21 Chapter 21 - Goddess of Beauty, Freya

Staring at the sky quietly for a while, Aston sighed, shook his head, turned around and left, heading towards the Abandoned Church.

Previously, Aston didn't notice who was looking at him for several reasons.

Now, ignoring the other four gazes' owners, Aston carefully investigated and finally identified the source of the gaze.

Babel.

At the upper level of the Tower of Babel, a very high place.

There was only one person in Aston's impression who would look at people from that place, and her eyes were so intense.

Freya, the head of the Freya Familia and the Goddess of Beauty.

It would be fine if it were any other gaze, but this gaze was so fierce. Unless Aston was a fool, he would know there was a high chance Freya would target him.

This is what Aston is puzzled about.

Those who will be targeted by Freya are all people with bright souls.

And myself…

After being washed away by the complex society in his previous life, it's enough to say it's a bleak soul. To put it worse, it could be tainted with black, it's impossible to have a bright soul.

"Forget it, let's go one step at a time."

"Even if I was really targeted by Freya, I would not be as helpless as Bell in the original novel. Even Hestia was forced out of Orario and had to rely on Hermes to summon her temple from heaven, finally returning and taking Bell back."

"Even if Freya tries something against me, by that time, I'll have grown stronger, and Ottar won't intimidate me at all."

"In the end, Excalibur isn't vegetarian either."

"I'm not sure of its full power, which is not bound by the Knights of the Round Table, but it can definitely threaten Ottar." Along the way, Aston thought carefully about Freya's affairs, and gradually calmed down his slightly irritable mood. 

And just as Aston guessed, in a room with floor-to-ceiling windows at the top of Babel, Freya, the head of the Freya Familia, one of the two major factions of Orario, was resting in an enchanting pose. Looking down, the violet pupils exuded a faint fluorescence.

With a finger touching her red lips, Freya's pupils burst out with extremely passionate light.

"I have never seen such a soul before. It's dazzling as a star…"

"I want this child!!!" The tone was very charming, Freya had never been so eager.

"Do you need your subordinates to bring him back, Lady Freya?" After Freya finished speaking, a sturdy voice came from behind her. It was Ottar, the strongest member of Freya's Familia. Orario's number one adventurer, the fierce Ottar, was standing quietly by the wall not far from the door.

"No, no need. I want to see if this child's soul will be more dazzling as he grows up."

"Don't disturb him, Ottar." Faced with Ottar's offer, Freya refused directly, with a faint smile on her lips and a charming voice.

"Yes, Lady Freya!!!" Ottar heard this and replied seriously, without further mentioning it.

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"Hestia, I'm back." Aston shouted after entering the Abandoned Church with the meal he had packed back from the tavern.

Before he finished speaking, rapid footsteps came from below.

Then, Hestia's figure appeared from the stairs.

"Aston, you came back... Uh, what's going on, Aston!!!" Hestia, shouted happily, but her expression changed halfway through the shouting, then frowned and asked.

Because she discovered Aston's armor and weapons were missing and only had a white training uniform on his body.

"Ah, don't worry, nothing happened."

"I learned another magic called Requip today. It's a magic that opens a small space and store items in it. When equipment is needed, it can be summoned at any time. I put my equipment in that space." Aston noticed her worries and explained with a smile.

After he defeated the gangster adventurers who robbed him, he used Requip to store all his equipment, so that he could take it out at any time when needed.

"Hey, you learned magic again." Because of the previous two times, Hestia already had some immunity, so she just said it with a smile and didn't care.

Anyway, it's not bad for Aston or herself.

Aston was also happy to see Hestia's reaction.

He really didn't want to lie to Hestia unless it was absolutely necessary, but Hestia didn't ask any further.

"Go and wash up quickly, then let's eat together~." Hestia took his hand and pulled him inside, talking as they walked. Aston didn't resist.

After a simple wash, the two of them finished their dinner laughing happily.

This was followed by Hestia's usual inquiries about the adventure.

Because there was no obvious injury on Aston's body, Hestia was not too worried.

Soon, this daily activity came to an end, and the two began to talk about business.

"These are the ingredients and tools for crafting potions that I picked with Miach's help. I got five sets of each ingredient, totaling around 30 types, and two sets of each tool, which should be sufficient." Since she was not familiar with medicinal materials, Hestia captured her friend Miach and asked him to help. These were bought under Miach's selection.

"Hey, these are tools and medicinal materials from good quality. He is indeed a god of medicine."

"Ah, by the way, Hestia, when you go shopping tomorrow, why don't you buy some medicinal seeds? Any kind of seeds will do, just buy more." After checking the quality of the items, Aston admired and asked Hestia.

"Medicine seeds?"

"Why do you want that?" Hestia's face was full of questions.

"Plant my own."

"Huh???"

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