Chapter 525

Chapter 532: White, Tender, and Squishy (Please Subscribe!)

Gathering near an enormous tree root, Fels humbly accepted the proposal from Izay and Rhea, suppressing his restless heart.

In any case, one must proceed with both feet on the ground.

For now, he would share the good news of Izay’s successful magic with Uranus, then report back to the deity Ganesha so that his side could prepare accordingly.

“As for Loki and Artemis… I’ll find another chance to talk to them about it～” Izay continued.

Both were deities who stood completely on his side.

Regarding the matters he had gotten involved in, they deserved to be informed.

Fels nodded indifferently after hearing this.

In this labyrinth city beloved by the gods,

the interactions between people were nothing more than exchanges between factions and Familial Groups.

No matter what was done, it couldn’t escape this layer of relationship.

For example, as the hidden right-hand of Uranus, he relied on the main deity of the guild and maintained connections with Ganesha, who was responsible for maintaining urban order.

One action could set off a chain reaction.

Offending Fels was equivalent to offending these two deities.

Izay was the same.

This guy was genuinely favored by two goddesses!

As the ace of the Loki Familia, although there were rumors before about the main deity chasing him with a knife,

that was most likely just an issue within their “family.”

When it came to serious matters… Loki would still unconditionally support Izay.

After all, Loki’s favoritism towards her own children was well-known throughout Orario!

She was even willing to suppress her nature for them, which was evident from this point.

And then there was the Artemis Familia.

Based on Fels’ understanding of Izay, this guy had “hooked up” with their main deity and was currently in a god-human romance.

When the news was first confirmed, even Uranus was shocked speechless for quite some time.

The old deity probably didn’t expect Artemis to fall in love one day either.

It was truly shocking.

“Then we will continue to stay here and wait for your news. We might as well use this time to learn more knowledge,” Rhea said with a beautiful smile, like a spring breeze.

“Can’t we go to the surface with Izay now?”

Mary launched a surprise attack from behind Izay, leaning forward and resting her weight on him as she asked weakly.

She had thought that becoming human would allow her to always follow Izay.

“That would only cause trouble for Izay, wouldn’t it? Mary doesn’t want that, does she?”

Rhea smiled brightly and tilted her head slightly.

Among the heterodox ones, since both races were related to “songs,” Mary particularly clung to Rhea.

Thus, Rhea had plenty of experience dealing with this little girl, something even Izay couldn’t match.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Mary’s cheeks puffed up as she displayed a hint of disappointment after evolving into a pseudo-human萝莉.

Not wanting to cause trouble for the person she cared about…

“It’s fine, Mary. We’ll be able to see each other often soon. Until then, I’ll come visit you too.” Izay gently pressed the top of the girl’s head, his tone soft.

Subconsciously rubbing against Izay’s hand with her head, Mary immediately discarded her previous disappointment after he finished speaking.

“Yes, I believe in Izay!”

“……”

Emmm.

Fels watched this scene silently.

If he sent just two or three people to the surface first… he actually did have a way…

But seeing the harmonious atmosphere now, the old sage decided not to reveal his intentions for the moment.

How should one put it?

Isn’t it nice to keep surprises for later?

Next came the routine roughhousing time.

To be more precise, it was a “banquet.”

To celebrate having new bodies and to thank Izay, the heterodox ones held a lively banquet, continuously bringing out their stored food and alcohol.

During this process, Izay also provided a lot of food.

In his opinion, while the fruits and natural grains of the dungeon were good, they obviously couldn’t compare to those from the outside world, let alone the fact that most of the food Izay brought out was made by himself.

“If I get the chance… I’d also like to try making food myself…”

Rhea nibbled on a piece of pancake, taking small bites and savoring its taste carefully.

She had once thought about cooking for everyone, but due to limitations at the time, her idea never came to fruition.

Now that the conditions were in place, the older sister’s desire to become a chef could no longer be stopped!

“If you really want to, I can teach you in the future. I do have some confidence in my culinary skills,” Izay said with a smile.

Was he getting excited again?

Among the girls he got along well with so far, many of them didn’t know how to cook.

There were those who could cook, but relatively fewer.

As for those who wanted to learn… there wasn’t a single one until now.

Seeing this rare opportunity, Izay didn’t mind teaching her.

“I know! The food Izay makes is super delicious! Especially that white, tender, and squishy thing, I want to eat it again!”

As someone who used to be frequently pacified by Izay’s “snacks,” Mary had a deep impression of his culinary skills.

However, her description was somewhat peculiar.

Watching Mary’s innocent smile, Rhea and Fels nearby smiled without comment.

They might have misunderstood, but they certainly wouldn’t expose their thoughts.

“Hmph, stop talking, Mary! Here comes your white, tender, and squishy thing! Have a bun!”

Izay didn’t know if the people around him had misunderstood.

Anyway, as a pure-hearted (fog) person, he had misunderstood.

To prevent the girl from saying anything surprising again, he directly picked up a soft steaming bun and stuffed it into Mary’s small mouth.

“Mmm mmm mmm…”

With her mouth full, Mary couldn’t speak for a moment, only emitting incomprehensible sounds.

Fortunately, she wasn’t choked by the bun.

At this point, Fels spoke softly, “So it was a bun, huh? I thought…”

“What did you think?” Izay glanced over irritably.

“N-nothing.”

He just imagined it to be a drink that was white and drinkable.

What bad intentions could he, Fels, possibly have? (laughs)

“Then when there’s an opportunity in the future, please teach me, Mr. Izay.”

Not understanding the subtext of their conversation, Rhea redirected the topic and showed no reservation about her anticipation of such a scene.

“Sure.”

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The banquet ended.

Izay bid farewell to Fels and the heterodox ones once again and returned to the surface.

By the time he stepped out of the Babel Tower, it was already night.

The dazzling lights of the magic stones illuminated the entire Orario, presenting the usual image of a city that never sleeps.

Izay found himself immersed in the prosperity of this city as soon as he stepped out of the Babel Tower.

However, this sense of ease didn’t last long.

In just a short moment, Izay noticed a change.

An anomaly appeared together with the chatter of adventurers and citizens at the Central Square.