Early the next morning, in the lobby of the Loki Familia's special dining hall, Sword Girl Ais was sitting and having breakfast with several female adventurers who had close relationships with her.
At this time Tiona asked: "Ais, do you have any plans today?"
The Amazon sister who made a big fuss at the festival was relieved of her gloom. Now she has finished recharging her batteries.
"I'm going to clear the dungeon."
Sword Girl Ais's expression was not very good.
Lefiya asked with concern: "Does Miss Ais want to go alone?"
"Because I need money."
Sword Girl Ais said these words with great sadness, which made her loyal fan girl Lefiya almost ask to lend her money.
Tiona obviously knew the reason why Ace was short of money, and immediately said that she would go with her. After all, she had to make up for the money owed by the big double blade.
Unlike the patient and resilient Sword Girl Ais, she got bored while farming money and ran away because of the festival. Therefore, after Ais had repaid 4,000 W fari, she still owed money to the Gubonyu Familia.
Seeing that Tiona wanted to follow, Lefia naturally wanted to follow in order to help the idol.
Tione said she wanted to follow the leader Finn, so she refused. However, at Tiona's invitation, the leader Finn thought it would be good to relax before the next expedition, so he formed a luxurious team inexplicably.
Finn the Brave, Riveria the Nine Demons, Ace the Swordsman, the Amazon sisters and Lefia the Thousand Fairies.
These few people can go on an expedition to the dungeon.
By the way, is anyone missing?
Temporarily suppressing this doubt, the brave Finn waved his hand and headed to the dungeon with his companions.
Up to the 15th floor, the monsters on the upper floor were no match for them. They couldn't even move forward at a slow speed, and it was Tiona who rushed down alone with her Musou all the way.
She put away the rotating double blades and stepped into the tunnel full of magic stones. The unsatisfied Amazon sister curled her lips.
"Well... the second generation of the Great Double Blade is in battle for the first time, but it seems that there is something missing. It's a bit unsatisfactory."
"After all, these are just LV1 monsters after all. But the lower level is the LV2 Minotaur, and its strength should be improved to a higher level."
Hearing her complaint, Finn, the brave man behind him, reminded her gently.
However, when they arrived at the 16th floor, there was not a single monster here.
And also met an acquaintance.
"Oh, it's Xiao Lin and Miss Liu Zi!"
Seeing the familiar master and servant duo, Tiona greeted them cheerfully.
Xiaolin turned around when he heard her voice. He was obviously startled when he saw several star adventurers from the Loki Familia. He subconsciously asked, "Has the Loki Familia already started an expedition?"
He also wondered why Ouranos didn't tell him.
But Tiona waved her hand and denied with a smile: "It's not an expedition, it's just a leisurely trip to the dungeon to relax. In other words, it's a small group adventure."
"...There are really scary little groups."
Xiao Lin couldn't help but complain.
Together, these people have the strength to destroy a small or medium-sized Familia, but looking at them, they seem to be in the dungeon just for activities in the outskirts. I really feel sorry for the monsters in the dungeon.
"But Xiaolin, you really went too far."
"...Why am I being complained about?"
"Because you see, you have defeated all the monsters on this level. Don't we have to go to the lower level?"
"Then I'm really sorry."
Xiao Lin apologized perfunctorily and without any sincerity.
The dungeon follows a first-come-first-served mechanism, which means that whoever strikes first when encountering monsters without robbing them or violating guild rules will be considered theirs.
Therefore, even if he was complained about, Xiaolin did not apologize.
Tiona turned to look at the little human behind her and asked, "What should we do, leader, just go down to the 19th floor."
"...No, let's take a rest. We have to convert the previous harvest into money." The brave Finn lifted the magic stone bag in his hand.
This proposal was approved by all members of the Loki family, and at the same time they invited: "Xiao Lin, do you want to come too?"
"Well... let's go together if we can."
Xiaolin had long wanted to go to the 18th security floor, and he just took this opportunity to visit with the experienced members of the Loki Familia.
After agreeing on the same opinion, Xiao Lin and Liu Zi joined in.
On the way, the brave Finn said to him: "I was very grateful to you for saving my family members at the festival."
"Thank you very much!"
Lefiya closed her eyes tightly and bowed deeply to Xiao Lin. Her slightly trembling body showed that she was nervous.
