บท 11: Unusual Concerns

The next day, early morning.

Riegel was already awake.

After looking around the unfamiliar room, he stood still for a moment and then realized.

"I almost forgot, I've moved to the Twilight Mansion."

This was one of the rooms on the upper floor of one of the many towers of the Twilight Mansion.

Yesterday, after Loki completed his ability updates, Riegel was arranged to move here.

This was Riegel's room in the Twilight Mansion, his residence in the Loki Familia base camp.

From now on, unless something happened, this place would be his and could be used at his discretion.

Riegel got out of bed, first glancing at the dim window, then started bathing.

After the bath, he found a set of clothes placed at his room's door.

"This is what the god asked me to prepare for you."

Seeing the message placed on the clothes, seemingly left by a senior in the Familia, Riegel fell silent for a moment, then silently expressed his gratitude in his heart and put on the clothes.

As for his own clothes, he would never wear them again.

Due to the overnight battle, the blood-stained, muddy, and dusty rags were a noble death sentence; he couldn't repair them even if he wanted to, so he had to discard them.

In a dilemma without spare clothes, Riegel could only choose to accept the Familia senior's kindness.

However, the kindness given by the Familia to him was not just a set of clothes but also a thick cloth bag containing gold coins.

There was also a message inside the bag.

"There's a total of 100,000 valis in it, considered as your initial capital. Use it wisely. You are not allowed to enter the dungeon until you complete what I asked you to do last night!"

No need to overthink; this message was likely left by Loki.

This reminded Riegel of what Loki instructed him after updating his abilities last night, and he couldn't help but smirk sourly.

"It seems like if I don't complete those preparations, Loki won't allow me to enter the dungeon again."

As it was something beneficial for him, he decided to comply with Loki's arrangement.

Riegel took the somewhat heavy wallet, pondered for a moment, and finally chose not to carry it but instead placed it in the storage space of the Dimensional Magic Cube.

[Article 3 of the Dimensional Magic Cube Instructions: The Dimensional Magic Cube has an internal storage space that can be opened and used anytime.]

Before coming to this world, when he was lying in bed in his original world, recovering from his injuries, he had tried opening the storage space inside the Dimensional Magic Cube.

Therefore, he was already familiar with this operation.

"Storage."

With silent thoughts in his mind, the money pouch in his hand disappeared.

It had entered the storage space inside the Dimensional Magic Cube and was stored by the Dimensional Magic Cube.

The way to store items in the storage space was very simple; just touch the item and silently say "store" in your mind.

The same applied when he wanted to take out an item. First, immerse his consciousness into the storage space of the Dimensional Magic Cube, look into the storage space, find the item he wanted to take out, and then silently say "take out."

As long as he got used to this operation, the storage space inside the Dimensional Magic Cube would provide incredible convenience to the user.

Riegel had become accustomed to operating the storage space during the healing month. Now, whether "storing" or "taking out," it took less than a second, which was convenient and fast.

After doing this, Riegel opened the door, left the room, and reached the long corridor.

If observed closely, he could see that this corridor floated in the air.

As the main headquarters of the Loki Familia, many towers that served as the Twilight Mansion's headquarters were gathered together.

The bottoms of several towers were interconnected, and the tops protruded from the stone corridor connecting these towers. From the outside, complex lines crisscrossed between the towers, up, down, left, and right. The corridor could be said to be irregular at all.

Riegel walked in one of the seemingly ordinary air corridors and faced the atrium.

"Morning."

Some Familia members who woke up early seemed busy with some work, passing by Riegel and greeting him.

"Morning."

Of course, Riegel wouldn't turn a blind eye and responded with the same polite greeting. He walked along the corridor, left the Twilight Mansion, passed the atrium, and walked to the base camp gate.

"Good morning, newcomer, are you going out early in the morning?"

"Don't come back in a ragged state like last night, okay?"

The two Familia members guarding the door recognized Riegel and greeted him while giving instructions.

"No, seniors, rest assured."

Riegel blushed a bit, so he could only smile politely and leave.

After walking into the street, he felt the view behind him disappear.

"The senior members of the Familia are quite enthusiastic and kind."

Riegel sighed and felt very emotional.

