The Cloud-Raised Brave Man's Travels

Would Freya be afraid that she wouldn't be able to take Keya in when he grew up? Of course she would be afraid, or rather, the possibility was quite high, but even so, she couldn't bear to see any flaws in Keya's jade. Even if she really couldn't take him in in the future, just looking at him would make Freya feel extremely satisfied.

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In Happy Street, nearly all of the Ishtar Familiar Amazons were now lying on the ground. The only ones left fighting Koya were the toad monster and Haruhime's benefactor, Aisha. These two were Level 3, approaching Level 4, and Level 5, respectively. Although they normally despised and even loathed each other, as the strongest members of the Ishtar Familiar, they often collaborated in battle. Their synergy was remarkable, with the toad monster even surpassing Koya's normal strength.

Aisha held two knife-shaped weapons, one long and one short. She knew very well that her strength was not enough to threaten Keya, so she volunteered to harass him. The one who confronted Keya directly was the toad. The toad had no weapons. It would be better to say that her two sandbag-sized fists and her unreasonable body were her best weapons.

However, even though she had the upper hand, Aisha did not relax at all. As someone who had watched the entire war game with Apollo, she knew very well that Koya's bottom line had not been turned over at all. Now it seemed that she and Toad suppressed Koya, but in fact they could not threaten Koya at all. He seemed to be using the two of them as a whetstone for him to familiarize himself with his weapons.

A Lv.5 who uses a Lv.4 and an adventurer close to Lv.3 as a whetstone...what an incredible 'hero'!

"Haruhime! What are you thinking about? Use your magic!"

"Haruhime! I'm going to chop you into pieces later!!"

Chapter 144: The bad guy seems more suitable for this scene

Toad was very angry at the moment. She had used all her strength, but she just couldn't knock down the person in front of her. On the contrary, every counterattack from Koya would make her very painful. If it weren't for her thick skin, Toad would have fallen down long ago.

The remaining members of the Ishtar Familia were gradually arriving, but their impact on the battle was minimal. All they could do was drag the weapon forward, only to be yanked back even faster by Koya's blows, and then lie in the ruins awaiting the end of the battle. Now the Ishtar Familia's only hope for a comeback rested on Haruhime. As long as the Toad Monster reached Level 6, the battle would be over.

The prolonged battle allowed Aisha and Toad to fully grasp Koya's current strength, a top-tier Lv. 5. His strength and endurance were comparable to Toad's, but his dexterity and agility far surpassed Toad's. Yet, he was still only Lv. 5. However, Haruhime had Helen by her side. While Helen was a support, two of her spells were defensive. Aisha, at her level, simply couldn't break through these two defensive barriers in such a short time. Meanwhile, Toad was firmly restrained by Koya. For a moment, they had no other options except to get Haruhime to voluntarily use her magic.

Within the barrier, Helen even found the time to chat with Haruhime, though in this environment, it was Helen who did most of the talking. Her words were not random; she was devoting her entire life's work to the little fox before her. All the rhetoric Helen had learned from Aphrodite was now being applied to Haruhime. Koya couldn't hear the specifics of their conversation, but he knew she must be the focal point of their conversation, as Haruhime's eyes were fixed on him. Honestly... that look of hers, as if she were prey, gave Koya a slight chill.

"Haruhime!!!! I'm going to tear you to pieces!"

Seeing that Koya couldn't take the city down after a long time, and there were several more ruins and Amazons in the ruins around, the toad was really crazy at this moment. White steam rose above her head, and her fists were more powerful than before, looking like she had activated a skill. But Koya could see that the toad was completely blinded by anger and had no intention of saving her energy. Every attack she made would only bring her one step closer to failure.

Seeing the toad that had completely lost its mind, Aisha stopped attacking, walked outside the barrier set up by Helen, looked at Chun Ji with burning eyes, and said only one sentence.

"Make up your mind and do something you won't regret!"

"Sister Aisha—"

"Haruhime, you've grown up. You can make decisions about certain things now, and this time it seems fate is on your side again."

No one from the Istar Familia heard Aisha's conversation with Haruhime. After she finished speaking, Aisha drew her weapon and attacked Koya. She had just spoken to Haruhime as her sister, but now she attacked Koya because she was a member of the Istar Familia.

