The Fukaros Familia, starting from DanMachi.

After being shouted at by another goddess, the girls finally calmed down and took a few steps back, but their excitement remained undiminished.

They looked at their own goddess, who was hiding in the carriage and dared not come out, and then at Fenyu, who was being protected by Funina, exchanging knowing glances.

This is fantastic news! The goddess... has begun to change. This is a good start.

Maybe... they won't have to leave their clans anymore and can date freely.

As long as... as long as the goddess herself speaks first, wouldn't that so-called taboo of the clan fall apart on its own?!

Thinking of this, their gazes refocused on Fen Yu, as if they were looking at a rare treasure.

Led by Lanti, he pumped his fist at Fenyu and whispered encouragement:

"Come on, Commander, hurry up and win over our goddess!"

"Yes, our happiness depends on you!"

"We support you in spirit."

Hearing these rabid words, Fen Yu felt like crying but had no tears.

What is all this nonsense? He and Artemis didn't mean it that way at all.

After tonight's commotion, he was certain that the pure moon goddess would probably never have any contact with him again for some time.

......

The camp riot that night ended with Artemis locking herself in the carriage and, together with Frynn, forcibly "rescuing" the surrounded Burning Feathers.

As Fen Yu had predicted, things turned out exactly as he had.

For the rest of the journey, Artemis never spoke a word to him again.

She regained her usual aloofness.

During the day, she either rode on horseback at the head of the caravan or stayed in her own carriage, never even lifting the curtain.

The more she acted this way, the more anxious the other girls from the clan, including Lanti, became. They could only frantically signal to Fenyu with their eyes in private, urging him to take the initiative.

Fen Yu could only respond with a wry smile.

The pride of gods is far greater than mortals imagine.

The scene of that "social death" that night must have left a considerable shadow in Luna's heart.

Approaching her now will only backfire.

Although communication was interrupted, this did not prevent Fenyu from witnessing the power of this hunting goddess firsthand during his journey.

After leaving the far north, monsters began to appear sporadically on the trade routes.

Once, while the convoy was traversing a dense forest, they encountered a lurking bear with sharp claws.

That was a monster that could put an ordinary Lv.1 adventurer party in a very difficult situation.

Just as Lethesa drew her longsword, preparing to command her troops to form a battle formation, a flash of silver light disappeared from the chariot of the chief god.

"Pfft."

A soft sound, like an arrow piercing flesh, rang out.

The Clawed Bear, which had just roared and charged out of the bushes, suddenly stiffened its massive body and then collapsed to the ground with a thud.

A simple, unadorned arrow pierced precisely through its roaring, open mouth, penetrating its brain.

One arrow killed him.

Few in the caravan even saw how Artemis made her move.

"As long as I draw my bow, there is no target I cannot hit."

Artemis had said this to Frynn in a casual conversation before.

Only now did Fen Yu truly understand the weight of those words.

That wasn't arrogance, but a statement.

This is divine-level archery skill.

Even if they lose their divine power and their physical abilities are suppressed by divine rules to the point that they are no different from ordinary people, the "technique" that permeates their soul will never disappear.

In terms of pure combat strength, Artemis, with her ordinary physical attributes, is even stronger than Letsa, who is the leader of her Familia and is a Level 3.

She is undoubtedly the strongest fighter in the Artemis Familia.

This is quite different from other deities who are mostly symbolic and do not participate in battles.

The gods in the lower realm each possess vastly different powers.

There are martial arts masters like Artemis, who possesses divine-level skills, as well as Hephaestus, who excels in forging, Mihe, who excels in medicine making, and Soma, who excels in brewing.

In their respective fields of expertise, they have all surpassed the limits that ordinary people can reach.

Of course, there are also goddesses like my own Fufu, who can sing, dance, rap... no, she has no special talents whatsoever, and is good for nothing except being cute and offering blessings.

In the first few days of the journey, Fenyu also volunteered to participate in the battle.

Before becoming an adventurer, he had already undergone extensive training and his physical abilities far surpassed those of ordinary people.

After receiving the favor, all of their basic abilities were significantly improved.

But the monsters outside are far too weak.

Most of them are level 1, and their strength is not much stronger than the goblins on the first floor of the dungeon, or even weaker.

With just one sword strike, Fen Yu could easily cut it in two.

The monster turned into black ash and vanished, leaving behind a pitifully small magic stone.

Monsters of this level are meaningless for training.

After all, they were traveling along a bustling trade route, where powerful monsters had long been eliminated by generations of adventurers and guards.

After a few times, Fenyu completely lost interest.

The long journey is tedious.

However, perhaps because of that "ice-breaking" that night, the girls of the Artemis Familia became much bolder than before.

After confirming that their own god seemed to turn a blind eye to this, they became even bolder.

A group of girls who had never had any close contact with men before, as if they had discovered a new continent, took turns approaching Fen Yu, curiously asking all sorts of questions about boys.

From favorite foods and disliked weather to combat skills, future plans, and even some questions about the differences in male and female thinking that Fen Yu found difficult to answer.

Sometimes, his excessive enthusiasm was so overwhelming that he could only frequently send out distress signals to the robin.

And the robin always manages to be understanding and appear at the most crucial moment.

She would join the conversation with a smile, using her gentle yet tactful words to subtly steer the topic in a safer direction, or simply use the excuse that the leader needed to rest to help Fenyu out of a difficult situation.

After several visits, Fenyu became extremely grateful to this intelligent and considerate companion.

After being successfully rescued, he said to the robin, half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Miss Robin, from today onwards, you are the vice-captain of our Fucarus Familia."

Upon hearing this, the robin's lake-green eyes curved into beautiful crescents, and it gladly accepted the appointment—even though the entire Fucarus Familia, including the chief god, only had three members.

And so, after a month of travel and without any unexpected delays, they finally arrived at the center of the world—the labyrinth city of Orario.

When the convoy crested the last hill, and the magnificent cityscape was revealed to everyone in its entirety for the first time, even Fen Yu, who was mentally prepared, couldn't help but hold his breath.