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/A few moments before Silver and Phryne clashed.../
"URRRRGG AAHHH!"
/CRASH!/
'Back in the Entertainment District, Ishtar let loose as she broke everything in her sights!'
'First, it was her bottle of wine, she threw it on the ground the moment she realized Tammuz was destined to lose... The moment she realized that just like her, Silver had hidden his abilities...'
THAT BOY!!!
'She had already expected it in a sense... Many had... But to this degree?!'
'After her bottle of wine crashed against the ground, hell was released... Divine fury onto the carpet...'
'Her temper was higher than Babel, rage covered her whole body, the greatest anger she had ever felt both in heaven and in the earth!...'
'That might've been an exaggeration though...'
'Even then, she had lost! Terribly at that!'
'Two fights, two losses!'
'Without even a single shred of resistance! And don't bring that pathetic fight at the start!'
'That was nothing but a foolish mistake, the start of her downfall, the event that just turned her into a public clown!'
'She had been fooled, together with everyone in Orario.'
'Ishtar bet on an easy win, trying to humiliate Hestia by agreeing with her extremely horrendous request while making some of her own…'
'Now everything's crashing on her! All because she wanted to increase her own reputation instead of focusing on remedying the situation, she left her final and strongest fighter for later!'
"THAT SON OF A $#%$!@^&!!!"
/CRASH!/
/CRACK!/
"I-Ishtar-Sama..."
/SLAP!/
/BAM!/
"SHUT THE FUCK UP!"
/CRACK!/
...
'It was with no surprise she was fuming in wrath, her Familia was now completely left in shambles!...'
'The sheer amount of monetary value she would have to pay Hestia, and everyone that would definitely use this opportunity to kick her while she was down was immense…'
"T-Th-The conditions of the War game..."
'Her legs growing weak, her servants tried to hold her, but she pushed them away onto the splinters on the ground.'
'Sitting on the ground amidst the remains of this once luxurious room, Ishtar's expression trembled.
'She could even already predict it… Her trusty warriors… They would definitely dip out!'
'No one would stay in a Familia like hers if she couldn't give them what they sought!'
'Her time was tickling, her final moments as a Queen... If she was unlucky, she could even be kicked out of Orario forcibly!'
'Just like that annoying perverted old geezer and mad woman!'
"NOOO!"
I can't let that happen! NEVER!
'Ripping apart the sheets on her bed with everything she had, she started screaming at the servants around her!'
"MOVE!"
"BRING BACK ALL OF OUR WEALTH! USE ALL OF OUR CONNECTIONS, ALL OF OUR HIDDEN RESOURCES, EVERYTHING!"
Before it's too late!
"DON'T LET ANYONE LEAVE! I WON'T AGREE WITH ANY CONVERSION RITUALS!!!"
'Her expression growing fierce, she had already decided to take the path of no return...'
/Flash.../
'Her eyes flashing purple and pink, she decided that the conventional way was now out of the picture.'
"It's all... ALL BECAUSE OF YOU!"
/Fwooosh..... Crack!.../
'She threw another bottle, this time at the floating screen, however, the bottle phased through it and went over the window, shattering it into a million pieces before falling several floors down the tower and crashing against the ground...'
'The echo of glass shattering reverberated across her Manor... The indication of the end...'
'Indeed... The moment the Glass of wine broke, the Ishtar Familia was deemed over.'
'She was unwilling to accept it!'
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! MOVE!"
"NOW!"
'As they ran, Ishtar continued to scream as blood seeped out from her lips due to how hard she bit them.'
'Divine blood wasted.'
/STEP STEP STEP!/
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/A minute later.../
/Pant... Pant.../
'Finally, she seemed to have calmed down, the broken furniture around her remained as proof of it...'
'But as she raised her head to see Silver slowly pointing down, drawing a line across Tammuz's face... She felt as if he was pointing down directly at her.'
'His smile, expression... Everything!'
'She wanted him dead!'
"UUUUAAAAAHHHHH!"
'She went back into tearing her room apart, throwing another bottle of wine at her window, and this time...'
"KYAAAA!"
'Someone seemed to scream!'
'Bit Ishtar did not care, she grasped a knife, plunging it into the wall.'
