Bastet Familia Premise Chapter 7

Hello friends and fans, Kairomaru is bringing you another chapter! The Bastet Familia has gone from a newbie Familia with only a single member, to a strong Familia with twenty-five members of Level 2 or higher in just a short time! The fall of Ishtar Familia has been a boon to more than a few other Familias, however, for Bastet as a new Goddess in Orario, it’s time to make her ‘debut’ at her first Banquet of the Gods. But with Bell’s Skill and his love for his Familia, the Bastet Familia as a whole is only going to keep growing stronger!

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Chapter 7 – Banquet of Gods, Loving Familia

“You look beautiful, Bastet.” Bell complimented his Goddess as she showed off her loving white and royal blue dress with golden accents.

“Thank you, Bell.” Bastet giggled as she showed off a bit in her new dress. The Goddess of Dance, Singing, Protection, Medicine, and Women was about to go to her first Banquet of the Gods and had wanted to look her best. Her long black hair was even lightly decorated with a golden-colored circlet for the evening. “Since this is my first Banquet of the Gods, I might be out rather late.”

“I hope you have a good time.” Bell smiled at her, happy that she was taking a night for herself. “Can I walk you to the carriage?” He offered his arm to Bastet with a warm smile.

“You may” Bastet giggled and accepted Bells’ arm, looping her own with it. “Don’t do anything too crazy while I’m gone.” She grinned at Bell playfully. “Not like you have any shortage of women to share our bed with”

Bell rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. “I didn’t plan on doing anything crazy.”

The two left the master bedroom and headed downstairs together. Many of the women complimented Bastet’s dress as the entire Familia saw their Goddess off to her first Divine Banquet since her arrival in Orario.

“Nya! I’ll show all of the other Deities that our Familia is the best!” Bastet said with a cheshire grin. That got a round of laughter from the gathered Familia as Bell escorted Bastet outside.

“Have a good evening, Bastet.” Bell said warmly before kissing Bastet’s soft lips.

Bastet hummed happily into the kiss, her tail swaying behind her. “I plan to, Bell.”

Bell helped Bastet up into the waiting carriage sitting outside the front gate of their home, and then watched and waved as the carriage moved away, heading down the street until it rounded the corner. With Bastet off to the Banquet of the Gods for the evening, Bell headed back inside to relax.

-Ganesha Familia Home - Aiam Ganesha - Banquet of the Gods-

“This place sure is lively, nya!” Bastet grinned brightly as she entered the massive home of the Ganesha Familia, along with multiple other Deities. It seemed like most of the Gods and Goddesses within Orario were here for the festivities. “Still, it’s just like Ganesha to have his hoe built in his image!” Bastet giggled to herself, deciding to ignore the fact that the entrance was in the crotch. Once she was inside of the large open ground floor she took a glass of wine from a passing waiter and sipped it as she walked around checking out the other Deities and occasionally grabbing a snack from one of the tables.

A smooth voice spoke up from behind Bastet. “Oh my… Bastet, is that you? What a coincidence, running into you here.”

“Hermes…” Bastet turned around to face the Olympian God with a cheshire grin. “There are no coincidences with you.”

Hermes was a thin man, lean and handsome. He had blonde hair and orange eyes, and was known to have quite the charisma. For the Banquet, he was wearing a tailored suit and a black hat with a large white plume. The little smile on his face and the look in his eyes made it clear that the Messenger God was looking to collect some new information.

“Oh, I have no idea what you could mean.” Hermes said with a smile, giving a short bow to Bastet. “I merely wanted to say hello. It’s been ages since the last time we spoke.”

“Uh huh…” Bastet’s grin didn’t change as she looked Hermes down. “I’m not telling you anything. Nya~”

Hermes’s grin widened a bit. “But I haven’t said I wanted to know anything?” Bastet was always a fun one, even if she could make it difficult to get any interesting or important information from her.

“Good, because I’m not telling you.” Bastet sipped her wine with a little smirk hidden by the glass.

Hermes dramatically placed the back of his hand against his forehead. “How cruel, Bastet, when I only want to chat and catch up a bit.”

Bastet snickered at Hermes’s flair for the dramatic. The nosy God would take any scrap of information he could get; which made messing with him an enjoyable way to kill some time. “What could I possibly know that you don’t already have stashed in your collection of secrets?”

“I will admit to being curious about your Familia’s sudden rise in size and power…” Hermes’s eyes sparkled a little as he brought up the current hottest topic in Orario…the fall of Ishtar Familia and the Familia’s that had benefitted from it; either by taking in various Level 2 or higher members, or from the new vacuum of influence within the sprawling Pleasure District.

“I took in a few of the former Berbera.” Bastet tapped her chin with a fake thoughtful look on her face. “And…” She saw the way Hermes leaned in a bit, not wanting to miss what she said next. “…that’s all you’re getting! Nya!” She laughed as Hermes nearly face faulted.

Hermes straightened up and gave Bastet a winning smile. “Aww, come on, Bastet…we’re friends, you can tell me more, right?”

Bastet’s cat ears flicked atop her head as she raised one delicate eyebrow while looking at Hermes. “Friends, huh? When did that happen, I wonder?”

“So, hurtful…” Hermes placed his hand over his chest, as if Bastet’s words had physically harmed him.

“You’ll have to try and get information from the other Familia that took in former Ishtar Familia members, nya!” Bastet said with a little giggle, tossing a wave over her shoulder as she walked away from Hermes and continued strolling around the Banquet. She didn’t even try to hide the little smirk on her face as she walked away, leaving Hermes behind with no new information. ‘Bastet – 1 and Hermes – 0!’

“I hope my half-brother hasn’t bothered you too much.” Hephaestus said as she walked over to Bastet, a gorgeous red gown adoring her body for the evening and her long red hair flowing down her back. “He’s been flitting around every God and Goddess that’s taken in one of the former Ishtar Familia children.”

