The Fukaros Familia, starting from DanMachi.

The robin was somewhat taken aback by Lanti's blunt words, so she laughed and changed the subject: "It sounds like you're quite interested in romance, Lanti?"

"Of course!"

Lanti first cautiously glanced back at the carriage where the chief god was, then lowered his voice and whispered in the robin's ear,

"I really want to experience that kind of... sweet romance, but as you know, our clan... forbids romance."

"Lantie, if you want to fall in love, you can leave your clan. I won't stop you."

A clear, cool voice reached everyone's ears.

As the goddess of the hunt, Artemis's five senses far surpassed those of ordinary people, even without using her divine power.

What Lanti thought was a “whisper” sounded no different from loud talking to her.

The atmosphere in the convoy instantly froze.

Artemis felt somewhat depressed.

How could her child, whom she raised with her own hands, have turned out so badly? He's become just like those gods in the heavens who are obsessed with love and affection, the very people she despises.

"No, no, no, I would rather die than leave Lady Artemis!"

Lanti shook his head vigorously, his attitude absolutely resolute.

She was picked up from the mountains and raised by Artemis from a young age. To her, Artemis was both the chief goddess and her mother.

"I just don't understand..."

Perhaps it was the pent-up emotions of the past that finally erupted; Lanti mustered her courage and asked loudly, "Lady Artemis, why are you so averse to love?"

"Hey! Landy!"

Upon hearing this, the commander, Letesa, changed her expression and glared at her fiercely.

But Lanti did not back down. She clasped her hands together and pleaded with Artemis, "Please, tell me! I really want to know!"

Artemis remained silent when faced with the child's eyes, which were filled with incomprehension and longing.

For the first time, obvious confusion appeared in her pure green eyes.

All I can say is... it's precisely because it's me that it's impossible.

She spoke slowly, her voice carrying a hint of bewilderment that she herself was unaware of.

"I am the goddess who governs 'chastity,' which is the exact opposite of the goddess who governs 'beauty.' If I accept love, I... will no longer be myself."

She was like a naive child, explaining a truth that even she herself might not understand.

"Lady Artemis should also fall in love."

Lanti retorted loudly.

"Love is a beautiful thing."

"I want Lady Artemis to know the beauty, joy, and warmth of love as well."

She clenched her fists, her aura overwhelming.

The girls around them exchanged glances, and from their initial surprise, their eyes now burned with support.

"That's right, Lady Artemis, love is truly wonderful for girls."

They said it in unison.

This unexpected "love promotion" event made the atmosphere in the motorcade exceptionally lively.

As an outsider, Fen Yu silently shrank his neck in his carriage.

He never expected the topic to turn out this way, and at this point, remaining silent was the only option.

Meanwhile, Funina was completely stunned, her heterochromatic blue eyes wide open, staring blankly at everything.

Artemis was utterly bewildered by the unprecedented excitement of the children of her clan.

She turned to her most trusted leader for help.

"Letesa, do you think so too?"

When Lethea was called out, her face flushed red and then turned pale. She stammered, "I...I...I guess so. It's certain that we do change before and after falling in love."

Having received the captain's "affirmation," Artemis fell silent.

She raised her head, gazing up at the boundless sky, her pure green eyes filled with deep bewilderment.

As night fell, the convoy chose to set up camp in a clearing near a water source.

The campfire was lit, dispelling the chill and darkness.

After relieving himself far from the camp, Fen Yu was about to head back when he saw a blue figure standing alone by a babbling brook.

The moonlight, like water, bathed her, making her look like a moonlit fairy, pure and lonely.

It is Artemis.

Artemis, of course, also discovered him.

"Lady Artemis."

Fen Yu stopped and greeted him politely.

"Your name is... Fen Yu, right?"

Artemis turned around, and in the moonlight, her voice was even softer than it had been during the day.

"Yes."

Fen Yu nodded, looking at her expression that still seemed shrouded in mystery, and tentatively asked.

"It's so late, why aren't you resting? Is something on your mind?"

Moonlight filtered through the gaps in the branches and leaves of the forest, scattering shimmering silver across the gently flowing stream.

The evening breeze carried the fresh scent of earth and grass, as well as the faint warmth of the campfire in the distant campsite.

Artemis stood quietly by the stream, enveloped in the cool moonlight, which added a touch of the night's gentleness and bewilderment to her dignified demeanor as a chief goddess.

She looked at her blurry reflection in the water, as if scrutinizing a strange being.

"Do you think... as an unchanging god, I will change?"

She didn't turn around; her voice was very soft, as if she were talking to herself, or perhaps asking the only listener behind her.

Perhaps it was because Fenyu was the only male in this small group, an existence completely contrary to her doctrines.

Or perhaps, it was precisely because he was a complete outsider, someone she could safely confide in, that this goddess, who had always presented herself as serious, let down her guard.

"Yes."

Fen Yu's answer was decisive and resolute, without the slightest hesitation.

The affirmative answer startled Artemis slightly. She turned around, her pure green eyes filled with confusion: "Why?"

"Because the one standing here now is the mortal Artemis, not the goddess Artemis from the heavens."

Fen Yu met her gaze, his tone sincere and calm.

He knew that every word he spoke would be proven true at some point in the future.

When deities descend to the mortal realm, they are no longer seen as something lofty and eternally unchanging.

They had families, children, responsibilities, and ties.

They will rejoice at their child's growth, grieve at their child's passing, be swayed by their child's wishes, and be changed by their worldly experiences.

"So..."

Artemis seemed moved by his words; she took half a step forward, the moonlight illuminating the confusion on her face.

Do you also think that love is wonderful?

"I have no idea."

Fen Yu shook his head, his voice turning somber.

"You'll have to find the answer yourself."