Chapter 829: Moon Goddess Artemis

Walking up to the wooden platform to watch the commotion, Broly spotted Hermes on the stage peddling the long spear stuck in the crystal before him.

"This is a long spear that only the hero chosen by fate can pull out; the one who pulls it will receive the Goddess of Chastity's blessing, and on top of that a Global Travel Package — this is a contract already approved by the Guild."

"Any Adventurer confident in themselves, hurry up and sign up; let us wait and see just who the hero capable of pulling out this spear is!"

"What on earth is Hermes up to?"

Hampered by her loli physique, Hestia squeezed through the crowd for a while before reaching Broly's side; watching the scene on the stage where money was being collected and Adventurers permitted to go up and try pulling the spear, she couldn't help but ask.

"Perhaps Lord Hermes is rather short on money."

Broly stroked his chin and answered his own Goddess.

"Damn it, it won't budge an inch!"

Yet another Adventurer gripped the spear with both hands and exerted all their strength, yet the long spear stuck in the white crystal showed not the slightest sign of being pulled out.

This scene reminded Broly of memories from the past — the Holy Sword in the Stone in the blacksmith's shop in the Red Demon Village of the KonoSuba World, which was said only a hero could pull out.

Called a holy sword only a true hero could pull out, it was actually just a sturdy iron sword forged by the Red Demon Village's blacksmith, with a solidification spell on it; only when the number of people who paid to experience the sword-pulling reached five hundred would the sword in the stone be pulled out.

As for before the money was in place, even if you were a true hero, there was no way you could pull out the sword in the stone — unless you had the power to forcibly break the solidification spell a Great Wizard had placed on the iron sword, solidified onto the linked giant rock.

"Broly-san, it looks pretty interesting; want to go up and give it a try?"

Bell was originally trying to divert attention; with Miss Anna arriving at his side and gently taking his arm, Irene the Rabbit Person girl holding his hem, and the Vampire Rabbit girl hugging his trouser leg and refusing to let go, the white-haired youth suggested to Broly before the women beside him could speak.

"A thousand Valis for a shot at a Global Travel Package; Broly, why don't you go up and try too?"

Broly was about to refuse when Hestia spoke up.

"Right, Broly-san, this is a can't-lose good deal."

Liliruca chimed in from the side; the moment the Loli Goddess spoke, she instantly understood Hestia's meaning — a global trip, isn't that an opportunity to cultivate deeper feelings with Broly?

"Uh, that's not too good; if I go up, it's no different from smashing the place up."

Back in the KonoSuba World during his childhood, Broly had once brute-forced that supposedly hero-only rigged Holy Sword out of the stone.

The thing on the stage is obviously a money-making scheme, and I'm acquainted with Hermes; going up and smashing an acquaintance's scheme feels a bit embarrassing.

After all, if I really wanted to go on a global trip, my side can't be said to be unable to afford the travel expenses.

Thinking this, Broly pulled his own people out of the crowd and briefly explained to Hestia and the others some of the schemes inside "only the hero chosen by fate can pull out the spear."

"So there's actually a scheme like this in here?"

Hearing the schemes Broly spoke of from experience, Ais and the others looked at each other in dismay; they had originally wanted to go up and try too, but now, a thousand Valis spear-pulling fee is still money — it could buy several big bags of Fried Potato Balls.

"Haha, since Hermes dares play schemes to swindle money, even if someone pulls out the spear, he should just take it."

However, Hestia doesn't care about smashing the place or not; right now she just wants Broly to go up, pull the spear, and snag that Global Travel Package.

"If Lady Hestia really wants to go on a global trip, we can just pay for it ourselves."

"Paying ourselves — that would be boring————"

【Paying ourselves, it'd definitely be a whole herd of people going together; what's the point of attacking hearts then.】

"Broly————"

"Lady Riveria?"

"The wind of fraud in Orario must not be allowed to grow; you going up and giving the God Lord Hermes a lesson is only right and proper."

The Nine Magic Princesses coughed twice and said this to the Saiyan youth — this absolutely isn't because she also wants to go on a global trip.

This Elven Princess actually has a dream: after retiring as an Adventurer, to go on a global trip and see all the world's splendors.

"What Lord Hermes is doing is indeed not good————"

"Broly, you should go up; it'll also nicely wash away your current Demon King reputation in Orario."

Urged on by the Encounter Targets and wives beside him, Broly walked onto the stage and tossed a thousand Valis into the collection box.

"Oh oh oh, the next person to step up and challenge is none other than the now-infamous Demon King; let us wait and see whether he is the hero capable of pulling out the spear!"

Hermes introduced him loudly, hyping up the atmosphere.

