And so—
Orario, West Main Street, Seventh District, a remote alley in the old city block.
Inside Himer's divine hall.
The originally deathly silent space suddenly rippled with violent spatial fluctuations.
In the next instant—
A flash of light.
A crowd of people appeared out of thin air, instantly packing the already cramped second-floor hall to bursting.
"Ouch!"
"Don't push, don't push! My dictionary!"
"Auugh—"
"Who stepped on Xiong Ren's foot?!"
After a chaotic scramble,
the girls finally managed to steady themselves and began looking around.
"This…"
"Is this a divine hall?"
"Even though we said we'd struggle and endure hardships…"
"This is way too harsh, isn't it?!"
Kikkakujo Mari stared wide-eyed at the peeling walls, the precariously hanging chandelier, and the pile of junk in the corner that looked like it had been accumulating for years.
"Shut up."
Amane Zan coldly snapped at her.
She paid no mind to the shabbiness of their surroundings.
Instead, she immediately walked to the window and peered out through the dust-covered glass.
"Creak—"
As the window opened,
outside—
The massive Babel Tower pierced straight into the clouds, while the bustling streets teemed with people.
All sorts of bizarre races.
—Beastmen, dwarves, elves…
Even in a single fleeting glance,
one could see sub-humans with animal ears shouldering gigantic battle-axes, bearded dwarves carrying ore sacks and laughing loudly, and lithe elves weaving gracefully through the crowd.
An exotic yet vibrant atmosphere rushed in with the wind.
"So this is… another world."
Amane Zan's fingers gently stroked the window frame, the light in her eyes burning brighter.
"It's really…"
"Really different."
Onigawara Rin also leaned over, watching a squad of armored adventurers pass below, reeking of blood and battle.
No more pretentious school rules here.
Everything here blatantly displayed the beauty of raw power.
Inaba Tsukiyo stood in the center of the hall, eyes closed, listening intently.
"The sound of the wind… the tremor of the earth…"
"And…"
"Something tiny, hidden in the air yet seemingly everywhere, flowing."
Inaba Tsukiyo reached out as if trying to grasp something invisible.
"Is this the world the great god spoke of?"
She tightened her grip on her sword, body subtly tensing.
The place sounded rundown,
but she could sense that even random passersby outside carried an aura that could not be underestimated.
This place…
was truly a world of the strong!
Just as the girls were marveling at this brand-new world,
*Bang bang bang!*
The somewhat warped wooden door of the divine hall was suddenly pounded hard from outside.
The abrupt noise instantly put everyone on high alert.
Amane Zan's hand-chop stance readied, Onigawara Rin's hand rested on her sword hilt, and even the big black bear stood up warily, letting out a low growl.
"Himer!"
"Are you in there?"
"Open the door quick!"
A lively, boisterous girl's voice came from outside.
"Hephaestus just gave me a few fried potato rolls, so I came specially to drag you to eat at the Hephaestus Familia!"
"If we don't go now we'll be late!"
Hearing the voice,
Himer helplessly rubbed his forehead.
—Hestia.
Or rather, the infamous "Blue Ribbon," "Poverty Goddess," "Loli Goddess" of Orario.
As fellow goddesses scraping by miserably in Orario, the two of them were among the few kindred spirits in this world.
They often huddled together for warmth.
However—
Before Himer could tell everyone to relax,
*Creak—*
The already flimsy door was shoved open from outside by Hestia herself.
"Jeez, what are you dawdling for…"
A petite loli goddess with twin-tails, wearing her signature white short dress tied with a blue ribbon at the chest, barged in rather unceremoniously with a slight frown.
However—
The next second,
Hestia's voice abruptly cut off.
As if an invisible hand had seized her by the throat.
She froze mid-step—one foot over the threshold, the other still outside.
Her huge blue eyes locked onto the interior.
Because she saw—
In this rundown divine hall that even rats usually avoided,
right now it was packed full of people!
And moreover…
a group of distinctive, clearly-not-to-be-messed-with beautiful girls!
An arrogant, domineering black long-haired onee-san.
A white-haired girl in kimono with eyes closed.
A short-haired swordswoman with an air of righteousness.
A blonde curly-hair clutching a dictionary.
A loli hugging a munching little bear.
A green-haired girl whose smile sent chills down the spine.
And…
that gigantic black bear almost scraping the ceiling, scratching its belly with a silly look.
Hestia: "…"
The air instantly fell silent.
Hestia blinked.
Then blinked again.
As if confirming whether she was still dreaming or hallucinating from hunger.
She looked at the group of girls staring back at her curiously.
Then at Himer.
Finally,
Hestia couldn't help raising a hand to rub her eyes.
The paper bag in her hand dropped to the floor with a *plop*, and two piping-hot fried potato rolls rolled out.
When Hestia opened her eyes again and confirmed it wasn't a hallucination,
"Ehhhhhh???!!!!!!"
A scream loud enough to blow the roof off erupted instantly.
Hestia stiffly turned her neck, pointing first at Amane Zan, then at the bear.
Finally at Himer's infuriatingly handsome face.
Wh-what the hell is this?!
Is this still that broke divine hall where he could barely afford meals, the one where he always went around scrounging food and drinks with her?!
Where did this room full of beautiful girls come from?!
And what the heck are those two black bears, one big one small?!
In that moment,
the enormous sense of contrast instantly shattered Hestia's fragile mental defenses.
It felt like—
your deadbeat buddy who always ate instant noodles with you and complained about being jobless,
suddenly pulls up in a luxury car one day, surrounded by supermodels, and says, "Bro, come on, let's go to my villa for a full Manchu-Han banquet."
Betrayal!!
Deep, wrenching betrayal!!
Crashed over Hestia like a tidal wave!
"H-Himer?!"
Hestia's voice shot up eight octaves, her trembling finger pointing at the entire roomful of people, her cheeks visibly puffing up like balloons.
"Th-these… who are all these people?!"
"You… you actually went behind my back…"
"Behind my back and found so many…"
"Waaaaaaaaahhh!!"
"We clearly promised to be Orario's resident freeloading gods together! How could you secretly get ahead like this?!!"
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