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章節 868: Chapter 868 Departure  

Yoruichi and Serafall were already waiting in a secluded area where they could teleport to the surface, but before Riveria could leave the camp, Lefiya and Ais, with Lysa on her head, came running towards her, "Riveria!" "Please wait, Riveria-sama!"

Riveria stopped walking but didn't immediately turn towards them. With her sour mood, she didn't want to say her farewells with a frown, so she had to calm herself first.

The two girls felt the strong mood around Riveria and didn't want to bother her. In any case, she had already stopped walking so they gave her the space she needed for a moment.

After a few minutes, Riveria turned around with a wry smile plastered on her face, "I'm sorry you had to see that."

Instead of addressing the earlier exchange, Ais asked, "Are you really going to discard your Falna?"

A real smile then appeared on Riveria's face as she patted Ais' head, "From the start, what I sought wasn't strength, but knowledge and wisdom. I may have already lost my reason for it a long time ago, but it's still something I want to achieve. And since strength is just secondary for me, wouldn't discarding it temporarily be a good deal for my goal?"

"But..."

"I know. For you who have sought strength more than anyone else, it must be an incomprehensible decision. If so, think of it like this. In your case, you'll be perfectly fine to sacrifice a bit of knowledge and wisdom in exchange for strength, am I right?"

Ais looked down but eventually nodded.

"See? Everyone has their own desires and one's trash may be another's treasure." Riveria took back her hand, "However, you can only appreciate and find your own 'treasure' if you respect the 'trash'. That's how the Loki Familia is. We've always lived for our desires and respected our comrades' wishes. It's what makes us strong. Never forget that."

Ais, as simple as she was, only understood that her comrades were important and that was something she'd already understood long ago. But, what it meant to respect the 'trash', she had no idea, and she would have to explore that on her own in the future.

Lefiya, on the other hand, clenched her fist. Although she didn't want Riveria to go through a level reset, she understood where she was coming from. Out of all the Familia members, Riveria was the most enthusiastic and had the most fun while learning Magic, and she could easily tell that it wasn't for the contest of strength like it was for everyone else. Riveria simply enjoyed the process of learning about this mysterious power, "Riveria-sama... I wish you the best. Please return to us as soon as possible."

Riveria patted Lefiya's head, "Thank you." Though she thought that the situation was really strange, 'I'm not going to be gone for long... right?'

At that moment, the girls heard a crashing sound inside the Loki Familia tent and Gareth's angry voice.

Lefiya became concerned as she didn't think it'd reach the point that the usually calm Gareth would burst into anger, "A-are they going to be alright?"

"Don't worry about it. He's just giving an earful to our leader who was about to lose sight of things."

Riveria, Ais, Lefiya, and Lysa could see that the executives not far from the tent also had worried expressions. This was the first time they'd seen Gareth erupt into a rage at Finn.

A few minutes later, Gareth came out of the tent after the last crashing sound and made his way straight to Riveria, "Don't take what he said to heart. His stress has been piling up lately, especially now that nothing's ever going the way he wants it to. Though that's still a poor excuse."

Riveria shook her head, "His words may have some merits. I may just be going to do this just to follow that man."

Not just Ais and Lefiya, but even Gareth's eyes widened, though in a different sense than the two girls, "So you're fine with admitting it now?"

"There's no use escaping from it. Nevertheless, it's just a budding and fleeting feeling that will disappear with the passage of time."

In response to this, Gareth just snorted at her, "You and your pride. This is the first time you're experiencing something like this, yet you still act like you know all about it? As expected of a stuck-up Elf."

Riveria snorted back, "There's a prime example of it right in front of me happening multiple times. Why shouldn't I expect the same thing?"

"Haah! You know nothing about the Dwarf ways! Finding a wife this way is normal! You, on the other hand, even for an Elf, are already too old for the first time so you should take advantage of it or you might not find another one!"

A vein popped in Riveria's forehead as she readied her staff, "Hoo? Sounds like you'd like a few holes opened before I leave. Let me grant you that wish!"

"Hoho? It seems like you'd like to use your powers for the last time. Come. I'll show you our differences."

As sparks clashed, Lefiya hurriedly went in between them, "S-Stop! Stop! Why did the two of you want to duke it out all of sudden!? What's wrong with you!?"

