It had been three days since Loki request him in which of course he rejected firmly.
After rejecting her, he wanted to go out for a stroll and taking a bite but a little girl with a hood approach him. "Anoo, sorry to interrupt your time, but by any chance are you Prana?"
"Hm?" Prana glanced at her, and instantly remember his promise to her. "Yes"
When Prana confirmed his identity a clearly happy and glad expression adorning her face. She started rummaging her bag and bring out a Z-shaped dagger.
This dagger was strange. This morning when she met the group who usually bullied her, as usual, they took her bag to find anything valuable, but somehow they didn't find the dagger. Even though at glance anyone could he a mysterious feeling from it and with it striking starry purple color.
Thus, she decided to trust that person and find Prana as instructed. However, even after waiting and asking around for half a day in the arena vicinity, she didn't find him.
It was around the time that she lost hope that she heard a man running and mumbling about fetching 'Prana'. She decided to follow him and finally found 'Prana', and restarting to follow both of them. Thus leading to the current situation.
After receiving the dagger, Prana decided to keep it from now. "I know what to do."
From the girl's perspective, the man before her was her last straw of hope. After he kept the dagger and replying with a grave expression she also became more worried and tensed.
But in actuality, Prana was just too hungry. At first, he wanted to go to the Hostess of Fertility and get a full meal but the circumstance forced him to only eat snacks for now.
Therefore, Prana and Lili went together to visit some stalls around the arena. After that, Prana told the little girl to wait for him in a while.
Lili agreed and waited for Prana near the Arena entrance. Meanwhile, Prana went inside the arena to fetch someone who will help him.
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Being told to wait alone, Liliruca Arde didn't move an inch from where he left her. This was her opportunity, and Prana also left her with a lot of snacks. Therefore, though she was bored her tummy was full.
After waiting for a while, she saw Prana walking with a woman. She was beautiful, even though she was quite petite and small, her chest was quite huge. It was, in contrast, with her.
"Hello there, little girl" Hestia was waving her hand while walking in a fast step toward Lili.
As an energetic Goddess, this was the usual her but the spectators, especially men, were drooling at her.
"Lili, let me introduce her. This woman is Hestia, a Goddess, and she will be your Goddess later" After being introduced, Hestia lunged forward to Lili and hugged her tightly in her bosom.
Lili quietly looked at him, her face clearly said 'she didn't know or heard of her'. She didn't remember there was a Goddess with this kind of name before.
Understanding her face who full of doubt, Prana explained, "She is new, right now she is living with Hephaestus. I assure you she is safe."
"What do you mean by that?" The Goddess who clinging to the little girl snapped at Prana's statement. "Let's go! We need to register our Familia!!" Hestia grabbed Lili's hand and dragging her toward the Guild direction.
Prana didn't know what to say about this high - tension Goddess. But he was relieved seeing her. 'Cause, Hestia didn't ask anything how the process which resolves Prana's problem how to tell her. She was just happy after knowing that she would have a child and Familia of her own. 'Heh, what a simple mind.'
"But this is why I trust you" Prana silently mumbled and follow after the two.
Minutes later.
The three of them arrived at their destination. The place that usually bustling with people right now was as barren as wasteland. There were only four receptionists; Aina, a pink-haired girl - Misha, an elf, and werewolf kin.
"Welcome, what can I do for you?" As usual, the formal greeting of the guild.
"I want to register my Familia!" Hestia answered loudly while raising her hand. All of the receptionists were silenced. They cast a doubtful look at Hestia. 'There's no way this childish girl a Goddess' That was what on their mind, but due to professionalism, they didn't blurt it out.
"Umm?" Aina was quite troubled by the situation, especially her enthusiasm.
"Hello, Miss Aina. First, can we rent a private room here?"
"Ah, yes" Aina was surprised, the man was suddenly behind these girls. She was certain that she only saw the two of them going through the door. "Please~" while motioning the way.
Inside the room.
"Lili, are you ready?"
"Yes, I am ready!"
"No, you don't!! what are you going to do to her? and what with that thing?" She felt that thing was ominous.
"Hestia, didn't I already explain it before? She is still affiliated with Soma Familia, and I am going to resolve it"
"Thats why I also ask you? Why are you bringing out a dagger if you want to resolve it? Where is Soma?"
'This goddess!! I remember that I already explain Lili's circumstance' Prana facepalmed in his head. He sighed, "Lili! Explain your situation to her"
"Hestia-sama, in short....."
Two little girls were having a serious conversation. The little one was having a serious and pained expression, while the one that slightly bigger was crying miserly.
"Sob... don't worry, 'sob...' I will protect 'sob...' you 'sob...' from now 'sob...' on" She didn't know that something complicated could appear inside a Familia.
"That's why I couldn't solve her problem even if I go to the Soma Familia. Fortunately, this dagger could bypass the process" Prana said while playing with the dagger in his hands.
"Then, what are you waiting for! Quick, solve it!" Hestia's expression brightened.
'Damn girl! You're preventing me do it!' Prana scolded inside. "Lili, open up. Don't worry it will not hurt"
Lili nodded and took off her outer clothes. Then, they could see the insignia of Soma Familia on her back.
