Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 775 Over a hundred people against two people, the advantage is mine!
Freya was in a state of shock, but Apollo was completely oblivious. The god stood at the front of the venue, with the magic stone spotlight focused on him.

"I, Apollo, welcome all of you tonight. But I wonder if I have entertained you all?"

"We were allowed to bring our children to the dinner, which was wonderful."

The gods' agreement was like a needle pricking Freya's heart.

"Lady Freya?"

Broly looked at the goddess who was gripping his hand tightly and straining against him, somewhat puzzled.

"Sorry, Broly, did I hurt you?"

Freya realized her lapse in composure and quickly regained her composure, giving the boy a somewhat insincere smile.

"It doesn't hurt, but it's a bit of a pity that I couldn't dance with Lady Freya. I hope there will be another chance next time..."

Broly made some polite remarks and told Freya that he had to return to Hestia's side.

"Then I'll definitely do it next time. I've already made a reservation."

Freya said this before reluctantly letting go of the boy's hand.

At this moment, Apollo, who was at the front desk, also arrived at the scene for tonight's sex scene.

"I am very happy to have entertained so many guests, but as the host, I would like to file a complaint against a certain deity here. That's right, it's Hestia. Her child seriously injured my child a few days ago!"

As Broly returned to Hestia's side, another magic stone spotlight shone on them, illuminating his, Hestia's, and Bell's figures in the dimly lit hall.

"Wait, Apollo, my child also came back injured, and shouldn't injuries be mutual?"

Hestia stepped forward to refute this.

"indeed."

Apollo agreed with Hestia's statement.

"If it were just a normal fight, a minor squabble, I wouldn't bother making these accusations here. But what if your child turned out like this?!"

Apollo pointed behind him, and a magic stone spotlight shone down again as he spoke, illuminating a small humanoid figure covered in bandages and leaning on a cane with crystal clarity.

"After seeing this, can you still say such a thing?"

Upon seeing this, the surrounding gods and their children immediately began to discuss it amongst themselves.

“My child was just Hestia’s child. They had a quarrel in a restaurant, and Hestia beat him so badly that he was in this state. I intend to demand an explanation from Hestia and make some reasonable demands for compensation. I think that is only fair!”

Apollo addressed the guests around him, saying that things like snatching someone else's child required a clever pretext.

If you don't even have a plausible reason and just snatch someone else's child, you might be labeled as a member of a dark faction and then be targeted, suppressed, and driven out by other clans.

"Lord Hestia, this is blatant slander. I did strike, but I didn't hit him that hard. At most, it was just a superficial injury."

Bell stood there stunned. Bro swished at him with his tail, and the white-haired boy finally came to his senses. He quickly defended himself.

“Apollo, that’s what my child says.”

Hestia stood at the very front, facing off against Apollo.

"We need to have our injuries checked."

Broly then added, in a tone reminiscent of the French gambling god, "This is what I mean."

"Regardless of the severity of my child's injuries, it was your child who struck first, wasn't it?"

Apollo avoided the main issue.

"That's because they provoked me first..."

Bell immediately recounted loudly what had happened at the restaurant that day before the conflict occurred.

"Reason becomes clearer through debate; whether something is reasonable or not, everyone can understand it at a glance."

Hestia addressed the other gods.

"Oh, my child only mentioned some rumors that have been circulating for a long time, and he has to be beaten like this. Isn't that a bit too unfair?"

However, Apollo also loudly appealed to the surrounding guests for sympathy, saying that Orario did not have a real ruler. Although the various clans differed in strength, the chief gods of the various clans were basically equal, like feudal lords of different sizes.

Therefore, having a legitimate reason for launching an attack is a rather important matter.

"Well, it's not good to spread rumors about others, but it's also not good to be seriously injured because of this."

"What are you talking about? Even Apollo wouldn't dare let anyone examine his child's injuries."

The surrounding gods whispered among themselves, some sympathizing with Apollo, others questioning him.

The gods are diverse, and due to differences in values, they gradually split into two factions, which led to some disputes.

"I think this is beyond doubt. Even Apollo wouldn't allow his child to frame someone with a fake injury. If you all have any objections, I have a suggestion: how about I let my child examine the injury of his child?"

Freya's words brought an end to the disputes among the surrounding gods. It was indeed a good choice to have an influential god who was neither involved in either side willing to help examine the injuries.

The gods agreed with Freya's words and turned their gaze to Apollo.

"Ah, Freya, why bother having your child examine my child's injuries?"

Apollo, under the gaze of the gods, stiffened slightly and was about to refuse.

"Heh, that's no trouble at all. Of course, if you don't allow the test, then I'll take it as you're fooling me, and I won't show any mercy to anyone who dares to fool me."

