In this chaotic world, it all started when they found an elf girl

　Goddess Astraea said seriously that if she did not agree to things having developed to this point, the consequences would be even more serious. She also understood the principle that it is better to guide than to block. Rather than letting the situation get out of control, it is better to guide it.

　Roy smiled without saying a word. Crossing the line is a matter of either zero times or countless times…

　The three had just finished breakfast and no longer needed to farm money in the dungeon. Roy and Ryu were practicing in the courtyard, honing their combat skills as their swords clashed.

　About half an hour later, Apollo appeared at the door with a large entourage.

　"Astraea, let's play war games!"

　Apollo looked directly at the goddess Astraea, but Roy always felt that the other's gaze was on him.

　If Astraea didn't know the intricacies involved, she would have simply refused and kicked the other person out.

　Of course, the play still has to be performed!

　Astraea frowned, her beautiful face showing confusion, bewilderment, and a hint of displeasure. "Apollo, what do you mean?"

　Apollo laughed, "Astraea, stop pretending. You owe the guild 60 million falies. If you can't pay it back, you'll be homeless."

　Astraea remained silent.

　“If I win, Roy will be converted to my clan!” Apollo pointed at Roy, his aggressive gaze sending a chill down Roy’s spine.

　"If you win, you will have complete control over the property of my clan, and the debts will be paid off immediately!"

　"Apollo, do you think I would send my clan's children to the gambling table for money?" Astraea's face was grim, as if she had been humiliated.

　Roy silently gave Astraea a thumbs up in his heart, "You deserve the Oscar!"

　"Astraea, you have no right to refuse!" Apollo said smugly. "I know you're working hard to make money in the dungeon. What if I send my clan members to cause you trouble? What do you think would happen?"

　Roy taught Daphne to use enticement, but Apollo went a step further and used coercion!

　Forcibly taking people away won't work, but if it's just causing trouble, the more than one hundred members of the Apollo clan have countless ways to indefinitely postpone their repayment deadline.

　As the saying goes, cutting off someone's source of income is like killing their parents.

　Any other family would definitely go to war with the Apollo Familia, but would the Astrea Familia, who claim to be acting in the name of justice, kill people for money?

　Such disgusting tactics can only be used against good people.

　Goddess Astraea's face was cold, she was also angry. What was originally half-hearted resistance turned into full support. "Fine, I agree to this war game, but not for the so-called money. Apollo, for the sake of those children, you can no longer stay in Orario!"

Chapter 64 Daphne is seriously injured

　"War Games!"

　Upon hearing Astraea agree to the war game, one after another, peeping heads emerged from around the corner, from the pool, and from the trees along the street—these were the gods.

　They're like hunting dogs with a keen sense of smell; wherever there's something fun, they're sure to be there.

　The gods were so excited they shouted and cheered.

　Unlike the previous war games involving the Rudraksha clan, this one will definitely take place on the ground. We'll find out what they're made of once we put them to the test!

　The gods rushed to the Tower of Babel and held a grand assembly for two consecutive days, a rare occurrence even for such meddlesome deities.

　The thirtieth floor of the Tower of Babel.

　In a very short time, the number of gods who came to join the fun was no less than yesterday, and even Hermes appeared among them.

　"Hey, Hermes, you're back?"

　"Where have you run off to this time?"

　Hermes was very popular among the gods and could have a conversation with any of them.

　"So what are the rules of the war game?"

　"I don't know, we'll have to see what they say."

　Hermes and the gods focused their attention on the two main characters, Astraea and Apollo.

　Apollo said smugly, "Considering that Astraea's Familia doesn't have enough members, how about we make this war game a three-on-three duel?"

　"what?"

　Upon hearing this, the gods were astonished. Apollo was actually showing kindness and thinking of the other party. Could it be that tomorrow is Ragnarok?

　Astraea Familia's Gale is LV.4, and no one in Apollo Familia can rival her!

　Only Hermes understood the crux of the matter: this war game required Astraea's consent, so the rules had to make Astraea feel that she had a chance of winning, at least on the surface.

　"Was it his doing? The Trojan Horse..."

　Hermes recalled the image of a young man. A single undercover agent could often outperform an army of tens of thousands, and even the gods, who could discern lies, were completely unaware. The other party's methods were truly terrifying.

　"Okay, I agree!"

　Goddess Astraea remained expressionless.

　That child was incredibly audacious, daring to scheme against even the gods. He used himself as bait to attract Apollo's attention and then used Daphne to deliver the Tian Ji horse racing plan to Apollo...

　Since the two gods have set the rules, the other gods naturally won't have any objections. Whatever the game is, as long as they have fun, that's fine.

　The rules of war games are—

　A best-of-three tournament!

　……

　The Garden of Stars.

　To prevent Apollo from making a desperate move, Ryu was protecting the goddess Astraea, while Roy was in the yard maintaining his village sword, no different from sharpening a kitchen knife.

　A low-level weapon, not that delicate.

　[Refined Iron Longsword: Durability 65%!]

　Roy spent the afternoon working on it, and the durability of the village sword improved somewhat, but to restore its sharpness even better, he would need to find a professional blacksmith.

　The image of him sparring with Ryu kept replaying in his mind, helping him improve his skills against people.

　The most important thing in this war game is whether he can defeat Hyacinthus at level 3.

　It would be fun if we accidentally capsized in the gutter.

　"that……"

　As dusk approached, a timid voice came from the doorway, and Roy turned to look.

　A blue-haired girl appeared outside the gate, her long hair covering half of her face, her back slightly hunched, giving her a hunched appearance; it was Cassandra.

