There was white cream on Hestia's cheeks. Xia Nuo clumsily stretched out her hand and gently rubbed the god's cheek. The Lord God, whose face was also dyed red, narrowed his eyes slightly as if he had been tickled. It felt like a cat.
"Alright, Xia Nuojun, continue. Let's go eat potato balls this time!”
"Do you still want to go?"
"Of course. There aren't that many opportunities for the two of us to be outside to our hearts 'content!”Then, the god held onto Xia Nuo's hand and dragged her forward.
From all angles, Xia Nuo had already accepted his fate. However, when he came back to his senses, he found that the corners of his mouth naturally curled up into a smile.
Thinking about it carefully, perhaps it was just as Lord Hestia had said. In order to support this family of only two people, Xia Nuo had been wandering in the underground city, living a life where he could die at any time, while Hestia herself had to work. So far, the two of them had never done anything together.
Although it was very tiring since he hadn't slept for two days, he decided to enjoy the celebration today without any worries.
Accompanied by loud cheers, the performance in the arena began. As the dust was kicked up, a monster released from the chain roared and charged forward in a straight line. In front of this huge pig-type monster that was over two meters tall was a lone woman who was fully alert. As her short hair fluttered in the wind, she dodged the monster's attack without any danger.
The cheers outside the arena overlapped and became louder. A passionate vortex surrounded the audience seats that could accommodate 50,000 people. This was the circular arena in the eastern part of the city.
Under the enthusiastic attention of countless viewers, the main event of the day, Monster Festival, began.
The monster in the middle of the field that was captured today had completely unleashed its ferocity. It kicked its four limbs hard at the prey in its eyes. Faced with the sudden advance of the pig that could easily smash rocks into pieces, the trainer of the Ganisa family easily avoided it and enjoyed the cheers and support from the surroundings.
If one were to look at it, it seemed to be not much different from a bullfight. A beautiful woman in gorgeous clothes held a cloak and a whip as she crossed paths with the violent monsters several times and brushed past them.
In this Monster Sacrifice, her mission was not to defeat this monster, but to train it. The citizens would feel awe, respect, and excitement when they subdued the monsters that could easily kill them and made them obedient. All kinds of unpredictable situations were enough to make their palms sweat.
The high-pitched roars of the monsters, the commentary of the host through the loudspeaker made of magic stones, and the cheers of the audience rose and fell. The enthusiasm in the venue had completely entered a white-hot state.
" It's starting…" Aina said softly, sensing the grand occasion of the Battle Arena.
She was waiting outside the arena when she heard the crashing sounds coming from inside. Even her skin felt the vibrations. He turned around and looked at the building behind him.
Now, Aina and the other guild members had been transferred to the Battle Arena. It was mainly responsible for the entrance and guidance of the audience. This was mainly to assist the Ganisa family in their work.
The Monster Festival wasn't something that could be held just because of the whimsical thoughts of the gods. It was only because the Ganisa family had agreed to host it that it could proceed smoothly. The planning was led by the guild.
'Although I shouldn't be thinking about these things…why do I have to hold such a ceremony?'The Monster Festival had been initiated by the upper echelons of the guild. Although Aina, who was at the bottom of the organization, should not complain about this, she still felt uneasy.
Although it wouldn't pose a threat to the city, it shouldn't be the case to transport monsters from the underground city to the surface. Aina herself was resisting a little. For the sake of the management of the maze city, or more specifically, for the sake of the city's peace, whether it was important or not, it was necessary to nip this unsafe seedling in the bud.
Monsters are very terrifying things. Could it be that they wanted to use this ceremony to emphasize their friendship with the monsters? Stepping into danger for the sake of entertainment was putting the cart before the horse-that was it, for the Guild-Aina thought to herself.
"Also…is this considered a performance? It's so noisy that my ears hurt.”
"Eh? Aina, what are you talking about?" Aina shook her head with a bitter smile at her colleague who heard her muttering to herself, indicating that she was fine.
This city housed most of the families and adventurers. Although adventurers sounded good, most of them were just violent and lawless people. Because of their poor manners, they were always prone to conflict with ordinary citizens, which led to dissatisfaction with public security.
For the guild that aimed to efficiently recover the Magic Stones produced in the Dungeon, the adventurers who repeatedly explored the maze were existences that had to be supported. Therefore, objectively speaking, the city's operators could only turn a blind eye to the Monster Festival. Even if they were criticized by the citizens, there was nothing they could do.
Because of this, Aina could only listen to the slander she received in the Tower of Babel a few days ago.
" No matter what, please don't let anything happen to me. That's enough…" During the period of the Monster Festival, she would often break out in cold sweat. He was always nervous until the end of the ceremony. Or was it that his thinking was too conservative?
"I want to go and see it too!" Hearing her colleague's muttering, Aina put her hand to her forehead and sighed, feeling inexplicably troubled.
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