Scouting Out Some Candidates (Continued)

No matter how you look at it, she should be a very heroic female hunter; using words like "gentle and graceful" to describe her feels a bit out of place.

"Well!"

"Lady Artemis, when will the reinforcements arrive?!"

The half-elf girl sipped her vegetable porridge while talking to the moon goddess, who was also eating.

Judging from her expression, she is extremely dissatisfied with the current situation.

"Lanti, it's very rude of you to question Lady Artemis like that, do you understand?"

The human girl with short red hair sitting next to her sighed, put down the wooden bowl in her hand, and then grabbed the half-elf girl's ear with one hand.

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"

The half-elf girl's beautiful face was contorted in pain, and her little hands were waving frantically, trying to get her master, who was punishing her, to release his evil hand.

"Alright! Let Lethsa go Lanti!"

"This level of complaint is understandable; after all, you should be enjoying a well-deserved rest in Orario right now."

Unlike Lethsa, who was slightly angry, Artemis was not angry at Lanti's unintentional words; instead, she felt a little guilty towards them.

The investigation into the "Great Tree Sea" secret realm was none of their business, and this place wasn't even on their original return route.

It was after hearing the details described by the fugitives that she made the impromptu decision to bring her own troops here.

His own Familia's children did not complain and followed him here without complaint.

However, they had already gone through a tough and arduous battle before that.

Logically, they should be lying safely in their Familia's settlement, enjoying a rare holiday of the year.

"Not at all, it was Lanti who was being rude!"

Lethsa gently pressed down on Lanti's indifferent head and apologized on her behalf.

"I told you it's nothing! Let go of Lanti, Lethsa!"

Artemis blinked and repeated what she had just said.

Lethsa gave a soft "hmm" and then released Lanti, who was still complaining.

"Everyone!"

The goddess's voice rang out again, causing all the women present to temporarily put down their bowls and chopsticks, gather their attention, and listen carefully to the teachings of the supreme deity.

It's no wonder they didn't look at the small theater they had just been in.

That's because the same thing happens every day, and as members of the group, they're already tired of seeing it.

Lanti, the youngest child and spoiled excessively, often says the wrong thing because he is outspoken.

At this time, Lethsa, who has an extremely strong sense of responsibility and is also the leader of the Familia, will appear on time to give her detailed instructions.

And the culprit behind Lanti's spoiling, the goddess Artemis, will always step in to smooth things over.

"The two messages I sent out should have arrived in Orario a week ago."

"Judging from the normal marching speed, the personnel sent by the guild to provide assistance should be arriving soon."

"Let's all try a little harder and persevere a bit longer, okay!"

The goddess's gentle yet slightly pleading tone further strengthened the resolve of the group members, who would never refuse any request from her, to diligently investigate the matter the next day.

There was no other way; Artemis was more than just the chief deity of their Familia to them.

For most of the members, Artemis is more like their mother in their hearts.

Because most of them were orphans who were found and raised by Artemis.

"Lady Artemis, this is simply our duty. You don't need to be so polite."

The orc girl shook her head, and the other girls did the same.

"But you guys clearly look forward to your rest time, don't you!"

"I'm sorry, but I'll make sure you all get a good rest after this is over."

Artemis's tone still carried a hint of apology.

"If Lady Artemis is truly sorry, how about lifting our ban on dating as a reward?"

Lanti's eyes darted around, clearly taking advantage of Artemis's distraction to do something mischievous.

As soon as Lanti said those words, everyone present looked at Artemis with hopeful eyes, including Lethsa.

There was no way around it; their goddess Artemis was the deity in charge of chastity in the divine realm.

She is one of the three virgin goddesses in the divine realm.

Since they were part of this Familia, they naturally had to abide by the rules set by the virgin goddess.

Nothing else!

That means members are absolutely not allowed to date men!!!

This rule was fine when they were young, because they weren't interested in romance anyway.

But as they grow older, they are exposed to more and more things in the outside world.

They will naturally have a desire for the opposite sex due to their biological instincts.

The more something is suppressed, the more people want to try it.

With such strict Familia rules, their fantasies about sweet romance are much more amplified than those of normal women.

But no matter how much they pleaded with the God, they could not change this prohibition.

"Lanti, you can't!"

Artemis smiled as she looked at Lanti had just been plotting something.

The goddess was all smiles as she spoke, but Lanti, facing the chief god directly, felt no warmth from Artemis.

Artemis then sighed and spoke to the somewhat disappointed members of her Familia.

"Although I don't understand what love is, and I don't want to understand it!"