Chapter 30: It cannot be
English is not my first language so you might find some mistakes in the translation of the chapter.
This chapter has been translated by various means in order to obtain the best result, so you may find some simple or normal wordings.
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Enjoy the chapter.
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The night was quiet like any other.
The employees of a certain bar had thrown a party because their Boss had left to do certain things, which provoked shouts of joy from the girls who had free time for themselves.
The party started as a small affair, the cook May prepared many dishes and the drinks were distributed among all of them. After a while the girls got drunk and fell asleep, some of them fell asleep in the dining room.
Only two employees were sobered up and cleaned up the mess that had occurred. Not all the girls could be taken to their rooms so they had to sleep where they were left.
Ryuu and Riku brought them sheets and pillows for comfort. When it was already dark, they both decided to rest and went to their respective rooms.
Tomorrow they would have a lot of work because the party will be discovered by Mama Mia, not because of the mess that was already fixed but because of the ingredients used without Mia's permission.
Riku worried for a bit so she only slept worriedly, but she slept all the same.
The night was fun and eventually peaceful until a certain detail awakened the elf of the Hostess of Fertility.
Ryuu stood up quickly and noticed the scent spreading through her room. It was sleep incense, a tool that forced sleep on someone. When Ryuu left the room she was attacked by someone coming from the ceiling.
"If you had fallen asleep it would have ended easier" the assassin sighed "With this failed assassination..." she dropped her weapon.
The elf looked at her and quickly identified her as the assassin [Black Cat].
Ryuu didn't hesitate and thought about why she dropped her weapon until the assassin kicked it and sent it to Ryuu, causing her to react. Black Cat moved and threw smoke bombs.
Soon after the fight started, it became complicated for Ryuu, as the assassin was using many tricks, while avoiding direct combat by preferring tactics to eliminate her.
Gale Wind against Black Cat.
The problem for Ryuu was that Black Cat used Dream Incense, poison, and illusion on her, putting her in a problematic situation with a lot of disadvantages.
When Ryuu considered escaping another assassin entered through the window breaking not only the window but also the entire wall and the area where Ryuu was.
'The side building'
Ryuu had escaped to the inner courtyard of the Hostess of Fertility and observed the destruction of the building. The elf began to worry about how the situation was progressing.
Sweat ran down her forehead and Ryuu realized that if she came out of this alive she could probably die the next day.
The reason was simple. Mama Mia would see the chaos that occurred and would not hesitate to punish her for what she caused.
To Ryuu's annoyance, the new assassin who arrived identified herself as [Black Fist], an assassin known for killing her enemies with hits.
Black Fist and Black Cat began to argue over who fulfilled their assignments better and how each would now charge more for the bounties that were present.
Assassins had bounties in the underworld for people who hated them and Ryuu (Alias Gale Wind) was the target of the two assassins.
Ryuu and Black Fist began a close-range combat while Black Cat watched from the roof of the destroyed building. She understood that direct combat was not her style so she would attack stealthily.
From her pockets Black Cat prepared knives and grabbed them carefully to throw them, she would not be disturbed by anyone because the employees were asleep from the incense.
"Fuuuwaahh!"
Black Cat whirled around in surprise when she heard someone yawning behind her. She inspected and beheld a sleepy employee with a spear on her back that was wrapped in cloth.
What Black Cat didn't expect was the strong smell of alcohol emanating from the cat girl which caused her nose to wrinkle. She looked at her and thought she was just an idiot until it happened.
"Hey, what kind of stuff does someone like you have here nya?"
Black Cat looked at her blankly.
"Are you an enemy of Ryuu nya?"
At the sudden change of voice Black Cat raised her guard as she noticed that she was not a simple waitress and the cat girl managed to avoid the incense of sleep to get behind her without making a sound.
Black Cat smiled "And if so?" she replied with a mocking tone.
"So..." Anya jumped towards Black Cat "I'm going to crush you nya!"
