Ishtar naturally understood the rules of the "Siege Battle." Once she realized she'd been tricked, she lost what little reason she had left.
As soon as the afternoon "truce period" ended, Ishtar gathered nearly half of her Familia's forces and launched an attack on the city Freya had just captured.
Aisha had tried to stop her goddess from acting so impulsively and rashly, but it was no use. She couldn't find any reason that would persuade Ishtar to listen.
Capturing a city took at least three hours. That meant they had to seize it as quickly as possible, before noon on the third day.
If they managed that, the city would change hands, and the game's "truce period" rule would basically guarantee them victory.
It was already noon on the second day. Taking a city that had been captured wouldn't be easy, and they had very little time. So even though Aisha thought they should be cautious, she couldn't stop Ishtar, who was already on the verge of panicking.
The spectators in Orario, eager for some entertainment, hadn't expected to see a bloody battle until the third day. Instead, it was unfolding right before their eyes on the second.
With half its fighting force assembled for the siege, the Ishtar Familia finally bared its hidden fangs to everyone.
Apart from Aisha, who was being kept in reserve as their trump card, and another Level 5 guarding a city, Ishtar had sent the Familia's other Level 5 adventurer, several Level 4s, and the battle courtesans who had learned magic from Wood to attack the city.
The Ishtar Familia was weaker than the Freya Familia to begin with. Most spectators thought the outcome was already decided, and that even if the Ishtar Familia threw everything it had into the attack, it would