บท 358: Wide open

On the top floor of Babel, every deity in Orario gathered as they watched the two goddesses facing each other.

Although they were not active participants in the War Game, they were all eager witnesses to the long-awaited, fierce battle.

Naturally, Hermes took the position of the judge as he was neutral.

Frankly, it might be strange since Ishtar would usually be wary of Hermes since Hermes was close with Hestia Familia, but Ishtar and Hermes had slept with each other, so Ishtar trusted Hermes a lot.

Under the gaze of Ishtar, Hermes was a bit awkward, feeling a bit strange by becoming an arbiter of this War Game, especially when he had a secret deal with Hestia.

If Ishtar had no relationship with him, it would have been fine, but Hermes had slept with Ishtar, after all.

"Ahem!"

Nevertheless, as the two had trusted him, Hermes could only do his best. "So, let's start our Denatus for the War Game between Hestia Familia and Ishtar Familia!"

"OOOOOOOHHHHH!"

For those deities who had nothing to do, there was no doubt they were all happy when they thought many fun things would happen lately. After all, many of them were depressed after being controlled by Dionysus' wine, so to forget all of those unpleasant things, shouldn't they have fun watching the War Game?

Still, Loki looked at Artemis, who sat by the side of Demeter, and asked, "Say, Artemis, are you going to stay on the Orario?"

"Yes." Artemis nodded and asked, "What's wrong, Loki?"

Anyway, Artemis had gotten used to living on the Orario, and she didn't want to part away from her lover, Isao, so she directly moved all of her Familia to this city. More importantly, she knew that Isao needed her to make his rule over this city stronger, and as his woman, wasn't it natural for her to be by his side?

"You really love that guy, huh?" Loki felt helpless, thinking that Isao was really as dangerous as ever. Somehow, she felt like, sooner or later, all the female members of her Familia would be taken by him, including Riveria.

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Sneeze!

No one could help but look at Riveria, who had such a cute sneeze and felt the gap of such an act, and her age made her appear so charming.

Meanwhile, Riveria felt quite embarrassed and walked away to go to her room. When she entered her room, making sure no one was around, she rubbed her itchy nose demurely, wondering whether someone had talked about her.

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"So, what's wrong with you, Freya?"

On the other hand, Demeter was more interested in Freya, who was in a daze. "Are you thinking about your marriage?"

Everyone knew well that Freya wanted to get married to her children, but from her expression, Demeter wondered whether Freya had decided to change her mind.

"No, nothing."

Freya shook her head softly and really wondered what she should do.

Should she just die and reincarnate herself so she would be clean again?

As she fell into a daze, Ishtar observed everyone's expression, and she could tell that all of them were looking down on her. No one thought that she would be able to win, and this annoyed her!

'When I win, then I will make all of your lives like hell!'

As long as she can get her hands on Isao, then everything will be okay.

"The stakes of this War Game are everything."

Hermes suddenly said, causing everyone to look in his direction. "Whoever wins this War Game will get everything from the defeat. Whether it is wealth, Familia members, or even the right to stay in the lower world." He then looked at Hestia and Ishtar and asked, "Am I correct?"

"Yes." 2x

As the two answered, everyone felt the tension in their hearts, thinking that Hestia was really courageous and Ishtar was also gutsy.

If they were in Hestia's place, they would live happily, without trouble, but this goddess dared to bet everything to show Ishtar her place. At the same time, they also admired Ishtar's courage as Ishtar didn't run away.

"Good, as you two have agreed on the bets, let's discuss the type of the War Game."

After Hermes said those words, Ishtar raised her hand and looked at Hestia. "Can I express my terms?"

"Let me hear first."

Hearing Hestia's cautious answer, Ishtar snorted and asked, "Do you not have confidence in your Isao-kun, Hestia? Don't you dare to accept my terms? I have agreed to your unreasonable request on the War Game; shouldn't you listen to me?"

