Chapter 33: The passage of time
English is not my first language so you might find some mistakes in the translation of the chapter.
This chapter has been translated by various means in order to obtain the best result, so you may find some simple or normal wordings.
If you find any grammatical error or misspelled word, please feel free to correct it or write a recommendation to improve the story. Your support would be appreciated.
Enjoy the chapter.
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--- New level, new challenges ---
"Congratulations, Riku. You have officially leveled up"
"Of course I do! Suck it up everyone who told me I wouldn't be able to do it!"
Loki watched the girl rise from her seat and roar with elation at her greatest achievement to date.
The way she leveled up is not one that people would want to hear. Riku was part of a Loki Familia expedition in search of resources, so they didn't go that deep into very deep floors.
She was part of the group led by Bete and other top adventurers, so safety was a very solid thought.
Unfortunately, the dungeon thought otherwise and monsters appeared in droves.
Riku was a support. She didn't have the strength to fight against the deep floor monsters, her being a level one, but no one said anything about her not supporting her teammates in combat.
She was moving back and forth on the battlefield, using the potions to recover the adventurers who had fallen so they could continue fighting, and she was also giving them weapons because the ones they were using were destroyed.
The problem was that an irregular appeared in the area and killed several members of the group where Riku was.
The only reason the girl survived was because of her defense magic that left her in a barely stable state, while Bete with her magic eliminated all the monsters in a fit of rage for the death of her companions.
Riku managed to survive thanks to Line Arshe, who nursed her until Riku's condition was stable.
It was not a way to survive to brag about, but she was only a level 1 support on the deep floors and accomplished the near impossible.
Thanks to that feat and the stats that Riku had the falna gave her the opportunity to level up, but Riku decided not to do so and preferred to increase her stats even more.
Loki mentioned that increasing beyond 700 points was a tedious and time-consuming task to do.
Riku ignored that and went to grind experience in the dungeon. After a few days and seeing that her growth method had been nerfed, Riku decided to take the hard way.
She trained with Bete.
Bete had leveled up and was a proud High Class Adventurer level 4. His nickname given by the Gods had been changed and he was now called [Vanargand].
When Riku asked Bete to train her he turned her down, but Riku told him that she wanted to increase her stats to the max and the only way she could do that was to push her limits in every possible battle.
Bete smiled wildly and asked Riku what she had to offer for him to accept. Riku mentioned her sound attack magic and demonstrated it to Bete.
She explained that Bete's defense and speed could be increased by defending against and dodging the almost invisible attacks that Riku could create.
When Bete received one of these blows as a test, his senses were sharpened and he saw the ability of magic if it became much more powerful, so Bete accepted and trained with Riku.
The girl was beaten day after day, but she didn't give up. Riveria went to say that combat was too dangerous for Riku, but Bete and Riku yelled at the same time to go fuck herself because she was interrupting.
Needless to say, the two of them were punished for it.
One thing Bete was proud of was when Riku insulted others because it reminded him of himself when he picked on others, he always does it to everyone for being wimps.
Riku's status was shown by Loki.
"See for yourself. That which you swore to complete"
"Yes!"
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Riku Cranel
Level: 1
Strength: A 898 -> S 904
Endurance: S 994 -> S 999
Dexterity: S 998 -> S 999
Agility: S 961 -> S 971
Magic: S 999
[Magic]
- Satanas Verion
Super short chanting magic that hits enemies with blocks of sound. Can also explode magic power by chanting "Lugio".
"Gospel"
- Silentium Eden
Super short chanting enchantment magic that covers the user's body with an armor that negates magic and diminishes physical attacks.
"Ataraxia"
[Skills]
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"This?!" Riku looked in shock that she achieved her goal.
"It's definitely something that has never happened" Loki murmured seriously "Riku, when you said you wanted to push your stats to the limit, is this what you meant?"
"I would be lying to you if I said yes" Riku kept looking at her achievement "I wanted everything to be at 999, but it would take me many more months to achieve it. If it wasn't for Bete and the battles we have I wouldn't be able to do this. That's also why..."
