kaede, showing just how deep his terror was.
"It seems she must know some things," Freya murmured, her hand holding the teacup tightening slightly.
"Shall we...?" A pigman beside her asked, though he didn't finish, the meaning in his words was already clear.
"No need. If she knows, it means Loki already knows. That little one is easy to deal with..." A trace of helplessness flashed in Freya's silver eyes. "The difficult ones... are Loki and her Familia. Moreover, Ishtar is watching from the sidelines. That woman probably wants to pull me down from here at every moment."
"...Understood." The pigman nodded.
After everyone had left, the pigman spoke again, "These people are useless now. They probably won't be able to level up in the future. Even if they could, they would no longer be able to face the Loki Familia."
"Indeed." Freya understood all too well. Even her Charm couldn't wash away the fear in their hearts. The level of a Goddess of Beauty's Charm was no joke. Freya didn't know how many children she had pulled into her Familia using Charm, but now it had failed.
The failure of this trump card also gave Freya a sense of inexplicable panic and killing intent towards Kaede. However, Kaede's identity prevented her from killing her. Judging by Loki's attitude, she placed no small importance on Kaede.
However, compared to this sliver of panic, another matter was clearly more important~
"Ottar, go and temper that adorable little white rabbit~" Freya narrowed her eyes. After being tempered by Ottar, the strongest warrior, that little one's soul would shine even more brilliantly, right?
"Yes!" He unconditionally agreed to the goddess's command. Even an ordinary sentence was a supreme divine decree. For Ottar, the goddess before him was the sole motivation for his existence.
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"I'm a bit hungry~" Kaede rubbed her stomach. Although magic stones provided energy, for a foodie, whether she was hungry or not wasn't determined by that energy. One could also say that whether she ate or not wasn't decided by her hunger.
It was about wanting or not wanting. However, when facing food, the word 'not wanting' had been crossed out from Kaede's dictionary at some point. So...
However, going to the Hostess of Fertility now would be somewhat awkward no matter how you looked at it, so that option was passed. So where should she go?
There seemed to be another place in Orario that Kaede had never been to, because it wasn't very clean.
But it should be fine. After all, she wasn't a boy, so she probably wouldn't be eaten by them. After some thought, Kaede was ultimately defeated by her desire for food and headed towards that unclean place.
Although said to be unclean, this place was undoubtedly the liveliest and most prosperous area in Orario. Many male Adventurers would save up money to come here.
There were even quite a few male gods who would sneak funds from their Familia behind their children's backs to spend here.
Hmm, all were men. The women who came here were probably... here to find cheating gods~
That's right, this place was the Pleasure Street, another area of Orario ruled by a Goddess of Beauty.
This Goddess of Beauty's level of openness was quite high. Her Familia was entirely composed of prostitutes who used their activities to extract information and uncover secrets from the mouths of men.
The entire Pleasure Street was a gathering place for prostitutes. So, generally, normal Familia members wouldn't come here, let alone women.
However, now, Kaede appeared before the entrance to the Pleasure Street. Wearing her perennial cloak, she walked in.
Looking at the surroundings, Kaede frowned. Everywhere she looked, she could see men walking around with bold, open women in their arms, frequently entering rooms from which unspeakable sounds soon emanated.
The entire Pleasure Street was filled with a hint of lewd, decadent scent, making Kaede wonder if she had made a mistake coming here this time.
Looking at the women's revealing outfits, as if ready to open their legs to a stranger at any moment, Kaede sighed. What could she say?
Kaede didn't like prostitutes, but she didn't hate them either. After all, it was their own choice. They earned their income through their efforts, so why hate them?
Moreover, the prostitutes here were basically all from the Amazon race. The Amazon race could be said to be the most open race. No matter which race they mated with, the resulting child would always be a girl and would definitely be an Amazon.
Thinking of this, Kaede couldn't help but think of her captain and an Amazon.
That's right, it was Finn and Tione.
Tione was madly in love with Finn, something everyone in the Familia knew. But they also understood Finn's goal: to become a legend among the Dwarf and lead the Dwarf to rise.
A very great goal. Kaede admired him after learning about it. However, precisely because of this, Finn had never accepted Tione. Finn was never a fool; he was well aware of Tione's feelings for him.
He even had a bell. If he rang that bell, Tione would come to him like a pet dog, no matter where she was before.
Why didn't he accept her? Because Finn wanted to become a legend of the Dwarf. He believed his wife must also be a Dwarf. Finn wanted to create a perfect image of a Dwarf, so he did not accept Tione.
All Familia members who understood this did not try to persuade Finn. As for persuading Tione? Sorry, the Amazon race was utterly unpersuadable in this regard.
Regarding this matter, Kaede kept her own opinion. The idea that Finn absolutely had to marry a Dwarf was, in Kaede's view, unnecessary. But she had no standing to say anything, so she remained silent on the matter.
However, emotionally speaking, Kaede quite wanted the two of them to get together. Keep the good stuff within the family, after all~
Shaking her head, she stopped thinking about these things. What she needed to do now was find a place to taste the unique food here, hoping it wouldn't disappoint her.
Soon, Kaede found a tavern and walked in.
"Welcome~" An Amazon girl came over, about to hug Kaede's arm.
However, Kaede's steps suddenly shifted, and she had already passed the Amazon girl, sitting down at a table.
The Amazon girl was taken aback, then regained her smile and came before Kaede, asking, "What would the guest like to order?"
"Hmm..."
It seemed Kaede hadn't said this phrase in a long time.
"One of everything."
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