Chapter 159 – Aftermath 

The gods of Orario have been quite excited recently, instructing their Familia members to keep an eye on the developments between Hestia's Familia and Freya's Familia, eagerly anticipating some action between the two Familias.

However, to the gods' disappointment, neither Hestia's Familia nor Freya's Familia has shown any signs of disturbance. Freya's Familia members continue their usual ways, and Hestia's Familia remains the dungeon-crawling enthusiasts they were before. It's as if the declarations made by the two deities never happened.

Aside from the dissolution of Ishtar's Familia by the Guild's orders, no other interesting events have occurred in Orario.

Although the gods were disappointed not to witness a grand drama between Hestia's and Freya's Familias, they found joy in the aftermath of Ishtar's Familia's disbandment, which allowed many gods to recruit a large number of new members.

Other Familias are not as hesitant as Hestia's Familia to welcome former members of Ishtar's Familia. Despite being mainly composed of courtesans, Ishtar's Familia had a vast number of Level 2 and Level 3 adventurers.

The saying "one man's loss is another man's gain" perfectly describes the situation, as Ishtar's Familia's dissolution fed many mid-sized and small Familias.

Even Miach took the opportunity to recruit several new members, including Aisha, Samira, and Lena. The reason Aisha, a soon-to-be Level up candidate, and her two friends joined Miach's Familia is entirely due to Naaza.

Naaza's fear of monsters and reluctance to enter the dungeon is well-known throughout Orario. Before its decline, Miach's Familia was vibrant and promising, ready to become a central Familia in Orario. Moreover, Naaza's reputation for developing a potion that can restore both mental and physical energy is quite respectable.

Hence, many in Orario are aware of Miach's Familia. When Naaza ventured into the dungeon again with Hestia's Familia, many other Familias took notice that Naaza's mental block had been overcome.

However, this wasn't considered extraordinary news.

What truly surprised the gods was that Naaza, upon re-entering the dungeon alongside members of Hestia's Familia, also leveled up to become a Level 2 adventurer in no time. This revelation led many to understand the close relationship between Naaza and Hestia's Familia, or rather, the link between Miach's Familia and Hestia's Familia.

Aisha and her two friends came over for this reason. Initially, they wanted to join Hestia's Familia. However, since Hestia's Familia doesn't accept courtesans, they opted for Miach's Familia, which has a special relationship with Hestia's Familia.

This significantly strengthened Miach's Familia. Although it only has four members, three of them are Level 3, one is Level 2, and one of the Level 3 adventurers is on the verge of leveling up again. With this sudden boost in strength, Miach's Familia transitioned from a small to a mid-tier Familia.

However, these developments were unrelated to Hestia's Familia, which continued its usual dungeon expeditions, now alongside first-class adventurers from Loki's Familia. This indicated to the gods that the relationship between Hestia's and Loki's Familias was also quite deep.

Given the peculiar timing, it wasn't surprising to see Loki's Familia standing by Hestia's Familia. It also explained why Loki's Familia had previously invited members of Hestia's Familia to participate in an expedition. Given the level of their relationship, such an invitation seemed natural.

Five days swiftly passed, and Orario was once again buzzing with excitement, all because of Hestia's Familia.

Hestia's Familia reported over fifty Level 3 to Level 4 advancements to the Guild. After the Guild staff had plastered the notice board inside and out with updates, the whole of Orario was abuzz with excitement.

Suddenly, the frenzy to join Hestia's Familia flared up once again.

However, many adventurers also knew that joining Hestia's Familia was challenging, so most of them shifted their focus to another Familia.

Yes, it's the Miach Familia. Because just now, they saw someone on Hestia's Familia's notice board who wasn't part of Hestia's Familia: Naaza.

In just over half a month, Naaza had leveled up twice by following Hestia's Familia.

Such treatment was something everyone greatly envied.

Is it difficult to join Hestia's Familia, right? Well, they thought settling for the Miach Familia, which hangs out with Hestia's Familia, should be good enough.

Some adventurers even considered the Takemikazuchi Familia. Although Takemikazuchi Familia hasn't been as dramatic as the Miach Familia, with a captain leveling up twice in over a month, Takemikazuchi Familia also tags along with Hestia's Familia.

Many people have witnessed this. Every time members of Hestia's Familia go on an adventure, members from Miach and Takemikazuchi Familias are with them.

Joining these two Familias means they can also adventure with Hestia's Familia. Whether they can grow quickly is uncertain, but at least they have Hestia's Familia's protection, ensuring smooth growth.

Suddenly, the adventurers scattered from the notice board, beginning to search for the residences of Miach and Takemikazuchi Familias.

With strength in numbers, it didn't take half a day for the adventurers to locate Miach and Takemikazuchi Familias.

Faced with a large number of visitors waving their hands wanting to join the Familia, both Miach and Takemikazuchi were bewildered. Why were so many people suddenly interested in joining their small Familias?

Though puzzled, both Miach and Takemikazuchi were very happy to welcome these new adventurers into their Familias.

Suddenly, both Familias were bustling with activity...