"Your growth is unique" Loki kept checking Riku's falna "Getting to S stat is very difficult for many and impossible for others, but you achieved all your stats in S"
"In my children I have only seen a few that reach two S stats...some have one, but it is in the high range. You... you did something I considered impossible since I came down from heaven and took the first member of my Familia"
"I..." Riku was pondering Loki's words and felt some empathy for those who wanted the same but couldn't get it "Ah"
"Don't think you are spitting on the efforts of others" Loki said in a serious manner "Your workouts are something on another level. Many want high status, but they don't do what you do to achieve it"
"Heh" Riku grimaced remembering everything she went through.
"This shouldn't be possible, but here it is" Loki sighed as she shrugged "It's time to increase your level. Let's see what 'Development Skills' you can get"
Riku was in the 'Held Status a moment before the status was updated to her new level.
"You get to choose [Abnormal Resistance], [Hunter] and [Mage]... You really are special that I even find it hard to accept"
"I'm sorry" Riku apologized. She was a box of surprises, which each time showed a new surprise when the situation warranted it.
Riku knew every 'Development Skill' thanks to Riveria's classes.
[Abnormal Resistance] negates the effect of anomalies such as poison, [Hunter] improves skills against monsters the user has fought before and gained excelia from, and [Mage] improves power, widens the range of effects, and makes mind use efficient, it also creates a magic circle under the user that supports magic.
For Riku the last one didn't make much sense because she didn't have spells with a long chant. To use her magic, Riku only needed one word, so that ability was unnecessary for her.
"I want to [Hunter]"
"Are you sure?" Loki asked seriously "From here the hard part begins. Every skill, developmental ability and magic you have in your status will define how strong you will be in the future"
"Yes" Riku nodded without hesitation "I don't need [Mage] like Riveria, for [Abnormal Resistance] I think I can manage monster poison on my own and I always carry concoctions with me"
"Hm" Loki shrugged "Your choice"
The Goddess went to work.
The Deity's hand movements were concise. Loki was thinking about what will happen to the girl now that Orario will know about another adventurer who broke the record of leveling up like Ais did in the past.
It took Riku and Ais a year to make it, but both were a special case. Ais was the daughter of a unique individual and Riku was someone who overcame death in her own way.
Nothing to mention, really.
"It's over"
Loki withdrew her hands and placed another status sheet on Riku's back. With a perfect stroke, she transferred the hieroglyphs to the status sheet and stamped Riku's status so that others would not see it.
"Go ahead, it's all yours"
Riku inspected it.
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Riku Cranel
Level: 2
Strength: I 0
Endurance: I 0
Dexterity: I 0
Agility: I 0
Magic: I 0
Hunter: I
[Magic]
- Satanas Verion
Super short chanting magic that hits enemies with blocks of sound. Can also explode magic power by chanting "Lugio".
"Gospel"
- Silentium Eden
Super short chanting enchantment magic that covers the user's body with an armor that negates magic and diminishes physical attacks.
"Ataraxia"
[Skills]
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Riku took a deep breath.
"I DID IIIIT!"
Loki smiled at the girl's joy. The Goddess still remembered how she was so shy and paranoid about everything new she experienced.
Now Riku was more open with her Familia members and didn't have as many problems with women as before, in fact she already takes off her shirt without shyness when she goes to update her status with Loki.
"You are one step closer to your goal"
Riku turned and nodded to Loki, but the Goddess was squinting a little more under Riku's gaze.
Loki was inspecting Riku's chest because it had already been a year and now Riku's chest was already a little bigger. It was still small, but to Loki that small was more than she had.
Riku dressed and took another deep breath to calm her thoughts.
"What are you going to do?"
"I'm going with Riveria to then go to the Guild and advise about my level up" Riku explained "I'm leaving Lady Loki. Thank you for believing in me all this year"
"Hehe, you're welcome" Loki waved "You made me proud. We're both satisfied with our own and that's fine"
Riku smiled excitedly and retreated with speed from the room.
