Hey, I'm back.

The Last Kenpachi, GhostEist, Temsen, NeonAmon678, read on and you'll find out.

sadkali727, hmmm, it would be interesting to summon the mini plushies.

AnimeFan13579, considering Bell fought 99 members of the Loki Familia and Ottar, of which also included a few Level 3s, 4s and 6s. I'd say being at the top of his level would be reasonable.

Now, obviously Bell won't be on their level. He will get a big boost in terms of combat tactics and so on, but that's all the tacticians will give him as a boost. The rest will come from NPs and personal skills. As for Anth nGabla, it does seem interesting, so I might keep that in mind when I get him to Load Cu Chulainn...Which I have no idea when it will be.

Ngl, from Stay Night, I only have plans for half of the Heroic Spirits that shows up in that series.

NinjaFang1331, thanks.

Justin D, you'll have to read on I guess.

codywhite162, thanks man. I guess you'll have to read on to find out.

The Quotable Patella, you do bring a good point. I will have to think on it.

So yeah, here's the newest chapter!

XXX

The next morning, Bell and Ryuu stood in front of a cart that was meant to bring him to the War Game venue outside Orario.

Welf, Lili and Mikoto had a carriage for them separately, that left the boy and the elf as they departed from the Hostess.

The pair looked at Hestia and Artemis, and the goddess of the hearth smiled, "We'll be watching you, so go out there and show them what you got!"

Bell smiled back, "Definitely!"

Artemis chuckled, "You'll be using Atalanta again, aren't you?"

The boy laughed softly, "You didn't have to call me out on that."

The goddess of the moon shook her head in exasperation, "You know what, I don't really care what Apollo thinks at this point. At least until after the game."

Hestia snorted, "Are you still gonna give him a chance?"

Artemis smiled humorlessly, "Maybe, I mean I may not like him, and even if we don't share the same relationship as Pan-Human History, he is still my brother."

The goddess of the hearth sighed, "And you say I'm too kind."

Hestia looked at Bell and Ryuu, "Artemis and I will be heading to the Tower of Babel."

Bell nodded, "Alright, I'll see you two later."

The goddess nodded, and both of them left for the tower.

That left Bell and the other members of the Hostess. Mia sighed, "Seriously, where's that girl?"

The dwarf shook her head and approached the cart, "Alright, I have nothing much to say. But we're watching, so give us a good show, ya hear me?"

Ryuu nodded, and Bell chuckled, "We'll try."

Anya grinned, "Good luck Bell-nya! Ryuu-nya!"

Lunoire nodded, "I'm sure you'll do fine, but good luck anyway."

Chloe smiled dryly, "If a Level 4 and Bell-nya can't beat em, then I really don't know what to say-nya."

They all laughed at that, and Ryuu spoke, "It'll all depend on Bell I suppose. He's the leader."

Bell grinned, "I have a plan, so we'll be fine."

"Bell-san! Ryuuu!"

Mia sighed, "Finally."

They all turned to see the silver haired girl running over, and she tried to catch her breath once she reached them.

Anya yelled, "Where were you-nya?! They're almost going-nya!"

Syr panted, "S-sorry, I was trying to find something."

A glint of recognition appeared in Ryuu's eyes, but she chose to stay silent.

The silver haired girl looked at Bell, and she pulled out a green pendant and held it out to Bell, "Here."

The boy blinked, "What's this?"

Syr smiled, "A good luck charm. Hopefully this will keep you safe."

Bell smiled, and he nodded before accepting it, "Thank you, Syr-san. I'll make sure to keep it with me."

Chloe cackled, "Ohhh, so Bell gets one, what about Ryuu?"

The elf sighed, "Chloe."

Syr giggled, "Don't worry, I have one for Ryuu too!"

Ryuu blinked, "You do?"

The silver haired girl took out another one, this one white in color, "Here!"

The elf took it, "T-thank you."

Syr smiled, "You're welcome. Just stay safe. It's a War Game, but anything can happen."

"And you'll be forfeiting the game if you don't wrap up now. My cart will only go so fast."

The cart driver cut in, and Bell looked sheepish, "Sorry! Just one sec!"

He looked at the others, "Thanks for seeing us off, we have to go."

Mia nodded, "Now go get em kid! You too, you dumb elf!"