Riveria and Gareth sighed before chuckling while taking their weapons away. The sudden shift in mood left both Lefiya and Ais speechless and confused. But ignoring these two, Gareth turned away while saying, "I'll pick up your slack here, so go with peace of mind. Grab that opportunity and never let it go."

Riveria did the same and resumed walking, "Then be sure not to be left behind."

Thus, the exchange between the 'rivals' ended on a relatively good note.

Lefiya and Ais didn't follow and just wave their goodbyes to them.

After half an hour of walking, Riveria finally reached the place where they were supposed to meet and saw that Yoruichi and Serafall were already done setting up the Teleportation Magic that they were going to use.

"Ready?"

Riveria silently nodded and stepped into the circle. A flash of light enveloped the three of them before they were ejected out of the Dungeon.

Riveria never expected that this trip wouldn't just be the chance of her life, but something that would influence the future of this world. Sadly, she'd be leaving her rival behind.


創作者的想法
Goyya Goyya

Editors:

28th00: Ah, Riveria should be turning or had just turned 100 years old, it is pretty late for even a late bloomer Elf to have a crush/fall in love, ain’t it? Can’t wait for her shock at finding out she’s not even remotely close to the oldest member, Kisuke and Yoruichi are at least 200-300 years old, while Medusa is almost 3000 years old. She’s only older than the kids who are in their teens, and Kuroka, who is in her early 20’s. The actual kids who are anywhere from 0 to 10 years old, and Ophis, who has the age rating of “Yes”.

Goyya: Not to mention the “in-laws”

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章節 869: Chapter 869 An Offer that can’t be Refused  

Yoruichi, Serafall, and Riveria reappeared in a certain private storage room that the former two had rented, "Where are we?"

Yoruichi opened the metal doors, revealing the scenery outside, "The 10th floor of Babel."

"By the way, it looks like you had a bit of trouble before leaving. Is everything alright?" Serafall asked curiously.

Riveria answered Serafall by shaking her head with a wry smile, "Not at all. I think it's a good instance for retrospection. Thanks to this, the Loki Familia may prosper for many more years to come."

"If you're saying that, it looks like things aren't looking so good for your Captain."

"He's amassed so much pride that it's already hurting him and those around him."

Riveria followed Yoruichi and Serafall towards the top floor where Loki was currently staying with Freya. With a set of knocks, the door was immediately opened by Freya in her nightgown. Surprise was very apparent on Freya's face when she saw their late-night visitors, "Why hello~. Come in."

Yoruichi led the group and entered, "Sorry to bother you this late at night. Is Loki around?"

Hearing the visitors, Loki also came out in her pajamas while carrying a bottle of wine, "Who is it? Wait... Riveria? What are you doing here? Did a problem come up?" she asked with obvious concern.

Riveria sighed at seeing Loki's appearance and couldn't help but say, "Loki... Did you use most of your time drinking?"

Seeing her reaction, Loki was able to feel relieved, "Of course not. This thing couldn't make me drunk. It's cold here so something to warm up is nice. Why are you all here anyway?"

Freya clapped her hand to gather their attention, "Let's not talk here. I'll prepare some drinks, so let's head inside."

.

.

.

"So that's what happened, huh... Looks like his worldview has deteriorated way quicker than I thought. I apologize on his behalf. I already knew that this would eventually happen to him due to how things are progressing, yet I've done nothing to address it." Loki leaned back as she took a deep breath of cold air.

After taking a sip of wine, Yoruichi replied, "Isn't this fine? You can't treat them like a baby all the time. If he can't realize this by himself, he'll just destroy himself in another way if you're to tell someone as old as him off. While you Gods are wise, it isn't wise to share any of it to those undeserving."

Freya chuckled, "I agree. But his case isn't exactly a rare one, nor does it deserve any further action. I'm curious, though. Do you really want to discard your current strength just to train? To anyone else hearing this, it's a nonsensical and insane idea."

Riveria smiled in return, "Please, Freya-sama. You know how much merit this could give me. As long as I can get past the mental barrier, it's already a big step forward."

Yoruichi and Serafall's plan had already changed, so the former explained, "I'm sorry, but resetting your level may not benefit you for your Magic Power control."

Riveria panicked and thought she was doing something wrong, "W-what? But why?" The main cause of her concern was because she didn't know why they still brought her up if there'll be no benefit in what she's about to do, 'Are they going to force me into it for some other reason?'

