Chapter 364: Can we talk?

"Rakia is going to start a war against us?!"

Frankly, no one expected that Isao would hold a meeting for the councils, the organization of those who were at the top of the Orario, as fast as this. They thought that it might take time before this meeting was held, especially when everyone could see the growth of the Orario, which no one expected to be under his lead.

As Orario flourished under Isao's leadership, those with nefarious intentions felt a growing sense of unease and fear. In contrast, those who were loyal to Isao reveled in prosperity, knowing that they, too, were benefiting from his leadership.

Before, their growth was like walking; when Isao led them, it was like they rode in a car!

There was no comparison at all!

So, when Isao suddenly called a meeting with all of them, everyone quickly came, yet no one expected that he would tell them the Kingdom of Rakia would wage war against Orario.

"What the heck was Ares thinking?!"

"That warmonger!"

"Is war all in his head, that idiot?!"

Everyone, especially those deities who were part of the counselors, was furious at Ares, who had made a mess. No one doubted Isao, and with Isao's ability to gather, they knew well that the Rakia, the kingdom led by Ares, would wage a surprise war against Orario!

More importantly, even if he doubted him, why should he lie?

After all, if there was trouble in Orario, it would be him, the governor, who was troubled.

Still, while it might be strange, many deities didn't just make a Familia; some of them created a kingdom and led those kingdoms and its people to follow their whims, whether it was a war, carnage, laziness, farming, or many others.

It was ridiculous, but the purpose of those deities who came to the lower world was because they were bored, and to erase their boredom, they would do anything!

It was the case with Artemis, who loved to hunt and save people, and it was also the case with Ares, who just wanted to wage a war.

If most deities were like Artemis, it would be fine, but most of them were like Ares, who was selfish and loved to destroy, which made many helpless.

Still, many might not be familiar with Rakia, but it was a kingdom located near Orario and was founded by Ares, the first king of this kingdom. If there was a reason why this kingdom was famous, it was due to how it had always waged war with many countries and kingdoms and even destroyed the forests of the elves, killing many elves, which made elves' attitude toward this deity and kingdom were at the lowest of lowest.

Now, once again, this kingdom tried to create another tragedy, and this time, it was Orario.

Still, even so, no one panicked since it wasn't the first time Ares had waged a war against Orario, and this deity had done it so many times, and naturally, the result all ended in failure.

Still—

"Is that all?" Loki asked with a doubt.

"No, it is just this attack might have something to do with Ishtar and Dionysus."

"..."

When those words fell, no one could say anything and just rooted in their places in a daze.

Dionysus, Ishtar, and Ares.

If Orario only fought one of them, then it would be all fine, but if they had to fight the three of them, it would be troublesome. At the same time, they also realized what the three deities planned to do.

War Games, war, and then Evilus.

Those three elements, when all of them combined, would become another catastrophe for everyone in the Orarion.

"..."

Everyone took a deep breath, rubbing their temples, wondering why there were so many troubles.

When the Hestia Familia fought the Ishtar Familia in the War Game, the Rekia Kingdom would wage a war against Orario, which meant the city needed to deploy its strongest Familia, and when all the strong Familia members left to fight the armies of the Rekia Kingdom, the Evilus would come to cause chaos.

More importantly, there was a chance for Ishtar, Dionysus, and Ares to use their divine abilities, which caused trouble for everything.

It was said that it wasn't allowed for a deity to use their divine power, yet why did many use them like there weren't any rules to begin with?!

Yet, no one complained to Isao since they knew well that if there was a reason why Hestia Familia attacked the Ishtar Familia, except for revenge, it was the fact that the Ishtar Familia was related to the Evilus.

Still, even if there was no such reason as the strongest, why should he need a reason to destroy those he hated?

"Say, can you just get the information where the Evilus is, then destroy it?"

Ishtar Familia and Ares aside, since they were in the place that they could see, the Evilus, led by Dionysus, was troublesome.

If they could destroy Evilus, then whether it was Ishtar Familia or Ares wouldn't be their opponents.

Frankly, if it were anyone else, it would be difficult to find the Evilus, but Isao's information gathering was obvious to all, and they felt that it was possible for him to get his hand on the location where the Evilus was hiding and by then, it would be only a time before Dionysus and the Evilus were killed.

"I can't." Isao shook his head and said, "I am not immune to Dionysus' wine. If I am controlled by Dionysus, then what will you do?"

Unlike the charm, Isao wasn't immune to wine since even Dionysus, whose DNA he had copied, also wasn't immune to wine.

If there was a way for him to stop being controlled by Dionysus' wine, it was with Hestia's ability, the purification fire, but he wouldn't say it and kept everything a secret since even his women were also unfamiliar with his abilities, so why should he tell his abilities to those people who weren't even his closest people?

"..."

This time, no one could say anything, doubt, or even point out a rejection, especially when they heard Isao, who clearly told them that he wasn't immune to the power of wine.

What about Hestia? Couldn't she just purify Isao by then?

However, if Isao was really in control, would there really be a way to stop him? Since there was no doubt that if he was controlled, then he would kill everything that could make him.

"Dionysus..."

They all knew that they had to kill this insane deity, or else it would be impossible for them to regain their peace!

"So, follow my lead. I will protect you all and also kill all of our enemies."

Isao didn't say much nonsense and told them that he would lead them to protect everyone they cared about and kill all of their enemies.

Everyone knew that this was what they could do.

Believe him.

Whether they wanted it or not, their fate was tied to him, and to keep everything they wanted to protect, they had to follow him and fight along his side.

Still, the meeting ended, and everyone started to make their own preparations, but when he was about to leave, Freya stopped him.

"Iinuma Isao, can we talk?"

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By the way, what do you think that one can do with "Pika Pika no Mi" from One Piece? What can a human light do except become light, shoot a laser or radiate light?