The pair nodded and boarded the cart, before they headed for the War Game venue.

A short moment later, in the meeting room in the Tower of Babel. Hestia and Artemis sat down in the seats prepared.

The goddess of the hearth looked around as almost every god in Orario showed up, "Everyone's looking forward to this huh?"

"Well, it is Bell-kun's first War Game, I'd be disappointed if only a small number of people showed up."

The two virgin goddesses turned to see Freya walking to them, the silver haired goddess sitting down next to Hestia.

Hestia smiled dryly, "I'd rather no one show up, really."

Freya just giggled, before she asked, "Have you decided what you'll do to Apollo once Bell wins?"

Artemis raised an eyebrow, "Right, you never did specify what you wanted."

Hestia smiled darkly, "You'll find out later."

From behind them, Takemikazuchi shivered, "Hestia's getting scarier by the day."

Miach nodded, "Must be spending all that time with Artemis and Freya."

"If you speak any louder, they'll hear you, you know?"

The two turned to see Hephaestus sitting down next to them., with Loki following after.

Takemikazuchi blinked, "Hephaestus? Loki? This is a surprise."

The goddess of the forge snorted, "And why's that? One of my kids went over to help him, I have to see how they do."

Loki nodded, "And my kids spent a whole week training the rabbit."

The goddess of mischief grinned, "Finn told me he's a monster, so I have to see for myself."

Loki looked at a side, where Apollo sat at the other end of the room, "Now, I wanna how he will react when his entire Familia gets wiped out?"

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At the Twilight Manor, Finn and every other Loki Familia member that had participated in the training session sat patiently.

Until they heard Hermes' voice, "Ouranos, I request permission to use my powers."

The primordial god of the sky responded, "Granted."

Almost immediately, an oval of light formed above them, revealing the venue of the War Game.

Finn quickly noted that it was a forest with two strongholds on the opposing sides.

Gareth laughed, "A forest! This will be interesting!"

The prum nodded, "We did train more on the forest type floors more than the others. Bell will have a field advantage then."

Lefiya asked, "So wait, who does he have on his side again?"

Riveria answered, "I believe he has his regular party members and that elf we saw on the 18th floor that came to help him."

The younger elf oh'd, "I see."

Tiona giggled, "I can't wait to see what he has planned."

Tione chuckled, "Agreed."

Bete scoffed, "He'll win. Flawlessly. Otherwise I'll kick his sorry ass!"

Ais simply stayed silent as she watched the video playing, silently cheering for the boy.

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With Bell and Ryuu, they had met up with Welf, Mikoto and Lili, and they were now at their stronghold.

Though they were referred to as strongholds, they were just bare buildings, little more than abandoned ruins.

Mikoto asked, "So, do we have a plan?"

Lili opened her mouth to speak, "We need to consider the battlefield."

Bell nodded, "I already had a look earlier."

That surprised everyone, and the prum asked, "Wait, you did?"

The boy nodded, and he asked, "Do you have a pencil and paper?"

Lili nodded and grabbed it from her bag, "Here."

Bell smiled, "Thanks."

He then quickly drew a brief and simple map, before circling the top and bottom ends, "It's pretty straight forward, we have plenty of trees, but there's a lake and a few open areas too."

Ryuu hummed, "From the way you're speaking, you have a plan."

The boy chuckled, "Sort of."

He looked at Welf, "I heard from Hestia-sama earlier."

The blacksmith nodded and gestured to the huge sack behind him, "I have a dozen of them ready to go."

Bell nodded, "I want everyone to take at least one with them."

He looked at Ryuu, "Ryuu-san, they're magic swords, so if you don't want to-"

The elf cut him off, "If it's a part of your plan, I'll follow. In the end it's just some stupid hatred from my race, you're more important, Bell."

As soon as those words left her lips, Ryuu's face turned red when she realized what she had said, and she was glad that she had her mask on.

Bell blinked, before he smiled, "Thank you, Ryuu-san."

He nodded, "Then everyone will take at least one or two magic swords with them."

The boy drew on the map, "There's five of us. So we'll split up into three groups."

Mikoto blinked, "Three?"

Bell nodded, "You, Welf and Lili will be in one. Ryuu will take one side, and I'll take the last."

