The heartfelt words of the last chapter of the book, along with the news that Link had reached LV.3 in a month, caused great waves in Orario.
Everyone in the guild and tavern was discussing this matter.
Even the heroes sung by the bards had become Link's name.
Who says that a hero is the one who stands in the light?
Everyone can be their own hero!
Astraea, the goddess of justice, surrounded by Alise and other girls, looked at the book's contents with eyes filled with sparkle.
"Is this what he sees as justice? It truly... moves me..."
Especially that sentence: When he looks back, he will not regret wasting his years, nor will he be ashamed of being idle. In this way, when I am dying, I will be able to say my whole life and all my energy are dedicated to the greatest cause in the world: fighting for the happiness of all humans and subhumans!
This made Astraea feel that everything she was doing now was worth it.
The justice she insists on is meaningful.
"Unexpectedly, I feel that I have good compatibility with Link…"
Astraea couldn't help but ponder, should she compete with Hestia?
We are all goddesses; why can't we fight for our own happiness?
Such outstanding childs are rare.
Astraea closed the book, and her beautiful eyes gradually became serious.
Although the content at the end of the article is excellent and speaks straight from the heart, it is equivalent to declaring war on all the Evilus.
One can almost expect Link to get into trouble for this in the future.
The gentle goddess immediately looked at Alise and the others: "Alise, strengthen the surveillance on the strongholds of the various dark factions and do not let them harm Hestia."
"Eh? You don't need to help Link solve it?"
"No, and it is not realistic to solve it with our current strength. The most important thing is that I want to see what he will do in the face of these Evilus threats."
Astraea returned the book to Alise, a smile on her beautiful and gentle face.
She has been in the Nether World for so long, but she has not met a man who truly suits her heart.
Astrea also wants to see if he will become what she desires: a hero or just a mere paper pusher.
If he truly resonates with her heart, she won't mind giving up her pretense of being a goddess to pursue a love worth a lifetime.
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The maste"Tick! Tick!!"
In a dark corner of Orario,
Jura Halmer, the leader of the Rudra clan, furiously tore the book in his hand into pieces and continued to curse under his breath.
"Damn Link, is this a declaration of war against us? Hey! Why are you so proud!"
"After all, he reached level 3 in just a month," a person beside him replied.
"So what about level 3? There are five of us in the family! I'm still level 4!"
"What are we going to do? Are we going to assassinate him? I know where he lives now; I asked about him when he first reached level 2."
"Idiot! It would be too much trouble to assassinate him in the city. After all, his main goddess— that useless goddess Hestia— is with him. If the commotion becomes too great, it won't end well. The Astrea Familia and Ganesha Family will definitely come knocking on your door!"
"How should we do that?"
"Keep an eye on them, wait for them to go into the dungeon, and then look for a chance to ambush them. As long as they die in the dungeon, there will be no evidence."
There was a bloodthirsty glint in Jura's eyes. They were already familiar with this kind of thing and had done it countless times.
"And... if something like this were to happen, I believe the Thanatos Family and the Ikelos Family would not allow it to continue developing. Haha, in the face of the killings of at least three dark factions, how long do you think Link can survive?"
In the darkness, Jura laughed.
The lord of the Soul Palace would give him a thumbs up after hearing this.
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On this side, Link still doesn't know anything about the plots against him.
At that time, he was on his way to a date with the leader of the Hephaestus Familia, Tsubaki.
Well, it's not really a date.
It's probably just that Tsubaki wanted to take advantage of him and chose the luxury restaurant in the Tower of Babel to eat.
The price of dining here isn't cheap, and the quality is superior.
In his previous life, a five-star restaurant was even better; after all, there is only few in the world.
Here you can buy almost all kinds of delicacies from around the globe.
Some of the meals that even Tsubaki, the leader of the group, was reluctant to splurge on, Link himself only tasted once when he took Hestia on a date.
This time, with Link paying the down payment, Tsubaki can finally indulge.
No, she really wasn't polite to Link.
As soon as she arrived at the restaurant, she ordered the most expensive Meal Steak.
This kind of meat is rumored to come from across the sea.
The amount produced is extremely rare, and the sauce is very juicy.
It was so delicious that even the gods said it was delightful after tasting it.
Link looked at the price: 25,000 vali...
Well!
As an adventurer, of course, he couldn't get enough of a small piece of meat, so Tsubaki ordered a lot of food, one after another.
Then, she showed an innocent smile to Link, who was feeling pain behind her: "Hey, my order is ready; why don't you place yours?"
Link felt a bit helpless, but he couldn't go back on his promise to treat her to dinner.
Speaking of which, he still had something to ask her later.
After Link ordered some food, the two of them started talking.
"I really didn't expect you to rush from LV.2 to LV.3 in just over half a month. You're so fast, Link."
"It'll take longer to catch up to you, LV.5."
"How long? Another month? Hehe, after entering the deeper floors, the speed of earning money will be faster, right?"
Thinking that the drops from the deep monsters would pile up like mountains, Tsubaki's eyes shone red with excitement.
"Look at what you said; it's all in exchange for your life."
Seemingly understanding the meaning of Link's words, Tsubaki was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is this commission dangerous?"
"Well, this time, when I went out with the goddess Artemis, I encountered a very powerful monster. My armor was destroyed. I have to rely on your help to repair it. I'll use this as material."
Link directly took out the special material dropped by Antares.
This was a private room, so they didn't have to worry about others seeing them.
After seeing the materials dropped by Antares, Tsubaki frowned, a look of bewilderment in her eyes.
She took off the eyepatch that deliberately imitated the one-eyed Hephaestus, held Antares' materials in her hands, and examined them carefully.
It took her a long time to suppress a sentence...
"What on earth did you kill?"
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