The gap had narrowed, but fate had shortened as well.
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--- A special Elf ---
Lefiya was walking through the corridors of Twilight Manor. Excitement was visible on her face from far away.
Some people would even say that you could feel it in the air when you passed too close to the golden-haired Elf.
The reason was very simple. Lefiya was heading to a study session with Riveria.
Lefiya, like the vast majority of Elves in multiple places around the world, knew Riveria as a member of the High Elves hailing from the Royal Forest of Alf.
As part of the Elven royalty, Riveria is revered by other Elves, who hold her in high esteem. Lefiya was no exception, she... you could say Lefiya was a fanatic and respected Riveria too much.
Since Lefiya was accepted into the Loki Familia she has received several accolades for her ability and skills in magic, drawing the attention of Riveria, who took her under her wing to teach her in person.
Lefiya could not hide her excitement and barely slept in anticipation of being taught by the person she most admired as an Elf, but Lefiya was also full of energy.
When Lefiya arrived at the door where Riveria's personal room was located, the Elf could not bear the emotion, but thanks to her teachings as an Elf she was able to regain her composure.
She knocked gently on the door, but as she did so the door opened and Lefiya blinked owlishly as she noticed that the door was not secured.
Between thoughts, curiosity got the better of Lefiya and she opened the door slowly. She glanced down the hallways looking for no one to see her and stepped carefully into her role model's quarters.
Lefiya looked around the room and her admiration for Riveria suddenly increased.
All the objects and gadgets in the room were eye-catching enough to captivate the shy Elf and she also enjoyed the elvish style that Riveria had adopted.
Lefiya was smiling in amazement until she heard a certain sound and looked at the source, causing her surprise to disappear and she looked skeptically at what was happening.
At the table where there were several books there was also a white-haired girl.
The curious detail was that the girl was reading a magic book while grumbling and eating a carrot making her cheeks look fluffy.
The girl looked annoyed, but she was making her notes very carefully. She was also eating the carrot with bites, causing a bit of noise.
Lefiya blinked several times without understanding.
"Hm" Lefiya shivered a little in place with her shyness "A-Am I interrupting something?"
"!" freezing in place, the white-haired girl turned her head with her cheeks puffed out from eating and a blush began to grow on her face at a rapid rate.
"H-Hello" Lefiya greeted slowly and with her characteristic shyness.
"Bufu" the girl spoke with her mouth full and snapped her fingers in annoyance.
Then she got up from her seat and took the book in her hand and ducked under the table.
Lefiya trembled in her place not knowing what to do, she looked at the girl's hand, which returned and grabbed the plate of carrots to take it with her.
Lefiya almost went into despair.
"You're already here"
"Kyaa!" Lefiya startled and looked at the source of the voice to pale as she noticed who it was "L-Lady Riveria!"
"Lefiya" Riveria nodded greeting the girl who blushed "Glad to see you're early"
"Y-you don't have to say that!" Lefiya exclaimed respectfully, "I apologize for entering your room without permission!"
"I see that bothers you" Riveria observed the shy Elf "As long as you don't make a mess and don't take what belongs to others, then there will be no problems"
"T-Thank you" Lefiya murmured happily noting that she was not scolded.
"Where is she?" Riveria asked looking around her room.
"Um" Lefiya spoke timidly "Who are you looking for, Lady Riveria?"
"I'm looking for Riku" Riveria said "The quickest thing to identify her is her white hair"
Lefiya nodded slowly and then blinked and looked curiously at the table where the girl had hidden from Lefiya.
"Hm" Riveria watched her new student look at the table. Then she walked over and bent down slightly to find the person she was looking for "What are you doing?"
