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The banquet ended in a tense atmosphere.
Three days passed quickly.
At the Roy Familia's castle—
"Everyone, do your best. But rember, don't go all out. Just—toy with the Apollo Familia, understand?" Before they departed, Roy gave them so instructions, his gaze fixed on gumin.
"Wh-Why are you looking at like that? I just want to cast Explosion! Do you know how long it's been since I've unleashed my full power?!"
"I can't use it in town! I've been holding back for too long..." gumin, flustered by Roy's gaze, clutched her staff, her chuunibyou acting up again.
"If you unleash your full power, you'll destroy the entire city! What's the point of a War Ga then?" Roy said, pinching gumin's cheeks.
gumin was already incredibly powerful, especially after reaching Level 4 and breaking through to Ultimate-class level.
One of the defining characteristics of an Ultimate-class was the ability to casually destroy a town.
And with her Explosion magic, destroying a town would be child's play.
The Apollo Familia had over a hundred mbers, but their strongest mber, Hyakinthos, was only Level 3.
He wouldn't be able to withstand a single Explosion.
"Is it—really that powerful?" Hestia, not having witnessed it firsthand, couldn't imagine a single spell destroying a town.
"It is, Hestia-sama. In the dungeon, gumin-onee-chan couldn't resist and cast a smaller Explosion. It almost destroyed the entire cavern," Kurumi explained.
"What?! You—you're causing trouble again?!" Roy pinched gumin's cheeks even harder.
"Ow! That hurts! That hurts!" gumin wailed dramatically.
"Shouldn't we be going?" Yukari suggested, trying to rescue gumin.
Roy sighed. He hadn't even used much force. gumin was a good actress.
"Fine. Let's go." He led them out of the castle.
Roy and Hestia soon arrived at the War Ga arena.
While Gods couldn't use their divine powers normally, they could use a special ability during War Gas: projecting the event for all of Orario to see.
"So you've arrived," Apollo said, approaching them with a smug grin.
"Enjoy your last laugh, Apollo. You'll be crying soon," Roy retorted.
"Hmph! After I win, I'll not only banish you from Orario but also take all your Familia mbers! Hahaha!" Apollo laughed arrogantly.
"Enjoy your arrogance while it lasts." A flicker of killing intent flashed in Roy's eyes. This guy dared to covet his Familia?
He had initially planned to just send Apollo back to Heaven. But now—Apollo had to die.
Roy ignored Apollo, now a dead man walking.
After so preparations, the War Ga began.
It was a siege battle, decided by a lottery three days prior.
The Apollo Familia had spent the past three days fortifying their defenses, preparing for Roy's attack.
All of Orario was watching.
Everyone assud the Roy Familia wouldn't attack directly.
But Kisara and the other five Familia mbers were already at the city gates.
They were going to launch a frontal assault?
Everyone was surprised.
The Apollo Familia had over a hundred mbers and the advantage of defending from behind city walls.
A frontal assault seed suicidal.
But Kisara and the others weren't concerned. They were discussing their strategy.
"Roy told us not to go all out, so everyone, hold back," Kisara reminded the others.
"Understood. But first, let open the gate with my light magic," Yukari said eagerly.
"Go ahead." Kisara nodded.
gumin glared at Yukari. She was stealing her spotlight! It was all Roy's fault for not letting her use Explosion.
"Light of Genesis!" Yukari shouted. Beams of light, too fast for ordinary eyes to see, flashed towards the city gate.
Before the Apollo Familia mbers on the walls could react, the gate was destroyed.
Everyone was stunned.
——
"What kind of magic was that? She didn't even chant!"
"And it's so powerful! Are they really Level 1 adventurers?"
"This is getting interesting. The Roy Familia doesn't seem intimidated by the Apollo Familia. Apollo might actually lose."
"Why do you say that?"
"Idiot, haven't you noticed? The Roy Familia is completely unconcerned. They're clearly not Level 1, like the rumors say."
"I see. The Apollo Familia is in trouble."
——
Among the Gods watching the War Ga, so had already noticed sothing was amiss after Yukari's display of magic.
Rumors in Orario claid that Roy was a new God with a Familia of newly registered adventurers.
They shouldn't have been able to reach Level 2 in just a month.
But the Roy Familia's performance clearly exceeded Level 2 capabilities.
Apollo, hearing the whispers, frowned. But he wasn't worried.
He assud it was just a fluke, that one of their mages had reached Level 2.
His Familia had over a hundred mbers, and their captain, Hyakinthos—was Level 3. They couldn't possibly lose.
anwhile—
With the gate destroyed, Kisara and the others charged into the city.
While the walls wouldn't have stopped them, they had to maintain a low profile.
Roy wanted them to hold back so as not to...scare Loki. It would ruin the fun.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
As they approached the walls, the Apollo Familia mbers attacked.
Magic spells and arrows rained down on them.
But it was useless. Kisara, at the forefront, casually drew her sword, deflecting all the attacks.
Their advance was unimpeded.
"Fire! Stop them from entering the city!" The Apollo Familia mbers on the walls panicked. Their attacks were having no effect!
Kisara and the others breached the walls.
Apollo Familia mbers sward them.
Since the Roy Familia was attacking head-on, there was no need to defend other areas.
They planned to overwhelm them with numbers.
"Everyone, attack! Don't hold back, even if it ans killing them," Kisara ordered, then charged forward.
Roy had told them that there were no rules in this War Ga. It was a fight to the death.
If the Apollo Familia mbers survived, it was their good luck. If not—too bad.
Of course, Roy had specifically instructed them to spare Daphne and Cassandra.
They had potential. He might recruit them into his Familia later.
Enju and Kohina followed Kisara.
gumin, Yukari, and Liliruca remained behind.
"Hey! They left us! There's no one to protect us!" gumin shouted.
She was a mage! And Roy wouldn't let her use Explosion! What if she was targeted?
Her outburst—alerted the Apollo Familia mbers, and most of them turned their attention to the three unprotected girls.
Target the mage first. It was common sense.
Especially an unprotected mage.
"gumin, you idiot!" Yukari sighed. gumin always did the most unexpected things.
But she was used to it.
"Light of Genesis!"
While gumin couldn't use magic, Yukari could.
Her light magic was effective both at range and in close combat. Once unleashed, no one dared to approach.
They still rembered how she had effortlessly destroyed the city gate. They didn't want to be next.
But there was one exception.
A figure broke through the encirclent and charged towards them.
"Good job! Interrupt her spellcasting!"
"That's right! Once the mage is down, the other two are finished!"
——
The Apollo Familia mbers cheered.
"Soone got through?" Yukari, being kind, hadn't been using lethal force. Her light magic was primarily defensive.
This had allowed soone to break through.
"Take this!"
Just as Yukari was about to cast a spell, gumin raised her staff and swung.
Clang!
A thief, wielding a dagger, had reached them. He instinctively blocked gumin's staff with his dagger.
To his shock, his dagger snapped in two.
Then, everything went black.
gumin had knocked out a Level 2 adventurer with her staff! Everyone was stunned.
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