Adventurers Guild.
In the afternoon when the adventurers were working hard to make money in the dungeon and the guild staff could relax a little, a shout suddenly broke the silence in the guild hall.
"Miss Eina, I'm really sorry!"
"Oh~ I'm not angry~"
Liar!
The half-elf girl sitting on the sofa opposite had an eager smile on her face. She looked even more beautiful with her already sweet appearance, but the black mist that was constantly emitting from her body showed that she was on the verge of anger.
Is it because he cheated on her?
That’s right!
After returning to the ground from the 18th floor and going to the tavern Fenfu's hostess to be congratulated by Aniya, Hill, Lyu and others, Xiaolin realized that the news that he had been promoted to LV2 and obtained the title [Binder] had completely spread.
It was probably because Uranus wanted to confirm his status as the only vassal that he spread it among the gods.
But as a result, his previous concealment of his strength was exposed, and he immediately came to the guild to look for Eina.
"No matter what, I'm really sorry." Xiaolin lowered his head and said, "I didn't mean to hide my strength. I'm really sorry for making Miss Aina worry!"
"You are this person..."
Seeing him apologizing so sincerely, the kind-hearted Aina couldn't blame him anymore.
But you still need to understand it clearly.
Aina asked: "In other words, you have actually accepted the favor a long time ago?"
"No, I was granted the favor half a month ago."
"is that a lie……"
"not real."
Xiao Lin didn't lie to her about this, and there was no need to lie.
But in Eina's view, Xiaolin's growth is too extraordinary! Even the most famous swordswoman Ais took a full year to advance from LV1 to LV2. However, Xiao Lin in front of me only used it for half a month, which was completely incomprehensible!
Wait, half a month ago?
Eina remembered that when Xiaolin came to handle the adventurer procedures half a month ago, he had said that he had not joined the family, but he had been granted a favor half a month ago, which meant...
"Have you joined the Familia from the beginning?"
"...Yes, that's right."
Xiaolin nodded and admitted.
Seeing him being so straightforward, Aina nodded clearly and murmured: "No wonder..."
"What?"
"Actually, God Uranus probably did it on purpose. He didn't spread the news that you became LV2. He probably had some mission to teach you."
"Yes, that's right."
Although he didn’t know why Eina’s topic was so jumpy, Xiaolin still admitted it because he would go on an expedition with the Loki Familia in a while.
On the contrary, in Eina's view, Xiaolin's concealment of the family members was the instruction of the god Ouranos.
Otherwise, he would become a LV2 adventurer in half a month, and he would have become a celebrity in the labyrinth city long ago. But now there is no news, and if he is not an acquaintance of him, he will even ignore it quickly.
Thinking about it this way, he was actually not wrong.
No, Xiao Lin, who was originally admired by everyone, now has to hide his impressive achievements. Don't you think he is pitiful?
Eina comes to a subtle conclusion and forgives Kobayashi.
"But! Even if you become an adventurer at LV2, you have only been an adventurer for a short time, so you cannot miss out on tutoring on dungeon-related knowledge. Got it?"
"Yes, I understand!"
Like a soldier receiving an order from his superior, Xiao Lin straightened his back and responded loudly.
It seems that tutoring will continue.
Then the two looked at each other and smiled, and the atmosphere relaxed.
At this time, in the direction of the guild counter, an adventurer suddenly made a loud noise, attracting the attention of the two people.
"Only 1,000 faries? How is that possible? How can those materials be worth so little? Are you blind? Damn it, what should you do with such a small amount of money... Damn it!"
That was an extremely slovenly man.
He was constantly slapping the receiving counter, and if it weren't for the iron railing, he might have grabbed the staff member by the neck.
Irritated, fanatical, and paranoid.
There is an inexplicable atmosphere that makes people feel bad, and a feeling that they are desperate to achieve their goals.
Are you short of money and desperate, or...
"Here we go again, Somo Familia."
Eina held her forehead and sighed, as if she was troubled by that person's unreasonable behavior.
Xiao Lin looked at his back with his teeth and claws splayed, and asked softly: "Do you need me to drive him out?"
"No, he will leave on his own later." Aina shook her head and said in a warning tone: "Xiao Lin, you can't have anything to do with the Somo Familia. They are very dangerous. Do you hear me?"
"I see."
Xiao Lin nodded.