"Ugh!" Riku choked a little on the carrot and coughed a little "Miss Riveria"
"Get out of there" Riku obeyed Riveria and came out from under the table with the book and clean plate of carrots "I told you to stop calling me Miss. We've had enough time getting to know each other to put that aside. Call me teacher while we have classes"
Riku hummed wiping her lips at the sullen manner in which she ate "I'm earlier than usual M- Riveria" Riku nodded "Sorry it's habit"
"No problem. We're all here now" Riveria took a seat in a chair and pointed to the others that were free "Take a seat our study session is about to begin"
"Hm" Lefiya raised her hand shyly "Lady Riveria"
"What's going on?"
"She...?" Lefiya looked at Riku " Is she going to study with us too?"
"Right, you haven't met several members of the Familia yet" Riveria nodded in understanding "This is Riku, one of my students and therefore your superior in the realm of magic"
"Huh?" Lefiya blinked and looked at Riku.
"I'm a magical swordswoman" Riku gave a thumbs up "However, I'm also the nightmare for wizards"
"Ah"
"Riku has a magic that renders mages useless in a battle" Riveria explained "I will personally take charge of teaching you the realms of magic and Riku will help me evaluate if your learning is going well"
Lefiya slowly nodded and looked at Riku only to realize that she was watching her with a smile that sent shivers throughout Lefiya's body.
"Then let's get started"
At Riveria's words Lefiya and Riku hummed, but Lefiya again looked at Riku and a shiver ran through her body.
The shy Elf did not know what was awaiting her and was the biggest nightmare for every wizard in Orario.
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--- How do I look? ---
"Hm"
"What's wrong with you Miss Riku?"
"I told you it's okay with Riku, Lefiya. I don't get used to that kind of politeness"
"B-But..." The Elf stammered "You're my superior, so it's normal for me to do that"
"Hah" Riku rubbed her forehead as she sighed "I'm not your only superior. There are other members of the Familia who also have more time getting lessons from Riveria"
"It's true" Lefiya murmured.
"Uhu" Riku nodded humming "If you wish to surpass Riveria you must leave that shyness behind and concentrate on getting better at our practices"
"That..." Lefiya thought and shook her head "It's impossible for me to surpass someone like you Miss Riku"
"Just Riku" Lefiya quickly apologized and Riku laughed at the Elf drawing a pout from her "The answer to your question is that I'm bored"
"Bored?"
"Yeah" Riku said calmly "I haven't been to the dungeon in a while and there's not much to entertain myself with at the Familia headquarters either"
"Hum" Lefiya tried to speak "What if you read something from the Library?"
"Trust me Lefiya. I've been there so long that I've already memorized the order of various books and where to find certain information"
"Hm" Lefiya's ears drooped at not being able to be of help in front of one of the few people she had a good relationship with.
"Don't feel bad"
"Kya!"
Lefiya jumped at the touch she received on one of her ears. She blushed quite a bit because an Elf's ears were sensitive. Lefiya protected her ears and watched Riku laugh at her. Lefiya pouted very tenderly.
"Sorry about that" Riku stopped laughing "It's very easy for you to get depressed, so I must take drastic measures to avoid that"
"Oh" Lefiya blinked.
"Understand when I tell you that shyness doesn't help much and if you don't find a way to overcome it you will do badly in the dungeon"
"I-I understand"
"Well" Riku stood up determined "I'm about to do one of the craziest ideas I've ever had"
"Uh" Lefiya raised her hand slightly "What's this about?"
"Fufufu"
Lefiya flinched at Riku's laughter. Since Lefiya joined the Familia she has had a hard time relating to others.
Riku was one of the few people who accepted Lefiya as an equal and has helped her from the beginning. What Lefiya was afraid of about Riku was not her attitude, but her magic practices.
Lefiya had an ability that gave her the ability to use multiple magics as long as she understood most of their principles, however, when she fought with Riku all her training went to waste.
Riku simply said a word and all of Lefiya's magic disappeared, just as it appeared. The Elf did not understand and always heard an 'Again' in her practices.
Even so, Riku never acted arrogant and accepted Lefiya as a member of the Familia.
"I'm going to buy clothes"
"Huh?" Lefiya blinked "Clothes?" Riku nodded "Why?"
