Chapter 618 - Poking the Hornet’s Nest part 2 (1/2)

After reaching a decision, Kisuke opened his eyes and looked towards Freya with a smile, ”Well, please forget it. It's nothing significant or interesting~.”

Then for the first time ever since he stepped into this world, Kisuke used his soul-scrying eyes on a Deity.

As Kisuke went through her 'avatar', Kisuke didn't see her soul, but instead, a shell made out of Freya's soul's power, covering the true owner of the body, 'As expected. But 'twisting the fate of a mortal', huh. These Deities sure have strange abilities. If not for Ophis-chan, I wouldn't have noticed it without being given a clue.'

Although nothing of note changed in Kisuke's exterior and no one had noticed what he did, his target, 'Freya' had her eyes widened in shock and shuddered, not knowing where the creepy feeling came from. She inevitably closed her arms and unconsciously tried to cover herself and tried to stop her body from shaking.

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Today was a busy night for the employees of the Hostess of Fertility, Syr was happily serving the customers, especially Bell, who had come here tonight. However, when she was bringing empty plates back to the kitchen, her eyes widened in shock and her body started to uncontrollably shudder.

As a result, the plates she was holding dropped, creating a ruckus. Ryuu immediately went beside her and asked in worry, ”Syr, what happened? Are you alright?”

However, Syr didn't respond and Ryuu could see confusion within her eyes as she blankly stared at the scattered plates on the floor, ”Syr?”

Only after Ryuu's second call, was Syr finally able to react. Syr faced her with a wry smile and replied, ”...I'm fine. I just tripped on my feet.”

But Ryuu didn't buy any of that for a second, ”If you're feeling unwell, you should rest.”

”I'm fine.”

From the counter, both of them heard Mia's voice, ”Syr, rest up. Go take some fresh air outside.”

”B-but...”

Ignoring her, Mia continued, ”Ryuu, cover for her.”

Ryuu nodded and answered, ”Understood.”

Since there was no convincing them, Syr accepted it, ”Alright. I'll rest up for a bit. Thanks, Ryuu.”

”Just go on your way. We'll be fine here.”

After some small farewells, Syr exited the pub through the back and immediately made her way towards the Tower of Babel, 'What's happened back there? What was that feeling?'

As soon as she'd arranged her thoughts, she immediately willed 'Freya' to return, 'Was it not a wise decision to not to see him myself?'

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Back at the gathering, Ottar and the rest immediately noticed that something was amiss with Freya and asked, ”Freya-sama, what's wrong?”

Freya's expression returned to normal and smiled, ”It's nothing. Well then, I'll take my leave. Enjoy your evening. Until next time.” She then walked away with a wave and Ottar followed closely behind.

After she left, Hestia approached Kisuke and whispered, ”Did you do something?”

Kisuke, however, made a confused expression, ”Should have I done something?”

”N-no... Don't cause a ruckus here.”

Hermes, meanwhile, became suspicious regarding Freya's weird reaction and creased his brows, 'What happened? I know Freya wouldn't make a face like that without any good reason,' his sights then landed on Kisuke, 'Did he do something? But knowing Freya, she would have confronted him..., even if she's a fake one.'

While Freya left in an awkward fashion, the newcomer immediately broke that atmosphere, ”Not even here for two seconds, and that vixen's already showing me up...”

Hestia turned towards the source of the familiar voice, ”Loki?”