Chapter 433: The Twins’ Growth.

Chapter 433: The Twins’ Growth.

51 human, beastman, elf, dwarf followers gained

Total follower count updated. Total followers of [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]: 22512

You have accepted your rewards from the Greatest Gambit Event! Your valor and actions have been noticed by the gods, so may you use the rewards you have gained to gain even more strength!

Rewards: [Heart of a Thunder Lion], [Immature Carapace of an Adamantoise], [Slazzigula Ash Burner], [Poison-Scarred Manticore Stinger], various common ore ingots, various minor stat elixirs

Divine reward: Granted by the God of Blacksmith and the Searing Volcanoes, Bleidla[Fossil-ash Soil]

Minor Strength Enforcement Elixir: A minor elixir made and handed out through Event Quests, created through the System. Permanently increases Strength by 5 per potion as long as base Strength is in between 0-450

The Dwarven Merchant Union is buying stat potions for five small silvite each!

The Ankoran Business Bureau wishes to buy your Event rewards. Fair prices after an appraisal. This we swear to the Merchant God, Mercurias. The Ankoran Queen has granted us this approval!

Saelariel wishes to buy any wood- and plant-based rewards. Our Majesty, King Elutis, has pledged to buy fairly!

Holy smokes. Its been almost two weeks since the Event and its still this active?

I gazed outside the main temple of the church of Crustacia, located inside the inner city of Inkoran-Tazul. Last time I was here, I was performing live to the many brides and grooms walking out of this holy door. Sheesh, it was already 26 days ago; nearly a month had passed since that day thanks to the dungeon fiasco.

Got a lot of levels though. Started out at 27 and got to 32 from all the trials and the Divine Quest. Bunch of skills and also other loot.This chapter made its debut appearance via N0v3lB1n.

I pulled out the two dragon-blood daggers I stole from that ninja guy from that Takuma guys party. Hayato was his name or something? Urgh, thinking about those students only made me feel worse, especially since Franz just had to swoop them back to the Empire for whatever he was planning!

But it was too late now. My information broker still hadnt given me a report about them yet. In that case, it meant they managed to get through Estralia and were back in Folschreck territory already. Whoever Franzs allies were, they were efficient and prepared, and it made me believe Vifis guess that they were affiliated with the Yanderu Elusseus.

Regardless, I couldnt take care of that now. This was currently relaxation time.

I really shouldve gone out more, I stated as I looked at the crowd outside, before turning around to notice the various people storming out of the temple with bags full of rewards from their Event participation.

The voices around me were deafening, to the point hearing my own thoughts was difficult. Adventurers and soldiers were cheering as they talked to the numerous merchants outside, bartering with multiple organizations to get the best prices. The first Event Quest of the world, and the ending was equally as raucous and crazy as the opening celebrations, despite the tragedy that happened nearly two weeks ago.

Then again, it was probably due to that tragedy with Maagneil that the temple was still this active. After all, I recognized a couple of the people here.

A-ah, P-Princess Hestia, right? A human man approached me. His arms were covered in bandages, but he had an elated face on as he held onto his stuffed backpack tightly. The nurses told me you were the one to save my life. Thank you very much, may the Goddess bless you, Lady Champion! When I got stabbed, I thought I was about to die!

1 human followers gained

Total follower count updated. Total followers of [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]: 22513

And this was why I had gained 51 other followers while staying around here.

You should also say your thanks to Saintess Asaka, all right? She was the one who found you and gave you first aid. I wouldnt have been able to perform the surgery if she wasnt there first, I told him, still remembering how I had to regrow an entire lung and his heart for him. The puncture scars on his face made it easy to remember him.

Yeah, I have, my lady! Honestly, I was surprised to hear a blessed from Goddess Death was the one to save me. I thought all of them were necromancers. Never thought to be saved by one, instead of being turned into an undead.

That was the main sentiment when it concerned Asaka after she exposed her status as a Saintess of Ilsaphone to the healers and alchemists of the city, though I hadnt exactly talked to her much about what she was doing about it. Still, hanging out around the entrance of the temple had let me catch up on a lot of what I had missed out on in the last twelve days.

It was due to all the injuries during the tragedy that people were still coming to the temple to obtain their Event rewards. Even with the bad mood lingering around, seeing gifts normally given to the blessed being granted to normal people made everybody excited.

Sure, at the end of the day, none of them could compare to what I had received as rewards, but the fact random monster materials, ores, and these new stat boosting elixirs suddenly appeared out of thin air on an altar made it exciting. Once again, the presence of the gods couldnt be disputed, and I bet a ton of prayers were given due to this Event.

