บท 22: Divine Attack!
In the North of Orario, there is a huge mansion, The mansion radiates nobility and luxury with its white color and Greek style architecture.
The mansion is enormous, occupying a space of 10 square kilometers. It has everything a family would need, including over 100 rooms, 4 training courtyards, a workshop, a blacksmith, and even a swimming pool.
This is the newly built headquarters of the Rozzo family.
Decorating the entrance of the mansion is a large symbol covering the grand door.
In the center of the symbol is the arrow of a compass, below which a crescent moon with five outward-pointing tips can be seen. (It is the symbol of Hyperion, the God of Light)
This is the representative symbol of the Rozzo family.
Today, in the newly constructed Divine Office, the high-ranking members of the Rozzo family are gathered, including:
Riveria Ljos Alf, Captain of the family
Elinalise Dragonroad, Vice Captain of the family.
And the four main executives; Talhand, Ghislaine, Rudeus, and Paul.
And clearly, the most important person, Kaylon Rozzo, the Primordial God of Light, and the patron saint of the Rozzo family.
Gathered around the table that stretches across the middle of the huge office, an important discussion for the future of the family is taking place.
"Well, the alliance between us and the Loki family was signed 8 days ago. As the main benefit of this alliance, we received a map of the dungeon up to the 45th floor," Riveria, seated at the top right of the table next to her God, spoke.
"So finally, we can start exploring the dungeon without getting lost every 200 meters," Elinalise said with a dark expression, still in a bad mood from her failed dungeon descent.
"That's right. With this information, we have clear entries and exits of the dungeon floors, as well as information about monsters and floor bosses," Riveria added, then turning her gaze towards Elinalise, she reassured her with some words.
"Elinalise, I hope you know that your failure was not due to your incompetence, but rather the lack of a map and knowledge of the dungeon,"
Elinalise nodded, although she was still in a bad mood, she still managed to smile at Riveria. "I understand, Captain. You don't have to worry. I'm just a bit stressed about the loss of materials."
There were no casualties among the family members during the expedition, but a large amount of materials were spent to descend the dungeon.
"Alright, it's not so bad. Thanks to the two raids on the Goliat, much of it was recovered," Riveria added, hoping to lift Elinalise's spirits.
"Still, there was a loss of 20%," Elinalise said again, despite the raids on the Goliat helping, they still didn't recover all the losses.
Paul, who had been silent, spoke up, encouraging Elinalise. "That's right, Elinalise. It's not that you're a lousy vice-captain, it was just information problems. In the end, we only got lost about 60 times, and no one knew about our expedition because we left at night, so you didn't look ridiculous."
Rudeus and Talhand looked at Paul dumbfounded, Ghislaine and Kaylon just shook their heads, and Riveria gave Paul a stern look.
Elinalise, who already had a dark face, gritted her teeth and told Paul, "Hey, Paul, I heard you've recently improved your sword skills. How about training with me later?"
Paul, who had already realized the harsh words he said, immediately broke into a cold sweat upon hearing the word "training" from Elinalise. "Haha, Elinalise, it's not necessary, thank you very much for your consideration."
"Take out your sword, Paul!" Elinalise was ready to teach Paul a lesson.
Before Elinalise could incapacitate Paul, Kaylon spoke, addressing Elinalise, "Now that we have the dungeon map, the next expedition cannot be commanded by Riveria, so you will have another chance. Now it's just a matter of showing your capabilities, Elinalise."
Kaylon understood Elinalise's bad mood. After all, it was her first time assuming the role of vice-captain in the dungeon, and it ended badly. That probably makes her reconsider her abilities.
Elinalise, hearing the words of her God, with renewed spirit, said, clenching her fists, "I won't disappoint you, Kami-sama, Riveria-sama!"
Nodding towards Elinalise, Kaylon remained silent. Riveria gave Elinalise a smile, and the rest of the group also smiled at her.
"Alright, let's leave that topic aside. Talhand, all the high-level materials have arrived at your blacksmith shop. You can start making weapons for the executives," Riveria informed Talhand.
Excited, Talhand said to Riveria, "Hehe, Captain, I won't disappoint. I'll make the best weapons possible!"
Riveria nodded and added, "Kami-sama and I are in negotiations with the Goddess Hephaistos, so she can give you guidance on how to handle the materials and also pass on some forging techniques from the Hephaistos family."
Talhand, upon hearing Riveria's words, felt even more excited. Receiving guidance from the Goddess of Forge is the dream of any blacksmith.
