In Freya's bedchamber.
The gray-haired Goddess of Beauty's voice, filled with passion and madness, rang out:
"I am willing! I agree! I permit it!"
"So come to me quickly, my Odr~ My eternal beloved~"
A soft, eager whimper echoed.
When Levi's Goddess's Protection magic is released, it doesn't actually require the corresponding goddess's permission.
But the sudden appearance of the translucent phantom of the Goddess of Beauty in the divine mirror truly startled every citizen in Orario who was watching the War Game.
"What's going on?"
"How can a member of the Hestia Familia summon a phantom of Lady Freya?"
"Wait!"
"Damn, I think I'm starting to get it too."
"You don't think..."
"Whoa!"
...
Inside the Freya Familia's home base, the expressions on the seven executives' faces were as foul as could be.
This was the first time they learned that Levi Bright had awakened such a magic that could directly summon a projection of their goddess.
Hedin pushed up his glasses, Hogni looked flustered, Allen clenched his jaw, and the four Gulliver Brothers tightened their fists.
A single thought flashed through all their minds simultaneously:
"Damn it, if only I were the one who had awakened this magic!"
...
"My, my, this is really something."
Watching the scene on the divine mirror's screen, Finn instinctively bit his thumb.
Only at this moment did he finally realize why Levi Bright, a member of the Hestia Familia, had caught the eye of the goddess Freya.
The other two executives present, Riveria and Gareth, had expressions as peculiar as could be.
Needless to say, the younger core members were even more so.
Except for the werewolf Bete and the Sword Princess Ais, who were still out of the loop, every single one of them was desperately trying to hold back their laughter.
Seeing this, Finn shrugged helplessly:
"If you want to laugh, go ahead. There are no outsiders here anyway. But if you laugh now, you can't laugh the next time you see Levi Bright, right?"
And so, a joyous atmosphere instantly filled the entire hall.
...
Compared to the ordinary citizens and adventurers, the gods in the Denatus hall had incredibly sharp eyes. How could they not see the true nature of the magic Levi was using?
But it was precisely because of this that each of them wore an expression as if their entire view of life as a god had been shattered.
"Is this... protection magic?"
Hermes, who had been trying to remain invisible, couldn't hold back any longer and asked Hestia, who was not far away.
The twin-tailed goddess knew there was no point in hiding it anymore, so she nodded, then shook her head and said:
"To be more precise, it's goddess protection magic."
"Goddess protection magic?"
A male god's face suddenly twisted with envy, jealousy, and hatred:
"It couldn't be the kind of magic I'm thinking of, could it?"
The goddesses, on the other hand, blushed slightly.
Hestia shrugged nonchalantly:
"The magic is called 'Goddesses' Loving Protection'. The effect is that any goddess who has a favorable impression of Levi will be recorded by the magic and converted into a corresponding protection effect."
"Oh, speaking of which."
As if remembering something, she took a stack of parchment from her handbag.
"These are some little tricks I deduced about folding and unfolding Falna information. If any of you are interested, you can take a look."
It seemed Hestia had said nothing, yet in reality, she had said everything.
Not to mention the male gods present who were beating their chests in envy, as for the goddesses, especially those who had seen Levi yesterday, every single one of them had eyes so moist it looked as if water could drip from them.
...
Unlike Orario, where the atmosphere was gradually shifting from serious to joyous, the scene of the War Game was somewhat heavy.
"You!?"
Hyakinthos pointed at Levi, his face filled with astonishment.
"Why weren't you controlled by the Sessho-seki?!"
Hearing this, Levi's consciousness paused for a moment on the pendant hidden inside his chest plate.
[Strong Charm Resistance (Pendant) - 5-Star]
[Links to wearer's mind]
[Activates upon detecting mental abnormality in the wearer]
[Grants the wearer a one-time 'Mind Purification · 4-Star' effect and performs a secondary check]
[If the check fails, forcibly activates 'Goddesses' Loving Protection (Secondary Check)', granting the 'Three: The Twisted Love of the "Goddess of Beauty" Freya' effect]
He then pulled a somewhat ferocious smile:
"So, you really did use[Charm]on me just now, didn't you?"
Hyakinthos didn't answer. Instead, he consumed more mana to activate the mind control magic within the Sessho-seki again.
However, even when he had the element of surprise, he had only managed to make Levi's mind go blank for a split second.
Now, with the 'increased resistance to mental abnormalities' effect from Freya's protection upon him, there was no way the youth opposite him could be controlled by a mere human's[Charm].
Seeing Hyakinthos still trying, Levi was growing impatient.
He took two steps back, and the Vision at his waist bloomed with a dazzlingly bright purple light.
"Hit me with your strongest magic."
"You have one, and only one, chance."
Hyakinthos fell silent upon hearing this.
He could already see his end, but he still didn't intend to give up—and a truly angered Levi wouldn't give him the option to retreat either.
So, after a moment's hesitation, he recited his unique magic.
"My name is Love, child of light. This body I offer to my sun! My name is Sin, envy of the wind. Call forth a hurricane to descend upon this body! Cast the fiery wheel! O, western wind!"
A massive disk of light was summoned by Hyakinthos.
He controlled his magic with one hand, a trace of hesitation flashing in his eyes, but it quickly returned to determination.
Then, as the six words "Anomalous Art: Zephyrus!" were recited, Hyakinthos forcefully hurled the disk of light forward.
If anyone else were standing here, facing a Lv.4's mid-to-long chant magic, they might have chosen to dodge.
After all, there was no need to take it head-on.
But Levi was truly disgusted by the dirty trick Hyakinthos had used earlier.
At this moment, even his eyes were reflecting the surging lightning element, turning them purple.
Then, when the disk of light was less than three meters away from him, Levi's right hand, which was on his Vision,
suddenly moved.
A tachi, its entire body flashing with lightning, was pulled out from within the Vision.
And in the next instant, he slashed horizontally forward.
—Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu!
The elemental power within the Electro-element Vision was completely exhausted in that moment.
The 24 purple orbs of light behind Levi all dimmed at the same time.
In exchange, a vast sea of lightning with a range of over 700 meters completely engulfed the disk of light, along with Hyakinthos himself.
Even the large swath of the plain behind him was turned to scorched earth by this single attack.
Even after Levi had withdrawn his stance and returned Musou Isshin to the Vision,
the surrounding lightning element would remain extremely active for a short time.
As for Hyakinthos, the target of the attack?
Naturally, not even a corpse remained; he had been electrolytically separated into the world's most fundamental particles.
On the other side, Levi acted as if he had just done something trivial. Not a single drop of sweat was on his face as he calmly turned his head
to look at the burly man who had appeared in the distance at some unknown point:
"There are always beings on this earth who dare to face the majesty of thunder."
"Do you agree with that statement?"
"'The Fierce', Ottar."
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