Seeing that Loki had stopped fooling around, Ais put away the sword she had drawn.
Seeing her sitting ramrod straight, Ais reached out and helped her to her feet.
Loki took Ais's fair, delicate hand, a smile spreading across her face that looked a little lecherous.
Ais kept a straight face and ignored what Loki was doing with her hand, watching her seriously.
"Loki, can you tell me how I can grow like Liber?"
At that, the goddess's dreamy smile faded a little.
"You're already growing at an extraordinary rate. Just keep adventuring as usual."
"But I still want to grow faster and gain greater strength."
Ais's delicate, youthful face held a determination anyone could notice at a glance.
Loki looked at the stubborn girl before her with a headache.
"You reached Level 5 at thirteen. You're already among the top adventurers in the city, enough to make others jealous for a long time. And it's only been a little over a year since you leveled up."
"That's not enough. I want to level up faster, like him."
The goddess's advice didn't sway her. Ais had her own pursuit of strength.
"This isn't the kind of change or fun I wanted to see."
Loki let go of Ais's little hand and muttered worriedly.
"What's wrong, Loki?"
Seeing that Loki wasn't answering and was saying things she didn't quite understand, Ais looked at her in confusion.
"It's nothing. You came to ask me, but I don't know how to help you grow as quickly as he did."
Loki shrugged helplessly at Ais. There was nothing she could do to interfere with the growth of the children in the Lower World.
"Then, can you tell me why Liber was able to level up so quickly?"
Seeing how helpless Loki looked, Ais hesitated,