章 23: WAR!!
Family Residence Loki.
Tonight, the night at the Loki Family Mansion is very lively, with beautiful carriages coming in and out of the grand house.
The guards at the entrance constantly inspect the carriages and ask for invitations.
Soon among the many carriages, another carriage approached, this one white with golden edges, heading straight towards the Loki family entrance.
The guards who saw the elegant carriage quickly approached to greet, "Good evening, guests, welcome to the Loki family. Do you have an invitation?"
The carriage window lowered, and a delicate hand extended with a letter in it.
With a flirtatious and sweet voice, Elinalise peered out from the carriage window and said, "Here's my invitation, handsome. By the way, we're running a bit late for the gathering, could you skip the carriage inspection?"
The guard, momentarily stunned by the beauty of the elf and her flirtatious attitude, after coming to his senses, glanced distractedly at the letter in his hand. After seeing the contents and the names of the guests, the guard said,
"All right, miss. For such extraordinary guests, carriage inspection is not necessary."
"Hehe, thank you very much, handsome!" Elinalise bid farewell with a charming smile, and as she raised the window, the carriage departed into the Loki family.
The guard, still somewhat stunned by the elf, looked at his companion and said, "Have you ever seen such a sexy elf?"
The other guard shook his head. Elves are famous for being extremely reserved and rigid, so finding one so flirtatious and charming is truly amazing.
...
After disembarking from the carriage, the group of seven people walked towards the designated meeting site.
"We're twenty minutes late," Riveria, an extremely punctual elf, now feels very uncomfortable for being even a minute late, so she's quite stressed.
"It's not all Elinalise's fault. Did she really spend an entire hour on makeup?" Paul replied discontentedly.
All the other men nodded in agreement with Paul's words. In fact, the group had been ready half an hour earlier, but Elinalise took almost an hour to finish doing Riveria and Ghislaine's makeup and dressing them up.
Elinalise, accused, put on an indignant face and said, "Hmph, Ignorant! We women are the face of the Rozzo family. Looking good is our obligation."
"Wasn't I the face of the family?" A confused Kaylon pointed to himself.
No one responded, and everyone continued walking inside.
Although Elinalise's lateness might have been uncomfortable, it must be said that the results were undeniable.
Today, Riveria wears a beautiful green mage robe with golden edges, with a fine gray cloak on her shoulders, and her two sacred scepters hanging from her waist.
On the other hand, Elinalise today wears a battle dress, consisting of a knee-length skirt covered in light red and silver plates, and on top a long-sleeved white vest, and a long rapier hanging from her waist.
And about Ghislaine, unlike her usual revealing appearance, today she wears armor covering the upper and lower parts of her body, leaving her abdomen exposed.
Kaylon, observing the appearances of the girls in his family, nodded satisfactorily, although his gaze remained mostly on Riveria.
Shifting his gaze to the men's clothing, Kaylon found nothing new. Rudeus wears his ever unchanging gray robe, and Paul also wears his usual adventurer's attire with a green cape, while Talhand wears his same armor, only this time it's white.
Kaylon shook his head, 'Indeed, the women are the face of my family.'
Leaving his thoughts behind, Kaylon continued walking towards the conference room where the meeting would take place.
"Well, we've arrived, remember what I told you guys," Kaylon reminded his family, then opened the door firmly.
~CREEEEK~
As the door opened, Kaylon saw many mortals and gods in the meeting room, who turned to look at him as soon as he opened the door.
Putting on an arrogant smile, Kaylon said, "It's alright, you don't have to wait for me. I'll give permission for the meeting to begin."
All the gods in the meeting room rolled their eyes, while the mortals looked confused at the god they mostly didn't know.
Loki, being the woman with the biggest mouth, naturally didn't stay silent in the face of Kaylon's audacity and said, "Bah! Not only do we have to wait for you half an hour late, but instead of apologizing, you speak such arrogant words."
Ganesha in the corner of the room also spoke up, "HAHA, I'm Ganesha!"
Astrea, the considered Goddess of Justice, replied, "Perhaps Kaylon-sama had some kind of mishap on the way here, that's why he arrived late."
Other gods also complained, while others tried to justify Kaylon's lateness.
In Tenkai, the hierarchy among gods is quite important, and in that hierarchy, the Primordial Gods are at the top, so many gods respect the primordials.