Black Cat responded by throwing her blades, but Anya knocked them down with a single swing of her spear. The assassin pulled out smoke bombs to distract Anya and then activated her magic [Pheles Cruz].
This magic allowed her to create illusions of herself to distract and accomplish her assassinations with relative ease. Black Cat surrounded Anya with her illusions looking for an opening but something happened.
"I can't see anything nya" Anya frowned "How troublesome... Nyaaa!"
With a twist of her spear Anya was able to eliminate all the illusions and reveal Black Cat's position. The assassin was not able to react in time and received a hit that sent her flying into the inner courtyard where Ryuu and Black Fist were.
Black Cat got up from the ground and looked at the Cat girl who also jumped into position and took her distance. She had lost her hood that concealed her so she showed her feline features.
"Who the hell are you two nya?"
"That from a while ago...!" Black Cat looked at Anya annoyed.
"What's with the way you talk nya?" Anya looked at Black Cat like she was a fool "Isn't it hard nya?" Anya smiled proudly and pointed at her "Don't be stuck up and show yourself for who you really are nya!"
"Nuaaaaaaa!" Black Cat jumped up and shouted in annoyance "I do it because I want to nya!" Black Cat quickly changed her emotion "Niaw bother Chloe-sama nya!"
"Ohh! She speak nya!" Anya exclaimed surprised by the change of emotion in Black Cat "Sounds just like me nya!"
"Do you think an idiot like you nyaaa?!"
"Who's the idiot nya?!"
The two cat girls started arguing until Chloe brought up that she has a spectacular body, but that was shot down when Anya proudly raised her bigger bust than Chloe.
Chloe gritted her teeth as she watched the silly behavior of Anya who looked at her spear and was surprised that she had not yet removed the cloth. The detail was that as she unwrapped it from the cloth Chloe froze.
A long spear with a gold engraved design.
'Eh' Chloe opened her eyes 'I've seen it before...'
There were many known and unknown stories in Orario. One of the many talked about among the great 'Beauty Goddess Faction' was about a cat wielding a silver spear who promoted himself as 'The Fastest'.
He had only one sister, however, she unexpectedly disappeared from the front stage. The name of the user of the golden spear is....
"No way. You...!" Chloe exclaimed in shock "[Vana Alfi]?"
"That name..." Anya's ears drooped "It's been a long time since I've heard it"
Chloe reconsidered many things and thought about how likely it was that she would be in this place. That Familia was a different situation and any possible outcome led to a not so good ending for Chloe.
"About that one [Vana Alfi] I know nothing nya" Anya said as she took a deep breath and swung her spear "That's why..." Anya grabbed the spear with both her hands and jumped towards Chloe "I'm going to beat you fast to help Ryuu nya!"
A proud smile grew on Anya's face and Chloe's features sharpened to their fullest splendor like an assassin.
Meanwhile, Ryuu was on the defensive against Black Fist's attacks. She was much stronger than Ryuu so she had to dodge if she had to.
This was shown by the craters on the ground that Black Fist left every time her attack missed and hit the ground. Ryuu was sweating seeing that only one mistake could doom her.
"Come on! What's wrong?!" Black Fist shouted mockingly towards Ryuu who was getting tired.
Black Fist was much stronger than Ryuu, the poison the elf had received had weakened her, but still Ryuu thought that even in perfect condition she would be just as difficult.
She could not find any opening to counterattack.
"¡!" Ryuu's eyes widened at what was coming "Guggg!"
Black Fist connected a hit to Ryuu's stomach sending her to the ground however she could not rest because she quickly had to dodge another incoming hit.
The elf, noticing that she had been completely overpowered, decided to use what she had been saving. She took a deep breath and spoke while dodging Black Fist's advances.
"Distant celestial forest..."
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Who is the motherfucking stupid piece of shit who did his bullshit on the Hostess of Fertility?
