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'Silver left the Guild and entered an alley, only to reappear another alley further South.'

'This was the closest location to the Tityos Familia home he could go to with his door.'

(For those that forgot how his power works N1)

"I feel like some sort of covert wizard teleporting around Orario like this…"

'Silver climbed one of the houses and checked his surroundings.'

'Once he found what he was looking for he jumped and flew in the sky for the rest of his way.'

…

'Silver landed on top of an old wooden house.'

'And in front of him was a large circular house, its shape was like that of half of a circle with a diameter of 20M and a height of 4 floors.'

(I know it isn't perfect, since if it's half of a circle with a diameter of 20M then its height should've been 10M, which is pretty close)

'The circular house was made mostly of stone, and it seemed more like a bunker than a house, to be honest, but the rare windows told it was indeed a house.'

(Like a Hobbit house, but ultra)

'It had a nice space around it filled with all sorts of plants, they seemed to be quite well off even though they were supposed to be a small Familia…'

'It was rather bizarre, but also fitting considering Orario never had a main style for architecture.'

"This is the place."

According to the records, this Familia is supposed to be a small one with only a dozen or two personnel.

I doubt Tityos would be dumb enough to even hide the members of his Familia, so I guess this is indeed all of them.

I am not scared of them, but it's better if I get some info before I start this mess.

/Fwush…/

'Silver jumped into the sky once again, disappearing once again like smoke in the wind…'

…

"What a boring night." Said an adventurer in patrol

"Is this even necessary? It's not like we would be suddenly attacked or anything…" He said as he sighed

"Every day, it's the same boring night… And worse, it's winter… I can feel my soul freezing." He said

"I will go taka piss…." Said the other guard

"Go on, I will stay here on patrol. Just don't leave me behind like last time." Said the other

'After saying this, he rested his back on the wall and relaxed.'

'He stayed there waiting… Until…'

"Humph?!"

'Suddenly, a hand came from a nearby bush and pulled the adventurer inside.'

'Silence returned to the peaceful garden…'

"Hey? You there?... Did he go take a piss as well?... Don't tell me he abandoned me?" Said the other guard as he returned

…

/Clap clap…/

'Silver cleaned his hands after dealing with the poor adventurer who was now foaming from his mouth in the corner.'

'He was bound with ropes, he couldn't even utter a sound… Not like he could even if he wanted to since he is unconscious.'

"Seems like everything is within the expected."

Apart from that pathetic Level 3 that attacked me, the Familia only has one more Level 3, their captain.

And he is supposed to be a veteran, while the guy who attacked me was a new Level 3.

"For a small Familia, they hold quite the grudge... To think they have been researching the red knight for the past few months..."

Once the rumor came that I was the Red knight, they rushed to investigate me.

And so they did, by following both me and Hestia from afar.

"It's quite disappointing that I didn't notice them, but I guess this was to show how careful they actually were."

It's not like I can keep my powers activated at all times, so it isn't surprising they managed...

And if they had someone with a special skill to do so, it would make even more sense.

I am impressed they had the audacity of doing so in the first place.

They know where I live and where Hestia goes to work…

They must think I am just a recent Level 2 and that they can push me as they wish…

"And the thing that gives them this much confidence is their hidden strength…"

"But... When you think they kept their strength hidden only so they could ambush the Leto Familia… How petty."

Tityos hatred must be quite deep... Why?

"... They have 2 Level 3's, 7 Level 2's, and the rest is Level 1..."

One of these Level 3's is the one I fought and trashed, he is a recent Level 3.

"The thing is... How did they manage to keep this from the Guild?"

Did they simply not report? That's a possibility...

I remember that the guy I killed in the Dungeon was Level 2... He might've been used to draw the suspicion from the Guild.

After all, it wouldn't make sense for a Familia composed of 1-2 doze adventurers to not have a single Level 2 after several years...

Their captain on the other hand is a true Level 3 veteran, he has been one for over 2 years already, making him an average Level 3.

The guy I captured also said that he is supposedly a very hard-working captain, meaning, his status might be higher than I expect...

