Hey, I'm back with a new chapter!

The Quotable Patella, my mistake with the radius thing. English isn't exactly my first language, you see. I'm trying, but obviously there'll be errors here and there. And I'm glad you pointed that out, or I would've continued making that mistake.

But a 0.5km spread, it is a bit small compared to canon I suppose.

Anyway, glad you liked how I ended that arc.

LuxCranel000, I do have similar ideas on my challenge list on my profile. But considering I've recently done an Ultraman fic as a crossover with Symphogear, Ultraman is sort of one the back of my list now.

But at some point, I do plan on doing a Boku no Hero Academia fic with elements from Inazuma Eleven.

AnimeFan13579, now what I was planning, is that we have a more in-depth/deeper level version of Load to show the traits. I'm trying to think of a phrase for it that keeps with the theme of Load, i.e., Over-Load for stacking.

As for the encounter with Antares, I don't think its exaggerated per say. As you mentioned, EMIYA for the dagger, Heracles for boosting the weapon to its highest degree. But at the same time, Antares is a monster with the power of a god.

As shown in the Lostbelts and implied in Danmachi canon, gods have powers that transcend mortals. So using 7 other Heroic Spirits, plus Orion's NP to boost him further up, and only then can Bell break through, I don't think it is too exaggerated.

And nice catch too, Atalanta is someone Apollo also has a connection to. Sort of, so it will be an interesting thing to write in this arc.

Grand Servant, now killing Artemis or keeping her alive was honestly a hard choice for me. But well, we'll just have to make it work.

SilverCrow, Jworld21, AxialDirection, codywhite162, here you go, new chapter.

sadkali727, yep, Kiara is a definite no. She's arguably the worst character in fate with her personality, but well... if you're an M... cough...

SkeletalReader, now Bell being too reliant on the Throne is something we will address soon. The skills are there, he has the memories and techniques. But given that he hasn't faced an opponent that'd seal his magic... you get the idea.

Temsen, thanks. Glad you liked it. And yep, considering he Load'ed 9 Heroic Spirits in one go, used 4 Noble Phantasms, traced another, you'd bet he'd strained his entire mind, soul and body.

Guest, glad you like the story so far.

So yeah, here's the newest chapter and the beginning of season 2. Enjoy.

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Two weeks later, Hermes and his Familia along with the Antares expedition group had returned to Orario.

With how much power Bell had taken on, the strain on his boy was so great that he had been out cold for an entire week.

But thanks to Ryuu's healing magic and Hermes swiftly bringing him to the Dian Cecht and Miach Familia, Airmid and Naaza had managed to keep him from having any fatal injuries.

Unfortunately, that meant Bell couldn't go dungeon diving for the next few days.

Now, Bell was in the guild, inside one of the private meeting rooms with Eina to report his perspective of the quests.

The half-elf sighed, "So that's what happened..."

Bell chuckled sheepishly, "Y-yes..."

Eina let out a long breath, "I won't blame you, the circumstances called for it, and I'm glad you did. You managed to save Lady Artemis from death, that is a great feat considering Antares is now rated to be a monster almost on the level of the Three Great Quests."

The boy blinked, "Wait, really?"

The half elf nodded, "Granted, Antares is very much weaker, but the severity of what could've happened is what makes it that serious."

A smile grew on his face, "Really now... Hehehe..."

Eina huffed and smacked him lightly on the head with a book, "Don't let it get to your head, you almost died, you know?"

Bell giggled, "I know. Speaking of which, I heard Orario got into some trouble too?"

The half-elf nodded, "After you left, the Guild issued a lockdown on the city, and the Dungeon went crazy. Fortunately the Loki Familia managed to stop the monsters from overflowing."

The boy nodded, "Loki Familia, I see..."

Eina hummed, "At any rate, everything is good now. You have a new achievement to your name, and I'm sure you'll be even more famous from now on."

Bell chuckled, "Yeah, I don't think that's a good thing."

The half-elf laughed, "The few days you were out, we announced your efforts in the quest, and everyone was in an uproar you know?"

The boy sighed, "I can tell... It wasn't easy getting here."

The morning, Bell had plenty of people staring at him, whispering amongst themselves.

The attention had been more than when he had leveled up before, considering the Guild didn't quite hide the details of the quest.

Bell focused back on Eina, "Anyway, I'll be heading back, I'm still not clear to get back into the dungeon... Not to mention, Hestia-sama and Artemis-sama will be mad if I do."