"Let's say... I want to try to do something"
Lefiya, finding nothing wrong, agreed to accompany Riku.
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"It's here"
Riku placed the box on the table in her room, while Lefiya was watching from her seat.
It had been several days since Riku went to have the clothes she wanted made and finally what she wanted was finished. Riku called Lefiya because she was with Riku from the beginning and she didn't want to leave her friend behind.
"What did you order Miss Riku?"
"Riku" Riku mentioned causing the Elf to apologize sheepishly "It's a dress with various add-ons"
"A dress?" Lefiya blinked, but when she looked at the dress Riku took out of the box her eyes sparked "Woah"
"That's what I was looking for" Riku smiled proudly "This dress means a lot to me and I spent thousands of valis to make it look perfect"
"Hum" Lefiya nodded thinking about what she could do if she had that amount of valis like Riku. Lefiya didn't earn much, but she did get a good haul every time she came back from the dungeon.
The dress had a gothic style that reached up to the legs, the sleeves were not attached to the dress and around the neck some threads joined the dress in its entirety. In the box there was also a green jewel.
"It's beautiful" Lefiya said as she stood up and appreciated the dress from up close.
"That was my intention. I wanted the dress to be the beautiful thing and be just like the one I remember"
"Um, where do you remember this from, Miss Riku?"
"Secret" Riku mentioned while crossing a finger on her lip and also winking. Lefiya pouted.
"I'm going to get dressed, I need your help"
Lefiya nodded without hesitation. Just by looking at it, help was needed to wear the dress correctly, especially for someone like Riku who had never wore a dress before, it would be a challenge to put it on.
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Riveria hummed as she drank some of her tea. She was in Loki's office, who was doing her work and shedding several tears of suffering because Riveria forced her to work.
Loki has been slacking and it was about time someone put a stop to it. So Riveria was meeting Loki as she turned over a new page in the book she was enjoying.
*Toc*
*Toc*
*Toc*
"Go ahead" Riveria gave the approval and watched one of her students peek out the door sheepishly.
"Is something wrong, Lefiya?"
"Um" Lefiya was increasingly starting to blush every time she remembered Riku's plan and couldn't find the words to use "Th-this..."
"You have nothing to be ashamed of" Riveria spoke calmly, as Loki began to smile without Riveria noticing "Remember that nothing happens if you get something wrong or are afraid of questions. I won't judge you"
"Hm!" Lefiya kept humming until she took a deep breath with the same blush "Excuse me and I'm sorry" she mumbled at last.
Lefiya moved from the door entrance, meanwhile several question marks were growing in Riveria's head. Loki already knew what was going on and was waiting for the result.
"What's going o-?"
Riveria did not finish because she was surprised by the person who entered the room.
It was Riku.
Comparing Riku from her usual demeanor, she had a dull face and an arrogant look as if everyone were inferior to her.
"What are you doing?" Riveria asked.
Riku simply looked at her blankly. Riveria was about to ask if something was wrong, but the following words she would never forget.
"How hard are you looking, Elf?"
Riveria blinked her eyes open and looked at Loki, who had a serious expression, but inside she was laughing like crazy.
"What?"
"Unable to comprehend the situation, mah, not to be expected from someone like you" Riku scoffed "Apparently the words that you are the smartest in the Familia are a joke"
"Hah?" Riveria was even more puzzled.
"Surprised? It's just facts" Riveria was annoyed "That head of yours is incapable of grasping reality"
"What are you say-?"
"Your voice disgusts me" Riku didn't let Riveria finish and she remained silent as Riku listened "The best mage in Orario? That title only belongs to one person and that's only me"
"Ah" Riveria gasped and did not know what to do. Her student had arrived dressed differently, acts and different and now he was insulting her without her being able to respond to the situation.
Riveria was even more puzzled.
"I see that head of yours is incapable of comprehending the situation, it is to be expected from an old woman like you"
"!" Riveria's eyes widened at the words that annoyed her the most, she was about to scold Riku who continued with the same look of disdain, but a sound interrupted her.
