Chapter 458

Chapter 465: Loki: That Dog Ize Actually Dissed Me!? (Please Subscribe!)

Inside the Central Tower of Twilight Manor, Loki’s Divine Room.

After returning to this room exclusively for the Great Goddess, Loki first closed all the windows and then pulled out a chair from beside her desk, sitting on it backwards.

“Hmph, now that we’re here, no one will disturb us. What great matter do you wish to speak about, Ize?”

Still acting casual as ever, Loki rested her chin on the backrest of the chair with a curious look.

“Well… could you update my Ability Values first? It’ll save me some explaining.”

Ize didn’t jump straight into the topic but instead found a small stool nearby to sit down on before taking off his coat.

“Update your Ability Values?” Loki blinked in surprise. “It hasn’t been long since your last upgrade! You want another update already? Even for you, I don’t think there’ll be much increase in those values!”

That was indeed the case.

In Loki’s eyes, who was unaware of Ize’s recent excursion to another world, it had barely been two weeks since he reached Level 6.

What growth could have happened in such a short time?

“Just update them and you’ll see; it’s related to what I’m about to tell you.”

“Tch… fine~ But let me say this: riddles-man, get out of my Familial Group!”

Ize: “…”

You just can’t help but nitpick, can you?

“Ho ho, just joking around, Ize. You’re my ace now. How could I kick you out unless you harm Ais?”

As she noticed Ize’s face darkening slightly, Loki quickly moved past the previous topic.

“So you mean if you try anything funny with Ais, I’ll throw you out?” Ize tilted his head, analyzing the implied threat.

“Maybe next year’s this day will be your memorial day~” Loki grinned even wider.

Wow, someone said something terrifying with a friendly tone!

But Ize was basically immune to such verbal threats by now.

After all…

“If Ais were to initiate it, I wouldn’t mind going along with her, right?”

He was accustomed to looking at problems from different angles.

“Are you dreaming of impossible things?! My Ais would never do something like that! Can’t you dream these things when you’re asleep!?”

Unable to control herself for a moment, Loki smacked Ize hard on the head.

But it had no effect, not even causing him pain.

The two chatted back and forth for a while, during which Loki also suppressed her suspicions and skillfully updated Ize’s Ability Values.

Soon, the fresh Ability Values were ready.

When Loki saw the untranslated divine text behind Ize, she nearly choked on her own saliva.

“—Wha-what is this!?”

A surprised shout escaped the Divine Room of the Central Tower without any attempt to lower its volume.

Not only Finn, who was writing reports in the office, but even the girls enjoying their baths could hear the goddess’ call.

The naked young women soaking in the communal bath looked at each other, none understanding why Loki was yelling in the middle of the day.

[Adventurer Name]: Ize Alward

[Level]: Level 6 (Conditions for Upgrade Met)

[Ability Values]: Strength: I0→S979 | Durability: I0→S921 | Agility: I0→SS1096 | Speed: I0→SS1089 | Magic Power: I0→SSS1480

[Development Ability]: “Mystery D”, “Dark Star C”, “Luck D”, “Morning Star F”, “Magical Arts D”, “Starshine D”, “Shatter G”, “Insight F”, “Magic Way H”, “Anti-Magic H”

Back in her personal Divine Room, Loki’s expression changed repeatedly as she looked at the Ability Value Update Sheet imprinted in divine script.

This sheet far exceeded Loki’s understanding of the lower realms.

If the massive leap in Ability Values could be explained away with “after all, this is Ize, maybe he has Rare Skills,” how could one explain the enormous amount of “Achievement” experience points?

That colossal amount of “Achievement” experience points was enough to elevate Level 6 to Level 7—something that neither Finn, Riviria, nor Gress had accumulated over more than ten years!

What did Ize do in just over ten days?

Did he clear every Dungeon nest?!

Loki couldn’t comprehend.

“Hmm… expected results…”

After getting dressed, Ize took the parchment from his goddess and nodded upon seeing the numbers.

“Expected results… yeah right!” Loki instinctively responded to his words, then suddenly exploded.

Confused, the goddess pinned Ize onto the bed. “Ize! Did you find some bug in the Divine Favor system? Spill the beans! This way, our Riviria won’t have to worry about being overtaken by juniors!!”

(Ignoring Finn and Gress entirely… truly worthy of you…)

Lying flat on the bed without resistance, Ize maintained a calm expression.

“This is what I wanted to talk to you about, Loki. Get off me so I can sit up.”

“WHAT!? I, a proper Goddess, am cuddling with you, and you’re not happy!? Unbelievable!”

“Cuddle… you’re breaking my ribs.”

—Huh!?

“What did you just say!?” Loki’s eyes sharpened instantly.

“Nothing, nothing. Let’s focus on the main issue regarding the sudden leap in my Ability Values.” After weighing the consequences of telling the truth, Ize ultimately chose to partially reveal the truth.

…

And so, Ize spent some time explaining to Loki his trip to another world.

“You mean… you died studying Space Magic and got yourself sent to another world?”

Upon hearing Ize’s explanation, Loki initially looked very skeptical, clearly doubting the authenticity of certain parts of his story.

However, soon her skeptical expression turned into one of realization.

“That explains it… the two times I couldn’t sense your Divine Favor weren’t illusions.”

She referred to those instances when she couldn’t perceive Ize’s Divine Favor.

If he was indeed in another world at those times, then it made perfect sense that the Divine Favor would be undetectable.

Nevertheless, though Loki believed Ize’s claim about crossing worlds, she didn’t fully trust his entire account.

Because if you examined each word closely, many inexplicable aspects emerged.

For instance, how could Ize, who was merely a “beginner” in Space Magic, manage to cross dimensional boundaries?

Or how could his Divine Favor function normally in another world without her sustaining it?

These doubts were immediately noticed by Loki, which is why she wore a skeptical expression.

But although she noticed, she didn’t intend to delve too deeply.

These days, everyone needs to keep a few secrets to themselves, right?

Ize hadn’t done anything harmful to her Familial Group, so what’s the harm in having some secrets?

Loki wasn’t the type to be petty or unable to tolerate even a speck of sand in her eye.

After all, Loki valued her Familial Group so much that she could change and improve her previously terrible character traits.