"It's unbelievable, to see members of the Hestia Familia in the afternoon, and they're even moving together with their deity."
"Fully armed, where are they planning to go in a group?"
"That direction seems to be towards the Pleasure District."
"Could it be that the Hestia Familia has had a conflict with the Ishtar Familia?"
"Are they preparing for a battle?" On the street, a group of adventurers whispered among themselves as they watched the fully armed Hestia Familia pass by.
The Hestia Familia is known for their adventurous spirit, and usually, they could only be seen in the mornings and evenings.
Occasionally, one or two members of the Familia or the deity herself could be seen walking on the streets during the day.
This was the first time they had seen something like this.
Seeing the determined demeanor of the Hestia Familia, the first thought in their minds was a conflict with the Ishtar Familia, and it seemed to be imminent, with no turning back.
Otherwise, such a scene would not occur.
And quickly, this matter spread throughout Orario in just half an hour through various means among adventurers.
In no time, the whole of Orario was abuzz.
Those who loved spectacles urged their Familias to move towards the Pleasure District as quickly as possible, securing high spots to watch the drama unfold.
Only the Ishtar Familia had no reaction.
Most members of the Ishtar Familia were active at night, many resting during the day, and many had been sent out to deal with Aston.
And the deities who knew about this matter wouldn't specifically inform the Ishtar Familia.
As deities who enjoyed spectacles, facing such a rare drama, how could they possibly disturb the play?
"Although I don't know what Ishtar has done to provoke the little one, this is going to be an interesting show," standing on a high platform, Loki, with one hand on her hip, smiled mischievously looking towards the direction of the Pleasure District, brimming with excitement.
"It's really strange, Aston is nowhere to be seen." Standing beside her were Finn and others, the top-level adventurers of the Loki Familia had all come over, and Finn, as the captain, immediately noticed that Aston was not present among the main forces of the Hestia Familia.
"It's interesting, such a situation hasn't occurred except for that one time a few years ago." Tione leaned forward, placing one hand above her eyebrows, peering towards the direction of the Pleasure District, and commented.
"Too bad, Ais went to the dungeon and missed this." Tiona nodded, then expressed her regret.
"But why did the Hestia Familia suddenly take action against the Ishtar Familia? We haven't heard any rumors."
"And without Aston, can the Hestia Familia really handle the Ishtar Familia?"
"The Ishtar Familia has that top-tier brute among them, first level, in addition to several Level 4 and 5 adventurers, as well as a large number of second and third-level adventurers." Gareth, standing beside Finn with his arms crossed, frowned.
"True, the Ishtar Familia is not like Amphisbaena, they're not so easy to deal with."
"But Gareth, have you forgotten about the Hestia Familia's mage corps?"
"The combined magic attacks of the mage corps are of first-level firepower, even a Level 5 would have difficulty resisting," Riveria, standing next to Loki, disagreed.
In Riveria's view, as long as the Hestia Familia's mage corps is present, the Ishtar Familia, despite their numbers and having a first-class adventurer, would not be a problem for the Hestia Familia.
Amphisbaena was easily subdued by the mage corps before.
"Well, we'll see."
"The little one isn't a fool; if he dares to make a move, then he must be absolutely confident."
"And given the little one's character, she wouldn't provoke others without reason. This situation must have been instigated by the Ishtar Familia," Loki said with a smile.
After speaking, Loki waved her hand in another direction, seemingly greeting someone.
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded, choosing not to speak further, quietly watching how events would unfold.
In the direction Loki was greeting, Freya was also present, arms crossed and smiling as she watched the direction of the Pleasure District, surrounded by walls as if it were an iron fortress.
Behind her stood Ottar.
Freya hadn't brought many people with her, only Ottar.
It seemed that the other Level 6 members of the Freya Familia weren't interested in this matter and hadn't come along.
"I thought I might have to intervene."
"After all, Ishtar has been getting bolder lately. I was thinking of enduring the Guild's punishment to pluck this upstart clown," Freya said with a bewitching smile, looking towards the Pleasure District, speaking softly.
Besides the Loki Familia and Freya Familia, deities from other directions were also paying attention to the situation here.
Under these circumstances, the guards on the walls of the Ishtar Familia noticed something was amiss.
The large force of the Hestia Familia was heading this way. Because of the buildings, these guards hadn't noticed, but Freya and others standing so high were naturally visible to those guarding on the walls. Upon realizing that the Pleasure District was being surrounded by many major Familias, the guards immediately reported the situation.
Upon receiving this message, Ishtar, who had been lazily lounging on her bed smoking a pipe, stood up immediately.
"How could this be? What's happening!" Ishtar exclaimed in disbelief.
Ishtar was no fool; she understood the gravity of the situation reported by the guards.
The gathering of so many pleasure-seeking deities indicated that something significant was about to happen on their side.
"Issue the command, find out immediately what's happening!" Ishtar ordered in a panic, instructing her Familia members to investigate the situation.
Meanwhile, at the Guild's underground council, Fels slowly emerged from the shadows.
"Ouranos, the Hestia Familia has made a move against the Ishtar Familia," Fels said, looking up at Ouranos on the council platform, speaking calmly.
"Don't worry, Hestia will give me an explanation."