'This wasn't her room mind you, the one she normally used on the top floors had been fully broken and was in the middle of repairs, she had even paid them in advance…'
'But now she regretted it, tens of millions of Valis were used to repair her tower to its previous state, including refurbishing it, precious coins she would definitely need...'
'Right now, everything she had was a bullet, a shield, one she had to keep close to using against the starving beasts that were soon to come!'
'As long as Phryne was there, it didn't matter how much she fell, no one would dare touch a Familia with a Level 6 adventurer unless they wanted to die.'
"!"
'Her eyes becoming bloodshot, she cursed everyone, be it mortals and Gods alike… Especially one man!'
'Yet, she still destroyed her room, perhaps in a fit of stupor or in a display of growing Madness...'
"While I still can… URG!!!"
'Ishtar kept breaking everything apart, blaming whoever she remembered, crying tears of blood…'
/BOOOOOM!/
"URRRRG AHAHAHAHA!"
'Laughing maniacally, she stared at her scream, as if she could grab it!'
"KILL HIM!"
'Desiring for someone terrific from the bottom of her heart, Ishtar looked more demonic than divine right now…'
'The wrath of the Divine, could a mortal take it?'
'As Phryne clashed with Silver, amidst the sparks released by their blows, everything turned white as her distorted face was revealed in the dark…'
…
/A bit before, somewhere else.../
/Sha.../
'The wind blew calmly atop the granary of a peaceful village in the mountains...'
"..."
"Grandpa?..."
'Above a relatively tall hill, an old man whose hands were dirty from gardening stared at the far, far distance, where gray clouds gathered in the sky...'
'He had a straw hat on his head, and his beard was white like the clouds...'
"What are you staring at?" A small boy asked on the side
'His hair just as white as his beard, the boy tried to jump to see from his perspective.'
'His red eyes opened wide, but he could only see so far.'
'No matter how much he tried, he only saw a long stretch of mountains under the blue sky.'
'To this, the old man smiled, patting the boy's head.'
"It's nothing, I was just relaxing a little, that's all..."
'His smile became even bigger.'
"Working on the farm is a bit intense for me, long where my glory days when I used to..."
"Not with those stories again grandpa..."
"HAHAHA! You'll understand one day, Bell! There isn't anything greater than seeing women bathe!"
"..."
'While the child stared at him with a confused stare, the old man stared at the distance.'
"Men should seek their ideals and strive to achieve them."
"That is true Romance."
...
/Silence…/
'Orario however, was left agape.'
'Such brutality… Such fierceness… Domination.'
'It was all a play, a stage Silver had set for himself…'
'And it was such an obvious one at that… Now it all made sense.'
'Why he had chosen the date to be so soon… Why he had fought so badly against Aisha, the specific rules of this War game.'
'From the start, he had been aiming at their weakness, their confidence, the lack of information they had...'
'Or the contrary, he aimed at their mistaken knowledge.'
'He was hiding, letting his bait float in these turbid waters, waiting for them to bite it…'
'And what a fish he caught! An entire Familia!'
'Wealth beyond imagination, fame, infamy even!'
'Incredible Strength, putting Tammuz to shame.'
'Unending Vitality, his wounds closing up by the second, he didn't even seem to sweat!'
'High-Class Dexterity, his movement and coordination too complex e.'
'Extreme Speed, enough to make most First Class adventurers squint their eyes.'
'Immense Magical Power, a volume so high that made most mages frown in nausea.'
'His display of power shocked many, even some First Class adventurers, they wondered if they were fast enough to react to his attacks, they wondered if they could take him on if he tried the same…'
'He had infinite possibilities, endless abilities… For as long as they could see of course.'
'A magic that in the past could at most make them laugh in wonder was now a tyrant in the rising, rivaling even the strongest of mages…'
'His mark, the mark of the Hestia Familia, a magic with 1000 uses, infinite variations...'
'Instant, soundless… Chantless… Deadly.'
'His fight with Tammuz was short, but it was long enough for people to realize that Tammuz had in fact become Level 5!'
'It was mind-boggling, stomach revolting… But he had defeated a Level 5.'
'The Level 3 Captain of the Hestia Familia made a fool of everyone, and they were to blame for being short-sighted.'
