After walking away from Hermes, the atmosphere in the meeting room shifted as Bahamut aer took their seats in the front row.

  They exged lighthearted banter, a casual reprieve before the business of gods ehe meeting room buzzed with the chatter of deities, eae finding their own pce, while the air was thick with anticipation.

  Before long, the familiar figures of Hephaestus and Ganesha entered.

  Upon spotting Hephaestus, Bahamut waved her over, her smile brightening the room.

  "Hey, e join us!" she called out, her voice cutting through the chatter.

  Hephaestus smiled, grateful for the invitation, and made her way over, deliberately ign the ods who were already present.

  "You’re looking stunning today," Hephaestus plimented, her eyes lingering on Bahamut aer, both of whom were dressed to the nines.

  In trast, Hephaestus wore her usual casual attire, which made her feel somewhat out of pce.

  “Thank you! My children did all the work,” Bahamut replied with a pyful lilt in her voice, her pride evident.

  Hephaestus rolled her eyes, a teasing smile on her lips.

  "Sigh, you d about your kids every time we meet. I’m starting to think I should meet them in person, just to see what the fuss is all about." she said.

  “Fufufu, you should definitely meet that Draco boy. Well, I shouldn’t call him a boy anymore; anyway, you will be surprised,” Demeter chimed in.

  “He’s not the only one worthy of a visit. You should see the whole familia!” Bahamut added.

  “Hmm, you’ve definitely got me very curious now,” Hephaestus replied, leaning in slightly, her i piqued.

  However, their versation was interrupted by a loud, boisterous voibsp;

  "Ahem, I am Ganesha!" he procimed, attempting to gain their attention.

  He had taken a seat o Hephaestus but felt utterly sidelined by the three goddesses.

  “Oh, Ganesha, you were here,” Bahamut remarked, her toraying a hint of disi as she turoward him.

  “Bwahahahaha, still cold as always!” Ganesha replied, his ughter eg in the room.

  “Ugh, do you have to be so loud? You’re right o us,” Bahamut grumbled, clearly unimpressed with his volume.

  “Anyway, do you remember what we discussed st meeting?” Bahamut asked, shifting the topic.

  “I do, but what about you? Were you able to tact her?” Ganesha inquired, his tone curious.

  “Hmm, I did mao send word out, but you know how Aasterinian is. She’ll probably e to Orario eventually, but when? I do not know,” Bahamut replied, her brow furrowing slightly.

  "Ohoho, what’s this juiews I hear?" Demeter interjected, her eyes gleaming with mischief.

  “It’s nothing of importance,” Ganesha quickly denied, waving his hands dismissively.

  “Ho, didn’t quite sound that way to me,” Demeter tered, her i only growing.

  “That’s enough, Demeter. Stop being too nosy,” Hephaestus scolded gently but firmly.

  “Tsk, no fun,” Demeter muttered, her pyful pout evident.

  Ganesha offered Hephaestus a grateful nod before slipping away to mih the other deities.

  Just then, Loki sauntered into the meeting room, her eyes squinting slightly until they nded on Bahamut.

  Following closely behind her was Freya, who immediately atention with her striking presend beauty.

  Loki let out an exasperated scoff before turning away to eh her own circle of deities in the room.

  “Kugh, that is rather annoying. But something feels off about her today,” Bahamut muttered.

  "Heh, she is indeed ag odd. I expected her to e over and bicker with you, but she’s keeping her distance. Does she perhaps know something?" Hephaestus specuted, her voice filled with intrigue.

  "I don’t really know, but does it even matter now?" Bahamut replied, unbothered.

  “True,” Demeter agreed, her curiosity simmerih the surface.

  As the hour approached for the Denatus meeting to ence, mods and goddesses filled the room until it was nearly at capacity.

  The meeting kicked off with the standard reports detailing the test happenings in Orario and the dungeon.

  As usual, the gods bickered amongst themselves, tossing around potential solutions to various problems, though they rarely arrived at a united sensus.

  Deities without familias often found these segments of the meeting tedious, their eyes wandering as they half-heartedly listened.

  The only oruly ied were the gods and goddesses whose familia’s were directly involved iters discussed.

  The main highlight of the meeting—the point everyone eagerly awaited—was the level-up reports and the assig of aliases to successful adventurers.

  The hours ticked by, and just whelessness began to settle in, the meeting finally reached the segment where familia’s with adventurers who had levelled up were to be announced.

  As the names were called out in alphabetical order, anticipation bubbled in the room.

  The Bahamut familia was sooioned, sending waves of murmurs rippling through the audienbsp;

  Gasps of disbelief rippled across the gathering; many were perplexed by the news.

  It was widely known from the st meeting that Bahamut had formed her familia only four months prior, and all the adventurers who had joined were known to be level 1.

  For anyone of her children to have levelled up to level 2 in such a short span seemed impossible.

  Various deities turheir curious gazes toward Bahamut, their expressions a mix of intrigue, jealousy, and even malibsp;

  Bahamut, however, remained unfazed, her demeanour calm as she surveyed the crowd.

  " you all keep quiet ahe annou finish?" she requested, her voice cutting through the murmurs like a knife.

  Despite their displeasure at being reprimahe deities plied, their curiosity outweighed their irritation.

  They were eager to learn who among Bahamut's children had achieved this remarkable feat.

  The annou tinued, and as the names of every child in the Bahamut familia and their achievements were called out, the silence deepehick with various swirliions among the deities.

  Ohe annou cluded, aric silence had pletely enveloped the room.

  Emotions swirled—some were in a state of shod disbelief, others envious, while a few harboured darker iions, already scheming to cim Bahamut's children for their own.

  Yet amidst the swirliions, Bahamut’s expression transformed into a gleeful grin.

  She had been waiting for this moment, relishing the myriad of reas her familia’s success had incited.

  In that moment, she sat back, basking in the chaos of envy and admiration, knowihat her children had truly begun to make their mark in the world of gods and mortals alike.