Chapter 657 - Unusual Amazoness Sisters (1/2)

On the following night, Fenia was overlooking the town of Septal that the Astarte Familia created for themselves, from the castle that housed the executives of the Familia. Magic lamps illuminated the streets of the mostly residential town. Despite that strange trait of the city, people were still moving actively around, ranging from preparing for the Dungeon to everyday chores.

Even though the Astarte Familia was a purely female faction, there were still some men roaming the streets. Although none of them had a permanent residence within this town and their entry was controlled, they were still free to roam and interact with their members.

Whilst most of them were peddlers who were looking for business and some business partners from other Familias stationed within Pandemonium, some of them were here trying their luck in courting their members.

Fenia didn't like this scene at all, but Astarte had explicitly cleared that even if relationships between men and women were not allowed within her Familia, she wouldn't stop her children if they decided to get into one, albeit, they'd have to leave the Familia for this.

Fenia only didn't say anything about it because Astarte also told the executives that in case of something unfortunate happening to their former members, they'd still help out and save them if the need arises.

”Big sis, are you in?” Suddenly, Fenia heard a knock on her door, ”The door's unlocked,” she replied..

The door opened and a cute bespectacled Amazoness entered the room, ”Big sis, are you alright? I heard that you're not feeling well.”

Contrary to Fenia's long hair, graceful face and voluptuous body, her younger sister, Tenestra, had short hair, a cute face and a petite figure.

”I'm fine...”, Fenia went back to overviewing the small town, ”Did you just come back from your studies?”

Tenestra sat down on the sofa while sighing, ”Yep, but no progress... I was able to make a chantless version of my first two magics, but I'm having a hard time with my third one. It seems that copying the Magic Circle which appears when chanting isn't enough anymore. The only way forward now is to understand what the lines in the Magic Circles actually mean, but even after scouring for books and records with related subjects, I'm barely able to piece some clues together.”

Fenia turned towards her with a wry smile, ”Even if you tell me that, I don't really understand what you're trying to say. Why don't you try asking Astarte-sama?”

”I did and she indeed knew what the problem with the Magic and understood the Magic Circle. However, she can't impart that knowledge to me as she'd be breaking the Law of Heaven, and being sent back would be the least of the problems that everyone would incur.”

Fenia became interested and asked, ”What problems?”

Tenestra shook her head, ”I don't know. She wouldn't tell...” She thought for a bit before adding, ”I guess except for the 'Promised Day' she accidentally spoke about? But that phrase isn't familiar at all and not in any records.”

”It's a Deity-related secret.”

”I already guessed as much, so I didn't bother Astarte-sama about it.” Tenestra then turned her head towards Fenia and changed the subject, ”I heard you came across Yoruichi and Kuroka in your outing. How did it go?”

Instead of answering her, Fenia sat beside her and asked, ”What do you think of them?”

Tenestra went silent for a moment before replying, ”I don't know them enough to give a satisfying answer to that question, but I think they're strong and hide their real abilities.” She then looked straight into Fenia's eyes and asked, ”What about you, big sis? What do you think of them? And if you don't mind, please tell me what happened earlier? They're the reason you're not feeling well, aren't they?”

Fenia sighed and said, ”I agree with you that they're hiding their real abilities... In fact, I think they're too dangerous.”

”Dangerous?”

”Yes... I can't point out what it was, but something is telling me that they are too dangerous... Much more than the Captain.”

Tenestra's eyes widened. Their Captain, after all, was considered as the second strongest after the Captain of the Poseidon Familia, ”What made you say that?”

Fenia then told Tenestra about what had happened in Keely's tavern from her perspective without missing a single detail.