Inside the barrier, Helen touched Chun Ji's head. This little fox was really lucky. Even in a place like the Ishtar clan, she met a noble person.

"Sister Helen...I."

Chun Ji's face was still full of hesitation. Even though her sister pushed her, Chun Ji's character destined her not to be able to step out of the haze and take a brave step. Now she needed a hero, a hero who would pull her out of confusion and stand by her side.

"Koya~~~Do you like Haruhime Ko?"

"Is now the time to ask such a thing?"

Koya replied calmly. Thanks to his talent, his greatsword proficiency was growing at a noticeable rate. Furthermore, the toad had lost its mind and posed no threat to Koya. Meanwhile, Aisha, who was in charge of harassing him, was even more slacking off...

"Will you answer my question first~~~"

"Well...it's probably not possible to say you like someone when you first meet them. It's more like a bit of sympathy or something like that."

Koya is still very honest. He is no longer the newbie who just came to Orario. Although Haruhime is indeed beautiful, he is not a stud who wants to sleep with every girl he sees. If he were a stud, Helen would have been taken by him long ago. In terms of beauty alone, Helen can rival the gods.

"Well, Koya needs to say something nice to please a girl at a time like this. I'm sorry, Haru-hime, I seem to have failed."

"Sister Helen, it's okay. Haruhime is indeed not worthy of Lord Koya's love..."

"But-"

The long sword in Koya's hand swept through the air, and before he knew it, his arm was covered with scales. The toad in front of him turned into a flying toad. She was swept out with her four legs facing the sky by Koya, just like those Amazons.

"I was attacked by the Ishtar Familia for no reason here, and I'm very upset. So I decided to take some things away, and it seems that the only one among the Ishtar Familia that I like is a little fox."

Scales covered Koya's entire body. A pair of pitch-black dragon wings slowly spread out from behind him, flapping slightly as he stood in the air. At this moment, he did not look like a hero, but rather like a great devil in a heroic tale who was destined to be defeated.

"Haruhime, as you can see, I don't look like the hero you expected. I'm a big bad who does whatever he wants. So I'm going to take you away from the Ishtar clan, and from now on you will be my captive. Hahaha, isn't a big bad with a charming fox by his side a common trope in many heroic novels?"

The dragon flames of the Black Dragon rose around Koya, and the sun quietly peeked out from behind the city wall. It turned out that the night passed so quickly. The light of dawn illuminated the earth, but in Chun Ji's eyes, it seemed as if she only saw the black sun rising in front of her. This sun was a little dark, but it melted her heart with its warmth. Chun Ji seemed a little crazy.

...The hero has no room for her, but the hero is willing to become a big villain for her. Obviously, they just met for the first time, but Chun Ji reached out to him and she wanted to be saved by him.

"Help me, please help me, Master Koya. My hero."

"Okay."

These two simple words made Chun Ji burst into tears in Helen's arms. The whore did not wait for the prince to save her. There was only a big bad guy who was willing to save her after seeing her once. Now the little fox who yearned for heroes seemed to be fascinated by this big bad guy.

Flames burned in the streets of night, Ishtar's castle collapsed in the flames, and the cage that had trapped Haruhime for seven years also collapsed at this moment.

Chapter 145: The Destruction of the Ishtar Familia

An hour after the Street of Night was set on fire, Freya's family launched a war against Istar's family. It was not a war game like a joke, but a real war to completely wipe out Istar's family. Koya was not interested in the specific process. As a result, Freya forced the Istar family to disband directly, and Istar was even sent back to the upper realm. Freya was a very cruel goddess.

This time, the actions of Freya's family showed the outside world their true strength as the only two super families in Orario. There are dozens of Lv.5, three Lv.6 and the only Lv.7 in Orario. The Ishtar family is like a baby in front of the Freya family and has no ability to resist. This absolute gap in strength makes Ishtar feel a little desperate. Now it seems that even if the Killing Stone Ritual is successfully held, she is no match for the Freya family.

After the Ishtar clan was wiped out, many male gods didn't even eat breakfast and ran to the Freya clan to start crying.

"Freya, how could you do this——"

Their tears were shed in a horrific manner, and the sight of them sprawling on all fours, pounding the ground with their fists, in the ruins of Night Street will remain forever in the memory of the citizens. These male gods were led away by their followers, their faces flushed with anger and shame. This was perhaps the first time that the male gods resented the silver-haired goddess.

