Chapter:23 The Day Ganesha Wept - Is it wrong for a Godslayer to Have a harem goddesses

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Mama Mia's slap on his back sent Godou's face slamming into the table.

"Business is booming!" she chortled. "I never imagined giving you the day off would reel in so many customers!"

Rubbing his nose painfully, Godou frowned. It was true; the evening crowd yesterday was far bigger than normal, and there had even been a queue forming outside because people wanted a taste of the fabled "Boar Tamer's" cooking. He hadn't expected his little feat to draw this much attention. It seemed not using his Authorities hadn't worked out as well as he thought it would have.

But it wasn't as bad as it could have been. Godou had been surprised to learn that monsters had escaped from captivity during the Festival, and the ensuing chaos had done much to suppress his own tale. Still though, the increase in customers had a very observable impact on his workload. Even when Ganesha had barged into the tavern, boisterously introducing himself and demanding to see the chef, Mama Mia had calmly told him and his Familia to wait outside for a table to free up.

Or else.

It had been a small victory for him, but the rest of the Hostess weren't very pleased with the increase in pace. He could tell because many of them were giving him the stinkeye. Only Mama Mia seemed overjoyed with it as she announced the increase in revenue and profit during their monthly performance review.

"With that in mind, you've all done very well, and of course, your wages will all be adjusted to reflect this boost in our earnings," she concluded, garnering satisfied looks from everyone.

Godou hoped that would be enough for them to stop blaming him. It wasn't entirely his fault, after all.

Godou stretched and yawned. They couldn't do meetings like this during working hours, so they'd had to sacrifice some of their free time for it. He was looking forward to his nap.

The door slammed open and Ganesha walked in, the rest of his Familia trailing behind him.

Godou groaned. He must have jinxed himself somehow with that one thought.

"We're closed," Mama Mia said, crossing her arms. "Come back-" she suddenly stopped, realizing that something was not quite right.

Ganesha had tears streaming down his cheeks. He wasn't the only one. His entire Familia radiated a kind of somber and despondent atmosphere Godou had only felt at funerals.

"Girls. Drinks." Her voice was soft, barely above a whisper.

"But-" Arnya complained.

"Now."

The Cat-girl gulped and leaped to action, Chloe hot on her heels. Ganesha took a seat, but the rest of his Familia chose to stand and huddle around him.

Godou's eyes met Shakti's. He knew the girl and her god had been looking for him the whole of last night, but he never got around to talking to them. It was partly because he had been overloaded in the kitchen, and partly because he hadn't wanted to be badgered by requests to join the Ganesha Familia.

Loki sent him enough letters as it was already.

Now he was starting to wonder if it had been the right thing to do.

"Lord Ganesha, what ails you?" Mama Mia asked, her tone dropping to one of respect and sympathy.

"A child of mine has just passed in the Dungeon," the God said morosely. Godou could hear the grief in his voice, and it sounded so heartfelt and sincere that he instantly knew that Ganesha was heartbroken.

"I see." Mama Mia nodded her head, sounding apologetic. "I am sorry for your loss. And you wish to have a toast?"

Ganesha shook his head. "No. I want information. We have been going from tavern to tavern, hoping to gather any kind of hearsay or rumors that will shed light on his death."

Godou saw Shakti avert her eyes.

"What happened, Lord Ganesha?" he asked. "You make it sound as though his death was..." he wanted to say 'unnatural', but found that it was not quite the right word to use.

"He was murdered," Shakti filled in the silence. "In Rivira." She clenched her fists. "It is supposed to be a safe zone. And Hashana...Hashana was not weak. He was Level Four, and to think someone could do that to him..."

Ganesha placed a hand on her trembling shoulder.

"There you have it. We want to get to the bottom of this. Not just for Hanasha's sake, but for all the children who live in Orario. Something is going on, and even we Gods are starting to feel uneasy. First, the strange power and the earthquake we felt a month ago. Then there was the strange young man who stumbled out of the Dungeon." At this, Godou winced. Did Ganesha still not know? "I have heard rumors of new monster species appearing, and there were the errant monsters during my Festival. Hashana's death is the final straw. We cannot sit still and twiddle our thumbs. We must act now, before more people are hurt." The God pounded his fist onto the table. "On this I swear, for I am Ganesha!"

The flicker of power was all Godou needed to tense up immediately. Ganesha had done...something. He looked around, realizing that nobody else seemed to have felt the disturbance. Was is it only him, then? A small trace of divine power, perhaps? Undetectable except to Gods and Campiones?

Arnya and Chloe hurried over, drinks in hand. The adventurers took them gratefully. A small toast and a moment of silence later, Shakti dipped her head slightly.

"Please. If you have overheard anything that sounds remotely connected, let us know immediately."

The waitresses looked at each other for a moment. As one, they shook their heads.

"Sorry," Syr said. "I wish we could help, but we really haven't heard anything."

"I...see," Ganesha responded sullenly. "Do let us know if anything changes."

The god took one last sip of his drink before standing up.

"Lord Ganesha," Godou called out.

The god turned to look at him. A small smile crossed his face, though it looked pained and forced. "Ah. The Boar Tamer. I still remember you. I apologize that I did not manage to compliment you in

person for your food yesterday. It was truly delicious."

He felt guilty.

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