Ryuu hummed, "I see, but the enemy numbers a hundred, they'll definitely be taking advantage of that. Splitting up seems to be counterproductive."

The boy smiled, "Normally, it would be. But I have a plan. For that to work though, we'll need to know roughly where the enemy is."

Lili perked up, "Then Lili can take care of that."

Bell quickly caught on, "Your magic, right?"

The prum nodded, "Yes. I can fly up and scout out ahead."

The boy nodded, "That'll be good."

Welf hummed, "But even if we split up and use the magic swords, surely they would be ready for that."

Bell smiled, "That's why we need to have field advantage. Once everyone is where they need to be, we use the magic swords. As far as I remember the Apollo Familia doesn't have much in terms of defense."

Ryuu nodded, "I see. Use Crozzo's magic swords and burn them down, just like how they did with the elves."

Welf grimaced, "Way to remind me."

The elf shook her head, "No, it is a viable strategy. We're fighting in the forests. In fact, it's probably a good way to win."

The blacksmith sighed, "If you're fine with it, then I'm good."

Bell nodded, "Thanks, Welf."

Welf snorted, an exasperated smile on his face, "Just make sure we win this."

Before they could continue, Hermes' voice reached their ears, "The time has come! Let the War Games BEGIN!"

Mikoto noted, "Looks like it has begun."

Bell nodded, "Lili."

The prum saluted, "I'll go out and have a quick look!"

She quickly jogged out and vanished into the trees, turning into a raven as she few towards the enemy camp.

As Lili flew over the forests, she sped towards the enemy base camp.

She quickly passed the midpoint between both camps, and her eyes widened when she counted the number of men she saw, especially more when she recognized the emblems on the men that didn't wear the Apollo Familia uniform.

After doing a quick count once more, Lili swerved back away.

She needed to tell Bell and the others.

And it didn't take her long to get back to their base.

Bell spotted the raven as she turned back into Lili, "That was quick."

The prum looked worried, "Bell-sama, it's not just the Apollo Familia."

That caught everyone's attention. Welf asked, "What do you mean, Lil Lili?"

Lili furrowed her brows, "Members of the Soma Familia are there as well. And at the rate they're moving, we'll be surrounded soon."

Ryuu looked at Bell, "What do you want to do, Bell?"

The boy folded his arms, "How many are there in total?"

The prum reported, "Including the Apollo Familia, I counted 155 of them."

Bell nodded, "We know the Apollo Familia had a Level 3 and mostly Level 1 and 2 adventurers. Do you know about the Soma Familia?"

Lili nodded, "Zanis, the captain is a Level 2. Everyone else is either a Level 1 or 2, mostly Level 1."

The white rabbit nodded as he closed his eyes, "I see. The previous plan will still work, but well, we want to crush them flawlessly, as Finn likes to put it."

Bell opened his eyes, "Change of plans. We'll keep the same arrangements, Lili, Welf and Mikoto will go from the left, Ryuu from the right, I'll head straight on."

He grabbed the paper and pencil and drew three circles, "I want to circle around them. We have a small number, so it should be easier to make our way around."

Mikoto asked, "But?"

The boy smiled, "I want all of you to avoid confronting them. Stay hidden until you see my signal."

Welf raised an eyebrow, "What kind of signal?"

Bell's eyes glinted with a devious look, and his friends didn't know if they liked it, "I'll just scream."

Everyone blinked, a bit dumbfounded at how simple his signal was going to be.

Lili furrowed her brows, "But won't that be too obvious?"

Bell chuckled, "That's the point."

Ryuu sighed, "Alright, we'll trust you."

She approached Welf and his sack, "The magic swords?"

The blacksmith nodded and took out a bunch of magic swords from his sack, "Two each right?"

Ryuu nodded and took two of them, a fire type and wind type, before turning to the exit, "I'll be off then."

With that said, the elf vanished in a burst of speed.

Mikoto grimaced, "I still will never get used to how fast she can move."

Bell laughed softly, "Well it is Ryuu-san, after all."

Welf sighed, "Alright, we should move too. Unfortunately we're not as fast as she is."

Lili and Mikoto both nodded, and they grabbed their magic swords before they left the base.

Welf was the last, and he looked at Bell, "Aren't you gonna take any?"

