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Is it wrong to seek answers?

Chapter 14: swords and other matters

OUTSIDE – BABEL – ORARIO – LATE AFTERNOON

„Thank you so much for helping my children." Noct heard a tanned man saying while bowing in front of him.

Not only him, but also a woman did the same.

„So you are … ", Noct was about to say.

„I am Goddess Skadi" the black long-haired woman with a brown dress introduced.

„and my name is Set." the tanned man said, who then looked to his children again. „I can't express how much I was worried that my children didn't return sooner." Set said while Noct could see him crying a little bit.

„and I'll also pass my thanks to Hestia when I see her." Skadi said, still bowing.

Noct, feeling uncomfortable that someone is bowing him, said: „the most important thing is, that everyone returned safely..." Noct then looked to Set's Familia, „just don't be so reckless next time." he said, which all the adventurers nodded. Noct noticed that the females were beet red again while trying to look away.

After that, they all went straight towards the Guild to change the items for Valis.

(OPENING: Promare OST – Gallant Ones by Hiroyuki Sawano ft. Mpi & Benjamin)

STREETS OF ORARIO – EARLY EVENING

When they reached the Guild's entrance, they saw that expect one random adventurer at the exchange checkout, no one was there, not even Eina and Misha.

After the random adventurer finished, Noct and Bell, as well as Seti and Erika, hastened, since they realized that the Guild was about to close.

After the exchange in the last second, Noct, Bell, and Lily were happily gaining 210,000.00 Valis, while Seti and Erika earned around 50,000.00 each.

„So, dividing by three, right ?" Noct asked his Friends.

Bell intended for Noct to keep the half but then thought otherwise since he saw how Noct didn't like to be treated special like before with God Set and Goddess Skadi.

Then Bell saw Erika and Seti coming towards them again,

„say, do you have some plans for today evening? " Erika asked while looking to Bell.

„not really, why? " Bell said.

Erika was about to look into Noct's eyes but got beet red instead for some reason, which also confused Bell.

„We thought that since you Guys saved us, it would be a pleasure for us to treat you in the Hostess of Fertility, what do you three say." Seti Suggested

'Hostess of Fertility? ' Noct thought for a second.

Then he remembered that they're talking about the pub where Ryuu's working.

He then looked to Bell and Lily, wondering if they would agree.

„I would go, master Bell, " Lily said.

„But I don't think Ryuu and the others would like for us to come like this. " Bell said to Noct a little bit worried while also looking at their clothes.

„of course we'll also need to go home for showering and stuff, just come when you're finished, we'll be there." Seti clarified.

All three agreed, „see ya at the pub then." Noct said before they went home.

After Lily got her part of the money, she told Bell and Noct that she'll wait at their Altar before separating from them, Bell and Noct hurried to their home.

INSIDE - HESTIA FAMILIA HQ – ABANDONED CHURCH - ORARIO

When they entered their room, they didn't saw Hestia at first.

Suddenly, the door behind them closed out of nowhere.

„Soooo …. ", Bell and Noct could feel dark energy behind them. After they turned, they saw their angry Goddess.

„you both seemed real to have taken your time, didn't you, " Hestia said with an angry expression. She remembered that Bell usually comes home around the late afternoon

„what were you doing so late ?" Hestia deemed an answer, „I'll know if someone of you is lying, just that you know." she said.

Noct and Bell didn't want to tell her the truth but after hearing her last sentence they realized there's no other way out of this.

That's why they told her everything that they did today: the money for the large blue item (they didn't tell her how much exactly they earned), the shopping of Noct's new clothes and of course Noct's battle with Ottar,

and of course the today earned 140,000.00 Valis.

After hearing about the battle, Hestia's soul seemed to left her body, the same as with Bell and Lily back then, when they saw the epic fight for themself.

„you ffffought aaaaagainst FFFFFFFFFFFreya's ace OOOOOTTTAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRR?" Hestia couldn't even pronaunce it right.

„well, he was the one challenging me, so … " Noct also stuttered while saying it.

„well done ..." Hestia said while being happy right now.

„ „ I'm sorry what ?" " Both asked in unison.

„I SAID WELL DONE … " Hestia repeated herself louder and happier, „with that, our Familia's reputation will rise in meteoric heights... " Hestia now looked to Noct, „thanks to you. "

Bell and Noct stood for a while, for some reason they had a bad feeling about this.

Then they remembered why they had to hurry in the first place, which caused them to go away from Hestia.

„H-Hey, where are you goi..." Hestia called them since she wanted to talk with her Children about certain important issues. She also held a sheet of paper in her hand.