Bastet grinned at Hephaestus brightly. “Nyahaha! I know how to deal with Hermes and his type!” She sipped from her wine glass. “He got nothing from me~”

“Oh my, I see Hermes is being his usual self.” A lilting female voice spoke up from behind Bastet and Hephaestus.

“Good evening, Freya.” Hephaestus turned to the Norse Goddess of Beauty, Desire, Love, and a few other Domains. “I hope that you’re enjoying yourself. It’s rare to see you at a Banquet.”

Freya’s superior beauty, even among the Deities, was on full display this evening. She wore a long, flowing, silver dress with a plunging neckline, showing off her ample cleavage. A black fur neckband covered her slender throat, and she had her signature flower-like ornaments in her hair.

“Oh, I thought I could kill some time.” Freya giggled lightly, waving off her rare appearance at such events. “It’s been a little stressful with the Guild hounding me recently.”

Bastet’s cheshire grin reappeared as she looked at Freya. “Well…you DID just destroy a powerful Familia out of nowhere~”

“That’s true.” Hephaestus agreed as she sipped from her own wine glass. “You’ve caused a massive incident within Orario this time, Freya.”

“I had my reasons.” Freya replied with a mysterious little smile on her lips. “The Guild is also aware of those reasons now, so they’ve given my Familia a stern, but fair, punishment for acting on our own.”

“Well, I can’t complain.” Bastet giggled as she finished off her wine and placed the empty glass on a tray carried by a passing waiter. “Quite a few of the former Ishtar Familia’s Berbera came to join my Familia because of your actions.”

“Fufufu…” Freya giggled behind her hand. “I’m glad that those ‘children’ have found a better home then.” The silvery eyes of the Goddess sparkled with amusement. “I’ve heard the rumors that your Captain has quite a lot of affection from your new Familia members.”

Bastet only shrugged with a teasing smile. “My Bell is very loving, and has a heart of gold.” She snickered playfully. “And the most severe case of Amazon Fever in Orario~”

Hephaestus deadpanned at the other Goddess. “I’m sure that you’ve benefited from that love as well.” Bastet cashing in her old favor to have a weapon made for the young man was a clear sign that Bastet held more than platonic affection for Bell Cranel. “Hoping to have a little Demi-God of your own?” The Goddess of the Forge teased lightly.

“I hope so~” Bastet gave Hephaestus a catty grin and wiggled her eyebrows. “But Bell’s still Level 1, right now, so I’ll have to wait.”

“Wouldn’t that just be lovely though?” Freya sighed wistfully before sipping her own wine. “It’s been so very long since the last Demi-God was born, lived, and passed.”

“If anyone is close to having a chance to conceive a Demi-God, it’s you.” Hephaestus pointed out to the Norse Goddess. “Your Familia’s Captain is at the limit of Level 7, if I recall. He just needs a Grand Feat to give him the final push to Level 8.”

“Yes, my Ottar is plateaued at the moment.” Freya grinned as she thought about her lover, placing her hand on her cheek. “But it’s very difficult to find anything that can challenge him enough to qualify as a Grand Feat nowadays.” The Goddess of Beauty sighed with a little pout. “I may have to give in to Ouranos’s little requests and send my children on an expedition into the deepest Floors of the Dungeon.”

“But isn’t you Familia an Exploration Familia?” Bastet looked at Freya confused. “Do they NOT go on expeditions from time to time?”

Freya’s little pout deepened, making the Goddess of Beauty look rather cute. “But an expedition will keep them away from me for so long~”

“That’s the same thing all of us go through when our children go off into the Dungeon on expeditions.” Hephaestus reminded Freya as the three Goddesses all got new wine glasses from a passing waiter.

“Phai-tan! Freya!” Loki zoomed over from across the room, clearly having spotted the trio only a moment ago. “How’re you two doing this evening?” She grinned at the other two Goddesses before noticing Bastet. “Eh?! Is that you Basty-tan?!”

“Been a while, Loki.” Bastet greeted the Trickster Goddess with a cheshire grin. “I see that you’re still as energetic as ever.”

Loki grinned right back. “You know it!”

“It has been a while since we’ve had a chat, Loki.” Freya had a little smile on her lips as she looked at her fellow Pantheon member.

“You made one heck of a mess with that Ishtar attack, Freya.” Loki opened her eyes, revealing their red color. “You gonna share why you went on the warpath with any of us?”

Freya only gave Loki the same mysterious little smile that she’d given Hephaestus and Bastet. “Perhaps in time.”

“Stingy…” Loki hmphed with a pout for a moment before she turned to Hephaestus. “Got some business to talk about with you later, if that’s alright, Phai-tan.” Loki requested of Hephaestus with a smile.

“Of course, come by any time.” Hephaestus agreed to a meeting with her fellow redhead. “I heard that your Familia was forced back on Floor Fifty this time?”

Bastet let out a small whistle. “Floor Fifty, huh? That’s way down there.”

“Fifty?” Freya looked mildly interested. “I do believe that your Familia made it down to Floor Fifty-Six before, did they not?”

“They ran into some weird kinda new species of Monster.” Loki shrugged with a sigh. “The weird bugs spewed acid that melted weapons, shields, armor…they couldn’t do much against that. My kids were forced to turn back with the loss of equipment and the number of injuries they had.” She looked at Hephaestus seriously. “That’s what the business I want to talk to you is about, Phai-tan. We’re gonna need some things that can handle this new species. Not to mention some extra firepower on top of that.”

“I’m sure my Familia can meet all of your needs, Loki.” Hephaestus nodded confidently. She believed in her children and their skills. Whatever Loki wanted to order, they would get it made and to the highest quality. The Loki Familia would have to pay for such quality, of course.

Loki leaned into Bastet’s personal space next. “I did have something to talk to YOU about, Basty-tan! That Captain of yours, he’s got two of my best girls all fired up!” Loki had crocodile tears pouring from her eyes. “It’s not fair! Tell him to stop seducing my adorable girls!”

