Stairs dyed red by the setting sun.
The sun was about to set, and the maroon light that reminded me of the word dusk shone on the side of Xiao Lin's face.
The person who brought this color was the god whose name was "giving the gods their doom."
——Loki.
She stood on the steps above, smoothing out the height difference and even slightly taller than Xiao Lin. His smiling expression seemed to have noticed everything.
"You are really brave."
"What do you mean?"
"Are you still pretending to be stupid? Even though Uranus keeps hiding it, his actions will still be noticed by those who are interested. That dragon girl... the talking monster, you are the one who returned it."
"…………"
The god of trickery who plays tricks on all living beings uncovers lies and discovers the truth.
Xiao Lin remained silent.
Facing a god who can tell the truth from what is said by the people in the lower world, the best way is to speak less or not speak at all.
But it's all under Loki's control.
Then she said with surprise and appreciation: "Is it really okay for you to do this? Even a hero can't bear the rumors. The huge denunciation will probably crush you. Not only that, but the guild will also be affected. Implicated.”
"so what?"
"Don't you understand, you idiot!"
For some reason, the goddess suddenly became angry.
She changed her unattractive image, grabbed Xiao Lin's collar, brought her face up, opened her eyes, and said with indifference:
"Humans and monsters are naturally at odds with each other. Once a guild tends to help monsters, you can guess what will happen without me telling you, right? Then in order to maintain a neutral image, Ouranos needs to make a difficult decision! — —Abandon you!"
In other words, put everything on Xiao Lin's head.
Although Ouranos did it, once the guild breaks its promise, the entire city will be paralyzed and even face the danger of destruction.
At this time, someone needs to take the blame, and it cannot be an unknown marginal figure.
As for the candidate, there happens to be the most suitable one.
The most important thing is that he is from another world!
Xiaolin had already expected what Ouranos would do, and expressed his reaction to this kind of treatment...
It doesn't matter.
The worst thing is to change my vest and start a new life.
——The Stove Gray Girl.
Transformation magic. It can transform into any posture and voice similar to its own body, can change its gender, and can even imitate the characteristics of its race.
This was the magic he had stolen from Lily early on.
Ouranos gave him a lot of favors. Whether it was accepting him as a visitor from another world or making a big fuss, he never punished him too much. Xiao Lin kept these in mind.
Just think of it as a return gift, it won't have much impact on you anyway.
But the goddess in front of her was shocked.
Seeing Xiao Lin's already awakened look, she asked anxiously: "Hey! If you do this, is there no one else in the world you care about?!"
I have no idea what the other person is thinking.
You know, once he is found guilty of secretly helping monsters, he may not be allowed to enter other places, let alone being unable to stay in the city.
If it was serious, he would be wiped out on the spot!
Xiao Lin wanted to tell her that you guessed it right, there is indeed no one in this world that she cares about.
Looking at the helpless man in front of him, Loki felt a little dizzy and sighed: "Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about those monsters. They will be implicated."
"...Are you threatening me?"
"No, I'm just stating the facts."
Now it's not just the [Loki Familia] who are eyeing the [Heretic], other Familia have also begun to take action, as well as the [Ikelos Familia] who are secretly wreaking havoc, and the general public are also paying attention to this matter.
Pressure from many aspects left the guild breathless.
"To that end, I have a proposal."
"What is it, Lord Loki?"
"Let's play a game."
Loki showed a fox-like smile again and said cheerfully: "You come to help those monsters, and we will find those monsters. Of course, even if we find them, they won't do anything strange, on the contrary, they will help you hide them. Traces. And the price is for you, Xiaolin... to join my family!"
The goddess who had been coveting Xiao Lin for a long time finally waited for the best opportunity at this moment.
How could you let it go?
The guild is now facing pressure from many aspects and is unable to cope alone. Even with the help of Bell and others, it cannot cope with the encirclement and suppression of other clans.
And at this time, if the behemoth [Loki Familia] comes to an end, Xiaolin will most likely be taken advantage of.
Her calculations were too loud.
"Lord Lord Loki and Lord Ouranos probably won't agree. After all, I'm a member of the guild in name only."
"Stop lying, you are not a dependent of Ouranos at all."