This war naturally affected the business of Happy Street. The Night Street where Ishtar was located was in the third district of Happy Street. Affected by the war, the third district was completely reduced to ruins, and the adjacent second and fourth districts also suffered some damage. Fortunately, Koya and his points were all in District Zero and were not affected. They thought that their business might be even better because of this. Naturally, the guild had to make a statement in such a big incident.

Needless to say, the fine was also imposed on the [Freya Familia], and they also had to accept heavy penalties. However, it was said that the Lord God who was summoned to the guild simply replied, "Is that so?"

I didn't say anything else.

Now, both humans and gods alike held Freya's family in awe and fear greater than ever before. The goddess of beauty seemed unfazed, returning to the highest floors of the white-walled tower and still reigning supreme at the pinnacle of the labyrinth city.

Istar was deported, and now the members of the Istar clan are naturally free people. This is also the only thing that Koya cares about after the battle between the Istar clan and the Freya clan.

After bringing Haruhime back, members of the Takemikaze clan also came to visit. Koya then realized that the members of the Takemikaze clan were actually Haruhime's childhood playmates. It was only later because Haruhime was sent away by her father that the bond between them was severed. Hestia and Koya both secretly thought it was a blessing for this... Koya really couldn't do anything to ask the Takemikaze clan for people.

The purpose of the Takemurai clan is naturally not just to reminisce about the past. They also proposed that Haruhime return to Japan. Although she cannot go home in Japan, she will definitely be able to live a peaceful life under the protection of Takemurai God.

As expected, Haruhime rejected the proposal without hesitation.

"Haruhime, are you going to join our Hestia Familia? Freya did a good thing this time, otherwise we would have to go to that guy Ishtar to remove your gift."

After lunch, Hestia formally extended an invitation to Haruhime in the hall. Even now, Koya and the others were still completely unaware of Haruhime's abilities, but after hours of observation, Hestia had already come to accept this rather pathetic fox. So, Hestia wasn't accepting Haruhime's abilities, but simply because she was willing to accept her as a family member. If Haruhime didn't earn Hestia's approval, even if her abilities were incredible, she would have simply accepted her into Aphrodite's Familia.

"Yes, Goddess Hestia, please!"

However, at this time Aphrodite came out and made trouble. She came close to Haruhime and said to her.

"Little fox, do you really want to join the Hestia Familia? Actually, my Aphrodite Familia is pretty good too. Did you know that you have to sleep with the leader on your first night after joining the Hestia Familia~~"

"Aphrodite, what the hell are you talking about?"

There were only three goddesses and Haruhime in the hall, and after receiving the new skills sent to him by the system, Koya couldn't wait to take all the members of the alliance to the dungeon for training. He was deeply impressed by the lone fight of the Ishtar family last night and the swift and decisive deployment of the entire group of the Freya family this morning. He understood the importance of teamwork, so as soon as he saw that the matter of the Freya family was settled in the morning, he dragged everyone into the dungeon.

The result is that now Aphrodite is secretly slandering Koya in front of the little fox, and Koya in the dungeon has no chance to refute.

Aphrodite's reasoning was simple: she didn't want anyone else getting ahead of her. She'd been in Orario for so long, yet she still hadn't been able to win over Koya. Because of Artemis, the trouble, they'd only gotten kisses and hugs. Aphrodite knew immediately that the little fox was completely obsessed with Koya. If Koya even hinted, she'd probably be in bed. How could that be? She hadn't even succeeded! It was Artemis, the meddler!

"Eh? There's such a good thing—ahem."

The little fox blurted out something after hearing Aphrodite's words, leaving Aphrodite a bit bewildered. Something was wrong with this little fox. Hadn't Helen told her yesterday when she came back that she was quite shy, that she would faint even if a boy touched her? How could she have changed so much in just one night? Shouldn't she have shyly told Hestia that she needed to think about it?

"Lady Hestia, please allow me to join your family!"

The little fox's tail was shaking like an electric fan. The three goddesses saw the obvious expectation on her face. What was she expecting?

Aphrodite still suffered from her lack of knowledge. You know, there are many legends about the fox tribe in the whole East that can charm men. This is not unfair, but the women of the fox tribe will use all means to get their lover after recognizing that man, even if that man is already married. This is an instinct engraved in their bones, or it can be said to be a blood inheritance, so the word "fox spirit" suddenly became popular at some point.