The boy shook his head, "No, I'll be fine."

The blacksmith smiled dryly, "Right, of course. More for me then."

Welf took the other two and slung it behind his back, "I'll be waiting for your signal then."

With that said, the man left to join the two girls, leaving Bell alone.

The boy took a deep breath, "Alright, time to get started."

Bell left the base and leaped up to the top of the building.

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The moment it was revealed that the Soma Familia was moving alongside Apollo's Familia, the sun god was panicking.

Loki's voice reached his ears, cold amusement evident in her voice, "Now, what is the meaning of this, Apollo?"

Everyone turned to her, and if the sun god were any lesser being, he would've pissed himself.

The god tried to recompose himself, "I have no idea what's going on either! I didn't know they'd be bringing others in!"

Hermes sighed, "I guess that makes this game invalid then. Unfortunately-"

"No, let them continue."

Everyone blinked in surprise when Hestia spoke, and the god of messengers looked at her, "Are you sure, Hestia?"

The goddess of the hearth nodded, "Bell-kun's been doing his best to prepare for this. I want to see it."

Freya smiled, "Me too, I want to see how well Bell does in this War Game. Let it go on."

Hermes sighed, "Alright. We'll leave it then."

Artemis looked at Hestia and Freya, and she blinked when both goddesses showed nothing but confidence in the boy. The goddess of the moon held back a smile.

At the same time, in the Loki Familia's home, everyone was in an uproar.

Most of the lower ranked members involved in the training were pissed, even more so when Hermes announced the game would go on.

Lefiya asked, "Shouldn't we go help him?"

Riveria shook her head, "No. The gods aren't doing anything, most likely because it seems amusing. Jumping in will ruin things for them."

Finn nodded, "And nothing against them, but 50 more Level 1 and Level 2s won't mean much. Bell should be capable of doing more."

Bete scoffed, "If he loses, then that's all he's worth."

Gareth chuckled, "Well, you're not wrong."

Tiona laughed, "It's okay! Argonaut-kun is way stronger than that!"

Tione snorted, "For once I agree."

The younger elf looked at the video, and she nodded, "Okay."

Ais simply stayed silent as she kept her attention on the video.

Back to Bell, the boy stood on top of the building.

He took a deep breath, "Load…"

Thanks to Finn, he had managed to forge a contract with a hero known, no, feared for his tactics.

"Zhuge Liang."

The air around him gave way, as a feathered fan appeared in his hand.

Bell stared on ahead, he didn't need to know where the enemies exactly were. As long as they were within the area for the War Game, they would be within range.

The boy raised his hand, holding the fan up towards the sky, and he started to chant, "Physical attacks alone do not dictate a war."

Magical energy welled up in his core, and Bell chanted, "Behold the ultimate formation of the Great Tactician!"

This was the manifestation of a formation that trapped and drove countless soldiers to death.

"Set: The Unreturning Formation: Stone Sentinel Maze!"

From the skies, eight pillars came down, surrounding the area past the midpoint that would belong to the Apollo Familia.

In the next instant, Bell felt the Noble Phantasm take effect. He knew exactly how many men were on the opposing side and where they were.

Soon, the voices of the confused men reached his ears, as they all found themselves in a never-ending rock maze.

The maze would lead the men to lose their minds, and more importantly, give Bell's friends time to get into position.

After a few more minutes, and upon hearing the confused voices turn into frustrated screams, Bell moved on to the next part of his plan.

The white rabbit raised his free hand, and snapped his fingers.

With Hyakinthos, the beautiful man was leading his forces forward. The plan was to have their combined forces span out over the area to overwhelm Bell and his friends.

Hyakinthos would lead one section, Lissos would lead the other, and Zanis would lead the last party.

At least, that had been the plan. No sooner after they left the base, those eight pillars showed up, and they were stuck.

Hyakinthos had tried to march forward using the pillars as a landmark, but they would quickly vanish and be replaced by stone walls, and he would quickly lose sense of direction before finding themselves back to their starting position.

The same process repeated so many times the man had given up trying to make sense of where they were going.

There was nothing wrong with simply going forward. Sooner or later they would see Bell.

As they marched, Cassandra spoke from behind him, "Commander, please, we have to stop!"

