"Wait, you're a goddess of justice?" Vasileios excimed loudly in surprise.

  "Amongst several other titles, did I not mention them?" Bahamut replied with equal surprise.

  "Quick, tell us what your other titles are," Dimitra eagerly asked.

  "Well, some refer to me as the goddess of justice, destru, and the sea. There are others I don't particurly like, such as the 'ic whale' or 'sea serpent,'" Bahamut replied, her face sg up.

  "Whoa, the titles sound so random. How do justice, destru, and the sea even go hand in hand?" Michalis asked.

  "Fufufu, even I find some of my titles and abilities quite weird. For example, my form of justice is oempered with merd punishment with fiveness. But that could easily ge, as I also bee the ination of destru," Bahamut paused.

  "As for the goddess of the sea titles, sea serpent and ic fish, it's an embarrassing story I do not wish to share," Bahamut said.

  "Oooh, Bahamut- has such a hidden juicy story. Now I am definitely curious about what happened," Vasiliki responded.

  Flick!

  "Ouch, why did you hit me?" Vasiliki questioned.

  "Silly girl, I won't be telling that story to anyone," Bahamut replied, flig Vasiliki with her tail on the head.

  "So, do all gods of justiforce the same form of justice?" Eleni asked curiously.

  "Hmm, that is a tough question," Bahamut said, taking a ptive look.

  "The answer would be no," she replied after a short while.

  "Why, though?" Eleni asked.

  "Anod/goddess may not see merd fiveness as a necessary part of justice. So it is simply a matter of perspective," Bahamut expined.

  "I have an ued question," Nikoos said, his face taking a serious look.

  "Isn't it possible for the gods in all their power to destroy all the monsters ahe world bee peaceful?" Nikoos asked.

  The room fell silent, everyoaring at Bahamut, waiting for an answer.

  'Isn't that like a taboo question, but I am curious if such a thing is possible, even though I probably already know the answer,' Draco thought.

  "It is possible, yet also impossible," Bahamut replied, fusing everyone.

  " you please expin?" Cir asked.

  "I should probably start from the beginning, though I will omit maails that only gods are allowed to know," Bahamut replied.

  "First of all, gods are forbidden from using their arum in the lower world. This was a rule made to prevent us from directly or ily twisting the mortal world. Well, it was also do of boredom, since most gods cked for nothing in the upper world besides eai," Bahamut began.

  "So, are our just lives viewed as eai by the gods?" Michalis asked, a bit shocked by Bahamut's w.

  "No, silly. Not every god thinks that way. Like you mortals, there are gods sidered good and some bad. In the end, good and evil is only a matter of perspective," Bahamut replied.

  "I see," Michalis muttered, a bit dissatisfied with the answer.

  "Anyway, if this rule is broken, the god/goddess will be forced back to the upper world, o return. And this rule is reinforced by the primordial gods," she expined.

  Cir gazed at Bahamut, her eyes brimming with curiosity.

  "Primordial gods, you say?. What you tell us about them?" she asked.

  Bahamut's expression grew pensive as she sidered how to best expin the plex hierarchy of the upper world.

  "Even amongst the gods, there are intricate and often invisible ranks," she begaone measured and thoughtful.

  "The primordial gods are a rare and enigmatic breed, predating the creation of pantheons. A simple expnation is that they are the oldest and possibly stro gods/goddesses in the upper world" she said.

  “Ooooh, are you perhaps a primordial god” Eleni asked, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.

  “Sorry to disappoint you little one, but I am not that old.” Bahamut replied with a light chuckle.

  Eleni had a slightly disappointed look on her face upon hearing the answer.

  Bahamut felt a bit irked seeing Eleni's disappointed face, so she felt the o impress her.

  “If it’s any sotion, I am just a rank below the primordial gods” Bahamut said, a hint of pride ione.

  Draost couldn’t hold himself from ughing out-loud at the se.

  Eleni’s face lit up and she leaned in, captivated by the revetion.

  "Please, tinue." Draco said, hinting at Bahamut to tihe earlier topic.

  The group listened ily, their i in Bahamut's wrowing.

  Bahamut sighed, her expression growing somber.

  "It's true that the gods possess the power to obliterate the mohat pgue your world. However, to do so would be to upset the delicate bahat holds it in pce." Bahamut expined.

  She paused, her gaze sweeping over the assembled children.

  "The duhat pgues the lower world is not as simple as you all might think," Bahamut said, her voice grave.

  "It is a threat that even the gods have to approach with the caution." she paused, allowing her words to sink in.

  "The dungeon is quite resistant to divine power, and has even adapted to somehow absorb it, using that energy tthen itself further. So many realized that we might just make the situation worse" she said.

  "Absorb divinity? That sounds incredibly dangerous. Does that mean the gods are limited in their ability to intervene and is the dungeon also a divine being?" Cir's brow furrowed in .

  "Kind of," Bahamut replied, her voice tinged with hesitation but eborated no further.

  "However due to a pact whose details I ot disclose, as well as the efforts of a certain god who has mao suppress the dungeon, the mortal world has been spared from total annihition thus far." she said.

  Everyone's eyes widened in shock. "Annihition? You mean the dungeon could potentially destroy the entire lower world?" Michalis excimed, his voice ced with disbelief.