Yoruichi and Serafall understood her alarm, "There isn't going to be any benefit regarding that, but there's something else entirely that you won't be able to refuse."

It was Yoruichi's turn to be confused at Serafall's words but she didn't interrupt her.

"But before I explain that, Kisuke actually wanted to test a certain type of long-range Teleportation Magic, and we figured that Ria-tan could do the honor due to several reasons."

While Riveria was confused, Loki and Freya's expressions became serious and alert. Knowing where they came from, they became interested in this long-range Teleportation Magic, "Go on." Loki answered for Riveria.

"First is because she's a local. It worked out for us who came from that place, so we'd like to see if there's going to be a problem if it's the other way around. The second is because she's willing to reset her blessing. Since none of us actually had any sort of blessing when we came, we want to reduce any variables that might cause an accident. If possible, we'd like you to have your Falna removed..." Serafall then saw how both Loki and Riveria frowned and shrugged her shoulders, "But that's actually impossible, isn't it?"

Riveria strongly nodded, "Of course. Transfering is one thing, but removing the Falna itself is seen as an act of betrayal for a God's favor and trust. I'm not going to do that to Loki-sama."

"Ria-tan~!" Loki jumped happily and attempted to hug Riveria, but her face was grabbed by the latter, not allowing her to come any closer, "Don't call me that!"

Serafall ignored their antics and went on, "Finally, Loki-chan and Ria-tan are trustworthy enough."

Riveria and Loki stopped to look at Serafall. Since Riveria doesn't know anything, she didn't know the real value of this trust. Loki, however, knew how heavy this was and went back to her seat before letting out a short breath, "I'm flattered, but to make things clear, as long as I'm not forced to choose, I won't be taking anyone's side."

To Yoruichi and Serafall, that was more than enough. The fact that she actually could take the neutral side already gravitated her to their side. Though they won't be saying any of that to her.

Freya had stayed quiet the entire duration of this discussion because regardless of her will, she already had no choice. This was the gamble she accepted when she made the choice of attaching herself to Kisuke with her life as collateral.

"And? What are these other benefits you're talking about?"

Serafall didn't say anything, instead, she took out what seemed to be a silver ceremonial dagger and gave it to Riveria. Riveria absentmindedly received the dagger and inspected it. For a ceremonial dagger, its design was quite simple, but it radiated a unique and complicated signature of Demonic Power. However, what caught Yoruichi's attention and surprised her was the insignia engraved on its handle. The House of Sitri's insignia, "You... Could it be..."

Riveria and Loki were also surprised, but it's because of Yoruichi since it isn't every day that something could shake her.

Serafall didn't address Yoruichi's curiosity and instead continued explaining, "Taking this dagger would grant you some of my authority and resources within the Sitri Household. You may use that as you please, but the real benefit for you is that this will grant you access to Grauzauberer's main library, the biggest Magic library that has recorded almost all systems in the world. Not only that. As a Magician organization, you may find help from mentors there if there's something you can't understand and if you're lucky, Mephisto-chan may even take an interest in you and instruct you... And if you're really, really lucky, he may even allow you into his personal library. Though only Advanced and Forbidden Class Magics are in there so you won't really need them at your level."

"By the way, when she said some of her authority within the Sitri House, it actually meant that you may utilize their private army numbering in the tens of thousands if you have a good reason and the head of the House, her father, approves of it. Oh, and their weakest soldier is around Level 3 or 4. As for the resources, not just ingredients and tools for making things, you're also allowed to take a weekly allowance that's equivalent to 5-6 times Loki Familia's expedition budget." Yoruichi supplemented with a grin.

Riveria almost dropped the dagger, but thankfully, she managed to properly hold onto it. However, her hands were now trembling and the seemingly light dagger just became ten times heavier, "W-what?"


創作者的想法
Goyya Goyya

Editors:

28th00: Well, how else is she going to bribe her to be her new sister-in-law? Those ears aren’t gonna lewd themselves! Also, they like Ria-tan and they need her to get stronger! The important part is that it’ll give her some actual legitimacy and authority in DxD, outside of her being one of Kisuke’s people of “Holy shit, do not touch if you wanna live!”, cause she’s way too weak, especially after a reset, to survive being a target at all.

Redemperor D

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