"Now, the most important news to share today... Our mansion Rozzo is completely finished!" Riveria said with excitement, a smile appearing on her face. Although they moved in about 6 days ago, it wasn't until yesterday that the house was officially completed.
Everyone in the room, including Kaylon, put on big smiles. Now, officially, everyone has a home in the city of Orario, and their sense of belonging to this city has grown.
Seeing the excited smiles on everyone, Riveria felt truly happy. Although she already had a home in the world of Mushoku, it wasn't her world, so she didn't feel at home.
After a while, when the excitement of the new home passed, Riveria spoke again. "Alright, we'll touch on the last topic of the meeting. As most of you know, the current Orario is being attacked by the dark faction."
Everyone nodded. The atmosphere in Orario is quite complicated now, with the dark faction lurking and several adventurers being killed, mostly in the dungeon.
"Well, when we arrived in Orario, Uranus, the God of the adventurer's guild, made a deal with our Kami-sama. The deal is that in exchange for our family actively participating in the destruction of the dark faction, we will receive various benefits," Riveria told everyone in the family about the deal between Kaylon and Uranus.
Seeing that everyone understood and there were no objections, Riveria continued, "In two days, we will have a meeting with the Loki, Freya, Astrea, and Ganesha families, where we will discuss the attack plan against the dark faction."
Everyone nodded in understanding. "Alright, then we'll all go. I want the other families to get to know us well, as leaders in our family. It's important to have a high prestige in Orario."
"Alright, with this information, the meeting concludes. Everyone can return to their respective duties," Riveria finished delivering the information and bid farewell to the other leaders of her family.
As everyone nodded and bid their farewells, leaving Kaylon and Riveria alone, Kaylon wasted no time. He walked over to her and, without hesitation, lifted her up and sat her on his lap.
"Kyaa, Kami-sama, don't attack me like this out of nowhere," Riveria said, embarrassed, lightly hitting her God's chest.
"It's your fault, Riveria. When you get serious, you look so sexy," Kaylon teased, his hands starting to roam mischievously over her body.
"Uh, Kami-sama, keep your hands still. Ahh, no!" Riveria blushed as she felt his strong hands touching places where the Light doesn't reach, and a cute moan escaped her lips.
"Little Riveria! I think that outfit of yours is unnecessary. I'll do you the favor of taking it off," Kaylon said, leading Riveria to the other side of the office where there was a comfortable bed. He couldn't resist any longer and began to undress his elf.
"No, Kami-sama, not here!" Riveria tried to escape, but then she felt something thick against her abdomen, freezing her in place.
"Little Riveria, you can't escape today."
"Kyaaa, Ahhh, no, Kami-sama, not there!"
...
In the divine office, within the resting room, clothes were scattered all over the floor.
On the bed lay two naked figures sleeping peacefully.
The dark night in Orario was quiet and silent, at least until now.
~BOOM~
A huge explosion that seemed to shake Orario made everyone in the city wake up abruptly.
Riveria, who was sleeping naked, immediately got up upon hearing the explosion and quickly put on her clothes.
Grabbing her staff, she circulated her mana and covered her God with her body.
Not only did Riveria get up, but the entire Rozzo family sprang into action. Paul, who was sleeping with his wife, grabbed his swords and rushed with his daughters. Eris and Rudeus, who were sleeping in the same bed, got up immediately and went outside.
All the members of the family gathered at the designated meeting point indicated by Riveria in case of emergencies.
Riveria, who arrived with Kaylon at the meeting point and saw her entire family, asked, "Is everyone okay!?"
"Riveria-chan, we're fine."
"We're okay, Riveria-sama."
"Everything's fine in the Greyrat family, Captain."
Realizing that no one was injured, Riveria breathed a sigh of relief and then said loudly, "Arkanh, are you here!?"
After the call, a bald man of medium height ran to Riveria. "Riveria-sama, Arkanh reporting here."
Riveria, seeing Arkanh, the security administrator of the family, quickly asked, "Arkanh, what happened?"
"Riveria-sama, today's security was overseen by my subordinate, Alaya, a level 4 adventurer. She informed me that twelve men in black cloaks were heading towards the family. When security noticed them, she quickly warned them to stop. However, instead of stopping, they increased their speed. Sensing danger, Alaya didn't hesitate and ordered an attack. After easily eliminating three of them, the rest quickly pulled out red stones and, screaming, detonated themselves," Arkanh quickly relayed the report from his subordinates to Riveria.
Riveria nodded, understanding the situation, then asked with some concern, "Was anyone injured?"