He might even be close to Level 4 depending on how talented he is...

But he is mainly, a close-quarters fighter!

"Which means…"

'Silver smiled. Throwing the unconscious guy out of the window with Telekinesis.'

For the current me…

/Crack!/

'The small warehouse in the garden started to tremble…'

"These guys are just a stone for me to step on!"

Do you all think I am just going to remain passive for this blatant provocation?

I will use you guys to deliver a message…

/TREMBLE!/

/CRACK!/

/CREEEAAK!/

'The small warehouse started to float from the ground… It soon caught on fire.'

"WHAT IS HAPPENING?!" Screamed an adventurer walking on the garden

"SHIT! EVADE!" Screamed another one

/BOOOM!/

…

'The burning warehouse crashed against the circular dome, creating a loud boom across the area!'

'Chaos soon started with multiple people running around the place trying to understand what was going on.'

"WHAT HAPPENED?!" Screamed a man in gray pajamas

'You could see he was still not fully dressed since he wasn't even wearing something on his feet.'

'Or perhaps that was his style?'

'It was none other than Hobo Tityos, who had what was probably the worst, sudden wake-up, of his life.'

"Just what…"

'Although the ceiling didn't collapse it was clear the fire had started to spread around the place.'

"How did this happen?! Tell me! Are we being attacked?! Who fucking dares…"

"Me." Said a voice coming from the sky

"?!"

'Tityos looked up to see a tall Platinum knight floating in the air, he had a super large white sword on his back.'

"YOU! DO YOU KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES OF…" Screamed Tityos

"Shut up." Said Silver as he moved his right hand horizontally

"...?...!"

'Tityos realized he couldn't speak anymore. No, he could move his mouth and air was leaving his lungs, but no sound was made.'

"YOU! How dare you touch Tityos-Sama?!" Screamed an adventure as he pulled an arrow and released it at silver

'But the knight didn't move, much to the archer's delight.'

"..."

'Silver just lifted his left hand…'

"What?"

'A strange blue spiral wave surrounded his hand, and the arrow, upon contact with it, froze in the air.'

"..."

'The archer wasn't convinced as he continued to rain down arrows on his enemy!'

/FWUSH FWUSH FWUSH!/

'The others who had bows also started to rain arrows, some even started to cast spells!'

'But…'

'All of the arrows fused into a storage molten metallic ball while the spells continued to orbit around the knight...'

"What is happening?!" Screamed Tityos internally

"Are you all done? Then…"

'A golden piece of paper suddenly appeared in the air, it slowly flew towards Tityos who read the paper and froze in shock.'

"As per the rules, the War game between the Leto Familia and the Tityos Familia is canceled, your opinion is meaningless in this." Said the Knight

/GASP!/

'Everyone couldn't help but be shocked by this revelation.'

"..."

This is fucking impossible! Proof?! I want to know what proof they have!!

'Tityos wanted to scream, but no sound was released.'

"Now that Tityos has received the Edict I shall say the second piece of news…"

'The multiple arrows and magic that were frozen in the air fused together under some strange force, becoming some sort of black-colored ball.'

'It looked dangerous… Even more so if you consider the many magics that were contained within.'

"As the Captain of the Hestia Familia, I, Mellios Silver challenge the Tityos Familia to a War game!"

'As he said that, Silver pointed forward and the strange ball flew inside the house and…'

/BOOOM!/

'The concentrated energy from the spells was released inside the house, releasing a series of effects inside the house.'

/Thud/

'A piece of burning wood fell near Tityos.'

'And soon enough, more broken pieces started to drop from the sky.'

"You all wouldn't refuse the challenge of a single adventurer Familia right?" Said the Knight in a mocking tone

"..."

'Tityos veins started to pop up, his face red as he was about to pull out his beard in anger.'

"I ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE!" He said loudly as he almost crushed the golden paper on his hand

"?!"

'Tityos realized he screamed loudly, he looked up and gazed at the knight in anger, it seemed he fell right into his ploy…'

"..."

'Silver turned around in the sky and started to fly away.'

