Tower of Desires

With a sudden change of plan, Kisuke grabbed the three curious girls and turned to others, "I'll bring them back once they are tired. Although jet lag shouldn't affect you all as much, try to adjust your body's rhythm to this place's time."

"Jet lag?" asked Line.

"It is a temporary sleep problem that can affect anyone who quickly travels across multiple time zones. Although it won't be a problem for most of us, you, Hestia-sama, Artemis-sama, Claire, and Tanis would need some time to adjust your sleep schedule.", Sona answered Line and turned to Kisuke, "By the way, what time is it now?"

"It's quarter past noon. I can give you medicine to easily adjust your body clock easier, but it would be better if you are able to do it naturally."

But before Kisuke left, Artemis called out to him, "Wait, Kisuke!"

"Hmm? What is it, Artemis-sama?"

"We're inside the Dungeon, aren't we? Is it fine for us to stay here?"

"Ah!", at that point, Hestia also realized the problem, "T-the Dungeon won't suddenly act up, will it?" She asked nervously since the other Deities already warned her of the potential mishaps that may happen if the Dungeon detected a Deity inside. And based on what she heard from them, it's a guarantee that it won't end well.

"It's fine. As long as you don't release any of your Divine Power, the Dungeon would actually ignore you. Even then, I planned to make something for you two that will make sure that's the case so please don't leave this floor for now. I'll be done with them tomorrow.", reassured Kisuke.

Truthfully, he's already done with the devices that would lock their Divine Powers securely and disguise their appearance so the Mercenaries in the Dungeon won't be able to recognize them as the Goddesses Hestia and Artemis. However, he's still worried about their safety and decided to add some safety features, not against the monsters or Mercenaries, but the Dungeon itself since he has a feeling that if a God were to die in the Dungeon, they won't be able to return to Heaven.

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Kisuke, Claire, Ophis, and Tanis arrived at the lobby and the latter three immediately ran out of the teleportation zone. Kisuke lets them be since they are well within his range of action and the security placed in this building should do most of the job in case something bad happens.

As he slowly followed the three who were curiously looking around, Kisuke was mildly surprised by the number of people coming in and out of the building, 'Looks like the Astarte Familia didn't put many restrictions, or maybe they are just being pressured by the other factions within the region.'

Kisuke already predicted that the scattered forces within the Dizara Region would converge after the news of an easy way to the deeper levels of the Dungeon since there's just so much wealth and resources down here that would attract even small Familias, 'Since I caused all of these, I guess the villages and smaller towns that would lose the protection of these Familias are my responsibility... Hmm... I suppose monster repellers would do it.'

Of course, he won't do everything himself. After making the final product, he'll sell its production method to multiple outlets that could produce them.

While deep in his thoughts, however, Kisuke heard something disturbing from the Mercenaries around him, "Hey, is he the owner of this 'Tower of Desires'?"

"I've seen the portraits circulating around so I'm positive."

"So he's the one who made all of this possible... But he doesn't look that strong. Look at those scrawny arms. It doesn't look like he could properly swing a sword. He even has a cane which proves that he sometimes has difficulties walking. I can't believe he made all of this."

"Of course no one does. The most probable scenario was he's a son of a great noble or very rich merchant that funded the research and development of this tower and used the Magic that instantly transports things to build it within the safety point which essentially gave him enormous power on this floor. Most of the Gods also believe that this is the case."

"Then why did he give the control of the Magic that instantly transfers people to the Astarte Familia?"

"It's most probably because the Astarte Familia was able to strike a deal with him. Since he doesn't have the power to protect this tower on his own, even if he included his wives, he had no choice but to get one of the biggest and strongest Familia to his side. Although he lost the rights to the Magic, he's able to solidify his position with the tower."

After roaming around for a few more minutes, similar conversations could be heard everywhere they go, 'Hmmm... So this is the reason why the Astarte Familia is being pushed back. They thought I'm some pushover that needed their help.'

Even then, a smile lingered on Kisuke's face, 'Well then, let's see how things develop~ I'll only move when they try to snatch my house.'

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Within the tallest tower of the castle in the middle of Asauros where the Poseidon and Amphitrite Familias reside, two old men were watching the bustling town from the top while drinking liquor. While the first man emanates Divine Power, the second man's aura was that of a mortal. However, the second man's demeanor and sharpness didn't lose to the Deity drinking with him, "Are you sure about this, Poseidon? Letting Aruna do whatever he wants, I mean."

Poseidon put down his glass after emptying it, "I'm not letting him do whatever he wants. I'm just letting him do one thing. Besides, you can't really say anything since you and Hera already failed once and there's no other prospect within sight until now."

Zeus sighed and also emptied his glass, "I may have failed, but I don't think this is the right answer either."

"I'm the same. However, we couldn't prove that this is the wrong answer too."

"But Aruna is messing with something that could easily go wrong."

"I know. And that's the reason why I'm allowing it. It is so that we could watch him and what he is doing more closely. If I didn't give my consent and he decided to do this secretly anyway, it'll be already too late to do anything when something goes wrong."

"Haahh... And this Tower of Desire just had to appear at such a convenient timing. I feel a little bad for Astarte."

"There's no other way. We can't control Aruna. And since he increased the security around himself to a ridiculous level, no Deity could even approach him to send him back to Heaven."