Chapter 89 - I'm her lover

Jin lifted up his head and looked at the sky while holding his tattered jacket on his left hand. The dark-green tattoo were still on his body as he still haven't deactivated it.

Debris of rocks kept falling and in just a minute it will crumble down.

"JIN!!"

Jin turned his head when he heard someone called his name. He looked over and saw Ur.

"Oh! Ur." Jin force a smile out of his face. He still felt sad when he think Artemis.

Ur looked was surprised when she saw his sad smile. She felt her heart ache. She looked around and asked him.

"Where's Artemis?"

Jin lowered his head and said, "She's gone."

"What?" She opened her eyes widely. She finally understand why Jin was out of his character. She have a guess about what happened. Jin probably knew that Artemis was going to die.

She quickly dashed forward and embraced him.

Jin wasn't in the mood to enjoy this. He just silently lowered his head and let her hug him.

After a few moments, Jin opened his mouth and said, "Let's go."

Ur separate herself from him and nodded her head. Both of them went out of the ruins where they met Jellal and Mercphobia.

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Hermes Familia and Jin's group decided to rest first before they go back to Orario. Nobody knew what happened inside the ruins except Jin's group. Every adventurers have respect and fear Jin's power. They we're in awe and didn't know how to approach them.

Ur talk to Jellal and Mercphobia about Artemis. She told them that she died and the ruins. Jin probably knew that she will die that's why he's acting a little strange.

Ur decided to talk to Hermes about it. She wants to know what really happened to Artemis. She have a feeling that Hermes probably know this. She couldn't talk to Jin right now in his condition. He's mourning about her death and she know it.

Late at night, she went to Hermes tent and talk to him. Hermes was surprised at her appearance but he knew what she want to talk. He recounted to her what he knew. About the real Artemis was already consumed by Antares long ago and have no way to save it. The Artemis they saw was only her remains.

Ur was shocked by what she heard. She thought that there's really no way to save Artemis as she was already consumed by monster Antares long ago. Antares was using her divinity so Jin have to stop her and the only thing that could kill Antares was the arrow.

She sighed deeply as she knew that she couldn't do anything about the situation right now.

Early in the morning the group travels back to Orario. After seven days they arrived at the labyrinth city. Hermes reported back to Ouranos after he gave Jin's group the reward. Jin refuse to take it at first but Jellal took it.

Jellal went out to order their custom clothes. Well, they have the same design like what they are wearing but they have fundamental buffs that will make them stronger. Of course he didn't forget the Thousand Abyss insignia in their clothes. He also got them a pass to enter the dungeon so they could earn money.

All of this was done by Jellal. Mercphobia was staying in his room and didn't even do anything. Jellal wonder if Mercphobia was going to become a shut-in dragon god. Ur was hunting the monsters to earn some money.

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Jin stood up from his bed and he wear the clothes that Jellal order for him. He pick up his mask and put on his face.

He then went outside and roam around the city.

"What should I do now?" Jin muttered while looking around. He then saw the Hostess of Fertility.

He walked towards it and enter inside. He saw many customers inside and looked for a vacant table.

He saw a familiar face. A white haired kid with red eyes. Accompanying him was a little girl and red haired man.

He walked towards them and said, "May I sit here? there's no vacant table."

The three turned their heads at the same when they heard his voice.

"S-sure." Bell replied to him.

Jin smile under his mask. He then pulled out the chair and sat on it. He raised his hand and order a drink and meat.

Bell, Welf, and Lili just silently observed him. They were curious about this mask man. They remember him, this man is the one who pulled out the sword.

Jin slowly remove his mask as he was going to drink here with them. After he remove his mask he put it at the table.

"Ah! I forgot! Please forgive my rudeness, I'm Jin Kakeru." Jin said as he smile at them.

The three smile and they took turn in introduce themselves. After a few minutes Jin's order arrived.

He started to drink the alcohol. While talking to the three.

"You know, my goddess leave me alone here in this world." Jin said as he started to sob. He was clearly drunk right now.

Welf and Bell looked at each other and smile helplessly. They didn't think that the cool Jin would became like this after he drunk.

"By the way, you kept talking about your goddess, can you tell me who is that goddess?" Lili asked him.

"I belong to Artemis familia." Jin replied.

"Artemis familia?" Bell have no idea who is Artemis. He also didn't heard about them. Suddenly they heard a voice at their side.

"How come are you from Artemis Familia? I heard that Artemis Familia only recruited female members."

They turned their head and saw Syr, one of the waitresses of the Hostess of Fertility.

"Huh? What are you saying? Of course she would let me join her familia. I'm her lover after all." Jin said loudly with a sob. His cheeks was already red due to alcohol.

"Eh...!!"

As soon as he said that the entire place turned silent.