"Don't you think you can just come and go like this!" Said a masculine voice from the side

/FWUSH!/

/BAM!/

'Suddenly, a tall man holding a large ax appeared and slashed at Silver!'

'When it seemed as if the knight was going to be hit, his sword magically started to fly and it intercepted the ax.'

"Today is not the time." Said Silver as he closed his hand

"URG!?"

'The man suddenly felt as if a strange force had grasped his entire body.'

'Before he could break free, he was sent crashing against the ground like a piece of garbage.'

"..."

'The knight didn't even look at him as he continued on his skywalk.'

"...ARGG!"

'The man screamed as he got up and prepared to charge.'

/BAM!/

/Gasp…/

'But from the sky, the massive white sword fell right in front of him piercing into the ground.'

'It was a warning.'

/BOOOOM!/

'As if that wasn't enough, the knight in the sky pointed below him, and the gate of the Tityos Familia was crushed under an invisible force!'

"Way better." Said the knight as he left.

"..."

'Before the tall guy could continue, the sword once again started to move as it went into the sky and after the knight, that by this time, he had already disappeared.'

"..."

'He looked at his God, waiting for his orders.'

"Clean this mess and get ready." Siad Tityos as he turned around and looked at his burning house

'Anger filled his entire body.'

You think this is over?

It's far from over!

…

'Silver reappeared in another alley.'

'His clothes were now cleaned and his anger had been restrained heavily.'

"Urg… Flexing isn't always good."

'He took out a potion and drank it.'

"Flying through Telekinesis doesn't take as much energy as it used to, but teleporting still has its toll on me."

But I am getting better, soon enough, teleporting will become very viable as a fighting strategy.

"It's incredible to see how much I progressed, when I came to Orario, I could barely lift big boulders, but I can now lift an entire warehouse with considerable ease."

And what I used to block all of the arrows and magic spells back then…

Return to sender and Ironsides, it might sound simplistic but it's really just that.

A Plasmid that allows you to control things via magnetic forces and send them back to others.

It's not really magnetic… At least this variation of the Plasmid doesn't work based on that principle.

It doesn't consume a lot of Mind to activate, but it drains a lot in order to keep itself active.

And I maintained it for over half a minute…

"And those guys... This is just the beginning."

That Captain... He was quite strong, if my Telekinises wasn't this strong, my sword would've been sent flying.

I need to be careful, I am not umbeatable.

'He created a mirror of ice and checked himself. Upon seeing that everything was alright, the mirror shattered and he continued on his way out of the alley.'

…

'Silver now made his way to a rather large house.'

'He looked to the side to see a poor small girl waiting in the cold, alone…'

'He felt quite sad, had she been waiting all of this time for him?'

"Hm? Silver!" Said Hestia out loud'

'She jumped into Silver and started to pull his cheeks.'

"Why did you take so long! It's been over an hour since the combined time!" Said, Hestia

'Today, Silver knew he was going to stay with Loiju for a long time, and so, he told Hestia he would come here to fetch her in Hephaestus' house at a later time.

'So Hestia just went on with her day as per normal, she came here to Hephaestus house after work and had a talk with her and after that, she came outside to wait for Silver.'

'But she didn't expect him to be over an hour late...'

"Sigh, there was quite a lot of papers to go over, and also, there was a minor incident…"

"What happened." Asked Hestia in concern

"You shouldn't be worrying about me, it is me who should be worrying about you. Did you stay this entire time here in the cold?"

"Not the entire time… I went inside several times to warm up… But why did you take so long?"

'Silver removed his scarf and wrapped it around Hestia's neck.'

"I will tell you on the way, lets go." He said as he gave her his hand

"Uhum." She said as she shyly grabbed his hand.

'She felt heat passing through their hands, and the cold soon left.'

"..."

'Hestia felt strange, she was never pampered like this…'

"Let's go? It's getting quite late." Said Silver

"Uhum." Nodded Hestia as she hid her face behind the scarf

…

'The way back was rather uneventful, being filled with Hestia talking about her day most of the time.'

'Silver also told her what he did on the Dungeon, but he wanted to leave the main subject for later.'

