Danmachi SI-The Silence's Heir

Part 25

Chapter 25

DIX PERDIX

Dix Perdix found himself in the Pink District of Orario, facing one of Orario's infamous Goddess of Beauty. Ishtar's familia controlled the city's pink districts, places which were intimately connected with the black markets that he ruled over, and yet this was his first time meeting the said Goddess, who wore nothing but to shear pieces of cloth, leaving nothing to the imagination.

"Now, I am quite interested in finding out why the Ishtar familia would wish to war with Hestia familia," he asked and saw the Goddess of Beauty raise a brow.

"Is that important?" she asked, her voice as seductive as her figure. Her tender lips turned up slightly.

"No, but it would be better to know so I can be sure that our goals align," he added. He saw her raise a brow before she gently tapped the pipe she was smoking into the ashtray beside her.

"There is no need to worry about that. I believe our reasons for going after poor old Hestia are the same," she added and he raised a brow, for he did not know of any grudge between the said Goddess and Silent.

"And if I may ask, why do you bear a grudge against Silence's heir?" he asked and saw her eyes narrow.

"You need not worry about that. I wish to see him destroyed just as much as you do. His existence is an inconvenience, and his extermination would kill two birds with one stone, and will help me get back at that haughty Freya," she snarled and there was the jealousy that separated her from Freya, the other Goddess of beauty.

"So, do we have an alliance, Dix Perdix?" she asked, and he nodded.

"We do, but you must understand the Goddess Hestia is guarded right now by the members of Astarea familia. Four of them alongside Silent would make for a formidable enemy, even with our combined might, I would hardly be sure of our victory," he added, for everyone knew just how powerful of a monster Inumaki was and facing him alongside four high-ranking adventurers would not be easy, especially given that Astarea familia's remnants were nothing to scoff at as well.

"You need not worry about that. We will not have to face the Silent. From what I have heard, he is set to leave for the Loki familia expedition soon, and as far as Astarea's stray children are concerned, I have a trump card just for them," she added confidently, and he did not probe any further.

"Then what do you need us for?" he asked.

"Unlike my familia, your familia deals with the underbelly of the city and, without the oversight from the Guild, can do things that would be difficult for me.

"I see," he smiled, understanding the plan.

"Then we have an accord. We shall see Hestia familia to its end...."

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GODDESS FREYA

Freya loved beautiful things, people that would exist for the sake of others. For she found it lovely taking care of them, taking care of people the world would take for granted.

She was the Goddess beauty, blessed with a charm that rendered both men and women weak to her whims, and with but a single glance she could turn them to her side, their love for her but an extension of her own charm. She had spent an eternity seeking a true partner, someone who would truly love her and care for her, not for her beauty but for who she was.

And yet she had found no one, each time the love she would receive, the care and attention that would be driven her way would all be because of the charm and beauty. And in her search, she would descend to the lower world, to the human world and the result would be the same.