Chapter 203: Finally Returning to Orario!
"Wah! Traveler, you actually locked me up!"
The moment Paimon woke up, she jumped up and grabbed Ethan's collar, tugging at it nonstop.
Her poor little face was full of tear marks, as if she had suffered some huge grievance. Seeing that, Ethan actually felt a little guilty. Had he gone a little too far?
After all, the current Paimon could be considered a "life." What he had done was indeed not very good.
"Paimon, I…"
"I'm telling you, this won't be over unless I get ten big meals!"
The moment she said that, Ethan's guilt and faint heartache instantly vanished without a trace.
Paimon was still Paimon. No doubt about it.
"Fine. Ten big meals. Not one less."
"That's more like it."
Hearing Ethan agree to her condition so easily, Paimon finally released him in satisfaction.
However, as she looked at Ethan, Paimon's little head began turning. He had agreed so quickly. Had ten big meals been too few? She should have asked for more.
If Ethan knew what Paimon was thinking right now, he would definitely be speechless. This little thing was a pure glutton.
If she was sold off for food one day, Ethan would not be surprised at all. She was a textbook example of acting without thinking.
"Paimon."
"Oh, Haruhime. Long time no see."
Among everyone present, the person most familiar with Paimon was probably Haruhime.
Because Paimon was Ethan's creation, Haruhime pampered her very much. Even when Paimon worked as the mascot at the Hostess of Fertility, Haruhime often went there to support her.
"What a strange little one."
Hephaestus looked at Paimon and saw through her nature at a glance.
A puppet with self-awareness that could act on its own. This surprised her again. First that golden holy sword, then Vimana, and now Paimon.
How many secrets was Ethan hiding?
Someone once said that secrets made a woman more charming. If changed slightly to a man, the same saying also applied.
A "mysterious" man could easily make a woman curious. And when she wanted to understand him, that was the beginning of her fall.
Just like that, under Vimana's rapid flight, they soon returned to the Labyrinth City.
"To avoid trouble, we should land outside."
When they were about to reach their destination, Hephaestus spoke.
"Okay."
Ethan naturally would not refuse. It was only a short walk, so it did not matter.
And Hephaestus was right. Landing outside would indeed reduce some trouble. No matter where it was, greed and malicious people were never lacking.
Buzz.
With a low rumble, Vimana slowly descended.
Ethan released the magical energy barrier and stepped down with the women. The next moment, Vimana turned into countless golden light particles and vanished.
All Noble Phantasms stored inside Gate of Babylon could be retrieved by Ethan at any time. Even Vimana, this "golden ship," was no exception.
"Wow."
This magical scene immediately made Hestia cry out in surprise.
It could be said that even in front of the three goddesses, Ethan was still extremely mysterious. This also proved his attraction to goddesses from another angle.
After all, for the gods, "fun" was what they cared about most. And the "unknown" was their greatest fun.
"All right. Let's go back."
"We're finally back. I haven't gone to work for so many days. I wonder if the landlady fired me."
Hestia said this subconsciously. After all, with her situation, finding a job really was not easy.
The "Calamity of North Street." How did anyone think that title came about?
As a goddess, Hestia's "destructive power" was top-class in a certain sense.
"You…"
Hephaestus helplessly held her forehead. She truly had nothing to say about this close friend of hers.
To be honest, when Hestia first descended, Hephaestus had taken her in without hesitation because of their many years of friendship.
But afterward, Hestia had no ambition at all and directly transformed into a parasite.
It was just like when she had been in heaven. She never left the house, never went out, and stayed home every day.
Forget working. She did not even care about her Familia. Even someone as good-tempered as Hephaestus finally could not endure it and threw her out.
After that, Hephaestus had still quietly kept an eye on Hestia, so she naturally knew about Hestia's "achievements."
This goddess was like a disaster machine. No matter where she worked, she always caused some kind of "incident."
The most famous ones were several large explosions caused by her improper use of magic stone ignition devices.
Because of that, she earned the title "Calamity of North Street," making countless merchants avoid her.
"All right. When we get back, I'll apply for a crystal card at the Guild. You can spend freely with it, and at the end of the month, I'll go settle the bill for you."
"Eh? Really? Ethan, I really like you so much. Compared to you, Hephaestus is no good at all."
Hearing Ethan's words, Hestia happily hugged him. Without hesitation, she praised one while stepping on the other, directly lowering her close friend.
Hephaestus, who was standing right beside them, instantly darkened.
She was furious.
Good. She had taken Hestia in for so long, yet she could not compare to someone else's pocket money?
"Hestia…"
"Eh? Hephaestus, I forgot you were here. No, I mean, that's not what I meant."
"Then what did you mean?"
"Well… that…"
Hestia's brain began spinning at high speed, but unfortunately, she could not think of a solution.
Helpless, Hestia looked toward Ethan. Ethan slightly turned away and avoided her gaze.
He was not getting involved in this. Besides, this was Hestia's fault to begin with.
Seeing such a lively scene, even Artemis could not help smiling.
Wasn't this warm, family-like life exactly what she wanted?
Just like that, while joking around, the group crossed a stretch of road and finally arrived at Orario's city gate.
At the entrance stood guards wearing armor. These people were members of the Ganesha Familia.
In Orario, aside from the Guild that kept the city running, the Ganesha Familia probably held the greatest authority.
The Ganesha Familia had been entrusted by the Guild to maintain Orario's public order. Because of that, their Familia was also called the "military police of the Labyrinth City."
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