It was clear that Xiaolin deliberately replaced the facts, but Loki still exposed him immediately, and even unfolded the parchment in his hand to stop him from quibbling.
Strange patterns appear on it.
It was not the symbol of the urban gods, or even the symbol of the gods of this world, but Xiao Lin knew what it was.
The emblem of the Axis Cult.
The symbol of the goddess Aqua.
Seeing that he stopped talking, Loki asked with a smile: "How about it, do you want to play... a game?"
Xiao Lin was a little curious and surprised, and asked: "Is this really good, Lord Loki? Finn... Your leader must have been waiting for this opportunity. Maybe he can use this to revive the small human race."
"Huh huh..., unfortunately, it was Finn who asked me to do this."
Loki seemed to have said something outrageous.
Seeing Xiao Lin's surprise, she looked at the man in front of her with pride and admiration, and said, "Finn said that you are the most important. If he can let you join the Familia, he is willing to wait for the next suitable opportunity!"
Present and future.
Finn chose a better future.
If Xiao Lin helps, the Familia clan will be stronger than before, and the chance of reviving the small human clan will be greatly increased. The most important thing is to eliminate the possible riots caused by the fight for Xiao Lin.
Kill three birds with one stone!
Finn is worthy of the title of [Brave], his resourcefulness is truly amazing.
"Okay, I'll accept this challenge."
"Oh, that's pretty straightforward."
"It doesn't do me any harm after all, does it?"
"Then I will act rudely."
The God of Trickery declares.
From this moment on, the [Loki Familia], one of the top two Familia in Labyrinth City, came to an end.
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Return to the guild.
Even after a day, the guild was still extremely noisy, and the noise echoed in the hall, making people feel irritable.
Just when Xiao Lin was about to enter from the back and go to the guild's underground altar, he was stopped by someone.
"Xiao Lin, can you talk for a little bit?"
Appearing in the passage were a half-elf girl and a vixen girl.
I didn't know what happened to them, but under the worried gazes of the two, I followed them to the soundproof conference room.
In the room, Xiao Lin was sitting on the sofa. Opposite them were two beautiful girls who pursed their lips and remained silent.
As if to relieve the depressing atmosphere.
Xiao Lin deliberately joked: "Is it really okay to be lazy here? Everyone else is busy running around."
But they still had stiff expressions.
Xiao Lin sighed and said: "What's wrong with this expression? Your beautiful face is wasted. If you have anything to say, just say it."
"Xiao Lin, discuss it with us!"
Eina straightened her upper body.
She looked directly at Xiao Lin with an almost pleading expression, her eyes trembling: "If you have any worries or troubles, please tell me, okay? I won't tell others, I promise. Even if someone says something about me I’m not qualified to be a guild employee, but I also want to be your strength.”
"The same goes for me. I only have a little power, so if I can help, I am willing to give everything I have."
Haruhime also pleaded softly and coquettishly in a low voice.
The tenderness between the two of them would disturb everyone's thoughts.
But no.
With their personalities, they would definitely do stupid things if they knew everything.
In addition, Xiao Lin will soon become the target of criticism from others. If he gets too involved with them, he will suffer disaster, so he must not drag the two women into the water.
"...I'm sorry, this is God's mission, I can't say anything."
Kobayashi uttered these distant words.
Facing the indifferent Kobayashi, Eina and Haruhime seemed to have lost their strength, lowering their heads with sad expressions.
They know that they still cannot be a help to the man in front of them.
But Xiao Lin understood through [eyes] why the two women became so depressed.
Then he left them and walked out of the room.
On this day, everyone in the guild, whether it was the guild staff or the noisy people, heard a heart-rending pig squealing.
According to insiders, the voice came from the guild president's office.
Since it has not been confirmed, I don’t know whether it is true or false.
However, they discovered that the guild leader, who was already as fat as a pig, was even fatter when he appeared in front of everyone the next day.
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Kobayashi and Ouranos had a tacit agreement not to mention this matter. After all, some things were said, which was not good for both parties.
The next few days were uneventful.
...It would be great if that were the case.
On this day, Fels hurried over, holding a crystal for messaging in his hand, and reported anxiously: "It's bad, Ouranos, I can't contact Reed and the others."
