Chapter 482

Chapter 489: So-called Out of Place～ (Please Subscribe!)

It was a tad unfortunate that Izay at the moment had no idea what Riviria was thinking.

Otherwise, he might have been unable to resist chiming in with a teasing remark about mama-san’s thoughts.

After all… Ais is already his little cotton-padded jacket now!

Finn sat in the center of the reception room, and the Halfling Tribe Leader, who seemed out of place amidst the surrounding clamor, chuckled silently.

“Young people having more energy is a good thing, isn’t it, Finn?” At this point, Gress, the only one in the room who noticed his smile, spoke up.

“Yes, indeed it is.” Finn nodded nonchalantly.

But being energetic is one thing.

When it came to organizing the data, everyone still hadn’t forgotten their work.

Even as they joked around, they efficiently carried out the statistics.

“For the planning of search areas, we will roughly divide them according to Orario’s eight districts. The four northern districts are our Loki Familia’s search range.”

“The first and second districts in the northeast will be handled by Gress and me leading the male members, while the seventh and eighth districts in the northwest will be investigated by Riviria leading the female members. We don’t need to worry about the southern districts.”

Given the size of Orario, even the Loki Familia couldn’t search the entire city alone. They would definitely need outside help.

According to the surface alliance Loki joined,

the third and fourth districts in the south of Orario were Hermes Familia’s task, while the fifth and sixth districts were handed over to Dionysus Familia.

“Also, um… According to the previous agreement, to get Izay involved, he will act alongside the girls during this operation. Um, that’s settled.”

Moreover, while assigning tasks to everyone, Finn didn’t forget the matter discussed earlier with Izay and made sure to mention it.

However, the Halfling Tribe Leader clearly had ulterior motives when he said this, and Izay could almost see the fleeting mockery on his face.

Even though it was just a joke, Finn deliberately chose the way that most damaged Izay’s reputation to make it happen.

Although everyone present understood the reason, they still couldn’t help but laugh at his words.

The only person who didn’t laugh was Izay.

He often felt too outstanding for those around him～ (dego)

After some time passed, once the small joke had been set aside, the topic finally returned.

Riviria spread out an enlarged map of Orario on the table, her jade finger pointing to a region: “To be honest, I personally think the entrance is most likely to be located on Daedalus Street…”

The geographical environment of Daedalus Street, along with its unique characteristics, was undoubtedly the best place in Orario for concealment.

“In fact, Loki also thinks so, which is why she assigned that area to Hermes Familia.” Finn shrugged as he explained.

Loki considered Hermes Familia specialized in gathering intelligence and thought that Finn and his group might expend a lot of effort searching Daedalus Street, so she gave that area away.

Upon hearing Finn’s recounting of Loki’s reasoning, Tiona tilted her head slightly: “Isn’t Izay still here? With him exploring the terrain, it shouldn’t be difficult, right?”

“Don’t say that, I don’t know what you’ve done to offend Loki recently, but she seems to be upset with you?”

The first part of the sentence was Finn answering Tiona, while the latter half was directed at Izay.

He also cast a curious glance.

Finn really wanted to know what had happened between the two.

Hearing this, Izay couldn’t help but chuckle lightly: “Probably because I snatched food from the tiger’s mouth?”

Snatching food from the tiger’s mouth?

Did Izay steal something from Loki?

Instantly, a group of people fell into confusion.

Only Finn, Gress, and Riviria found this response somewhat suggestive. Looking at Izay and Ais huddled together, the three powerhouses in the room formed a suspicion.

Not long after, the high-level meeting of Loki Familia naturally came to an end, but none of the people in the reception room left after the discussion concluded.

Since the morning had already passed halfway, Bert and a few others had no plan for the time approaching noon, so they simply gathered together to pass the time while learning relevant knowledge.

Meanwhile, another piece of news spread throughout Orario…

Hestia Familia and Apollo Familia were going to engage in a war game!

Under the leadership of the gods, this news raced through the entire city like lightning.

Seeing their excited, enthusiastic, and jubilant forms, adventurers and citizens alike spread the word orally, with the speed akin to wildfire, allowing more people to learn about this news.

Compared to the labyrinth city, which had already begun operating like an agitated human heart, Twilight Manor remained one of the few places that maintained tranquility.

It wasn’t that they weren’t interested, but rather there were more pressing matters awaiting their attention.

Taking advantage of these two days while the war game news swept through Orario, Loki Familia also seized the opportunity to conduct a thorough search of the northern part of Orario.

With the whole city eagerly anticipating the start of the war game, few paid attention to the actions of those unrelated to the event.

One could say that the feverish preparations for the former conveniently masked the movements of Loki Familia. Finn couldn’t have asked for anything better.

Izay contributed a great deal during this process.

With his perception magic as the foundation, the entire northern part of the city was quietly turned upside down by Loki Familia.

Traces of Dark Faction activities were discovered, remnants were captured, and many other miscellaneous clues were uncovered…

But none of these were the most crucial points.

Key “labyrinth” entrances—none were found by Izay.

“It seems the entrance to the artificial labyrinth may only exist on Daedalus Street… After all, it’s an entrance built under the main base of the opposing faction; the fewer, the better. Those people truly value their lives…”

Izay sighed, understanding somewhat the mindset of the descendants of Daedalus.

Immediately after, he glanced at the manually drawn blueprint in his hand, feeling slightly better.

Izay had just come out from Daedalus Street, and in his hand was a carefully sketched map of Daedalus Street. He had especially used a three-dimensional drawing method since the terrain of Daedalus Street was “three-dimensionally” constructed.

It meticulously marked out the entrances to the artificial labyrinths that Loki Familia had been searching for in the northern part of the city over these days.

These entrances were hidden in very inconspicuous locations and would be impossible to discover without personally arriving and observing.

Izay’s thoughts were quite straightforward.

Although Loki Familia’s investigation of the city’s north these past few days was wasted effort, it couldn’t end without any results.

At least for him, who knew the answer, there couldn’t be nothing gained.