[BL]The Hero and his Party Won't Let Me Go-Chapter 175: Ch : A Chance is all I need

Goddess Astoria was neither the first nor the last goddess to be appointed to her role. But she was one of the oldest-standing and had a reputation for being unpredictable.

She was not someone well liked by the other gods, so she did not get their company often. So Loki’s presence near her was a surprise for sure.

"I am not going to help you with anything. So just save your time and leave now."

Goddess Astoria did not bother hiding her foul mood.

So what if she was not on good terms with other gods and goddesses openly? In her opinion, it was better to show her disdain openly than to wait for others to backstab her later.

Her unfriendly attitude had landed her in trouble more than once. But it had also helped her stay clear in the chaotic world of gods.

"Ah, don’t be like that, Astoria. I am not here to cause trouble or ask for your help. In fact, I am here to offer you my help."

The other god told Astoria, and she felt a chill go down her spine at those words.

A god never offered their help. At least, not for free. And if a god said otherwise, it meant that they were lying to make you fall into a trap.

Astoria was a goddess herself, and she was not naïve enough to fall for such a cheap trick. So she immediately declined that help.

"You...? Want to help me? I don’t need it. Whatever you are planning, keep me out of it."

She immediately spoke and put an end to Loki’s schemes regarding herself...or so she thought. But Loki only smiled at her in that annoying way of his, and his eyes told Astoria that she had made a mistake by allowing him to come inside and speak.

But it was not too late to send him out...

"Aww, don’t be like that, Sister Astoria. I am just offering my help. After all, it’s not like you have anyone else to help you out during your upcoming war. That bridge burned as soon as you lost that weapon of yours."

Loki’s voice sounded like it was teasing her, and that made Astoria snap.

"Don’t talk to me like that. That weapon is still alive, and I will get it back. And once I do, I will show you all-"

"Alright, I believe you. You can and will get that weapon back. But what if you do get it back? Father will just find a way to take it back from you in the end, right?"

"That is-"

"This war started as a way to gain Father’s attention and approval, and you held the mantle with that weapon by your side. Ah, but you have fallen so far without him. Would you even be able to recover? What if someone else-"

"Shut it! Just...get out now..."

Astoria could not take it anymore. Another word and she was going to fly into a rage and kill someone.

Loki had sprouted a lot of nonsense until now, and it was all thanks to Astoria’s incredible patience that she had allowed him to speak. But she would not allow it anymore.

"Alright, I will stop speaking now. Also, good luck with getting that weapon back. Especially since Father hinted that he’s going to get involved in the retrieval as well."

"What does that mean? Hey, wait-!"

Astoria called out, but Loki was already gone. All she could do was sigh in agitation and hasten her preparations.

Loki, who had just left her room, let out an annoyed sigh. The teasing smile that had been on his face seconds ago quickly melted away to show indifference.

"How annoying. I knew Astoria was going to be troublesome, and that is why I deliberately allowed her to lose that weapon. But did she have to find it again...?"

Loki complained out loud. His eyes fell on a servant not too far away who had heard that complaint.

"I-I did not hear anything-"

The servant tried to protect himself, but it was of no use. His heart was separated from his body not even a second later. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Loki held that still-beating heart in his hands with a blank look on his face. It was...fascinating to see such a thing. But he did not have much time to sit back and bask in the feeling of holding the beating heart in his hand.

He crushed it, and it disappeared into dust along with the body it had inhabited.

"Oh well...now this was an accident. I better get out of here and make preparations to join this fight. After all, no matter how coveted that ’weapon’ is, there is no denying that he’s still our youngest brother. As an elder, I should make preparations to bring him back."

After all, it was an open secret that everyone knew but no one talked about.

Goddess Astoria’s ’greatest weapon’ and what everyone feared was the youngest and the strongest entity born from their father. As the only one ever ’personally birthed’ by their father, it was said that he had inherited Father’s powers.

That weapon was also the only one who ever saw the ’real form’ of their father-the first god and the beginning of everything.

The only reason Astoria had managed to get control of that child was because she had found him when he was still a blank slate, and she had managed to tame him.

"Ah well, Astoria already lost her chance. So now she should step aside and allow someone else to have a chance as well."

Loki shrugged as he walked away.

But still, there was much he had to think about. Especially regarding his father and the weapon as well.

"The first god and his child, huh...! If that’s the case, then nothing should have been able to stand up to that weapon’s might. But the demon god did...not only that, but he managed to seal the weapon as well. I wonder if there is a reason behind all this."

Loki questioned. He was slowly getting more and more curious about the truth.