The man scowled, "Quiet! We have more than enough men to take them! Have faith!"

The girl frowned, "We've been running in circles, and at this rate, the rabbit will-"

"Cassandra."

Daphne's voice reached her ears, and the bluenette found herself pulled back by her friend.

Cassandra looked at Daphne, "But-"

The redhead sighed, "Enough, we're in a War Game. We can't just back off now."

The healer frowned, "But-"

Before she could continue, a loud explosion caught their attention, and Hyakinthos yelled, "What happened?!"

One of the men from behind yelled, "A mine! We're in a minefield!"

Hyakinthos' eyes widened, "What?!"

As if on cue, more explosions reached their ears, and the man could only stare in shock as he watched his men get caught in the explosions.

Daphne was in a similar state of shock, "How did they get the time to set up a minefield?! None of us were told where the venue would be!"

Cassandra's face fell, "It's over… We're in the jaws of the monster."

Hyakinthos growled, "Dammit! Grab the wounded and get back to base! We can't afford to lose more men!"

Daphne nodded, and she yelled, "Get moving! Go!"

She grabbed one of the fallen men, dragging them back as others followed suit.

At one side, Welf, Mikoto and Lili were doing their best to get to their intended point.

Then, the explosions and the screams reached their ears, and Welf looked confused, "What the hell is happening?"

Lili shrugged, "Who knows? Probably Bell-sama did something."

Mikoto hummed, "We're still waiting for his signal, I suppose."

Welf nodded, "Yeah, but we need to get into position first."

The explosions and screams continued, and the blacksmith shivered, "Not gonna lie, this is a bit scary."

Lili giggled, "I'm kinda enjoying it really."

He sighed, "Yeah, that's just you."

It wasn't just Lili who was enjoying it.

Ryuu had gotten into position a short while ago, and the moment Bell triggered the traps, the elf was given a front row seat of everything that was happening.

How the boy managed to get all those traps in place, and then have the opposing side step right into them, the elf didn't know.

From the top of the trees, Ryuu spotted mines, explosions, wind magic traps and pitfalls.

If the stakes weren't so high, the elf would've found it funny to see all those men get caught.

The masked elf looked around, spotting the eight pillars that surrounded them.

Ryuu was vaguely aware of Bell's unique abilities, his Noble Phantasms. This must have been one of them.

She took a mental note to ask Bell about it, and instead turned her focus onto the battlefield, waiting for her training partner's signal.

At the same time, in the Twilight Manor, Finn watched with amusement when the traps started triggering.

From around him, almost everyone was laughing at what was happening. Simply because they too had been on the receiving end.

Watching another Familia, especially one that was on the borderline of being an enemy Familia, being on that same receiving end, made things a lot funnier than it should've been.

Gareth chuckled, "Feel proud, Finn?"

The prum snorted, "To be honest? Very."

Riveria sighed, "Seriously…"

Lefiya shivered as she watched another member of the Apollo Familia step on a mine before getting blasted in the face with a burst of wind, "This … is actually scary to watch."

Bete laughed, "What do you mean scary?! This is hilarious!"

Tiona nodded excitedly, "For once I agree!"

Tione chuckled in exasperation but chose to stay silent. Simply because it was hilarious to watch.

Ais, on the other hand, kept quiet as she watched a random Soma Familia member fall into a pit, before a bunch of rocks fell onto him.

In the Tower of Babel, most of the gods were all laughing as they watched the traps activated.

Hermes smiled in amusement, "Can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm actually proud of the kid!"

Loki cackled, "I know right?! This is awesome!"

Freya smiled, secretly enjoying how her Bell was dominating the match, a sentiment shared by both Hestia and Artemis.

The only one who didn't enjoy it was Apollo.

The sun god exploded, "How did he set up all those traps?! He must have cheated!"

"Oh shut up Apollo! Your kids brought another 50 people in to help!"

A random god yelled out, and every other god roared in agreement.

Apollo seethed, "Dammit!"

Back to Bell, the boy watched as the members of the Apollo and Soma Familia had the time of their lives with the traps.

He could quite literally feel the sense of amusement and satisfaction on his back, but he pushed it down, not letting Zhuge Liang's personality seep into his own.

Instead, he focused on directing the enemy towards a centralized location in the field.

