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Chapter- 48
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"But it won't be without any rewards after it won't be fair for Hestia and for her child to accept this test without getting any reward" Freya continued as she turned her head towards Hestia back again
Before Hestia could even respond, the all other gods started to support Freya leaving Hestia in a very tight spot
"Then Freya Who will be my child's opponent, Freya?" Hestia asked this as she saw no room for refusal since all the gods were likely to be on Freya's side because nobody wants to come on Freya's wrong side otherwise it wouldn't be a good end for them
Not to mention taking her side will also give them a chance to get special 'benefits' from the goddess of beauty herself which is enough to take down all male gods to her side
But it's also enough to make all other goddesses hate her to the core because of jealousy and envy but they know they can't do anything against her since they know they can't win against her in any field, so they can only direct their hatred towards male gods who are simps for freya
"Now now~, it's better to not rush things, my dear, ~," She says this as her eyes start to glow and a big smile form on her face
As she continued "We should take this slow with preparation, Hestia dear~"
"What do you mean by that?" Hestia asked about this confusion since she thought if Freya was suggesting this meant she already had a plan about everything from the start
"I know~ how about you bring your child to my humble manor and as we discuss those matters there as well I will also give him the privilege to choose any fighter of his choice" She replied to Hestia's question
As she continued to speak, "After all it's also his right to choose her opponent when he has been forced to fight by us, right?"
"You mean he has to fight one of your children!?!" Hestia asked this in little loud voice because of what Freya suggested, because it's simply a very difficult task, not to mention Freya wants to meet yuno which is already enough to convince Hestia that Freya is clearly interested in yuno as Loki and Hephaestus warned her about
Which is clearly unacceptable from her, not to mention they also said that even if yuno can't see that doesn't mean she should feel secure after all Freya has various methods other than beauty to lure him into her familia
"Ara~ did I say something wrong?" Freya asked this with an innocent face like what she said it's obvious
As she continues "If your child defeats any of my children of his choice then it will be clear that he is really that talented and one raise any objection and not only he will gain approval but also frame and a 'reward' from me"
"But Freya we all know your familia is in second place in all orario, and not to mention your children specialist in fighting alone, so making him duel with your child will only put Hestia's child at disadvantaged" Hephaestus Intervene by saying this as she stands up from her seat
She was also clear that Freya is trying to trap Hestia with the majority, which is clearly working and fighting one of her children is clearly unreasonable because Freya's familia members' speciality is in fighting alone
And making Hestia's child duel against even Freya's weakest child is nothing but simply a death warrant for them, and as she's one of the few friends she doesn't want that
Not to mention the obsession of Freya's children with her is insane, they rather die than disgrace their goddess
"Oh~ that's exactly what Hestia's child needs to do after all most talented children are in the top 3 familia in orario which everyone here knows but as you all know your family doesn't focus on combat but rather forging and as for loki's family it's only focused on teamwork rather than their individual battle power," Freya says this as she is stating the obvious thing
As she continued to speak "and that leaves me and my children after all they are best choices for the duel, if he manages to beat any of this my child then nobody will question you or him anymore, not to mention the reward will be from me and I will make sure the reward will be worth all the effort of Hestia's child~"
After hearing this Hephaestus went silent because she knew what she said was reasonable and if she said something she would be oppressed by others too which she just experienced
Also as yuno is not her child, so it's a very unrelated matter if she says anything more and tries to take Hestia's side
"Miss Freya people like them are not worth your precious, it's enough for me and my familia to do that in your place and make a catch her child red-headed" From the other row a God stands up from his seat as he said this
The God is a tall handsome man with coloured scarlet red hair that looks as if it's the exact colour of a precious gem called 'Ruby' with green laurel on his head
{ A/N:- in the manga, it's mentioned Apollo's hair colour was blond while in anime it was something like red, so I choose to go with anime one because most people watch anime rather than manga }
He said all this while looking at Hestia with a smug on his face meanwhile looking at the God who had spoken as she gritted her teeth after seeing his face
As the memories of the past flooded where this same exact person came to her temple in order to woo her and tried to get in bed with her, but fortunately enough Hestia didn't even let him enter her domain
And now she is guessing he must want to take advantage of this match and wanna do something to her
"Apollo dear~ are you teaching me about what should I do or not~," Freya said as she turned her head towards him with a smile on her face she looked at him with narrowed eyes while her eyes now glowing as she emitted a terrifying aura from her
"I-I d-didnt me-mean to, I a-am so-sorry," Apollo said as he apologised as he sat down on his seat while cold sweat ran down his spine after feeling that terrifying aura of Freya
"Does anyone else have anything else to say~?" Freya asked this in a sweet tone as she looked around everyone
*Silence*
"Then it's settled~" After getting no response Freya said this as she got up from her seat and started to move towards the exit
"Bye bye~ everyone," Freya said as reached the door but when she about turned back to the door, she looked at Hestia as continued to speak "Oh yeah Hestia dear~ see you in 3 days~"
As she exited the room, everyone began to leave one by one since this meeting was already over
Meanwhile, Hestia was immersed in her thoughts even though she glad Apollo is not the one she was facing but on the other hand she fell into a more dangerous pit hole
"What should I do?" Hestia asked this in a tired tone as she looked at her side where Hephaestus was standing beside her
"*Sigh* honestly I don't know" Hephaestus said this as she released a tried sigh while she looked at the Hestia with worry in her eye
"Should I not go?" Hestia asked this question as she thought of this possibility and suggested this to her after all she was much better in this area
"No… if you don't go then it will only get worse" Hephaestus replied as she shook her head as she looks at Hestia with pity
After all, Hestia finally gets her first good child and now that child is targeted by Freya is nothing but a disaster for her since her obsession with talent is well-known
"...Then what should I do?" Hestia asked this in an extremely confused tone as she did not see any options not to mention she didn't want to lose yuno
It's not like she doesn't believe in yuno's strength, but she believes no matter how talented young maybe he still can't beat an experienced adventurer, not to mention when that adventurer from Freya's familia
"It's better to go and try to delay the day for a duel which will give yuno to train while choosing her newest recruit since this should be now your best option" Hephaestus replied as she thought about it and tried to find more solutions but couldn't able to
"..Hmm…" Hestia nodded her head as she heard Hephaestus answer since she also found this answer the best for her now….At least until she got a new plan
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