　Upon seeing Roy's gaze, the timid blue-haired girl trembled with fear.

　But she still didn't run away.

　Roy walked over. "What's wrong?"

　Cassandra's tears fell like tiny pearls. "Please, save Daphne."

　“Let’s talk as we walk!” Roy frowned and pulled Cassandra away from the Star Garden.

　With everyone's attention focused on the assembly of the gods at the Tower of Babel, security at Apollo's residence was lowered, making it easy to sneak in.

　Cassandra pointed to a room behind the iron bars, "Daphne is in that warehouse."

　Cassandra possesses a prophetic ability called "precognition," which caught the eye of Apollo, who forced her to join his kin. In fact, she joined only a few days earlier than Daphne, and at that time, she was LV.1 with very low stats.

　"Don't make a sound!"

　Roy picked up Cassandra, used his legs to propel himself up, and easily leaped over the three-meter-high iron fence.

　It was the first time Cassandra had been in close contact with a man, and the masculine scent wafted over her. Her face turned as red as an apple, and she almost cried out in surprise.

　Roy placed Cassandra on the ground and strode into the warehouse. There he saw the reddish-brown-haired girl lying on a patch of weeds, her eyes closed, her breath weak, her body covered in wounds, and her skin swollen and purplish-red.

　Cassandra broke down and sobbed softly.

　Roy's face was grim. On the way here, he already knew what had happened from Cassandra.

　Daphne offered advice to Apollo, but Hyacinthus became suspicious of her and severely injured her.

　Roy crouched down to examine Daphne's injuries. His brows furrowed more and more. He had hit her hard. The bruises and welts were secondary; all four of her limbs were broken, and her internal organs had also been damaged.

　He underestimated Hyacinthus's jealousy.

　Hyacinthus did all this not only out of loyalty to Apollo, but also out of jealousy.

　Hyacinthus suffered from a strange illness from a young age, which distorted his appearance and caused him to be ostracized. After being healed by Apollo, his appearance was restored, and he became the most loyal fanatic.

　Gratitude turned into extreme infatuation, and she harbored intense jealousy towards anyone Apollo liked.

　Roy, his face grim, took out a bottle of panacea worth 500,000 francs, uncorked it, and poured it into Daphne's mouth without hesitation.

　The medicine slid down her throat, and a soft green light quickly emanated from Daphne's body, calming her previously rapid breathing.

　"We must win..."

　Daphne slowly opened her eyes, her listless and tired gaze meeting Roy's. Her chapped lips uttered a sound as faint as a mosquito's buzz before she quickly lost consciousness.

　Roy carried the severely injured Daphne and Cassandra away from the Apollo Familia's encampment, settling them in an inn where they would be difficult to find in the short term.

　As for the long term, there's no need for that...

　"Don't worry, it will be over tomorrow!"

　Roy gave Daphne some basic treatment for her fractures to prevent her from moving around and dislocating the bones, and then left her a bottle of panacea and 100,000 falies.

　Two bottles of the panacea are enough to save the other person's life.

　Cassandra stood by the window, watching Roy's departing figure, and recalling the contents of the "prophetic dream," Hyacinthus had angered a lion.

　The moment Roy stepped out of the hotel, his calm gaze turned icy, as if a raging fire was burning deep within. Daphne had been doing his bidding, but had been brutally beaten and seriously injured by Hyacintosh.

　The nature of this war game has changed.

Chapter 65 Under the Spotlight (Third Update, Seeking Votes and Reading)

　An impatient Apollo couldn't wait to set the time for the war game on a bright, sunny morning.

　As for the reports from the members of the clan about Cassandra and Daphne's disappearance, Apollo didn't take it seriously at all. He could feel that the kindness they had shown him was still there, and that they would be found again later; they couldn't escape!

　The gods used their divine mirror technique, and a mirror-like scene appeared in every corner of Orario, spreading in real time.

　Only at this moment can people feel the immense power of the gods, that the other is another species, immortal and possessing supreme power!

　Almost everyone in Orario stopped what they were doing, looked up at the scene in the mirror, and wondered about the outcome of the war game.

　The war game takes place in the arena, the same place where the Ganesha Familia holds their monster festival.

　Since it was a ring battle, no special venue was needed, which relieved the guild staff.

　Although there was a divine mirror that the gods had revealed, more people preferred to go to the arena to watch it live, since it was in the arena, not outside the city, and not far away.

　Orario was packed with people; the arena, which could hold 50,000 to 60,000 people, was completely full, and countless others outside were watching the scene in the Divine Mirror intently.

　The front row seats were naturally taken by the gods.

　"Damn it, why didn't I think of starting a war game to snatch Roy's brother away!"

　"Apollo beat him to it!"

　"Stop being so cocky. Leon from the Astrea family is not someone to be trifled with. I have a feeling that Apollo is up to something. That shouldn't be the case!"

　How could he possibly have such a brain?

　……

　The gods were in an uproar, constantly complaining.

　The rest of Loki's Familia watched through the Mirror of the Gods from the Twilight Mansion. Loki himself brought Ais to the scene, which attracted a lot of attention.

　Fiora Wallenstein was the world record holder for the fastest level to LV.2 before Roy appeared.

　"Aistan, it's so scary, you have to protect me." Loki pretended to be a little woman.

　"Don't touch me, or I'll beat you up!"

　The beautiful young girl was young, but under the guidance of others, she was already adept at dealing with her god's opportunistic behavior, her little hand pinching Loki's groping hand.

　The god, whose divine power was sealed, cried out in pain as he was being squeezed, his face a mixture of crying and laughing, "How terrifying!"

　The people around them were very envious of this unusual yet very close master-servant relationship.