Anime: Start by Being a Desperado! (Danmachi+Rakudai Kishi)

Chapter 42: Conspiracy!

Chapter 42: Conspiracy!

"Hey! Shorty! You're here to mooch off food and drinks again, aren't you?" Loki addressed the shorter one among the three goddesses.

This person was none other than Hestia, a well-known otaku goddess in the heavens.

Hestia had always been at odds with Loki in the heavens.

Due to Hestia's late descent to the lower world, she struggled to recruit familia members and ended up overstaying her welcome at Hephaestus, her best friend, and was eventually kicked out to fend for herself.

Impoverished, Hestia would always attend the Denatus to feast, which led Loki to taunt her at every encounter.

"Hah? You're here to make everyone laugh, right? Your flat chest can't even fill out a dress. Without the skirt, I'd have thought it was a man's outfit."

Saying so, Hestia puffed out her chest, causing the two twin peaks to jiggle accordingly.

"What did you say? Shorty!"

"Flat-chested woman!"

Without any further ado, the two started arguing without regard for their image.

"Their relationship is still as good as ever," sighed the other goddess standing beside them.

Her name was Hephaestus, with fiery, slightly curled red hair and a valiant aura.

She was also the goddess in charge of the Hephaestus Familia, skilled in forging and smithing.

"Can their relationship really be considered good?" Another goddess, referred to by Loki as Freya, commented sarcastically.

Remembering what she wanted to do, she immediately stopped Loki, who was entangled with Hestia, and said, "Loki, can I ask you for a favor?"

"Hah? Freya, what are you up to this time? Let me make it clear, anything regarding Finn is off the table. Our familia can't do without him now."

Hearing Freya's request, Loki's hand, which was about to crush Hestia's chest, paused mid-air, and both goddesses turned their attention towards Freya.

"I want to meet that new kid in your familia."

"Huh? Impossible!" Loki immediately released Hestia and jumped up when she heard Freya's request to meet Shiro.

Having known Freya for so many years, wasn't Loki aware of her character?

Half of the chances are that she has a crush on the person she wants to meet, and the other half is that she intends to use the other person as a pawn to carry out some plan.

Loki was determined not to let her succeed in either case.

She still remembered the last time Freya had talked about charming a poor god and then leaving him alone in a room, likely still under the delusion that he had had an intimate encounter with the goddess of beauty.

Such unfortunate gods were not rare in Orario, with probably only she and Ottar, Freya's loyal follower, being aware of the truth.

"It seems you value him more than I thought. Don't worry, I just want to see him. I won't take him away from you," Freya assured, upon seeing Loki's furious reaction, she knew the red-haired goddess wouldn't easily allow her to meet Shiro.

Therefore, she made a promise not to take him away.

Loki looked suspiciously at the goddess of beauty in front of her, but after hearing this, she somewhat let her guard down.

...

The next morning

Loki grabbed Shiro, who was about to go out for training.