The gods must be feasting on prayers.

Hey, Hestia! somebody called out.

Ah, I should be leaving. Thank you once again. The man bowed before joining the other people in the crowd.

As I turned to the voice from before, I smiled and waved at them. Took you guys a bit. Ive been talking with a ton of people here.

The first to speak was Neill, who shook her head. And youre complaining while still wearing your dress? You asked to come here before we changed clothes.

After the strenuous discussion at the summit, I had my friends and allies join me to the temple to pick up our Event rewards. Ellaine, Shay, and Beth had already gotten their stuff earlier, and while I only expected Fleindia to not have received hers, as she was unconscious up until today, Vifi and Neill apparently hadnt either.

Vifi was obvious, as she didnt want to leave the subspace without me due to her former status as a Warbringer, which possibly could cause some trouble. Neill, on the other hand, had been so busy cleaning up her mess that she forgot about visiting the temple. Thankfully, the Event rewards had no time limit to when we need to accept them by, as the System would simply snap them into existence for us.

Dont be like that with your sister. Your habit of eavesdropping on people slowed us down. Renee, who joined us to catch-up with Neill, chastised her friend. Sorry, she heard about a tournament happening Astraford and got interested, until I reminded her about that issue she had there.

Urgh! Neill shivered.

Astraford was the Aleistunum-hating country to the east of Estralia, and it was also thereif I remembered correctlythat Neill met Renee after the formers close escape from Galg and his dragonslayers. It was there they partied up and Neill was humbled by her experience.

I thought after killing two dragonslayers and helping me kill Galg that she would get over her trauma, but unfortunately it still lingered in the back of her mind. Well, it was better to be more cautious, after all.

Youre still into joining tournaments? I wondered.

Sis shrugged. You heard about how people saw us kill Galg? Theyve been gossiping.

I shook my head, reminding her I hadnt been outside in a while.

Visit the adventurer guilds or the Hub while incognito, and you can hear people gossiping like crazy about what happened during the attack. A number of soldiers and adventurers spread the word of our victory, and the fact isGalg and his crew were pretty famous. They were the dragonslayer party from the Empire, and two dragonkin just killed themtwo young rank B princesses, at that! You know what rank S dragonslayers like Galg kill? Rank A dragonkin. I know we had a grudge match with him, but do yourself a favor and wander the streets a bit. Listen!

Fleindia smiled. The truth, sadly. My mother always warned me about them before I joined the clergy. I thought it would save me from all the drama, but I was such a fool. It was terrible, and it only got worse after the Prince of Envy took over. The imperial cathedral for the church of Aurena is so far away from the Holy Capital, but even then, his influence was incredibly clear.

It did make me curious, my lady, Ellaine stated. You mentioned exposing the pope, right? How were you planning on doing it when you knew the demonkin must be watching?

Fleindia scowled, twisting her long locks. The otherworlders, remember? Havent you heard, Lady Ellaine? The pope accompanied the otherworlders to our capital, only staying there for a little while, to return back home. We knew he would come since we knew the Heroes of Aurena propaganda spread throughout the Empire was a bold-face lie! We tried to stage an ambush during morning prayer, intending to use holy magic to break his demonic powers.

I presume your blessings unique skill?

Yes. Our Champions all had ways to dispel demonic powers or weaken them, similar to Lady Hestias [Idol] with her spell songs, and we planned on exposing the fraud there and then. Sadly, they caught wind of us and it all derailed from there. Honestly, I cannot believe I actually made it here alive in the first place She then turned to me. Their initial plan was to blame you for my death; however, they probably wont say that now, since they cant confirm my death. They will have to change the lie into something different.

That I kidnapped and brainwashed you, I casually stated, already knowing this was the outcome and the main hindrance for me to use Fleindia in my faith war plan. Dont worry, I already have an idea on how to use you.

As expected of the blessed who may speak with the Goddess! Of course you would have a plan! Fleindia suddenly praised me out of nowhere, causing her to catch herself, realizing her personality changed. I-I apologize! Its that sycophant part of mine speaking; Ive had to utilize Mothers teaching to survive in my temple. Ahem! I mean, Goddess Erithia might be strict, but I think she has a good eye for talent!

Or she fucking hates me cause I failed to rescue Eshe. Its probably nothing complicated.

