As soon as Luan disappeared, everyone turned to look at Ottar, who was injured on the ground. As he stared at the ceiling, Ottar thought, *That idiot. If I could, I would have killed him a long time ago.* He turned his head and saw Vanir approaching.
He struggled to his feet, his entire body aching.
"Are you alright?" Vanir asked, pretending to be concerned.
Ottar smiled and replied, "Yes, I'm fine. Your father and I were just playing around." No one besides Vanir heard that, so it was fine. Ottar then got up and ordered everyone to start cleaning up the mess.
After that, they headed toward Freya's room.
When they arrived, several members of the Freya Familia were standing guard outside the door.
Without saying a word, Ottar entered the room with Vanir following behind him.
As soon as he stepped inside, he saw Freya sitting on her bed, calmly drinking a glass of wine as though nothing had happened. He let out a sigh and said, "Your husband made quite a mess of the Familia."
"A mess?"
"Yes. He destroyed part of the mansion, and everyone is in a panic. Rumors might spread that the Hestia Familia attacked us."
"Don't let anyone talk about it, and everything will be fine."
"It's not that simple," Ottar replied.
"Tell them that if anyone says a word about this to someone outside the Familia, they'll be expelled immediately."
"..."
Ottar was left speechless.
Would she really go that far just to protect Luan?
"Very well. I'll take care of it. I'll leave Vanir here."
"Do you know where Luan went?"
"He didn't tell me where he was going. He just kicked me and disappeared."
"Hahaha, that's so like him."
Ottar then left Freya's room.
"Dad was amazing!" Vanir said. "He defeated Uncle Ottar like he was nothing! He's so strong!"
"Yes, yes. Your daddy is very strong."
Even though Freya already knew Luan was powerful, she was still surprised that he had crushed Ottar's fighting spirit with a single kick. Before Luan, Ottar had been considered the strongest adventurer in Orario.
*He's become even stronger. He's definitely hiding a secret behind this terrifying growth.*
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POV: Luan
I teleported straight to the mansion, directly to my room. Inside, Mikoto was using the laptop to write. She didn't notice my presence, so I watched her as she typed.
*Her typing speed has improved.* I smiled, satisfied.
Then I walked over and rested my chin on her shoulder.
"Kya! Who's there?" Mikoto jumped and looked back. "Don't scare me like that!"
"You were pretty distracted, weren't you?"
"Of course! I was completely focused!"
"I see. Later, I want to read everything you've written. Right now, I need a shower. I stink."
"You also smell like another woman. Where were you?"
"Does it matter?"
"I'm not jealous. I'm just curious."
"After meeting with Ishtar, I met with... I can't tell you." I smiled at Mikoto and walked toward the bathroom while taking off my clothes.
"So it's a secret... Now you've made me even more curious. But I won't push you."
I went into the bathroom and took a shower.
When I came out, Mikoto was no longer in my room. I went downstairs and found Hestia and Haruhime in the dining room, drinking tea and eating cookies.
The moment they saw me, they both smiled.
"Good afternoon."
"Are you feeling alright? You look tired."
"I'm fine. Just a little hungry." I sat down beside them and started eating cookies and drinking tea. We talked about random things, and my mind gradually became completely calm.
*It's nice talking with them,* I thought.
Then Hestia suddenly asked me about the Dungeon.
"The Dungeon?"
"Yes. I want to know if you've been exploring it. You seem more tired than usual."
"Ah, yeah. I just reached the 45th Floor." I wondered whether I should tell her about the changes in the Dungeon. Since Mikoto already knows it changed, I guess there's no problem telling them too.
So I told Hestia and Haruhime everything that had happened.
I trust them enough to talk about this kind of thing.
The only thing I'm not ready to tell them is about my previous life. About my old world. That will have to wait a little longer. Actually, I don't think I'll ever tell them about my old life.
There's no need, is there?
When Hestia and Haruhime heard about the treasure room, the giant snake, and the enormous lake, they couldn't believe it.
"You're saying the Dungeon suddenly changed? You can access a part of the Dungeon that no one else can?" Hestia looked at me as though I had gone crazy.
I ran a hand through my hair and sighed.
"You don't believe me?"
"Huh? Of course I believe you. I'm just surprised. I've never heard of monsters like those dragon-like lizards, those giant serpents, or that forest. I've never heard of a special treasure chest like that either. What's the knife you got like?"
"I've never heard of anything like it either, and I've read a lot about the Dungeon. I've read plenty about the old expeditions. The Zeus Familia and the Hera Familia reached the 71st Floor, but I don't remember reading anything about what you just described."
I took the knife I had obtained from the treasure chest out of my inventory and handed it to Hestia.
"Wow, it's really beautiful... and sharp. Have you tested it? Is it good?"
"Yeah. It has very powerful abilities."
"I see."
Hestia then handed it to Haruhime, who examined it before giving it back to me.
After putting the knife back into my inventory, I said,
"I'm looking forward to exploring even more. I'm curious about what I'll find. If I'm really in an unexplored part of the Dungeon, then there must be a lot of interesting things down there, right?"
"Please be careful, Luan," Haruhime said.
"She's right. If you're not careful, you could end up dead. If that happens, I'll give up on my own life," Hestia said as she looked at me seriously.
Wow... that's scary.
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