LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 132 – Hephaestus
The place I was going was where Hephaestus works and where Hestia probably is. However, I didn't know exactly where it was. As you may know, there is no Tower of Babel here. There is only a portal.
So Hephaestus doesn't have her stores in Babel as in the original novel. Because of this, I had to ask someone where the stores were and was treated like an idiot.
As I imagined, it was a very luxurious building, and right at the entrance was the symbol of the Hephaestus Familia. I could hear many voices coming from inside the store.
But before I entered, I started to think about Babel. There is no tower here, but when I came out of that forest, I remember seeing Babel. But after I entered the dungeon, the exit disappeared, and the portal appeared...
I wonder what world that was. Was it the Danmachi world, or was it a completely different world? That forest... I had never seen it before. And all those countries that I had seen on the system map disappeared.
Maybe I was sent to an alternate fantasy world and entered the Danmachi world after entering the dungeon?
'Well, I don't have time to think about that. God will probably talk about it when I meet him... But I don't know when that will happen.' The only "contact" I had with him was when he removed my ability.
I was thoughtful, and I suddenly felt an impact on my back. When I turned around, I saw a muscular man slightly taller than me staring at me angrily.
"Hey, get out of the way."
"Who do you think you are?" I replied and let my bloodlust leak just a little.
"Oh, I'm sorry, it was my fault." The man didn't seem too affected at first glance. However, I could see his legs trembling as he walked away. Everyone around me was staring at me now.
But I ignored them and went into the store. I hope Hephaestus is here.
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When I entered, I found many adventurers looking for weapons, but I didn't see Hephaestus anywhere. The construction had four floors, so she is probably on one of the upper floors.
I looked for the person responsible for this place and asked where Hephaestus was and if Hestia was here. He was quite a powerful adventurer, despite being a blacksmith.
"The goddess Hestia? Yes, she's upstairs. Do you want me to tell her you're here?"
"Would you let me come up if I said I don't want her to know I'm here?"
"No."
"Then tell her I'm here. My name is Luan. I'll be waiting outside; It's too noisy here."
"Right."
He didn't seem to like me very much. However, he was just an extra. I went outside the building and stood there for almost ten minutes until Hestia finally appeared.
She left the building looking sad, unable to look me in the eye. I put my hand on her head and smiled, "Shall we go home? I think we need to talk."
"..."
"Did you have a nice talk with the goddess Hephaestus? I wanted to meet her in person, but I'll have to leave that for another time."
"Why?"
"Why do I want to meet her? She's an amazing goddess, and I wanted to talk with her. I'm also interested in the work of blacksmiths."
"Of course..."
"I'm not lying. Now let's go home so we can talk. I already have some idea of what happened, but I want to hear everything from you to make sure I am correct."
"..."
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When we got home, we went straight to my room. I asked Jessica to prepare a snack for us.
"So, what happened yesterday?"
"Apollo, I said he would try to do something! He challenged me to a War game."
"When did that happen?"
"In the morning. I had gone to the market and was surprised by that idiot who tried to attack you at the banquet. I was taken to Apollo, and he declared war against our Familia..."
"And you..."
"I accepted! I couldn't weaken in front of that idiot!" Despite her words, she looked pretty upset. "Did I do the wrong thing?
"No, of course not. But I am furious that he sent that guy after you. Doesn't he have any respect for you? You're a goddess." I didn't think he would do something like that.
That jerk... He didn't declare war in front of everyone at the basketball but made such a stupid move like that. Man, I hate that God. "I'll be sure to finish him off," I said.
Hestia looked quite surprised at my words.
"Our Family cannot win a war against the Apollo Familia, Luan. It is not as simple as it seems."
"I know our Familia has fewer members and less money, but only I am enough to handle them. I already said that to Lili, and now I am saying it to you. Trust me; I will finish them all off."
"..."
"So the Denatus hasn't occurred yet, has it?'
"No, not yet."
"All right. Whatever happens, don't look weak in front of that guy, be confident. I promise you that you will have a great time." I smiled.
"Okay!" Hestia clenched her fists. After that, she hugged me, and we held each other for some time. Jessica came into the room and found us hugging, but she said nothing.
She brought some snacks and also green tea for us to drink. After leaving the tray with me, she left the room.
I ate and talked with Hestia. Later we were kissing on the bed before I knew it.
While removing her clothes, I thought about how to level up before the War Game. I need to do this, I am confident, but I will be even more confident after I reach level 3.
