"I never thought Ishtar really hadn't been lying before. Rege really was her Familia's trump card.
"Judging by the strength she showed when she repelled the Brute, she's probably already a Level 6 Adventurer.
"How did the Great Sage do it? This is unbelievable!"
Aisha's former strength wasn't exactly a secret in Orario.
If she'd always been this strong, why would Ishtar have kept Phrynie—a homely woman who often disobeyed her orders—as the captain of her Familia?
It was obvious that Rege—Aisha—owed her current strength entirely to the Great Sage's abilities.
The people of Orario didn't know what kind of special training Wood had put Ishtar Familia through over the past two and a half months.
But they knew full well that Wood was more or less responsible for the transformation of Rege and the rest of Ishtar Familia.
The gods and Adventurers at The hostess of abundance who realized this now looked over at Wood, seated to one side, with even greater enthusiasm in their eyes.
They could also roughly understand why Freya and Ishtar were fighting tooth and nail over him.
Aside from the old enmity between Freya and Ishtar, the boy's own value must have played a major part.
Ishtar Familia had been a first-rate Familia in Orario, but they were still a far cry from being able to take on one of the great powers, Freya Familia.
Yet Wood had raised Ishtar Familia to this level in just two and a half months. His ability and value spoke for themselves.
"Though Rege's strength is beyond everyone's expectations, Ishtar Familia still doesn't have much chance of winning, do they?
"Even if Aisha has learned magic, there's still a gap between Level 6 and Level 7. She might be able to threaten Ottar, but that's all.
"It shouldn't