Chapter 84 - Dance with Artemis

A couple of figures walked out of the woods after Jin defeated the group of monsters.

Jin turned his head and looked at them. He remember these people. They were none other than Ryuu and Hermes Familia.

Asfi and others observed this man wearing a silver mask. Asfi walked forward and asked, "Who are you?"

"Hermes Familia, right?" Jin said and he looked up in the sky. He shouted, "Oi! Hermes, your familia is here!"

Asfi, Ryuu, and the rest looked up in the sky. They saw three dragons slowly descending down.

Artemis, Hermes, Ur, Jellal, and Mercphobia jump down from the dragon.

Everyone recognize Artemis and Hermes, but they don't know who are these people that was wearing a mask.

"Hermes-sama... " Asfi said with a hint of annoyance in her tone.

"Eh...? W-wait!" Hermes back down. He could feel that Asfi was blaming him for something he done.

Asfi walked forward in front of him and loudly said, "You! Moron! You left us all alone to watch the ruins!"

"Calm down, Asfi. I've search for someone who could draw the sword." Hermes said as he slowly took a step back.

"Even so, you shouldn't left us without saying anything!" Asfi shouted at him.

"Hahahaha!"

Everyone turned their head and saw Jin was laughing.

"Hahaha! What a strange bunch you have there?" Jin laughed at their antics. Although, he saw it in anime, it was clearly different when you saw it in person.

Asfi sighed and looked at Jin. She opened her mouth and said, "I've guess that you're the one who pulled out the sword, am I right?"

"Well, you already saw the sword hanging on my back." Jin replied to her.

"How are things, Asfi?" Hermes asked Asfi about the situation.

"The forest erosion advances and the monster kept increasing. The villages in the area are already destroyed." Asfi started to narrated the event that happen here.

Jin looked down and notice that Artemis was clenching her hands. He lifted his hand and patted her back.

Artemis looked at him and said to her with a smile on his face, "Don't worry about that."

Although he was wearing a mask, Artemis could imagine that he was smiling at her underneath those mask.

Artemis flashed him a beautiful smile and nodded at him.

...

The group decided to rest for now before they launched an attack. Tomorrow, they will start the operation to invade the ruins of Elsos.

'Tomorrow, huh? I still couldn't think a way to save Artemis.' Jin thought as he looked at the starry sky.

"Jin... "

"Come here." Hermes said in a very low voice as he gesture him to come over.

Jin walked over and Hermes told him that they were going to peek the girls bath. Jellal and Mercphobia wasn't interested in this kind of things. Perhaps if it's a dragon Mercphobia would come over.

Jin followed him. He was okay with it because Ur wasn't there, she was in her tent. If she was bathing with other girls then Jin would pulverize these men before they could go. He also know that Hermes would use this opportunity to let him get closer to Artemis.

Jin arrived at the site and Hermes give a touching speech that improve the morale of the men.

...

As expected Asfi know what Hermes was thinking. The girls managed to subdue the boys and they decided to punish them for trying to peek.

Jin shook his head as he remember the expression of Hermes. With his level of strength it was easy for him to erase his presence so that the girls wouldn't be able to detect him.

Jin walked in the woods and found Artemis. He was stunned when he saw her nȧkėd body. Her body was perfectly curve like a piece of art. Droplets of water could be seen on her body, and the moonlight that shone through her body enhance her elegance. The entire scenery was like a scene that came out of paintings. It was so beautiful that he couldn't describe it.

Jin felt his blood boiling. Although he did research many AV films back in earth, it was still his first time seeing a nȧkėd body of a woman in person. And this woman is none other than Artemis. She isn't an ordinary girl, she's a goddess that many people look up.

"Who's there?" Artemis shouted when she sense someone. She quickly covered her body in towel and turned around.

"It's me." Jin said as he raised his hand and wave at her.

"You're lucky, if it was before, I would already nailed you to the ground with an arrow." Artemis said as she walked towards him.

"Hahaha! What were you like in heaven?" Jin laughed as he sat down and asked her. He then remove his mask for them to enjoy their talk.

Artemis sat down beside him and said, "I'm the Goddess of Purity and Chastity... "

Artemis narrated what she was like in heaven.

Sometimes Jin would laughed at her story and she will pout in response to him. Jin also tell her his story. A wondering man that want to travel around the world.

They spend their time talking to each other. At some point, Artemis asked him to dance with her and Jin gladly take her hand.

"You're quite bad at dancing, Orion." Artemis chuckled while gazing at his eyes.

"Well, It's my first time." Jin replied to her. This is the first time he felt something in his heart. He don't know how to describe it but he was sure that he was happy beside her.