Soon, the two arrived at the Loki Familia's Headquarters, Twilight Manor.
With a simple knock on the door and after receiving Loki's permission, Lefiya pushed open the wooden door, just about to introduce Zephyr and Lili to Eina.
Eina stood at the doorway, her eyes sweeping briefly across the room, her gaze landing next to the sofa.
Liliruca Arde.
Very unfamiliar but the one who could make Lefiya's heart flutter definitely wouldn't be a girl.
Right after that, she noticed a familiar face and realized that this was the newcomer she was in charge of at the Guild—Zephyr, formerly of the Soma Familia. No wonder she had felt a sense of familiarity just now.
Eina turned her head and looked at Lefiya with an extremely strange expression. "Um... that friend you were talking about just now... It wouldn't happen to be Zephyr-san, could it?"
"Eh?"
Lefiya blinked. "How did you know?"
"Because Zephyr-san is the Adventurer I'm in charge of."
Eina recalled their first meeting. A thin boy came to the counter as a Supporter to rent equipment, completely clueless about Orario's adventuring system.
On the day he returned the equipment, even now, she still clearly remembered Zephyr's vague tone.
When facing the Infant Dragon on the 11th floor, the party was almost wiped out.
Not only that, when Lefiya had asked about the specific details of the Soma Familia that day, yet didn't want to join them, along with her conversation with Zephyr, she had realized that Zephyr and Lefiya had a teammate-like relationship.
But since she hadn't met the other members of the party before, judging from the scene Lefiya had just described—Blocking an Infant Dragom for her—she wasn't sure.
The breastplate Zephyr returned, which had clearly been repaired, pointed to the final answer at this very momentm
"I see."
Loki, standing next to the sofa, seemed to sniff the scent of gossip in the air, her eyes swirling with the curiosity of someone watching a drama unfold.
"Eina, you actually know Zephyr?"
Eina nodded and explained with a smile, "Yes. I was the one who handled it when Zephyr-san rented equipment from the Guild some time ago. It's just that I didn't expect to run into him here at the Loki Familia. Maybe it's just fate?"
Zephyr nodded to Eina as a greeting.
Toward this Guild employee, who had patiently given him adventuring advice and selected a new set for him when he rented equipment, he had quite a good impression.
Lefiya, whose mind was in a daze, finally figured out the whole story—Zephyr and Eina actually knew each other and had even interacted beforehand.
Judging by the current state of things, their relationship seemed to be quite good?
She recalled the details of their exploration that she had babbled about to Eina in great detail on the way...
He's a very reliable guy.
He blocked in front of me when I was about to be attacked by a monster.
The ideals he holds is particularly dazzling.
She had said so many things that made her feel embarrassed just thinking about them now.
The tips of her ears were gradually covered in a rosy blush. She gripped her skirt tightly, wishing she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
It's over!
What if Eina mentioned her to Zephyr during their casual chats?
Noticing Lefiya's awkward posture, Eina's smile was filled with teasing, but she had no intention of exposing her. After all, teasing was teasing, but she still had to consider Lefiya's feelings.
Loki said, "I was originally thinking of introducing you guys. All of our Familia's main affairs are handled by Eina."
She raised her hand and pointed at Eina. "And Eina's mother has a pretty good relationship with our Familia's vice-captain, Mama Riveria."
Loki squinted her eyes. "If we're talking about generations, Eina should technically be considered Riveria's niece."
"?"
There was actually this layer of relationship!
This was something Zephyr had completely failed to expect.
Orario's strongest mage.
Nine Hell, Riveria Ljos Alf.
He had learned of her identity from Lili. After all, he was about to join the Loki Familia. He had to have a comprehensive understanding of its members.
Zephyr nodded. "Then in the future, I hope Eina-san will take good care of me."
Eina quickly waved her hands. "You don't need to be so polite, Zephyr-san. Since you've joined the Loki Familia, Familia affairs are handled by me anyway, and we are friends, so we can just look out for each other."
