Chapter 41: Ishtar: Are Deliverers Not Women?
"Status... SSS1999?"
What was this?
Even though Ais could understand every single letter and number of this Status, she couldn't understand them when put together.
Wasn't the highest Status an S?
Why would there suddenly be an SSS?
Although Ais was one of the top executives of the Loki Familia, she truly didn't have much information regarding breaking the limits of Status, because most people wouldn't talk about such a thing.
Thus, upon learning of this news, Ais immediately displayed a strong sense of unwillingness, because she herself had never broken the limits of her Status; it had even taken her a whole year to level up to Lv.2!
But Hyacine and Barbara, who were right in front of her, had done it in just four days!
"Why am I so weak?"
In an instant, just a fleeting instant, a trace of dark energy suddenly appeared in Ais's pupils, yet it was still noticed by the two beside her.
"Ais!"
"Don't look down on yourself!"
Ais, with her head lowered, was immediately pulled into an embrace by the two girls. Because Ais was relatively tall, Hyacine and Barbara could only embrace her like this. After all, they were...
...about the same height as Empress Cerydra!
Moreover, if this was said out loud, they would definitely be sentenced to death by Her Majesty the Empress... so it was better left unsaid~
"Hyacine... Barbara... am I really useless?"
The blonde girl rarely poured her heart out. After all, within the Familia, she belonged to the taciturn and reticent type.
Yet now, in front of two people possessing maternal warmth, Ais finally revealed her vulnerable side.
That 'Sword Princess' who could expressionlessly slaughter Evilus, standing as immovable as a mountain even when covered in blood, was actually showing such a fragile expression. If outsiders knew about this, their jaws would surely drop, wouldn't they?
But Ais didn't care at all, because in the current situation, she was just a little cutie curled up in her mothers' arms.
"Of course not, Ais."
"You just haven't unleashed your true potential yet, so let us help you train!"
"Believe me, in the near future, you will definitely become a great adventurer!"
"A great... adventurer?"
Ais silently murmured these words. Coupled with the sunny expressions of the two girls in front of her, the darkness in her eyes gradually receded, slowly transforming into rainbows.
Just like how Hyacine and Barbara were reflected in her eyes, existing solely within Ais's memories...
"Mhm! Ais will definitely become a great adventurer!"
"Then Hyacine and Barbara have to be together with me!"
"Eh? Us too?"
"Of course, we're going to be adventurers for our entire lives!"
An entire life...
Ais's words indeed touched Hyacine and Barbara, but they immediately hid their true circumstances, not letting anyone notice.
"If that's what Ais wants, then so be it..."
"We'll be adventurers for our whole lives!"
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"The Corrupted Spirit... is actually gone? Are you kidding me?"
"I came to find you immediately after confirming the news. How could I be joking?"
In a secret room, a male and a female deity were discussing something with solemn expressions. From the contents of their conversation, it could be deduced that they were not deities who helped Orario.
"But I still don't want to believe it... Within Orario, apart from the vanished Zeus and Hera Familia, who else has the ability to subjugate a Corrupted Spirit?"
Let alone the Loki Familia, even if they teamed up with the Freya Familia, it would be impossible for them to eliminate the Corrupted Spirit.
Because that was a special monster that transcended this era and possessed ancient power. Only monstrous adventurers among humans could oppose it.
In other words, it was fortunate that the Corrupted Spirit hadn't directly invaded Orario, otherwise, with The City's current combat power, they wouldn't even be able to put up a fight!
"Wait, I seem to have thought of two people... Wasn't there an incident that caused quite a stir a while ago?"
"Coupled with the fact that a few days ago, that Familia was clearly planning to conduct an Expedition, but they returned early... Maybe they were the ones who did it!"
"You mean Loki? Impossible! I don't believe it!"
At the mention of Loki, the goddess's expression shifted slightly, but she was still unwilling to believe it.
"Enough, Ishtar!"
"It was Loki's doing, because two special existences have just joined the children of their Familia!"
"Dionysus, are you saying... the two 'Deliverers'?"
The identities of the two deities were glaringly obvious. They were Dionysus, the deity colluding with the Corrupted Spirit, and Ishtar, the goddess of the Pleasure Quarter. Even in the original novel, the roles of these two deities were still villains.
And filthy villains at that!
"Deliverers? You mean those two jokes established by Ouranos?"
When she first heard the word 'Deliverer', Ishtar completely disregarded them. After all, how could a Deliverer possibly be born in this world?
So, in less than a day, Ishtar had completely forgotten about this matter. After all, she still had many men to dote on.
But now, when Dionysus brought up the Deliverers, Ishtar immediately understood what was going on.
"Loki Familia, Expedition, Corrupted Spirit... Deliverer?"
"So that's how it is, that damn Ouranos!"
Ouranos: ???
From just a few words, Ishtar had analyzed quite a bit of information, but whether this information was useful or not, only she herself knew.
"So what should we do next?"
Ishtar's expression was terrible. If the main body of the Corrupted Spirit was already dead, didn't that mean she had one less card to play against Freya?
To deal with a goddess like that, her current methods were still far from enough!
"No, there's still a chance!"
Dionysus had a cold expression, a gleam of light revealing itself in his eyes.
"Although the main body of the Corrupted Spirit is dead, we still have some of its demi-spirits on us! As long as they're cultivated properly, producing another Corrupted Spirit won't be a problem!"
"When the time comes, we must make the Loki Familia pay the price!"
Originally, the plan was nearing its end, but as a result, the Loki Familia suddenly disrupted Dionysus's arrangements, causing his years of planning to declare bankruptcy. How could he possibly swallow this anger?
"And me!" Ishtar also raised her head. "Doesn't the Loki Familia have two Deliverers? And it seems they're both females?"
"Don't kill them when the time comes. I still want them to entertain guests!"
This sentence from Ishtar directly caused Dionysus to widen his eyes, and then he helplessly supported his head.
"When it comes to being ruthless, I really can't compare to you goddesses!"
Dionysus only intended to kill them and make them pay a heavy price, but Ishtar?
She actually planned to make the Deliverers entertain guests?
How toxic!
But Ishtar's face didn't show any dissatisfaction; instead, a smile blossomed, as if what Dionysus just said was a compliment.
"What does it matter?"
"As long as it's a woman, there's no way to escape from my grasp!"
"Are Deliverers not women?"
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T/N: If you spot mistranslation, do tell me.
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