Meeting the Crowd, the Clan's Cadre

Everyone watched Loki, who was sprawled out on the ground.

A male Pallum with a youthful appearance, a small stature, blonde hair, and green eyes spoke to Loki with a helpless expression.

"Get up, Loki."

"It was just a shallow exploration by a few people that took a few days; there were no difficulties. I'll give you the details later. For now, let everyone take a proper bath and get some rest, Loki."

The Pallum's words were steady as he reported to the prone Loki.

"OK!" Loki flipped up instantly, grinning as if nothing had happened, and looked at the returning group. "Alright, everyone, go get some rest!"

"Oh!" the returning members responded in unison.

Afterward, the young Pallum directed the others to transport the spoils of war.

Liber stood to the side, watching the group enter Twilight Manor while chatting and laughing; the people around them looked on with admiration and longing.

This was only natural, of course. These people were the pillars of the Familia, the best trump cards of the Loki Familia.

They were all First-Class Adventurers.

Tiona Hiryute, Lv.5, Amazon, executive of the Loki Familia, alias [Amazon].

Tione Hiryute, Lv.5, Amazon, executive of the Loki Familia, alias [Jungle Fighter].

Bete Loga, Lv.5, Werewolf, executive of the Loki Familia, alias [Vanargand].

Ais Wallenstein, Lv.5, executive of the Loki Familia, alias [Sword Princess].

These were the identities and strengths of the young girls, the beastman youth, and the blonde girl walking at the front.

As for the peculiar group that remained at the rear with their mature air, their strength and status were even more astonishing.

"Finn Deimne, Lv.6, Pallum hero, captain of the Loki Familia, alias [Brave]."

"Riveria Ljos Alf, Lv.6, royalty of the Elf race, vice-captain of the Loki Familia, the strongest mage in Orario, alias [Nine Hell]."

"Gareth Landrock, Lv.6, Dwarf warrior, main combatant of the Loki Familia, alias [Elga]."

These three were the ones who joined the Loki Familia at the very beginning, staying with the Familia since its inception and struggling to this day, leading the Loki Familia toward glory.

Among adventurers engaged in dungeon exploration, the world divides all adventurers into Upper-Class and Lower-Class adventurers based on their level.

Lower-Class adventurers refer to Lv.1 adventurers; it is said that about half of the people in Orario hover at this level.

Upper-Class adventurers is a title reserved only for those who have experienced an upgrade and are Lv.2 or higher.

Upper-Class adventurers are further divided into Third-Class, Second-Class, and First-Class adventurers based on their level.

Lv.2 adventurers are Third-Class adventurers. Lv.3 and Lv.4 adventurers are Second-Class adventurers.

Adventurers of Lv.5 and above are First-Class adventurers.

Generally speaking, if a Familia has even one Third-Class adventurer, that Familia can hold a certain status in Orario.

By that logic, if a First-Class adventurer appears in a Familia, that Familia is considered to have significant influence within Orario.

A Familia possessing multiple First-Class adventurers can be called one of the top-tier Familias in Orario and even the entire world.

The Loki Familia is precisely among those top-tier Familias, and is a top-level Familia in every sense of the word.

Liber watched the busy crowd and stepped forward to help, but was politely declined by the other members.

Feeling a bit embarrassed, he returned to his room. He picked up the book he hadn't finished reading earlier and continued.

Until the sun set outside the window, Liber finished reading the final documents, and just as he put them down, someone knocked on his door.

"Excuse me, is anyone there?" a crisp female voice came from outside the door.

Liber opened the door to see an unfamiliar Elf girl.

The girl had long, tea-colored hair tied into a ponytail hanging behind her, and her ears, pointed like leaf buds, were visible on both sides of her face.

She looked to be the same age as him, yet she already possessed a beautiful face that would invite praise.

"May I ask who you are?" Liber looked at the girl in confusion.

"Ah, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Lefiya Viridis. Loki said she has something to discuss with you and hopes you can come to the divine chamber."