Of course, after the descent to Genkai where everyone is sealed, everyone can be considered equal, so the previous respect is no longer seen in the same way. So, few gods still maintain the hierarchy of gods.
Ignoring the complaints, Kaylon walked to his seat at the main meeting table.
Today the room is divided in such a way that the main table is occupied by the strongest families, while the weaker families sit around the table.
Sitting next to Astrea and Hephaistos, Kaylon greeted them both, "Long time no see, Astrea. Hephaistos, I'm looking forward to the meeting we'll have in 3 days."
Astrea smiled politely and greeted, "It's a pleasure to see you again, Kaylon-sama."
"I also look forward to our meeting with you, Kaylon-san." Hephaistos, with a serene and passionate personality as a goddess of the forge, doesn't pay much attention to divine hierarchy.
After that, Kaylon, Astrea, and Hephaistos continued talking about some trivial things.
Meanwhile, his family, sitting behind their respective gods, also had a quality conversation.
"Ohh, a group of lovely ladies, nice to meet you. My name is Elinalise Dragonroad, vice captain of the Rozzo family," Elinalise enthusiastically greeted upon seeing the beautiful group of Astrea family girls.
Riveria, who was behind Elinalise, also greeted with a much more noble attitude, "I've heard a lot about the Astrea family name. Let me introduce myself. My name is Riveria Ljos Alf, Captain of the Rozzo family."
The rest of the Rozzo family also greeted politely, especially Paul, who lingered his gaze much longer on the beautiful girls, until a strong nudge from Elinalise brought him back to reality.
Alice, with her usual big smile, said, "It's an honor to meet a great family like yours. My name is Alice Lovell, captain of the Astrea family."
The rest of the Astrea family also greeted politely.
Ryu, the blonde elf, on the other hand, was distracted trying to find the woman with wild red hair among the members of the Rozzo family, and upon not finding her, a hint of disappointment showed on her pretty face.
Elinalise, the expert in reading people, noticed this and asked in an interested tone, "You seem a bit disappointed to see us, is there a particular reason?"
Ryu, who didn't expect to be noticed while searching for the person who saved him, was surprised and quickly said, "I'm sorry! I was looking for someone, but it seems they didn't come with you."
Alice, sensing the confusion in the Rozzo Family, clarified the situation, "What happened is that we had a dangerous situation this afternoon, and if it weren't for a swordsman named Eris Greyrat from your family, Ryu could have died. Ryu must have been looking for Eris among your members."
Elinalise, finally understanding the situation, laughed and said, "Oh, I see. You're talking about Eris. I didn't know she had done that for you. Well, the reason for her absence is that Eris is still too young to be part of the leaders of our family, so she's not here today."
"Oh, I see," Alice and Ryu nodded.
"However, if you want to meet her, you can come anytime. She trains every morning from 6 to 11," Elinalise said with a smile.
"Really? Then we'll see you soon, Elinalise-sama," Alice and Ryu smiled with excitement.
Meanwhile, while Elinalise had a pleasant conversation with the Astrea family, Riveria, along with Talhand, had a conversation with Tsubaki, the captain of the Hephaistos family.
"Tsubaki, nice to see you again. Let me introduce you to our blacksmith, Talhand," Riveria said with a smile.
"Nice to meet you, Miss Tsubaki. My name is Talhand, an executive of the Rozzo family. By the way, Miss Tsubaki, I've seen your work, and let me tell you that you are a magnificent blacksmith," Talhand introduced himself humbly, filled with respect for Tsubaki, whom he considers a better blacksmith than himself.
"Haha, thank you very much for your compliments. Coming from such a skilled blacksmith as yourself, it means a lot. Let me tell you that even my Goddess praised your work," Tsubaki said with great energy, taking Talhand by the shoulder happily.
Talhand, upon hearing that the Goddess Hephaistos praised his work, burst into excitement and said, "Really, Miss Tsubaki? I am deeply honored to receive praise from Hephaistos-sama."
"Yes, indeed. The Goddess said that your forging level is not far from mine. Soon, my Goddess and I will come to the Rozzo Family to share knowledge with you," Tsubaki said with a big smile.
While both families continued their conversation, Kaylon, who had finished talking with Astrea and Hephaistos, seeing that the meeting had not yet begun, expressed his dissatisfaction to Loki.
