DanMachi Emerald Version

Chapter 3

Monsterphilia

A/N:

Narration

"Talk"

Monologue

*sfx*

"I'm sorry!"

In front of the domineering presence of Mama Mia, the proprietress of Hostess of Fertility, I can't help but cower in fear as I repeatedly apologies for my dine and dash behavior that happened two days ago.

"You're lucky kid," Mama Mia said sternly. "If not for Syr, you'd be at the bottom of the lake already."

Hiiie!

"Kid,"

"Y-yes?"

"You are an adventurer, fighting for your own life to survive is already enough. Looking cool is the least of your worries."

Eh?

My eyes widen as I who is still in bowing position look up to Mama Mia. Had she seen through me?

She beams at me as she pats my shoulder with seer force at that.

"The person who survive is the best. Even if the results were miserable. Those people that came back alive should should feat with us while we entertain them with foods and drinks. After all they are the winners in life right?"

…

"Now stop looking pathetic and go away. The shop is about to be open."

And so I left and move forward in my adventure.

Right now the trauma in my heart were finally gone and was replace by gratitude to Mama Mia, Ms. Syr and the rest of the Hostess of Fertility, Ms. Eina, my adviser, my Goddess and Ms. Riveria.

*chomp chomp chomp chomp chomp*

"Waiter give me a stool on the double!"

"Y..Yes!"

I'm sorry Bell but… but…

*chomp chomp chomp chomp chomp*

Yesterday, when Bell was sound asleep, the Goddess Hestia received a letter of invitation to a banquet coming from the God Ganesha. Knowing 'she' will attend for sure, Hestia decided to go to the banquet for Bell's sake. Or at least that was her original plan. But after being presented with stationed foods, the Goddess Hestia throws a way her dignity and starts munching on the mountain of food like a savage beast.

"Ah, Loli Bib Boobs came?"

"Eh? Loli Big Boobs is here?"

"She's still alive?"

"The Loli Big Boobs that let her customers to pet her in an open air shop?"

"Such ferocity! As expected from Loli Big Boobs!"

After making a display, Gods and Goddesses can't help but gossip as she shove food down her mouth like no tomorrow.

"Just what are you doing?"

Turning around, she saw a red haired Goddess with sharp face, noticeable eye patch on her right, slender body line that suits her pure red dress.

*Gulp*

"Hephaestus!"

I knew she would be here.

"Long time no see, Hestia… although it would be better if our reunion isn't… like this."

"This is great! I was about to look for you."

"Really?"

Hephaestus raise an eye brow as her line of sight move from the pile of food then back to the loli Goddess. "I wonder if that is true?"

"Of course!"

Hephaestus narrows her eyes. "If this is about money, I can't lend you one."

How Rude Hephaestus! After being kick out from your familia, I am working really hard!

"Am I a God that would do something like that to a friend?"

"And yet you're here eating a mountain load of food. Can you blame me?"

"Fufu…. Still the same as before"

"Eh? F-Freya"

Geh! For this bimbo to show up just when I was about to go down to business.

What appears before her is a goddess with long flowing silver hair, smooth white skin, silver eyes, slender limbs an ample chest. If you look at her, she is like the personification of the golden ratio itself. Truly a goddess fitting for the title of Goddess of Beauty.

"You… Why are you here?"

"It's been a while since we've last met. It isn't weird that I would come to check on a few things right?"

"Umuuuu… I really am not good at dealing with you."

"And that's why I like you, you know?"

"Hey! Hephaestus, Freya, Shorty!"

T-that voice! Why now of all time for that twat to appear. She'll just ruin everything!

"Compared to her, I'd rather deal with you."

Using my right hand, I start to massage my forehead for the incoming headache that is named Loki.

"Is anything wrong shorty?"

This scarlet hair and eyes and flat as a board trickster goddess ask as if she didn't knew.

"Anyhow, Loki, I heard that in your Familia there is a River-something person-er... elf."

"Ah? Nine Hell right? I also want to hear about it." Hephaestus added.

"What's this? Shorty wanted to request something from me?! Is this it? Armageddon! Ragnarok! Just what in the world is happening?"

I'll bite you to death washboard!

"… So I'll ask you. The rumored High Elf, is she in a relationship with a male? A partner?"

"Are you an idiot?! Riveria is the mommy of our familia. If there's a poor chap out there that would attempt to approach her, our entire familia will hunt him down. Especially our famed Sword Princess."

"Tch!'

"What was that for?"

Seeing the direction of this conversation, Hephaestus gave a fake cough to gather their attention.

"It's rare to see you in a dress Loki. You usually wear male clothing."

"Eh this?"

Loki look at her dress and spins so that we can get a 360 view of her black dress.

"I heard that a certain poor and short goddess will grace us of her presence so I decided to prepare a dress that the poor goddess can't dream to even have."

Muuukyaaaaa!

"Say that again washboard!"

"How dare you!"

"Look! It's Loli Big Boobs vs Loki Boobless!"

And thus chaos ensued much to the delight of the Gods and Goddess present.

Fufufu…

An hour later while the banquet is still on going.

A certain Goddess at top of a very expensive suit at Babel locks her view down to a certain white haired human like a rabbit the moment he stepped out of the dungeon until he headed to a certain pub she is very much familiar with.

"As pure and white as ever…"

Somewhere near te Hostess of Fertility.

