Chapter 59

Chapter Sixty: Overthinking Makes You Dumb～

“Huh? You’re making that face! How could I possibly be upset???”

Upon hearing Izay’s words, Loki rolled her eyes in irritation.

Was she the type to get all mopey? There were still so many beautiful maidens waiting for her attention……

“I’m preparing for the next update, sigh…… Every expedition is followed by a major bloodletting. If I don’t prepare beforehand, pricking my fingers repeatedly hurts a lot!”

“Now isn’t it just the right time to update your ability values and get the preparations done? That’s what I was thinking.”

Pricking her finger with a needle to squeeze out blood once or twice was bearable for her.

But if the number increased to dozens of times?

Who the heck could handle that?

When divine powers can’t be used in the lower realm, deities are no different from ordinary people, and wounds still need time to heal slowly.

In such a situation, would she be foolish enough not to prepare ahead?

Ever since she learned her lesson after the first setback, Loki never forgot this matter again.

“I see, I understand the logic. So where did you pull out the kitchen knife from?”

“Well… it’s a minor detail~ Don’t worry about these little things~”

“…”

“By the way, there’s a celebration tonight for the Familial Group. Everyone must attend, Izay, don’t forget.”

“Me too? That seems a bit inappropriate, Loki.”

Izay pointed at himself, his face filled with surprise.

Holding grand banquets to celebrate after expeditions was a tradition of the “Loki Familia”.

He had known this all along and was also familiar with the related matters.

Under the guise of comforting the Familia members, the wine-loving deity would host a grand feast first. After the celebration, the members could have one day to indulge in their pleasures.

The location for the celebration would usually be chosen as The Bountiful Mistress tavern to enjoy a hearty meal and drink.

As for those members who didn’t participate in the expedition, they stayed behind at the Headquarters to relax on their own while being cautious about intruders.

Since it was a celebration for the expedition, those who didn’t participate would simply wait for the next opportunity. The rotation for staying behind during expeditions happened regularly, except for the main forces.

Logically speaking, Izay should also be counted among the members who stayed behind. Would it be appropriate for him to attend the celebration?

“What’s the problem? Isn’t celebrating our Izay’s feat of slaying the reinforced dragon worth it? We’ll just combine them together~”

“You just came up with that excuse now, didn’t you?”

“Oh well, don’t overthink the details, it’ll make you dumb. Anyway, remember to come tonight, Izay-kun.”

“…Alright, I understand… Is there anything else? If not, I’ll leave?”

“Nope, go ahead~”

Although Loki was a very spontaneous deity, once she decided something, she rarely changed her mind.

Sighing inwardly at this, Izay glanced at Loki who was carefully letting her own blood, then bid her farewell before leaving the Divine Room.

Then, on his way downstairs, Izay happened to meet Raoul Nord and Anna Keti who were carrying a pile of supplies upstairs.

“Izay! You didn’t run into trouble in the Dungeon, did you!?”

Upon seeing him, Raoul approached with great joy.

“Uh… Do you actually wish for me to have trouble in the Dungeon, Brother?”

Upon hearing this, Izay responded with an awkward yet polite smile.

“Cough cough, of course not… It’s just that I couldn’t help but worry. After all, Izay, you’re so strong, with such good talent, you shouldn’t have any issues in the Dungeon.”

Realizing he said something wrong, Raoul scratched his head sheepishly.

You can do it, Brother! Speak more!

“Izay, I heard from Loki earlier that you went to the fifteenth floor. Is that true?”

Beside him, Anna Keti swayed her black cat tail and looked at Izay curiously.

“That… I barely managed to take a look?”

Izay gave a rather reserved response.

“Is it true? That’s amazing… I spent half a year exploring the upper layers before daring to venture into the middle layer, and that was only after teaming up with Familia companions~”

Not doubting Izay’s words, upon his confirmation, Anna Keti immediately expressed her admiration.

Her cat ears on both sides of her head fluttered slightly, revealing her inner excitement.

“Well, I had teammates too…”

“Eh~ Teammates outside the Familia?”

“Yes.”

“What kind of person? Can you tell me more?”

“A rather aloof individual? Hmm… An elf~”

Naturally, Izay and Anna Keti started chatting and laughing together.

“???”

However, Raoul couldn’t help but raise a question mark on his face.

What’s going on?

Why did they suddenly and naturally ignore him like that?

As a Lv.4 member of the Loki Familia, one of the core figures of the second echelon, wasn’t he, Raoul Nord, supposed to have presence?

That stings!

Also, why did you two start walking away while talking?

Completely forgetting about him!

“Hey! Wait for me!”

After standing still for a moment, realizing that Izay and Anna Keti had already walked a distance, Raoul quickly followed with the supplies in hand.

……

Izay’s plan to sleep in the afternoon fell through~

After starting a conversation with the catgirl, he unintentionally got involved in the post-expedition handling process and helped out all afternoon.

Is this the charm of the cat-eared girl?

She made him, Izay the LSP, willingly go to work.

Truly slapping his own face…..

During this afternoon, due to a certain deity’s hint, the news of Izay reaching the fifteenth floor during his exploration and defeating the reinforced dragon despite being underleveled gradually spread within the Familia members.

All the members who heard this for the first time were left speechless with wide eyes.

Everyone’s gaze towards Izay changed.

Besides the initial warmth shown to new Familia members, there was now a sense of respect.

Someone who could reach the middle layer region within half a month of becoming an adventurer and defeat reinforced species—troublemaker, troublemaker~

As for doubts?

There wouldn’t be any.

Because the news came from Loki and Finn.

Doubting this news would be equivalent to questioning their own deity and leader, right?

Finn’s credibility within the Familia hadn’t dropped to such a low level.

And by the time the post-expedition handling was completed, it was already when the sky began to darken, the eastern sky starting to take on the unique indigo hue of nightfall.

Izay, Raoul, and Anna Keti began heading towards West Street together.

Everyone had their own tasks in the post-expedition handling process. Once they finished their own work, they would gather on West Street and head to the agreed-upon location.