It was because of all these factors that she had refused.
She didn't believe something so good would simply fall into her lap.
And now, Ryu stood in a small clearing deep within the forest.
Before her stood several cross-shaped grave markers bound with ropes in the clearing. They were graves—the graves of her former Familia members.
Having come here, she placed some flowers before them as well.
After she laid down the flowers, another bouquet was placed there too, offered by the other person who had followed her.
The two of them were no longer in the area where the Loki Familia had camped. After they had washed up, Ryu said she had something to do and needed to leave for a while, so he had followed her.
He knew what she had come here to do.
He also said that, since he had received the goddess's help, he wanted to offer a bouquet of flowers as well.
But why had the Familia she once belonged to, which had protected justice in the city of Orario, become wanted criminals?
The reason was that the flames of vengeance had driven Ryu to kill Adventurer's Guild members connected to the matter without regard for anything else.
Of course, it wasn't that the Guild had colluded with the dark faction. Trash had merely infiltrated its ranks.
But Ryu simply could not accept the Guild's way of handling things. It was too slow, too drawn out. She didn't care how deeply they were involved with the dark faction or how great their crimes had been.
Since they had colluded with the dark faction, they deserved to die. She killed them directly, which was why Ryu became wanted as well.
Furthermore, some merchants had also branded Ryu as a thorn in their side.
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