Chapter 210 - Freya's Intentions

The moment Ethan chose to 'answer' and his gaze crossed hers, he lingered for a second on how her silver eyes were very different from the others. Her gaze was kind, But at the same time, Ethan had realized this wasn't what Freya wanted him to understand with that precise look.

But in addition to her 'kind' expression, her hair was definitely similar to Light's. They seemed almost to point towards the light grey, but after a closer look he realized even her hair mirrored silver.

'It isn't for nothing that she retains the title of Goddess of beauty. '

Looking down, he focused on the iconic dress he had always seen Freya wear. A black dress with dark red inserts, designed to remain uncovered many of the most e.r.o.t.i.c areas her body could show, leaving nothing to the imagination.

It wasn't only her dress though, she was also wearing the 'flowers' posed on the two sides of her head, and also the 'scarf' that reflected the colours of the dress.

Having confirmed that Freya didn't seem to be different, but only much more attractive and visibly pleasurable than he expected, he sighed as she had already noticed from the beginning that Ethan seemed to be carefully scrutinizing her figure.

"...From your looking at me it seems you are indeed impressed by my beauty."

With these words, Ethan saw Freya approach gracefully with a slow pace, clearly to allow him to look more at her figure before the two would begin to talk.

"..You are beautiful, I would lie if I said you weren't, but I had the p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e to see more beautiful girls than even you."

He smiled at his own words. Freya surprised him as she actually was more beautiful than almost any other girl, and he would truly be shocked if it wasn't for the fact he had the occasion to see not only Light, that was already more beautiful than her, but also Qienta. Even in her now ruined appearance, she was many times more attractive than her, and if she had her original appearance, Ethan believed no one would be a match for her.

"By the way. I guess you already know my name, but I will still introduce myself. My name is Ethan, an adventurer of the Loki Familia."

Even if he continued his talking by introducing himself, Freya's focus stopped at his first words. She stopped her walking as well, believing he was lying, yet he wasn't. It wasn't only Freya though, Loki was also surprised, although to a lesser extent.

'Someone more beautiful...'

She didn't exactly care about that, but she at least knew if someone was even more beautiful than a Goddess of Beauty, than the person Ethan was referring to is another Goddess.

While Loki was wrapping her head around the issue, Freya quickly snap out her initial shock as she gave him a half-hearted smile.

"I-I see..."

She certainly felt rage, but she couldn't afford to waste the chance she had to take him away.

Sitting on the couch while The King stopped at the side of his goddess instead of sitting next to her to show his respect, Ethan surprisingly was the first to speak.

"I never had the occasion to thank you for saving me. I am thankful for the help regardless your ulterior motives."

He wasn't the type of person who wanted to 'maintain appearances', Ethan thanked them because they still saved him, even if Freya merely anticipated this all.

"...There's no need for that. I would never allow that filthy adventurers to murder you when you still haven't shown your full potential."

Since Ethan was evading pleasantries, Freya chose to quickly adapt. If he expected her to have ulterior motives, then there was no point in hiding them, since her plan was to exactly let him understand her.

Ethan sighed at her statement. He didn't know yet what kind of plan Freya had, but it seemed she was confident enough to talk so casually with him.

"...I see. What was the reason for this meeting if you want to know my full potential? I will prove myself in due time..."

His words made her smile.

"If you want to know more, then let us be alone, Loki's presence here isn't needed, isn't it?"

She had to explain to Ethan her plan, and she knew it was wiser for her if Loki wasn't in the room.

"..There's no way I'll leave you two--"

Before she could finish though, Ethan shook his head. There was no way for her to influence his mind, and he also couldn't be charmed, so he had no problem even if Loki wouldn't be there.

"You can leave, Loki. I have to talk with her in private or else she won't tell me about her plans."

Nodding at his statement, Freya diverted her gaze on Loki as the latter, confirming he really wanted to be alone with her, sighed as she chose to trust him.

"...If I need to leave, he needs to as well."

Pointing towards Ottar, Loki was annoyed but it was the only thing she could do.

"Of course. Ottar, you can return home. I'll come back alone."

She ordered him to directly leave, something he didn't expect.

"Is it truly alright, Freya-sama?"

His job was to protect her from any dangers, so he wanted to be sure it was an order she wouldn't reconsider, but her nodding made him directly look towards the door as his figure disappeared from sigh.