"Well, very good." Seeing his promise, Eina nodded with satisfaction, and then said as if she had remembered something: "Sorry, Xiaolin. I have something else to do now. Let's talk about it when I get back later, okay?"
"Of course. Miss Aegina, please do."
"Also, don't think that you are strong just because you are already at LV2. You must not go below the 17th floor. Do you understand?"
"……I see."
If she knew that she made a big fuss on the 17th floor and defeated the LV4 floor master Goliath alone, she would definitely be scolded again, so she decided not to say anything.
Aina left in a hurry, not knowing what the emergency was.
On the other side, the House of Dusk.
Unlike other stingy and poor Familia, the headquarters of the Loki Familia is a castle, a big castle.
Thanks to the fact that all the members live here, they love each other like a family.
'Mama-san' Riveria, who cared about her children, had been waiting for the return of Sword Queen Ais, but she didn't expect it would take so long. She didn't come back until evening.
Seeing his safe return, Riveria breathed a sigh of relief.
"You're back, Ace."
"……Um."
Although he spoke little and showed no emotion as usual, he still felt that something was not right.
"How about it? Have you apologized properly?"
"…."
"What?"
"Let him escape again."
Sword Princess Ais told the whole process with some frustration, and did not hide the fact that she asked Xiao Lin to give Bell a knee pillow.
Riveria opened her mouth slightly and laughed "Pfft--". It seemed that it was too much, so he turned around and smiled secretly. But her constant shrugging of shoulders only made Ais even more depressed.
Sword Girl Ais puffed out her mouth and tapped Riveria on the back, strongly expressing her dissatisfaction with her teasing her.
"snort."
"Sorry...hehe...but...hehe..."
Obviously Riveria didn't expect that her princess would be so innocent that she would do something so stupid that she couldn't help but laugh.
Boys give boys knee pillows and stuff.
It’s so funny.
Riveria's laughter was not malicious, but the pure princess still felt embarrassed and ran back to her room.
She couldn't understand it at all. Not only Riveria, but also Xiaolin was laughing. What went wrong?
"Go update your status."
she said softly.
Walking out of the room, Sword Girl looked for Loki.
"Somo, Somo, Somo wine~"
At this time, Loki was humming an unknown tune, holding up a jar with the Somo Familia logo on it, and staggering to the living room.
"Loki."
"Ais, look, this is Somo's wine~"
Loki seemed to really like the wine produced by the Somo Familia, but Sword Girl Ais didn't care at all. She said bluntly:
"Well, I want to update the status."
"By the way, you haven't updated your status yet."
Loki then remembered that several of them had gone to the dungeon in a group. After returning, only Sword Princess Ais had not updated her status.
But……
"What can we do? We have guests coming."
"I seem to have been promoted to LV6."
"What?!"
Loki's eyes widened involuntarily. The widening of his narrow eyes was a bit funny, but now she couldn't care less.
"You mean to upgrade to LV6?!"
"Hmm...but I'm not sure yet."
"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and update your status!"
"But, guest."
"Who cares about her at this time! Of course, my little Aisi is more important!"
The anxious god grabbed Sword Girl's wrist, and now the two of them were going to do something hidden that only they could tell. The eager Loki was like an old gangster who couldn't wait to strip Ais naked.
No, I can’t wait even a second!
Loki pushed open the door to the living room, turned around and said to the half-elf inside: "Sister Eina, I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry now, so I'll let Riveria accompany you for a while."
Miss Eina, the guild's most popular employee, who finally arrived, was dumbfounded.
"……Eh?"
"Hey, Loki!"
Riveria stood up and wanted to stop Loki, but she didn't expect that she ran too fast, closed the door and disappeared in a blink of an eye, and even her excited shouts continued to be heard throughout the corridor.
"My Aisi is going to be at LV6~ My Aisi is going to be at LV6~"
"...Really."
Riveria sighed in distress.
In the entire family, from gods to family members, no one could make her worry free.
Although she also knew that Aisi might be promoted, it was not certain, and she would not run away. At least she should finish receiving the guests first, that half-hearted god!
Eina was confused and had no idea what was going on, but she still heard something like LV6...
"Sorry, Miss Eina."
"It doesn't matter, it's just that Lord Loki said just now..."
