Danmachi: Gacha Draw

Far away, in the center of the labyrinthine city of Orario, in the tallest Tower of Babel, the God of Beauty looked down.

Freya's beautiful eyes gazed at the flames flickering on the giant tower.

"It's very lively tonight."

In the moonlit room on the highest floor of the Tower of Babel, Freya, the goddess of beauty, spoke softly.

She appeared to have just finished bathing

Tiny drops of water clung to her fair and delicate skin, and her long silver hair fell elegantly over her shoulders, making her look stunning. 

Freya walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and sat in a luxurious armchair, an empty glass in her hand.

"Ottar, wine."

After the words fell, Ottar, the follower as large as a giant rock, silently obeyed his master's orders.

"That boy from the Hestia family is truly exceptional..."

Freya whispered softly after sipping her wine.

Her quiet beauty prevented anyone from discerning her thoughts.

Ottar refrained from making assumptions and replied briefly and sincerely, "Yes."

"This is the first time I've encountered a boy of such 'measure' from the lower world. It truly makes my heart race. Ottar, do you think you can defeat him now?"

"I heard that the 'Godslayer' was promoted to Level 5 two days ago. His true strength may surpass Level 6. If needed, I'll risk my life."

Ottar changed his habit of providing short answers.

Sensing something unusual, Freya chuckled.

It seemed Ottar wasn't 100% certain now. 

Upon hearing the goddess's charming laughter, Otta grew a bit serious and remained silent.

"By the way, do you know why they fought?"

The situation had unfolded suddenly, and Freya only learned about the incident at the Ishtar Temple midway, missing the moment when Link destroyed the killing stone ritual.

Even if she had seen it, the goddess, with little knowledge of the Far East, likely wouldn't have been able to deduce anything.

At most, one could only identify it as a magical circle ceremony resembling a sacrifice. 

"I'm sorry, my subordinates are unaware. We dispatched individuals to investigate earlier, but they were halted by members of the Ganesha Family and guild staff. They appeared unwilling for us to know the situation, and the guild even issued us a warning. Notice: let's remain in the family base tonight and not go out unless there are special circumstances."

Ottar briefly bowed and apologized.

Yes, this is also a measure to prevent the Freya Family, the city's number one, from directly engaging in the war and causing irreversible consequences.

After all, the main purpose of the Ishtar ritual was to destroy the Freya Family.

If the Freya Family knew about it, there was no guarantee that they wouldn't initiate a war against the Family directly.

The previous attack by the Evilus had just occurred.

Is there to be another war?

Orario couldn't bear the issue any longer.

"Okay, let's watch it as a bedtime show," Freya said with a smile while drinking red wine.

Freya's attitude towards Ishtar had always been to disregard and ignore some of the other party's minor actions.

In short, she simply didn't notice.

After all, Phryne, the strongest member of the opposing family, was only level 5.

Now, she had been reduced to ashes by Link's sword.

She can't make any moves.

"Well? Is it because of that fox girl?"

Seeing Link lift up the fox girl, Freya pouted in dissatisfaction for a moment as if she were embarrassed, but she quickly composed herself, curled her silver hair with her fingers, and slightly parted her lips to say, "Never mind."

How can mortals compare to god/dess?

But soon…

Boom!

Freya crushed the glass filled with red wine in her hand!

The bright red wine spilled all over the floor, and some even splashed onto her valuable white dress, but Freya didn't care, just staring at the scene in front of her with wide eyes.

The godslayer actually... holds that Ishtar in his arms???

Freya couldn't calm down any longer.

Does that bitch Ishtar want to steal a man from her as well?

...

On Link's side, the fight against the Ishtar family ended quickly after the goddess Ishtar announced her surrender and ceased all resistance.

The guild members, led by Eina and others, swiftly implemented punishments for the Ishtar Familia.

The content included: a fine of five million valis and an order to demolish the tower used for ceremonies and to immediately convert Haruhime to another religion.

According to Haruhime's own wishes, she was finally transferred to the Hestia Familia.

Since then, this farce tonight has come to a complete end.

Most of the Ishtar Familia's fighting prostitutes were injured and unconscious.

Except for Phryne the Toad, no one had died.

Hermes, Hestia, and Artemis, who had been observing from a distance, also approached at that moment.

"Hey! Link, good job!"

Hermes, standing behind Hestia and Artemis, gave a thumbs up to Link.

Seeing Hermes' need to be reprimanded, Ishtar's resentment that she had just suppressed suddenly resurfaced.

Her beautiful face began to turn blue, and her blood pressure rose.

"Ish... Ishtar..."

Haruhime muttered softly.

She still harbored an instinctive fear of this goddess in her heart.

Haruhime shrank her small body behind Link.