I was just about to fall asleep beautifully until a strange and extremely sweet smell started wafting through my room.
As a great learning experience I always paid attention to anything that smelled different than usual, doing this helped me to find gas leaks and avoid exploding my house or getting intoxicated.
So when I noticed the smell I woke up dizzy and quickly looked under my drawers for a concoction that prevented this type of ailment and cured me of the effect.
Riveria showed me these concoctions when I explained to her about upgrading my pepper spray with materials from the dungeon. She explained why it was very dangerous so she gave me a lesson on it.
Eventually, Riveria also gave me the concoctions in case an accident happened and I found myself alone at that monument.
It's a good thing I know how to store my things carefully.
After that I put on a special mask that blocked harmful gases, I also wore glasses, but then I took them off when I noticed that the smell did not affect my vision and I could avoid wearing the glasses.
Things went quiet and I hid in my room using a pocketknife because I had heard banging in the building.
It wasn't until the clashes of weapons echoed in the building and I realized that someone was fighting in this place that I preferred to hide. My strength is not enough.
Everything was quiet until I heard a 'BOOM' and the building shook a little. I looked out the window and noticed that a wall of the building had fallen. I looked down and noticed a woman and Ryuu fighting.
The fight mesmerized me by the moves that I dreamed of having and using at some point in my life. As the fight continued I worried about Ryuu and why that woman came to kill her.
Killing her was the first thing that came to my mind and if not that I don't know what else could be going on.
When I thought of going out to look for my other companions I watched as another big rumble happened and a cat girl with black hair fell to the ground of the inner courtyard. Ryuu and the woman ignored her as they continued to fight.
The person responsible also arrived on the battlefield and I blinked several times to see that it was Anya who had caused that.
I didn't hear what they were saying, but after Anya unwrapped her spear the combat between the cat girls began.
At this moment I was reflecting on two things, the safety of Ryuu and Anya and the destruction that was occurring at the Hostess of Fertility.
The inner courtyard was unrecognizable, also a part of the building was destroyed... Mama Mia is going to kill us.
Why did I accept Syr's invitation in the first place?
This was not included in the invitation, nor was the party, but that is easily forgiven. The damage could be easily resolved, but Mama Mia would definitely give us a scolding we would not forget.
The combat continued and suddenly I felt a change in the magic, more exactly where Ryuu was and at that I realized what was happening.
She had begun to chant her spell however something surprised me at that.
Concurrent singing.
A high-speed spell that allowed the magic user to chant in the middle of combat while the user moved and chanted at the same time. Very few mages mastered that and it was also one of my goals.
I'm not going to stand around looking stupid while I chant my spell, that's certain death if there's no one to protect me.
I sighed as I saw that Ryuu would win with that spell if it hit the target, but after that I blanched at what was to come.
A spell like that in a place like this would destroy everything....
Mama Mia will kill us.
I took off my mask and ran as fast as I could, this is going to get out of control.
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Runoa was becoming more and more tense. Gale Wind magic was causing her movements to be a bit erratic, but still that didn't stop her.
"Uhhhhraaaaaaa!"
"Tch!"
Anyway Runoa did not lose the confidence she had in eliminating Gale Wind. She knew that the elf had great magical power, but if she didn't allow her to use it then that magic was useless.
Hit after hit Runoa was hitting Gale Wind while she had a big smile on her face and the elf looked more tired. 'A bluff' that's what Runoa thought was happening.
Gale Wind simply waved her magic and tricked her into tensing up and losing the fight. Runoa was confident in defeating magical swordsmen as she had done before.
'Conducting such a spell will only achieve a fauto fire, I'll let her kill herself!'
"Come and do it!" Runoa exclaimed in anger at Gale Wind's movements however what happened caused her to widen her eyes in disbelief.
" Respond to my foolish voice, give me now divine protection of starfire"
Runoa's movements faltered momentarily and Ryuu continued to chant.