„sorry, goddess, we promised to be at the Hostess of Fertility." Bell said while looking with Noct for fresh clothes before going to the shower.

While both went to the shower, Hestia was looking for the Valis her children earned today, of course, to see if they've got the right share.

Sometimes later, after both put some towels around their pelvic area, there was a favor that Bell always wanted Noct to do for him before they go out.

„Uhm, Noct .. " Bell asked to him.

„yes ?" Noct said while turning his head to Bell.

Hestia could hear them both talking to each other while they've finished showering.

„Can you show me your sword? " Bell asked nervously since he knew that Noct might not be willing to show his magic sword to someone else.

At this point, Hestia's long hair has risen into hights after hearing Bell's favor.

'What did Bell just ask?', she got too shocked to react, getting lost in her mind while turning her head to the bathroom's door.

Noct also got alert by Bell's question, 'maybe I'm just hearing things'.

„I'm sorry, what? " Noct asked Bell, who thought that he may don't asked loud enough since he felt nervous asking for something personal.

„I noticed that your magic sword appears and disappears before and after a battle, so I was curious to see it closely if it's no hassle." Bell said to Noct, now a little bit louder.

'Thank Heavens' Noct thought, while remembering his fiasco back in Melen's beach, where Bell was the only one who didn't understand what Lily was talking about.

Bell then saw that Noct got relieved, so he summoned his Balmung sword, which he gave to Bell.

After returning to reality again, Hestia slowly stalked towards the bathroom's door, which was slightly open, so Hestia could hear clearly what they were talking about.

„WOW, it's beautiful, and on a closer look also quite large, " Bell said excitingly.

'BEAUTIFUL AND QUITE LARGE', Hestia held her mouth, otherwise, they could hear her loud breathing.

„you're not the first one to say the same thing, but the sword of that Ottar guy was also long"

'N-N-NOT THE FIRST ONE ?', now Hestia's eyes opened wide, did Noct did what Hestia now thought what he did?, 'A-AND OTTAR'S SWORD?'

„now that you mention it, Seti said his sword is a so-called 'black greatsword' "

'B-B-B-B-B-B-B-BLACK GREATSWORD',

now Hestia started to sweat a lot, what's more, her heart started to beat faster and louder while not being able to hear or see anything else for a moment.

„really? " Noct wondered at first, then realizing that it was a fitting Name for it.

„yes, anyway ..", Bell gave Noct his sword back, who held it right in front of his pelvic area while making it disappearing again, while Bell directly witnessed it.

At this moment, Hestia finally dared to open quietly the door, then she saw the unbelievable.

„thank you for showing it to me." were Bell's words while Hestia saw how his right hand stretched towards Noct's front pelvic area, which was also stared by Bell's eyes happily.

Now this gave Hestia's soul a clear death blow.„HWAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

„ „ GODDESS ! " " They heard their goddesse's scream out of the bathroom. They immediately run out to see for Hestia.

Then they saw her how she was lying in the bed, apparently unconscious.

„Goddess, are you alright" Bell called while running to her, he also saw how her nose started to bleed, like back in Melen.

„Noct, please help me lifting her, " Bell said while pulling her out of the bed, while noct tried to press her from behind.

„LADY HESTIA, SOMETHING WRONG ? " they both heard a familiar voice while also loud steps from the entrance could be heard.

After Hestia got conscious again, she turned their head, only to suddenly see someone familiar.

„m-miss supporter ? " she asked while noticing how Lily's eyes opened wide and her mouth also gaped too wide.

…...

Lily saw Master Bell was half-naked in front of Lady Hestia, while Master Noct was holding her from behind.

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„HWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

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Bell and Noct were sure that this scream wasn't only louder than their Goddesse's, but that it could be heard across the whole of orario, maybe it even reaches Melen right now.

What's more, Now the three could see that Lily was not only bleeding from her nose, but also her mouth, and, also unbelievable, from her both eyes and ears.

„ „LILY !" ", both boys called while running to her.

„WHY, WHY, WHYYYYY !?" Lily screamed while crying. „WHAT WERE YOU THREE ABOUT TO DO, TELL ME ?"

After Lily got conscious again, she and Hestia started a big argument.

While Noct seems to look away, Bell tried to understand what was going on. At first, Lily angrily asked Hestia, why he and Noct were nearly naked in front of her. When Hestia answered that it's partly her fault, Lily got angrier before looking to Bell.

When Bell said that he and Noct saw her nose bleeding, they immediately rushed out of the bathroom, trying to help her, then she appeared.

At first, Lily seemed relieved.