Freya said with a smile, but hidden beneath that beautiful smile was her desire for revenge against Apollo, that bastard who dared to ruin her plans.

Apollo's expression turned flustered. He had anticipated Loki's intervention, but he hadn't expected Freya to get involved.

Just as he was wondering what to do, the pig-man youth standing next to Freya strode forward.

Ota walked straight up to the injured dwarf, his tall and strong body exuding an intense sense of oppression.

"Ah, no..."

Luo An, who was pretending to be seriously injured, tried to retreat, but was grabbed by the fierce Ota like a chicken and lifted up.

Ota pulled the man's bandaged arm out, and the surrounding guests heard a crisp cracking sound as the man's bone was broken.

Hands, feet, sternum, ribs... Ottar carefully examined the body of the person in his hands. Only after making sure that all the bones were broken did he silently turn around and report to the goddess: "Lady Freya, the injury is fine."

Surrounding guests: "..."

Is it because their hearing is failing?

The sound of bones cracking was so obvious; the injuries were clearly freshly inflicted.

The guy whose bones were broken is now unconscious.

The Apollo Familia knew that Rhoan was faking his injury, and they all watched with cold sweat and fear as the fierce warrior calmly did such a thing.

“Since there is no problem, it is perfectly reasonable for Apollo to want to seek an explanation from Hestia.”

Freya didn't look at the seriously injured soldier who had already fainted; she simply said this indifferently.

Apollo: "..."

Although he didn't know why Freya wanted to help him.

Well, if he really manages to seriously injure his own child, he doesn't even know if the other party is helping him.

But without a doubt, given the current situation, he could only continue speaking as it was.

“That’s right, Hestia, you have to give me an explanation.”

What explanation do you want?

"Hand over the culprit who severely injured my child and let me handle it."

"Ha, do you think that's possible?"

Hestia glanced at Freya, who on the surface seemed to be helping Apollo, but unexpectedly it was actually beneficial to her own plan.

"If you refuse, then I'll have no choice but to engage in a war game with your Hestia Familia!"

Upon hearing this, the surrounding gods cheered. For the gods, war games were a great source of amusement.

"War games can only be played if all participants agree, but if I disagree, I'm sure you'll be harassing me and my clan."

"Exactly." "So, what are the game details and the stakes?"

"To be fair, we can decide the game content by drawing lots. As for the stakes, if Hestia and you win, my child's serious injury will be considered as never having happened. But if you lose, you will have to hand over Bell Crane to me and transfer him to my family's name."

"Ha, I knew your target was my child, Apollo, you're a disgusting bastard."

"Say what you will, Hestia?"

"I can agree to play this war game, but I'll have to raise the stakes."

"Ok?"

“I’m going to bet my entire clan, including myself. If I lose, I’ll do whatever you want, whether you disband your clan or bring your children into your clan. But if you lose, I’ll make you pay an equal price. So, Apollo, are you willing to bet on this?”

If you're too scared to gamble, then get out of here right now, and don't bother my child or cause them any more trouble!

"Gambling, gambling..."

A commotion arose from the surrounding area; the gods were the kind of people who loved to watch the drama unfold.

"Apollo, don't you have any testicles?"

Every now and then, some vulgar words would be mixed in with the noise.

Apollo hesitated for a moment, then subconsciously looked in Loki's direction.

If it weren't for the Loki Familia, he would definitely have agreed without hesitation.

But if Loki's family is involved, then we need to clarify things.

"I can bet on it, but I won't allow any other clans to interfere in our war game."

"Huh?"

Hestia's eyes widened, seemingly quite surprised. If acting were out of 10, Broly would give his goddess's current expression an eight out of 10.

"I heard your kids get along well with the Loki kids, but I don't have the confidence to let my kids beat a guy who's good at living off women."

When Apollo saw Hestia's astonished expression, a knowing look appeared on his face, and he said something with a slightly sarcastic tone.

"So what if my child lives off a woman? Being able to live off a woman is a skill in itself. It's not like she's eating your rice, so why are you being so nosy?!"

Hestia looked furious, as if her cards had been seen through.

“Apollo, you can rest assured about that. I have no intention of letting my children get involved in other clan war games without authorization.”

At this moment, the Clown Goddess, an important supporting character, also came out and made the same promise to Apollo.

"Lord Loki..."

Ais immediately called out, but she was also not good at acting, and her tone was extremely serious. Even though she made the physical gesture of grabbing Loki's hand, she didn't look anxious at all.

“Shut up. Broly is just using his swordsmanship to keep you hanging on. I’ve been annoyed with him for a long time. And tonight, Hestia, that bastard, kept talking back to me. No matter what you say, I won’t allow you to help him.”