  Bahamut nodded. "Ihe dungeos the gods and would likely retaliate with its full power on the mortal world should we break the agreed pact," she expined.

  "Then why don't the gods unite and strike the dungeon at once? Surely that would be possible," Nikoos asked, his brow furrowed in ption.

  "Sadly, that is going to be extremely difficult," Bahamut replied.

  "The gods arely united or like-mihe same way all you mortals aren't." she added.

  She paused, gatherihoughts.

  "I mentioned before that some gods are only in the mortal world for eai and want to keep the status quo. Taking that away from them would lead to another set of problems, especially sihere are some extremely powerful gods amongst them." she expined.

  Bahamut's gaze grew distant. "And before you ask, the answer is that it would be almost impossible. There are many gods that wield the power to destroy the entire mortal world. The gods are eternal, and many are whimsical, so a promise had to be made." she said.

  'Does Bahamut have the power to destroy the world too?' Draco couldn't help but wonder.

  Cir felt a chill run down her spi the gravity of the situation.

  "Over the eons, several hardw gods have tried various means to help the lower world," Bahamut tinued, her voice tinged with a hint ret.

  "As you all already know, the spirits and dragon-kin were one of such methods tried, all in an effort to tain the dungeon's influence. But you all guess how that ended up," she said, a touch of sorrow in her words.

  "So around a thousand years ago, some gods decided to desd upon the mortal world aowed the blessing of Falna," Bahamut revealed, her gaze distant, as if recalling a distant memory.

  "This divine gift had empowered and unlocked the potential of mortals, granting them the strength and abilities to veo the dungeon and challes dangers. This was a way created by the gods to tain the dungeon without breaking the pact, a sedary effect was that it gave mortals a fighting d kept a bunch of annoying gods eained." she added.

  Bahamut paused, her expression thoughtful.

  "Well, there are several other factors and reasons too many to hat pyed a part ihing, but I 't exactly say it all, so let's end it here." she cluded.

  Michalis leaned ba the couch, a pensive expression on his fabsp;

  "Phew, that was a lot to take in," he murmured, his voice tinged with a mix of and awe.

  The group fell silent, each lost in their own thoughts, pting the gravity of the situation they now found themselves in.

  "What, are you all perhaps disappointed in the gods or perhaps me?" Bahamut asked, her voice carrying a hint of sadness.

  Draco let out a heavy sigh, his brow furrowed as he pted an answer. "We don't know what to think," he admitted, g his words with a touch of uainty.

  "It's a lot to process, but on another here's really nothing to think about. We should simply leave the problems of the gods to the ods. After all, all we do is deal with mortal problems anyway." he replied.

  Draco wasn’t really surprised or bothered by Bahamut's revetions.

  There were already various theories on online forums about the Danmachi world, in his old world.

  While he had been privy to these insights, the rest of his familia were not.

  So he gave su ao steer their minds away from spiraling down a rabbit hole of uainty.

  Sensing the emotional turmoil that had gripped the group, Bahamut decided to interjebsp;

  "I may be forbidden from using my full abilities, but that does not mean I am without means to aid you. I will provide guidance, offer knowledge, and empower those among you who prove worthy." Her words were ced with a sense of authority, yet tempered with a genuine for their well-being.

  Vasileios spoke up, his voice tinged with a hint of skepticism.

  "And what else do the gods seek iurn for such aid?" he questioned, his eyes narrowing slightly.

  The goddess's expression grew sad, she was not expeg such a question from any of the children.

  Thwack !!

  “How you ask such a thing, look how sad you made her” Dimitra immediately scolded Vasileios.

  "From me, nothing more than your tinued dedication to the cause of positive justid the prote of the i. It is up to you children, to take up the mantle of heroism and face the darkness head-on." Bahamut replied, after a moment of ption.

  The room fell silent, the gravity of Bahamut's words settling over the group like a heavy b.

  They khe task before them would be immense, but the goddess's faith in their abilities had kindled a spark of determination within their hearts.

  Vasileios, his voice firm and resolute, spoke up.

  "That we accept. We will do whatever it takes to rid the world of these monstrosities aore peace” he answered.

  Bahamut's eyes shoh pride, and she nodded, a small smile pying on her lips.

  Draco, however, couldn't help but wonder if there was more to the goddess's motivations.

  'Why does it seem as though she is trying to lead them dowh of heroism?' he thought, his mind w overtime to uhe plexities of the situation.

  Bahamut didn’t have any reason to disclose all this information as it could easily backfire aroy their new fragile familia.

  But she did it, she brought them down and then firmly phe seed of a noble goal in their young minds, while alsthening their trust and relian her.

  ‘Is this her attempt to……’ Draco thoughts were cut short.

  Bahamut's gaze had met his own, Draco felt a chill run down his spine.

  It was as if the goddess could see straight into his soul, her smile carrying a hint of amusement, as if she had already read his mind.

  She then raised a finger, pg it on her lips, a gesture signalling him to keep quite.

  'Hhtening, yet weirdly charming and amusing' Draused, giving her a nod of uanding.

  What Bahamut had done wasn’t a bad thing, telling someoo be a hero ointless.

  They ly desire to be one, and saving the world from the dungeon just seemed to be the right goal to impnt in their young minds.