"Ah, Aisi will probably be promoted to LV6. Really, it's obviously just an uncertain thing I heard from others."
"In other people's mouths?"
"An adventurer named Xiaolin."
"Xiao Lin?!"
The familiar name made Eina stunned on the spot.
Riveria asked curiously: "Is Miss Eina acquaintance with him?"
"...I am his adventure advisor."
After Eina explained, she asked, "Um, Miss Riveria, what kind of adventurer is Xiaolin?"
"A very good adventurer."
The answer is very simple, but the evaluation is quite high.
Xiaolin is proud to be recognized by the famous LV6 strongman in Labyrinth City, and also the Nine Demons Riveria.
Thinking about it, how could he be an ordinary person who was promoted to LV2 in half a month?
What other secrets does that person have?
Aegina's inner curiosity became even more intense.
At this moment, a howl suddenly sounded from the entire Loki Familia station.
"Ais! Ais...has been promoted to LV6 oh oh oh oh oh!!!"
Loki's voice pierced his ears, and almost all members of the Familia knew about this.
That fool!
Riveria held her forehead and sighed again.
But it’s something worth celebrating, and there’s nothing wrong with spreading the word.
Moreover, according to the rules set by the guild, the Familia is not allowed to conceal the level of the Familia, especially when the Loki Familia is still being watched by everyone, it is even more impossible to hide it.
Another room.
"Congratulations, Ace."
"Um……"
"What, you don't look very happy. Isn't this the promotion you have been waiting for?"
"Because I already knew it in advance, so."
"Oh, is it that Xiao Lin?"
This is of course. After all, surprise is all about surprise. If you knew it in advance, how could you be happy?
It's just so strange, why does Xiaolin know? Combined with Ouranos's request...
interesting.
The corners of Loki's mouth curved dangerously.
By the way, I almost forgot, there are still questions to answer.
He immediately took Ais back to the living room.
Loki opened the door without any apology for abandoning his guests. He still barged in without knowing it and shouted: "Coming, coming, sister Aegina, are you waiting in a hurry?"
"There's no rush."
Eina put down the tea cup in her hand.
After all, I have something to ask of the other person, and it would be rude to show anger. In addition, the commotion just now made her know why Loki left in a hurry, so it was even less possible for her to be angry.
"Okay, okay, today is a really good day."
His princess was promoted to LV6, and the divine wine from the Somo Familia was also added to the fun. Loki was in a state of elation.
He quickly came to the main seat and opened the dusty sacred wine.
"I'm in a good mood now, so if you have any questions, sister Aina, you can ask me, and I will tell you everything."
"That's a real help."
It's not easy to meet Loki.
If she hadn't happened to meet her when she went to the store to look for divine wine, and Riveria helped her buy the expensive divine wine, she might not have been able to meet her.
So let’s get straight to the point.
"So Lord Loki, what do you mean by saying that the Somo clan worships not gods, but this kind of wine?"
"To be precise, this extremely expensive wine is a failure for Somo. Those guys worship the finished product of the divine wine that cannot be found on the market."
"Finished product?"
"Yes, that's no ordinary wine."
Loki's expression turned serious.
Eina understood that the next words were the key point, so she pricked up her ears and listened carefully.
"One sip of that kind of wine will make you addicted to it. The people of the Somo Familia joined the family just to drink that stuff. The only thing they care about is wine."
"how come……"
Being able to be called that by Loki is not a good thing no matter how you think about it.
Aina asked again: "Are you saying that the existence of the Soma clan is just for this kind of wine?"
"That's right, and focusing on brewing requires financial resources. Therefore, only those who make a lot of money can drink a little of the finished product. And once they have tasted it, they will work hard to make money just to taste it again. Even for 1 fari, He doesn’t hesitate to harm his companions and sacrifice others. Yes, it’s such a bad thing.”
"…………"
Everyone present was silent.
Obviously, they did not expect that the people of the Somo Family would be so paranoid and fanatical.
"But we actually don't know much. The above is all I know about the Soma Familia. I wonder if sister Aina is satisfied?"
"Yes, thank you very much."
Eina thanked her and left.
Seeing that the matter was over, Loki stood up and said to 'Mama-san' and Jian Ji: "Let's go, there is a meeting."
"Um."
"I see."
Seeing the serious look on their god's face, the two knew that this meeting was important.
(End of chapter)