“My Bell is Amazon catnip!” Bastet smirked at Loki’s words. “Tione and Tiona saw him fight against a Minotaur and nearly win, and then they got interested in him.” Her cheshire grin was wider than ever as she teased Loki. “Amazons love strong men. It’s a big part of their warrior culture. You know that~”

Loki’s pout was met with Bastet’s smug grin.

“Ah, yes, if I recall correctly the Amazons call their sudden and intense attraction to their chosen men something specific… I think it was: ‘their blood is on fire’, or something similar?” Freya had her left hand cupping her cheek with a fond little smile on her face. As a Goddess of Love and Desire, such traits of the ‘children’ intrigued her as they fell within her Domains.

“It’s not fair!” Loki continued to pout at Bastet. “They’re my adorable girls!” She made a grabbing motion with her hands, like she was squeezing something. “I should be the one that gets to revel in their love and affection!”

Bastet, Freya, and Hephaestus could only look at Loki with flat expressions as the Trickster Goddess continued to make grabbing motions.

-Next Day - Dungeon - Tenth Floor-

The Tenth Floor of the Dungeon kept the same structure as the Eighth and Ninth Floors. However, the light from above was reminiscent of morning mist. The ground was covered in short grass and there were dead trees seemingly growing up from the ground without a single leaf on their branches. These dead trees were known to be used by the Large Category Monsters as landforms, natural weapons provided by the Dungeon to the Monsters that it endlessly spawned, and the Tenth Floor was the first time that most Adventurers would see such things happen.

“It’s hard to see too far.” Bell mentioned as he carefully made his way through the beginning of the Tenth Floor for the first time. His Khopesh Treasure Sword was out and ready for any Monster that came at them from within the mist.

Ikumi looked around, listening for the sounds of Monsters. “The mist on the Twelfth Floor is much thicker than it is up here on the Tenth Floor. But this is the first floor where Large Category Monsters, like Orcs and Silverbacks, begin to spawn. So, we need to watch out for them.”

“The Hard Armoreds are the only annoying Monsters.” Matora said as she looked around for any sign of Monsters. “Their spikes and hard shells have the highest defensive strength of any Monster on the Upper Floors. When they curl up and start rolling around everywhere, it’s hard to beat them to death.”

Chacha smiled at Bell from his left. “Don’t worry too much though, the Infant Dragons only spawn on the Eleventh and Twelfth Floors; so we don’t have to worry about them just yet.”

Bell recalled Anna’s lessons on the only Monster classified as a Level 2 that spawned on the Upper Floors. Infant Dragons were often seen as a ‘rite of passage’ for Adventurer Parties that were looking to explore the Middle Floors. Taking one down was a good indicator that a Party was ready to delve deeper into the Dungeon.

“Something moved.” Bell spoke softly, just loud enough for the other three to hear him. The light creaks from the dead trees and the rustling of grass alerted the Party to the presence of something hiding at the edge of the mist.

Matora narrowed her silver eyes. “What is it?” The mist made it impossible to tell.

“I don’t hear heavy steps.” Chacha said as whatever had made the noise wasn’t large and lumbering around.

“Gii!”

“Gii!”

“Gii, gii!”

“They’re Imps!” Ikumi called out after hearing the sounds. She had been to Floor Ten, Eleven, Twelve, and even into the Middle Floors, so she was well aware of the Monsters that inhabited the last three Floors of the upper levels.

The short Monsters revealed themselves as they came flying out of the misty fog. Small Demon Type Monsters with jet-black skin, humanoid bodies, small wings on their backs for limited flight, and long tails tipped with what looked like small axe heads. Their eyes were a nearly glowing red, they had small mouths full of little fangs, their ears were sharply pointed, and they each had a single small horn on their heads.

“Imps travel in groups, right?” Bell asked as he recalled his lessons with Anna while he readied the Bast Sword. He was honestly surprised at how easy it was to keep track of their movements. Bell thought that Tenth Floor Monsters would be faster. He didn’t realize that he was already above the rank that was advised for this Floor, which was to have ‘B’ Rank in his stats, and that his ‘S’ rank stats made the Imps seem slower to him than they would be to most Adventurers that were coming down to the Tenth Floor for the first time.

“Gii!” The lead Imp rushed Bell with its claws and was followed by two more Imps on either side, just slightly behind.

“Hah!” Bell swung his sword and decapitated the first Imp. The second had its thin body cut in two, killing it instantly, while the third took a powerful front kick that slammed it into a dead tree a few meters behind it with a sickening crack.

“Gii!” The rest of the Imps had split into two groups and tried to flank the Party.

“Hyah!” Matora nearly blurred in front of one group of Imps, her fists smashing into the faces, heads, and bodies of the Imps. The small Monsters ragdolled across the grass and didn’t move again.

“Gii!”

“Gee!”

More of the Imps screeched before they were kicked across the area, bouncing across the grass from the force that Chacha had hit them with.

“There’s sure a lot of you, huh?” Chacha laughed as she caught an Imp out of the air and slammed it into the ground, killing it instantly.

“Gee!”

“Gehee!”

“Gii!”

A slash of Ikumi’s sword cut down another group of Imps in a gory display as the large, cleaving hook-like teeth of her sword tore the Monsters apart. The pieces of the Monsters hit the ground, staining the grass with their blood. “They’re a nuisance when they group up like this.”

“Take this!” Bell cut through two more Imps and kicked another away before pivoting out of the line of attack from two gliding Imps. A strong punch sent the first gliding Imp to the ground with a sharp crack. The second Imp barely had a chance to try and alter its glide path before Bell’s Khopesh bisected it.

Matora grinned as she back fisted one Imp into another and both slammed into one of the dead trees with a loud ‘thwack’. “These things are no problem!” In the back of her mind, she wondered just how much she’d grow from another day in the Dungeon with Bell. Matora wanted to get stronger, and to do that she needed to gain plenty of Excelia. ‘I might even be able to Level Up with enough Quality Excelia!’