Zhuge Liang's Noble Phantasm was a conceptualization of the stone maze used against his enemies. It involved a huge amount of preparation in reality.

But because Bell was using it as a Noble Phantasm, he was effectively bypassing the physical requirements. And because the Stone Sentinel Maze was already in place, that also meant that other simpler traps would be in place too.

That also included both harmful and harmless traps that would direct the enemy towards a specific position.

Now, everything was ready, so Bell moved on to the third phase of his plan.

"Over-Load: Atalanta!"

The powers of the famed huntress filled his body, and Bell summoned Tauropolos in his hand.

The boy then notched a pair of arrows on the bow, aiming it towards the sky, "I pray to the two great gods, Apollo and Artemis. I beseech thee to bless this bow and arrow."

Energy flowed into the two arrows, one glowing significantly brighter than the other, a sign that Artemis was actively giving him her blessing.

Chants for Noble Phantasms were generally quite lenient as compared to the magic in Gekai. The only one that would classify as such was his magic to contract heroes.

That meant that, except for a select few, as long as it aligned with the hero, or the legend of the hero, Bell could pretty much say anything.

Praying to both Apollo and Artemis, whilst being a part of the chant Atalanta would use, was more of an act of spite for Bell towards Apollo. He was genuine in his prayer towards Artemis, of course, but for Apollo?

It would be as if Bell was slapping him in the face.

"I devote this calamity to thee."

Bell aimed the arrows straight at the sun, "Set: Phoebus Catastrophe!"

He let the arrow loose, and in the next instant, an endless rain of arrows came down upon the Apollo and Soma Familia members.

The barrage of arrows continued for a good three minutes, until it all ended.

But Bell would be undeserving of Zhuge Liang if he thought that would be the end of it, and he dashed forward, making full use of the huntress' speed.

The white rabbit yelled loudly, "NOW!"

On cue, three blasts of magical energy consisting of flames, wind and lightning all shot out from different sides surrounding the enemy, creating a giant explosion that engulfed the enemy once more.

Bell reached the area where the enemy forces were supposed to be, the area that was previously filled with lush greenery now reduced to a burning wasteland.

Before him laid many members of the Apollo and Soma Familia, and the white rabbit quickly took note of the ones still standing.

There were only a handful of them left, quite literally. From the Soma Familia, only Chandra and Zanis were conscious, and even then the captain wasn't in the best state.

For the Apollo Familia, Hyakinthos, Cassandra, Daphne and Lissos were left standing.

The captain of the Apollo Familia growled in pain, "W-what happened?!"

Lissos' eyes widened when he saw Bell, and his eyes darted around to spot the others surrounding them.

The elf's eyes burned with rage when he saw what they were all holding, "MAGIC SWORDS?!"

Zanis growled, "Hyakinthos! You never said they had magic swords! I thought we were only dealing with the Little Hero and Level 1s!"

Welf scoffed, "Your information must be severely outdated if that's what you thought."

Cassandra fell to her knees, "It's over… Everything is over…"

Daphne growled, "Stand up, Cassandra! The enemy is just in front of us!"

The long haired girl wouldn't listen, "It's over… The rabbit has become a monster…"

Lissos glared at Cassandra, but decided to ignore her, "We can still take them, we still have the advantage in numbers!"

Hyakinthos nodded as he drew his blade, "That's right! I will take Bell Cranel, the rest of you take care of the others!"

Zanis nodded, "Then I'll deal with our little traitor."

Chandra just sighed, staying silent as he brandished his sword. Daphne glanced at Lissos, "You want the elf, I presume."

Lissos nodded, rage evident in his eyes, "She will pay for tarnishing our race!"

Bell stepped forward, "None of you will be facing them, you will all be against me."

Hyakinthos' eyes widened, before a look of rage marred his face, "You dare look down on us?!"

The boy took a deep breath, not deigning to answer that question. No, instead, he was focused on that same question Finn had asked him before their training session.

The stature of a true hero.

Bell opened his mouth, "Load: Heracles."

The powers of Greece's greatest hero filled his veins, and the boy shot forward in an explosion of speed and power.

With the Hestia Knife and Mino-Tan in each hand, the white rabbit swung at Hyakinthos, prompting the man to block the slashes with his sword.

