"Goddess Hestia, you've received a very important visit." The butler announces.
In the heat of this sweet moment, Hestia felt kinda annoyed because of the disturbance. But since it couldn't be helped, she just swallowed the medicine and opened the door, "Jeez what is it? Who is disturbing me in such a crucial moment." She says, walking towards the main entrance of her palace where the guests were waiting.
"Fufufu~ Hestia-chan is just so cute, don't you think? Akira-kyun~" Alice giggled.
"Well I can't deny that lolis are very cute" He replied.
"Is that so?.. Then how about adopting Hestia-chan~?" She asks. Akira flinches as he hears that, "Oi.. From where did you get such a thought...?" He asks, giving her a small glance with tense partially closed eyes.
"Hehe~ You're right darling~ I would never accept a stepdaughter as my offspring~ The only thing I'd accept is a child holding our blood both~" She says with a smile and slightly blushing cheeks.
As they keep walking forward, Alice's new form of speech really took him off guard, 'Since when did Alice become such a teasing woman?.. She's always been a shy girl keeping low status... Did the engagement ring really give her a massive boost of personality?... Or did she gain pride in becoming the fiancée of an all-power Outer God?' Akira thinks.
But while in the middle of his monologue, Akira forgot to maintain his slow rhythm and ended up arriving at the scene much faster, just standing there in front of the Loki Familia while they stared at him in confusion.
"A-Ano... We weren't expecting to meet you at Hestia's place..." This line was pronounced by Loki, the playful and nonchalant orange haired goddess.
"Hm? Well I can be wherever I want at my heart's desire so you should get used to it." Akira didn't particularly like the way Loki addressed him.
"O-Oh s-s-sorry for saying that N-Nox-sama.." She repeated, barely getting that apology out of her mouth.
'Loki is apologizing... God Nox is showing us all forbidden colors...' Finn thought.
Reading this thought, Akira switched his glance to the beautiful blonde young lady standing beside her elf friend, "You. Ais, was it? What is your reason for visiting Hestia?" He asked.
"D-Don't worry about it Aki— I mean, Nox-sama, I'll ask them to leave us alone..." Hestia says, quite wary of the direction this conversation was taking.
"Do it at once, Hestia-chan." Alice adds up.
"Y-Yes, Alice-sama!" Hestia shouts in affirmation.
'Alice- 'sama' ?' This was the thought that came across everybody's minds as they ignored who Alice was.
"Umm, if you have something to say then right now's the best time to do so.. Because we're kinda busy here..." Hestia says. The atmosphere was getting more tense by the second because of Alice's blank lifeless stares.
'What an extraordinary aura...' Everyone thought in their minds.
"W-We came to Hestia's domain knowing that Nox-sama was already there!" Ais Wallenstein says quickly.
"A-Ais-chan..." Loki mumbles.
"Our intentions were purely peaceful.. W-We wanted— no, I personally wanted to think of Nox-sama for saving our beloved Orario, on behalf of all and every citizen of the city. I-If it weren't for Nox-sama, we wouldn't have survived.. And— And even if we somehow beat those legendary titans by some miracle, we wouldn't have a home to stay..." Ais says.
Her comrades' mouths were all wide open, shocked from this show of loyalty she was showing. "Ais..." They mumble.
"Why are you all surprised? I presume you don't share the same thoughts?" Akira asks. They all shover at those words.
But the most shocked was Ais obviously. In less than a second, and without a thought, we unsheathes a supportive dagger from her back and hurts her wrist with it. Her expression shifts into obvious pain mixed with endurance.
"A-Ais-cha— I mean Ais Wallenstein! What are you inflicting on yourself?!" Loki shouts with authority.
The drops of blood pour drop by drop on the carpet, dyeing it red. Tears mix with that blood as Ais cannot make her emoting any longer.
"By my pride as a knight and a warrior, I am forever grateful and reconnaissance for what you've done to us! If there's a god I respect more than all, it's you Nox-sama!" She yells.
...
Silence remains omnipresent for a second before it breaks down when Alice chuckles, "Hmhee~ It seems like he conquered you just like he did to me, Ais-chan~" She says.