"Pfff"
Riveria slowly looked at the source of that sound and looked at Loki who was covering her mouth to avoid laughing. The noble Elf looked at Riku, who had also earned a smirk.
Riku stuck out her tongue slightly and turned around to run at full speed out of the place.
Riveria stood stupefied in place, her face may not have shown much emotion, but her ears were slightly colored red.
"Hahaha! That was fun!" Loki laughed as she leaned back on her desk avoiding falling over "You should have seen your face!"
"Shut up" Riveria muttered, but what Loki didn't expect was that Riveria had pouted slightly making a splendid sight for Loki. Riveria looked at Loki, but the Deity was pointing her away.
Riveria looked at the door only to freeze because there was Riku laughing at her. Riku made a gesture and officially ran away.
Riveria's pout increased and so did Loki's laughter.
The noble Elf had fallen for the joke.
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--- Deep floors, Riku's new entertainment ---
Riku was thrilled.
Since her level had increased the first time, new paths opened up for her in the dungeon.
The first was that Riku no longer needed to be a support and when it was time for an expedition, she could be put with the other adventurers to fight against the monsters.
The amount of effort needed to grow increased considerably. Riku understood that with her new stats and the upgrades she received.
When Riku used to be a level 1, the floors she ventured to fight on were the upper floors. When her level increased, so did the depth of the dungeon.
She was on the 27th floor, the [Water City]. These floors from 25 to 27 were made up of a water paradise. Riku enjoyed these floors very much because of the monsters that were in that place.
One of the monsters that Riku found challenging were the Iguazu. These monsters traveled at high speeds to impale adventurers.
The first time Riku faced them she was pierced in the shoulder and had to take cover because she needed to analyze the speed of the monsters and see if it was possible to overcome them.
She made it, but her injuries were quite severe.
Now in a large open field where blue flames were scattered like debris and much of the site was destroyed as if something had ravaged it.
"Heh, I barely broke a sweat. That monster was a wimp"
"Right. When you were sent towards the ground you sweated, I think I saw some blood on your lip"
"Hah! Says the doe who was almost stepped on by the Amphisbaena when she was sent to the ground!"
"Hey! I cut off one of his two heads!"
"I sent him flying with a kick!"
"Umumumu!"
Riku and Bete were arguing as usual. They had ventured out on their own to the 27th floor to 'train' a bit.
Bete was resting while trying to sleep, but Riku told him if he would accompany her to the dungeon. Bete refused, but upon hearing what they were going to do in the dungeon he agreed.
Riku said she wanted to kill a floor boss and wanted to go with Bete. The monster chosen was the Monster Rex Amphisbaena. Needless to say about Bete's wild grin and Riku's initiative.
The battle was tough, but they both managed. They had a unique synchronization thanks to their way of fighting. Bete with melee and Riku in whatever.
The girl adapted her movements, as long as she understands what she is trying to do, Riku will be able to fight in a decent way.
"By the way, did he release anything?"
"Hum" Bete hummed and looked at where the monster died "I think just some scales and Amphisbaena's liver"
"Fine" Riku nodded, she would laugh or make a cheerful smile, but she was in the dungeon and getting distracted there was tantamount to death "We have to pack it in. The valis we can get would be a few million or we can make equipment"
"Equipment"
At Bete's quick response Riku nodded and they both set out to collect the loot. They could fight all the time, but in the dungeon there were only words. If a team gets separated, the odds of dying increased.
Each grabbed a backpack at maximum capacity and made their way to the surface.
A new challenge awaited them.
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"Anything they have to say?"
"I have no regrets"
"Tch, we're not children so we have to ask you what to do"
"I am the Captain of the Loki Familia, Finn and Gareth are too, still I can give you orders if I wish"
""Tch""
Bate and Riku clicked their teeth at the same time, making Riveria even more annoyed than she already was. She was about to speak, but the hand on her shoulder stopped her.
