webnovelvip Chapter 828 Artemis, the Moon Goddess
Chapter 828 Artemis, the Moon Goddess
Chapter 828 Artemis, the Moon Goddess
Approaching the wooden platform and watching the spectacle, Broly discovered that Hermes on the platform was promoting the spear stuck in the crystal in front of him.
"This is a spear that only the chosen hero can pull out. The one who pulls it out will receive the blessing of the goddess of chastity, as well as a luxury round-the-world travel package. This is a contract that has already been approved by the guild."
If any adventurers are confident in their abilities, please step forward quickly! Let's wait and see who the hero will be who can pull out this spear!
"What on earth is Hermes up to?"
Despite her small stature, Hestia had to weave through the crowd for a while before reaching Broly's side. Watching the people on stage collecting money and allowing adventurers to try and pull out the spears, she couldn't help but ask a question.
"Perhaps Lord Hermes is rather short of money."
Broly stroked his chin and answered his goddess.
"Damn it, it's not moving an inch!"
Another adventurer strained with both hands to pull out the spear, but the spear stuck in the white crystal showed no sign of being pulled out.
This scene reminded Broly of his past memories: the sacred sword in the stone, said to be able to be pulled out by only a hero, at the blacksmith shop in Scarlet Devil Village, Scarlet Devil Town.
It is said that only a true hero can pull out the holy sword, but it is actually just a hard iron sword forged by the blacksmith of the Crimson Demon Village. It is also imbued with solidification magic. Only when five hundred people pay to experience the sword-pulling project will the sword in the stone be pulled out.
As for those who haven't received the money, even if you are a true hero, you can forget about pulling the sword from the stone unless you have the power to break through the solidification magic cast by a great mage on the iron sword, which is fixed to the massive rock connecting it.
"Brother Broly, this looks interesting. Do you want to go up and give it a try?"
Bell was trying to distract him. When Miss Anna came to his side and gently took his arm, while Irene, the rabbit-woman, held onto his clothes and Miss Savage Rabbit clung to his trouser leg, the white-haired boy made a suggestion to Broly before the women around him could speak.
"A thousand falies for a luxury round-the-world trip, Broly? Why don't you go up and give it a try?"
Broly was about to refuse when Hestia spoke up.
"Yes, Brother Broly, this is a very profitable opportunity."
Lily Luca chimed in from the side. As soon as the Lolita goddess spoke, she instantly understood what Hestia meant. A round-the-world trip would be an opportunity to cultivate a deeper relationship with Broly.
"Uh, that's not a good idea. If I go up there, it'll be no different from causing trouble."
When Broly was a child in the Konosuba world, he managed to pull out the notorious holy sword that was said only a hero could pull out, all by sheer brute force.
The stage was clearly a money-making scheme, and since he was acquainted with Hermes, he felt a little embarrassed to go up and disrupt his friend's performance.
After all, if I really wanted to travel around the world, it's not like I couldn't afford the travel expenses.
With that in mind, Broly pulled his family members out of the crowd and briefly explained to Hestia and the others some of the tricks involved in the rule that "only the chosen hero can pull out the spear."
"Wow, there's actually a trick involved here?"
After hearing Broly's experienced advice on the strategy, Ais and the others exchanged bewildered glances. They had originally wanted to try it out, but now, a thousand falies for spear removal was still a lot of money; they could buy several large bags of potato balls with that amount.
"Ha, since Hermes dares to use tricks to swindle money, he should bear the consequences even if someone pulls out his spear."
However, Hestia didn't care about causing trouble; she just wanted Broly to go up there, pull out the spear, and take the round-the-world travel package.
"If Lady Hestia really wants to travel around the world, we can pay for it ourselves."
"It's pointless to spend your own money —"
[If I'm paying for it myself, I'll definitely be traveling with a large group of people. What's the point of trying to win people over?]
"Broly————"
"Lady Riveria?"
"The deceitful practices of Orario cannot be allowed to continue. It is only right that you go up and teach the god Hermes a lesson."
Nine Demon Princess coughed twice and said this to the Saiyan boy, which was definitely not the reason why she also wanted to travel around the world.
This elven princess actually had a dream: to travel around the world and see all its wonders after she retired from her adventures.
"Lord Hermes, what you've done is indeed wrong—"
"Broly, you should go up there. It would be a good opportunity to cleanse your reputation as a demon lord in Orario."
Encouraged by his girlfriends and wives, Broly went up on stage and put a thousand falies into the money box.
"Wow! The next challenger is none other than the infamous Demon King! Let's wait and see if he's the hero who can pull out the spear!"