Ishtar looked at Haruhime with an incomprehensible expression and finally sighed deeply. 

"Haruhime, you will no longer be my dependent," she pointed to Hestia beside her, "From now on, this little thing will be your new goddess. Come with me and prepare for the conversion ceremony." 

"Eh!? What a short thing!? You must explain your words clearly to me!"

Hestia began to scream.

Hearing Ishtar's words, Haruhime's heart immediately raced in great disbelief.

Especially when Ishtar personally said that she was willing to let her go, the shock to the girl was unimaginable to others. 

Until Ishtar minded her own business and went to the room where the conversion ceremony was being held, she still hadn't fully returned to her senses, her slightly open mouth looking cute. 

"Go quickly, Haruhime."

Link smiled gently, patted Haruhime on the back, and motioned for her to quickly follow him, perfectly concluding the night.

...

Only Ishtar, Hestia, and Haruhime entered the room.

The room was still a bit dark even with the magic stone lamp illuminating it.

There were no windows in this room, and the door was tightly closed, ensuring no chance of confidential information leaking.

The three of them prepared to perform the ritual. 

Haruhime, who was sitting on a chair, took off her maple-colored red kimono, revealing her back adorned with skill values engraved on it.

Ishtar then pricked her finger with a needle and dripped the sacred blood onto the mark formed by the sacred characters.

She then slid her fingers over Haruhime's back, tracing specific movements, and instantly the entire mark emitted a faint light. 

Finally, the original skill values began to flicker.

At that moment, Hestia immediately took control and dripped her divine blood onto Haruhime's back.

Centered on the point of the blood drip, large ripples spread out.

The colors and shapes of the rows of divine characters gradually changed, eventually forming the pattern of a stove fire.

Below the pattern, there are symbols representing the name of the main goddess, Hestia, and the true name of Haruhime, the object of the contract, with carved marks as witnesses.

This is the conversion ceremony

A ceremony to retire from previous family members, transfer to other factions, and re-establish the contract.

If the previous clan leader did not agree, this ritual would not be completed.

Even if the divine blood of that main goddess is obtained through improper means, the traces of divine favor cannot be removed without the presence of the goddess herself.

Unless sends the gods back to heaven, of course

In that case, it would be another accident.

At this moment, when the seal of the Hestia Familia, which also depicted the fox girl, was affixed, Sanjono Haruhime officially became a member of the Hestia Familia.

"Goddess Hestia... I'm... really qualified to be your dependent? I'm just a prostitute..."

Although things have now become an established fact, the girl is still a bit unsure and uneasy.

"Never mind! Haruhime is a cute and beautiful girl. Although the main reason is that Link wants you to join... Well, let's not dwell on that. I've found a treasure. After all, your magic is super strong! Who doesn't want to experience the feeling of upgrading in advance?"

"Also... Link also told me about prostitutes. Other than learning some knowledge, haven't you had contact with only Link? You haven't had close contact with other people of the opposite sex, have you?"

Adding up the factors we just mentioned, he couldn't find any reason to refuse Haruhime.

The magic maul, the spell that can temporarily "level up" people, is it strong?

It was thanks to being able to mass-produce this magic that Ishtar had the confidence to confront Freya.

This is almost a strategic-level magic!

Furthermore, Haruhime hasn't been upgraded yet, and her skills haven't been fully tempered under the protection of Ishtar's ivory tower.

If I upgrade in the future, maybe can develop more skills?

Or even the ability to apply the upgrade effects to multiple targets at the same time?

At that moment, Hestia could just jump up and stand on the heads of the gods of Orario and say, "I, Hestia, am invincible!"

Perhaps thinking of that scene, Hestia couldn't help but rub her hands together and laugh.

"Yes… yes…"

Hearing the current Goddess's words, Haruhime suddenly blushed in embarrassment, covered her face with her white hands, and said in a low voice, "My little girl… is already Lord Link's person…"

"Huh?!"

In an instant, Hestia, who was still laughing, stopped, and a row of question marks seemed to appear above her head.

How come she didn't know there was such a thing?!

Next to them, Ishtar changed her cigarette for another one, skillfully sucked on the mouthpiece, packed her things without saying a word, and prepared to leave the room.

As she passed by Link, she said in a low voice, "I hope that what you said before can be done in the future, Godslayer."

"Ha, of course, there will be a day when Freya lies beneath you."

Link looked around and saw that Artemis and the others weren't there, so he smiled evilly and slapped Ishtar's buttocks.

"If you want it in the future, ask Aisha to come see me. I can satisfy you at any time. But remember, from now on you can only belong to me."

"I... know... waiting for tomorrow... I will convert all the male relatives..."

Link's hands were still caressing her buttocks.

Ishtar's face turned red as she was teased, and she repeatedly responded.