The news that Astrea Familia and Rudra Familia were going to have a War Game spread like wildfire throughout Orario, leaving people dumbfounded.
Most people hadn't taken Miss Liu's previous declaration seriously, but now they were being told it was for real?
When they understood the rules of the War Game the two Familias were going to play, even the Adventurers, who lived by the sword, had to admit it was ruthless, too ruthless!
Entering the Underground City and killing each other!
It could be said to be the most dangerous War Game in history!
Astrea Familia and Rudra Familia, only one of them was destined to make it out of the Underground City!
The Adventurers, realizing this belatedly, surged into bars, restaurants, and other establishments like a cavalry charge.
Sure enough, the betting had already opened!
The falis piled on Rudra Familia's side were like a mountain; even though everyone disliked the Dark Faction, they couldn't miss out on the money to be made, and some of them even had cooperative relationships with the Dark Faction.
On Astrea Familia's side, there were only a few meager money bags, pitifully small.
This was reality.
If it had been the former Astrea Familia, people would have had no doubt they could crush Rudra Familia; that was a powerful Familia with twelve high-level Adventurers!
But the news of Ais Wallenstein and others encountering an accident in the Underground City and being wiped out had already spread throughout Orario; a lone Gale, even with LV.4 strength, couldn't possibly contend with an entire Familia!
Whoever dared to bet on Astrea Familia's side would just be giving money away to the bookmaker; no one wanted to be a fat sheep.
Roy, feeling a bit better, came out to buy ingredients with Miss Liu, who was wearing a cloak, and happened to see Astrea Familia's odds had reached one to eight.
"What a pity, I don't have any money," Roy muttered quietly. The thirty thousand falis he'd given to the hobo to spread the news was his entire fortune.
Astrea Familia's eighty million falis were deposited with the Guild and couldn't be withdrawn for now.
"Two hundred thousand falis on Astrea Familia? Little girl, are you serious?"
Just as Roy was about to try a little trick to earn some capital, a loud voice came from a nearby bar, attracting his and Miss Liu's attention.
Originally, seeing the overwhelming amount of falis on Rudra Familia's side, Miss Liu felt disheartened by people's distrust, but hearing this, she couldn't help but look up.
Inside the bar, a gray-haired girl appeared, with delicate features, a tall figure, wearing a green server's uniform, and a charming smile on her face, obviously cute and playful, making people feel pleased.
Two hundred thousand falis placed on Astrea Familia; even everyone else combined might not have that much.
Facing the disbelieving gazes of the crowd, the gray-haired girl said calmly, "Astrea Familia also fought to protect this city. If they are forgotten, then this city is undoubtedly pathetic, choosing to forget its heroes…"
The people with a conscience in the bar fell silent.
Entertained to death, forgetting the heroes who had protected them for money, they couldn't help but feel a pang of shame.
But this shame quickly turned into anger.
It sounded as if they were so despicable, and she was so noble? People would rather belittle others than admit their own filth.
Just as everyone was about to become enraged out of shame, the gray-haired girl smiled playfully, "How about that? Wasn't what I just said beautiful? Of course, I'm not entirely without the idea of making money; these odds are just too high."
"Hahahahaha!"
Joyful laughter rang out inside and outside the bar. People seemed to find common ground in the gray-haired girl; Orario would not allow such noble people to exist!
This scene fell into Miss Liu's eyes.
Regardless of what the gray-haired girl was thinking, the fact that she placed two hundred thousand falis on them was undeniable. Miss Liu stared blankly at the figure.
"Let's go back, Miss Liu!" Roy suppressed his voice, his thoughts of making money completely gone.
"Okay."
With her attention on the gray-haired girl, Miss Liu didn't even notice the change in Roy's tone.
Seeing Miss Liu's delicate lips curve slightly upward, Roy exclaimed that something was wrong; there was a cow!
Syr Flova!
Roy naturally recognized the gray-haired girl, and precisely because of this, he felt danger; there must be high-level Adventurers from Freya Familia nearby!
To be honest, he had tried his best to avoid Freya's sphere of influence, and after nearly a month in Orario, he hadn't dared to go near the Battleground Field or the small taverns.
The Goddess of Beauty's charm was too terrifying.
Yet Freya still came to him personally.
Roy would rather die than believe it was a chance encounter; the only possibility was that he had been targeted!
Of course, it couldn't be him.
Freya chose people by the color of their souls. As a financial corporate slave who had seen the ugliness of the world, Roy knew how murky his own soul was.
To put it more bluntly, Freya wouldn't look at him even if she looked at a male dog!
So, combining Freya's words in the bar, the one targeted could only be Miss Liu beside him.
It wasn't until they had turned several streets that Miss Liu came back to her senses and saw Roy's troubled face, her small face surprised.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, just mentally exhausted."
Roy replied. He vaguely recalled a piece of information: in the original timeline, Freya's favorite male and female were the red-eyed rabbit and Liu Rion, respectively.
The other party wouldn't let go!
A LV.4 enforcer, that really puts me in a difficult position!
If he ran away now, Miss Liu and Goddess Astrea would have to face Rudra Familia alone.
If he didn't run away, who knew what that crazy woman Freya would do? The person targeted definitely wouldn't die, but the people around them might not be so lucky.
A hint of insane laughter curled Roy's lips.
Being targeted by Orario's strongest Familia, his rational side found it very troublesome, but the deepest part of his heart, seeking excitement, was exceptionally thrilled.
A very contradictory combination.
The gray-haired girl also took a deep look at Roy's back, and a trace of confusion flashed in her eyes.
…
Roy and Miss Liu returned to the Star Garden.
Before preparing dinner, there was one more thing to do: officially join Astrea Familia.
To participate in the War Game, he had to be a member of Astrea Familia. He had finally reached this step.
Miss Liu beside him had a complex expression; once the other party truly joined the Familia, it would truly be a matter of life and death together.
"Hurry up, we still have to prepare dinner," Roy said, taking off his shirt to reveal his well-built muscles.
Goddess Astrea pricked her finger with a silver needle, and her divine blood dripped onto Roy's back.
Name: Roy
Level: 1
Strength: 636 → 655 (C)
Endurance: 698 → 795 (B)
Dexterity: 1095 (SS)
Agility: 1290 (SSS)
Magic Power: 0 (I)
Skills:
My Lord is Here: With the divine in my heart, I am the divine. I can autonomously update my ability values according to my will, and autonomously choose to upgrade and develop abilities!
Blood for Blood: Accumulates the damage taken and returns it to the enemy at once, gaining different multiples of increased damage based on emotional fluctuations.
Magic: None