"Lord Hermes, sorry about this, but I might have to smash your scheme."

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Broly didn't pull the spear directly; instead, he first offered a sincere apology.

"Broly-kun, you're actually this confident in yourself?

Let me tell you, this is no ordinary spear; Divine Power has been applied to it.

Only a person of pure heart can possibly be chosen by the power within and pull out the spear."

Hermes moved the Magic Stone Microphone aside and quietly reminded the Saiyan youth.

"Lord Hermes, I understand the tricks in here; and hearing you say that, I'm relieved — since it's a matter where both sides have tricks, let's just see whose trick is superior."

【Uh, what exactly do you understand?】

"In that case, Broly-kun, please give it a try."

Hermes jumped down from the wooden platform; he knew the Saiyan youth's power, and the platform he built might well fall apart in a moment.

Still, he didn't believe the youth could pull the spear from the crystal; after all, the God behind the spear is that extremely famous Pure Goddess of the heavens, who is extremely strict about all impure relationships — a Saiyan youth with so many female companions, far more philandering than even this playboy God, could never possibly be chosen by the Pure Divine Power on the spear.

"Crack————"

The anticipated scene of the platform shattering but the spear still not coming out did not occur; Broly's hand merely gripped the spear, Holy Scripture surfaced on the spear, and the crystal it was stuck in split apart almost of its own accord.

Broly, who had thought he would need brute force to break the mechanism on it, stared blankly at the spear in his hand, then turned a puzzled gaze toward the equally stunned Hermes.

"As expected of Lord Demon King, easily doing what we cannot!"

The watching Adventurers exclaimed in amazement.

And in the gazes of the one person and one God locking eyes, different messages resided.

Hermes: Just how did you pull it out?

Broly: This isn't a set-up specifically to whitewash my not-so-good Demon King reputation, is it?

"Broly, Little Brother, didn't expect you'd really pull it out, becoming the chosen hero. Congratulations."

"Lord Hermes, are you sure this isn't a setup you arranged?"

"Haha, how could it be? Actually, I'm not even sure if anyone could pull this thing out."

"Wonderful, Broly————"

As they spoke, the Loli Goddess rushed onto the stage, directly lunging at the boy gripping the spear to hug him.

"Ah, damn it, beaten to it."

Liliruca reacted a step too late; watching Hestia already clinging around the boy's neck, she could only stop helplessly off the stage.

"Hermes, you can't welsh. Hand over the round-the-world travel tickets."

The Loli Goddess hanging on Broly, her butt supported by the boy's large hand, twisted her body and reached out toward Hermes off the stage, demanding he hand over the grand prize for pulling out the spear.

"Heh, I naturally wouldn't welsh. Then, now presenting the sponsor of this spear-pulling event, the round-the-world travel grand prize."

Hermes raised his hand toward the rear; the surrounding crowd subconsciously scattered and looked back, a beautiful Goddess having appeared in that direction at some unknown time.

【Discovered new capture target, Moon Goddess Artemis, current Happiness Value 3, rising continuously】

When Hestia cried out the other's name in surprise and jumped down from Broly's embrace, Broly also noticed the prompt message floating up on the Crystal Palace Panel.

"Lady Hestia, who is she?"

"Artemis, my close friend and sworn buddy in the Heavens————"

Hestia was overjoyed, jumped off the wooden stage, spread her arms, and ran toward her close friend.

The Moon Goddess also lifted her steps, running toward this side, but just when everyone thought the two Goddesses would share a passionate embrace, the Moon Goddess nimbly circled around Hestia's hug, leapt straight onto the wooden stage, and just like Hestia moments ago, jumped to cling around the Saiyan boy's neck.

"My Orion, I've finally found you."

Caught off guard by the new capture target throwing herself into his arms, Broly subconsciously caught her.

But faced with this Goddess's inexplicable enthusiasm, Broly was somewhat bewildered.

"This Goddess, I'm not Orion, I'm Broly, and I shouldn't know you, right?"

"We are indeed meeting for the first time. I am Artemis. Orion is what I call the person who can pull out my spear. You pulled it out, so you are my Orion."

"Hermes, what exactly is going on? How did Artemis turn into this state?"

Back at Hearth Manor, Hestia pointed at her Heavenly close friend still intimately clinging to Broly's arm, and began interrogating the Information Dealer God who had followed them over.

"Well, Hestia, don't get worked up. After descending to the Lower World, it's normal for Artemis to undergo some minor changes due to mortal influence."

"Hah, you say the Heavenly Discipline Committee member who governs chastity, upholds purity, and would eradicate all impure heterosexual conduct — now turned into a little woman drowned in love — that's just a minor change?"