The captain of the Apollo Familia's eyes widened when he felt the force behind the swing, his knees almost buckling from the weight behind the attack.

But Bell didn't stop there, and instead spun, landing a devastating kick to the man's head, sending him crashing into the ground.

Zanis growled, "Dammit! Chandra! With me!"

The more muscular man sighed and followed his captain, the pair charging at the Little Hero.

Bell's eyes darted to them, and he easily dodged the pitiful attempt from Zanis at trying to slash at him, before sinking his fist into the man's gut, sending him flying into the air.

Not missing a beat, the young hero parried Chandra's sword, before kneeing him in the face, sending him sprawling to the ground.

"My name is love, the precious child of light! I hereby offer my all to the sun!"

A chant reached his ears, and Bell turned to see Hyakinthos with his hand up as the captain continued, "My name is sin, jealousy of the wind! I call a blade of wind to this body! Here I unleash a ring of flames! Come, o wind of the west! Aro ZEPHYROS!"

The man was quick to finish his chant, shooting out a circular blade made of wind and light.

But by that time, Bell had prepared himself. Sheathing his daggers, the nameless axe sword appeared in his hands, "Set: Nine Lives!"

The boy shot forward, brandishing the nameless sword axe.

With next to zero effort, Bell dispersed the wind blade with a swing of his blade before dashing towards Hyakinthos.

The man barely had time to yelp when Bell was suddenly in front of him. And unlike before, they weren't fighting on Hyakinthos' terms, not even on even grounds.

No, the advantage was entirely on Bell's side this time, and the nameless sword axe smashed straight into Hyakinthos' face, sending him flying into a tree unconscious.

The boy turned to Lissos, who had just watched three of the stronger members of their side get wiped out so easily.

The elf spoke with disbelief, "H-how? You should only a Level 2!"

Ryuu snorted, "This man has already gone beyond the boundaries of Levels. Even I do not know how strong he currently is."

Lissos growled, "You two! We're not going down like this!"

He barked at Daphne and Cassandra, and the redhead frowned, "Don't tell us what to do."

The long haired girl, on the other hand, was more focused on their captain, silently chanting, "Heavenly light that was once rejected, merciful arms to save mine shallow self."

As soon as she started chanting, both Daphne and Lissos shared a nod, and they charged at Bell.

Lili looked at her companions, "What are we waiting for?!"

Mikoto shook her head, "No, this is Bell's fight."

Welf nodded, "Yeah."

Ryuu simply stayed silent as she watched, along with the many others back in Orario.

The pair didn't stand a chance against Bell, for he easily countered their attacks.

Daphne growled in frustration as she swung her sword at the boy, but Bell proved to be the better fighter, for he easily dodged and parried every single one of her swings.

The same was for Lissos, for despite all of them being Level 2, despite it being a 2 on 1, Bell was easily repelling their attacks.

Cassandra continued to chant, "In the place of my words unable to reach their ears, I plead thee to rescue my miserable companions. O' light of the sun, may you banish the blight of ruin. Soul Light!"

The girl finished her magic, and the healing light surrounded Lissos, Daphne and Hyakinthos, healing the wounds for the three of them.

But that was all she could do, as she fell to her knees panting.

Bell backed away to avoid a slash from Hyakinthos, now facing three instead of two.

The boy took a deep breath, "Let us end this."

Hyakinthos growled, "You've become quite arrogant I see!"

Bell let go of Heracles' powers, "No, just more confident. Load: EMIYA."

"I am the Bone of my Sword."

The boy raised his hand, and over hundreds of swords formed above him, surrounding them.

For the first time in so many years, Daphne felt fear, especially when she saw the drill shaped sword in the middle of all the swords.

"Set (Fake): Caladbolg."

The hundred swords came down, and the drill shaped sword glowed, then everything went blank.

Soon, the explosion died down, and Bell and his companions spotted the three on the ground, unconscious.

He walked towards them, and the others quickly followed.

Welf whistled, "That was quite the show."

Bell chuckled, "I hope I didn't disappoint."

Ryuu snorted, "A bit too flashy, especially with that explosion at the end."

The boy gave her an amused look, "And your Luminous Wind isn't flashy?"