Eina had never imagined that the ones joining the Loki Familia this time would actually be Zephyr, and the Pallum Supporter beside him whom she recalled seeing twice.
Back then, Zephyr's clothes were washed out until they were white, his cheeks so thin he looked like he hadn't eaten his fill in years, and crucially, he was a Supporter of the Soma Familia.
And now?
In such a short period of time, he had become an official Adventurer of the Loki Familia, and his mental state was like night and day compared to before.
But she knew very well that Zephyr's ability to join the Loki Familia was definitely not because of his relationship with his exploration partner, Lefiya.
With Loki's personality, she would absolutely never agree to it based on nepotism.
As for the specific reason?
No matter how she racked her brain, she couldn't figure it out, but she was still genuinely happy for Zephyr.
He had successfully broken free from the Soma Familia and had even joined one of Orario's top-tier Familias.
Loki's tone was casual, just like she was talking to a friend. "Eina, I specifically asked you to come over today to help Zephyr and Lili register their conversion, so I'll leave it to you."
"Alright." Eina nodded.
She took out the pre-prepared documents from her leather satchel, then looked at Zephyr with a relaxed smile. "Zephyr-san, shall we begin?"
"No problem."
Zephyr walked over to the sofa and sat down.
In truth, although she said "begin," there was almost no need for Eina to ask any questions throughout the entire process. After all, Zephyr was an Adventurer she was personally responsible for. His place of origin, his former Familia, his initial registration date—all of this information was already recorded in the Guild's archives and could be filled out easily.
The only thing that needed confirmation
was his current strength.
After Eina filled in all the basic information, her pen paused slightly when she reached the final column.
Strength.
In her memory, Zephyr had previously served as a Supporter in the Soma Familia, and his strength had remained at Level 1 for a very long time.
But this was completely normal for a Supporter. After all, Supporters weren't considered true Adventurers and didn't have the opportunity to engage in high-intensity combat with monsters like regular Adventurers did. Level stagnation was the norm in the industry.
Only five days had passed since Zephyr first rented equipment as an official Adventurer.
She asked, "Zephyr-san, your current level should still be Level 1, right?"
There was no need to hide such a thing. The Guild's archive information was like an ID card anyway.
Without much hesitation, Zephyr replied, "I've already ranked up to Level 2."
Eina was just about to write "Level 1" in the strength column, but upon hearing Zephyr's answer, she looked up, her eyes surging with an astonishment she couldn't hide.
How long had it been?
He was already a Level 2 Adventurer.
For an ordinary Adventurer in Orario to rank up from Level 1 to Level 2, it would take an average of several years of exploration.
Leaving aside his past experience as a Supporter, even by the most generous estimate, it had been less than a week since Zephyr became a proper Adventurer.
For a moment, she didn't know what to say. Her mind was filled with nothing but bewilderment at this news.
Loki, who was lounging on the sofa, noticed Eina freezing in place. The upward curve of her lips was impossible to suppress, and her tone was full of pride. "You didn't hear wrong. Zephyr is already a Level 2 Adventurer."
Showing off to other gods required some restraint, but in front of Eina, Loki didn't need to worry about such details at all.
"Besides, when he leveled up, his overall stats were absolutely ridiculous. Zephyr is absolutely the most talented Adventurer I've ever seen."
"!!!"
Although she hadn't explicitly stated his exact stats, for Loki to say this..
Just how ridiculous had it actually gotten?
Eina finally understood why Zephyr had described his exploration experiences to her in such a nonchalant tone.
It turned out those were actually things he had personally experienced in the Dungeon?
She tried her best to regain her composure and wrote down Zephyr's strength as "Level 2" in the Familia archives.
Then, she looked up, her eyes filled with curiosity, but even more so with disbelief. "Zephyr-san, I didn't expect that in such a short amount of time, you would already become an Adventurer capable of holding your own in the Dungeon."
"That is naturally thanks to your care during this time, Eina-san."