“Buwaah!” The guttural growl and the heavy footsteps gave away the next Monster’s identity before it had even cleared the thick mist.

“An Orc!” Ikumi called out to Bell, knowing that this was the first time that he’d seen one.

The Orc was a huge, pig-headed monster standing roughly three meters in height. It had greenish skin and wore what looked like an old hide around its waist like a skirt or kilt. “Gwaarrrggh!” The Orc let out a cross between a hog’s squeal and a roar as it raised its club and rushed at Bell.

“Sunburst!” Bell raised his left hand, palm facing towards the Orc, and the bright light raced from his hand to engulf the Orc in the burning brilliance. The Orc barely had time to squeal before it died and collapsed to the ground, its charred body smoking.

“Not bad, Bell!” Chacha said as she leapt forward, grabbed the fallen Orc’s club, and then swung it at the large shadow approaching through the mist.

“Buuaaahhh!!!” The Orc bellowed in pain as its arm was shattered by Chacha’s blow. It was silenced a second later as Chacha slammed the club into the side of the Orc’s head, shattering its skull and making it fall face first to the grass.

Ikumi grinned as she joined the fray while more and more Orcs appeared. “Looks like the Tenth Floor is a bit more active than normal today! Too bad Orc tastes like crap!” She swung her large sword and tore through the Orc, gutting the large Monster and painting the ground with its blood.

“They’re just big! No speed at all and their attacks are all telegraphed!” Matora called out as she easily dodged a swung club from another Orc and slammed a kick into its leg, shattering the limb and forcing the Orc to collapse.

“Buuhiii!” The Orc squealed, only for Matora’s heel to shattered its skull in a brutal axe kick, silencing the injured Monster.

“I think you three are just way stronger than the Orcs!” Bell said as he ducked low to dodge a wide swing from one Orc, his Khopesh lashing out to remove its left foot entirely. “Hup!” He lunged forward and decapitated the Orc as it collapsed forward.

The heavy stomps of another Orc was heard behind Bell. “Buuaarrgh!!!”

Bell turned his head and raised his left hand. “Sunburst!” The burning light engulfed the charging Orc, killing it almost instantly. The charred body slammed down onto the ground a second later.

“GRAAAGGHH!!!” Three more Orcs, each with a club raised high, nearly burst from the mist as they lunged at Bell.

Matora, Chacha, and Ikumi all moved at the same time, aiming to protect Bell.

“Sunburst!” Bell cast his spell into the Bast Sword and made a wide slash; the burning radiant magic arced from the blade and sliced straight through the Orcs as if they were paper. As the bisected Orcs collapsed into six pieces, Bell turned and smiled at Chacha, Ikumi, and Matora. “I’m alright.”

“That was awesome, Bell!” Chacha cheered, bouncing on her heels in excitement. Her bouncing made her large breasts bounce about, catching Bell’s eyes.

Ikumi set her large pack down and rested her huge sword against it with a smile. “Looks like we don’t’ need to worry about Bell as much as we thought.” She licked her lips at how easily Bell had taken out the three Orcs.

“If he keeps that up…” Matora trailed off with a throaty growl, her silver eyes locked onto Bell. She couldn’t help but be a bit riled up seeing Bell dominating in combat like that.

Bell accepted the hug from Chacha, his face buried in her tits as Chacha giggled, holding him there with a sexy grin. When he managed to pull himself free, smiling at Chacha and leaving a light kiss on her cheek, he sheathed his sword and grabbed the arms of two of the bisected Orcs before dragging them towards Ikumi.

“Thanks, Bell.” Ikumi smiled as Bell brought the Orcs over, making her job of harvesting the Magic Stones a little easier.

“No problem, Ikumi.” Bell leaned down to place a kiss on her cheek as well. “We’ll keep watch for you.”

Ikumi grinned at Bell as she flipped one of the dead Orcs over with one hand. “I’ll work quickly.” She said while watching Bell’s rubellite eyes follow the sway of her breasts from the sudden movement.

Matora’s arm was laid over Bell’s shoulders. “Where’s my kiss?” She asked, turning Bell’s chin towards her and stealing his lips for herself, as her Amazon instincts told her to do.

Bell returned the kiss and pulled back with a dopey grin. “Right there, I think.” He said with a chuckle as Matora smirked at him.

-Dungeon ~ Floor Twenty-

The Nineteenth through Twenty-Fourth Floors were known as the Large Tree Labyrinth. The walls, ground, and ceiling are all made out of wood, making it seem like the inside of a giant tree. Instead of phosphorescent light from the ceiling and walls, moss that glowed grew across the floor and gave off light. These six floors contained a large amount of unexplored areas and a large variety of Insect Type Monsters. The plant diversity of the Large Tree Labyrinth provided many ingredients used to make healing items, which was why so many resource gathering Quests were issued for the area. The Twenty-Fourth Floor, the deepest part of this section of the Dungeon, was at least half the size of Orario itself.

“GRAAAHHH!!!” A Bug Bear, a large bear-like Monster roared as it stood up on its back legs and lashed out with its claws.

“Noisy rug!” Samira easily knocked the swipe aside and demonstrated her incredible flexibility by slamming her foot into the side of the Bug Bear’s head. The large Monster’s eyes nearly bulged out of its head from the force as blood erupted from its head and nose. It collapsed dead a second later and Samira moved to go after her next target.

Aisha had a wild grin on her lips as she swung massive sword through a Lizardman’s steel flower shield and the Monster’s body in one motion. She pivoted on her lead foot into a spin and sliced through a second Lizardman, then spun her body and angled her sword to bring it down in an overhead swing on a third Lizardman. All three red-scaled, bipedal lizards fell to the ground in pieces, their blood staining the wood beneath them.

“Buuueeeehhh!!!” A Battle Boar, a massive boar Monster that stood at two meters in height, charged straight at Aisha, looking to gore her with its tusks.