Lefiya said this with a flustered expression.

"Understood. I'll tidy up a bit and head to the divine chamber myself in a moment," Liber said calmly.

"Ah, o-okay. Sorry for bothering you!" Lefiya apologized nervously, then ran off in a panic.

"Am I that scary? Or is this child just not good at dealing with others?" Liber muttered, feeling somewhat puzzled.

He returned to his room, tidied up his documents, and headed to Loki's divine chamber.

In Loki's divine chamber, the executives of the Familia who had returned today were gathered together.

"Everyone is here. It looks like you all had a good rest."

Loki looked at the mental state of her pillars and nodded with satisfaction.

"Thanks to you, we were dragged here after only half a day of rest."

Tiona sat in a chair, leaning powerlessly against Ais, the two of them appearing very intimate.

"Hey, the Captain is right here, stand up straight already." Tione with her long hair sternly admonished her younger sister.

"If the Captain weren't here, you wouldn't be this motivated, sister," Tiona muttered, sitting up straight with a helpless sigh.

"That goes without saying," Tione replied naturally, her blatant affection leaving Finn, the Captain standing nearby, feeling quite helpless.

"You called us all here so suddenly, what exactly is the matter? Out with it."

Bete the werewolf spoke unhappily, his ears twitching as his tail flicked irritably behind his waist.

Riveria sat on the other side of Ais, holding a cup of black tea; she nodded upon hearing Bete's words and watched Loki quietly.

Gareth stroked his long beard and looked at Loki, asking, "What could possibly be the reason for you to summon all the executives here?"

Inside the room, only Ais sat there calmly, neither moving nor speaking.

Under the gaze of everyone present, Loki proudly put her hands on her hips, her face full of smugness as she spoke.

"When I came back yesterday, I picked up a talent at our doorstep whose potential rivals Finn's!" Loki boasted. "Even though he just received his Falna, his abilities will be very helpful for our expeditions."

As soon as the words fell, everyone was stunned, looking at each other in confusion.

"Are you telling the truth, Loki?" Gareth stroked his beard, frowning as he spoke.

"That's too exaggerated." Bete leaned against the wall, his face full of skepticism.

"Absolutely impossible, the Captain is the best!" Tione swayed her body excitedly, leaning closer to Finn.

Finn dodged slightly and said with a calm expression, "Tione, it is a good thing to believe in me. But if there really is a talent like the one Loki describes, I would be very happy to have him join the Familia and make us even stronger."

Ais watched Loki in silence.

Riveria calmly set down her teacup, sat up straight, and spoke, "Then, Loki, what kind of person is he exactly?"

"I just asked Lefiya to go notify him; he should be here any moment now."

Just as Loki was speaking to the group, a knock sounded at the door.

"Loki, I'm coming in." Liber knocked on the door and opened it directly.

"Speak of the devil, we were just talking about you." Loki happily pulled Liber into the room.

Pulling Liber in front of everyone, Loki said triumphantly, "Let me introduce him. This is the newcomer who joined the Familia just yesterday, Liber Miller. He has quite exceptional talent."

"That's rare, Loki is actually bragging about a male?" Tiona joked.

"Loki has been singing your praises; she hasn't stopped talking about you until just now," Finn laughed. "Very few people get praised by Loki like this. To be honest, I'm quite curious about you."

"It's rare to see Loki praise a male like this," Riveria said softly.

Everyone present immediately nodded in agreement.

The smile on Loki's face vanished, replaced by black lines on her head. Was that really the focus?

"Self-inflicted~" Bete's perfectly timed mockery nearly made Loki snap.

"He looks like he's about the same age as Ais," Tiona said with curiosity.

Ais, who had been staring at Liber ever since he entered the room, nodded quietly upon hearing this.

"Now, now, stop messing around." Gareth clapped his hands to halt the increasingly strange discussion, then looked at Liber and said, "I am very curious to see what kind of skills this kid has that earned him such high praise from Loki."

"Go on, show everyone what you've got," Loki urged impatiently.