In his previous life, most of the people around him were individuals with hidden motives. They would only smile in front of him and were very hypocritical. There were very few sincere people like those in the Loki Familia.

Therefore, Riegel was still not used to it.

Including yesterday when Loki wore a stern face at him all night for going out overnight, Riegel actually wasn't used to it, so he spent more time in silence than usual.

Of course, this was because he knew that these people cared for him from the bottom of their hearts, so he felt uncomfortable.

It was something he rarely experienced, so it was natural for him to be unaccustomed.

Fortunately, he recovered from his injuries in the original world for a month, where Yuri's attitude toward him wasn't bad, so Riegel wasn't completely unable to cope; otherwise, he might be confused.

Overall, the atmosphere in the Loki Familia made him quite comfortable.

"Although I have learned a lot about the Loki Familia through its original work, I chose to join the Loki Familia not only because of considering the friendly atmosphere in the Loki Familia, but after experiencing it personally, the feeling is still different."

Riegel could only sigh like this, then shook his head to clear his mind.

However, his mood must be much better than before, causing his steps to be slightly stronger than usual. He quietly recorded everyone's help and concern and promised himself that he would definitely repay the favor if he got the chance.

He was such a person, always very impressed with the kindness and goodness of others and highly valued it.

Perhaps it was because he rarely had relationships with people who in the past only had pure good intentions toward him?

Thinking about this, Riegel chuckled at himself.

"Forget it, better not to think too much."

He had decided to let go of the past, and thinking about those things again would only add to his worries.

Riegel quickly changed his mind and started getting into business.

"There are many things to do today."

Last night, Loki gave him some orders that he had to complete.

"First, I have to prepare new weapons and armor that can be used to conquer the dungeon."

"Second, read the book I unearthed from the library at the base camp last night, and memorize the terrain, maps of the upper dungeon levels, and information about the monsters that appear on each floor."

"Finally, go to the guild and register as an adventurer."

These are the three instructions Loki gave to be completed.

Only after completing these instructions can Riegel enter the dungeon again.

Conversely, generally, people who want to enter the dungeon will complete these preparations before considering entering the dungeon. However, Riegel messed up the order and entered the dungeon first, then returned to make these preparations.

If Riegel didn't invoke magic and three skills with amazing effects, and the updated ability scores from last night almost drove Loki crazy, Loki might have ordered him to find someone to form a team and not allowed him to enter the dungeon alone.

Now, Loki only asks him to complete these three preparations, which is already very lenient for Riegel.

"As for the book, I've almost finished reading it last night. At least, I've memorized information about the first few dungeon floors."

Riegel has an excellent memory, not confused at all, and completed his task last night.

There are two tasks left, registering with the guild, and using the initial funds to buy weapons and armor.

"Let's go to the guild to register first."

After making this decision, Riegel recalled the city map he memorized last night and headed northwest.

The streets here are quite busy in the morning, not only are many shops open, but stalls on both sides are also lined up.

On the main road, many people walk around, including humans and various Demi-Humans. Many of them are well-equipped, and at a glance, it seems that they are not easy to disturb.

Riegel walked into this street, stepped deeper, and finally arrived at a spectacular temple with many people having the same goal.

It was a building made of white pillars.

In the spacious courtyard made of white marble, many armed people were moving, making the hall lively.

This is the guild, the official organization that manages the Orario labyrinth city.

Most people appearing here are adventurers, individuals whose tasks and goals involve conquering the dungeon.

Riegel blended in and came to the counter.

"Hello, please help me register as an adventurer."

Riegel spoke to the office woman behind the counter.

"Okay, wait a moment."

The woman in the office immediately took out a piece of parchment and began registering.

"Name?"

"Riegel Brehaut."

"Race?"

"Human."

"Age?"

"...17 years."

Riegel originally wanted to report his age in his previous life, but it's somewhat inconsistent to report that age based on this body's appearance, so he reported his age in this life with a slight change.

"Which Familia do you come from?"

The office staff didn't notice Riegel's complicated mood and continued to ask.

"Familia Loki."

Riegel reported it directly without hesitation.

However, at this moment, a brief silence fell throughout the place.