In the next second, Prana was seen going to stab at Lili's back. If some passerby saw this moment without any prior knowledge, they would surely speculate that Prana about to kill someone.
However, magically the pointed tip of the dagger didn't pierce through Lili's back. It hovered at a skin distance and producing sparks in between. In just a moment, something like a cracked glass appeared on Lili's skin followed by the disappearance of Soma's insignia.
Hestia who was seeing the process was shocked and couldn't help to think about the dagger. She knew that it was mysterious, and from Prana's explanation, the dagger was also special. However, it only needed a moment to clear God's insignia, she couldn't help to blurt out loudly, "Unbelievable!!"
Lili still didn't know what happens on her back. However, hearing Hestia's reaction she knew that finally, she was free from Soma's Familia. She cried up at that thought and thanked Prana repeatedly.
'Tsk' Prana signaled at Hestia who was still in shock to calm the crying girl, and he left the room. '
He didn't know what to do to a crying girl. Even Haruhime who was crying, Prana would be like sat beside her. Prana was just bad at consoling others.
[Main Mission… Disturb the Protagonist's Growth!
Description: In this world, a Protagonist with an unbelievable story and strength existed. Like a hero in an ancient time, they did not come out directly with great strength to contest. But they climb the ladder step by step with many obstacles and motivations along the way.
Target: 1. Ain Wallenstein. [Incomplete]
2. Freya. [Incomplete]
3. Lililuca Arde. [Complete]
4. Apollo [Complete]
5. Sanjouno Haruhime. [Complete]
6. Steal the Protagonist polygraph weapon. [Incomplete]
Condition of completion: Disrupt the growth by using three targets given.
Time Limit: Two Years.
Reward: Portal to Another World will be opened. One of the items (skill/equipment/consumable/etc) available in the shop. Each target rewarding 100.000 points, and 1000 Free Stats.]
[Three of the objectives already completed, Host can complete the mission and get the reward. Do you want to finalize the mission?]
'Ohhh!! Finally!!' Prana was happy to hear the notification. 'Even though it was only half a year since I was in this world, I don't wanna stay longer to complete any other objectives.'
'Complete the mission' he said in his mind.
[Congratulation, Host. Mission "Disturb the Protagonist's Growth!" is complete. For the reward, you get a 1x World Portal, one merchandise from Shop, 300.000 SP, and 3000 Free Stats]
'Wow, three thousand stats, as my current stats right now [Str: 1.478] [Agi: 2.556] [Dex: 1.278], I am more or less equal to early Lv. 5 adventurers. Following the three-times rule from before, I need at least more than 4k stats in one of the stats to be equal in status with Lv. 6; with my lightning form at 100% unleashed, I could get stronger by 3x my stats.'
[Nerfed! Previously it was a 50% increase in 10% opened Thunder Core. It means that it would be a 500% increase in stats if his agility stat were around 4k times by 5x, it would reach around 20k.]
'Wait a minute, the main mission only gives 3 thousand but my new mission gives 5 thousand stats. Unfair!'
"System! Assign 1500 points on Str and Agi plus buy the complete bloodline for Uchiha's"
'I need the bloodline to evolve my eyes and transform my physique into the suitable one'
[Status points assigned. Deducted 70.000 System Points, Remaining: 270.000 points]
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Today it was the first time he would go to fight in the arena and the start of his chance to fulfill Hephaestus's favor. Prana was already preparing inside the lounge and reading the new rules for the First adventurer's bracket.
It said that; the adventurer free to use their own weapons. [The explanation is for high-ranking adventurer weapons were also a part of their strength and it was unfair for adventurers who proficient in magic to be without their weapons in hand. However, rest assured that to avoid any serious injuries and death a blessing [Undying] and [Delay Heal] cast by Hel Goddess.]
'Fortunately, I could create lightning weapons perfectly now. '
"Heh! isn't this the man who give us trouble recently!" a woman voice was heard. Prana looked up at the sound. He saw a woman who look-alike a man in stature; big, broad, dark, and rough like a frog.
Behind her, Prana could see Ishtar swaying her hips and sauntered toward her seat.
"Who are you?" He knew her Goddess, but he didn't know this boorish woman.
"Phryne Jamil, remember it! I will thoroughly torture you in the ring!" She said her piece and left after that. She didn't even think that Prana could best her.
Phryne Jamil is an arrogant woman. She thought that she was the most beautiful in her Familia even topped her own Goddess, Ishtar. Besides, she also loved to torture others whether it was from her own Familia or others Her own Familia had taste defeat over and over from Prana but she didn't even saw the record given by the informant.
'Oh, her! If I win versus this Ains Wallenstain in the first fight then I am certainly going to face her. For now, let's see her information' 'Identify'
[Phryne Jamil. Peak Lv. 5. Title: Androctonous.
Skill: Fist Strike, Abnormal Resistance, Magic Resistance, Healing Power.
Weapon: Great Battleaxe Gorda (Rare)]
'Battleaxe, huh'
A troublesome weapon especially if wielded by an amazoness like her. They were famous for their strength and endurance and a battleax was a weapon that boasts about amplifying the user's strength.