"What you likely think happened," the Greek goddess replied.
"Athena? What are you doing here?"
"I've come because of Mara."
"You're not here to hurt her, are you?"
The goddess of Wisdom smirked slightly. "Always on the watch for others, aren't you?"
"Well... I suppose..."
"Don't worry. I'm actually here to help her. It turns out that what you all shared, especially with Mister Morisato, has resulted in her deciding to switch sides. So she's now going to be working for us."
"She is? Well, isn't that wonderful? Hmmm... We'll have to do something special to celebrate that, won't we?"
Sayoko raised a brow. "You do realise that she was working for your enemies only recently."
"I do, but why would that be a problem?"
"I suppose that it wouldn't be, but I had to ask."
"That's fine."
"That's Belldandy for you," Peorth sighed, "She would do this even if Mara's defection was the only thing going on."
"Actually, I do have to agree with that," the rich girl commented as she considered how nice the girl in question was.
Megumi rubbed her temple. "I'm not going to even pretend to understand all this, but can I ask one thing? My brother and all these girls are safe, aren't they?"
Athena gave a slight shrug. "Depends on the terminology you use. Right now they're not going to spontaneously start... enjoying themselves, and they probably won't have any illnesses developing, but there are other dangers."
"Like that 'rival organization'."
"Exactly. Even if Mara wasn't involved, or at least still on their side, they'd want to take advantage of this chaos. With her defection, they're really going to have reason to get into this."
"That doesn't sound good."
"It isn't. Oh, and I suggest that you be careful," the Greek diety told the mortal girl.
"What? Why?"
"You might get caught up in it, or see something that might be dangerous. It'd be best if you don't try to get involved in the fight."
"Oh man... I don't think that I'd want to..."
"Don't worry Megumi," Belldandy soothed, "We'll protect you."
"Uh... thanks."
"You're welcome."
"In the mean time, I'll be sticking around as I'll be Mara's case worker," Athena commented, "So all your group has to worry about is how you'll deal with what's gone on here. Leave acclimating her to her new... position to me."
"That's very kind of you."
"Thanks."
"You're welcome. But would anyone like to have any refreshements? I wouldn't want anyone to stay hungry or thirsty," the middle Norn told the others while:
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