It was Loki.
"Mah, there's no need to punish them. You don't always have to tell them what to do"
"What would have happened if one of them ended up hurt in the dungeon?"
"As if that would happen" Bete snorted "We went down to Water City. I was bored and the rabbit had a good idea to kill the Amphisbaena"
Riveria looked at Riku, but she was looking away as if she just wanted to entertain herself or kill the boredom that was consuming her.
The noble Elf's eyes softened as she watched Riku. The girl had grown up and was now a first-class adventurer like her other companions.
Riku had done it and needless to say, Riveria was proud. Riveria still remembered when Riku came to tell her about her fight against new monsters and all of a sudden she was fighting Floor Bosses.
Time had passed.
"What did they get?" Riveria asked.
Bete perked up and nudged Riku who looked at him with annoyance, but a smile grew on her face after that. She grabbed the two backpacks and placed them in front of the Deity and the Captain.
Riveria opened both only to have her eyes widened by the number of Drop Items present.
"[Iguazu wings], [Amphisbaena scales], [Amphisbaena liver], [Blue crab shells], [Aquatic snake fins] and... [Mermaid blood]. How did you get the last one?"
"Traps" Riku replied "Bete hit her and sent her to the desired location. You could say we... squeezed her a little and killed her"
"A bit brutal in my opinion" Loki muttered creating the image in her mind of Riku and Bete stabbing a Mermaid in order to collect her blood.
"What are you going to do with all that?" Riveria asked earnestly "It's a lot of material. You went away for a few days and you're coming back with all this and more"
"Equipment" Riku answered honestly "Deep floors are getting harder and harder and I need good armor and weapons" Bete grunted as if to say the same thing.
"Wonderful" Riveria mentioned surprising the unique duo "The Hephaestus Familia will definitely be able to use the materials and the Dian Cecht Familia will be able to use the [Mermaid Blood] in high level potions"
"Dismissed" Loki mentioned.
Riku and Bete left the room without looking back and each went to do their own thing. Riku went to rest and Bete went to train as he always did.
"She grew up, didn't she?"
"Yes" Riveria nodded to Loki "That girl has matured faster than we thought"
"You think so" Loki laughed at Riveria who looked at her Deity "Riku always knew what to do, she just grew up and acted her age"
"Hm" Riveria hummed and kept looking at the Drop Items that Riku Bete had gotten.
The two of them had become close because of the way they acted and formed a great duo in the dungeon. They both got along well because they understood that weakness and complaining about it would simply bring more weakness.
Bete hated the weak and Riku did not enjoy being weak.
Riveria smiled and left the room leaving a confused Goddess, but Loki shrugged and went for Finn to catalog the Booty.
Riku could achieve her goals and much more.
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A comment about the story up to now. First of all I appreciate the readers who have been present from the beginning and those who have joined us over time. I started this story because of a curious idea and I liked the result a lot.
I want to say some important facts that served to write the story so far, I have kept them the same or changed them a little for the sake of the current plot.
The current timeline was of great importance in the development of the characters, the most representative of this was Bete. For those who have read the novel, manga and watched the anime will know of Bete and his dislike of the weak.
Bete left his old Familia because some members died in an expedition and after that Bete left his Familia and joined Loki. Bete still doesn't have that characteristic arrogant attitude so established and that's why he could relate to Riku in his own way.
Likewise with Ais. Ais's emotions were almost nil until the Amazoness twins and Lefiya joined the Familia, that's what the novel says. That's why I treated her seriously and like a fool because she really is an airhead.
When I write I take into account many important things in the story, so when I add something new I explain it and if I use something that already exists I explain it as usual.
Honestly, I'm bad with emotional scenes and it probably lacks essence when I write the meeting between Riku and Bell. They don't know each other and Riku only knows about Bell from the dream and Bell has lived his whole life away from the world.
Well, that would be all and thanks for reading. Wait for the next chapters and as always remember that it takes me a long time to write them because I have college and I barely have free time. See you next time.
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