The half-elf giggled, "Alright, get going then."

The boy smiled as he stood up, "I'll see you sometime in a few days I guess."

Eina nodded, "Alright."

Bell then left, heading back to the church they stayed in.

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After a short walk, the young hero in training reached his quarters, and he quickly noticed Artemis inside, standing in front of the altar.

Bell greeted, "Artemis-sama."

The blue haired goddess looked back, "Bell, welcome back."

The boy smiled, "What are you doing?"

Artemis looked at the altar of the church, "I was just cleaning up the church."

Bell blinked, "Huh?"

The goddess of the moon smiled, "Well, considering Hestia is always busy with work, and you with dungeon diving, no one would be around to tidy up, right?"

The boy blinked again after having a look around, "Wait, did you-"

Artemis nodded, "Yep, I just finished with the floor, now for the benches and the altar."

It was true, the floor was way cleaner than before. There was literally zero dust or stains.

Bell furrowed his brows, "You didn't have to."

The blue haired goddess snorted with amusement, "Are you telling me what to do, male?"

The boy nodded, "Yes!"

Artemis chuckled, "I wanted to do it anyway, it feels weird being the only one not doing anything. Considering Hestia let me join the two of you when I literally have nothing left."

Bell sighed, "At least let us know so we can help."

The goddess of the moon shook her head in exasperation, "You know what, I'm not even going to try."

Artemis sat down on one of the benches, and Bell asked, "Have you gone to see Lord Apollo?"

The goddess scoffed, "Apollo? You must be joking."

The boy blinked, "But I thought..."

Artemis shook her head, "I told you before, we may share the same connections to Pan-Human History, but we are not the same. Apollo and I... we may be considered siblings, but we are anything but."

Bell looked confused, "I don't follow..."

The blue haired goddess chuckled, "The simple way to put it is that we don't get along."

Artemis shook her head, "But enough about Apollo, let's talk about something else."

Bell smiled awkwardly, "S-sure... Umm, actually there is something I was curious about."

The goddess of the hunt raised an eyebrow, "Yes?"

The boy asked, "Do you plan on restarting a Familia?"

Artemis hummed, "That is a good question. For now, not really. I can't bear the thought of restarting a Familia after every one of my child died."

Bell nodded, "Right, sorry... That was insensitive of me."

The goddess snorted, "No, don't worry about it. To be frank, I've already given you my blessing."

The boy blinked, "Wait, what?"

Artemis smiled dryly, "Your Noble Phantasm, in addition to the power it originally held, it also holds my blessing. Compared to Orion from Pan-Human History, your version now holds the blessings of the two of us."

Bell blinked, "Oh..."

The goddess of the moon giggled at his reaction, "It's not like a Falna, in case you're wondering. This is more akin to the blessings of the old. But because you already hold Hestia's Falna, my blessing was added to your Noble Phantasm, and will only work when you use it."

The boy hummed, "I see... That... I never really thought about it."

Artemis scoffed, "Really now? That's disappointing, after reaching out to me for my blessing, and you didn't even realized what you'd done."

Bell laughed sheepishly, "Sorry..."

The goddess sighed, "Hestia was right, you really are hopeless."

Artemis leaned into her seat, "So, I heard from Hestia and Hermes, you want to be a hero."

Bell's face flushed, "W-what?!"

The goddess of the hunt nodded, "And not just any hero, but like a hero of the older tales, hence your connection to the Throne of Heroes."

The boy looked down, "W-well... They're not wrong..."

Artemis hummed, "Tell me, do you know how you obtained that power?"

Bell blinked, "Sorry?"

The goddess of the moon looked at him in the eye, "Not anyone can just become the heir to the Throne of Heroes, in fact, it shouldn't be possible."

The boy furrowed his brows, "What do you mean?"

Artemis spoke, "The Throne of Heroes should've been an existence outside the realms of this world. The only thing remotely close to even having a connection to it is the existence of us gods. Simply because we share the same existences as our counterparts in Pan-Human History."

Bell blinked again, "Oh..."

The goddess nodded, "So a normal human, or any mortal in general, won't be able to connect to the Throne. Only a god can do it, and Hestia swore she didn't do anything."

The boy hummed, "I see... So you think a god gave me this power?"

Artemis nodded, "Potentially. Or it may be something totally different as far as we know. You wouldn't have met any gods outside of Orario, have you?"