Reasonably speaking, if not for once being close enough with Artemis as fellow Virgin Goddesses in the Heavens, Hestia might not have noticed the abnormal state her close friend was in; she might have already pried her off her own child long ago.

"Fine, I'll come clean. Monsters appeared outside Orario. Artemis's Familia discovered them, but while solving those monsters, they encountered some thorny problems, and Artemis herself suffered some influence, so————"

"Hermes!"

The rest of the words were interrupted by the Moon Goddess.

"OK, I can only reveal this much. The rest depends on whether she herself says it."

Hermes raised both hands, signaling Hestia to go ask Artemis herself.

"So pulling the spear was just a gimmick; the real purpose was actually to find capable Adventurers and issue a help-seeking commission, right?"

"Mm."

"Then what's with you hugging my child and not letting go?"

"Sorry, Hestia. I was searching for my Orion, a person who can wield this spear. It just happens this person is your child."

The Moon Goddess sincerely apologized to her Heavenly close friend Hestia in a dogeza posture.

"Ugh, since you've apologized like this, I'll forgive you then."

Hestia didn't pursue the matter of her close friend clinging to her child further, but the moment she finished speaking, she was hugged around the neck by Artemis springing up from the ground.

"Thank you, Hestia."

"Hey, Artemis, no need to be this excited, right? And, although I forgave you, whether to encounter and help you is still up to my child————"

"Lady Hestia, your close friend is also someone I want to encounter."

", such a coincidence?"

"Mm, quite a coincidence."

【Artemis is my close friend, and also the person Broly wants to encounter. After joining the Crystal Palace she'll definitely stand on my side————】

Hestia's thoughts raced; she quickly pushed away her Heavenly close friend hugging her, pointed at the Moon Goddess and said: "Very well, Artemis. As my child's Main Goddess in this World's Crystal Palace, I welcome you to join our big family, become a member of our family. As for the matter you want help with, absolutely no problem — everything's on my Broly!"

"Hestia!"

Getting support this easily, Artemis was somewhat moved, and lunged over again.

And this time, she directly pinned Hestia beneath her, clamping her close friend's face tight against her own chest.

"Artemis, let go quick, you're suffocating me————"

"Since you've already decided to support Artemis's Familia, Hestia, no time like the present. Let's depart now."

", depart right now?"

The others were a bit taken aback; it's the dead of night right now.

"Truth is, the situation with Artemis's Familia is currently not optimistic."

Hermes answered, pressing down his cowboy hat brim.

"Fine, then let's depart now."

The newly appeared capture target ran into some difficulties; Broly didn't mind helping her resolve them sooner.

"However, going to provide support is a good thing, but you don't need this many people to go together. Or rather, I haven't prepared a flying dragon that can carry this many people."

Seeing that besides Broly, a whole herd of the Saiyan boy's harem also wanted to tag along, Hermes hurriedly raised his hand to stop them.

"Alright, then what's the specific limit on the number of people?"

"Three flying dragons, six seats."

"Six people?"

"Plus me and Artemis have to go along too, so, correctly speaking, you all can only send four people."

"Broly and I are going together, and this is to go support the distressed Artemis Familia, so we need powerful people to go, so the remaining two slots are————"

Ais and Riveria were selected, the two of them are the strongest in strength among the wives, of course, Tiona could actually compete a bit, but————

"I heard before that Lady Riveria wanted to go on a trip, so I won't join in the liveliness this time, I'll give the slot to Lady Riveria."

And regarding the personnel going on the trip together — oh no, going to support together — Hestia was very satisfied, after all, the other two going along, Ais and Riveria, are both guys with insufficient initiative when it comes to the matter of stealing the Saiyan boy's purity.

Flying Dragon Double Rider, she could completely ride one flying dragon together with Broly, leaning against the boy's embrace, cultivating feelings————

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"Ah, why did it turn out like this?!"

Sitting on the flying dragon, but the person behind her wasn't Broly, but rather her close friend Artemis, this made Hestia's face full of regret.

"Hmm, what's wrong, Hestia?"

Ais and Riveria shared a ride on one flying dragon.

"Broly, can I ask you a somewhat personal question?"

"What question, Lord Hermes?"

"Your Crystal Palace, should only have women, right?"

"Uh, isn't that naturally obvious?"

"That's good————"

Hermes, sitting in front on the flying dragon, breathed a sigh of relief, the Saiyan boy behind him gave this god of normal sexual orientation a lot of pressure.

"Kyaa~"

Under the bright moonlight, three departing flying dragons cut across the sky, racing toward the South Side direction far from Orario O