"……what happened?"
"I don't know. But there is a high probability that the crystal is broken, and they were probably attacked."
"Um?"
The god sitting on the altar frowned, and he subconsciously looked at Xiao Lin standing aside, who also looked at him.
Could it be that Loki took action?
The two of them thought together.
But at this time, the guild president Royman rushed into the secret place of the guild with his round belly, and loudly reported:
"It's bad! God Ouranos! The monsters are rioting and have occupied the safe area (the 18th floor)!"
"What did you say?!"
The sudden turn of events caused Fels to blurt out his shock.
Only then did Royman see Fels wrapped in a black cloak. He was startled when he suddenly spoke.
"G-Ghost?!"
There is actually a rumor among the guild.
In the middle of the night, there will be a dark ghost wandering around the guild.
However, this rumor has never been confirmed, and Royman, as the president of the guild, naturally firmly denied it.
But now it seems that he has to admit it.
Fels ignored it and quickly came to the corner, where there was a crystal for surveillance. Then she fiddled with it a few times, and a surprising scene emerged.
The entire 18th floor has fallen!
The safe area is completely occupied by monsters!
"What exactly is going on?!"
Fels was shocked and angry, completely unaware of what was happening.
First, the communication crystal failed, and before there was time to investigate the cause, [Heretic] suddenly caused a riot in the dungeon and occupied the 18th floor.
This is quite serious.
In this way, the [heretic child] was completely exposed to everyone's sight, and those dependents also had a reason to launch an attack.
Fels looked at the picture in the crystal ball.
Those [heretics] looked very angry and angrily destroyed the entire safe zone, but the strange thing was that they did not harm any human beings.
"What happened to make them so angry?"
"...We don't have time to think about this. Sending multiple Familia to carry out the mission will cause unnecessary chaos, so the expedition team will be left to the [Ganesha Familia]."
The guild rules were formulated, and the god responsible for the adventurers issued orders.
[Ganesha Familia] is one of the Familia who know [Heretic], so leaving the task to them is the best choice.
"Go ahead and inform them."
"Yes Yes!"
Loyman turned and left.
Xiao Lin looked at the direction he was leaving, shook his arm and said, "I should appear next."
"No, not needed yet."
"……Um?"
Xiao Lin was slightly surprised.
The god on the high seat said to Fels: "Incorporate Bell from [Hestia Familia] into the expedition team."
"……I see."
"Um???"
Fels and Xiaolin were both startled.
Soon, Xiaolin discovered something was wrong.
"God Ouranos, you...!"
"Yes, I want to give up Bell."
God said these cold words.
It’s not about abandoning Xiao Lin, it’s about abandoning Bell!
Xiaolin and Bell, one is a new member of the guild who is currently in the limelight and is rising strongly, and the other is a young rookie who is famous but not conspicuous.
I thought it would use a shocking twist to create an atmosphere and set off the new hero.
However……
"God Ouranos, do you plan to use Bell?"
Xiao Lin asked.
Contact with [heretics], establish a bond with them, understand their suffering, and resonate with your heart.
If it was the simple and reckless Bell, he would definitely rush in desperately in order to save the [Heretics].
At that time, the guild will resume operations.
The [Heretics] will be rescued, the riots in the city will be calmed down, the guild will be able to take the opportunity to reestablish its authority, Xiao Lin will be able to seize the opportunity to gain another wave of reputation, and the plans of the [Loki Familia] will be in vain.
A lot of things can be achieved with one fell swoop!
But only Bell's injured world is complete.
"I'm sorry Hestia, but I have no reason not to take advantage of this. Besides, it will be good for you too."
Ouranos looked down at the grove below.
Cold and ruthless,
At this moment, Xiao Lin understood why he had always felt awkward.
Yes, these gods are different from Aqua!
Not the same at all!
"Yes, if this is the case, it would be very beneficial to me..."
Xiao Lin clenched his fists, closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He opened his eyes again, looked at the god above who gave the best method, and said:
"——But, I refuse! I like to say no to self-righteous people (God) the most!"
"…………"
The god on the high seat was silent.
Until Xiao Lin left, he did not speak to stop him, but fell into deep thought.
(End of chapter)