Bell furrowed his brows, "No, not really. I pretty much grew up with my grandfather in this remote village, and I only came to Orario a while ago. Literally the first goddess I met was Hestia-sama."

The goddess of the moon hummed, "I see... Then I guess we can't do much about that..."

Artemis nodded to herself, "Alright, now that's enough of a break."

Bell blinked, "I beg your pardon?"

The goddess of the moon smiled softly, "Since you offered, I'll have you help me clean up the church."

The boy blinked again, "Eh?"

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Meanwhile, inside a mansion somewhere in Orario, an amber-haired handsome god sat in his room, staring at the reports his children had given him.

The god of the sun giggled with glee, "Ah, how wonderful. To think this wonderful young man has saved my baby sister!"

Apollo laughed, "First he prays and dedicates a Noble Phantasm to me! Then he saves my baby sister! He really does know how to please a god!"

The god looked aside, "What do you think, Hyakinthos?"

The beautiful man held back a snarl, "I believe he should be rewarded."

Apollo grinned, "You think so too, don't you? I think we should reward him by letting him join our Familia! He passes the minimum requirement in the looks department, so he will fit right in with the rest of my Children!"

The god laughed as he went on to fantasize about Bell, not noticing the look of pure anger, hatred and jealousy on the face of his dear Captain.

Hyakinthos studied his god, and he closed his eyes.

He knew the machinations of his god, and Hyakinthos prided himself in being the one closest to Apollo.

Apollo will get Bell Cranel into his Familia, one way or another.

But that didn't mean he couldn't lay down the rules of the Familia before the boy actually joined them.

Bell Cranel was a Record Breaker, a famous adventurer in his own right, that much he could acknowledge, but in the Apollo Familia?

Well, every Familia had their own rules, and the Apollo Familia was very much different from the Hestia Familia, if the latter could be even called one.

So he would teach the young boy a lesson, a very important lesson if he wanted to survive in Orario.

The beautiful man smirked to himself. This would be Hyakinthos' welcoming gift to his newest Familia member.

A few days later, Bell, Welf and Lili had finished diving into the dungeon again.

Now, they were in a different bar, one recommended by Lili.

Bell blinked, "Wait, you Leveled Up?!"

Welf grinned, "Damn right I did! I just gained the Blacksmith skill, so that means I'll be able to forge better equipment from now on, Bell."

The boy beamed, "That's wonderful!"

The blacksmith laughed, "I know right?!"

Lili giggled, before she asked, "So... That means we'll be breaking up this party, won't we?"

Bell blinked, "Huh? What do you mean?"

The prum looked at both men, "Well, the reason we even party'd up was so we could get Welf-sama to Level Up and get his Blacksmith skill so he could make better equipment for Bell-sama, right?"

Bell and Welf shared a look, before they laughed.

Lili blinked, "W-what?"

Bell smiled, "Lili, we're not just splitting up just like this."

Welf nodded, "Damn right, so you're not getting rid of us anytime soon!"

The prum in disguised giggled, "Okay okay, now since Welf-sama Leveled Up today, when will you get your next one, Bell-sama?"

Bell opened his mouth to answer, but before he could, someone cut them off.

"Level Up? Again? We all know you're the so called Record Breaker, but know some shame will ya?"

The three turned to see a prum staring at them with a mocking gaze.

Welf scowled, "The hell are you?"

The prum, Luan, snorted, "As if I need to tell you my name, trash."

The blacksmith scowled, "The fuck you just say?"

Luan smirked, "What? Can't handle the truth? A trash of a blacksmith, a useless supporter, and a cheating rabbit playing adventurer, they say birds of a feather flock together, so it's fair to say trash would be grouped together too, no?"

Welf saw red, but before he could do anything, Bell pulled him down, "Welf."

The blacksmith looked at his friend, and Bell shook his head, "Not here."

Welf clicked his teeth, "Oka-"

"So the rabbit actually knows his place! Well, I guess I can give you one point."

Luan continued running his mouth, "But then, I'd be ashamed too, especially if I were to be in a so-called Familia with a goddess like that bimbo of a goddess! Hell, she can't even be called a goddess! All she has is giant boobs and nothing to her name!"

Bell stopped, and he glared at the prum, earning a yelp of fright from the sudden glare.

But when Luan saw that Bell wasn't doing anything, he went back to running his mouth, "I-I'm right, aren't I?! That's why you're mad! You're actually embarrassed that you have that bimbo for a goddess!"

