"I am so sorry!"
From the Loki Scroll clan, Bell apologized to Finn very embarrassedly.
"Doesn't he agree?"
Finn rubbed his forehead and said helplessly.
"Well, Brother Ren Mu said that all adventurers can defeat the monster together. He will not help us defeat the monster if there is still a chance."
"I know, thank you anyway, Belle."
Finn sighed secretly in his heart. Although he was not in a good mood, Finn still forced a smile and sent Bell away who was helping.
"How, how! Did he agree?"
In the office, Loki, who had been waiting for a long time, saw Finn pushing open the door and asked quickly.
"No, he didn't agree."
"How is that possible!" Loki exclaimed, slapping the table in disbelief.
"Isn't he afraid that Orario will be destroyed?"
"Finn, what's the reason for rejection?"
Riveria, one of the three giants waiting with Loki, asked. It's fine if it's a small matter, but it's a matter of life and death for the world. You always need a reason to refuse, right?
"He said that with our strength alone, it is still possible to defeat the monster."
After paraphrasing Bell's words, Finn bit his finger and said in confusion: "To be honest, if you let me look at it, I don't see any reason to win."
Although I still have confidence in the adventurers, the key question is where does this confidence come from? As a client, he did not dare to have such confidence.
"Ah! What a useless excuse! No, I have to ask him personally."
Loki scratched his red hair in annoyance, and Loki became a little angry.
"Loki!"
Seeing his god slamming the door and leaving, Finn wanted to stop him immediately, but Riveria stopped him.
"Let her go, Finn, maybe only God can ask the real reason."
Have faith in adventurers? What a useless reason this is. Anyone who has seen the battle will understand that in front of the giant beasts, they are no different from tiny ants. They are nothing.
So I knew without even thinking that this reason was definitely fake and used to perfunctory people.
"The real reason? Maybe."
Although Riveria was right based on rational reasoning, her intuition told Finn that what Bell said was true.
"Isn't this Loki? What are you looking for?"
After giving Bell a half-day off to practice the use of Melba's power, Ren Mu, who was wandering around boredly, saw Loki running around in the streets, as if he was looking for something.
Who would have thought that after hearing his voice, Loki's eyes lit up and he walked towards him menacingly, with an expression as if he wanted to eat him.
"It's you I'm looking for!"
"Find me?"
Ren Mu was confused. Did he have anything to do with Loki recently?
"GuluGulu, of course, tell me why you don't want to help fight the monster."
In the warm tavern, after Loki drank the wine in his glass, he asked Ren Mu who was sitting opposite him.
Because it was too cold, she took the other person into a tavern and slowly explained the situation.
"So that's what happened. Didn't Bell tell you?"
He glanced at Loki with disdain, smelling of alcohol and looking like a drunk uncle. She was obviously a plain beauty, but with her words and deeds, it was difficult for people to arouse desire.
"Huh? That's no excuse. Let's talk about the real reason."
"What, don't you believe that adventurers can defeat monsters?"
"I want to believe it too, but can it really be done?"
Putting down the wine glass, Loki rarely opened his eyes and asked word by word.
"How do you know you can't do it if you don't try?"
"We have already fought, haven't we? We lost miserably."
"The last time was the last time, and this time is this time. Believe me, if you fight again, you won't lose again."
"But why?"
Loki, who had sealed his divine power, did not have omniscience, so she didn't know where Ren Mu's self-confidence came from.
"You will know when the time comes. Anyway, trust me. After all, it will not be good for me if Orario is destroyed."
...
"I hope what you said is true."
Loki, knowing that he could no longer ask anything, drank the last of his wine and left. For her who loves the lower world and loves children, Ren Mu's indifferent attitude and ineffective actions naturally make her very unhappy.
"I'm hated, but with the Riddler's attitude, it's normal to be hated."
Putting down the juice, Ren Mu was very good at his own behavior. It was just a matter of scheming with old coins like Hermes. A straightforward god like Loki didn't like knowing everything, but just... Unspoken style.
"Having said that, it's time for Hermes to urge us."
When Bell's special training is over and he can fully master the power he gave him, that will be the beginning of the second crusade.
Unlike the first failure, the second time is bound to win. The praise and momentum after the victory are the work of Hermes.
"So my friend, are you ready?"
"Of course, I have already prepared it."
Opening his arms, Hermes had an impatient expression on his face, as if he was saying when will you do it. I almost couldn't bear it anymore.
"But before that, I want to ask a question."
"Are you gods so curious?"
Sighing, Ren Mu said helplessly: "Tell me what the problem is."
"I want to know, do you really consider Bell a friend?"
Pressing the hat that never left his head, Hermes asked meaningfully.
"Why do you ask?"
"Because, if you really regarded Bell as a friend, you wouldn't control his destiny like this, right?"
Although their ultimate goal was for Bell's good and to make him a great hero, not only did this behavior not receive support from him, but they also kept the person involved in the dark, preventing him from getting any information.
Is this kind of behavior really something a friend can do?
"We're friends, but I'm not a good person."
"And Hermes, aren't you so-called gods worse than me?"
"At least in my trial, apart from some damage to the natural environment, no one died, right?"
Ren Mu said sarcastically, "The world is as dark as crows. Since everyone has done the same thing, no one can blame anyone."
