39 Chapter 39
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New Side Quest: Play with Sofia and spend time with Artemis
Reward: +Reputation with Artemis
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"Alright... this quest is straight from the ass. How the hell did this even become a quest?" Issei sighed before walking to his house. He knew for sure that Artemis was going to find him... whether he wanted it or not.
Making it back to his house, he was right to find Artemis and Sofia right in front of his front door. Smiling when seeing little Sofia running to him and leaping into him, he simply let her hug him. Artemis walked towards Issei, "How did the meeting go?"
"It... was certainly something. Peace has been made..."
"That's good to hear... now, to celebrate this moment, we could all just enjoy sitting down and watching some shows. I heard your mother and father won't be home for the next two days..."
"Did you tell them to go outside of the home for the weekend?"
Artemis dramatically gasped before squinting her eyes at Issei, "How dare you assume that I would do such a thing? They simply decided to spend the weekend out of the house."
"Artemis... let's ask a certain someone." Artemis looked at Issei in confusion. "Sofia, did Artemis tell the truth?" Sofia, being the innocent little girl and oblivious to the situation, shook her head.
"... I can explain..."
"Don't really need one. I guess my mom and dad needed a little break from working so hard. So, is the movie going to watch itself or are we going to have a good time?"
After a little bit of watching, Issei began getting deep in thought. He began to notice something with his opponents... Each one of them would never have equipment... most of them relied on either magic or their sheer offense. Rias is easily only relying on her offense as her agility and defenses were minuscule compared to her magic capabilities. Vali, without the Juggernaut Drive, was also very... lacking for his level. These thoughts began to make him think for... Artemis. Seeing as though she wasn't wearing anything that would be useful for defense, she was also just relying on her magic and offense, Issei began to think of giving her some of his equipment.
In a little bit, Sofia began to fall asleep from sitting on Issei's lap. Once she fell asleep, Issei gently got up and placed her in his spot. Artemis watched as Issei for up from next to her and noticed that he paused the movie. Turning to see him deep in thought, Issei asked, "Artemis... when going into battle, do you usually not have any armor or anything to defend against attacks?"
Artemis was bewildered by the question and the sudden moment of it being asked, "I usually don't need armor... Being a Goddess, most if not all wouldn't want to battle me in fear of the wrath of the Greek mythology."
Pride... it was getting to her. Issei frowned slightly, "Artemis... I want to give you something." Pulling out his rare rarity chest plate, Issei inched it forward to Artemis. "If you haven't noticed... I usually have defensive utilities such as my weapon and my abilities that allow me to defend against attacks from all directions... I want you to be the same. I don't want you to be hurt or damaged by anyone...:
Anything is better than nothing. Even if this small amount of damage reduction wasn't as huge as Issei thought, it would still help reduce damage to be received by anyone. Not only that, but the small boost in endurance would be able to help with making her more of a tank, but her speed would be cut by a very slight amount.
Being heavily touched by Issei's idea, Artemis simply chuckled and grabbed the piece of armor. Looking at it, noticing that it wasn't as sturdy as some armor pieces that she wore in the far past, she looked up at Issei and spoke, "Will this truly help me during battle? I have a feeling that this thing will crumble the moment something comes into contact with it."
"Just because the armor looks like it will break upon impact doesn't mean it will. I have worn that against many monsters, such as Kokabiel. It's more about the layer of protection to shield against some attacks." With the cons of losing a very little amount of speed but the pros of gaining damage reduction and gaining more health from it, the pros outweigh the cons. This would make Artemis more of a deadlier fighter.
Nodding and smiling warmly, Artemis immediately wore the chest plate and showed it to Issei. "How does it look? If this is truly something that you want me in... Then I could produce more armor and wear it. I just don't want to look like an Amazonian woman. However, if that does make you less worried for me, then consider it done."
"It looks great, you're already looking like you're ready for war. Remember, anything is better than no protection." Artemis nodded before Issei heard a ding coming from the system.
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Side Quest Completed: Play with Sofia and spend time with Artemis
Reward: +Reputation with Artemis
Hidden Quest Completed: Give a gift to your loved one
Reward: +Reputation with Artemis
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Issei noticed that he got double the reputation points with Artemis, turning to see her still staring at him with a lovingly gaze, Issei decided that he would stay for the entire movie duration. He had a feeling that the only escape would be going into another dungeon and he didn't feel like entering one just yet.
"Partner... I suggest training. I know that you don't want to hear this from me, but the fight with the white one must have caused him to train even harder. You could tell that he was a battle maniac the moment that he rushed at you and delivered a kick."
'Didn't I just train before the meeting itself?'
"I hate to break it to you partner, but the world itself will continue rushing at you. Everyone will know you and the many enemies that will come at you will increase. Many will be far superior to your previous foes. I suggest continue your training... continue becoming more powerful. This is to protect you and your loved ones..."
Before he could continue his conversation with the lizard, Issei was interrupted when another quest showed up in front of him. Artemis watched as Issei froze when staring in front of him.
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New Side Quest: Help Gabriel
Reward: +++++Reputation with Gabriel
+Level Up x 5
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He really got no rest days... sighing to himself, Issei immediately blasted out of the house, but still making sure that nothing got destroyed, right towards where the map was indicating where he should be going to meet Gabriel. Turns out, it was his school building again...
What type of help did the strongest woman in Heaven want?
