Chapter 224: Already Artemis's Orion, and Now You Want to Become My Odr Too?
Knock, knock.
"Come in."
Hearing the voice from inside, Ethan pushed open the door and walked in.
Freya was standing before a full-length mirror, dressed in a long-sleeved sky-blue robe as she admired her graceful figure.
In all of Orario, Ethan was probably the only person privileged enough to enjoy such a sight.
"You're back?"
"Mm."
"Finished the commission?"
"Everything's done. I already submitted the report to the Guild."
"Pretty efficient."
Hearing Freya say that, Ethan smiled awkwardly.
He had actually returned last night.
He simply had not come to the Tower of Babel.
At that moment, Freya turned toward Ethan and suddenly froze.
The soul that had once been tangled in overwhelming "malice" was now astonishingly pure.
Not only that, it radiated a brilliant light that even the gods could no longer see through.
There also seemed to be something new deep within Ethan's soul.
Something that made Freya instinctively want to approach him and reach out to touch it.
She had never experienced such a feeling before.
Only one night had passed.
What exactly had happened to Ethan for him to undergo such a drastic transformation?
"Ethan, come here. I'll update your Falna."
"Update my Falna? Sure."
Ethan nodded.
After defeating the Juggernaut, he felt that he should finally satisfy the requirements for another level-up.
After all, it had been the only monster capable of injuring him.
Rustle.
Ethan removed his shirt.
Freya looked expectantly at his back.
Drip.
A drop of divine blood fell.
The Falna on Ethan's back instantly awakened, releasing a burst of white light.
Freya stared closely at the information appearing before her.
Sure enough.
His ability values had already reached their limit, and now his great feat had also been fulfilled.
Ethan could level up again.
"Ethan, do you want to level up?"
"Do it."
"Mm."
Freya began the level-up.
Under the catalyst of divine blood, Ethan's "vessel" once again broke through its limits.
His physical abilities, which had already been raised to an extreme level by [Pressure of the Moon Goddess], shattered their previous ceiling under the power of the Falna and reached an even more terrifying realm.
[Name]: Ethan Starfall
[Level]: Lv.5 --- Lv.6
[Ability Values]:
[Strength: SS·1199 --- I·0]
[Endurance: SS·1199 --- I·0]
[Dexterity: SS·1199 --- I·0]
[Agility: SS·1199 --- I·0]
[Magic: SS·1199 --- I·0]
[Development Abilities]:
[Mystery·E]
[Magecraft·C]
[Miracle·F]
[Luck·F]
[Abnormal Resistance·I]
[Magic]:
[Imaginary Number Magic]
[Twin Blossoms on One Stem]
[Judgment of Good and Evil]
[Skills]:
[Miracle of Absolute Evil]
[Imaginary Number Space]
[Jujutsu Sorcerer]
[Last Master]
[Blessing of Orion]
[Fair Youth]
[Path to Divinity]
· Bearing of a God-King
· Core of a Pantheon
· As Level increases, approaches closer to the "Divine Rank"
· Transcends conventional limits
Freya was stunned.
Everything else could be ignored.
The important part was this new Skill.
[Path to Divinity].
Bearing of a God-King.
Core of a Pantheon.
Growing closer to the "Divine Rank" with every Level.
And finally, transcending conventional limits.
What was any of this supposed to mean?
How could such an absurd Skill possibly be born within a human?
When all was said and done, adventurers and Falna were merely part of a game created by the gods.
Yet now, through that very Falna, a mortal of the lower world had awakened a Skill that could allow him to become a god.
It should have been impossible.
But the truth was right in front of her.
Freya had no choice but to believe it.
At that moment, the newly promoted Ethan also completed another [Achievement].
[Achievement — Rising Star: Become a Lv.6 adventurer!]
[Reward: 600 Diamonds!]
Another 600 Diamonds entered his account.
Combined with what he had left, Ethan could now afford another ten-pull, along with several single pulls.
[Diamonds: 1,470]
One ten-pull and four single pulls.
All in the Unrestricted Gacha Pool.
Ever since pulling [Another Cosmology], every complaint Ethan had about this gacha pool had vanished without a trace.
"Ethan… just what are you?"
Freya stared at him.
Bearing of a God-King.
Core of a Pantheon.
Those were not simple titles.
As a goddess, Freya understood exactly what they represented.
"What's wrong?"
"See for yourself."
Freya did not even know how to explain it, so she simply handed Ethan the Falna record and let him look.
Ethan took it.
The moment he saw the new Skill, he immediately understood why Freya was reacting this way.
Freya had been watching his expression the entire time.
She noticed that Ethan showed only a trace of surprise before quickly returning to normal.
That meant he definitely knew where this Skill came from.
Her little wolfhound was clearly far less simple than she had imagined.
Originally, she thought he was merely an unusual talent from another world.
Who could have expected him to be an absolute monster?
"Looks like you know something."
"Yeah. I do know why this Skill appeared."
"But Freya-sama, I've already told you. I'll always be a member of the Freya Familia."
"Hmph. A God-King as one of my children? I wouldn't dare."
Her words carried a sharp trace of sarcasm.
Ethan immediately laughed.
"If being your child won't work, then how about being Freya-sama's lover?"
"So you want to become my Odr?"
"That depends on what Freya-sama wants, doesn't it?"
For thousands of years, Freya had searched for her "Odr."
That itself was no secret.
Every member of the Freya Familia could be considered a potential candidate.
But ultimately, everything depended on Freya.
It was not that someone became Freya's lover because they were her "Odr."
Rather, only the person Freya herself chose would become her "Odr."
"You've already become Artemis's 'Orion,' and now you want to become my 'Odr' too?"
"Am I not allowed?"
Freya almost failed to maintain her composure.
Receiving the affection of even one goddess was already enough to make anyone insanely fortunate.
Yet Ethan wanted to become the destined partner of two goddesses.
Still, although Freya did not agree, she also did not deny or reject him.
After all, Ethan was simply far too exceptional.
More importantly, he might even become a god in the future.
That meant Ethan could perhaps remain by her side forever.
He would not become nothing more than a pile of bones after a mere hundred years.
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