Fleindia suddenly lowered her posture, looking sheepishly at me. Although, please, be honest, even if you managed to evoke this faith war you are planning, do you really believe you can win it? Champion Hestia, I think you vastly underestimated what the Holy Capital, Aureolis, and its pope represent. Nor the influence of the Folschreck Empire as the Bastion of Humankind.

[Of course!] Beth shouted, waving her long draconic tail. [Death and tragedy follows one everywhere, whether one likes it or not. One mistake can end it all, but it doesnt mean one should be scared for oneself. Fretting over your failure will only hinder you from flying forward. Nothing can be done if one cowers too long. If you wish for something to come true, then you must provide the first step and see it through!]

No, I was wrong. Beth definitely changed.

This wyvern twin faced death multiple times already. Once when I nearly killed her and the other time when she lost against Ghorush, not to mention how many times it probably happened in the past. She was similar to me in this instance. We learned how to move forward from our failures in the past.

Like my failed career as an idol back on Earth, the fact I ended my life due to all that stress, and how I always second questioned my actions. I still did this very thing just today. Saori always told me to worry less and to rely on my friends, but it took so long until I realized I could actually put my trust into my allies to stand with me. I thought I did in the past, but after the Elyonda siege and Maagneil tragedy, I now knew I could without fail.

That was why my plan required my friends.

Yep! I answered. Just trust me on this, all right? Oh, and question, can you dance and sing?

Uuuh? Fleindia tilted her head. Well, yes, of course. Why?

Hahahaha! Ellaine, Neill, and Beth all chortled as they entered the bath.

Leaving the baffled Fleindia to figure out what I was planning, I joined the others, where I saw some other people already inside the bath. I waved. Kohaku-chan, Kazumi-chan, Misaki-chan, Haruka-chan, Tamae-chan!

It was the students.

Hesti-chan! Clean yourself up all ready and join us! Its a good one today! Kohaku stretched her arms, moaning in delight as she sank deep into the hot spring.

I always make sure my catalyst is working properly, so of course, it should be good! I complained. Youre just happy Grimnir and Ellaine are planning out the improvements on our next equipmentOh right!

I then took out the monster material reward I got from the eventaside from the lion heart since Haruka had hemophobiaand showed it to them after an appraisal.

Immature Carapace of an Adamantoise: The hard-as-metal shell of the true dragonkin with the highest vitality. Despite only belonging to an immature rank C, this shell can surpass most metal armor in performance alone. Hard to work with

Slazzigula Ash Burner: The dust ignition organ of a slazzigula, used by these monsters to create blades and wings of fire to imitate dragons. While only a fake, these ignitors allow the slazzigula to maintain their fire over an extended time by infusing ash or other minerals with mana, reducing total natural fuel consumption

Poisoned-Scarred Manticore Stinger: The poisoned stinger of a rank B manticore. As cunning as their lion-headed owners, the poison injected through a manticores scorpion tail is used to debilitate enemies, instead of outright incapacitating or killing them. The poison and stinger are great alchemical bonding materials

I also got the heart of a thunder lion, or whatever that is. I shrugged and placed the stuff back into my storage. Where should I put everything?

You can find everything in the smithy, Tamae answered.

You shouldve seen Grimnir! Kazumi added. Honestly, if youre at all similar to the boys when it comes to dungeon loot, then I can already imagine you hopping around like a bunny, doing this.

Kazumi then closed her eyes, making an excited expression before shaking her head, all while moving her arms up and down in a girlish manner. It was so exaggerated, I attributed it to how anime girls would sometimes act over the top to seem cute. Nevertheless, it wasnt like she wasnt speaking the truth.

Regardless, Neill dragged me back to clean ourselves. Once everybody was done, we all entered the bath, where I introduced everybody to Fleindia.

It must have been hard, she told them, causing them to all sigh collectively.

After some girl talk between us, Haruka suddenly walked over to me, sitting side-by-side before she took something out of her storage. It was a white metal slate with nothing on it, before she injected some mana into it, causing a blue screen to suddenly appear on it, making it look like a smart tablet.

I had Master Metosei make it for me according to Daichis and my design, she explained. Something larger than the party bracelets blue screen, that can also function as a proxy for a divine system crystal. You know, so we arent restricted to doing everything on itportable.

I widened my eyes. Why havent I thought of that? That would be such an easy invention to make, considering how often Ive seen these [Crystal of the Divine System]. I even owned one!

Its barely in the alpha stage; in fact, it doesnt even work properly, but we did manage to add a note function as a test. I documented all the unique Jobs and Event rewards we gained, calculating the monetary value we might be able to get from the latter. Do you want to look?

Of course!

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