"It's over."
"It really is over."
"Did anyone guess this ending?"
"How could anyone guess that! Did the loli goddess's child cheat?!"
On the 30th floor of The Babel, the gods were heatedly discussing everything that had just happened.
Before Lynn arrived at the Soma Familia, the gods present had been discussing what Lynn and Liliruca were going to do.
Some gods said that Lynn and Liliruca had prepared a large number of Magic swords, wanting to conduct a large-scale attack while the members of the Soma Familia were gathered together.
Other gods said that Lynn had mastered a long-chant Magic and wanted to rely on Liliruca to stall for time to cast the Magic and severely damage the Soma Familia with one blow.
The more outrageous ones mentioned that Lynn had been mingling with the Take-Mikazuchi Familia and had mastered a special stink bomb, wanting to rely on this stink bomb to make the Soma Familia lose their combat effectiveness.
Although this explanation was a bit outrageous, it was also reasonable to some extent, so after being proposed, it was accepted by other gods and became one of the popular options.
In general, the gods present all believed that Lynn had mastered a trump card that could conduct a large-scale attack when the enemies were gathered together.
But reality seemed to play a joke on the gods; Lynn did not possess any weapons of mass destruction.
After arriving at the battlefield, he used only one strike to subdue the entire Soma Familia.
"Hestia, is your child LV3? Or is it LV4?"
"It's LV1."
"Stop kidding, you're completely talking nonsense."
"Yeah, how could that possibly be LV1?"
The gods did not believe Hestia's reply at all.
LV1? Whose LV1 looks like that?
That strike just now was simply not something an LV1 could unleash.
"If you don't want to say it, forget it."
Seeing that Hestia was not prepared to tell the truth, the gods' gazes fell on the other protagonist.
Although the War Game had not ended, the current situation was already very clear.
The Soma Familia's captain had been defeated, and the entire Familia was restricted to the spot by Lynn alone.
Inside the entire ancient city ruins, only Liliruca was wandering around, searching for the flag.
If nothing unexpected happened, this War Game would be decided by a lopsided score.
"Hestia, how do you plan to deal with Soma?"
"Hmm~ I'm planning to negotiate with the people at the Adventurers Guild to make Soma my subordinate god."
"Eh? Really?"
The gods exclaimed in surprise.
As the center of the world, Orario possesses a large number of high-level Adventurers.
To maintain Order, the Adventurers Guild outwardly prohibits the existence of subordinate gods.
Under normal circumstances, even if one wins a War Game, one can only send the opposing god back to the Heavens or drive them out of Orario.
Instances of recruiting someone as a subordinate god are not unheard of, but they are extremely rare.
"A subordinate god?" Soma, the person in question, was also somewhat surprised at this moment.
"Lynn is very short on money, and we need your help brewing alcohol to make money."
Seemingly worried that Soma would refuse, Hestia thought for a moment and added.
"If you perform well, I can tell you how to make the divine liquor even more delicious."
"I understand. I can go with you to the Adventurers Guild to negotiate."
Soma responded instantly; his voice even slightly louder than usual.
Although becoming a subordinate god would mean losing his freedom, that was not important to him.
As long as he could make the divine liquor more delicious, everything was worth it.
"When do we leave?"
"Don't be in a rush. Before we go to the Adventurers Guild, we have another thing to do."
"..."
Soma suddenly fell silent.
Although Hestia didn't say it explicitly, he could realize what she was referring to.
Moving his gaze away from Hestia, he looked into the divine mirror at the Dwarf Girl running around in the ruins of the ancient city, searching for flags.
That's right, the competition between him and Hestia had not completely ended yet.
After the War Game ended, both sides still had a bet regarding the divine liquor.
...
The ruins of the ancient city.
"Lord Lynn, Lili has returned."
Lili, who had just swept through the ancient city, threw a pile of colorful flags on the ground.
"I only found fifty-two on the surface; the rest must have been hidden in the dark."
"It doesn't matter, that's already enough."
Lynn swept his gaze over the members of the Soma Familia who were shivering in the corner, holding their heads and crouching in defense.
Because they were intimidated by Lynn, the members of the Soma Familia had not taken a single step out of their camp the entire time.
And the result of this was that the Soma Familia's score up to this point was still zero.
Forget fifty-two flags. Even if Lili had only found one flag, the Hestia Familia would still win.
"Lili, you did well this time. Is there anything you want?"
Lynn patted the flags beside him: "Once the War Game is over, I'll have money. If you want anything, just say it... Hmm, don't even think about things like a magic book; I don't even have one myself."
"Lili wants to quit 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 first formed a connection with Lynn was a bit strange, after living these past few days, Lili had gradually grown to like the atmosphere of the Hestia Familia.
That warmth, an atmosphere that could make a person relax completely, attracted Lili.
"Although Lili isn't like Lord Lynn, who can come and go in the Dungeon as he pleases, there are many things Lili can do, such as..."
"No need to explain so much." Lynn waved his hand to interrupt: "I approve your application."
"That's great!"
Lili breathed a sigh of relief.
She was being so proactive in showing herself not just to quit the Soma Familia.
More importantly, it was to leave a sufficiently deep impression on Lynn to facilitate her subsequent application to join the Hestia Familia.
Now that her goal was achieved, her actions this time could be considered a complete victory.
However, just when she thought everything was over, Lynn's voice sounded again.
"Lili, do you hate Soma?"
"To say I don't hate him would be impossible."
Lili lowered her head and replied.
As the main god of the Soma Familia, Soma had never managed the Familia, letting Zanis run wild.
Influenced by this, Lili had been bullied ever since she became conscious.
Growing up in such an environment, anyone would have dissatisfaction with Soma.
"Lord Lynn, you and Goddess Hestia don't need to worry about Lili's attitude. Dispose of God Soma however you see fit; Lili won't mind."
"You've misunderstood." Lynn shook his head: "Regarding the disposal of Soma, Hestia and I have already decided."
"Then, Lord Lynn, what do you mean..."
"I have an opportunity for you to question Soma to your heart's content. If you're bold enough, you can even smash a liquor bottle in his face."
"Lord Lynn, be careful with your words."
Lili looked around with some concern.
Although they had already locked in victory, the War Game hadn't ended yet.
Under the circumstances of being broadcast, saying such things that could be called blasphemy was truly not good.
"Relax, gods are very broad-minded and won't care about such small matters."
Compared to the nervous Lili, Lynn's expression was as relaxed as ever.
"So, do you want this opportunity or not? This was something Hestia took the initiative to get for you."
"Goddess Hestia?"
"Yes, she said if she was going to help, she would help to the end; she wants to help you completely break free from your past."
"Break free from the past..."
Lili was silent for a moment, her expression gradually changing from hesitation to determination.
"Lord Lynn, Lili is willing to try."
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