Chapter 441 - Ishtar is causing trouble again. (Patreon)

The man smiled, took a step forward, and entered the courtyard of the Hestia Familia mansion. The moment he did, Luan lost his patience. Without saying a word, he charged toward the man.

Luan didn't even use his Teleportation ability. He relied solely on his speed.

But even without using his ability, it was as though he had teleported. A loud sound rang out, as if Luan had broken the sound barrier. And in less than a second, the man was on the ground.

Luan was holding him by the neck, pressing him against the grass.

The man's eyes widened. He still hadn't understood what was happening.

When he felt Luan's grip tightening around his neck, he finally realized what was going on. He grabbed Luan's hand and struggled to speak. “You son of a bitch! What the hell do you think you're doing?”

“I'm the one who should be asking you that. Who are you? What do you think you're doing, knocking down the gate to my mansion? Are you looking to die?” Luan asked, staring coldly at the man.

He tightened his grip. When he realized the man couldn't speak and was on the verge of passing out, he loosened his hand.

The man took a deep breath and said, “My name is Leman. I was sent here to deliver a message.”

Luan was surprised by the man's words. He had been sent here?

“Who sent you? Tell me right now, unless you want your head blown to pieces.”

The man knew Luan wasn't bluffing, so he panicked and immediately started talking. “It was Ishtar! Ishtar sent me here!” he shouted.

Luan's eyes widened, and then he released the man.

The man brought a hand to his neck and began coughing. “Cough... Cough... You son of a bitch, I almost died.”

“Are you part of the Ishtar Familia?” Luan asked.

But the answer was obvious.

“Of course not! Why would I belong to a Familia full of prostitutes?”

“Well...” Luan held back a laugh. “Then why did Ishtar send you here? Why did you break the gate to my house?”

“She told me to give you this.” The man took a card out of his pocket. “She said she missed you or something like that. She gave me some money and asked me to come here. That's all. I don't want any trouble.”

“Then you should have thought twice before destroying the gate to my house. You're going to pay for it. Where's the money she gave you? If it isn't enough, you'll work until you've paid me back.”

“...” The man looked around, trying to figure out what to do.

'I need to escape, but how am I going to do that? Maybe that way?'

“If you try to run, I'll break both your legs,” Luan said, realizing the man was thinking about escaping.

The man's legs immediately gave out, and he lowered his forehead to the ground. “I'm sorry.”

Luan remembered Milan and sighed.

But this man wasn't Milan.

Luan took all the money the man had. Ishtar had given him a considerable amount, so Luan decided to let him go. He looked at the letter and burned it without even reading it.

Luan noticed that the people outside were watching him curiously.

'I hate drawing attention to myself. That son of a bitch.'

Milan, who had heard the entire conversation, thought, 'A letter from Ishtar...'

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Luan returned to the mansion and sat down at the table. Everyone sat down except Milan. He looked at her and said, “Sit with us and have something to eat. Don't just stand there.”

“I've already eaten. I'm not hungry.”

“Then sit down and talk with us. You're part of this Familia too, you know?”

“All right...” Milan then sat down.

Time passed, and nobody at the table said anything for a while. Eventually, Lili finally spoke up. “Who was that? I couldn't hear your conversation. And what happened to the gate?”

“Ishtar sent that man here. He brought a letter. I'll pay someone to fix the gate.”

“I see.”

Milan took the opportunity to speak. “I didn't know you were friends with Ishtar. I've never heard anything about that.”

“Friends...” Luan smiled. “I'm not sure I'd consider her a friend. She's annoying and extremely unpleasant. She's completely obsessed with me, and it makes me uncomfortable.”

Having a Goddess like her under his control was useful, but Luan found it very troublesome that she was so obsessed with him.

“I see...” Milan looked away and fell silent.

'Are they really just friends?' she wondered.

After learning about Luan's relationship with Hestia and all the girls in the mansion, Milan couldn't rule out the possibility that Luan also had that kind of relationship with Ishtar.

However, she didn't ask him about it.

She remained silent until Luan finished eating.

As soon as he was done, Luan asked Milan to find someone to repair the mansion's gate. He handed her a bag filled with money, which greatly surprised her.

Did he really trust her that much?

Luan then teleported away, appearing directly inside a room that was dark and silent.

The room in question belonged to Ishtar.

Luan sensed Ishtar's presence on the bed and approached her.

As soon as he saw her lying there, he sighed and slowly climbed onto the bed.

Ishtar, who hadn't woken up yet, began sniffing. She recognized Luan's scent and woke up instantly.

However, before she could say anything, Luan grabbed her by the neck and pressed her firmly against the bed.

With a smile, he said, “Good morning. We need to talk.”