"Then, don't attack us in the first place! Do you think that you can get away after you want to kidnap Isao?! Don't be kidding me!"

Hestia wasn't stupid, and even if she had confidence in Isao's strength, she didn't want Isao to fight to a disadvantage.

"I just want everything to be fair! You are the governor of Orario now! What if you get the help of others? Do you want to bully me?!"

Even if Ishtar planned to cheat, she dared to say those words without shame.

"You don't have to worry. It will only be my Familia members who will fight your Familia."

"It's good, then." Ishtar was satisfied since as long as Hestia Familia fought alone, there was still a chance for her victory.

By then, their talk was quite smooth, and the theme of the battle was similar to before. It would be a direct flight, but the location would be at Ishtar's place, Belit Babili (Godly Brother of the Mistress). At the same time, they also had to limit their weapons to just one. No one brought an extra weapon, or else Ishtar threatened that she would bring bombs to blow up everything, which made everyone speechless, but no one doubted her, considering she had the money to collect all the bombs within the market.

Hestia looked at Ishtar for a while and felt that this goddess must have planned something bad, but it didn't matter since no matter what kind of trick Ishtar planned to do, she had confidence that Isao would win.

Yet, Ishtar, who heard that Hestia agreed to her request easily, laughed inwardly, wondering what would happen if Hestia knew that she had charmed Isao.

Nevertheless, as the two had agreed to the terms and conditions of the battle, as always, the War Game would be held in a week, and before that, Ishtar was going to make her preparations.

On the other hand, Isao, who was at his free school, was talking with Maria Martel, the caretaker of Maria's Orphanage. As he had made this school, Maria was the one who took care of it, and whenever he came to visit, she would come to him, and the two often talked to each other.

"Thank you for everything, Isao-kun."

"It's fine, Maria-san."

It was all because of Isao that everyone had a future and hope.

While Maria could take care of them, it was hard for them to have a future since all the children were orphans, and no one would come to teach them, so they lived when they became adults.

"If only I could do something for you..."

Maria wished to do something for Isao, yet she knew that she couldn't do anything.

"As I have said before, it is fine, Maria-san. I am happy that someone can help me with this activity..."

"Isao-kun..."

Even though Isao had become the ruler of the Orario, he didn't change, and he was as gentle as ever.

Holding his hands tightly, she couldn't help but look at him with admiration and different types of emotions that shouldn't be felt by a woman like her. Not only was she a little old, but she also knew her status wasn't fit for him at all, who was above everyone, yet as she gazed into his eyes, she felt his eyes stare at her differently, which made her face flush red.

Still, even if she was shy, she didn't look away and held his hands tighter.

Meanwhile, Isao felt that he really couldn't stop his natural reaction, even if he knew how despicable he felt. The woman in front of him was a beautiful, mature woman with long black hair, which she arranged into a bun. She was attractive, especially when she was so kind and gentle, and because of this, he sometimes imagined how her expression would be when he pushed her onto the bed.

Could she retain her kind and gentle expression?

When he thought of that, his throat felt dry, but fortunately, he could not stop this feeling, especially when he noticed a presence in the distance who suspiciously walked around in this area.

"I will go back first, Maria-san."

"Ah, yes!"

Yet, even after Isao left, Maria hadn't woken up and still felt her body scorching, especially when she thought of his eyes and how he looked at her like delicious meat. Instead of hating it, she loved it and subconsciously shook her large buttocks lasciviously as if a puppy was wagging its tail to its owner.

Yet she quickly shook her head, rejecting her thoughts.

'There is no way for him to have an interest in an old lady like me...'

As she thought so, she felt a bit depressed, but then, if he had an interest in her, then... she...

She didn't dare to think anymore!

Looking around, she decided to return to her home, then went to her room, locked it tightly, closed the curtains, and then lay on her bed before she let out a comfortable sigh as her finger was on her lower body with her plump, white thighs wide open.

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