Loki Familia's grand headquarters, the entrance to Twilight Mansion.
Currently, there is an unprecedented bustle in the last two days.
The Familia members originally stationed at the base camp show excitement never seen before, cheering and welcoming a group of people entering.
As Riegel descends from the tall tower and reaches the front gate, the group of people happens to be surrounded by the Familia members who used to reside there, filled with happy and relaxed smiles, creating a warm atmosphere.
His eyes are immediately drawn to the leader of the group.
There, several individuals whose presence is noticeably higher than their companions catch his attention.
"Finally, back!"
The energetic cheers come from a wheat-skinned woman, appearing more like a dancer, with her upper body only covered by a thin piece of cloth, and a long skirt wrapped around her waist. Buttons and graceful body parts are not spared from the open-minded girls.
"Tiona, you're so noisy."
The one criticizing the energetic wheat-skinned girl, almost identical to her except for her waist-length hair and some body proportions, is almost like she's a girl of the same age carved from the same mold.
"How many times have you shouted since entering the door?"
Next to them, a young Demi-Human with animal ears on his head, a tail at his waist, and tattoos on his face, looking like a rogue, clicks his tongue and shows an annoyed expression.
The Amazoness twins and the young werewolf man are in the most conspicuous positions, bickering with each other.
However, the other three standing next to these three have a stronger sense of presence than them.
They are Pallum, Elf, and Dwarf.
Pallum is shorter than anyone present and looks childish.
The Elf with long emerald hair and a white-based robe, holding a silver staff in her hand, and a pair of slender pointed ears, possesses unmatched beauty.
The strong and muscular Dwarf, wearing thick armor. He is only slightly taller than Pallum beside him and shorter than the Elf. He has visible muscles with the naked eye.
These three seem to be observing something, looking at all the spectators while smiling, giving them a good feeling.
Riegel's eyes sweep over these three, and then he seems interested in something, his eyes uncontrollably focused on the last person.
But before he finishes scrutinizing this person carefully, a shout interrupts him and breaks this warm atmosphere.
"I missed you so much!"
Loki, shouting like this, rushes out of the tower and charges.
No, more precisely, Loki pounces on the person who finally catches Riegel's attention.
"A ・ IS ・ TAN!"
Loki shouts strangely and pounces.
Everyone in the room sees this.
*Bang*
With a sound like an explosion, the long blonde-haired girl turns to the side and punches Loki in the chest.
"Hah!"
Loki suddenly lets out a muffled cry that sucks the air out of her lungs and falls in front of the owner of the long blonde hair.
"...I'm back, Loki."
A voice without arrogance or frustration comes out of the other party's mouth.
Her clear and melodious voice tells others that the owner of the long golden hair is clearly a young and beautiful woman.
This is also true.
The girl standing in front of Loki still has a bit of childishness in her appearance. She is clearly still young, wearing a light blue outfit on her slender body, with smooth and elastic skin and fairly regular facial features.
She has a pair of eyes that harmonize with her hair color, faintly transparent and shining, exuding an extraordinary aura, like a work of art emerging from a painting. She even looks too beautiful to be real.
The only regrettable thing is that the smooth and beautiful face of the other party lacks much expression, like a doll, making people feel indifferent.
Facing this overly beautiful girl, Loki only lifts her face with difficulty.
"Your skills have improved again, Ais-tan..."
Loki shows a smile uglier than crying.
"You deserve this, Loki!"
The energetic Amazoness named Tiona approaches her with a proud expression.
"We're very tired, Loki. Please don't bother us right now. Let's rest first, okay?"
Another Amazoness who looks much more mature than the energetic Amazoness appears while sighing.
"Step aside."
The Demi-Human youth also looks impatient, showing no respect to Loki at all.
However, there is no uncomfortable atmosphere between the two sides, but rather a natural harmony.
This indicates that the relationship between the two sides is not only not bad but also very good, so good that they can get along without resentment and argue without doubt.
Familia.
From the scene in front of him, Riegel sees the adjective somewhat distant from him.
