"Hmph. This isn't the first time you've ignored my orders. For this offense, you're forbidden from setting foot in the Pleasure District for a month. Stay in your palace over in Night Street and reflect on what you've done.
"If there's a next time, I'll kick you out of the Ishtar Familia!"
Hearing Goddess Ishtar's punishment for Phrynie, the battle prostitutes around them couldn't help rejoicing in secret.
Phrynie's presence had scared most male Adventurers away from the Pleasure District. Now that Lady Ishtar had confined her to the palace, it meant they could make a fortune over the next few days.
That was right. Though Phrynie had been forbidden from leaving for a month, every battle prostitute there knew that Goddess Ishtar could only keep the monster in check for a week at most.
Their Goddess Ishtar had confined Phrynie before, but the monster had an overwhelming appetite of her own. Every time, it took only a few days for her to sneak back to the Pleasure District.
Goddess Ishtar was always furious and sharp-tongued about it, but she had never actually expelled Phrynie from the Familia.
The people of the Ishtar Familia knew the reason well. Everyone in the Familia, including Goddess Ishtar herself, hated Phrynie, but they had to admit she was one of their trump cards.
Phrynie and Haruhime were both indispensable, especially when it came to bringing down the Freya Familia. That was why Goddess Ishtar kept tolerating Phrynie.
Of course, even if Goddess Ishtar's orders couldn't keep Phrynie away for a whole month, at least they could do business in peace for a few days.
Whenever Phrynie showed up in the Pleasure District, she caused chaos everywhere. The Ishtar Familia's battle prostitutes usually had a good reputation, but they couldn't keep their image intact