„wait a minute..." Lily said while looking to Bell, „why were you two in the Bathroom AT THE SAME TIME ?"

Then Hestia also looked at them both.

„I also want you to tell me what you both were doing inside"

Noct was about to tell them, but Bell started instead, while Noct started to get very concerned for a good reason.

„well, Noct was showing me …." Bell was about to answer, but then he felt a hand on his mouth, stopping him answering.

Then the attention went to Noct, who's hand was on Bell's mouth.

„We were talking about my fight with that Ottar guy", Noct summoned his Balmung sword after letting go of Bell's mouth, who breathed heavily, „and Bell wanted to see my weapon" he added.

At first, the Goddess and Supporter calmed down, until the Goddess remembered something.

„But that doesn't explain why you were together inside, " Hestia said to them.

At this point, Bell then answered clearly,

„We didn't want to waste too much water, so I suggested to Noct to shower as fast as possible, that's why we were together there, " he said.

After the situation calmed down, the whole room was quiet. Bell and Noct went again in the bathroom, putting each on their new clothes. While Bell put on his usual civil clothes, Noct put on his second identical (glamour prism) Attire, since he bought 3 identical articles on Babel. Noct also has hidden the key and the contract of his fortune somewhere in the bathroom, where no one can find it.

With some money on their pockets, Bell, Noct, and Lily were about to leave.

„Before you all go, there's one more thing we need to talk about, " Hestia said.

They all turned again to her.

„Am I right to assume that you two met Dia today ?"

At this moment, Noct remembered how Dia said that she knew about his 'home'. The more this talk continued the more Noct got nervous since Dia's frightening him to hell since their talk.

„yes, she and Emma's party also were on Babel, I introduced them to Noct before Emma and her friends left for the Dungeon, " Bell said.

Then, Hestia looked right into Noct's eyes, „she visited Hephaestus, and since I was also working there, we three had a talk there"

„She told me that some of her children also were from 'Crystallum' "

„' Crystallum', I also think I've heard of this town somewhere before, " Lily said, which made Noct turn to Lily. Now she was also saying that 'Crystallum' exists, Noct thought he was about to lose his mind.

this surprised him for sure.

„Really ?, she didn't tell me that, " Noct said, noticing that Hestia got suspicious, „the part with her children I mean"

„I thought so, and that's why I've wanted to ask you if you're familiar with the name 'Silverlight'."

Noct shook his head, „ not really, except that Lily once mentioned that Name, if I remember correctly", he then turned to the said supporter, who now made a serious shocking expression.

„Why do you ask, Goddess. ", he now wondered more.

„'Silverlight', that's his Alias, is the captain of the Dia Familia, but his full Name …. "

Right now, Noct got more thrilled for some reason.

„is Ravus Nocks", Hesta said to Noct.

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Now Noct's eyes widened in absolute disbelieve.

'RAVUS !?'

He thought he wasn't hearing clearly.

„seeing your face, you seem to be familiar with him"

„yes, but.." Noct was about to say that Ravus died a long time ago, only to remember that he also died.

'it could be a coincidence' he thought at first, 'but then again, goddess Dia knew about The Citadel, but I doubt that Ravus knew about how it was called since he's, or was, from Tenebre'.

Noct came back from his thoughts.

„How does he look like? " Noct asked while looking to Hestia again.

„well …. ", Hestia only knew his name, she never really saw Ravus since, as Dia once said, that he was always busy and therefore rarely met other gods and goddesses.

„he's tall." Lily said, „taller than you, master Gar"

Now the attention turned to Lily.

„and has gray hair, and his most unique features are his eyes, his right eye is blue while his left eye is purple."

Noct was speechless since Lily's description also fitted to the Ravus he knew.

Bell now remembered Ravus, „I also remember he was in the Greatsword Battle Festival recently.", Now Noct looked to Bell, who also knew about Ravus.

„Anyway, when Dia visited Hephaestus, she told me that she invited us all to her Familia's-return-party, which will take place tomorrow evening, " Hestia said.

„a party? " Noct wondered since he wouldn't think the least that Ravus is the type of man to go on wild parties. But then he remembered that this world is still backward, at least to his standards, so it's impossible to be some kind of wild EDM party or anything alike he saw on TV back home.

„I'll tell you the details tomorrow, and when you two come back home, we need to do a status update. I expect all of you to behave tomorrow, am I clear ?" Hestia said while everyone in this room paid attention to the goddess.

„ „ „ yes ! " " " all three said.

Now, they could enjoy and finally go to the Hostess of Fertility.

(ENDING: Jacob Lee – I Just Know (New Immunity Remix) )