Chapter 782

"Broly-san, you've saved me many times; it can be said that without your help, there would be no me as I am now. I can swear to you: if you want me to go up a mountain of knives or down into a sea of fire, I absolutely won't say a second word."

"But, going to the Pleasure Street... isn't that a bit not good? If Miss Anna finds out I went to that kind of place to fool around, I'm definitely done for~"

The white-haired youth was sought out. Upon learning Broly wanted him to go to the Pleasure Street to find prostitutes, he shook his head like a rattle-drum.

"Bell, when you came to Orario, didn't you loudly declare at the city gate that you were here to search for cute girls to encounter, wanting to open a grand harem? How come now that you've merely encountered a flower shop clerk, you've become so timid and shrinking?"

"I..."

Bell was somewhat at a loss for words. Influenced by his own grandpa, he indeed wanted to open a harem and encounter many girls, but after actually encountering others, he discovered this wasn't a simple matter. An overly strong sense of moral responsibility made this pure-hearted youth find it very difficult, while dating his current girlfriend, to step out on her and encounter more women.

When it comes down to it, Bell and Broly's growth environments are different. Broly was raised from childhood by the harsh Wanpa Star survival environment into a standard Harem King; he long ago regarded finding more wives as a matter of course and has been putting it into practice all along.

But Bell? He who only had theoretical education is a complete novice in practical operation, and even the Single-Minded Admiration Skill that appeared in the original work is the type devoted to one girl.

Now making a pure-hearted youth like him go tour the Pleasure Street to find prostitutes — even if it's just to go over there and stage an extortion act — still makes Bell feel he's not up to the task.

Looking at the youth with a face full of difficulty, Broly sighed. Given the other's personality, he himself couldn't bring himself to force Bell to do something so reluctantly.

Thinking it over, Broly turned his head to look at Daphne and Cassandra nearby: "Miss Daphne, and Miss Cassandra, I wonder if either of you two can help complete this extortion-and-picking-fights quest?"

"Ah, no, Broly-san, the two of us are women!"

Hearing this, Daphne, who was eating melons on the side, was a bit startled; she really hadn't expected that going to the Pleasure Street to patronize prostitutes would actually involve the two of them.

"Being women doesn't matter, right? I saw female customers on the Pleasure Street side too."

"But the ones they go patronize are the gigolos on the Pleasure Street side, right?"

"Most are, but there's still a small portion who aren't. You two were once Apollo Familia people, and the Apollo Familia is quite good at doing extortion and picking fights. As the saying goes, specialization in one's art; I think professional matters should be handed to professionals to do."

These words sound a bit hurtful, but Broly really does think this way.

"But in the Apollo Familia, we didn't do this kind of extortion-and-picking-fights work either..."

Cassandra said with difficulty.

"Speaking of which, as long as you tell Miss Anna clearly before going, wouldn't that work?"

At this time, Liliruca raised her hand to speak.

Bell's complexion was conflicted, but after a round of mental struggle, he still made a decision.

"Broly-san, I'll go. Before going, I'll properly explain to Miss Anna. If she still can't accept it, then I..."

The white-haired youth struck a pose of "wind bleak, Yi River cold; a warrior departs, never to return," as if he'd already prepared himself to be dumped.

"Bell, rest assured. I'll also help you explain to Miss Anna."

Broly was very relieved; this little brother hadn't wasted his previous care.

And just as they were plotting the evening's grand extortion scheme, guests arrived at Hearth Manor as well.

"Eh, Hermes, how come you're here?"

"I have a very important matter to tell you, Hestia, and your child Broly."

The visiting intelligence Male God had a dead-serious face.

"What exactly is it?"

Hestia welcomed him in and asked right away.

"Ishtar may have already set her sights on your child Broly."

Hermes cut straight to the chase, stating this conclusion first.

"Ah?!"

Hearing this, the conspiring crowd was greatly shocked, thinking their own plan to extort the Ishtar Familia had been discovered.

"Because the Freya Familia gave your child special care, it aroused the interest of Ishtar, who always secretly watches the Freya Familia."

However, once Hermes explained the reason for being targeted, Broly and the others reacted and realized their own conspiring hadn't been exposed yet.

"Wait, Freya Familia special care for my child — when did they give special care?"

"Solving the Kali Familia door-blocking matter for you."

"Ah, that counts too?"

"Wasn't that people Xier found to help?"

"Looks like the Freya Familia caring for you has a different reason?"

"Of course. Otherwise, could it be that Freya took a fancy to my child Broly?"

Hestia said as a matter of course.

【I really did take a fancy!】

Through the amulet, Freya, secretly observing the situation here, thought to herself.

"If there's no overly deep close relationship, that's best."

"No, Hermes, you come over and immediately say my child was targeted by Ishtar — how did you know this information?"

"Because yesterday I took the investigation of your child's relationship with Freya from Ishtar's side. However, since your child and Freya don't have a major relationship, then as long as you don't get close to Freya afterwards and keep a proper distance from that Goddess, there shouldn't be any problem."