The elf's face turned red, fortunately unseen to everyone else, "S-shut up…"

Bell chuckled, "But well, at least it's over."

Mikoto sighed, "You pretty much won on your own. I feel dumb for ever worrying so much."

Lili grinned slyly, "So you were worried!"

The swordswoman blushed, "O-of course I'd be worried! Just… I mean… I left Takemikazuchi-sama…'ssSS FAMILIA!"

Everyone gave her a pointed look, and Mikoto's blush intensified.

Bell smiled, "I'm sure Hestia-sama wouldn't mind if you switched back."

Mikoto shook her head and took a deep breath, "No, I think I'll stick around."

The boy blinked, "Eh, but-"

The girl cut him off, "This will be a good way to make up for that time when we Pass Parade'd you. So for now, I'll be a part of your Familia, Bell-dono."

Bell sighed, "You're still hung up on that?"

Mikoto nodded, "If anything, just think of it as giving me a peace of mind."

The boy nodded, "Alright."

Welf laughed, "Well, I'm not complaining, we spend most of the time together anyway."

Lili nodded, "Agreed."

Ryuu snorted with a smile, "I see your Familia is expanding, Bell. Not the conventional way, but good enough."

Bell laughed, "I mean you're welcome to join us too!"

The elf's smile fell slightly, not that anyone could see, "... I think I'll pass…"

The boy chuckled, "That's a shame."

He turned to the other three, "Alright, let's go home!"

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Meanwhile, back in the Tower of Babel, Hestia stood in front of Apollo, and despite being the shorter one, the sun god shrunk as the goddess towered over him.

Hestia spoke ominously, "I hope you've said your prayers, Apollo."

The sun god smiled forcefully, "W-wait a minute, H-hestia! I-I got carried away! Your kid was just so cute!"

"Oh I totally agree, Bell is very cute. But even I would never go so far to attack them in broad daylight."

Freya piped in, standing behind Hestia, sporting a similarly cold expression.

The fact that Artemis stood next to the love goddess with an expression that would freeze even hell itself didn't help matters.

Hestia nodded, before a devious smile plastered her face, "Now, if my memory serves me correctly, you promised to agree to anything I want when I win."

Apollo's face paled, "Y-yes?"

The goddess of the hearth nodded, "Then I shall name what I want."

Her eyes gleamed with vengeance, "I WILL CONFISCATE ALL OF YOUR PROPERTY! WEALTH! LAND! EVERYTHING! YOUR FAMILIA IS TO BE DISBANDED! AND YOU WILL BE BANISHED FROM ORARIO!"

Apollo shrieked like a girl when he heard those terms, "NOOO!"

Everyone laughed at his reaction, and Hermes clapped his hands once, "Alright, the terms have been decided."

The messenger god did his best not to laugh, "Unfortunately as it is, Apollo's Familia is now non-existent, the Guild will deal with the rest of the terms."

He looked at Hestia, "But on a brighter note! We've just witnessed the Little Hero's FIRST WAR GAME VICTORY!"

The goddess of the hearth nodded with a smile, before she glared at Apollo, "Now, let's go hash out the details! No time better than the present!"

Apollo panicked, "W-wait! I need-"

The sun god was cut off when Takemikazuchi and Miach both grabbed him from each side, and the Japanese god spoke, "Enough excuses, you made your bed, now time to sleep in it."

Miach nodded, "Indeed, now let's go."

The two gods dragged Apollo off, and Hestia and Artemis both quickly followed after.

Freya smiled, "Well, that was exciting, I think I'll head back to my own home."

Loki snorted, "Not going with them? You've been pretty buddy buddy with Hestia for the past few weeks."

The goddess of love smiled at her, "I just want to let them have their rest and enjoy their spoils of victory."

The goddess of mischief nodded with skepticism and sarcasm, "Sureeee. Go along then, I've had enough of these idiots anyways."

With that said, Loki left the room, and Freya also went back to her chambers.

As the goddess of love took the lift, she looked out of the windows towards where the War Game had happened, "Congratulations, my dear Bell."

She would have to think of a reward, probably through Syr. And as Hestia said, no time better than the present.

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That's the War Game arc done! The next chapter will be the beginning of the Ishtar Familia and Haruhime arc.

Until then, read and review please.