"Hey, Loki, when do you plan to start? Do you think I have all day to waste!?"
Loki, already irritable from the wait, exploded upon hearing Kaylon's complaints. "Damn it, do you think it's my fault!? The damn Freya still hasn't arrived. Although I would love to start the meeting without her, as one of the three superior families, she is essential for the plan!"
"Tsk, damn it. If she doesn't arrive in half an hour, I'm leaving," Kaylon told Loki, clicking his tongue in annoyance.
"Damn it, Freya, do you really want me to come and drag you here by the hair?" Loki rubbed his head in frustration.
*CREEEK*
Suddenly, the door opened, and a sweet and charming voice came from the door, "Oh, you don't have to do that, dear Loki. I'm sorry for the delay, but the journey from my house to yours is quite long."
The charming Freya lived up to her Divinity as the Goddess of Beauty, with a face and body that seemed to have been carved with the utmost care by the heavens.
Many gods and men were lost in the charm of the Goddess, including Paul and Rudeus, although Rudeus struggled a bit more than Paul, he still fell under the Goddess's spell.
Elinalise and Ghislaine, remembering their God's warnings, hit Paul and Rudeus, causing them to regain their senses.
Kaylon, on the other hand, remained unchanged. As a primordial God, something as simple as charm could not affect him in the slightest.
Freya, upon seeing the gods, soon saw Kaylon. Upon seeing the familiar yet strange God, Freya smiled charmingly and said, "Nice to see you, Kaylon-sama. It is an honor for Orario to be able to have you here with your family."
As for Freya's feelings for Kaylon, they are very complicated. After being reborn and with the help of other Gods, she remembered the reason she died. She didn't know how to deal with Kaylon again, so she did the only thing she could, which was to avoid him.
As for whether she hates Kaylon? It would be a lie to say that there isn't some resentment, but after understanding, she knew that everything that happened to her was her own doing. So she doesn't hate Kaylon, but rather herself for being so stupid and not being able to understand what love truly is.
Kaylon, upon hearing Freya's words, looked deeply at her, then turned his gaze away and casually said, "Nice to see you too, Freya. It seems you've done a great job in Genkai."
Kaylon doesn't hate Freya. In his eyes, what Freya tried to do was nothing more than a child's tantrum, which, by the way, cost her a lot. Of course, if Freya still harbors desires for revenge, Kaylon won't hesitate to crush her.
After a tense greeting between the two, Freya elegantly walked to her seat, with the giant Otta following her.
"Tsk, it's about time you showed up, Freya," Loki continued to complain to Freya.
*TAN* *TAN*
Before Loki could continue complaining, Kaylon tapped the table with his fingers and said, "Well, with everyone here, let's start the meeting."
"Hey, I'm the host!"
"Then we gather here to prepare to finally end the annoying dark faction."
"Hey, Kaylon!"
(I won't include the meeting, too much unnecessary text, so I'll summarize it instead)
...
A carriage moved quickly through the streets of Orario.
Inside the luxurious carriage, a group of 7 people discussed the previous meeting.
"I'm telling you, Elinalise, it's not that I didn't make an effort to control myself, I just saw her and my conscience weakened," Paul tried to explain to Elinalise with a disgruntled face.
"There's no need to explain to me; you'll have to persuade Zenith," Elinalise naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to tease Paul. Of course, she isn't so mean as to damage the relationship between Zenith and Paul; she just wants to tease Paul.
Paul rubbed his head in frustration and then, thinking of something, turned his hopeful gaze towards Kaylon.
"Kaylon, come on, brother, help me," Paul looked at Kaylon with pleading eyes.
Kaylon, upon seeing Paul's eyes, put on a disgusted face. If it were a cute girl doing that, it might still have some effect, but seeing a big man like Paul doing it was just repulsive.
"Don't look at me like that, you bastard, or I'll gouge your eyes out," Kaylon didn't want to continue looking at Paul's eyes and turned his gaze to something more beautiful.
Riveria, feeling her God's gaze, looked confused and asked, "Is there something on my face, Kami-sama?"
"You were incredible in the meeting, Riveria. I didn't know you had sent the supers to investigate the busiest places of the dark faction," the other Gods and even Kaylon himself were surprised when Riveria pulled out a map identifying the places with the most movement of the dark faction.