After she saw Xiao Lin, she wanted to come forward and say thank you, but the shy elf girl delayed it until now because of her captain and lack of opportunity.
Xiao Lin had mixed emotions after being thanked.
Because at the festival Lefiya would be severely injured and on the verge of death, but she would also overcome the psychological barrier and become stronger. However, that opportunity was missed because of Kobayashi.
Sword Girl Ais asked doubtfully: "Xiao Lin?"
"...I'm sorry." Xiao Lin came to his senses and said to the elf girl who bowed in thanks: "Please raise your head, Miss Lefiya, I am just repaying your life-saving grace."
"A life-saving grace?"
"That's right. I will never forget the kindness I felt when I was rescued by the Loki Familia."
"Yes, is that so..."
Lefia was a little surprised.
It was the Loki Familia who rescued Krillin in the dungeon, not Lefiya, and at that time she was immersed in self-blame and did not talk to Krillin at all, but she did not expect that Krillin would repay Lefia because she was a Loki Familia favor.
At the same time, she also understood that she was saved not because of herself, but because of her family members.
"Okay, okay, you can say thank you anytime. Now let's hurry to the 18th floor. My big double blades are already hungry and thirsty." Tiona saw that the atmosphere was a bit strange, so she took the initiative to break it and shouted for it. Go to the lower level.
"Then, please let us treat each other with respect as fellow adventurers."
"Yes, very happy."
The brave Finn and Xiaolin smiled helplessly at each other and walked towards the safety layer together.
Arriving at the entrance to the 18th floor, Xiao Lin felt mixed emotions.
The brave Finn said strangely: "What's wrong, Xiaolin, your expression is very strange."
"I just feel it's not easy. I can finally reach the 18th floor."
"No, no, no, with your strength, it shouldn't be difficult to reach the 18th floor."
"That's true, but actually every time, for various reasons, I just can't get to the 18th floor."
"Aha……"
It seemed like he didn't believe it.
But there is no way, there are strange factors in this world that are force majeure.
Passing through a towering tree, they soon reached the 18th floor.
"Wow!"
Seeing the scenery on the 18th floor, Xiao Lin couldn't help but exclaimed.
There is obviously no sun, but this floor is as bright as day, because there are countless magic crystals emitting light on the ceiling.
According to people from the Loki Familia, it seems like the time here is the same as the time in the outside world, and day and night change every 12 hours.
Based on this, the ecological environment here is similar to that of the outside world.
The brave Finn said: "Okay, let's go to the town now."
The 18th floor is a floor where monsters will not be refreshed, which is the so-called safe floor, so the adventurers built a town here for adventurers to rest and trade.
"Captain, do you want to rest in the woods as usual?"
"No, just in town this time."
"But it's quite expensive here."
"It doesn't matter, I'll pay this time."
"That's great, the leader is so proud!"
Tiona cheered.
When a group of people came to the town, they felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere.
"It always feels weird."
"Well, there are no people on the street."
Out of curiosity, a stalwart middle-aged adventurer walked out of a tavern ahead with an unhappy look on his face and cursed angrily:
"Really, what a joke!"
"Burrus?"
Finn the Brave called to him.
"Loki Familia?" The one-eyed adventurer named Burrus complained with a headache after seeing the group: "Why is it at this time?"
"What happened, Burruss?"
"Phew - there was a murder in this Weili Hotel."
"What?"xN
The group of people had solemn expressions.
Killing someone in a safe zone is a very serious incident, and it may even shake the meaning of this town's existence due to credibility issues.
"You know it? If you know it, leave immediately and don't cause trouble here."
"Hey, hey, hey, that's too much, Burruss. How could we, the Loki Familia, just stand by and watch something like this happen?"
Finn the Brave looked interested.
Burus was even more distressed when he heard what he said. He knew that the little human race in front of him would say this, so he felt a headache.
"...Forget it, since you insist on coming. Let me declare in advance that I don't insist on asking you to help."
"We need to find a place to live in the town, but we can't just stay away and pretend that nothing happens."
Moreover, the Loki Familia is a well-known Familia, and the leader Finn is still here. If you choose to stand by and watch, there is a high chance that someone with intentions will spread gossip about cold blood.
Under the leadership of Burrus, everyone came to the hotel.
When the curtains were opened, a headless male corpse came into view with horrific blood splattering on the walls, floor and ceiling.