Arkanh shook his head. "No need to worry, Riveria-sama. My subordinates reacted quickly and escaped the explosion."
Riveria nodded in relief, then her expression changed to seriousness as she said, "Did you manage to capture any?"
"Unfortunately not, Riveria-sama. My subordinates planned to capture some after eliminating most of them. However, they didn't expect them to blow themselves up," Arkanh shook his head with some embarrassment.
"I see. For now, we move to investigate—" Before Riveria could finish her sentence, more explosions sounded in the distance.
~BOOM~
~BOOM~
Several explosion sounds from different locations began to ring out.
"What the hell is going on?" Elinalise looked astonished at the large number of explosions detonating in the city.
Riveria was also amazed; the explosions kept sounding without stopping. Then, quickly regaining her composure, she began giving orders. "Arkanh, reinforce the security of the house. Elinalise, gather all the elite members of the family and prepare to attack."
"Yes, Riveria-sa—" Just as Elinalise was about to give the order, a huge pillar of light rose into the sky.
~PUM~
"This is!?" Roxy, the most informed among them, recognized the pillar of light ascending.
"That's right, it's the return of a God," Kaylon said with a serious face.
Everyone who heard Kaylon's words looked amazed at the huge pillar of light.
Of course, the situation couldn't end there. The chaos spread even further, and soon another huge pillar of light ascended.
~PUM~
"They're simply insane... Attacking the Gods in a city that belongs to the Gods," in his opinion, the behavior of the dark faction will only make them declared as the number one enemy.
"It seems the meeting in two days will be moved up. Riveria, for now, don't move, it's dangerous. Tell everyone to surround the family. Once the situation calms down, they can go investigate," in Kaylon's eyes, the security of his family is much more important than that of other Gods. After all, he hasn't forgotten that there are wild Alfia and Zard out there.
"Yes, Kami-sama!" Without hesitation, Riveria ran to give orders.
Kaylon, who remained looking at the sky, said disdainfully, "The end is approaching, huh?... Searching for the heroes of this era? Your way of doing things has always irked me, Erebus."
...
One of the many commercial streets of Orario, usually bustling with activity, is completely destroyed today, with buildings in ruins everywhere.
"These damn bastards! That shop over there used to sell my favorite sweets," Paul, seeing his favorite store destroyed, gritted his teeth in anger.
Zenith, walking alongside Paul, rolled her eyes at her childish husband. Then, with a sad expression, she said, "The damage was very extensive. Many people will be left homeless..."
Ghislaine, walking nearby, added upon hearing Zenith's words, "It's important to destroy this group of people. People who cause harm without reason are too dangerous to exist."
As a warrior, Ghislaine has seen bad people, but most of them still have some reasons for their wrongdoing. However, the dark faction simply causes chaos because they enjoy it. In Ghislaine's opinion, letting this group continue to exist could be very dangerous.
"Ghislaine is right in what she said. A group of people with no endgame are very dangerous to exist," Roxy, who was also nearby, nodded in agreement with Ghislaine's words.
After the night passed and the madness subsided, Riveria gave orders to clean up the surroundings. After dispatching any members of the dark faction near their home, the family dispersed to help the people of Orario.
"The meeting between the families was moved up to tonight, right?" Sylphie, who was also in the same group, asked.
"Yes, the meeting was scheduled for tonight. It would have been earlier, but now all the families are busy dealing with the disaster," Paul informed, as the natural executive, naturally having more information.
"Well, stop chatting. Let's finish cleaning up this street and move on to the next one," Paul ordered, and everyone followed, moving towards the next street.
...
"Hey Ryu, did you check inside that house?" a woman with red hair and green eyes asked the elf Ryu.
"Yes, it's clear," Ryu nodded as he wiped his green-stained cloak.
"Tsk, those rats from the dark faction are hiding inside houses and sewers. Several adventurers have already been injured in surprise attacks," Alice clicked her tongue in annoyance.
"Let's go, Ryu, to the next street," turning around, Alice continued walking towards the next street.
"I'm coming!" Ryu quickly walked after Alice.
~CRASH~
Suddenly, a sense of crisis gripped Ryu, and a sound behind her made her turn.
As she turned her head, she was met with the fierce face of a man swinging his sword towards Ryu's face.
Without time to react, Ryu could only helplessly watch as the sword approached her face.
"RYU!!!" Alice, who also heard the noise, turned around only to see Ryu about to be decapitated by a sword, a look of despair on Alice's face.