"Give the mercy of light to the one that abandoned you"
Runoa's eyes were wide open. The elf continued to sing despite the hits she was sending her. Ryuu's voice did not hesitate or slow down, with all the pain she felt Ryuu continued.
Attack, defense, movement, evasion and spell, Ryuu did all five at once. The unbeatable and overwhelming battle speed far surpassed Runoa more than she had imagined.
Runoa gritted her teeth and continued however Ryuu continued.
"Come, wandering wind, the wandering traveler"
'This is bad' Runoa thought as a cold sweat crossed her face 'I can't stop her'.
" Cross the sky and run through the wilderness, run faster than anything else" Ryuu's voice sounded more and more vigorous " Imbue the light of stardust and destroy the enemy!"
Runoa's expression was incredulous and she moved her whole body defensively. Ryuu had completed her spell.
"Luminous Wind!"
The ball of wind that formed was enough to shake the whole place and burst into a flash.
*BOMB*
Runoa and Ryuu were sent flying. This force also did the same with Anya and Chloe.
"Funyaaa!"
"Hey wh- Nyaaaaaa!"
The battlefield had suddenly quieted down.
Ryuu had hit the wall and her body was in one piece, but the pain was another situation. On the other side, Runoa came out with a battle smile as she clenched her fist.
"I thought you would...!"
"I had to or I would be defeated if I continued a fight with you"
*Crack*
Two cat girls emerged from the rubble while hissing curses from left to right.
"You plan to killnows nya?!"
"I came to save you and you end up doing this to me nya!"
Ryuu looked at them a bit dumbfounded by their behavior oblivious to the murder that was going on.
"Ahhh! I'm back!" Runoa yelled and slammed her fist into her palm "I've encountered idiots like you in this job, but I can't quit in this situation anymore!"
Ryuu looked at Runoa's battle-hungry smile, she closed her eyes and took a breath as she calmed her emotions.
The four girls got into position.
Even so...
"HAHAHAHA! Good thing they're crushing each other!"
A voice caught their attention and when they looked they were surprised to see a large group of people gathered together with weapons ready for combat.
'This is...' Ryuu looked around searching her memories for who they were.
"What are you doing here with your whole company?" Runoa narrowed her eyes at her contractor "We had said we would take care of [Gale Wind]"
"That dwarf..." Chloe darkened her gaze "He's the client who made the request nya"
"I see" Runoa understood what happened "The target wasn't just [Gale Wind], it was also us"
"That's right!"
"[Black Fist] and [Black Cat] will no longer be a hindrance to us!"
"Fighting against [Gale Wind] they were weakened and so we took over!"
"That's the real application!" the human trader laughed "It was very convincing that only with Bruno Company we have Lion's information!"
"The downfall of the dark faction!" the dwarf exclaimed with elation "All thanks to you Lion! Orario will be born again! This city and all for us will be a new order. with our business!"
Ryuu remained expressionless, but inside she remembered every kill she made before being rescued by Syr and Riku. This was a consequence of what she had done in the past.
"Mercenaries like you are an unpleasant nuisance" the human looked at them with disdain "We can't let anyone free who knows our relationship with the dark faction!"
"Kill them!"
The situation had changed.
The assassins and waitresses looked at each other sharing their opinion with a glance.
"Ahhhh. I can't stand it anymore" Runoa exclaimed sarcastically "And to think they were using me for something like this!"
"This is too trivial" Chloe shook her head "It can't be helped nya. I who was worried about my future retired nya"
"Ryuu" Anya called her "Can I eliminate those nya?"
"I don't care" Ryuu shrugged "There's no reason to doubt"
"If you plan to beat us they should bring another ten groups like these" Runoa spoke with boredom and set off.
The others also did so and called a truce until the sudden arrival of the hindrances was over.
The other group outnumbered them by far, but what happened next was brutal.
The battle ended as it began.
None of them was a match for them. Ryuu, Anya, Chloe and Runoa were level 4 adventurers so without level 3 in large numbers fighting them was useless.