“Hah!” Aisha charged right at the Battle Boar and a flash of steel from her ‘Great Podao Zaga’ and the charging boar was split in two, everything from the head and up was cleaning separated from the belly and legs below. The two halves slid across the wood, smearing blood all over it along with entrails before coming to a stop.

Samira dropped down from above, crushing a Gun Libellula—a large dragon fly Monster that fired projectiles from it long abdomen—beneath her feet. “Kind of wish Ikumi was with us.” She nodded towards the Battle Boar that Aisha had slain. “We could’ve had a meal.”

Aisha grinned at Samira as she rested her huge sword on her shoulder. “Maybe next time. I’m enjoying myself today; are you?”

“Hell yeah.” Samira smirked as she wiped her feet clean of the Gun Libellula’s guts on some nearby moss. “No extra work being dumped on me, plenty of time to go into the Dungeon, no drunken weaklings thinking they have a shot just because I’m walking the streets of the Pleasure District. I’m having a blast!”

Their Party of five had cleared out this area with these last few Monsters. Their Amazon blood was allowed to sing in the heat of battle and now it was time to collect their spoils. The Dungeon truly provided a space for the race of warrior women to enjoy themselves.

“Let’s hurry up with collecting the Magic Stones!” Aisha called out to the other three Amazons of the Party. “If you spot any good materials, call them out!” As Vice-Captain of the Familia, securing funds from the Dungeon was part of her duty, and Aisha would do her absolute best for Bastet…the Goddess that showed all of them what a real Familia was like.

-Late Afternoon ~ Northeast Main Street-

Bell, Ikumi, Chacha, and Matora were heading home after having left the Guild. Turning a corner, Bell stumbled as he saw someone right in front of him and tried to stop himself from crashing into the person.

Boing

Bell blinked as his stumble hadn’t ended in a fall, but with his face buried in two large, soft things that were somewhat familiar.

“My, my, Bell… You really can’t stay away from my breasts, can you~” Tione asked, her hands coming up to run through Bell’s hair and hold him close to her tits. As Bell looked up, his rubellite eyes meeting Tione’s green eyes, he smiled warmly.

“They’re very hard to resist, Tione.” Bell said to her warmly.

Tione grinned at Bell as she continued to run her fingers through his soft, white hair. “So honest about your desires~ Your preference for me is clear~” She said while shooting a look at Matora, Chacha, and Ikumi. “I’ve been depriving you of my body, haven’t I?”

“Hey!” Matora pulled Bell away from Tione with a glare.

Ikumi pulled Bell into her free arm, his face pushed into her large breasts. “You’re talking a lot of shit, Hyrute!”

Chacha agreed with her hands on her hips. “Yeah! Bell doesn’t prefer you over us!”

“Mmhmm~” Bell’s muffled voice came from Ikumi’s tits.

“Nnn~” Ikumi let out a pleased little groan, feeling Bell’s lips moving against her breasts.

Tione only grinned at the other three Amazons. “It’s fine if Bell wants me. I want him too.”

Matora took a step forward, pressing her tits against Tione’s as she stared the other woman down. “Are you trying to start a fight, Tione?” She pushed her large tits against Tione’s, almost forcing the Level 5 to take a step back.

“You’re the one that’s trying to start a fight.” Tione pressed her tits back against Matora’s, even if the other Amazon had the larger rack.

Ikumi freed Bell from her bosom with a little moan when he’d pushed against her. Bell immediately moved to stop the impending fight, only to blink and stop dead in his tracks.

“Get her, Matora!” Chacha cheered brightly.

“That’s hot…”

“Woo! Keep at it ladies!”

“This is a great day!”

A crowd had gathered around to watch as Tione and Matora pressed their tits against each other, neither woman backing down as they ‘fought’ without throwing a punch or kick.

Bell felt his face heat up as he watched Tione and Matora press their amazing breasts against each other, their tops looking like they might give up under the force. “What… What is this?”

“Breast Wrestling.” Ikumi answered as she watched the ‘fight’ along with everyone else. “It’s a traditional competition among Amazons that want the same man, but can’t, or won’t, physically fight each other over it. It came about to prevent inter-tribal conflict that could escalate if one Amazon killed another while fighting over a man.”

“I’m pretty good at it!” Chacha giggled, shooting Bell a wink as she crossed her arms beneath her boobs and pushed them up a bit, making them look even bigger than they already were. “It can also be done just for fun!”

Bell nodded, having learned something new about Amazons, as he watched Matora and Tione ‘wrestle’ with just their tits.

“Give up.” Tione used her greater strength to push Matora back a bit.

“Hell no!” Matora pushed back, her larger tits molding against Tione’s and almost big enough to overwhelm Tione’s own large breasts.

As the crowd continued to grow—mostly made up of men—the ‘fight’ was clearly only going to end with a wardrobe malfunction. The force and friction between Matora and Tione as they continued their match was too great for their clothing to hold up. Many of the men in the crowd had already realized this and were even betting on which Amazons’ tits would be revealed first.

Bell, not one to let such a thing happen, stepped in to end the competition in the only way he knew how.

‘Huh?” Matora felt someone’s hand on her shoulder and turned her head to see who the hell was trying to interfere. “Mmm!” Her gasp was muffled by Bell’s lips and she hummed in pleasure when Bell’s tongue slipped between her lips and into her mouth to play with her own. “Hah~” She let out a breath when Bell pulled back, her silver eyes a little hazy.

“Bell?” Tione blinked as her competition against Matora was interrupted. Only for Bell to lean forward and capture her lips in front of the crowd. “Mmf!” Her next word was cut off as Bell deepened their kiss, and Tione eagerly welcomed his tongue with her own. “Hmm~”

“Better?” Bell asked Tione once they pulled away from each other.

Tione nodded once. “Yeah~”

Bell turned and stole a quick kiss from Matora’s lips again. “Are you okay, Matora?”