Loki loudly reprimanded Ais, then with a wave of his hand, shoved the swordswoman to the ground, the scene so exaggerated it was like a stage play.

But there's nothing we can do about it, because that's pretty much how performances are these days. Of course, the audience's acceptance level is also very high.

Apollo felt a little strange, but if Loki didn't let his own children get involved, it seemed he had no reason to be wary of Hestia.

Among the crowd, Daphne stared in disbelief. Her confidence in betraying the Hestia Familia stemmed from the fact that the Loki Familia was helping them. But in this situation, could the Hestia Familia still win?
"Don't worry, Daphne. I had another dream last night. Although the sun has left us, the hearth fire has appeared beside us. The future has changed, but the outcome was already decided."

Cassandra, on the other hand, seemed completely unconcerned. Compared to her anxious and pessimistic demeanor before yesterday's betrayal, she actually had quite an appetite tonight.

I've eaten several pieces of veal steak at the buffet, and now I'm getting a little sleepy.

"Hmph, even without Loki's help, I still have other trump cards. My Broly is an extremely powerful adventurer. With him around, we definitely won't lose the War Game. If you don't believe me, Apollo, you can try me."

"Apollo, if no one interferes in your war game with Hestia and you still don't dare to step in, then you're truly a spineless coward!"

The other gods then fanned the flames. Apollo did indeed want to engage in a war game, but Hestia's assertive attitude made him somewhat unsure of what to do.

But he quickly noticed the fleeting look of guilt on Hestia's face: "Wait, Hestia, you're not trying to bluff your way out of this, are you?"

"Oh, no, no."

Upon hearing this, the loli goddess immediately showed a flustered expression, followed by a forced composure.

"So that's how it is. This is your scheme."

Apollo, on the other hand, felt that he had seen through everything.

"Then do you dare to make a divine pact with me in the War Game right now?"

Hestia, seeing that the time was right, made a suggestion.

"of course."

"Then let's make the deal, right now. Under the witness of all the gods attending the banquet, let's sign the divine covenant for the war game. The loser will be at the mercy of the winner."

Hestia spoke loudly, and Apollo hesitated again. The Lolita goddess immediately added, "Hmph, if you're scared, it's not too late to back out now."

"I won't be intimidated by those who bluff, but since this is a war game that involves the entire clan, I must go all out."

Therefore, I will specify the content of the war game. Regardless of the exact number of people in my clan and your clan, everyone can choose to participate in the war game.

"Ah, but my family only has two children."

Hestia exclaimed in surprise.

"I don't care about that, but if you don't agree, I'll have my men keep harassing you."

“Very well, then with the gods as witnesses, I, Hestia, agree to participate in this all-out war game!”

Hestia did not hesitate any longer and immediately swore an oath.

"We bear witness!"

The gods who had been egging them on suddenly became serious, and their voices rose together.

Their will was quickly relayed to Uranus, the guild's headquarters, located on the altar in the basement.

Divine power circulated, the divine contract was formed, and Uranus's voice echoed in the void.

"As the gods bear witness, the Hestia Familia and the Apollo Familia are about to engage in a full-scale war game. The game details are as follows..."

[1. Both sides attack each other on the plains. The goal of the war game is to defeat the opponent without causing death, so that all members of the opposing team are rendered unable to fight.]

2. There is no limit to the number of participants on both sides, but the existing lists of members of both sides' families are locked, and no new members can be added. Participants must be selected from the existing lists of members.

3. The victor of the war game has the right to dispose of the gods and their families of the losing side at will, including but not limited to demanding that the other side disband their families and demanding that the gods of the losing side return to the heavens. However, excessive demands such as directly ordering the death of the children will not be accepted.

Currently, the declared participants in the war game are: Hestia and her clan.

"Apollo, do you agree to the terms of the above war game? If you agree and are willing to participate, please take the oath."

Apollo looked at the terms formed by divine power in the air and saw no problem with them; everything seemed to be going very smoothly.

For some reason, he suddenly had a feeling that he had been set up, but after thinking about it carefully, Apollo felt that it was impossible for him to have been set up.

“Apollo, I swear in the name of God that I will never get involved in your affairs.”

Loki said with a smile.

"Apollo, what are you waiting for?"

Freya became somewhat impatient and urged them on.

"If you're scared, it's not too late to refuse now."

Hestia then adopted a posture that subtly hoped he would refuse.

Now that things have come to this, how could he refuse?

Moreover, upon closer examination, the whole affair was entirely his scheme, and the result was the result of it!
His family had over a hundred children, while Hestia only had two.

[Over a hundred people versus two people, the advantage is in my hands!]

Thinking this, Apollo took the oath: "I, Apollo, swear to participate!"

(End of this chapter)