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"Bang—!"
The sound of a window shattering rang out clearly, sending fragments of glass scattering across the floor with a piercing clatter.
"Lady Freyja!"
Led by Ottar, every member of the Freyja Familia rushed to the window as fast as they could and looked down.
Unfortunately, there was already nothing left there. Neither Noah nor Freyja remained; only a shard of glass fell downward, smashing into pieces when it hit the ground.
"Damn it!" Allen slammed his fist against the windowsill.
"How dare he lay hands on our exalted Goddess..." Hogni, Hedin, and the Gulliver Brothers all wore twisted expressions.
Even Ottar slowly clenched his fists as he stared at the empty space below the mansion.
Only Loki's group finally recovered from their shock.
"That brat..." Loki laughed bitterly.
"He's done something no one could have predicted again..."
Forget Loki—even Freyja herself probably had not expected that, after gathering all of her Familia's fighting strength here and keeping the strongest members of her Familia at her side to protect her, she would still be taken hostage.
"But that lovesick fool brought it on herself." Loki grinned dismissively.
"If she thinks everything will go exactly the way she wants, then there'd be no point in us Gods sealing our power and enjoying ourselves down here."
Seeing Loki make such sarcastic remarks, Allen, Hogni, Hedin, and the Gulliver Brothers, who were already furious, could no longer hold themselves back and spun around.
However, before Allen's group could make a move, Ottar spoke.
"Now is not the time for this!"
Ottar stared fixedly at the space below the Loki Familia's residence. His grave voice seemed