Hermes introduced himself loudly, livening up the atmosphere.
"Lord Hermes, I'm sorry, but I might have to cause trouble for you."
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Broly didn't immediately pull out his spear; instead, he first offered a sincere apology.
"Brother Broly, do you really have that much confidence in yourself?"
Let me tell you, this is no ordinary spear; it has been imbued with divine power.
Only those with pure hearts can be chosen by the power within and thus pull out the spear.
Hermes removed the magic stone microphone and whispered a reminder to the Saiyan boy.
"Lord Hermes, I understand the intricacies of this matter, and hearing your words puts my mind at ease. Since we both have our own methods, let's see whose methods are superior."
Uh, what do you know?
"In that case, Broly, please give it a try."
Hermes jumped off the wooden platform. He knew how powerful the Saiyan boy was, and that the platform he had built might fall apart.
However, he still didn't believe the boy could pull out the spear from the crystal. After all, the god behind the spear was the extremely famous goddess of purity in the heavens. She was very strict about all impure relationships. How could a Saiyan boy, who had so many female partners and was even more promiscuous than himself, a playboy god, possibly be chosen by the pure divine power on the spear?
"Snap—"
The expected scene of the wooden platform collapsing but the spear still not being pulled out did not occur. Broly simply grabbed the spear, and some sacred characters appeared on the spear, while the crystal stuck in it almost split apart on its own.
Broly, who had expected to use brute force to break the mechanism above, stared blankly at the spear in his hand and then looked with a puzzled gaze at Hermes, who was also somewhat stunned.
"As expected of the Demon Lord, he easily accomplished what we couldn't!"
The adventurers watching from below the stage were amazed.
The human and the god, who were looking at each other, conveyed different messages in their eyes.
Hermes: How did you manage to pull it out?
Broly: Is this some kind of setup to clear my not-so-good reputation as the Demon Lord?
"Brother Broly, I didn't expect you to actually pull it out and become the chosen hero. Congratulations."
"Lord Hermes, are you sure this isn't a trap you set?"
"Ha, how could that be? In fact, I'm not even sure if anyone can pull this thing out."
"Great, Broly—"
As they were talking, the loli goddess rushed onto the stage and pounced on the boy holding the spear.
"Damn it, they beat me to it."
Lily Luca reacted too slowly, and seeing Hestia already hugging the boy's neck, she could only helplessly stop in her tracks below the stage.
"Hermes, you can't go back on your word. Hand over your ticket for the round-the-world trip."
The little goddess hanging on Broly, her buttocks supported by the boy's large hand, turned around and reached out to Hermes below the stage, demanding that he hand over the grand prize for pulling out the spear.
"Heh, of course I won't renege on my promise. Now, let's welcome the sponsor of this spear-pulling event and the round-the-world travel prize."
Hermes raised his hand behind him, and the crowd instinctively dispersed and looked back. A beautiful goddess had appeared in that direction at some unknown time.
[New romance target discovered: Artemis, the moon goddess. Her happiness level is currently 3 and is steadily rising.]
As Hestia excitedly called out the other person's name and jumped down from Broly's arms, Broly also noticed the notification message appearing on the Crystal Palace panel.
"Lady Hestia, who is she?"
"Artemis, my dearest friend and confidante in the heavens—"
Hestia was overjoyed. She jumped off the wooden platform, opened her arms, and ran toward her dear friend.
The moon goddess also lifted her feet and ran towards her. But just when everyone thought the two goddesses would have a warm embrace, the moon goddess nimbly bypassed Hestia's embrace, jumped directly onto the wooden platform, and just like Hestia had done before, jumped and hugged the Saiyan boy's neck.
"My Orion, I've finally found you."
When his new love interest suddenly appeared and threw herself into his arms, Broly instinctively caught her.
Broly was somewhat bewildered by the goddess's inexplicable enthusiasm.
"My goddess, my name is not Orion, it's Broly, and I don't think I know you, do I?"
"Indeed, this is our first meeting. I am Artemis, and Orion is what I call the one who can pull out my spear. If you can pull it out, then you are my Orion."
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"Hermes, what's going on? How did Artemis become like this?"
Back at the Hearth, Hestia pointed at her celestial friend, Broly, who was still intimately embracing his arm, and questioned the god of information brokers who had followed her.
"Well, Hestia, don't get excited. After descending to the mortal realm, Artemis was influenced by mortals, so it's normal for her to undergo some minor changes."