However, in the next second, a red blur moved at a speed too fast to be seen with the naked eye, and without anyone clearly seeing, plunged its sword into the chest of the fierce-looking man.
~VOSHHHH~
~GAH~
Without even having time to react, the man was impaled and died instantly.
"Ryu, are you okay?!" Alice ran to Ryu, who had collapsed in shock, taking her in her arms and carefully checking for any wounds.
"I'm okay, Alice," reassuring Alice, Ryu, who had already recovered from the shock, managed to stand up. After all, she's an adventurer, and it's not the first time she's been in a life-threatening situation.
After making sure Ryu was okay, Alice turned around to look for her friend's savior.
Looking back, she saw the sight of a woman with wild red hair, her beautiful face indifferent. She had a curved sword in her hand, and on her hip was another. She wore short clothes and exuded a sharp, violent aura.
"Thank you so much for saving my friend," approaching, Alice sincerely bowed to the woman with red hair.
"Umu," putting her mouth in a backwards 'v' (^), the woman responded with a simple nod, then without saying anything more, she walked away.
"Wait!" Ryu, seeing the woman's reaction, quickly ran towards her and with a grateful look said, "Thank you so much for saving me! I owe you my life!... Excuse me if it's not too much trouble, may I know your name?"
The woman with red hair turned around, looking at the elf with a sharp gaze, she said, "My name is Eris Greyrat, a member of the Rozzo family."
After saying her name, Eris walked away at an enormous speed.
"Eris... Rozzo family," Ryu watched the woman leave with admiration.
"Alice, did you see her sword moves!?" Turning around, Ryu asked with excitement.
"Eh no, they were too fast, couldn't see them," Alice shook her head. She only saw a blur, and then the enemy was dead. Thinking, Alice added, "With that speed, she must be a level 5 or higher."
"Really, you didn't see them!? They were amazing! I've never seen such beautiful swordplay," Ryu, who was closer to Eris when she attacked and thanks to her above-average peripheral vision, managed to see the beautiful sword movement.
"The most beautiful? Even better than Kaguya?" in Alice's impression, the best swordsman in Orario is Kaguya from her family.
"Uh, I don't want to be rude to Kaguya, but the truth is, there's no comparison in swordsmanship," in Ryu's opinion, Eris's swordsmanship is much better than Kaguya's. At least Kaguya didn't give him that feeling of being cut even if you're not the one being attacked.
"I would love to meet her again!" Ryu said eagerly.
"Well, if she's from the Rozzo family, it won't be too difficult. We'll go to her house soon to introduce ourselves," Alice added. In fact, they were originally going today, but with this chaos, it's impossible.
"Really!? Let's go, Alice, I have to get ready."
"Hey Ryu, there's still work to be done!"
...
Rozzo House.
Now, in the Rozzo house, the main members are preparing for the meeting with the rest of the families.
"Remember, Riveria, Loki is a tricky person, she'll seek the best benefits with the least amount of work," Kaylon reminded Riveria of Loki's nature.
"Understood, Kami-sama, we'll speak with caution," Riveria listened and nodded.
"All right, Freya might also attend. My relationship with her is inconclusive. It could be very bad, or it could be neutral. Until I know for sure, avoid contact," Kaylon still has no idea if Freya remembers the past. If she does, she might be his enemy. (After the poll, you said you didn't want Freya as an enemy, so we'll leave her neutral.)
"Understood, Kami-sama, you don't have to worry, I've prepared everything," Riveria said confidently.
"Okay, then we can leave. Elinalise, you're in charge of monitoring the reactions of all the gods and adventurers toward our family," Kaylon reminded Elinalise.
"Understood, Kami-sama!" Elinalise patted her chest confidently.
"Talhand, Ghislaine, both of you are in charge of protecting Riveria. If there's any trouble, don't hesitate to attack," Kaylon looked at Ghislaine and Talhand and told them seriously.
"At your command, Kami-sama," Talhand and Ghislaine nodded.
"Rudeus, Paul, you're in charge of the security of the place. If there's anyone suspicious entering the place, don't hesitate to attack immediately," after seeing them nod, Kaylon relaxed. This meeting is important and could attract dangerous people.
"Today, our family plans to join forces with other families to destroy the dark faction. Nowadays, many people still don't know the power of our Rozzo family... This is the perfect moment to show everyone the power of our family!" Kaylon spoke loudly.
"Yes, Kami-sama!" Everyone in the room solemnly nodded.
"All right then, let's go. Let's leave our family's name in history!" Walking out, Kaylon was followed by all the leaders of his family.
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