Chapter 472

Chapter 479: Apollo is a Good Person (Please Subscribe!)

At its core, Asfi wasn’t against Hermes meeting Izay at this moment.

What she was against was her own deity’s carefree attitude.

The girl feared he’d let his guard down while reminiscing, drawing Loki’s attention.

Because anyone could see that the latter was quite irritable, with a knife in hand.

No one dared to provoke Loki now; even the deities whispered amongst themselves.

Asfi was wise enough to know how to keep herself safe. That’s why she voiced her reminder to Hermes.

Just how much of this warning he took to heart… only Hermes himself knew.

Regarding his nosy tendencies, Izay still maintained a look of disdain: “Deity Hermes, it’s necessary to suppress your unreasonable curiosity… wouldn’t it be better to show some consideration for your Familial Group who worries endlessly about you?”

In short, he didn’t want to dwell on the matter.

After all, no matter how much they fought, it was their business, and there was no need for outsiders to know the details.

And as for Loki losing her temper in public being entertaining for the other deities?

Izay didn’t think so.

Reality leaned more towards those deities trembling in fear under Loki’s authority.

Who among the gods would dare think of entertainment when that dagger might accidentally land on their heads?!

“Uh… okay, I’ll do that~”

Seeing Izay’s unyielding attitude, Hermes realized he probably wouldn’t get an answer to this question, thus reining in his nosiness.

“Izay, don’t mind him, Deity Hermes is just like this… thank you for speaking up for me.” Seeing Hermes restraining himself, Asfi sighed in relief, her tense expression softening.

“I don’t mind anything. It’s just because I fully understand his nature that I can’t help but disdain him,” Izay shook his head upon hearing this.

To be honest, he couldn’t be as accommodating and patient as Asfi when dealing with Hermes.

He would always feel disdain.

Considering this, Izay actually admired the princess of the Sea Country.

How could she be so accommodating towards Hermes? What merit did he have to deserve such a gentle princess as part of his Familial Group?

It was incomprehensible…

Wait… didn’t Loki also find someone similar for her household?

Then there’s nothing to worry about~

One could only say these deities had good luck.

From Asfi’s perspective, after hearing Izay’s words, she couldn’t help but agree: “Though saying this might be a bit unfair to Deity Hermes, I still agree with you.”

What?!

Why did it suddenly turn into a criticism session on me?

Why did things develop this way!?

Hermes felt rather awkward seeing the two seem to align strangely well.

“Hem hem hem… Lady Asfi, Young Brother Izay… we’re here for a rare banquet, let’s talk about something related to the banquet instead?”

The two, lost in their shared sentiment, were drawn back by his words. Hermes successfully changed the topic.

“So, what do you want to say?” Izay asked.

“About the true purpose of this banquet… why did Apollo make such a fuss hosting this special divine feast and even altered the old rules? Are you interested, Young Brother Izay?” Hermes winked at him.

“Ah, you mean that? No interest.”

“You are right… you’re curious too, aren’t you…”

Hermes’ words were cut off before they were fully formed, leaving him speechless with the prepared sentences stuck in his throat.

“Pfft~” Nearby, Asfi noticed her deity’s fleeting look of surprise and quickly turned her head away, covering her mouth.

Hermes ignored her actions, waving his hand in astonishment: “But that’s the dark secret behind this banquet! Young Brother Izay isn’t interested at all?”

“You mean the conspiracy targeting Bell Cranel? I already know about it,” Izay said calmly.

“Ah, this…” Hermes scratched his head, feeling somewhat at a loss.

He had done some investigation to deduce the reason for this special banquet, but when he wanted to reveal it to an acquaintance, he was beaten to the punch.

This feeling was like bringing a great toy to show off to a friend, only to find out they already had it.

It left a hollow sense of disappointment.

On the contrary, Izay didn’t find it strange that Hermes had figured out the reason beforehand.

Because Hermes was in the intelligence business.

Combat strength wasn’t the strongest aspect of Hermes’ Familial Group. Gathering information was their specialty.

If Artemis’ Familial Group was Orario’s sweeping spear in the outside world,

then Hermes’ Familial Group was Orario’s hawk eyes.

The former handled most of the monster-clearing commissions from external cities and kingdoms for Orario. The latter gathered external intelligence and fed it back to Orario.

Moreover, the party they had signed a contract with wasn’t the Guild Headquarters, but Uranus, the main deity behind the Guild.

Including Poseidon’s Familial Group, which maintained ocean currents stability at sea, they were three factions that partnered with Uranus.

Most people in Orario were unaware of this, believing the three to be neutral factions, which wasn’t the case.

If Hermes couldn’t figure this out, that would truly be surprising.

As for Izay… it was purely due to his foresight advantage~

“Alright, I won’t ask how you found out the inside story, Young Brother Izay… but what are your thoughts on this matter?” Suddenly, Hermes changed his tone.

“My thought is… Apollo is a good person. He wants to give away everything he’s accumulated over the years, and this time he’s going to learn a valuable lesson.”

Saying this, Izay looked toward the entrance.

In his line of sight, the familiar white-haired girl was walking into the banquet hall, holding hands with her towering deity, her face showing visible unease.

“Hmm… although I don’t think Apollo will win either… aren’t you being a little too confident?”

Hermes followed Izay’s gaze, looking at Bell with a scrutinizing eye while stroking his chin.

He heard the confidence in Izay’s voice, as if he was certain Bell would triumph over Apollo’s pursuit.

“The strongest member of Apollo’s Familial Group is just a regular Level 3, right? That Level 3 can’t beat her.”

Upon closer inspection, Izay could roughly gauge Bell’s current strength.

She must have leveled up recently, though for some reason it hadn’t been announced yet. Both within the Level 3 domain, the unnamed member of Apollo’s Familial Group stood no chance against her.