Only the merchants were left who were kicked and sent to the pile.
"We go on" Runoa provoked them "Don't you think so?"
"Of course" Ryuu raised her weapon "Fire ignites if you move it"
"No choice nya" Anya smiled waving her spear.
"I'll kill you nya" Chloe looked at her arrogantly.
All of them were positioned to fight but...
"WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU MOTHERFUCKERS DO?! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU JUST DID?!"
The four looked at the source of the voice and observed a girl with white hair and red eyes whose face was twitching with anger. She was in her pajamas so it showed how fast she moved.
Even Ryuu's eyes widened as she watched a girl like Riku act like that. She knew her as someone calm or kind, but she never thought that anger would come out of someone like that.
"W-What are you talking about nya?" Chloe spoke between stutters from the surprise of the situation.
"The whole damn building is destroyed! Do you know what that means?!"
"Well I-"
"OF COURSE YOU DON'T KNOW IT STUPID CAT!" at the shout Chloe took a step back out of instinctive fear.
Runoa looked at her and did not understand what the girl meant, this was just a building so it would simply be rebuilt "Girl it will be better-"
"I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANYTHING FROM YOU BASTARD!" Runoa also shut her mouth without replying "[Black Fist] and [Black Cat]" Riku spat those names with disdain "Even if they get out of here alive they won't be alive for long!"
At that Ryuu opened her eyes and looked around understanding what Riku was referring to.
'Shit' Without another word Ryuu had to use language unbecoming of an elf.
"This nya..." "She laughed at my name nya...?" "A girl bullied me..."
Anya, Chloe and Runoa muttered not knowing what to say, but for some reason they were afraid of the girl.
They are so much more powerful than her, however, it was as if they could not retort her words and only had to bow their heads and apologize over and over again.
None of them knew why, but they didn't want to talk back about the sermon they were receiving. Ryuu, seeing that the situation was getting out of control, tried to speak up.
"Riku me-"
"Mumble, mumble" Riku growled angrily earning a glare from all of them "IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY TO MY FACE AND DON'T TALK IN A LOW VOICE YOU DAMN IDIOTS!"
*Slap*
*Slap*
*Slap*
*Slap*
Four slaps resounded in the place at the same time that the head of the girls who was fighting moved when they received a blow.
None of them saw the hit coming, but for some reason they felt a great burning in their cheeks. The most surprised was Ryuu who felt the magic coming from it and looked incredulously at Riku who was still standing there in anger.
What Riku didn't know, and yet didn't care to know, was that she used the 'Gospel Slap'. An attack that combined a punch with her gospel magic. They only knew it was coming when it was too late.
Runoa and Chloe who were high-level assassins were stunned to feel a slap on their face without knowing how it reached them. For them it was an insult to receive that hit and see the person responsible but still not have the ability to return it.
"R-Riku this..." Anya walked a little towards Riku, but her feet didn't fully respond "C-Can-?"
"SHUT UP AND APOLOGIZE YOU INGRATE CAT!"
"Sorry nyaaaaaa!" Anya apologized and performed a high-pitched dogeza "Please don't tell Mama nyaaaaaaa!" Anya continued to cry at Riku's scolding.
The girl for some reason had an aura that gave nothing to discuss.
*THUD*
At that a shuddering sound was heard in the area. Runoa and Chloe shuddered at what was coming as their senses screamed danger.
On the other hand, Anya, who was already crying paled beyond belief as if she was a ghost when she knew what was coming. Ryuu began to sweat looking at a certain place.
"Hey. You idiot girls" everyone's fear increased as the person arrived on site "What are you supposed to be doing? Who owns this bar? Huh? Answer me"
Mia Grand had arrived.
She looked at the destroyed building and the various craters on the site until she noticed Anya who was bending down towards Riku.
"Hey brat"
"Yes?"