Luan grinned when he saw the snarl on Bell's face, "And your trash members of a party! First you get a poor tiny supporter who can't do shit! Then you get a joke of a blacksmith who's probably only in the Hephaestus Familia because the goddess felt bad for kicking him out!"

Luan smirked, "I'd feel a-uwaah!"

Before he could continue, a mug filled with beer smashed into Luan's face, sending him to the ground.

Bell and Lili blinked when they saw Welf's extended hand, and the blacksmith glared at the prum, "Sorry, my hand slipped."

Almost immediately, half a dozen men stood up from around them, and Luan winced, but still grinning, "Now you've done it."

Bell went to stand by Welf, "Welf."

The blacksmith scoffed, "Save it, he had it coming."

The boy sighed, "Fine."

The men around him charged, but in the face of two Level 2 adventurers, none of them stood a chance.

Welf relished in his newfound strength, tossing two of the men into the ground and sending another crashing into the walls.

As for Bell, he took on three of the men, punching and kicking them into the ground.

After kicking the last one on the ground away for good measure, Welf looked around, "Who's next?!"

"That'll be me. I've been interested in the Little Hero and his infamous party, let's see how well you live up to the hype, no?"

Welf turned, but before he could react, a palm sent him crashing into a wall.

Bell's eyes widened, "Welf!"

But before he could worry more, the assailant moved, and Bell raised his arms just in time to block a punch from Hyakinthos.

The beautiful man smirked, "Oh? You managed to stop my punch, not bad for a Level 2."

Bell grunted, and he narrowed his eyes when he recognized the uniform, "Openly insulting another Familia, I didn't think the Apollo Familia would be so arrogant."

Hyakinthos smirked with sadistic glee, "Says the one who picks a fight with six men."

The Level 3 lashed out, and normally, the difference in Level would've been left Bell at his mercy, but Hyakinthos never would've expected for this Level 2 to have been trained by a Level 4 and be used to fighting on a level above his status.

Bell easily saw the punch coming, dodging them with little to no effort, before sending a punch at the taller man.

Hyakinthos' eyes widened when he was forced to block the punch, but Bell wasn't done.

His feet lashing out, Bell landing a devastating kick on Hyakinthos' shoulder, sending him stumbling.

The Level 3 scowled to himself. He had not expected Bell to put up such a fight, despite holding back.

Hyakinthos saw red, and he dashed forward with his full might, unleashing a barrage of punches.

If Bell were to be any lesser than he was, he would've been caught in the barrage, but weeks of training with Ryuu gave him the strength and speed to block every punch.

Left hook, right hook, uppercut. Every swing Hyakinthos gave, was met with Bell's guard.

The longer it went on, the more frustrated the captain of the Apollo Familia became.

Until Bell decided he'd had enough.

Ryuu's words rang in his mind, and he drew upon the memories of EMIYA.

Despite not needing to Load the Heroic Spirit, Bell could still make use of the techniques he'd learned from it, and he lowered his left arm, creating an opening that left his left cheek wide open.

Hyakinthos lashed out, but never did the taller man expect that it was a deliberate act for Bell to bait him into striking.

As soon as the man threw the punch, Bell moved, and before anyone realized what was happening, Hyakinthos was sent flying into a wall upside down.

Welf laughed despite feeling sore, "Go Bell!"

Bell looked around, and noticing that most of the Apollo Familia members were on the ground, slowly recovering.

Whispers erupted around them.

"Holy shit! Isn't that the captain of the Apollo Familia?"

"The Little Hero beat him?!"

"But isn't he just a Level 2? How can a Level 2 beat a Level 3?!"

Similar comments exploded amongst the audience, and Hyakinthos saw red, "You IMBECILE!"

He sprung to his feet, drawing a knife from his pocket, and Bell prepared for the attack.

But before anyone could continue, a chair flew past between them, breaking as it struck the wall.

"Shut the fuck up, weaklings!"

Everyone turned to a corner at the counter, where a familiar figure sat, and he turned to glare at them.

Bell blinked, "Bete-san!"

Bete glared at the white haired rabbit, "Shut up, rabbit!"

Hyakinthos scowled, "What, is the Loki Familia looking to help them?"

The werewolf scoffed, "As if! We have nothing to do with weaklings like them!"

Bete glared at Hyakinthos, "But your presence's making my drink taste like piss, so fuck the hell off."

The Level 3 clicked his teeth in annoyance, "We're leaving."

