Soon, the maius event began, the muticipated time for the gods to select aliases and boast about their children's aplishments.

  Loki, ever the ter of attention, did not fail to be the loudest voi the room as she bragged extensively about her children, especially the one called Ais, who had bee the new record holder for the fastest to reach level two.

  Loki fought tooth and nail to secure the best possible alias for her children, her eyes stantly darting towards Bahamut's dire, sp an infuriating smirk whenever she succeeded in her endeavour.

  "Was Loki always this petty?" Astraea asked, her brow furrowed in mild annoyance.

  Bahamut, with a hint of exasperation in her voice, replied, "She be petty all she wants now, but Denatus might just be my turn.".

  Astraea nodded, not fully prehending the underlying meaning behind Bahamut's words, but agreeing heless.

  "By the way, gratutions on your children levelling up," Bahamut said, her tone sincere.

  "Thank you, and I'm sorry about what they did to your children in the dungeon," Astraea responded, a hint of guilt in her voice.

  "Hmm, did something happen?" Demeter chimed in, her curiosity piqued.

  Bahamut reted the events as her children had reyed them to her, carefully detailing the i in the dungeon.

  "Well, that's all I know," Bahamut cluded, her gaze shifting thoughtfully.

  "Wow, that could have gone wrong in a lot of ways, but I'm gd things worked out. It would be truly sad if you and Astraea became at odds because of that," Demeter said, shaking her head.

  "True," Hephaestus agreed, her expression thoughtful.

  Bahamut's thoughts grew somber as she sidered the implications.

  'There is a lot more at py involving familias. If any of my children had died, I might have done something crazy or even worse…..,' she mused.

  "I'm gd that everything worked out in the end. And don't worry, none of my children hold it against yours." she said.

  "That's great to hear," Astraea replied, a warm smile on her fabsp;

  "Perhaps I will visit you soon. I'm quite ied in seeing the boy iion." she said.

  Demeter, Hephaestus, and Bahamut exged knowing gnces before the tter spoke.

  "The person iion is a bit special, so several things will have to be agreed upon before aing." Bahamut said.

  Astraea's brow furrowed with curiosity.

  "As long as it's something that doesn't infringe on my values, I'm open to it." she stated firmly.

  'Great, now I have three powerful goddesses and about two or three gods withiy on my side,' Bahamut thought, a sense of satisfa washing over her.

  'Now, who else I add to the list?' she pondered.

  Her gaze sed the room, eventually nding on Hermes, who was stealing furtive g Astraea.

  'Oho, target gettu,' Bahamut thought, a savage grin spreading across her face.

  Hermes, seated a feay, felt a shiver run down his spine as he noticed Bahamut's inteare.

  'Oh my, this smells like trouble,' he thought, his eyes widening as he observed Bahamut's predatory expression.

  'Wh... what did I do to her?' he wondered, his mind rag to recall any misstep he might have made.

  "Hmm, why are you grinning like that?" Demeter asked, catg Bahamut's expression.

  Bahamut simply pointed in Hermes' dire, her grin growing wider.

  "Hermes, huh? I wouldn't reend him," Demeter said, her tone ced with disapproval.

  "Why?" Bahamut inquired, her i piqued.

  "He talks too much," Demeter replied, her brow furrowed.

  "I see," Bahamut murmured, her attentiourning to the ongoius proceedings.

  The Denatus event tihe air thick with the gods' petitive spirit and the occasional fre-ups of petty rivalries.

  Bahamut remained calm and posed, her eyes sharp, the dynamid alliahat were f or dissolving around her.

  As the meeting drew to a close, Bahamut couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation for the future.

  The gods began to disperse, their voices eg through the halls as they discussed the events of the day.

  Bahamut, however, remained seated, her mind already formuting her move.

  She khat the game of the gods was plex and ever-ging, and she was determio navigate it with the same ing and strategic fht that had served her well in the past.

  As the st of the gods filtered out, Bahamut stood, her robes swishing softly. She squared her shoulders, her eyes gleaming with purpose.

  “Ouranos, it’s about time we talked” Bahamut said, not failing to notice that Ouranos preseill filled the room.

  “Sigh, yon gods always brirouble, speak, what does Io want to aplish this time?” Ouranos asked.

  “Well it’s going to take a while, do you have a pce we talk?” Bahamut asked, her eyes gng at the door.

  She could sense unique presence of Hermes and Freya, they were listening in on the versation.

