Walking through the streets of Orario, Alice felt a tinge of melancholy.
Ever since her relationship with the Loki Familia had improved, Alice had stopped wearing her cloak when going out. From then on, she hadn't paid much mind to the stares from those around her.
After all, Alice couldn't possibly spend her entire life hiding beneath a cloak.
Moreover, given Alice's strength, low-level adventurers simply didn't have the power to challenge her, while high-level adventurers weren't so bored as to pick a fight.
To even think of confronting Alice now, one would need at least the strength of Level 4, or even Level 5. Adventurers of that caliber were as rare as phoenix feathers in Orario.
So, even though the gazes around her were sharp, Alice didn't really care anymore—she simply ignored them.
However, today, the stares felt unusually intense, and there were noticeably more than usual.
"These kinds of stares… I just can't get used to them."
Alice furrowed her brow.
Eina chuckled and said, "Well, there's no helping it. You're just too beautiful, Alice. And after that shocking thing you did last night—a girl with no familia, directly passing the trial and banishing a god."
"After something like that, Alice, it's not just today. Even a year from now, you'll probably still be the talk of the town among humans and gods alike. Unless something even bigger happens."
Hearing this, Alice sighed. "Is that so? So, unless something unexpected happens, I might have to deal with being stared at every time I step outside for the next two or three months? Though I've always been confident in my looks, I wasn't exactly famous before. I don't think the whole of Orario knew about me, did they?"
Alice felt her current situation was rather unusual.
Before, when she walked the streets, most of the stares came from those with… less than pure intentions.
But now, Alice could sense that many of the gazes weren't filled with desire, but with fervent admiration.
Alice understood why these people admired her—it was because of her strength. In the end, what adventurers worship is power.
But still…
If they admired her for her strength, then her appearance shouldn't be widely known, right?
So why did it seem like everyone in Orario now recognized this pretty girl as the one who dismantled the Apollo Familia and sent Apollo packing?
It was strange…
"That part isn't strange at all," Eina, who was walking beside Alice, stepped over to a notice board at the street corner and pointed at an exquisitely drawn portrait.
"Look, Alice. It's a painting of you, drawn by Lord Dionysus. It's incredibly beautiful, isn't it?"
Alice walked closer.
The notice board, which usually displayed major news from Orario, had today been taken over by a portrait of Alice.
In the painting, Alice was depicted like an elf.
Inside a grand white cathedral, Alice danced, her fingers adorned with metal rings from which delicate threads extended.
All around her floated Shanghai Dolls.
A dozen or more Shanghai Dolls, each wielding knightly lances, stood guard over Alice, who looked even more enchanting than an elf.
The painting on the notice board left even Alice herself stunned.
"Which god painted this?" Alice tugged at Eina's sleeve and asked, puzzled. "I didn't reveal my dolls at the banquet, so how could this god know about Shanghai?"
At the banquet, Alice had used a group of Hourai-type dolls to form a barrier, but they never appeared before the gods. After the barrier disappeared, the dolls were retrieved by Lili.
Even if it was a god, how could they possibly know what her Shanghai Dolls looked like in action?
"Ah, that," Eina replied with a smile. "According to Lord Dionysus, he painted you based on Lady Freya's description. Then the Freya Familia printed a huge number of copies and had the Hermes Familia put them up everywhere."
"So, Alice, unless something even more sensational happens, your popularity might fade a bit over two or three months, but it won't completely disappear for at least a year."
Hearing Eina's words, Alice felt a headache coming on.
The Freya Familia and the Hermes Familia…
"Alright then…" Alice rubbed her forehead, completely unprepared for the fact that the Hermes Familia, who had decided to collaborate with her, would 'stab her in the back' like this again.
But thinking about her collaboration with the Hermes Familia, Alice could understand their reasoning.
With her newfound fame, and such explosive popularity at that, the dolls she created would likely sell for much higher prices.
And if in the future something like [The Stories Told by Alice] manga were to be released…
In that moment, Alice's mind began revising her ideas for doll designs once again.
"Alice Game, Divine Script…" Alice pinched her chin, a glint flashing in her eyes.
"Hmm? Did you say something?" Eina, who hadn't caught Alice's soft muttering, asked curiously.
"No, it's nothing," Alice replied with a faint smile. "Let's go. We should hurry to the Apollo Familia's estate. There are some things I want to try, so let's wrap up the Apollo Familia's affairs quickly."
With that, Alice strode directly toward the location of the Apollo Familia.
Watching her go, Eina tilted her head in confusion but quickly followed after her.
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The Apollo Familia estate.
The banquet was over. Though the members of the Apollo Familia were still present, without their patron god, the familia was effectively dissolved.
Now, even if all the Apollo Familia members remained here, they were merely serving as tools. Once Alice finished dealing with matters, they would all disband and seek new paths.
Hyakinthos, Daphne, and Cassandra had returned just ahead of Alice.
They were directing the familia members to slowly move out their treasures.
Outside the Apollo Familia estate, a crowd of gods had gathered, spectating the dissolution of the Apollo Familia.
Among them were quite a few gods with weaker familias, hoping to absorb some adventurers after the Apollo Familia disbanded to strengthen their own ranks.
Even a Level 2 adventurer would be a significant boost for a weaker familia.
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