It's been a while ever since Goddess had returned. I wanted to tell her my progress.

That I've reach the fifth floor with relative ease now.

Compared to when I rush blindly up to the seventh floor, this time, I carefully plan my exploration of the dungeon.

Also, Lord Miach the other day gave me new samples of potions that are really good. The food at the Hostess of Fertility are really delicious and lastly, I earned more that what I usually make in the dungeon.

It'd be nice if Goddess is here to celebrate.

"The white haired adventurer is here, nya"

Eh?

Hearing a familiar nya nya voice and being called whute hair, l turned around and noticed two waitresses from the Hostess of Fertility.

The brown eyes and hair with thin tail cat person as I remember is Anya and the elven beauty with green hair and sky blue eyes with a serious look is Ryu.

"Is something wrong?"

I am certain I already returned Syr's Lunch box.

"White hair is a friend of Syr nya. So I have a request for you to that careless person nya."

She then forcefully handed me a purse.

"Anya, if you said it just like that, Mr. Cranel will not understand you."

Long story short, Syr skipped her duties and went on to see the Monsterphilia, an event held yearly by the Ganesha Familia where adventurers TAME the monster they fought in the coliseum. As per Ryu, Anya wanted me to give the purse Syr left.

Even then, I still can't believe that Syr would just slack off.

"I'll do it!"

"Really, nya?"

"Yes,"

Grandfather tells me that it is bad manners to turn down a maiden's request.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Cranel,"

The maid Ryu gave a bow before dragging the cat person Anya back into the pub.

"Yo! Sorry to keep you waiting. Mommy won't allow me to come unless I bring her with me."

"Loki, stop fooling around."

In a fancy cafe facing the East Main Street, I accompanied my Goddess Loki alongside Ais to meet a woman sitting near the shop's second floor window who is fully covered in cloth. A cloth that is not enough to conceal the beauty radiating from her. If the strand of silver hair is an indication, right now, my Goddess is having a private meeting with the Goddess Freya.

"My, my I didn't expect you to bring two of your children here Loki."

"After what happened yesterday, mommy won't even let me have a proper date with Ais."

"Fufufu... I guess drinking till you passed out would warrant you that."

Indeed. Who in their right mind would drink alcohol to the extreme after loosing to an argument you started yourself. Just thinking back on how we were called last night to pick up our unconscious Goddess is giving me a headache.

"Hey! Urg... never mind where you hear that. I'm hungry so I'll be having breakfast here."

"Please help yourself."

"You want some?"

Looking back at us who are standing still beside our Goddess, Loki offered to have us eat along side them. An offer Ais and myself refuse as both of us already had our breakfast and it is already.

"Why not introduce the children that you've brought?"

"Is there even a reason to do it? They are as famous as your King."

King the title given to Ottar of the Freya familia. The only known adventurer to reach level seven.

"Come one now, it is my first time meeting them after all."

Sighing in defeat, Loki then introduced us to the Goddess Freya.

"... Nice to meet you."

"It's a pleasure to meet you."

Ais and I greeted after being introduced.

"Now that the formalities are over, why not get straight to business and tell me why you called me out."

There it is. Even if Loki acts like a fool, when she is serious, she would show this facial expression and an aura fitting for the Goddess of mischief.

"It's been a while since we last gossip."

"Nonsense! What are you scheming at?"

"What are you talking about?"

Freya asked, feigning ignorance. As calm as she is, the other party is starting to get heated up.

"You rarely grace us of your presence even at Denatus yet here you are attending the banquet held by Ganesha that you have no interest in whatsoever. Judging from how you conduct yourself, you are gathering information. What are you up to?"

"You're overthinking this, Loki."

As the atmosphere became heavy even for the few customer of the cafe to felt, Loki suddenly released her strength and finally relax on her chair. In a slouching position no less.

"So who's the guy?"

Guy? Ah!

Realizing Loki's question, I suddenly have the urge to massage my temple.

"..."

The Goddess Freya didn't reply but her smile beneath the robe tells it all.

"To think that I over think this. If the guy you fancy is within my famila, sorry but no."

"You have nothing to worry on that, Loki."

"Seriously, what a perverted Goddess you are. So who is it? You called me to gossip so I might as well indulge myself."

"...he is not strong. If you compared him to your or my familia's children, he is only but a hatch-ling. He is easily hurt over small matters and would cry easily. That is the kind of person he is."

"What the heck?! That doesn't make any sense."

"Yet that child is very charming. He's very pure, he's clear yet he has the brilliance I have yet seen. Far brilliant the children beside you, if I said so my self."

Eh? This description...

My eyes widen at the very description the Goddess of Beauty gave. It is exactly like the very adventurer we save on the fifth floor.

"It's exactly like this-!"

As the Goddess of Beauty continued her talk pertaining the guy she took a fancy off with intense passion. She took a quick pause as she look outside with a shock expression.

You've got to be kidding me?!

Following the gaze of the goddess, I and surprisingly enough Ais also followed the direction of her stare. There we saw a white haired adventurer with basic adventurer gear.

"Excuse me, I suddenly remembered something."

And with that, the Goddess Freya suddenly left much to the confusion of our Goddess Loki. On a side note, she also left without paying the bill. An ironic thing for the Goddess of Mischief.

Aaaaaaaaaannnnd cut!

A/N:

Made some minor changes. Corrected some grammar and spelling err.

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