Chapter 274: Benevolent

Chapter 274: Benevolent

On their next trip, along with Magari, they went to the north of Japan and booked a hotel near Lake Akimoto in the Fukushima Prefecture.

Unlike the southern and central areas of Japan, the northern areawas quite undeveloped, without particularly eye-catching industries or even famous landmarks.

Yet, it wasn't something so surprising as the north had always been quite harsh compared to the south, but at the same time, due to this harsh environment and lack of development, nature was breathtaking. Moreover, it was summer and near fall, so the temperature was cool and comfortable.

Even though the place Riser had chosen for a holiday wasn't particularly famous, it made all of them happy, especially Rossweisse, who had been living in the North. This place somehow reminded her of her home, and it also made her sigh.

"What's wrong, Rossweisse?"

"Riser-sama..." Rossweisse showed a forced smile.

"If you have something that you are worried about, then please tell me."

Rossweisse wished to talk, but she hesitated.

"Just talk." Magari stared at Rossweisse. "If you don't talk, you might affect everyone's mood during the holiday."

"I-I will talk!" Rossweisse didn't want to affect everyone's mood on this holiday, and she also knew that her worry was quite meaningless, especially when her family reassured her that nothing would go wrong.

Her story started when she told her family that she was hired as Riser Lucifer's bodyguard after being left behind by Odin.

Hearing those words, her family cursed Odin with all of the vocabularies on their minds while also feeling happy by her new job. Nevertheless, as they didn't expect her to work under Lucifer, they were curious, especially when Riser was particularly loud with his actions.

Unlike Sirzech, who maintained a gentle and kind image that was loved by everyone, Riser maintained a tough leader who wouldn't compromise with anyone. It might not be wrong that he would be pictured as a dictator, but this was normal since the interaction between myths wasn't that particularly good, and all the Christian myths weren't seen in a good light by other myths since their myth had taken the believers of the others who originally believed in the other myths.

As the beings that were born from the pagan religion, it would be a miracle if Rossweisse's family had a good image of Riser Lucifer.

Naturally, Rossweisse refuted all of those rumors without hesitation that she was almost desperate. She made sure her family believed that Riser was gentle and wonderful.

Only—

"Do you like him?"

"Grandma!"

Rossweisse lost her calm and pretended to be angry. Within her family, her relationship with her grandmother was the closest as she had always been taken care of by her grandmother, considering how busy her parents were. Being teased like this by her grandmother, she couldn't help but show her temper. "Do-Don't tease me, Grandma! Moreover, he... he is a married man..."

Nevertheless, with the Japanese pantheons and the Norse pantheons, the power of the alliance grew stronger.

Yet, similar to the Five Principal Clans, within the Norse pantheons, there were also those who hated this alliance and wished to break it. However, Odin, who wished for the future of the Norse Myth, wished for the alliance, and his movement was supported by the majority, which caused those who were dissatisfied could only bear their rejection.

Naturally, it didn't mean that they gave up, as they seemed to plan to kill Odin so this alliance would stop.

"Who is the leader who rejects Odin's wish for peace?" Riser asked.

"It should be Loki-sama."

"Loki? That trickster god?" Ravel was surprised, but Riser raised his eyebrow. "You mean that bestial lover?"

"...." Everyone.

Rossweisse opened her lips, then closed them again. She knew that Riser had disrespected Loki, but she couldn't argue since it was a fact. Yet, for Loki, who could shapeshift into many shapes, the moral value that was held by others didn't matter to him.

"Why? Why didn't he want peace?" Magari asked since she wasn't familiar with the other myths.

"Because if this alliance succeeds, then Ragnarok won't happen."

"Ragnarok..."

Naturally, Riser was familiar with this term as it was the Judgement Day of the Norse Myth. He showed a light smile, then comforted Rossweisse softly. "Everything is going to be okay. Your family told you that everything is alright, right? Then, believe in them. Moreover, even if Odin might seem unreliable, he is still the King of the Gods of your myth. Lastly, he isn't alone. Many also support him, like your family, so if they tell you that it will be alright, then believe them."

Hearing those words, Rossweisse also started to believe in her family. "Yes!"

"Then, let's have a drink! For the alliance!"

"For the alliance!" 3x

"Wait, are you going to drink too, Ravel?"

"Ah, can I, Onii-sama?"

"...."

Anyway, Riser thought that he was going to leave tonight.