"Who did all this?"
Riku in her out of character demeanor raised her arm and pointed to the four ex-adventurers "They did it" Riku took a deep breath "This is all their fault"
"How?"
"Sleeping gas all over the building" Chloe's eyes widened "Building destroyed by hits" Runoa's fists lost strength "And a high-level spell in the lower courtyard" Ryuu sweat coldly and her feet faltered.
"I see... Get out of here"
Riku nodded and without turning back went into the building. Ryuu began to sweat like waterfall, Runoa and Chloe could not move. Anya who was crying was filled with even more sobs as she watched her only salvation leave the place.
"Mama Mia-san!" Syr came through the door "May and the others got drunk from alcohol..." Syr turned around while laughing innocently "Ah, hahaha, it's nothing. Everything's fine"
'She escaped too' that was their thought.
"Mama, Mama! Listen to me nya!" Anya got up from the floor and ran to Mia as she let out tears "There's a good excuse-!"
*BOOOOMB*
Anya was hit in the head leaving a large crater as she was knocked unconscious.
The assassins stared in disbelief at the result. Chloe just watched as the girl who caused her trouble was defeated with one hit and she even had trouble landing a single one on Anya.
In the face of this overwhelming power, none of them spoke, none of them moved and none of them tried to save themselves. They understood that there was no way out of this situation.
Ryuu knew the right feeling. When she met her she mistook her for someone else. Beautiful and charming, a certain adventurer with the same name....
She was nothing like the rumors. Ryuu's lips trembled now that she knew who she is.
"Mia...Grand" Ryuu whispered in fear.
"That was..." the whole body of Runoa hesitated "The former captain of the Freya Familia"
"Level six" Chloe's voice cracked "Little Giant [Demi Ymir]"
Runoa and Chloe turned pale as they recognized the woman walking toward them with the most powerful aura they had ever seen in their lives. She remembered it.
In Orario there were also monsters beyond imagination.
"You..." Mia looked up with a terrible expression and let out all her fury "IDIOT GIRLS!"
"Ahhhhhhh!"
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The sun was already in place and the Hostess of Fertility was getting ready as usual.
What happened that night was that between Ryuu, Runoa and Chloe's fight was interrupted by Bruno Company to catch them off guard.
They won, however, the Hostess of Fertility was destroyed as well as the patience of owner Mia Grand.
The waitresses who woke up in the midst of the chaos watched the group being beaten and a shiver ran through their bodies as they thought it would be their turn next.
Three days had passed since that incident.
Riku had told Loki about an accident at the bar and she had to stay and help with the repairs. The Goddess agreed without asking what happened and Riku continued working while remembering how she lost her temper in anger.
She was amused to see powerful people intimidated by simply yelling at them.
The four people in charge, Anya was included for some reason, were taking care of the repairs. Each was removing debris and Ryuu was carrying a wheelbarrow that moved the debris more easily elsewhere.
Each of them suffered the wrath of Mia and were forced to do the work of cleaning up the destroyed areas.
"Ugh, why am I doing this kind of stuff nya?"
"You're sounding upset. Just shut up and work, you stupid cat"
"It's because of you guys that you destroyed the bar nya" Chloe looked annoyed at Anya.
"I didn't break it nya!" Chloe retorted irritably "That bounty hunter with muscles for brains and that homicidal elf nya!"
"Hey!" Runoa retorted as she hammered "Don't blame the others you idiot cat!"
"I'm going to escape. I'm sure going to escape nya!" Chloe whispered with teary eyes when there was no one near her, but still she was heard by the others.
Ryuu sighed as she watched the girls work. The debt she owed had increased and now the two former assassins had also obtained one. They were ordered to work until the debt was paid off, it was 100 million valis.
When Runoa and Chloe wanted to talk back, they were beaten mercilessly. The female employees who had nothing to do with the matter had to work three times more than usual as punishment.
It was a big hit to Ryuu.