"Ha, you said the Heavenly Disciplinary Committee member who manages chastity, upholds purity, and extinguishes all impure heterosexual relationships has now become a little woman caught up in the river of love. Is this just a small change?"
To be honest, if Hestia hadn't had such a close relationship with Artemis, who was also a virgin goddess, in the heavens, and hadn't been able to see some abnormalities in her best friend, she probably would have already pulled her off her child.
"Alright, I'll tell you the truth. Monsters have appeared outside Orario. Artemis's Familia discovered them, but they encountered some tricky problems while dealing with them. Artemis herself has also been affected, so—"
"Hermes!"
The moon goddess interrupted him.
"Okay, that's all I can reveal about the matter. The rest depends on whether she says it or not."
Hermes raised his hands, gesturing for Hestia to ask Artemis herself.
"So, pulling out the spear was just a gimmick; the real purpose was simply to find skilled adventurers and post a request for help, right?"
"Um."
"Then what about the part about you holding my child and not letting go?"
"I'm sorry, Hestia, I'm looking for my Orion, someone who can wield this spear, and that person just happens to be your child."
The moon goddess earnestly apologized to her celestial friend Hestia by bowing deeply.
"Well, since you've apologized to me like this, I'll forgive you."
Hestia didn't pursue the matter of her best friend getting involved with her child, but as soon as she finished speaking, Artemis jumped up from the ground and hugged her neck.
"Thank you, Hestia."
"Oh, Artemis, there's no need to get so worked up. Besides, although I've forgiven you, whether or not I'm willing to help you is still up to my child—"
"Lady Hestia, your dearest friend, is also the person I wish to meet."
"What a coincidence?"
"Yes, it is quite a coincidence."
Artemis is my best friend, and also the person Broly wants to meet. She'll definitely be on my side after joining Crystal Palace.
Hestia's mind raced. She quickly pushed away her celestial friend who was embracing her, pointed at the moon goddess, and said, "Very well, Artemis, as the chief goddess of my child's Crystal Palace in this world, I welcome you to join our family and become a member. As for your request for help, no problem at all, leave everything to my Broly!"
"Hestia!"
Artemis was touched that she received support so easily and rushed over again.
This time, she pinned Hestia down and held her best friend's face tightly to her chest.
"Artemis, let go, you're holding me in—"
"Now that Hestia has decided to support Artemis's Familia, let's not delay and set off now."
"Shall we leave now?"
The others were somewhat taken aback, as it was late at night.
"To be honest, the situation with the Artemis Familia is not very optimistic at the moment."
Hermes answered, pulling his cowboy hat brim low.
"Alright, let's set off now."
The newly encountered target has encountered some difficulties, so Broly doesn't mind helping them resolve those difficulties as soon as possible.
"It's good to send people to help, but we don't need so many of you to come together. Or rather, I don't have any flying dragons ready to carry so many of you."
When Hermes saw that in addition to Broly, there was another large group of Saiyan boys' harem who also wanted to go along, he quickly raised his hand to stop them.
"Okay, what is the specific limit on the number of people?"
"A three-headed dragon, with six seats."
"Six people?"
"Including Artemis and me, who will also be coming along, so strictly speaking, only four of you can go."
"Broly and I are going together, and this is to go and support the Artemis Familia in distress, so we need strong people to go. So the remaining two spots are—"
Ais and Riveria were chosen; they are the strongest among the wives. Of course, Tiona could have competed, but—
"I heard before that Lady Riveria wanted to go on a trip, so I won't join in this time. I'll give the spot to Lady Riveria."
Hestia was very satisfied with the people who were going on the trip—or rather, the support mission—since the other two people who were going with her, Ais and Riveria, were both somewhat incapable of taking action when it came to taking away the purity of Saiyan boys.
With two dragons on one mount, she could easily ride a dragon with Broly, nestled in the boy's arms, and nurture their bond.
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"Ah, why did things turn out this way?!"
Hestia sat atop a dragon, but behind her was not Broly, but her close friend Artemis, leaving Hestia with a look of regret.
"Hmm, what's wrong, Hestia?"
Ais and Riveria rode a dragon together.
"Broly, may I ask you a rather personal question?"
"What's the problem, Lord Hermes?"
"Your Crystal Palace is probably only for women, right?"
"Well, isn't that obvious?"
"That's good----"
Hermes, sitting in front of the dragon, breathed a sigh of relief. The Saiyan boy behind him was putting a lot of pressure on him, a god with a normal sexual orientation.
"Frame~"
Under the bright moonlight, three dragons took flight, soaring through the sky and hurtling southwards, far from Orario.