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  "Pleased to meet you, Kaguya-san, Ryana-san, and Noin-san," Michalis and Vasiliki said after Lyra introduced them.

  Kaguya, Ryana, and Noin nodded in aowledgment of their greeting.

  "By the way, could you please direct us out of this pce?" Michalis asked.

  At the moment, he and Vasiliki just wao return home.

  "Sure, but how did you two end up getting lost here in the first pce?" Lyra asked, her curiosity piqued.

  "I expin that," Vasiliki interjected.

  "I've been wanting to tell someone about this whole ordeal." she said.

  "Please, Vasiliki, don't do this to me," Michalis pleaded, but Vasiliki ignored him.

  She then began to ret the series of is that had led to their current predit.

  As Vasiliki vividly reted their misadventure, from the moment they left home to the unfortunate i involving the thieving children, Lyra listened ily, her expression shifting from curiosity to a mixture of amusement and .

  Michalis winced, not wanting to relive the embarrassment of being outsmarted by younger children who weren't even adventurers.

  "And that's how we ended up in wherever this is," Vasiliki cluded her story, looking around at the group.

  "I don't know what to say, besides, 'Wow,'" Lyra said, shaking her head in disbelief.

  "You really are still a kid, huh?" Kaguya ented, a hint of amusement in her voice.

  Michalis covered his fa embarrassment, uo meet the girls' eyes.

  Vasiliki, oher hand, nodded in satisfa, tent with Michalis' rea.

  "You two are lucky that you ran into us," Kaguya said.

  "Daedalus Street is not very weling to newers." she added.

  At the mention of their loichalis' eyes widened in arm.

  "Oh no, Draii-san is going to be really mad if he finds out we came here," he excimed.

  "Hey, don't use the word 'we,'" Vasiliki said, already formuting her own version of the story.

  "It was all you onii-." she said with a bright smile.

  Michalis couldn’t help but ge at the way she referred to him.

  Noin, deep in thought, suddenly spoke up. "Hmm, I think the children who stole your money might be from the orphanage," she said.

  "You mean Maria's orphanage?" Kaguya asked.

  "Yes, there have been some odd rumoing around about the pce," Noin replied.

  "Hmm, this might be a bit tricky," Kaguya pondered aloud.

  "Uhm, I just want to go home. I don't really care about the money anymore," Michalis interjected, his voice tinged with desperation.

  "It's not about the money, but the children iion," Kaguya said, her expression turning serious.

  "Children they may be, but they have itted a crime and would likely keep doing so if not stopped now." she added.

  Kaguya had a nagging feeling that there might be something bigger at py.

  The city gave money and donations were also provided for the orphanage, yet the children were stealing – this was a cause for .

  'Sigh, I feel like I've made a mistake by telling them the story, but things are taking quite an iing turn,' Vasiliki thought to herself.

  "Michalis, Vasiliki, we will be needing your cooperation to identify the children iion. Will you help us?" Lyra asked.

  "We..." Michalis wao reject the request immediately, but was quickly stopped by Vasiliki.

  "t," Vasiliki answered, her eyes gleaming with a mischievous glint.

  "Thank you, follow us closely," Lyra said, relieved by their cooperation.

  "What the hell did you just do?" Michalis whispered to Vasiliki, his brow furrowed in .

  "Well, we use this as an excuse for being te and avoid punishment," Vasiliki whispered back, a sly grin spreading across her face.

  As they followed the members of the Astraea familia, Michalis couldn't help but feel a sense of foreboding.

  He khat Vasiliki's decision to help would likely lead them down an ued path, ohat he wasn't sure he repared for.

  However, he also realized that he had no choice but to go along with it, lest he face the wrath of his older brother, Draco.

  Daedalus street was bustling with activity, and the Astraea familia members navigated them with a practiced ease, their keen setuo any potential threats or suspicious activities.

  Michalis and Vasiliki, acutely aware of their unfamiliarity with this part of the city, followed closely, their eyes darting around, taking in the sights and sounds around them.

  As they made their way through the winding alleys and gested thhfares, Michalis couldn’t help but feel a sense of unease.

  Everything he had heard about Daedalus Street pai in a rather ominous light, and now, being here in person, he 't shake the feeling that they might be iheir heads.

  Vasiliki, oher hand, seemed oddly intrigued by the situation.

  Her mind already rag, trying to piece together the puzzle and anticipate the twists and turns that might lie ahead.

  She couldn’t help but wonder what secrets the orphanage held and whether their involvement in this iigation will lead them to uncover something truly extraordinary.