“I’m good.” Matora grinned at Bell.

“AWWW!!!” The men in the crowd cried out at the interruption.

“Way to ruin it!”

“Their tits were so close to popping out!”

“You jackass!”

The ‘boos’ from the gathered men grew louder.

Crack

The sound of stone cracking loudly shut everyone up.

The fact that it came from both ends of the short area of the street at the same time made the stereo effect amplify the sound.

“Move along.” Aisha said, her foot in a small crater in the street.

“Get outta here!” Tiona yelled at the crowd with an annoyed look on her face, her fist in the center of a spiderweb of cracks against the stone wall of a large building.

The crowd quickly cleared out under the glares of the Amazons.

Tiona quickly walked over to her sister. “What the heck, Tione?! You said you’d only be gone for a few minutes!” She looked over at Bell and the others. “But you’re Breast Wrestling in the middle of the street?!”

Aisha looked at Matora, Ikumi, and Chacha. “Why didn’t you three stop this?” She was using her ‘Vice-Captain’ voice as her violet eyes nearly drilled into the younger Amazons.

Samira shook her head. “Seriously, if you’re gonna Breast Wrestle, just go to our home.”

“I should’ve stepped in earlier.” Bell said, admitting that he’d been caught up in the spectacle of Tione and Matora breast wrestling. “As Captain of the Familia, I shouldn’t have let this go on like that.”

“Are you two free right now?” Aisha asked Tione and Tiona.

Tiona nodded with a smile. “Yep! We were just out doing some shopping!”

Tione agreed. “Yeah, we were just killing time. Then I ran into Bell…”

“Well then, come with us.” Aisha requested with a smirk.

“If you want to finish your match, you should do it properly.” Samira agreed with a grin.

Sharay, who was part of Aisha’s Party, laughed. “Yeah, it’ll be fun.”

The other two Amazons, Nari and Retha, both chuckled at the idea, clearly amused.

“Unless you’re afraid that you’ll lose.” Matora said with a smirk.

Tione immediately took the challenge. “You’re the one that’s going to lose!”

Chacha and Tiona both took one of Bell’s arms each, bright smiles on their faces.

“Let’s go!” Chacha declared, heading for Bubastis.

“Yeah!” Tiona cheered, fired up to spend more time with Bell and the other women that shared her affection for Bell.

-Bubastis ~ Evening-

Bastet couldn’t help but laugh as what had been a ‘Breast Wrestling’ match between Tione and Matora had become a full-on event at this point. Most of the women had gotten in on the fun, having friendly little matches between them. Chacha had dominated in most of her matches just from sheer size alone, and the fact that all of the Amazons had decided to do it topless had kept Bell entranced for most of the afternoon and early evening.

It was why Bastet was only now getting to Status Updates as she placed a drop of her blood onto Samira’s back.

“This was an interesting evening.” Bastet grinned as the familiar glow from the Flan appeared as she began to watch Samira’s Excelia.

“It was fun.” Samira said with a grin. “Bell seemed to enjoy it.”

“The fact that you spent quite a bit of time in his lap tells me you enjoyed something else~” Bastet teased playfully as she moved the Excelia over into the Basic Abilities and watched them grow.

Samira only smirked smugly. “Guilty.” She accepted the paper with her update on it when Bastet handed it to her. “Thank you, Goddess.”

-Status-

Samira Nabi

Level 3

Strength – A 859 > A 880

Endurance – A 852 > A 874

Dexterity – C 601 > C 615

Agility – B 744 > B 767

Magic – B 706 > B 726

Magic

Withering Bite – Incantation: “Weaken the prey.” Anti-Status Magic that allows the user to drastically weaken the Status of anyone they bite and draw blood from, for a certain amount of time.

Skills

Grapple – Raises the user’s Strength and Endurance stats while fighting in close combat. Increases grip strength. Passive.

Süratli (Swift) – Increases the user’s Agility. Effect rises based on the user’s Level. Passive.

Developmental Abilities

Hunter – H (Improves abilities against Monsters that the user has fought before and gained Excelia from.)

Abnormal Resistance – I (Negates the effect of abnormalities such as poison and paralysis.)

-Status-

Samira stared at her Status Update blankly, not fully processing what she was seeing. She blinked once, twice, and even shook her head a bit before looking at her numbers again. Not seeing them change to the few points of improvement that she was used to ever since becoming Level 3, Samira turned to look at Bastet for an explanation. “How…?”

“That’s the power of love.” Bastet told Samira with a smile. “More specifically, Bell’s love for you.”

“Love for me…” Samira felt her heart thump in her chest and a small smile spread across her face. “How does that work?”

Bastet explained Bell’s special Skill and how it boosted the growth of those he considered ‘family’, including Samira herself. “After all, you’re part of the same Familia…and a wife is family too.”

Samira felt her cheeks warm up a bit. “W-Wife…” She wouldn’t deny that she wanted that with Bell. It also seemed that Bell desired it with her, Aisha, Chacha, Matora, Ikumi, Tiona, Tione, and Bastet. “Bell’s heart is too big.” She chuckled.

“It’s perfect.” Bastet shook her head as she laughed along with Samira.

After Samira burned her Status Update paper, she left Bastet’s room with a noticeable spring in her step.

“Ready, Vice-Captain?” Bastet asked once Aisha had sat in front of her, her long black hair tossed over her right shoulder to expose her bare back to Bastet.

“Whenever you are, Goddess.” Aisha said with a little smile.

Bastet easily updated Aisha’s Status, having become very proficient at it ever since the former Berbera members had joined her Familia. “Before you ask, I’ll just tell you what Bell’s love for you has done.”

“Huh?” Aisha looked over her shoulder at Bastet confused by her Goddess’s words.

A brief explanation later and Aisha had her Status Update in her hands.

