Danmachi: The Multiverse Portal

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Now that all four factions were present, the canyon outside Snowfield was the heart of the Holy Grail War.

"Oh? I wasn't expecting this many people."

Gilgamesh folded his arms, his expression turning disdainful. He had been fighting Alcides and the mounted female Servant when newcomers from another world showed up and broke up their three-way fight.

"Have you returned for another training exercise, Goddesses from another world?" Gilgamesh looked at Hestia and Artemis. They were both true Goddesses, but since they came from another world—the rules that limited local Divine Spirits did not affect them.

"Hmph. Obviously." Hestia raised her chin with a proud smile. "If we're joining this Holy Grail War, then I want to see who's stronger: you legendary heroes or the children of our Familias."

Her confidence put instant pressure on all three Servants.

Hippolyta felt it most keenly. The Queen of the Amazons looked at Artemis, the blue-haired Goddess surrounded by a Familia of young women. Even from across the battlefield, she sensed a bond between this Artemis and the one she worshipped.

"I am Hippolyta." She lowered her bow slightly in greeting. "It is an honor to meet you, Artemis, Goddess of the Moon from another world."

"Hippolyta…"

Two dark-skinned Amazons from the Artemis Familia stared at her with bright eyes. They had never met the Hippolyta from their own world, but now the legendary Amazon queen stood before them—young, beautiful, and just as fierce as the myths tell. They had also seen her fight Alcides and Gilgamesh earlier.

"I'm Azi."

"And I'm Hashi."

"We're Amazons of the Artemis Familia." The two moved forward together.

They clearly admired her, yet their fighting spirit was just as strong. Meeting the legendary queen was an honor, but fighting her would mean even more. Testing themselves against Hippolyta, one of the greatest Amazon warriors, would be the best way to prove how far they had come.

"Amazons…"

Hippolyta wondered why the two girls stared at her so intensely. When she learned they shared her blood and heritage, it all made sense.

Those weren't the eyes of worshippers.

They were challengers.

Hippolyta's unease faded. As a former Amazon queen, she could not show weakness before younger warriors, especially with Rethusa and the rest of the Familia watching her with the same hunger for battle.

"Daughter of Ares, Queen of the Amazons, and a follower of Artemis from this world." Artemis had already read the information August had given her about Hippolyta.

"Welcome, Hippolyta."

For once, Artemis greeted someone warmly. Anyone who devoted herself to the warrior's path earned some favor from the Goddess.

"It is an honor, Lady Artemis." Hippolyta bowed her head.

For a moment, the meeting almost felt peaceful.

Alcides felt no such excitement. The fallen demigod glared at the two Goddesses from another world, his irritation mounting by the second.

He had stood among the greatest heroes of his age—yet he could not strike Artemis or Hestia without cause. Neither had wronged him.

That did not mean he had to tolerate them.

If no opportunity presented itself, he would make one.

Alcides shattered the ground beneath his feet and launched himself straight at Hestia.

"Whoa. Heroes in this world really don't waste any time, do they?" Lili stared in disbelief. Was he really charging at a Goddess who had already unleashed her Divine Power?

Alcides covered most of the distance in a flash, but before he got within three hundred meters of Hestia, a gunshot rang out across the canyon.

"BANG!"

His charge stopped.

Something had pierced his stomach. Alcides looked down and saw blood spreading under the Pelt of the Divine Beast. Thirty meters behind him, a twisted bullet was buried in the ground.

"Impossible…" He touched the wound.

"THE PELT WAS PIERCED?"

The Nemean Lion's pelt was supposed to block any weapon made by humans—yet a human bullet had gone through both the Noble Phantasm and his body from the front.

Gilgamesh watched what happened, then burst out laughing.

"Oh? Now that's interesting! A Divine Beast's hide that rejects human weapons has been pierced by something made by humans." The contradiction made him laugh.

"Hahahaha! How absurd!"

"..." Alcides pressed his hand to the bleeding wound and looked up. With his enhanced vision, he spotted two figures coming down from the sky toward the canyon.

"So you've arrived." He studied them through eyes filled with mana. "A new Servant… and an outsider from another World."

Olga Marie Animusphere landed first, holding August in her arms. August waved to everyone as if he had just arrived at a friendly get-together, not a battlefield full of Heroic Spirits.

"Hello."

"AUGUST!" Hestia flew over with Lili at her side.

As soon as she reached August, she bumped Olga Marie aside with her hip, hugged August tightly, and held on to him like she was taking back something precious.

"..." Alcides, Gilgamesh, Hippolyta, and all the hidden observers watching through familiars understood what was happening right away.

This was divine favoritism!

This was not just a small blessing or the distant affection a God might show a follower. Hestia's love for August was so clear it almost overflowed onto the battlefield.

The full favor of a Goddess had fallen upon one mortal.

Olga Marie glared at Hestia. She had finally gotten the chance to carry August into battle, and her entrance had been perfect—until that annoying Goddess shoved her aside and ruined it.

"Alright, that's enough. We're still in the middle of a fight." August grabbed Hestia under the arms, gently pulled her off, and set her down.

"Don't worry. I'll film everything from your best angle. You'll look so handsome that no one will see a single flaw!" Hestia gave him a big thumbs-up.

"Good." August patted her head.

"Hehe." Hestia leaned into his hand, satisfied. That was just what she wanted.

Gilgamesh, Alcides, and Hippolyta all knew that August's arrival signaled the start of the second round.

The Artemis Familia realized the same thing. Their curiosity about Hippolyta had turned into a clear goal. Even though she was a legendary Amazon queen their people once admired, they were here to challenge heroes.

Each member drew her weapon. They would face this challenge with their own strength.

Hippolyta looked at the line of young huntresses.

"You wish to challenge me?" She raised her bow.

These women seemed to be the next generation of Amazons from another world, and as their senior, she could not turn down a formal challenge from them. She might have wanted to keep fighting Alcides, but that could wait.

"Then come." Hippolyta's eyes narrowed. "Show me what the Amazons of your world can do."

"Kalion!" She raised her voice.

Her warhorse looked at Artemis before moving. Artemis nodded, and only then did Kalion relax. The magnificent horse raced across the canyon like the wind and stopped beside Hippolyta, letting her mount.

Hippolyta understood why Kalion hesitated. The horse had not rejected her; it simply sensed someone with greater authority nearby—the Goddess its rider worshipped.

The difference between a lower life-form and a true deity was obvious.

Hippolyta climbed into the saddle, and Kalion charged ahead. This was the speed and power expected from the Rider class.

"Everyone, prepare for battle!" Rethusa's voice resounded through the canyon.

She knew Hippolyta was much stronger than the Zealot they had fought before, and the Amazon queen's Divine Presence alone put intense pressure on the Familia.

"Lante, prepare your magical arrows. Azi, Hashi, you're taking the front. Get ready for close combat." Rethusa remained calm.

The huntresses moved without pause, raising their bows as the close-combat fighters stepped to the front.

Rethusa watched Hippolyta come closer and clenched her hold on her weapon.

Respect from the younger generation did not mean bowing down to their heroes.

It meant challenging them!!

For the Artemis Familia, this was their chance to surpass the legend who came before them. It was true insubordination.

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