Ready for What's Coming?

"Ah, so you're here too, Loki's most beloved child."

The moment she saw Riezel, unlike her followers who looked as though they were facing a formidable enemy, Freya revealed an intrigued expression.

"First time meeting... is that what I should say?" Riezel met Freya's eyes, which seemed capable of seeing through one's soul, without changing expression. "Also, Loki's most beloved child is Ais, not me."

"Come to think of it, this is indeed our first face-to-face meeting." Freya smiled sweetly, radiating dazzling brilliance and charm as she spoke. "And I wasn't speaking carelessly. Loki has been mentioning you constantly lately. Every god knows that. It seems the Sword Princess has fallen out of favor."

"You're definitely overthinking it." Completely ignoring Freya's charm, which far surpassed even Ista's, Riezel replied blandly, "That goddess likes cute girls like Ais best. No matter what, there's no way I'd be the one she favors."

"What a modest child. Or do you clearly know that Loki favors you greatly, yet pretend otherwise in front of me?" Seeing Riezel utterly ignore her charm, Freya was not angered in the slightest. Instead, she seemed even more interested in him, her smile becoming ever more dazzling. "How wonderful. My Familia doesn't have a child like you. I'm a little jealous of Loki."

Those words did not provoke any reaction from Riezel, but Ottar and the others reacted excessively.

Every one of those fierce warriors glared at Riezel at that moment, looking at him as though he were a rival competing for their goddess's favor.

Only Ottar managed to remain calm.

After all, he had long known that Freya paid close attention to Riezel and was greatly interested in him.

In a sense, this goddess's curiosity toward Riezel was even stronger than her interest in Bell Cranel.

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