'Were they to blame for not seeing this possibility?'
'They all thought he was going to lose! Most had accepted it… Most that still remained confused.'
'They didn't understand what was going on anymore.'
'What was his Level, what was the strength of the Ishtar Familia? Why had such a thing happened?'
'Why were they so flabbergasted?!'
'Everyone seemed to have realized that now, the Hestia Familia's rise was unstoppable, First Class adventurers are the pillars of Orario, and having one in a Familia was enough to make them rise into the realms of absolute power.'
'Ishtar was one such case…'
/CHEERS!/
'The Gods cheered! Such displays were what they were looking for!'
'The unending excitement of the Lower realm! The unpredictability of the mortals!'
'Everything he said didn't matter, they forgot what they said before either!'
'Their reason to be here was to seek entertainment, and what could they do if not watch this incredible performance!'
'They were itching all over, their minds racing... They all thought the same...'
'They started to desire! Desire something in common!'
'A mortal that could bring them nonstop excitement in this world!'
...
'People cried over their lost betted money, some laughed, rejoicing at their unending foresight…'
'A certain Elf laughed maniacally as he raised his money into the skies, letting gold coins roll down the table and his face…'
'Everywhere you looked, a cacophony of emotions followed.'
'Bitter and extreme feelings… Rare were those of relief.'
'Be it inside a pub reflected on the faces of those that worked there, or some dark alley where light couldn't travel…'
'People, forgotten by the world, living a life worst than death, struggling to be recognized as alive.'
'Or...'
"... It looks like its going to take a while until Orario calms down from this event…" Fels said as she looked up
/Flap... Flap.../
"COOO!"
'Her trusty owl flew to her shoulder, coming from the dark.'
'Its face moved to the floating screen, seemingly interested in the fight as well.'
"I'll accept it."
"Hm?"
'Fells gazed at Ouranos, confused.'
"If he can move on from this challenge… I'll accept him as a candidate."
'Ouranos didn't smile, but his mood seemed complex, something between glad and worried?'
"!"
"Don't get your hopes up though… It's not over yet." Ouranos proclaimed
'His thoughts were a mystery, his gaze serene.'
'He did not utter a single extra sound, instead, he stared at the screen… And so did Fels…'
/FLASH!/
'A flash of light covered it.'
…
/Yet again, a few moments before.../
"There you have it Asfi… And new face." Hermes said in a low tone as he watched Silver's performance
'Atop Babel, Hermes focused on his task, maintaining all of the floating screens so people could "enjoy" the War game from all Orario.'
'Although he had a small smile on his face, his mind raced as he gazed above...'
'He was witnessing the impossible... No... It was set in stone!'
'From the moment he saw it he had understood...'
'That this was inevitable.'
'His only problem stemmed from his actions... Was this another act, or his true personality?'
'A brutal man that cared little about his enemies, displaying said brutality even if the world saw it?'
"Tired of hiding..." Hermes mumbled
How much are you willing to show?
How far will you go?...
'Crossing his arms, Hermes thought about a lot of things, all at the same time...'
'Behind him on his sides, left and right, a man and a woman listened to his words, also staring at the fight.'
"..."
I've been with you all for a few months already…
'Vultus frowned at his words, but also... At himself.'
So fast... In so little time...
I was surpassed before I even realized it.
But at least, I'm here to witness your all.
'He lost himself in his thoughts...'
"Even so… Just…"
'While Vultus had a complex expression, Asfi frowned, trying to come up with anything to rebuke Hermes' words...'.'
'She couldn't understand just how Hermes had predicted this outcome.'
'The only possibility was… Information from the Guild… And what he saw.'
'She knew him very well, the expression he displayed...'
/Flash.../
'Barely had she stopped to think, light covered her vision as Phryne and Silver's weapons collided.'
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Notes
From here on it's the chapters of Silver vs Phryne, and after that, Volume end.
Thank you all for reading, I'll now return to my other duties.
Peace, I'm out.
PS: I have been using AI to make a lot of art, although for the other Novel, if you have a character you would like me to make, now's the time.
I was thinking of making Silver, so if you have any idea of how he looks, I could use that as a base image, it's mostly for me to know how you all see him.
That's all from me.