Hyakinthos stormed out, while his other Familia members quickly followed after.

Bell and Welf shared a confused look, only for the boy to blink when Bete was suddenly in front of him, "B-Bete-san?"

The werewolf glared at him, "Shut up, pissant. What the fuck was that?"

With that said, Bete walked off, leaving Bell confused, and Welf looked at the boy, "What was that about?"

The white haired boy shrugged, "Beats me."

Bell sighed as he looked around, noting that the bar was pretty much trashed, "Come on, we should help clean up... We made quite the mess."

The boy approached the bartender, who, despite feeling pissed at them for fighting inside, was more than happy for their help.

The fact that Bell and his party had offered to help gave them points in the eyes of the bartender.

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Later that night, the party of three were back in the not-so abandoned church, where Welf was being patched up.

Hestia looked over Bell while Lili patched up Welf, "You look fine, Bell-kun, are you hurting anywhere?"

The boy chuckled, "I'm okay, I think Welf needs help more."

Lili nodded as she dabbed antiseptic cream onto Welf's wounds, "Agreed."

The blacksmith winced, "Dammit Lil Lili, can you be more gentle?"

The prum in disguise snorted as she went harder, "No, now sit still, I'm done yet."

Artemis walked down from the stairs after closing the door, "We should be clear."

The goddess of the moon sighed as she walked down, "I never expected you to be one to get into a fight in a bar of all things."

Bell looked embarrassed, "I mean... They were insulting Hestia-sama..."

Hestia looked happy, "And I'm happy you did, but you shouldn't get into fights for something like that."

Lili nodded, "Besides, it was Welf-sama who started it."

The blacksmith closed his eyes, "I don't regret it, and we won, didn't we?"

The prum dabbed harder on his wound, earning wince, "Bell-sama won, you mean. You got thrown into the wall."

Welf grimaced, "Yeahh... way to remind me."

Artemis hummed, "But you said they were Apollo's children, didn't you?"

Hestia's lips thinned, "Apollo huh?"

Lili asked, "Do you have some sort of history with him?"

The goddess of the hearth simply nodded, "Not the best history."

Artemis laughed, "Not the best? I think that's an understatement, Hestia."

Bell blinked, "Really? What happened?"

Hestia shoot a warning look at Artemis, "Artemis..."

The goddess of the moon smiled and ignored the look, "See, Apollo has an unhealthy obsession with things or people that look cute. Evidently our dear Hestia qualifies as cute, or at least by Apollo's standards, so you can pretty much guess what happened."

Welf blinked, "Wait, so Hestia-sama and Apollo used to be a thing?"

The goddess of the hearth made a disgusted look, "A thing? Hell no! He'd try to get me to go out with me every second day."

The three mortals blinked, "Oh..."

Artemis nodded, "At any rate, you can guess that Hestia's not his biggest fan, to put things mildly."

Hestia scowled, "Fan? I hate him! He needs to learn how to take a hint!"

Bell chuckled awkwardly, "I mean... He can't be that bad, can he?"

The two goddesses looked at him as if he was dumb, and the boy shrunk, "O-okay, Apollo, bad. Got it."

Welf whispered to Lili, "Hey Lil Lili, is it just me, or it feels like we're third wheeling them?"

The prum in disguise glared at him, and pinched the skin near his wound, earning a wince, "Ow ow ow! W-WHY?!"

Lili huffed and put away the first aid kit after finishing with the bandages, "Lili's done, so I'll be heading back now."

That got everyone's attention, and Bell spoke, "Okay, be careful, Lili."

The 'chienthrope' nodded, "I'll see you tomorrow, Bell-sama."

With that said, the girl left, leaving the four, and Welf stood up, grabbing his clothes, "I'll head back to, I need to tell Hephaestus-sama about what happened... Hopefully she won't be too mad..."

Hestia smiled knowingly, "Good luck, Welf-kun."

The redhead nodded, "Thank you, Hestia-sama. I'll see around, Bell."

The boy nodded, "Yeah, goodnight."

Welf waved as he walked up, leaving the three in the basement room.

After a short moment of silence, Artemis folded her arms, "Apollo huh..."

Bell blinked, "Did you say something, Artemis-sama?"

The blue haired goddess, "I was thinking, when you used Atalanta's Noble Phantasm, I felt your prayer reach out to me... I wonder if Apollo did too."

The boy blinked again, "Oh..."

Hestia glared at her only Child, "You didn't tell me you prayed to them!"

