Chapter 76: Furious Ishtar!
"Ishtar-sama, this is this month's account~"
"Hmm~ Not bad~"
Looking at the series of zeros, Ishtar's face became very pleased.
You see, in Orario, the Entertainment District is definitely a gold mine, with countless men spending 'time' and 'money' here every night.
Moreover, the women of Ishtar's familia are all combatant prostitutes.
They fight monsters in the dungeon by day and 'wrestle' with men at night.
Under such circumstances, the monthly profit of the Ishtar Familia is an astronomical figure.
As the goddess in charge of her Familia, a portion of all members' incomes is handed over to her, and this portion, when combined, constitutes a significant income.
Moreover, each month, the Entertainment District also pays a portion of its profits to the guild to maintain good relationships.
Behind the scenes, Ishtar also has connections with the remnants of Evilus and has funded them considerably.
It can be said that, whether in the 'dark' or in the 'light', Ishtar has expanded her influence extensively, all with the aim of dethroning a certain goddess she both envies and resents.
But ironically, in the face of absolute power, all this is so fragile.
'Tap tap tap—'
The sound of hurried footsteps broke the calm, causing Ishtar, who was in a good mood, to frown slightly.
"Ishtar-sama, something has happened~"
An amazoness hurriedly ran in and spoke to Ishtar in a panicked tone.
"Why are you panicking? What could possibly go wrong?"
"Ishtar-sama, something really has happened!"
"Be quiet."
As the dark-skinned goddess shouted angrily, the amazoness immediately fell silent.
The entire hall instantly fell into silence, and seeing this, Ishtar nodded in satisfaction, thinking to herself that she wasn't exposed yet, so what could possibly go wrong.
"Speak, what has happened?"
At this moment, Ishtar finally looked at her and spoke in a casual tone.
"Ishtar-sama, Freya Familia has declared war on us and has initiated a 'War Game'!"
After delivering this message, she immediately shut up and stepped back.
Sure enough, her words shocked Ishtar.
Although Ishtar was jealous of Freya and had been fixated on the idea of taking her down, she also recognized the strength of Freya Familia, which could not be overcome by mere anger.
Therefore, she had established her Familia and gathered most of the amazonesses in Orario for this purpose.
"What is going on, why would that bitch Freya suddenly declare war on us?"
Now Ishtar couldn't sit still.
If the War Game really began, her Familia would definitely not be a match for Freya Familia.
She had just obtained a trump card and hadn't had the chance to execute her plans yet; was it all going to be ruined?
Ishtar, who was previously sitting confidently, was suddenly at a loss, knowing that Freya had several level 6 members under her command, while she only had one ugly level 5 adventurer, who also often disobeyed her orders.
"What exactly is going on?"
At this moment, Ishtar was like a ferocious snake, her gaze fixed directly on the unlucky messenger before her.
"Yesterday, Afya and her three companions were chased by a swarm of killer ants in the dungeon. They ended up using 'Pass Parade' to trap a member of Freya Familia to escape."
"Pass Parade? To a member of Freya Familia?"
"Yes, it's Ethan Starfall, who has been the talk of the city recently. It's said he's a gigolo kept by the goddess Freya, and it's also because of him that the goddess Freya got angry this time. She went to the guild first thing this morning and filed for a 'War Game.'"
"The gigolo kept by that bitch Freya?"
At this, Ishtar was also grimacing, thinking to herself how bold Afya and her companions were.
Even she didn't dare to directly provoke Freya openly, only silently gathering her strength, but here they went and caused such a huge mess.
"Where are Afya and the others?"
"They were captured alive, now imprisoned in Freya Familia."
Well, there's no way to silence them now, with Freya Familia imprisoning them, which is not a place just anyone can enter.
At this, Ishtar didn't know what to do.
This is really bad luck; it's like choking while drinking water.
"Contact the guild immediately, say there's something suspicious about this incident, that it must be a conspiracy by that bitch Freya."
"Ishtar-sama, the guild has already seen Afya and the others, and all of them have confessed."
'Pfft—'
Ishtar almost spat her drink, thinking how spineless they were.
She hadn't even made a move, and they had already confessed everything.
Although she gave the guild a significant amount of money each year, if such a big incident occurred, the guild would not side with her against Freya.
"Uhh~, but~, Goddess Freya said that if we can compensate her, she might not engage us in a 'War Game'."
"Hmm? Compensation? How much does that bitch want?"
Ishtar said, somewhat pained.
She didn't even have to think about it; the other party would surely demand an exorbitant amount.
"Two billion Valis, plus Sanjouno Haruhime~"
"What did you say? Plus what?"
"Sanjouno Haruhime~"
Sanjouno Haruhime was no secret within Ishtar Familia; most members knew about this pitiful renard and the sad future awaiting her, evoking sighs from many.
So, in many ways, they also took good care of Haruhime, showing a bit of kindness to this fox-eared girl.
"Freya wants Haruhime, damn, how does she know about Haruhime."
"This~~"
No one could answer this question, nor did anyone dare to answer.
There is never an airtight wall in this world, especially since Haruhime's presence in Ishtar Familia was no secret to begin with.
No one can be sure if someone had leaked Haruhime's information, as there's no way to verify it.
"It could have been Afya since she was captured by Freya Familia; she might have revealed Haruhime's information in exchange for her life."
At this moment, a man beside Ishtar spoke up; he was one of Ishtar's men, or to be precise, her male pet.
After all, the Ishtar Familia was composed mostly of women and prostitutes, with men having little to no status.
"Hmm? That makes sense; it must have been that hateful woman Afya."
At this moment, Afya, imprisoned in Freya Familia, unfortunately, took the blame for this.
But she is currently confined within Freya Familia, completely unaware of all this.
Even if she knew, she couldn't do anything about it; what's done is done.
Ishtar's mind was in turmoil. Two billion Valis wasn't much; she could bite the bullet and pay it.
But Haruhime was different; the renard was her trump card to destroy Freya Familia.
If she were to give her up, all her long-term plans would be for naught.
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