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"Your title is 'Holy Child,' Anos."
Hestia bead as she announced it.
Holy Child, even though Freya had proposed it, Hestia liked it quite a bit herself.
"Holy Child…"
Ais's eyes flickered slightly.
Personally, she thought "Sword Saint" would have suited him better. It would have paired nicely with her own title, "Sword Princess."
To pursue her revenge, she needed to grow stronger. That was why she trained under Anos, learning his swordsmanship.
But later, she realized sothing else.
It wasn't just his sword skills.
His magic was exceptional too. In her eyes, his mastery was already comparable to Riveria's.
If he excelled in everything, then perhaps "Holy Child" wasn't a bad fit after all.
Ais rated it in her mind.
Holy Child, ninety points. Sword Saint, one hundred, but "Sword Saint" was never an option.
The gods didn't even know he was skilled with a blade, Freya had only revealed his talent and displayed his image.
She wasn't foolish enough to expose everything and invite competition, Even this level of attention already exceeded what she had planned.
In truth, his title had nothing to do with what the gods knew.
It was simply because Freya had nad it.
"Ais… I need a word with you."
While Ais stood there watching Hestia cling to Anos, a pair of hands landed on her shoulders.
Loki.
"Lady Loki?"
Ais tilted her head, completely unaware that Loki was about to give her a push she never expected.
…
Before long, the banquet officially began.
Just as Hestia had predicted, Anos beca the center of attention.
His status had already been revealed as the captain of the Hestia Familia, so even before he arrived, Hestia had been surrounded by gods trying to negotiate.
Now that he was here, countless eyes turned toward them.
So didn't even bother hiding their intentions, approaching him directly to try to poach him.
"…Sigh."
Anos let out a quiet breath.
He didn't like being the center of attention.
More specifically, he didn't like being watched like this before he had reached a level where nothing could threaten him.
If he had absolute power, it wouldn't matter.
But right now…
"Anos, why are you sighing? If you keep that up, you'll turn into an old man!"
Hestia lectured him seriously, clearly repeating so nonsense she had picked up sowhere.
"It's nothing. Just thinking about a few things."
"If you're not feeling great, then dance with ! One dance, and all your worries will disappear!"
She puffed out her chest confidently.
Anos had the sudden urge to fix her slightly crooked blue ribbon.
"Is that so?"
He smiled.
Her way of cheering him up was simple, even clumsy.
But honestly…
It worked.
There wasn't much entertainnt in this world to begin with.
"Hmm…"
Watching them step onto the floor together, Freya narrowed her eyes, her crimson lips curving faintly.
"Hestia… you might be more of a problem than I thought."
The way Hestia treated Anos clearly wasn't how a goddess treated an ordinary mber.
If Anos were taken from her, Hestia might actually lash out.
Freya wasn't afraid.
But it would be… troubleso.
…
anwhile, with Loki.
"What's wrong, Ais? Sothing bothering you?"
Loki noticed her standing still for quite a while.
"No… It's nothing."
Ais lowered her gaze, but couldn't help glancing in a certain direction.
"Oh…"
Loki followed her line of sight and imdiately understood.
Ais was watching Anos.
More specifically…
Anos and Hestia.
Considering what Hestia was doing, the aning behind that glance was obvious.
"So… my little Ais is finally acting like a girl, huh…"
Loki mused to herself.
She wouldn't interfere.
If anything, she felt like a parent seeing her daughter develop feelings for the first ti.
Complicated, sure.
But ultimately supportive.
And if she could steal that boy away while making Hestia furious…
Even better.
"Ais… let give you a little push."
Loki's smile deepened.
…
Back with Anos.
After finishing his dance with Hestia, he felt a bit better.
He had co to a realization.
These gods were just ancient thrill-seekers.
As long as he didn't reveal anything too dangerous, there was nothing to worry about.
The discomfort faded, leaving only habit behind.
"You're the 'Holy Child,' Anos Kanzaki, right?"
Not long after, soone approached him.
Not a goddess seeking a dance.
A male god dressed like an adventurer.
Hers.
The so-called perfectly neutral god.
"Lord Hers, nice to et you."
Anos smiled, He could already tell Hers wasn't truly here for him.
"The famous Holy Child, huh? Pleasure to et you. I'm Hers. If you ever feel like visiting the pleasure district, we could go together."
The conversation started normally.
Then took a sharp turn.
The pleasure district.
Exactly what it sounded like.
"Didn't expect that from you, Lord Hers, Maybe another ti."
Anos replied with a polite smile.
He was still a man, after all.
Curiosity was natural.
Of course… purely observational.
After chatting for a while, Hers finally got to the point.
"Your familia isn't just you, right?"
He was asking about Bell.
Bell was still Level 1, so he hadn't appeared in this round of title assignnts.
It wasn't because of Anos.
It was simply too early.
"Yeah, there are three of us now."
Including Lili.
Her transformation ability could have been used for all kinds of sches, but Anos had no interest in that kind of thing.
If he wanted money, modern industry would crush Orario's economy effortlessly.
Weapons, production, even divine wine.
All of it could be mass-produced.
Compared to what he had in his previous world, this was trivial.
"One of them… is nad Bell Cranel, right?"
"That's right."
Anos rembered.
Hers had recently t Bell's grandfather and was asked to look into him.
"That kid's family is connected to , Take good care of him."
For once, Hers sounded serious.
"I will, With so few mbers, each one matters."
Anos replied calmly.
Could he say that he alone rivaled an entire top-tier familia?
Probably not.
"Then I can relax, and don't worry, I'll handle the pleasure district arrangents!"
Hers said confidently.
"…Right."
Anos wasn't sure what exactly Hers thought he ant.
"I don't need help with that, There's sothing else I'd like your assistance with."
He had been planning to approach Hers anyway.
And now…
The opportunity had co to him.
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