After the chaotic nature of the first day of the Denatus, events had become somewhat more organized as the second day proceeded as scheduled. There was a brief period for mingling and, unlike the day before, Hestia and the other gods and goddesses of the Alliance were the center of attention instead of bystanders in the party. When it came …

After retreating to safety, Vahn laid Haruhime’s body onto the ground after setting down a thin futon. Her body was covered in several small wounds, but the most important thing to tend to were her shoulder and her right thigh. Her collarbone had been fractured and had started to swell up with a dark purple coloration while her thigh had …

After the banquet concluded, Hestia managed to escape from the veritable horde of goddesses and made her way over to Hephaestus, Loki, and somewhat annoyingly, Freya. Anubis joined them soon after and the five goddesses parted ways with the larger group and proceeded to the 48th floor of Babel which was designated as Hephaestus’s private residence. She rarely ever used …

—Haruhime PoV— After spending three hours on the tenth floor, Haruhime was very aware that this floor no longer presented the ‘challenge’ she sought. She didn’t understand the changes in her body well, but Haruhime had realized something had changed ever since Vahn updated her status earlier. Though it was an incorrect assumption, Haruhime felt like Vahn had ‘changed’ something …

—Haruhime PoV— Haruhime didn’t understand it herself, but ever since Vahn had started brushing her hair earlier it felt like her heart was fluttering about in her chest. She hadn’t mentioned it to him, but it felt like all of her parameters were increasing and she had a strange urge to ‘prance’ about the Dungeon and defeat even more monsters. …

While Haruhime had been ‘dancing’ around and slaying monsters, Vahn had been following behind her wearing a brackish brown cloak that, when used with his [Stealth] and domain, obscured other people’s perception of him. Even someone with a powerful sense of smell, or those sensitive to magical fluctuations, wouldn’t be able to detect his presence unless they were within his …

Ouranos observed Loki from the corner of his eyes before passing his gaze over every god and goddess present. He could sense the shift in the atmosphere amongst several goddesses and could feel the unrest spreading throughout the entire ballroom. Seeing the goddesses that reacted, Ouranos squinted his eyes because he realized they all had something in common but it …

While Vahn was skulking around in the Dungeon with Haruhime, Hestia had accompanied Anubis to the main location of the Denatus, which was located on the 30th floor of Babel Tower in a large ballroom decorated ceremoniously in the aesthetic of the western gods. There were giant stone pillars spread throughout the area and the entire room looked reminiscent of …

Almost immediately after he returned to the interior of the Manor, Haruhime was already standing in the foyer with fiery eyes and a large amount of luggage and consumables she had prepared for their descent into the Dungeon. Vahn saw her green eyes glowing with anticipation so he laughed as he reached out and patted her hair as he said, …

Vahn awoke the next morning and felt like he had experienced some kind of spiritual enlightenment as he enjoyed the warmth from around his entire body. Though he had exhausted earlier, the few hours of sleep he enjoyed before waking up were the most pleasant he had experienced in a long time. He hadn’t even used his domain while he …