Alise seeing me threw herself into my arms.
Me: Alise?
Alise delighted: TANK! Your wonderful captain is so proud of you! You defended the
justice!
Takemikazuchie bowing: Tank, thank you for helping them.
Me: Please rise, my lord. It was nothing, I'm going to let friends die without taking action.
Freya smilling: Oh a heroic rescue, I need more details.
Alise: So that's actually Tank saving those three and... and... what have you really do, Tank?
Me: Pff, Alise I adore you never change. Well if you wanted the story then there you go I was going up from the 10th floor when...
After a short hour of explanation completed by the members of the Take famillia, everyone could get an idea of what had happened. The famillia Astrea was furious just like our goddess, the famillia Take as well as a bit ashamed to have needed help. And Freya displayed a neutral look but her smile had disappeared.
To calm the atmosphere and make everyone wait while waiting for the meal, Kaguya proposed a general training. Everyone broke up in a group before entering a royal rumble. The famillia of Take together, Lyra and Alise, Kaguya and Lion, and finally Me and Neze. This is the most balanced distribution that we could make. Heith proposes to manage the care for the eliminated ones. With her, we could go there at a good rate. We still used training weapons but the magic was allowed.
Me: Who are we targeting?
Neze: Good question, we are the only level 1 and we are only two.
While discussing strategy with Neze, the groups of Alise and Kaguya began to confront each other. The famillia of Take, as we observed them from afar for a few minutes. At least that's what I thought until a huge purple sword descended on the two groups.
Mikoto: Futsunomitama!
Ouka screamed as he threw himself on Kaguya, Chigusa opened fire on Alise taking advantage that the two groups were crushed by gravity.
Cling* Cling*
Kaguya: Arg, do you want to play it like that... Lion!
Ryu retreated and began to sing her own spell. Lyra did the same. A minute later, a multitude of bright green orbs settled on Ouka, Alise and Lyra. When the smoking stopped, Lyra had one knee on the ground but Alise was well standing, her body overflowing with flame. But Ouka has been eliminated and Heith starting to heal him.
Alise: Agaris Alvesynth.
Alise threw herself on Kaguya. The clash of the two levels two was impressive. Ryu She tried to finish off Lyra but walked on one of her magical mines.
BOOM!
It was actually Lyra armed with a Carnivore who engaged Ryu in battle.
Neze: Are we intervening?
Me: As soon as we do it, we will be the target of four. If we want to play, we need to get Kaguya and Alise out in one hit.
Neze: Magic?
Me: It won't be enough to finish off Alise with her enchantment. Get ready to attack her.
Neze: Ready.
Alise: Come on Kaguya you can do better.
Kaguya: My dear captain, you exceed me in staitistics but I far surpass you in skill.
ME: STORMBOLT! STORMBOLT! STORMBOLT!
My first two lightning crashed on Kaguya and on Alise's flame shield. My third, however, hit her hard. Taking advantage of the temporary paralysis, Neze jumped on Alise and reached her throat with her claws and eliminate her. I attacked Kaguya who pushed back my first attacks but bowed with the arrival of Neze.
Ryu: Luminous wind: LUVIA!
BOOOM!
Neze and I were thrown to the ground under the effect of the exit discalifying us immediately, Mikoto and Chigusa suffered the same fate. In the final, it was Ryu who emerged victorious from her duel against Lyra and who ended this fight with this last spell.
Heith: Zeo Gullveig. Nice fight.
Alise: Thank you for the care. Pfiou, it had been a long time since we had fight each other like that.
Me: sorry for the extra work you who lack rest.
Heith: Oh that's nothing, compared to the wounds of Hedin's spells or the bones broken by Ottar healing you it's a child's game.
Astrea: The meal is ready, Freya, Take, do you stay to eat with us?
Freya reviewed the different people lingering a bit on me and Heith before responding that she would be delighted. Take and her famillia also accepted the invitation.
Everyone sat in a circle around the table, Alise and Neze settling next to me. As usual, Astrea prepared us a real feast. The atmosphere remained light Kaguya and Lyra bullying Ryu. Alise coming to defend her, sending the conversation back to my relationship with Neze, which Freya completed with Heith's visit in my room for an hour. The famillia of Take stayed a little more in the background but was smiling throughout the dinner. Towards the end of the meal, I proposed a last activity.
Me: By the ways, Astrea-sama you says that the gods Freya and Takemicazuchi were those with whom you will want to fight. Why not take advantage of this opportunity?
Freya: Oh, a fight? It's been a long time since I've done one.
Take: If Astrea is willing, I would be delighted.
Astrea: Well, I would be honored to be able to face you both.
Freya: I just need to change if you'll excuse me for a moment.
Freya left the manor and returned a few minutes later with an assortment of sports clothing in her arms. With her, a cat man, Allen. He must have brought these things to him. He stayed a few seconds in front of the entrance before disappearing.
The three gods took position.
Lyra: Shall we take the bets? 10 to 1 for Mama Astrea.
Heith: Ok, 100 to 1 for my goddess.
Ouka: The same for my god.
Generally everyone bet for its divinity. Except me.
Me: 1000 to 1 for the goddess Freya
Alise: WHAT! You don't support our goddess!
Me: I will explain my reasoning after the fight.
The three displayed martial skills worthy of admiration. The pankration of Astrea dealt a violent blow to the two other gods but without real impact. And quickly, Astrea's techniques were no longer enough. Take arrived to immoblise Astrea with a leg wrench. Freya let it go, letting her worst opponent get eliminated.
After Astrea was eliminated, Take and Freya clashed. Freya is more agile and fast but Take displays a strong defense, more anchored on the ground and these attacks seem more powerful.
Gradually Take pushed back Freya from a martial point of view but at each opportunity he found and seized Freya, his strength disappeared allowing her to extricate herself from his grip. Freya, on the other hand, reached Take more and more, until she could submit him.
Mikoto: NO! Takemikazuchi-sama.
Lyra: Well done. You just won 5000 points.
Heith: Thank you, my goddess is the best.
Me: If Astrea hadn't been eliminated by Take, Freya would have had more difficulty, she might even have lost.
Ryu: Really, why?
Me: Takemikazuchi has the best martial technique and endurance but he is vulnerable to the charms of the goddess Freya. Astrea perfectly mastered a martial art that inflicts heavy damage, if the goddess Freya suffers too much attack she would have lost and our goddess is immune to charms.
Neze: You knew it before the fight, didn't you?
Me: I saw Lord Takemikazuchi fighting before, same for our goddess and I saw the effect of the charm of the goddess Freya so I take this bet.
Lyra: Argh, hold your end.
Me: Thank you my dear Lyra.
Lyra: I hate you.