"Hey, Lion" Runoa called out to Ryuu and she looked at her "Now remembered that, who was that girl?"
Ryuu blinked a little, but it was Anya who spoke "Her name is Riku nya" she replied cheerfully "She's been working here longer than you so she is your superior nya"
"Munya?!" Chloe exclaimed in surprise "That girl who scolded us and hit us with who knows what nya, is she our superior nya?!"
"Right, that..." Runoa remembered how the now named Riku came and stopped the fight even provoking fear in them "Is she like that?"
"Well nya" Anya thought a little as she touched her chin with her finger "The only time I saw her behave like that nya was when they brought Ryuu nya"
"She's scary nya" Chloe shivered in place. She still didn't understand how a girl changed her attitude to one resembling a hungry dragon.
Ryuu smiled. She remembered how Riku approached her shyly to ask her if she hadn't done something wrong yesterday that she was upset, Ryuu forgave her and thanked her.
Those responsible for the event were destroyed by Mama Mia. She took away all those who tried to eliminate Ryuu, Chloe and Runoa, also those who were related to Bruno's business.
Getting into the company...
She destroys the whole Familia that was behind the whole situation. Mia threatened them and told them that if they talked about Gale Wind she would destroy them and even if they went to the Guild she would show no mercy.
Yet she destroyed them.
Bruno's Faction was sent to the guild and never left again.
"Stop talking stupid girls!" at Mia's shout they all flinched.
No one wants to remember what happened that night.
"Everyone go to breakfast!" Syr called to them and that caused a twist in everyone's excitement. Joy and tranquility were the two things they all longed for.
On the road where the four of them were going, they began to argue as if they had known each other for quite some time.
"Ah, you have a visitor," Syr said to Runoa and Chloe who were a little surprised.
When they both walked to the reception they were surprised to see two people, no, Gods there waiting for them.
"Congratulations on your new job!" a Goddess joyfully congratulated them. She was very mature, had long honey-colored hair and wore a long pink dress.
"I never thought it would be in a bar. I was surprised" a God with a good physique greeted them. His appearance was gentle, he wore shorts with a scarf around his shoulders.
Both Gods had brought vegetables and fish.
"Demeter-sama!" Runoa exclaimed perplexed.
"And also Njord-sama nya?!" Chloe was just as surprised to see her God there.
Apparently they both had a lot to discuss.
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Mia had called all the employees, taking advantage of the fact that the workload had increased considerably because of the customers. Without exception, they were all standing in line and paying attention to Mama Mia.
"Listen carefully" Mia began "I am the 'Law' in this place and I am the 'Mistress'. I don't care about the stings of those stupid Gods either"
"Seriously she's not afraid of the Gods nya..." Chloe muttered under her breath to which Runoa, Ryuu and Anya nodded. Riku just snorted because she doesn't trust any and considers many Gods stupid.
"That's why... As I am the owner I am the 'Mother' to you 'Daughters' of mine" Mia said expanding a feeling in the daughters present.
"As well as in the store" Chloe's eyes sparkled "So you will be treated as such" Runoa's eyes widened "Understand that"
Anya and May laughed seeing Runoa and Chloe's expressions. Ryuu clenched her fist feeling Mia's harsh language which for an elf is very rude.
"Newly arrived idiot girls!" Mia spoke confidently "From today you'll have to call me mother too!"
Ryuu, Chloe and Runoa looked at each other.
"But it's..."
"Something..."
"Hurry up!" Mia spoke annoyed that her new daughters were not behaving quickly.
Chloe opened her mouth and spoke slowly "... Mama Mia-chan"
Runoa had a small blush "Mama Mia-san"
Ryuu maintained her composure "Mama Mia-san"
"Good!" Mia's stern expression changed to a much more affable one that surprised the new employees.
Riku looked at the situation and smiled internally as she remembered how she became one of Mia's daughters. It wasn't the nicest way, but it's a nice memory for Riku because back then no one would have given her a hand, however, Mia did and helped her more than Riku could thank.