At this moment, the trio who has been observing everyone from behind steps forward.
"We're back, Loki."
The Elf speaks to Loki with a serious yet gentle voice.
"Wake up quickly, don't lie down."
The brave Dwarf pulls Loki. Seeing his relaxed appearance, as if he's carrying a doll.
Finally, there is the shortest person in the room, whose height is not even one meter. He has hair the color of rice grains and lake-green eyes. His appearance is younger than anyone present, and there is wisdom in his eyes.
"This expedition ended successfully. No one died, but the harvest was not good. I will explain the details later. For now, let everyone bathe and rest well, Loki."
The young man of the Pallum race reports to Loki with an unexpectedly mature tone, quickly resolving the chaos.
"No problem!" Loki grins as if nothing is wrong and says to everyone, "Okay, everyone has worked hard, let's rest first!"
"Yes!"
Familia members returning from the expedition respond one by one.
"People staying at the headquarters will transport all the loot we brought back."
The young man of the Pallum race gives instructions to those around him in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Yes! Captain!"
The remaining staff immediately leave to help move the goods.
Only Riegel is still standing there, watching people entering Twilight Mansion while chatting and laughing. His eyes are focused on a group of prominent people from beginning to end.
Not only Riegel, but other Familia members, whether staying at the headquarters or participating in the expedition, all look at those people with eyes full of admiration and love.
It's natural.
After all, some of those people are the backbone of Loki Familia, the backbone of this Familia.
They are strong.
They are famous in the world.
Among the adventurers involved in dungeon exploration, the world divides all adventurers into upper-level adventurers and lower-level adventurers according to their levels.
Among them, lower-level adventurers refer to Level 1 adventurers, while upper-level adventurers are adventurers who have undergone upgrades and reached Level 2 or higher.
Upper-level adventurers are further divided into third-class adventurers, second-class adventurers, and first-class adventurers.
Level 2 adventurers are third-class adventurers.
Level 3 and Level 4 adventurers are second-class adventurers.
Adventurers with Level 5 or higher are first-class adventurers.
In general, as long as a first-class adventurer appears in a Familia, the Familia is considered to have separated itself from the category of small Familia and has a certain status in Orario.
In this way, if a first-class adventurer appears in a Familia, the Familia will have a decisive influence in Orario.
Familia with many first-class adventurers can be considered among the best in Orario and even the world.
Loki Familia is one of the top Familias.
Those individuals are the first-class adventurers in Loki Familia.
"Tiona Hiryute, Level 5, Amazoness, Loki Familia executive, title – [Crusher]."
"Tione Hiryute, Level 5, Amazoness, Loki Familia Volume executive, title – [Jormungand]."
"Bete Loga, Level 5, Werewolf, Loki Familia Volume executive, title – [Vanargand]."
These three are the Amazoness twin sisters and the Demi-Human youth who spoke first.
The origins of the other three are even more astonishing than the first three.
"Finn Deimne, Level 6, Pallum Hero, captain of Loki Familia, title – [Braver]."
"Riveria Ljos Alf, Level 6, Elf Royalty, vice-captain of Loki Familia, the strongest wizard in Orario, title – [Nine Hell]."
"Gareth Landrock, Level 6, Dwarf Race Warrior, one of the leaders of Loki Familia, title – [Elgarm]."
These three are the strongest experts in Loki Familia. They are also the leaders of Loki Familia, the first to join Loki Familia. They have been fighting since the establishment of Loki Familia.
Even if you search all of Orario, there are fewer than ten Level 6 individuals, and there are three in Loki Familia, these being the three.
As for the last person—
Riegel once again shifts his attention to the slightly quiet doll-like girl walking among the crowd.
"Ais Wallenstein, Level 5, Loki Familia executive, the strongest female swordswoman."
"Title—[Sword Princess]."
A few whispers float as if riding the wind.
"?"
The girl about to enter the tower seems to hear something, turns, and looks in Riegel's direction.
The eyes of the two individuals suddenly meet.
At this moment, it seems like they are just gazing at each other.
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