Bell panicked, "W-wait, Hestia-sama! It's part of the Noble Phantasm!"

The goddess of the hearth snapped, "I don't care! You cheater!"

Hestia went to sit at the couch, away from Bell who was on the bed, and the boy panicked more, "H-Hestia-sama!"

He tried to reason with her, but the busty goddess simply avoided him.

On a side watching everything unfold, Artemis couldn't help but laugh.

Bell looked at her with a look of betrayal, "Artemis-sama!?"

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The next day, Bell was back in the guild after diving into the dungeon once more, and he was in a private meeting room with Eina.

The half-elf palmed her face, "You really just can't stay away from trouble, can you?"

Bell looked sheepish, "More like trouble finds me all the time."

Eina sighed, "At least no one was hurt. But just be careful, okay?"

The boy nodded, "Of course."

The half-elf leaned into her chair, "Look, I don't think anything bad will happen, but just be on a lookout for the next few weeks. You fought the captain of that Familia, I don't want to jinx it, but people like Hyakinthos don't let things go so easily."

The white haired rabbit furrowed his brows, "You think they might do something?"

Eina nodded, "Clashes between different Familias have happened in the past, and there are instances where the town became a battlefield."

Bell nodded, "I know, but I'm stronger than him."

Eina sighed, "Perhaps, and I don't doubt your strength, Bell-kun. But the Apollo Familia numbers at a hundred members, you're only one person."

The boy hummed, "I see... But it's all done, if the Apollo Familia does come for me, I'll have to fight back."

The half-elf rubbed her temples, "I was afraid you'd say that. But if anything does happen, you can always come to us for help. If they come after you inside of town and not in the dungeon, the guild can shield you from danger unless they have a legitimate reason."

Bell smiled, "Thank you, Eina-san."

Eina sighed, "Just... Try to stay out of trouble."

The half-elf finished compiling her paperwork, "Alright, we've finished our exchanging for your collectings today, is there anything else you wanted to sort out today?"

The boy shook his head, "No, thank you very much, Eina-san."

Eina nodded as she stood up, "You're welcome, Bell-kun. Now, I should get back to my post soon. I'll see you tomorrow."

Bell stood up, "Yeah, see you tomorrow."

With that said, the half-elf left the room, leaving Bell to tidy up his own belongings before he too left the room.

When he did, Bell was met with two young women, a tall and slender young woman with short and unkempt red hair, along with a young lady with long silky dark blue hair.

The redhead asked, "Are you Bell Cranel?"

Bell blinked, "Y-yes, can I help you?"

She handed him a letter, "Here."

The boy accepted the letter, but his eyes widened when he saw the sigil on the envelope.

Evidently, the two women saw his expression, and the redhead spoke, "My name is Daphne, and this is Cassandra. Yes, we're from the Apollo Familia."

Cassandra spoke up softly, "That's an invitation from our god to your goddess. It's for a party we're having..."

Bell blinked, "Wait, what?"

The shorter girl nodded, "You don't really have to come... But-guhhh."

Daphne cut her off with a light chop to the head, "Don't say things like that."

The redhead looked at Bell, "Look, all we've been told to do is hand you the letter. So that's all we're doing..."

The boy furrowed his brows as he looked between the envelope and the two women, "What is the meaning of this?"

Daphne sighed, "For the record, this conversation never happened, but our god and our captain... They're nasty pieces of work."

The redhead glanced back behind them, "I can tell you to be careful, but there really isn't much of a point. So all I can say is brace yourself for what's to come, Little Hero."

Bell furrowed his brows more, "Are you saying Hyakinthos is planning revenge or something?"

Cassandra shook her head, "Not just our captain, but our god..."

Daphne cut her off, "Not revenge, at least not from Apollo, but just... I can't tell you to come to the party or not, that will have to be your own decision."

She turned, "We've said enough. Let's go, Cassandra."

Without another word, Daphne pulled the long haired girl away, but before they left, the redhead gave Bell one last look, "Whatever happens, you have my sympathy."

With that said, the two young women vanished down the hallway, leaving Bell to ponder what had happened.

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Later that evening, Bell was in the Hostess under the guise of Bella, and he had just told Ryuu what had happened as they washed the dishes in the kitchen.

The elf sighed, "I won't say it's your fault or anything. Bar fights are the worst, and this is probably going to be worse considering he sent you and your Familia an invitation."

Bella nodded, "I know."

