In this "siege battle," both Familias had also designated a "commander." If one side's commander was defeated first, that side would likewise be considered to have lost the game.
And compared to the earlier clash between the Apollo Familia and Wood's group, Freya had added a new rule for this game: Freya and Ishtar, as the two patron gods, would participate as well.
The patron gods participating in the War Game were forbidden from using any divine power, including their charms as goddesses of beauty.
But since gods who had been sealed away were basically helpless, and Adventurers attacking gods would be considered blasphemy,
Freya and Ishtar counted as special "invincible" units in this game.
As for why the two goddesses of beauty, who had no combat ability and couldn't use their charms, would take part in the game, it was naturally because they could still act as strategists.
From the earlier War Game between Hestia and Apollo, the gods had seen that when it came to tactics and schemes, Hestia was a complete airhead compared to Apollo.
If the two patron gods had been the ones calling the shots in that War Game, then even with the Great Sage being so capable, the Hestia Familia would probably have been doomed.
With the survival of both Familias at stake, Freya felt it would be rather unreasonable for the patron gods to stay out of it, so she proposed this idea.
At first, Ishtar wasn't entirely on board. After all, she was worried that the devious Freya was plotting some new trick.
But Freya simply replied, "We're both goddesses of beauty. Are you afraid?" Ishtar immediately slapped the table in a fury and agreed.
It was a clumsy provocation. Not only Ishtar, but even Hestia—whose brains were apparently all in her