Exiting the room while looking behind her, Loki closed the door behind herself but once she was outside, she was immediately asked

"...H-How is it going!?"

Lefiya's question made Loki sigh again

"I didn't expect to see you this fast, Lefiya."

She was surprised by her speed, but she still replied to her question

"...Their conversation is at the start, they had yet to introduce their main argument while I was still there."

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He could have guessed what she was here for, but in the end he still had to know what she wanted to be said from her mouth before he could concretely continue this conversation any further.

"..That is exactly what I am here for. Since you know me, you should also know how much I love strong adventurers..."

She introduced what her 'plan' consisted in, and he was interested in what she had to say. He expected her to impose herself on him, or that she would use her favour against him, but what left her mouth were nothing but words not so out of the world to him.

"...You're saying I should spend some time here to develop my magic side, and after that I would join your familia, so that The King could train me to make me reach my pinnacle, and even surpass it?"

It was an interesting plan she had, or at least that's what Ethan thought. Since Bell was constantly manipulated by Freya, he believed she would try to manipulate him in some way or another, but she was 'directly' telling him her expectations and plans, so that he could coordinate with her to achieve the pinnacle Freya wanted him to have, saying she could help him become stronger than the level he would ever reach by remaining in this familia for too long.

Although Ethan couldn't refute he considered her words, it would still be impossible for him to leave the Loki Familia, after all that happened.

"...Your plan would have worked if I didn't join the Loki Familia. It seems you know when I first came here all I was interested in was power, but right now the situation is completely different. I understood there are simply ties I can't abandon here. No matter how much power I can obtain, if I need to stay away from them for the rest of my life, I'd prefer to die a painful death."

He stated this as he couldn't betray his familia only for more power, as if he couldn't protect the girls with that, then it was meaningless to possess it in the first place.

But Freya wasn't surprised by his words at all.

"You want to protect the people you love, I can understand your reasons. But have you truly considered the fact Loki is the Goddess of Trickery? No matter how much you try to protect them from outsiders' harm, it would amount to nothing if the closest person to you thinks of them as disposable pawns only useful to strengthen her familia, am I wrong?"

She knew Ethan wouldn't easily accept her plans, it was only natural. But she knew this wasn't something he could deny. The people he wanted to protect the most were part of the Loki Familia, so Loki would always be the one able to easily manipulate him with them, something that she wouldn't do, because she couldn't care less about how many lovers Ethan had, they weren't even a threat in her eyes.

He understood what she was saying. Even if he achieved the strength he wanted without her, Loki could also manipulate and take advantage of him easily, but she instead only d.e.s.i.r.ed to see his full strength, and also to have some 'intense' moment with him. From a rational point of view, Freya's offer now seemed really appetizing.

"..You aren't wrong. I know well the fact Loki could be the one to have me at her disposal, but I dealt with these feelings a while ago. You see, even if Loki is manipulative as you said, there's something you don't understand about her.."

Freya was curious about what he was saying, but she also looked at the door as she could still feel Loki's presence outside the room.

'Oh well, even if she heard what I told Ethan, there's no way she'll do anything about that.'

Even if she taunted him a little, Freya would leave the choice to him in the end, so Loki couldn't say anything. Even if her objective was also to plant the conviction he would be better in her familia, and so inspire love for her, she would try to not make it evident, so that even Loki wouldn't know about this before it was too late.

"...I was the one who indiscriminately thought Loki was 'evil' and I didn't like her manipulative side, but that changed with time. I came to understand she's not the kind of person I believed her to be. She cares about us as much as she cares about the familia itself, and she gave me so much even outside our contract. In the end, I'm truly happy to be in this familia, so I don't plan on following you."

Hearing these words, Freya sighed internally as she knew she had to use her charm to change his mindset with due time, but while she had these thoughts, Loki silently stared at the floor as Lefiya misunderstood her actions.

"D-Did something happen!?"

Whispering so, she saw Loki didn't actually reply to her, as her mind was somewhere else.

'...I thought you hated me'

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(Alternate Titles: "Freya will success in her plans!? Oh well, if she could charm Ethan yes, but.......", "Loki was praised for her manipulative side, there's a first time for anything", "Lefiya adds drama to the chapter, she's adorable as always though")