CH. 458: Meeting of Maids

Freya sat in the room, legs crossed and face leaning against her palm. She stifled a yawn with her hand.

Grayfia glanced at her fellow maid. "Do you want to sleep?"

Freya shook her head. "I was up all night trying to find him through the mirror…"

She admitted to being a stalker without hesitation.

"My lord mostly spends nights in another world."

Freya's eyes glowed at the mere mention of another world, but she suppressed her curiosity. "My Odr is amazing at ignoring me."

"You shouldn't have high hopes for being with my lord." Grayfia came out with a straightforward answer. "He is relentless in chasing the women he wants."

Freya's lips curled up. "I won't give up."

Grayfia saw a bit of Asahi's passion in Freya's eyes. He used to chase Grayfia with the same desire. Freya was just more passive with her approach, while Asahi remained active until he got Grayfia to accept him.

"Freya, why are you hung up on my lord? You do not even love him."

"Love? Isn't that a romantic way of lusting over someone?" Freya said with a laugh. "I'll have you know… I'm a connoisseur of love and sex… love leads to sex or the opposite. One can't exist without the other… the only exception is probably familial love."

"You're the wise goddess."

Grayfia didn't delve deeper into the conversation. Freya's twisted obsession differed from Grayfia's affection for Asahi. She had and never will understand Freya's mindset.

"Don't hold back on your words, Grayfia. I want to hear your take."

Grayfia narrowed her eyes. "You couldn't care less about Asahi's personality. You want my lord's approval to mend your wounded pride. Nothing else."

Grayfia gave Freya her honest take without holding back. Despite living for so long and seeing so much, Grayfia's words stung Freya.

"You… are right," Freya admitted. "But it's merely one side of the truth. The other side is complicated."

"Complicated because you want it to be," Grayfia said with a humorless smile. "Am I wrong?"

"True… It's the first time I have failed in capturing someone's heart with my charm and beauty. I thought of other methods to captivate him." Freya smiled fondly as she recited her experience. "It's… refreshing to think of new ideas, but I lose control before him and say things I don't want to say… I feel hopeless."

Grayfia furrowed her brows, finding Freya's experience similar to her own. She had moments when she became a different person before Asahi. It used to be a frequent occurrence even after Asahi seduced her.

'It can't be real.'

She found it hard to believe that Freya genuinely loved Asahi. The goddess lived by her own beliefs.

"You don't believe me," Freya said with a wry smile. "It's only fair for my evil deeds."

"My belief does not matter in the slightest. It's important that Asahi believes you… Why am I even advising a goddess of love on love matters?"

(Probably because she is wearing a maid dress,) Klyscha said.

Grayfia couldn't help but sigh at her easy-to-exploit weakness for maid outfits.

Freya picked up the teacup from the table and took a sip. "You drove the conversation to love. I'm innocent."

"I'm sorry for that."

"It was fun exposing my heart to my senior maid," Freya said with a wide smile. "Miss Grayfia, I was always curious about your race. Can I know more about it?"

Before, she had mistaken Grayfia for a Valkyrie from heaven, which was busted as soon as Asahi revealed his secret. She had seen Grayfia's wings and tail occasionally, which heightened her curiosity. Now seemed to be a great time to find some answers.

"I'm a devil from the Underworld."

"Isn't Underworld Hades's domain—my bad for mixing my world's logic with yours…"

"Umm… my world's Hades lives in Hell, which is beneath the Underworld."

Freya's eyes widened before her face lit up with excitement. "Is Hades alone or the whole Greek faction is there?"

Freya's enthusiasm surprised Grayfia. Everyone in Orario seemed interested in the legends and myths, even deities.

(It stems from a lack of solid entertainment.)

Grayfia nodded. "Greek, Norse, Celtic, Shinto. They all have their own domains."

"It's really fascinating how the aspects of our worlds are familiar and different at the same time. While we are on this topic, can you tell me how Asahi received his powers?"

"Freya, back to your stalking habits?"

Freya heard Asahi's voice and turned to the door, which slowly opened.

"My lord," Grayfia said as she stood up.

"My lord." Freya copied her senior maid's gesture, then bowed. "I'd not be a stalker if you keep gracing my world with your charming presence."

"Eh, I'll think about it." Asahi waved his hand and stepped aside. "Fei, don't be shy now."

Freya's eyes widened in the next instance as Hephaestus strode inside and took a seat beside Grayfia. Astraea remained beside Asahi and watched over her friend.

"Hephaestus…?" Freya muttered, shock on her face. "Your face."

"It's not hideous anymore, right?" Hephaestus asked, touching her eye with care. "It's… normal."

"Normal? You are above the beauty of elves and goddesses. This isn't normal," Freya said with a giggle, and glanced at the man responsible for the miracle. "My lord is truly extraordinary."

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