-Status-

Aisha Belka

Level 3

Strength – B 779 > A 810

Endurance – A 838 > A 863

Dexterity – A 831 > A 860

Agility – B 786 > A 807

Magic – A 850 > A 862

Magic

Hell Kaios– Incantation: “Come, champion of the savages. Manly warrior, strong hero, greedy and unjust hero. Show your worth if you desire the girdle of the empress. Satisfy my body, penetrate my body, kill my body and prove your worth. My starving blade is Hippolyta.” Slashing Magic that releases a red shockwave slash that cuts anything it passes through.

Skills

Battle High – Raises the user’s Strength, Dexterity, and Endurance while fighting. Allows the user to ignore a large amount of pain. Passive.

Gururlu Koruyucu (Proud Protector) – Raises all stats by a large amount when fighting to defend others. Passive.

Pressure – Creates shockwaves from the user’s attacks, allowing force to travel across open distance. Damage is greatly increased if the strike physically connects. Active Trigger.

Developmental Abilities

Hunter – H (Improves abilities against Monsters that the user has fought before and gained Excelia from.)

Fist Strike – I (Massively raises attack power when punching or striking with bare hands.)

-Status-

“All my stats are ‘A’ Rank…” Aisha managed to say after a long moment to absorb her massive growth. “Just from a good day in the Dungeon.” She felt her heart beat strongly as she pictured Bell in her mind. “Hah… He’s far too good to us.” The smile on her lips was filled with her love and affection for Bell.

Bastet hugged Aisha from behind. “Bell loves us, and his dedication to his family is so strong that it helps lift us all up.” She kissed Aisha’s shoulder softly.

“Do you mind if I share your bed tonight?” Aisha asked with a warm smile.

“Sure, Samira will be with us too.” Bastet giggled, knowing that Bell would be surrounded by his lovers tonight.

Aisha let out a beautiful laugh. “Of course she will~” She stood up and sauntered out of the room after tossing her Status Update paper into the fire, not even bothering to put her breast wrap back on as she went to find Bell. She would make sure that he knew just how much she loved him tonight!

Chacha was next tonight, happily walking into the room still topless after the Breast Wrestling event earlier. Not that Bell had minded in the slightest when Chacha had gotten to straddle him and bury his face in her tits.

“I can’t wait to see! Let me see, let me see!” Chacha was nearly bouncing in the seat as soon as Bastet finished her update.

“Easy, Chacha~” Bastet kissed Chacha’s lips softly, moaning lowly when the young woman eagerly reciprocated the kiss. “There we go.” The Cat Goddess giggled and handed the paper to Chacha.

-Status-

Chacha Akaza

Level 2

Strength – S 934 > S 965

Endurance – S 913 > S 946

Dexterity – B 770 > B 791

Agility – A 812 > A 843

Magic – B 758 > B 783

-Magic-

Scale – Incantation: “Warp creation and tip the balance.” Changes the size and density of inanimate objects temporarily.

-Skills-

Kuvvet (Power) – Heavily increases the user’s Strength stat. Passive.

Çetin Savaş (Heavy Combat) – Raises Endurance by a large amount and regenerates stamina at an accelerated rate while fighting. Passive.

Amazon Spirit – Boosts the effectiveness of Skills and Magic while fighting. Effect increases based on the number of Amazons nearby. Passive.

-Developmental Ability-

Abnormal Resistance – I (Negates the effect of abnormalities such as poison and paralysis.)

-Status-

“I’m gonna hit the S 999 cap!” Chacha beamed at her Status Update, seeing both her Strength and Endurance stats so close to the limit.

“I’m sure you will, Chacha.” Bastet smiled beautifully and accepted the hug from Chacha a second later. “Just keep working hard and looking for each other, okay?”

Chacha nodded happily, lightly squeezing Bastet. “Uh huh!”

A short time later and Ikumi was sitting before Bastet, her bare back exposed as she felt the soft touches of her Goddess updating her Status. “Did I grow well today, Goddess?”

“Very well, Ikumi.” Bastet confirmed with a warm smile. “Take a look for yourself.” She handed the paper with the update to Ikumi and nearly giggled at how quickly it was taken from her hands.

-Status-

Ikumi Mito

Level 2

Strength – A 849 > A 880

Endurance – A 805 > A 837

Dexterity – A 836 > A 868

Agility – B 740 > B 772

Magic – B 784 > A 815

-Magic-

Alev – Incantation: “The flames of passion become food for the spirit.” Fire Magic that’s size and temperature can be controlled by the amount of Mind used.

Akan Su – Incantation: “Flow and fill the vessel.” Water Magic that’s volume and speed can be controlled by the amount of Mind used.

-Skills-

Disassembly – Allows the user to preserve the meat of any Monster they kill and make it edible while butchering it, negates all toxins and acids within the blood and flesh.

Carve – Increases the user’s Strength and Dexterity by a large amount when wielding a blade. Passive.

Larder – Compensates for a large percentage of weight carried when hauling ingredients. Preserves ingredients while carrying them. Passive.

-Developmental Ability-

Hunter – I (Improves abilities against Monsters that the user has fought before and gained Excelia from.)

-Status-

“My Magic reached ‘A’ Rank…and I’m about to reach ‘S’ Rank in Strength.” Ikumi marveled at her growth with a smile. She couldn’t help but feel like she was wrapped in a warm hug by Bell as she looked at her numbers.

Bastet gave Ikumi a warm hug to make her feelings into reality. “You’re working hard, Ikumi. Bell’s Skill can’t make you stronger by itself, it’s up to you and the effort you put in. And you’re doing amazing.” She praised with warmth and love in her voice.

“Thank you, Goddess.” Ikumi loved the vast difference between Ishtar Familia and the Bastet Familia. Here they were loved and cared for, their dreams and desires supported. It was a true home, not a thinly veiled cage.

With a warm smile on her face, Ikumi burned her Status Update and was about to put her bikini top back on, before she seemed to think better off it and just walked out of the room topless like Chacha had done.