Thanks to that information, now the Orario alliance has many more places to attack and cause damage to the dark faction.
A mixture of embarrassment and happiness appeared on Riveria's face as she was praised by her God. "Well, I gave the order just three days ago. I didn't know the superd would be so good at gathering information."
"Haha, Riveria-chan, you looked so heroic at that moment," Elinalise, Riveria's number one fan, jumped in to praise her.
Riveria didn't say anything else; she just lowered her head to hide her blush. After a while, she raised it again and said with a little concern, "However, one of our main tasks is to destroy or contain Alfia."
In the division of labor organized by all the families, the Astrea, Hephaistos, and Ganesha families would be in charge of destroying the lower ranks of the dark faction.
While elite families like Freya, Loki, and Rozzo would be in charge of destroying the high-ranking members of the dark faction.
And another task of the elite families is to destroy Alfia and Zard from the Zeus and Hera family. For this, it was organized taking into account the power of the families. The Rozzo family would take care of Alfia, while Loki and Freya would take care of Zard.
"Well, that's really something difficult," Elinalise, as the vice-captain, has gathered information about Orario, so she knows how strong and terrifying Alfia can be.
The atmosphere in the carriage became somewhat heavy. Just when Kaylon was about to speak to lighten the mood, a voice spoke before him.
"Why be afraid? We are the Rozzo family, a family full of warriors. All we have to do is fight with all our might; the battle will decide the rest," Ghislaine, who is normally silent, said with a firm voice.
For Ghislaine, as a warrior, the phrase "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" has been present her whole life, and largely, that's the reason why she has become so strong.
Upon hearing Ghislaine's words, the previously tense faces of everyone disappeared, and in their place, a smile of excitement and pride appeared on their faces.
"That's right! Difficulties will only make us stronger, right?" Paul spoke with excitement as he clenched his fist.
"Hahaha, I agree with Ghislaine. As the Rozzo family, we shouldn't run from problems but face them," Talhand raised his fist in a sign of victory.
"Jeje, my sweet Ghislaine, your words are wise. We will fight, we will win, we will level up, and we will become the strongest family in all of Orario," Elinalise smiled with fire in her eyes.
Rudeus and Riveria nodded. Time as a family has made them much closer as individuals, so they have come to trust each other.
That gives them the confidence to face anything that comes their way.
Kaylon, who was watching his family, smiled.
When his family decided to face Alfia, Kaylon considered it but ultimately accepted it.
The benefits outweigh the disadvantages. First, this fight can help Riviera, Elinalise, Talhand, Ghislaine, and Eris achieve the achievement to level up.
Second, Kaylon knows that Alfia isn't seeking to kill adventurers as Orario people say. Therefore, if his family faces her, the worst that will happen to them is receiving a severe beating.
Of course, he has the proper insurance ready in case everything doesn't go as planned, in which case there will be a Plan B and Plan C.
Thinking about all his plans, Kaylon nodded. For him, his family is very important, so he will always do his best to keep them safe and help them grow.
And although he knows that it's highly likely that his family will lose against Alfia, he still chose that path to fix several problems his family has.
Something that perhaps they haven't even realized is that their pride and arrogance have silently grown, making them believe they are invincible. Even Riveria has been affected by this.
For this reason, he wants to take advantage of the upcoming fight with Alfia to make them understand that there are stronger people out there, and if they're not careful, they'll die.
That will suppress his family's arrogance, raise the level of its members, greatly improve its prestige in Orario, and increase the guild's reward significantly.
The gains far outweigh the disadvantages, so Kaylon didn't hesitate to take the difficult path.
"I love your confidence. Soon, we'll arrive home and share the information with the whole family," Kaylon smiled and said aloud.
Everyone in the carriage agreed, and Riveria added, "I have a lot of information about the high-ranking members of the dark faction; I'll distribute it among the elite members of the family so that if they have the capability and opportunity, they don't hesitate to attack."
Kaylon nodded at Riveria's words and then said in a serious tone, "An important moment is approaching for Orario and our family. Big battles are coming, so I hope you're prepared... From this moment on, I declare that the Rozzo family has officially entered a state of WAR!"
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Well, the prelude to war is over, and the beatings will officially begin!
Thanks for all the support!! Remember, if you like the story, you can add power stones to motivate me more as a writer.
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