Shouldn't she be in Babel Tower?
Why is she here at the Hostess of Fertility again?
He had been "kept" by this goddess, and now another goddess was clinging to him.
What was this supposed to be?
A "caught cheating in front of your partner" situation — but with goddesses?
At this moment, Syr's face had clearly darkened.
Her mood was extremely bad.
As a goddess with an incredibly strong possessive nature, the fact that someone she had claimed was being touched by another goddess was something Freya absolutely could not tolerate.
Especially since Cao Ye was the child she valued the most.
She had even been looking forward to his future.
And now—
Hestia had suddenly latched onto him.
Anyone would be furious in that situation.
Fortunately, Freya still had enough rationality not to reveal her identity.
This disguise was extremely important.
But that didn't mean she could tolerate what was happening.
Which was exactly why the previous scene had occurred.
"Mr. Cao Ye," Syr said softly.
"How does it feel to be liked so much by a goddess?"
Is she… going yandere?
Cao Ye could almost see black mist rising from her body.
Oh no… she's about to explode.
"Uh—"
Cao Ye panicked and tried to pull Hestia off his body.
But Hestia was gripping him tightly.
And she was still a goddess.
Cao Ye didn't dare use too much force.
He was completely helpless.
"Hephaestus-sama, please help!"
"Ugh… this idiot."
BONK!
With a sigh, Hephaestus stepped forward and smacked Hestia on the head.
"Have you caused enough trouble, Hestia?!"
That was decisive.
The next second, Hestia released Cao Ye and squatted on the ground holding her head.
Clearly, that hit had hurt a lot.
"What are you doing, Hephaestus?!"
"You're asking me that? Look at what you were doing!"
"You grabbed a random man in front of someone else's restaurant and wouldn't let go!"
"Don't tell people you know me. I'm not Ishtar!"
(Ishtar: What does that have to do with me?)
"Hmm?"
Still drunk, Hestia looked up at Cao Ye again.
To be fair—
After traveling to this world and being strengthened repeatedly, Cao Ye's appearance and temperament had improved greatly.
If he went back to Earth now, becoming a pretty-boy celebrity wouldn't be difficult at all.
"Goddess Hestia…"
"My child!"
The next moment, Hestia tried to repeat the whole scene and jump onto him again.
But before she could—
Hephaestus grabbed her by the collar.
You want a second round of embarrassment?
Not happening.
"Hephaestus, what are you doing? He's my child."
"Your child? He belongs to the Freya Familia. He's Freya's child."
"No. He's mine."
BONK!
"Wake up already!"
Hephaestus felt her patience reaching its limit.
In public—
Acting like this toward a man.
Did she have no shame at all?
Hestia was supposed to be a virgin goddess.
Yet she was behaving like a lovestruck maniac.
Even Ishtar wouldn't randomly grab a man on the street like this.
(Ishtar: ???)
"Mr. Cao Ye," Syr said again.
"Why did you come here today?"
"To please a goddess?"
"No, no."
"I came to eat."
"In that case, please come inside."
"O-Okay…"
Under Syr's stare, Cao Ye felt extremely uncomfortable.
It felt like walking into a wolf's den.
But he didn't dare leave either.
If he ran away now—
Freya would probably tear him apart later.
"My child! My child—!"
Hestia was still shouting drunkenly.
But she was now firmly restrained by Hephaestus.
Meanwhile, Cao Ye was escorted inside by Syr's gaze.
The farce seemed to end.
But would it really?
"Hestia, the man has already left. Behave yourself."
"No!"
"He's my child!"
"He likes me in his heart!"
"Hmm?"
Hephaestus frowned slightly.
That statement didn't sound like drunken nonsense.
Hestia was a goddess after all.
If she had randomly grabbed someone, why specifically Cao Ye?
Suddenly, Hephaestus remembered something.
Two months ago, a major incident had spread throughout Orario.
Freya had taken someone away in the middle of the street.
That person…
was Cao Ye.
Combined with Tsubaki's connection with him, and the rumors surrounding him—
Apparently, this young man had not been charmed by Freya.
Now adding Hestia's strange words—
Hephaestus couldn't help but think deeper.
She glanced toward the restaurant.
Cao Ye had already taken a seat and was ordering food.
Looking at his back, a bold guess formed in her mind.
"Mr. Cao Ye, what would you like to order?"
"One daily special."
"A glass of rum."
"And a fruit plate."
"Understood."
"One daily special, one drink, and fruit."
Syr wrote it down.
But Cao Ye didn't believe she would actually follow the order.
He had been tricked here too many times before.
But since she was his goddess…
He could only swallow the complaint.
Even if he got scammed, he had to accept it.
"Hey! What about me?!"
Paimon suddenly protested.
"You only ordered for yourself!"
"Don't worry," Cao Ye said.
"You'll get food too."
"Tonight we're eating as much as we want."
"Really?"
"Trust me."
Paimon sat down suspiciously.
She still had doubts.
Cao Ye, however, was completely calm.
Trust me.
After being tricked this many times…
Tonight's food will definitely be enough.
In fact—
There might be so much that Paimon can't even finish it.
Ordering was meaningless anyway.
They never followed the menu.
"Don't go too far," Mama Mia muttered from behind the counter.
She looked at Syr who had returned.
"It's fine, Mama Mia."
"Mr. Cao Ye and I are good friends."
"This is just how we strengthen our bond."
"Do whatever you want…"
Mama Mia sighed.
Looking at Cao Ye, her eyes showed a hint of sympathy.
Poor kid.
Don't let the goddess play you to death.
Soon, the entire Hostess of Fertility was filled with a strange atmosphere.
An invisible pressure filled the room.
One by one—
Customers quietly finished their meals and left.
No one wanted to stay in the middle of whatever was about to happen.
y! Hestia Clings to Me!