Danmachi: Embers (Being Rebooted)

Chapter 12: Secrets

The news of the children had spread all across the city. This included the god, Hermes, as well. He had heard how the Hestia and Loki familias had gotten new and more powerful members. These children had also beaten the strongest of Freya and Loki's children. This left the god curious about them so he decided to dig deeper into them.

Hermes: Asfi, in regards to the newcomers of the Loki and Hestia familias, I want you to uncover as much as you can about them.

Asfi: Alright then.

At first, she thought it was yet another annoying job assigned to her by the god, but the overly serious nature he had quickly had that thought dismissed from her head.

After almost two weeks, Asfi returned and gave what she could find to Hermes.

Asfi: So here's what I found: Apparently they have close relations to people in their specific familias. Three of them reside with Loki, ten with Hestia although one is working with the guild.

Hermes: That's good to hear. I also heard that the guild will post about them today, so we will get to see their strengths soon.

The two went to the guild to see the postings. When they arrived, the place was dead silent as Eina was putting sheet after sheet on the bulletin board. What Hermes and Asfi saw would shake them to their cores.

Hermes: T-This is

Asfi: How?

Everyone saw how each of these kids had broken the thought to be impossible level 10 barrier.

Adventurer A: This can't be right!

Adventurer C: The guild wouldn't lie about this, those familia would be fined all the way to hell for something like this.

Adventurer B: But look at those levels. Even the Empress of the Hera familia was only level 9, and these kids all out level her.

Adventurer A: Where did they come from?

Everyone was murmuring until Hermes started laughing. Asfi was confused as all she knew was that the god was about to go on a monologue.

Hermes: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! JUST WONDERFUL!

Eina grew concerned about him.

Eina: Lord Hermes, is everything all right?

Hermes: Alright? I couldn't be better.

Eina: ?

Hermes: You mean you don't see it?

Everyone was confused, but a certain quarter elf had already caught on to the god's scheme.

Hermes: Just look at those levels, tell me what you see about them.

Adventurer A: Well, they're the strongest we've ever seen.

Adventurer D: Yeah, even more so than the Zeus and Hera familias.

Eina: Yeah, they were already at their peaks when-

She stopped and realized what this meant.

Eina: You don't mean...

Hermes: Exactly, these children have what it takes to defeat the black dragon, the very monster that decimated the Zeus and Hera familias all those years ago.

With that, every shouted in joy that peace was as good as done with these kids. Eina herself was happy with this, but the words of Albert still gave her great doubt. With Hermes, he went to Hestia to ask about them in person.

Hermes: (I know Zeus asked me to look after the boy, but maybe I can use this to help him.)

He and Asfi quickly got to Hearth Manor and Haruhime was there to greet them.