“Hello, Matora, did you have fun tonight?” Bastet asked with a laugh.

“It was a good time.” Matora agreed with a smirk. “I totally won against Tione.”

Bastet wouldn’t correct that, since Tione and Matora had ended up tying, both women too stubborn to admit defeat and had taken up more time than any other ‘match’ of Breast Wrestling. “I think you and Tione liked your ‘reward’ from Bell even more than victory.

Matora’s cheeks turned red as she recalled the pleasure that Bell had given her, and Tione too. His lips, tongue, and hands had massaged and pleasured their reddened tits after their long competition, bringing both young women to climax without touching any other part of their bodies.

“Then again, Tiona was able to get the most attention tonight~” Bastet teased as she placed a drop of blood on Matora’s back.

“She cheated.” Matora replied instantly.

Tiona had participated in the ‘Breast Wrestling’ and immediately overwhelmed her opponent with strength and intensity. Then the sunshine-smiling girl had plopped herself in Bell’s lap and proceeded to nearly fuck him right in front of everyone. Only the thin barrier of her panties and Bell’s pants had prevented the act itself. Bell and Tiona had both had satisfied smiles on their faces by the time they were finished with each other and Tione had pulled her sister off of Bell.

“Yes, yes…” Bastet giggled as she finished with the update and handed Matora the paper.

-Status-

Matora Mikogami

Level 2

Strength – S 918 > S 950

Endurance – S 912 > S 944

Dexterity – F 323 > F 338

Agility – A 896 > S 926

Magic – A 811 > A 832

-Magic-

Spirit Armor – Incantation: “Warrior seeking battle, the wild desire of a beast. Clothe me in fighting spirit, to run wild on the battlefield.” Enchantment Magic that covers the user’s body in cloth formed from magic energy that protects the user from physical and magical attacks. Prevents status afflictions while the armor is intact. Mind is continuously used to maintain the armor. Effect rises based on the Magic and Endurance stats.

-Skills-

Battle Aura – Heavily increases the user’s Strength, Endurance, and Agility at the cost of Mind. Active Trigger.

Yilan Saç (Serpent Hair) – Allows the user to control their long hair as if it were a serpent. Can physically stop objects and bite others. Active Trigger.

Vahşi Kan (Wild Blood) – Increases the effects of the user’s Skills when fighting in close combat and increases the effects of their Magic when in use. Passive.

-Developmental Ability-

Abnormal Resistance – I (Negates the effect of abnormalities such as poison and paralysis.)

-Status-

“My Agility is ‘S’ Rank now!” Matora cheered at her growth. “And I’m not too far away from the max in Strength or Endurance either!” She turned and smiled at Bastet brightly. “I’m gonna get stronger and then Level Up again, Goddess!”

Bastet laughed warmly, happy that Matora was so excited. “I know you will, Matora. The entire Familia is behind you.” She found herself wrapped in a hug a second later.

“Thank you…” Matora whispered as she held Bastet. “…for giving all of us a real family.”

“Thank you for being my family.” Bastet whispered back, holding Matora close, knowing that such a vulnerable showing of emotion from the Amazon woman was probably something she hadn’t been able to do while in Ishtar’s Familia.

The two separated a little while later and Matora left with a gentle smile on her lips.

After the rest of the Familia had come in, or most of them at any rate, Bastet asked Fallujah, the last one that had been in line for a Status Update tonight, where Bell was.

“Bell got dragged off a while back by Aisha and Samira.” Fallujah laughed warmly. “By now they’ve probably snu-snu-ed Bell to sleep.”

Bastet yawned and stretched her arms above her head. “Well, I guess I’ll have to give Bell his Status update in the morning then.” She let out a little giggle as Fallujah agreed before burning her Status Update and standing up.

“Good night, Goddess.” Fallujah said with a smile.

“Good night, Fallujah.” Bastet returned with a warm smile of her own before the door was closed. “So, Bell’s Skill really does work for the entire Familia.” Bastet said to herself quietly as she recalled all of the surprised and happy exclamations from the Status Updates that she’d given tonight. “It seems the level of Bell’s feelings increases the boost granted by his Skill too.” Most of the growth today had been a handful of points, which was very noticeable among the Level 2’s for only spending a day dungeon crawling like they normally would. Especially considering they usually only saw two or maybe three points of growth normally and were now seeing close to ten in every Basic Ability they used over the course of their day. “You really do lift all of us up higher, Bell.” She smiled softly as she headed for the master bedroom, knowing she’d most likely find Bell, Aisha, and Samira already cuddled up together and asleep.

But if Bell wasn’t asleep yet, perhaps Bastet could get a round or three for herself!

-End Chapter-

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The Banquet of the Gods went well! Bastet made her presence known to the rest of the Deities in Orario and had a nice evening chatting with her fellow Goddesses. While also keeping information away from Hermes with a cheshire grin on her adorable face! Kek!

The multiple Parties of the Bastet Familia are farming the Dungeon well!

Bell’s Party has started in on the Tenth Floor, while Aisha’s Party is down on the Twentieth Floor, making their way through the Large Tree Labyrinth!

Money shouldn’t be an issue for the Bastet Familia!

Bell nearly runs head first into Tione, but ends up with his face in her amazing bosom instead! Lucky! Tione certainly doesn’t mind at all!

Then we see another Amazon tradition! Breast Wrestling! Two Amazons non-lethally fighting it out over a man! Or just for fun!

Bubastis certainly had an unexpected event tonight!

Tiona was sneaky! Winning fast just so that she’d get the most time with Bell while all of the bustier women were too busy fighting tit to tit! Lol!

Bastet has confirmed that Bell’s Skill works on the entire Familia! The boost is greater the stronger Bell’s feelings for the person in question, but as he sees his entire Familia as ‘family’ everyone gets a noticeable boost!

What’s next for Bell and the Bastet Familia? A certain annual Festival, perhaps?

Keep reading to find out!

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Until next time, later!