'She could feel he was hiding something, she even felt… Anger, wrath from his tone.'

'And she was puzzled as to what could've made Silver so angry in the first place.'

'But she held it in, and they eventually made their way back home, right before midnight.'

…

"So, what was that you wanted to talk with me about?" Asked Hestia as she dried her hair after she got out of the bathroom

"Yeah, I've been thinking about this for a while but…"

/Bam!/

'Suddenly, Silver pressed Hestia on the bed.'

"Si-Si-Silver?! What are you doing?!" Asked Hestia as she blushed

'Silver looked directly into her eyes and said:'

"I can't keep this up for long, every day, living with you like this, so close yet so distant."

'Silver's face approached Hestia'

"But I am…"

'Silver placed his finger on her delicate mouth.'

"I don't care what you are, the only thing that matters is right now, be it today or in a thousand years. I will make sure I will be there." Said Silver as he went for a kiss

"Silver…"

….

"Hestia? Hestia? Oi… Are you listening to me?" Asked Silver on the side

"Eh? What were you saying again?" Asked Hestia in embarrassment as she dried her hair

'Hestia woke up from her daydream.'

If only that could happen…

'But then, she noticed Silver's serious stare. He was gazing directly at her eyes!'

Co-Co-Could it be?!

But I am not ready yet… I… I need to brush my teeth again!

'Silver opened his mouth to speak:'

"Sigh… As I was saying… The reason why I took so long to fetch you was because… I challenged another Familia to a War game." Said Silver in a serious tone

/CRACK!/

'That was the sound of Hestia's dreams shattering into a million pieces…'

"Eh?...."

…

'Hestia was completely stunned.'

"..."

'And Silver didn't say anything as he looked at her, waiting for the little girl to snap out.'

"Just… What happened?" Asked Hestia as her eyelids twitched

"?"

'Silver was surprised, instead of the usual goofiness, Hestia looked at him with a dead-serious expression.'

"... It's a rather long story… But… Aren't you angry? That I made such a decision without asking you?"

"Of course I am."

"How couldn't I? To be deprived of such a decision?"

'She looked to the side, she looked at her bed, her clothes, her bed, and then at Silver.'

"Do you know what a War game signifies? It could be the end of this…"

"I have barely even enjoyed the mortal world and yet, now everything I… We've accomplished is in danger of just going up into smoke... Why did you challenge them?"

"..."

Well… I didn't expect her to be so blunt.

'Silver had to think for a few moments before he said:'

"...First things first... Don't be like that, I won't be losing any time soon, not to such bastards." He said as he looked at Hestia

"I chose this, and I am going to end it. My adventure has just started, our Familia legend has only begun." Said Silver as he sat next to Hestia and patted her head

'But Hestia didn't smile.'

'She instead, maintained her angry persona.'

"Hm? Oi oi... Don't be angry..." Said Silver

"I am waiting… For your explanation." She replied as she looked to the side, pouting slightly

'Silver smiled deviously before he went to her and hugged her!'

"SI...!?" Said Hestia in surprise

That's cheating!

I-I... Can't hug him back! Else he will think I am easy. I need to convey the image of a mature Goddess…

I mustn't…

I can't…

I…

Think about something else… That's it!

"If it isn't satisfactory then…" She said with a dead serious face and tone

'Her expression got a little malicious…'

"I will have to punish you." She said with a serious face, but her mouth twitched from time to time

'She clearly wasn't capable of maintaining such a face...'

"..."

By the way, she is talking… It looks more like it would be a reward.

'Silver smiled.'

"!"

'Hestia noticed Silver's expression and she thought:'

Things are going well!

Hehe... Just keep pushing!

Even if you say something satisfying, I will still punish you hehe…

'Hestia's face got red as she started to daydream again…'

"It was like this…" Said Silver as he pulled Hestia from her dreamland again

'Silver started to talk about what happened several months prior and how it was connected to Tityos and his "approach" a few hours ago.'

'All of this leads to Silver challenging them in a War game as a way to trap them and not allow them to flee.'

'And at the end…'

'Hestia couldn't help but get really angry!'

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