Otherworldly Carriage

An abrupt workload suddenly came to the Hephaestus and Loki Familias' way, but they didn't mind it too much, as it was an extra income for them. The Guild also sanctioned their activities after finalizing the tax they would be getting out of it.

But even if everyone was busy trying to 'earn' some money, they didn't stop watching the feed that was still showing the Hestia Familia. Hermes could have switched it back to the Apollo Familia, but since their enemies were still not there, nothing interesting would happen.

After their meal, the Hestia Familia immediately made their next move, but instead of going in the gate's direction, they made their way towards the Guild's Main Building, Pantheon.

"Oh my~ It looks like they still don't intend to go to the battlefield. What do you think they are up to this time, Ganesha-sama?", asked Ibri.

"I'm Ganesha~!"

"Please leave if you won't make any proper commentary."

The people watched how the Hestia Familia entered the building and went straight towards their advisor, who was making an interesting face. "Why aren't you out there for the game?", asked Sophie with the corner of her mouth twitching.

"Yo~ Long time no see, Sophie-san~! It's been a while~!", Kisuke greeted her.

"...It's really been a while. I've always wanted to talk to you, but I suppose this isn't a good time. What business do you have today with the Guild, for you to prioritize it over your current predicament?"

"We'd like to update some of our members' Guild status. We don't want to be branded as cheaters, after all~", Kisuke went straight to business.

Hearing that, Sophie's eyes widened and her long ears perked up a little, "Are you saying that..." But before she could continue, she managed to stop herself, "I'm sorry. Please follow me to a private room to process your request."

Sophie stood up from her seat and faced the direction where their image was being taken, "Please look away for a few moments. From here on, it'll be their private affair."

Hermes understood her point and immediately changed the point of view back to the Shreme Castle where the Apollo Familia and their alliance were still waiting for their enemies to appear.

Some of the Gods immediately started complaining but Hermes ignored them.

Within the private room, Sophie immediately asked, "So who is it? Why now of all times? And you do know the clamor this will cause, right?"

"It'll be Sona-chan, Aika-chan and Koneko-chan~. Please process it.", answered Kisuke.

Sophie sighed, 'If it wasn't clear before, now it'll be clear that they are the fastest leveling Adventurers in history. [Record Holder]'s... More Deities will be after them...'

But since she had already said what she wanted to say, she proceeded, "Understood. I would need the certification from Hestia-sama with her Divine mark."

Sona handed over the documents needed and after Sophie confirmed them, the latter kept it in her folder, "Once I filed this, you'll be officially announced as Level 3. Congratulations on your Level up."

"Thank you."

"Then I won't waste more of your time.", said Sophie and stood up from her seat, intending to leave the room to further work on their documents. However, she stopped just before she exited and asked without facing them, "Can you win?"

Kisuke opened his fan and placed it in front of his face before answering, "You may bet everything on us and I guarantee that you'll become a rich person overnight~! Oh, and by the way, please take this to where the Gods are meeting after the game." Kisuke passed a note to her.

Sophie took the note and smiled slightly before replying, "I'm sorry but I hate gambling. Well then, please excuse me." Their advisor left them in the private room.

"Should we leave?", asked Serafall.

"Right. It's about time. Let's go and test that thing out on the road." Kisuke also stood up and recalled something, "By the way, Medusa. How did it go with Soma-sama's side?"

Medusa nodded and reported, "Everything went smoothly. Though before he agreed, he gave me one of his creations. It's delicious and has some sort of bewitching effect, but it's not something that can affect me."

"Hoh~? So that's the rumored 'successful' wine of his, huh? I'll place an order later."

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Some time after the Hestia Familia entered the Pantheon, Ibri Achaa finally received new information. One of the Guild employees who approached the stage passed a note to Ibri, "Hmm...? T-this is!?"

Ibri immediately grabbed his voice amplifier and shouted, "Ladies and gentlemen~! Big news just came from the Guild. Apparently, Magical Girl★Azure, Flashy Knight Champion and White Flames of Dawn updated their Guild status just now and after just two months from their previous level up, they officially became Level 3 Adventurers!"

A wave of silence engulfed everyone before an explosion of discussions occurred. While most were shocked by the news, some were jealous while others wanted to know their secret, more specifically, the Deities.

While Apollo became even more exhilarated with the news, some Gods started plotting on how they could snatch them from Apollo after the game.

Away from other Gods, Loki, Hephaestus, Hestia and Artemis sat together. "If it was from before, I would have been furious with them breaking my Ais-tan's record.", commented Loki.

"That's really thought-provoking eh, Loki. What changed your mind?", asked Hephaestus.

"'Cause I can say for sure that they are in a different category than anyone else. They can't be compared to the normal ones."

"How rude. Are you saying my children aren't normal?", Hestia immediately complained.

However, the teammate she thought she had immediately rebuked her, "That's only because you haven't experienced what's truly normal.", added Artemis calmly.

Hestia knew that she couldn't win an argument against them so she immediately changed the topic by addressing Hermes, "Hermes! Enough of that boring castle where nothing is happening! Show us my children!"

"Understood~!" With a snap of his fingers, the scenery changed and it was now showing the road outside the walls of Orario. The party was still present, but what caught everyone's attention was the strange black 'carriage'.

"What's that? Is that a carriage? It has a strange shape and peculiar wheels.", asked one of the Deities.

"Not just that. It seems to be made out of something metallic. Tamed monsters aside, there's no way a normal horse would be able to pull that.", added another Deity.

While everyone started chattering, Hephaestus asked Hestia, "Hestia, what's that?"

Nonetheless, Hestia was as clueless as everyone else, "I-I don't know... Kisuke-kun never showed me anything like that before."

From the screen, Kisuke's voice echoed, "Alright everyone, hop in~! I'm going to drive."

But as soon as he said that, Serafall immediately rejected the idea by asking, "Do you have a driver's license?"

"Ah... Er... I don't."

"Then leave it to me since I'm probably the only one who has it~!", declared Serafall gleefully.

Kisuke thought about it for a moment before agreeing, 'It's not like something bad will happen.'

In front of them was a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), also known as Humvee back on Earth. In his free time, Kisuke was able to assemble this vehicle with an engine that used Magic Power to move. Aside from the absence of the firearm on top of it, it was very similar to the original one.

Of course, even though it looked like a Humvee, the technology behind it was very different. For one, it had multiple features that would allow top speed on multiple terrains and stability that would keep the vehicle upright even when turning tight corners at high speeds.

Kisuke also didn't forget the safety of its passengers as there were multiple barriers inlaid in its chassis which would automatically activate if certain conditions were met. Magic barriers were also used to achieve the utmost comfort even in rugged situations.

As they got on board, Sona finally recovered from the teasing she received from Serafall after she'd heard her nickname 'Magical Girl★Azure' and recalled something important.

The Humvee started but there was no noise due to Magic directly spinning the wheels similar to an Electric Vehicle. "Ah, I remembered something.", said Sona suddenly.

"What is it?"

"Nee-sama would always drive every vehicle as if she's in a race car and participating in a competition. Her license was actually revoked a few years ago because of that."

Kisuke, Medusa, Koneko, Aika, Akeno and Irina all looked at each other before looking towards Sona with an empty smile, "Too late."

Without anyone being able to stop it, Serafall, without any hesitation, floored the accelerator.