He originally thought matters here would have some trouble; unexpectedly it was just Ishtar unilaterally misunderstanding. Hermes felt relieved.

Just for some reason, he suddenly felt his back turning cold, like the feeling when he usually makes excuses about work but sneaks out to pick up girls and date, leaves the familia's complicated affairs to his own Regiment Commander to handle, and then gets discovered by Asfi.

【Is some woman cursing me behind my back again? No no no, recently I haven't exploited Asfi; maybe it's just that last night I overexerted myself a bit...】

Hermes comforted himself like this, while a certain Goddess secretly observing had already taken the precious lipstick worth one million Valis in her hand and snapped it clean in half from the middle with her fingers.

【What do you mean 'no major relationship'? Not letting Broly get close to me, and still having to keep distance from me — Hermes, you bastard really deserve to die!】

Freya recently was only depressed about her own part as a Goddess not being treated as an encounter target by Broly; it wasn't that she wanted to give up on that child.

【And Ishtar, you cheap woman, daring to set sights on Broly — you deserve to die too!】

Freya's gloomy mood completely surfaced on her face.

"Lady Freya?"

The maid serving her, because Helen had gone to act as Xier and wasn't here, was rather scared.

"I'm fine, I just suddenly thought of some unhappy things."

Hearing the sound, Freya reacted and hurriedly managed the somewhat uncontrolled expression on her face, rapidly recovering her unflappable, cold Queen posture.

"Notify them, I want to convene a Familia meeting, have Ottar and the others wait for me in the study."

Freya's face was full of coldness; knowing Ishtar coveted the child she had taken a liking to, and having learned last night that the other party was plotting against her, she no longer wanted to wait any longer.

She prepared to summon her Familia's forces and go straight to the Pleasure Street tonight to gun down Ishtar and her Familia.

"Lady Freya?"

However, by the time Ottar and the others gathered in the study, the cold color on this cold Goddess Freya's face had completely vanished, replaced by a somewhat subtle foolish grin.

"Ah, what is it?"

Ottar called her several times in succession before Freya reacted; she looked at her own Familia's top brass in the study with some puzzlement.

"Uh, Lady Freya, it was you who had someone notify us to come to the study for a meeting."

Hedin gave a reminder.

"Eh, right, yeah."

Freya coughed lightly once, masking her embarrassment.

Just when Hedin and the others thought their Goddess had some major announcement to make, they heard Freya say: "Actually it's nothing major, I just suddenly wanted to change the place and conduct the daily witness ceremony. So, good morning, have you all eaten breakfast?"

"Thank you for Lady Freya's concern, we have all already eaten breakfast."

"Then that's that. I'm going to take a bath. Oh right, Hedin, have the guards at the front door prepare. When Goddess Hestia brings people to visit later, don't stop her from bringing them in."

After giving her orders, Freya directly stood up and left. In the study, Hedin and the other Freya Familia top members were left facing each other in bewilderment.

They completely couldn't understand their Goddess suddenly summoning them to the study, looking like she was preparing for a major small meeting, but then suddenly ending this somewhat inexplicable morning meeting in a fizzle as if nothing had happened.

However, one thing can be confirmed...

"Lady Freya's strange reaction absolutely has something to do with that brat from Hestia Familia!"

Freya was depressed because of someone else, and happy because of someone else, making this group of Freya Familia top brass who wanted to gain their Goddess's attention and favor feel some jealousy.

Although Hedin didn't know what had happened, as the strategist of Freya Familia, he guessed the reason for Freya's foolish grin just now.

Only because Freya learned through the Amulet that Broly's side was preparing to implement the corrected new Fox Person girl abduction plan.

"Lord Hermes, are you saying Goddess Ishtar is hostile toward Goddess Freya, and she would develop the idea of wanting to obtain me because Freya took a liking to me?"

"Yes."

"Lady Hestia, I want to make an addition to the previous extortion rescue plan."

"What addition?"

"I want to use the point that Goddess Ishtar wants to obtain me to increase the probability of her agreeing to a War Game with us."

"Ah, then what do you mean?"

"Putting myself as a chip on the gambling table, I will bet myself."

"Wait, Broly, I don't quite understand. Didn't you say Freya Familia's care for you was because of a girl related to Freya Familia?"

"Yes, that's right."

"Since that's the case, you aren't the person Freya wants. How can you make Ishtar produce the idea of wanting to obtain you?"

"This will require Lord Hermes's help."

"Eh, you guy wouldn't be wanting me to transmit false information to Ishtar, right? Let me tell you, I am a God of absolutely neutral stance, I never transmit false information."

Hermes stated his position.

"Then we just turn this false information into real information."

However, Hestia suddenly said.

"Ah, false information, how can it become real information?"

"Simple. We directly go request Freya's help, have her pretend to take a liking to this kid Broly, act out the situation of real information, and that'll work. As for you, Hermes, you don't need to report false information either; you only need to truthfully report what you see."

"Got it. You guys act, I watch the play, then I only go report part of what I saw, but this part I saw isn't actually real, right?"