"——!!!"
"Lefia, are you okay?"
The Elf girl, who had never seen such a bad situation, turned pale. Sword Girl Ais put her hand on her shoulder and asked in concern. Feeling the warmth and encouragement from her idol, Lefiya shook her head and resisted the thought of vomiting.
"This is really a big event."
Finn the Brave licked his fingers, feeling like he was in trouble.
Pull open the white gauze covering the deceased and check his wounds. Sure enough, just as he thought, this man's head was missing, and he should have been shot in the head.
"Do you have any clues about the murderer, Burruss?"
"Probably the woman who was with him last night. When Willy came back this morning, the woman was long gone."
"Woman? What kind of woman?"
"No one knows this. He covered his face with a scarf. This man is also covered in armor. He has no idea which family he belongs to."
The young orc named Viri said hurriedly.
He is the owner of this hotel, and he is also very afraid of something like this happening.
The brave Finn pondered: "Does it mean that the identity of the victim is also unknown?"
"Yes, as you can see, you can't even see your face after being made like this." Burrus confirmed, and at the same time took out a bottle of potion from his arms and said, "So, I went to get this. "
"Unlocking medicine?"
The well-informed Riveria took the opportunity to say its name.
The unlocking medicine is a method that can force the locked status bar to appear, so that you can know which family member this man is.
And what made Burruss so angry just now was because someone refused to use this potion.
"It's disrespectful to do this to the dead."
"How can I care about that now?"
It happened that the Loki Familia was here, and even if he used it forcefully, it could be regarded as the request of the Loki Familia, so he sprinkled the potion on the back of the deceased without ceremony.
Xiao Lin pinched his chin and said: "Do you always do extraordinary things? Well, you have the style of an adventurer."
"Brother, this is not a good thing."
Burruss seemed dissatisfied with Kobayashi's remarks.
Soon, the status bar of the deceased appeared.
When Xiao Lin saw it, he took the initiative and said: "Hmm, it turns out he is a member of the Ganesha family, his name is Hashana Doruliya, and his level is LV4. Surprisingly, he is quite powerful."
"Do you think you can read sacred texts too, little brother?"
"Understand Yidiandian."
Xiao Lin pinched his index finger and thumb together, showing a mysterious smile.
Burrus also wanted the high elf Riveria to read it, but he didn't expect this human male to be able to understand it. Could it be that he has spirit race blood? But there are no iconic ears.
"Etc., etc!"
Burruss reacted and was shocked: "This guy is a LV4 adventurer, and he was killed by a woman quietly?!"
A chill swept through the whole room, and everyone looked unhappy.
Xiao Lin spread his hands and said: "Hey, hey, is this kind of thing difficult to do? Judging from his wounds, he was probably killed by one blow, and he was the most relaxed and unwary when he succeeded in the sneak attack. Thinking about it this way, it is considered an adventure at LV2 Maybe someone can do it too. For example, me?"
"C-could you be the murderer? No, no... the murderer is a woman. I'm sorry, I misunderstood."
Burruss, who was seriously ill and sought medical treatment indiscriminately, subconsciously regarded Xiaolin as the murderer, but he soon came to his senses.
"You just came to this level, and you are a female adventurer... you must be the murderers!"
"No, that's right! Selling your appearance and taking advantage of others when they are not prepared!"
Burrus changed his target to Loki and his party.
To be precise, it's the Sword Princess Ais, the Nine Demons Riveria, the Thousand Elf Lefiya and the Amazon sister Tione.
As for others, they are no longer under suspicion.
Especially Liu Zi and Tiona, they were flat and flat, even they couldn't be interested at all.
"Master Xiaolin, can I kill both of them?"
"No, no, no, obviously not."
Xiao Lin stopped Liu Zi from getting angry.
And these two guys actually targeted Tione again.
"is it you?"
"This is too suspicious."
"That's right, that's right."
"Seduce a man with a sure touch."
Such filthy words naturally angered Tione. She clenched her right hand as if holding something, and roared: "If you continue to talk nonsense, I will tear you apart!"
"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!"
The enraged Amazon scared the two.
Finn sighed and said, "As you can see, they have absolutely no ability to seduce men. Can you rest assured?"
"Yes Yes!"
The two responded quickly.
Caught up, 2/2
(End of chapter)