"New customers coming in! You girls don't keep your voices down!" Mia spoke with excitement and pride "No matter how scary these times are. This is a place to laugh and eat good food!"
"Yes, Mama Mia!"
Each girl moved to their stations as Ryuu looked around feeling that all of her past was largely behind her and she could now create new memories far more beautiful than what she currently had.
People were welcomed to the Hostess of Fertility with smiles.
This was the Hostess of Fertility, the place where it didn't matter how strong the adventurers or outlaws were. It's a store where evil escapes with its tail by its feet, where girls have their past and where hard work is done while excellent food is served.
However, there was someone who wanted to solve something.
"Ryuu, do you have a moment?"
Ryuu looked at Riku who was trying to hide her face behind a tray. The elf smiled and nodded to accompany Riku to a slightly secluded spot.
"What do you wish Riku?"
"What happened that night..."
"I had already told you there's no problem" Ryuu replied confidently "You're forgiven for that"
"No not that. I mean Evilus" Riku spoke with uncertainty.
Hearing that name made Ryuu's eyes sharpen a little, but she reassured herself " What's the matter with that?"
"Before I found you... one day I was trapped on a battlefield where the Rudra Familia had been wiped out" Ryuu's eyes widened "There was one survivor..."
"What happened to him?" Ryuu asked, her tone was calm, but inside she was boiling with anger. Rudra Familia was a responsible one and Ryuu had a problem with that so she ruthlessly eliminated them.
"He was a cat man who used a whip" Ryuu put that away "He blamed me for distracting him so that 'she' would kill him unawares"
"Who is... she?"
"You"
Ryuu looked at Riku perplexed, but the girl did nothing "After a long time I understood that you were the one who caused it that night" Ryuu looked worriedly at Riku "But that time made me understand a lot of things in Orario"
"How... did you escape?" Ryuu asked curiously. Riku was a child so she couldn't have escaped easily.
"I killed him" Ryuu was confused "He wanted to kill me, but when his God died he lost strength so I was able to kill him when he fell on top of me"
"I..." Ryuu took a step back not knowing what to say. She killed a Familia and now a girl is telling her that she almost died because of it, she felt guiltier and guiltier.
"Thank you"
Ryuu went blank. Riku hugged her and Ryuu didn't know how to respond until she heard Riku "They did bad things to me too so I thank you for doing what was necessary even if it wasn't the right way"
"Riku..."
"Don't worry Ryuu" Riku looked at Ryuu from below "That day I understood my weakness and also killed someone from Evilus. They were the bad guys so I saved more lives by eliminating him"
Ryuu's eyes softened and she also hugged Riku to complete the embrace in gratitude.
"Even though it's not the right thing to do, I thank you for taking out someone like him" Riku laughed at Ryuu's pats on the head "Come on, we have work to do"
"Yes!"
Ryuu and Riku went to their respective places with a happy expression.
At last they were both friends in this horrible world and that's what made them happy.
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I wrote this when I published chapter 30 in Spanish, that was quite some time ago, however, I still decided it would be good to let English readers know of my decision.
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The Fertility Hostess is complete. Riku's behavior is similar to that of her mother Meteria when she gets upset or angry. This is said by Alfia when she told of being robbed of a candy causing Alfia to reassign herself and Hera to kneel before Meteria.
[I wrote it in case anyone wondered why a girl was bullying female assassins and former high-level adventurers].
Of course I won't do that too many times, as it will pass the cliche that no one does anything to her because of fear and I don't like that. The Gospel hit thing is taken from If where Alfia decides to stay with Bell and hits him with that move because Bell told her aunt.
From here I will try to do something before launching a very big time skip because with honesty to create a story that takes 5 years is difficult or impossible for me. My imagination can't go any further.
That's all, thank you for reading dear reader.
Wait for the next chapter.
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