Chapter 479

Chapter 486: Promotion and High Salary, Level Up to Become an Officer! (Please Subscribe!)

At a distance from the battlefield where escape and pursuit were repeatedly enacted, near the northwest street.

“Is Miss Freya making any moves?”

Hermes, who had been continuously tracking the situation on a high-rise, asked Asfi, who had just returned.

“No, the Freya Familia seems to still be maintaining an attitude of waiting and seeing.”

“Regarding this food grab, does Miss Freya not intend to intervene? Although Beier has been handling it with ease so far, the numerical disparity is at least a hundredfold…”

After hearing Asfi’s reply, Hermes rested his chin on his hand.

Does she think Beier can handle it?

Or as long as there’s no danger to life, this level of minor skirmishing can be completely ignored?

Hermes speculated that the accelerated changes in the girl’s surroundings might, in some way, please the Goddess of Beauty.

It seemed the other party had the same idea.

They were preparing to secretly push various “trials” to help the girl grow.

To Miss Freya, Beier might be a cherished child, so she wanted to promote Beier’s growth and enhance the “radiance” only she could see.

To Hermes, Beier was an unfinished hero, a treasure left behind by the deities of the previous era, one of the two people possibly capable of reaching that “goal.”

In a certain sense, Hermes and Freya’s objectives were temporarily aligned.

The light in the eyes of the male deity deepened.

If it was really as he thought, did it mean he could also step down and play around a little?

Hermes, who had another situation in hand, was very active in thought…

The omnipotent Miss nearby, who was quite familiar with the main deity’s nature, noticed a hint of worry on his face when he fell into contemplation.

There was a premonition that trouble was about to increase.

…

On the other side, while pondering where he should go to pass the time today, Izay unknowingly arrived near the Central Square of Babel Tower.

At the urban center position where eight streets converged, many adventurers were moving through here to various places.

And it wasn’t just that.

Compared to the usual Central Square, there were more ordinary citizens taking refuge in the square today, and the atmosphere was filled with restlessness and unease.

Due to Apollo Familia’s blatant behavior of provoking war, many of these citizens were victims of this incident.

After all, there’s a saying: when immortals fight, mortals suffer.

Izay looked at the worried citizens gathering and scanned over them all.

There didn’t seem to be any residents with signs of injury among them.

(Seems like the Apollo Familia still have some conscience and haven’t involved ordinary people in this matter.)

Upon observing this point, the slightly furrowed brows Izay had earlier relaxed.

Under the residual power of magic, the destruction of buildings was inevitable, but as long as the magicians had control, it was easy not to harm ordinary people.

As long as innocents aren’t hurt, it hasn’t reached the point of no return yet.

As for compensation afterward, the Guild Master who accepted Apollo’s bribe would surely provide a satisfactory response.

To have held the position of Guild Master for so many years, Loiman relied not on his greed, but on his genuine ability to get things done.

Next, looking in the opposite direction of where the citizens gathered, Izay gazed toward the relatively quiet main street of the district.

“Next, shall I take a stroll down Daedalus Street?”

Daedalus Street contained the entrance to the artificial labyrinth, and Izay had never thoroughly explored its terrain before because his range of activities hadn’t extended there.

Even within the Loki Familia, few people proposed the idea of going to Daedalus Street, as the environment there was too complex and it was easy to get lost.

However, now Izay, with the mindset that he would eventually have to investigate there, decided to familiarize himself early.

By the way,

Daedalus Street was located in the fourth district of the southeastern area of Orario.

This place was adjacent to the third district’s Joy Street!

Just as Izay was about to head from the main street towards Daedalus Street, a small group of people conveniently came out from Joy Street at that moment.

“Hey you, though you were supposed to serve as a coachman to take Loki and Izay to the banquet, how did you end up in Joy Street!?”

“And yeah, even if you’re that desperate, it shouldn’t reach this extent, right? Now we have to personally come to Joy Street to drag you back. Loki Familia’s reputation is ruined, and you didn’t see those prostitutes’ mocking gazes. It’s practically social death!”

Two members of the Loki Familia, Cruz and Cos, each supported one arm of a certain elder brother, incessantly complaining.

“No, no, no, what are you two talking about, Cruz and Cos? I’ve been in Joy Street all yesterday; when did I ever act as a coachman? I don’t know anything about that!”

Being held by two people with similar strength, Raul couldn’t resist being dragged home, but his survival instinct was strong, refusing to admit that he was at the “crime scene” yesterday.

“Hey hey hey, Raul, are you dumb from wandering in Joy Street? Everyone saw the three of you leave together! Only Loki came back, and neither you nor Izay were seen. Miss Ais and Lady Riviria were worried sick.”

“Of course, they mainly worried about Izay, you’re just an afterthought~”

Cruz kindly explained the situation to Raul beside him, while Cos mercilessly added insult to injury.

Raul: “…”

If I’ve offended you somewhere before, you could have just said it directly. There’s no need to be so nasty!!

Oh no!

These two fools have no idea what I went through last night!

They don’t understand anything!!

It was a matter of life and death!

With nothing else he could do but complain in his heart, Raul looked pitiful.

But just then, Raul, who was being dragged away with his back to the two, suddenly caught sight of a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye.

“—!?”

Isn’t that someone…?

“Cruz, Cos, stop for a second, I see the culprit!”

Raul began struggling in their hands.

“Ahh, yes yes yes, the culprit, hmm… What a big sin…”

“You should rather think about how to argue with Loki when we return to Twilight Manor, or better yet, explain!”

The two harmonized perfectly, completely ignoring Raul.

For a moment, the elder brother panicked.

“Don’t ignore me! Look over there! Behind you!! It’s that guy, Izay!!!”

???


Reacting instantly to that name, Cruz and Cos immediately turned around.

Izay, leisurely strolling, entered their field of vision.

The two immediately exchanged glances.

Ema!

We originally just came to catch Raul, but unexpectedly ran into a big fish!

If we manage to bring Izay back too, won’t we get promoted, earn high salaries, and level up to become officers!?

Yay!!!