Chun Ji is in almost the same situation now. Chun Ji, who was shy yesterday, immediately broke out her instinct as a fox after she realized her own heart. She is now like a puppy who has found her owner and only wants to stick to her owner.

"Alright, Haruhime, Aphrodite was just joking just now, don't take it seriously."

"Eh……"

Haruhime's face showed obvious disappointment. Although she had figured it out, she was too cowardly to dare to make any moves to attack Koya at night. This kind of sleeping with Koya could push her to take the first step. Otherwise, she could only wait for Koya to sneak into her bed. But with Hestia and Hatsune guarding her closely, it would be a bit difficult for Koya to attack a new girl.

Chapter 146: Fujimaru Tachibana

Haruhime's transfer went smoothly, and Hestia finally saw Haruhime's faceplate on the parchment.

Name: Sanjono Haruhime

Race: Foxman

Age: 16 years old

Occupation: Apprentice XX → Adventurer

Families: Ishtar Families → Hestia Families

Level: lv.1

〖magic〗

【Treasure Hammer】

?Level sublimation.

?The target of the campaign is only one person.

?After starting, you must wait for a while before using it again.

?Not effective against the warlock himself.

【Ninefold】

?Additional magic.

? Chant connection.

?Loads the linked target's magic. Maximum activation count is nine.

〖Skill〗

【Demon Fox Technique】

?Amplifies magic effects.

? Improve the efficiency of mental energy consumption.

Haruhime's deck was incredibly impressive. While not as impressive as Koya and Hatsune's, she was certainly the dream member of every Familiar. Ishtar's actions were sheer desperation, leaving such a talented individual idle for seven years. She was truly a complete idiot. Hestia and the others were well aware of her thinking. No matter how much Haruhime upgraded her magic, it wouldn't be enough for everyone in the group. It would be better to use the Killing Stone to level up the entire group. While it was clear, this idea truly made one lament Ishtar's folly.

But now everything no longer matters. Haruhime has joined the Hestia family, and her future will always be accompanied by a warm fire.

At night, Koya brought the members of the alliance back to the base. The pharmacists, alchemists and blacksmiths of Aphrodite's family all had excited smiles on their faces. If Koya had not forcibly pulled them back, they might have spent the whole night fighting in the dungeon.

"Koya, Koya, let's continue going down to the dungeon tomorrow!"

"It depends."

The life professionals who originally had no interest in fighting are now full of desire for the dungeon. They now wish they could live in the dungeon and fight monsters as soon as they open their eyes every day.

"What's wrong with you all? Aren't we going to test our skills? Why are you so excited?"

Aphrodite looked at her excited children and was a little confused. Why did they all become battle maniacs after going to the dungeon?

"Lady Aphrodite, Koya's ability is amazing. I can clearly feel myself getting stronger just by killing monsters in the dungeon. The more I kill, the faster I get stronger. This tangible feeling of growth is truly amazing!"

The blacksmith girl excitedly waved her arms a few times. As a blacksmith, she still hoped that her strength could be increased, so she worked extra hard in today's adventure. She was the fastest growing among Aphrodite's family.

"Koya, what are your abilities?"

"A skill called Synchronous Growth allows me to link to multiple targets. The linked targets will grow to the same strength as me. The growth rate will be reduced by the number of links, but it will also be accelerated by the linker's own training."

"This……"

Aphrodite was speechless. What kind of perverted ability was this? If anyone in Zeus's or Hera's family had possessed this ability, then there was no chance they would fail the three missions. Just imagine, if Koya reached Level 8, then those linked to him would definitely reach Level 8 with time. If over twenty Level 8s attacked a single monster, what monster could possibly survive? Moreover, Koya was an extreme adventurer who had maximized all his attribute points before leveling up. Once he reached a higher level, his power would surely be even more terrifying than that of an ordinary Level 8...

After listening, Artemis had the same idea as Aphrodite. She looked at Koya and spoke slowly.

"Koya, you might be the only hero to break through the dungeon in thousands of years..."

Hestia and Aphrodite nodded in agreement.

"Alright everyone, get ready for dinner. Today is also a celebration of Haruhime joining our clan!"

"Yes."

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