Chapter 140

Chapter 141: Loki Familia’s Internal Affairs (Second Update – Please Subscribe!)

What’s written as “repairing weapons” is read as “going out to relax”!

With a rather legitimate excuse, Izay and Ais left the Twilight Manor along the garden paths of the residential area.

They say one becomes like those they’re close to.

Under the influence of Izay, who likes to balance work and leisure, Ais was showing a tendency to align herself with him in some ways.

It was naturally impossible for the young lady to become entirely like Izay, but occasionally going out to play together wasn’t an issue.

And during the time Izay took Ais out…

In Finn’s office.

“Has Izay leveled up again? He’s really making rapid progress. At this rate, it won’t be long before he catches up with us, huh?”

Among the gathered figures, Gress crossed his arms and expressed his amazement.

“It’s a good thing for juniors to grow strong; it can help expand the Familial Group…”

“I don’t deny that.”

Besides Gress, there were also Finn, who chuckled awkwardly, Riviria, who sighed, and the main deity enjoying her wine within the office.

“Izay seems to be preparing to develop Healing Magic. He has already chosen the supportive abilities accordingly. In the future, our Familial Group might save a considerable amount on Spiritual Medicine.”

Loki shared the news about Izay’s chosen Development Ability with the three great ones.

“The skill that allows you to develop magic at will… It’s truly ridiculous.”

After sighing with mixed feelings and taking a while, Riviria finally finished her sentence.

The ability to plan Development Abilities ahead of time was just absurd.

“One should say it’s too powerful, right? Mom～”

“I know! But don’t call me that!!”

“Ah… Don’t get angry. Let’s talk about what we’ll do next now. As usual, let’s summarize the expedition?”

Seeing Riviria raise her staff with an angry expression, Loki immediately cowered, raising her hands defensively, then tried to change the subject.

“This expedition was a huge success! It was by far the most fruitful one in many years. Most importantly, there were zero casualties.”

“And for some reason, the number of dropped items from this expedition was unusually high. We even abandoned quite a few Magic Stones halfway through in order to collect more dropped items from deeper levels.”

Finn folded his hands together, his face full of joy.

To a certain extent, money could be converted into strength and Familial Group reserves. The more they earned from the expedition, the happier he was as the leader.

“Don’t forget the Dungeon treasures, those are valuable too.” Gress reminded from the side.

Typically, the income of adventurers in the Dungeon falls into these three categories:

Magic Stones, dropped items, and Dungeon treasures.

This time, Loki Familia’s expedition reaped bountiful rewards in all three categories—a grand harvest.

“Alright, I actually have knowledge of all this.”

Placing her hands behind her head, Loki spoke up.

“After hearing your reports, I’m considering pausing expeditions for a while. What do you think? Since things are relatively relaxed now, it feels like we can take a break.”

Upon hearing this, Finn, Gress, and Riviria all turned their heads to look at each other, seemingly exchanging opinions.

“I have no objections.”

“Whatever.”

“Do as you like.”

Soon, each of them gave their answers.

There wasn’t much to argue against; as long as Loki could handle the Guild’s urging.

The main purpose of expeditions was to make money; everything else came second.

Using expeditions to train troops could be achieved by letting members form their own teams to go down the Dungeon.

Wanting to delve deeper into the floors and gain fame in the world isn’t something easily done. They were stuck in the Dragon Vessel region, and without a significant increase in the strength of the main force, it would be hard to break through.

At this point, slowing down a bit and waiting for others to catch up wouldn’t be a bad choice.

“Then it’s decided. I’ll find time to discuss with those people at the Guild later～”

For a moment, Loki beamed with delight, finalizing this decision.

“By the way, Riviria, Izay’s Magic Workshop has been completed. Please inform him when you see him—I forgot earlier.”

“Okay.”

After the discussion ended, Finn continued sitting on the desk with a wry smile, processing documents; Gress went to check on the logistics situation, and Riviria left to find Izay.

As for Loki… she stayed in Finn’s office, happily slacking off.

However, not long after, Riviria returned with a slightly mischievous glint in her eyes as she approached Loki.

“Oh my? Riviria, you didn’t find Izay?”

Loki swayed her glass casually and asked.

Upon being spoken to, Riviria immediately broke into a smile.

“I heard from Anqi and the others who happened to meet someone familiar with Izay that he seemed to have taken Ais out of the Twilight Manor. They might be on a date outside.”

“PUFF!!!!”

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Just as dinner was about to start, Izay, with fresh bite marks on his arm and neck, arrived at the large dining hall, instantly drawing the attention of a group of people.

“Um… Izay, what happened to you?”

“Not… Not serious, right? I’ll treat you immediately!”

At the serving window, Anqi and Rine, who were about to prepare food for Izay, saw his distinctive wounds and had rather strange expressions.

Realizing this, the bespectacled healer quickly moved closer to him, beginning to chant magical incantations.

“Ahh, it’s fine. Just got bitten, nothing serious.”

With a warm smile, Izay lifted his arm to indicate, not refusing the treatment from the glasses-wearing girl.

He just hadn’t expected that Loki would really bite when pushed.

Is that being a Deity?

Houndoni?

Isn’t it supposed to be some kind of canine creature?

Ah, speaking of which, Fenrir, the tooth that slays gods in Norse mythology, is Loki’s first offspring, right?

So it’s inherited?

She really knows how to do it!

But it doesn’t hurt much.

After all, Loki’s physical condition is only that of an ordinary person now.

Being able to leave marks on Izay is already impressive unless Izay lets her pierce his defenses.

“Sorry…”

Beside him, the blonde girl apologized meekly.

“There’s no need to apologize, Ais. You didn’t hurt me. Next time, we’ll sneak out quietly if we want to go out.”

Izay smiled slightly, completely unconcerned about such trivial matters.

Perhaps it was early adaptation.

When the time comes to steal Loki away, this sort of thing will probably happen often…

But since he’s part of Loki Familia now, it shouldn’t be called stealing.

Should it be called—internal digestion within Loki Familia?

Hearing Izay’s words, Ais blinked and silently nodded.

“Okay.”