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"Tap... tap... tap... tap..."
In a luxurious, pristine-white corridor resembling a temple, Hestia, dressed in formal attire, walked forward with a tense, solemn expression. Her footsteps echoed clearly through the surroundings, ringing with the rhythm of a pleasant melody.
"Hestia."
Before long, a mature female voice called out to Hestia. Hestia stopped, turned around, and looked behind her.
There, a tall Goddess in formal attire slowly approached Hestia.
At the sight of the tall Goddess, the tension on Hestia's face eased slightly.
"Hephaestus..."
She was none other than Hephaestus, the Goddess of Forging and Hestia's close friend, who had taken Hestia in for quite some time and let her eat and live there for free.
More than a month had passed since Hestia had said farewell to Hephaestus at the Hephaestus Familia.
Over that month, Hestia had not gone to see Hephaestus again.
Come to think of it, ever since she and Noah had formed their Familia, Hestia and Hephaestus had not met again.
After all, to Gods who had lived for hundreds of millions of years and possessed eternal lives, a month was far too brief.
Not seeing each other for such a short time was hardly enough for Hestia and Hephaestus to miss one another.
Still, Hephaestus did not seem particularly pleased with Hestia.
"I never expected that less than two months after forming your Familia, you'd dare pick a fight with an established faction like the Apollo Familia. You've got some nerve."
"If you want to complain, complain to Apollo." Hestia looked equally displeased.
"Who knows what that pervert thinks about all day? He