Chapter 474

Chapter 481: Seeing Colors, Forgetting Kids~ (Please Subscribe!)

The sky of the Dungeon World has developed over countless ages, birthing innumerable deities.

By today, the vast majority of these deities have reached adulthood.

Though for the eternal gods, the concept of “adulthood” is a rather vague boundary.

But roughly speaking, the appearances they take when descending to earth can be considered their current “age group.”

Like those ancient gods who were born earliest, whose ages are nearly astronomical numbers, most of them appear as elders.

The younger gods born after them are either middle-aged or youthful.

Someone like Artemis, she’s still considered “young” among the deities.

Loki and Hestia might be much older, but their ability to maintain their current state could perhaps be attributed to their positive mentalities.

However, even in the heavens.

It’s quite rare to find child deities like Ais Roku.

The remarks made by the deities at the banquet weren’t baseless.

Many of these deities who have lived far too long have little memory of their childhoods.

With carefree personalities, who would bother remembering their embarrassing childhood history?

Unless it was something particularly memorable.

Some deities were born directly as beautiful maidens or handsome youths, never experiencing the stage of childhood.

If one had to say, Ais Roku is currently seen as a rare individual among these deities.

A cute little child suddenly appearing in a game meant for adults naturally draws the attention of the deities.

But while they’re attracted, they wouldn’t do anything else.

Neither offering help nor increasing the difficulty of Ais’ game out of malice.

At most, they’d just watch for entertainment.

People participating in games all abide by the rules. Only a few mentally extreme deities would ever consider overturning someone else’s game board.

As for offering help, ha! Haven’t you noticed how protective Artemis looks right now?

Approaching that little girl with such intentions would be way too suspicious.

One misstep and you’d be suspected of ulterior motives… and before you know it, Orario’s military police might be smiling at you.

“The new young deity descended upon Orario… Is that Ais Roku? That damn adorable little girl Izay brought from another world! Damned good luck with women, that guy!”

Holding a knife in one hand and sipping dry red wine produced by the Demeter Familia, Loki couldn’t help but whistle.

She increasingly felt that Ais had chosen poorly.

Especially after chasing him for so long, Izay didn’t even let her strike a single blow.

Just one cut, Loki thought she’d be satisfied?

Not even a single cut!

What nonsense. It’s only a third-tier unenchanted weapon; it wouldn’t even seriously injure Izay.

At most, a minor injury.

Loki angrily took another swig of wine.

Meanwhile, the goddess of beauty also caused a stir upon arrival, glancing towards Artemis’ position after entering the venue.

“…A newly descended deity? What an adorable child…”

The silver-haired goddess leading a towering beastman slightly curved her lips, her gorgeous purple eyes resembling twin crescents.

Yet she didn’t dwell on this matter.

No matter what, she wouldn’t focus her attention on a deity, preferring instead to favor children of the mortal realm.

The goddess of beauty quickly shifted her gaze elsewhere.

…

Meanwhile, Izay and Hermes were discussing some matters, finding common ground.

Well, not exactly common ground.

Izay just happened to mention casually to Hermes that he had incapacitated the strongest warrior of the Ishtar Familia.

As for Hermes’ thoughtful expression, it had nothing to do with him.

Loki, Hermes, and Dionysus currently maintained a somewhat allied relationship.

They formed a superficial alliance temporarily due to issues concerning the New Species and the Dark Faction.

Each played their role within this alliance, aiming to uncover the whereabouts of the New Species and the Dark Faction, exchanging intelligence periodically.

But this alliance was truly a “superficial alliance.”

Among them, only Loki was genuinely committed to serious work!

Dionysus himself wasn’t trustworthy; his participation was merely to target Loki.

And Hermes joined this alliance with his own agenda.

This playful god might genuinely want to investigate the origins of the New Species, but Izay believed he primarily wanted to ensure the temporary stability of Orario’s environment.

After all, the person he cared about, that mysterious “hero,” was still growing. So regarding the New Species monsters, he naturally wanted Loki’s Familia to bear the brunt.

Let the tall ones hold up the sky if it collapses; as for himself, he could just follow behind and play along.

Loki probably knew Hermes wasn’t reliable, so she didn’t fully disclose everything to these two.

At least regarding the details of the Melon incident, Hermes only knew the general outline.

Had Izay not “accidentally” revealed it, Hermes wouldn’t have known that the Ishtar Familia was involved and had ties with the Dark Faction.

Faced with these deities’ scheming, Izay could only comment internally about feeling exhausted.

Still, cuddling with Lady Artemis was much more comfortable.

After revealing some information about Melon to Hermes, Izay bid farewell to the two and moved closer to Artemis.

“Looks like Loki brought you to the banquet, Izay. When I saw how ‘enthusiastic’ Loki was, I had a hunch.”

Finding a quiet corner at the edge of the banquet together, Artemis sat beside Izay and teased with a smile.

“Izay, those gods are so annoying… They all want to pinch my cheeks, unlike Artemis!” Ais tugged at Izay’s sleeve, looking pitiful and a bit aggrieved.

“That’s because Ais is so cute. Even though we’re strangers, it’s a way of expressing affection.” Izay gently patted the little star spirit’s head, softly consoling her.

Children like Ais are easy to placate.

Praise her a bit, and she won’t hold any grudges.

Meanwhile, Izay didn’t forget his promise to let Cat and Xiao You play with her.

The reason they came to such a secluded corner earlier was partly for this reason.

Upon emerging from the fairy dimension and transforming into human form, the two star spirits immediately complained about their father’s actions.

Not only did he neglect his daughter for other girls, but he also delayed letting them out for so long, breaking his promise.

That was simply unforgivable!