But not everyone shared her point of view, Loki was devastated. She never thought Ais would be so straight forward with someone, worse yet, worshipping a god other than her... It broke her, she was speechless, not able to think, let alone speak.
'Ais is surely brainwashed, Alice.' Akira tells Alice through mind communication.
'Must have been Nyx's [Charm] skill on effect. When Nyx saved Ais, she must have been charmed by her. And since you're Nyx's higher up, it's only natural the charm extends to you.' She explains.
'That makes total sense...' He replies.
"My greatest resolve will be swinging this sword to get Nox-sama's recognition... and maybe t-trained by him... I'm fully aware that I cannot reach your team members' levels no matter how much I train, but I'm sure that with enough resolve, I will become stronger so that.... So that I can—" While Ais was speaking, she got suddenly interrupted by Akira.
"That's enough." Akira said, this made her eyes widen a second before looking down and shutting up.
"If that is all, then I think your business here is finished. Ais Wallenstein, you changed. And since you spoke on behalf of everyone in Orario, I'll make sure to remember that name. That alone, is an unachievable honor, so rejoice." Akira says with a smirk.
"Look up." He says, Ais lifts her head and looks at Akira directly in the eyes. "You are courageous. That dagger has poison capable of killing a mature elephant easily." He says.
Ais' eyes drop down to see that the dagger she swore the oath with is her poisonous weapon without thinking. "Luckily I erased the poison from your veins. I admire your courage, for a mortal. I like that." He says.
Her eyes gleam and shine brightly as she stares at him while making eye contact; relief, but also loyalty, appreciation and maybe even love added to this dangerous mix.
'Perhaps that near-death experience flipped her mind upside down?' Alice thinks.
"Th-Thank you very much!!" She shouts gratefully.
And thus, the Loki Familia found no remaining reason for staying here so they left the domain at once. Outside, the argument between Loki and Ais was inevitable, Akira looked at that scene from the window while they were unaware he was watching.
"Hhm~ Darling, can I ask what you're doing~?" Alice asks.
"Nothing, nevermind that." He says.
"Now, moving on. Can you explain to me about this sudden teasing personality you just gained, Alice?" He asks.
"Ara ara~ If you wanna know more about your future wife all you have to do is ask, you know~?" She says.
Akira doesn't respond. Instead, he approaches her then gently catches her face, Alice smiles and curls her lips then closes her eyes as she was expecting a kiss, but instead of making contact, Akira's face went past hers and she just opened her eyes confused. "Wh-What are you doing~?" She asks surprised.
Then suddenly, Akira bites her ear, which makes Alice scream a moan of surprise, "Gyaah~ Wh-What is the meaning of this~?" She hugs him and locks his body around hers.
"I kinda checked your memories to get an answer myself... It says that while you were using omniscience to search knowledge about the right behavior of a wife towards her fiancé, your omniscience ended up collapsing on your mind making you all-time omniscient. Hence this fearless personality" He says.
"Myy~ to think my dear would crave me this much~" She says, with a hand on her cheek.
"So even Alice doesn't know how to be a perfect wife... I remember you used to be a mere AI but look at you now" He says, with a smug expression.
"I know... I couldn't have reached any of this if it weren't with your help darling. You truly are a blessing~ my only reason to live~ my heartbeat my mind my everything~" Alice's eyes start changing color from golden to purple while her pulse accelerates as well as her breathing.
"You're starting to lose control" Akira says with a smirk.
"Damn it look at the mess you've made of me darling~! I literally CAN'T breathe if your smell isn't in the environment~!" She jumps at him then glances at his eyes seductively.
"You know that kissing won't help you" He says.
"I know, come here and mess me up more!" She shouts, kissing him on the lips and gently pulling out her tongue and tangling it with his, enjoying the passionate feeling of their lips caressing each other's.
But suddenly... "I'm back Akira-kun! Those guys were really a pain in the—" Hestia becomes speechless when she sees the lustful scene unfolding right below her eyes.
"Mmmmnh~" Alice moans while sparing glances directed towards Hestia, almost pulling out a middle finger if it weren't for her hands holding Akira.
"Wh-Wh-WHAT IS THIS!!!" Hestia shouts. But the two didn't seem to pay attention to her.
"A-AKIRA!! D-DO— DO ME TOO!!" She yells.