The white haired girl furrowed her brows, "I just don't know if we should go."

Ryuu glanced at her friend, "Have you told Hestia-sama yet?"

Bella shook her head, "No, I was going to tell her and Artemis-sama just now, but they were both out for dinner with Hephaestus, apparently."

The elf hummed, "That is a pain..."

The Level 2 nodded, "I just hope everything turns out fine..."

Ryuu nodded, "It will be."

The pair continued washing the dishes in comfortable silence, until Ryuu spoke up again, "So, from what I heard you put up a good fight against Hyakinthos?"

Bella nodded, "Sort of? Bete-san stopped us before things went too far."

The elf blinked, "Bete... As in, Bete Loga?"

The white haired girl nodded, "Yes."

Ryuu's lips thinned, "I honestly have no idea how to react to that."

Of all the people from the Loki Familia, Bete was arguably the least liked member amongst the staff members of the Hostess.

Mainly due to his crass personality and attitude towards Bell and other weaker adventurers.

The elf shook her head, "But back to the topic, I suppose I can assume it was nothing more than throwing punches?"

Bella nodded, "Yes, he only joined in after we put down his Familia members, and I used EMIYA's techniques to bait him before I sent him into a wall."

Ryuu blinked, processing what Bella had just told her, "I... see... So you used your enhancement magic?"

The white haired girl giggled, "Of course not, I can still access the memories of the heroes I've unlocked."

The elf blinked again, "Oh... So that means you have access to the techniques of all of the heroes you have inherited so far..."

Bella nodded, "Yes, that's right."

Ryuu hummed, "That may be something we can look into for training."

The younger 'girl' blinked this time, "Eh?"

The elf nodded to herself, "Yes, we can get you to try using those techniques without the actual enhancement. That will be a good training method to hone your skills."

Bella stared at her friend dumbfounded, "W-wait! How did we go from the Apollo Familia to my training?!"

Ryuu snorted, "If you are going to face the Apollo Familia, then we will need to up your training, we can start tomorrow."

The white haired girl gaped, "Ryuu-san!"

The elf placed the dishes she'd washed onto the racks, her lips curving upwards, "I will not take no for an answer, Bella."

As the two bickered around, Freya watched them from her room using her Divine Mirror, smiling upon seeing her two favorite people getting along.

But regardless, their conversation had caught her interest.

Freya spoke, "Ottar, did Apollo send us an invitation to this party of his?"

The captain of her Familia appeared behind her seat, "Yes, he did. I was just notified this afternoon."

The goddess of beauty smiled, "When is it?"

Ottar responded, "This Saturday."

Freya hummed, "I see. I heard my dear Bell got into a fight with Apollo's Captain and some of their lackeys."

The boaz raised an eyebrow, "I see. Did he perform to your expectations?"

The goddess laughed, "Oh he did! I didn't see the fight personally, but from what I hear, he put up a pretty good fight."

Freya picked up her glass of wine, "Tell me, Ottar, what do you think of Apollo's captain?"

Ottar paused, before he answered, "Hyakinthos is a decent commander, but he is not the best at combat. Of course, as the sole Level 3 of his Familia, he is deserving of his position as captain."

The goddess hummed, "I see. If he were to go all out against my dear Bell?"

The boaz answered almost immediately, "Bell Cranel will win."

Freya's lips curved upwards, "I see, that is good to hear."

Ottar spoke up again, "However, that is if it were to be one on one."

The goddess raised an eyebrow, "Oh? Explain."

The boaz nodded, "Say we consider the other members of his Familia, the Apollo Familia numbers at approximately 100 people. The Hestia Familia only has Bell Cranel alone. Of course, we can factor in their allies like the Takemikazuchi Familia, Miach Familia, and potentially the Hephaestus Familia."

Freya hummed, "I see, so you're saying my dear Bell is at a disadvantage in terms of numbers."

Ottar nodded, "Yes. From the reports, Bell Cranel has reported to be capable of crowd control, but even that has its limits."

The goddess hummed, before she spoke, "You have given me a lot to think about. Thank you, Ottar."

The boaz lowered his head, "Thank you for your kind words."

Freya smiled, "I've held off attending his parties for a while now, but just to be safe, I think we can go this year, what do you think, Ottar?"

The strongest man in Orario nodded, "As long as it pleases you."

The silver haired goddess giggled, "This may be a chance to finally meet my dear Bell in this body. I wonder how he'll react."