"I get it, you all act, let me watch, then let me only speak about part of what I saw, but this part I saw isn't actually real, right?"

"But I know it's fake."

"Is judging the truth of information something an Information Broker God needs to do?"

"Alright, Hestia, you're right. This doesn't violate my principles as a neutral God. However, I have a question."

"Alright, Hestia, you're right, this doesn't violate my standards as a Neutral god, just, I have a question."

"Will Freya be willing to cooperate with your acting? You know, that person is Orario's Queen, a figure second only to the past Hera."

"Hmm, that... you don't need to worry about it. We'll go try to persuade her later. Anyway, Ishtar herself is aiming to deal with her, and we just happen to be able to help her solve the trump card Ishtar Familia prepared to deal with her."

Hermes came to leak information. Hestia felt he was a barely trustworthy person, so she also told him about her side wanting to start a War Game.

Subsequently, the above dialogue appeared. And Freya, who saw this side's dialogue situation through the Amulet, had only one thought: There's actually such a good thing?

Then, the above Dialogue Appeared, and Freya, seeing This Side's Dialogue situation through the Amulet, had Only One thought: There's even This Kind of Good Thing?

"Things are like this, Freya. I want to request your help."

Hestia brought Broly to Freya Familia.

Freya had someone bring this one Goddess one person in, then pretended to listen to the plan she had already heard.

She propped her hand on her chin, showing a contemplative look.

"Hestia, perhaps you don't know. My favor, even for my Familia, only a very few people can obtain."

"This is mutually beneficial help. You help us rescue a Fox Person girl, and we help you solve Ishtar Familia's trump card."

"Words are spoken like that, but even without you, even with Ishtar who temporarily leveled up as a trump card, she absolutely wouldn't be a match for my children."

"That may be so, but even without you all, even with Ishtar who has a temporary upgrade as a trump card, she absolutely would not be my children's opponent."

The Goddess on the main seat revealed an expression of absolute confidence in her own Familia child's strength.

"Ah, so the negotiations broke down? Looks like plans can't keep up with changes~"

Hestia was a bit helpless; Freya was unwilling to cooperate, and she couldn't force someone to cooperate either.

"It's fine, Lady Hestia. Since Lady Freya is unwilling, let's just proceed with our original plan. It just means the probability of the Ishtar Familia agreeing to a War Game with us will drop somewhat. But even if the Ishtar Familia refuses a War Game, does that mean we can't just move against them directly and fight a war that isn't a game?"

If the problem could be solved through means within the rules, Broly was naturally willing. But if means within the rules wouldn't work, then means outside the rules were fine too.

He was determined to save Mikoto Sanjouno, this newly appeared Capture Target. Either the Ishtar Familia would smoothly agree to a War Game with him according to his plan, or they would refuse, and he would directly flip the table, forcibly taking away the Fox Person girl and Aisha who helped guide the way.

Afterwards, if the Goddess Ishtar dared to come looking for trouble, he would also make good use of his fists and feet to persuade others, making her understand the importance of maintaining peaceful relations with him, a Saiyan from another world.

"Wait, when did I say I was unwilling to help you?"

Just as Hestia and Broly were about to leave, Freya, who had taken a bath and dressed up carefully before they arrived, spoke up from the main seat.

"Eh, since you're willing to help, why did you say that stuff just now? I thought you were unwilling to help."

Hestia stopped her steps, turned her head to look at Freya, and started complaining with some dissatisfaction.

"I am willing to help, but not unconditionally."

"Uh, then what are your conditions, Lady Freya?"

"I am searching for my Destined Encounter Target. I wonder, can you, this child, help me find them?"

Freya stood up, walked over with measured steps, reached out and caressed the youth's cheek, and asked directly.

"Ah, Freya, I wanted you to help put on an act, not to make the act real and actually take a liking to my kid!"

Only now did Hestia react, directly grabbing her hand off Broly's face, then glaring angrily at the smiling Freya.

"Sorry, sorry, Hestia. Your kid here looks quite handsome, so I couldn't help myself."

"Lady Freya wants to search for a Destined Encounter Target? That's fine. I can help you find them."

And at this time, Broly spoke up.

"Huh?!" *2

Freya and Hestia both looked over together, their eyes seemingly holding some surprise.

"Since you've made this kind of promise, I can only help you then. However, if you can't help me find a Destined Encounter Target that satisfies me when the time comes, I'll definitely be very angry. Who knows, I might just have my kid initiate a War Game against you."

Freya looked at the Saiyan youth with her beautiful light purple eyes. For some reason, she seemed to see a kind of confidence on Broly, as if he really could help her find her Destined Encounter Target.

Freya agreed to cooperate in the morning. By afternoon, the news that she had taken a liking to Broly was brought to Ishtar by Hermes.

Just as Ishtar was thinking about how to make a move on the youth Freya had taken a liking to, a white-haired youth also arrived at the Pleasure Street, asking for the Fox Person girl's services by name.

(Chapter End)