A Mistaken Encounter: The Hero of the World

Finn and Livilia also turned their attention to Ais.

The strong sweet scent took away Aisi's rationality. Her cheeks flushed and she held the hilt of the sword with a dazed look in her eyes.

"Ais~." Serven gently held the girl's hand.

Ais regained consciousness in an instant. She smiled sheepishly and leaned gently on Serven's shoulder.

Aegina also opened her eyes, still savoring the sweet wine she had drunk.

It was indeed Soma's wine, no wonder customers kept coming back again and again - now she finally had the actual experience.

Wait a minute——! ?

Only then did she notice that Sword Princess was drunk and leaning on Serven's shoulder. She felt a little envious for a moment. Serven's broad shoulders seemed to have some unspeakable attraction.

"Okay, your name is Aegina, right?"

"Yes, Lord Loki. I would like to ask you for some information about the Soma Clan."

"That's why you brought Soma, huh? Haha, that's how it is."

Loki poured himself a full glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp. "I'm not that familiar with that idiot Suma, so feel free to ask whatever you want to ask."

"Excuse me, do you know why the [Soma Family] is so abnormal?"

"You're getting to the point right away. Actually, this wine is just a failure."

【！ !】

Everyone present showed shocked expressions when they heard this.

"When I knew this was a failure and there were better wines, I couldn't help myself, so I went to the headquarters of the Soma clan." Loki continued, "It was empty inside, without a single person. I took this opportunity to search through the boxes and cabinets, but I didn't find the magic wine. But later I met Soma--"

"He farms in the yard, and their wine is made from plants grown in their yard. I talked to him, but he was indifferent to me. I took the opportunity to ask him about the [Family], and he told me directly. How should I describe it? Well, he didn't want to do it from the beginning."

Aegina sweatdropped.

"So you know, Miss Aina..."

"Is Miss Aina here?"

"Oh, don't worry about those details. The Idiot God established the [Family] for his own interest... brewing Soma wine, but his interest is very expensive, so he decided to give everyone some prizes, which are-"

“The real Soma.”

"Yes, that's it, Miss Aina. The quality of the finished product is nothing to sneeze at. You'll really get drunk after drinking it. Not the kind of drunkenness you get, you know? It's like smoking opium, intoxicating yourself from the bottom of your heart with a glass of wine. This kind of intoxication controls not only your mouth and tongue, but also your body and mind, right?"

Aegina felt a chill coming over her body. She recalled the excitement she had felt when she drank the failed wine just now - her consciousness was completely and purely attracted and seduced by the flavor of the wine, and she really felt happy in her heart.

What about the finished product? A stronger sense of intoxication than that?

She felt her scalp tingling and countless goose bumps appeared on her skin.

Loki narrowed his eyes and concluded:

"The children there don't worship Soma at all, but the [Divine Wine]!"

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"Thank you very much." Aegina bowed deeply to Loki.

Loki waved his hand casually.

"Well, Lady Livilia, I will take my leave first." When Aegina said goodbye again, she also bowed slightly to Finn and Loki.

"Well, if you want to come over next time, you can just come directly." Livilia said with a gentle smile.

He has the demeanor of an elder—his age is revealed in an instant.

"Seven, Miss Aisi, see you next time."

Serven waved his hand gently, and Ais looked at Aina with a little surprise, and also bowed slightly to her.

After the beautiful half-elf left the reception room, Loki immediately sat down next to Serven with a smile, "Serven, Miss Aegina seems to care about you very much."

"Loki, how about I bring her back?"

"I really hate the people in the guild. But - Miss Aina is pretty good, and it's not impossible to make an exception for you - as long as you give Miss Ais to me..."

Before she could finish her words, she was already struck by Ai Si's gaze, which was like a cold winter wind, blowing her face painfully.

"Aiya!" Loki stood up in dissatisfaction, "Little Aisi, why are you so angry? This guy is so unfaithful, and you are still protecting him!"

"I don't mind," Ais said, looking at her knees.

Loki was choked by Aisi's words. He sat down suddenly and drank alone.

Livilia once again transformed herself into an elder, looking at Ais tenderly as if she were looking at her own child.

The biggest beneficiary, Serven, was not particularly happy. Instead, he felt that he was gently protected by the girl's kindness, and therefore shouldered a heavier responsibility.

Finn watched with interest as a veteran, until Serven held Aisi's hand tightly and the two of them got closer, and then he said, "Loki, we encountered something very strange in the dungeon--"

He quickly recounted the team's experience.

When Finn finished speaking, Serven immediately added, "That red-haired woman, her name is Ai Si 'Arya'!"

The girl's hands unconsciously tightened, and Loki, who had squinted, opened his eyes in an instant, looking over with scarlet eyes, "Is it true?"

Ais nodded.

"She said that after she saw Ai Si use wind magic, and it seemed that she changed her target and pursued Ai Si relentlessly."

"...I don't think anyone knows Ais's background except us," Finn said.

"But the red-haired woman did call out the name of Ais's mother accurately. And..." Serven organized his logic in his mind, "I think that woman is probably not from Orario. She didn't recognize us at first, didn't know Ais, and didn't know me either. She thought I was a first-level adventurer."

Judging from the strength - it might be true. Finn and Livilia looked at Serven with subtle eyes.

"Is that so? Our clan should be considered famous, right?"

"She is also a beast trainer." Finn frowned and added information again, "Those Piranha monsters on the 18th floor were probably attacked under her command."

"…Tsk, tsk, he can tame a lot of monsters, but he lacks knowledge about cities… It's just like…"

"Just, like what?" Livilia urged Loki to continue.

"Like a monster," said Serven.

"Her body is very strong and tough," Aisi said. "My foot got hurt a little when I kicked her."

Aisi is already a Level 6 adventurer, and with her physical strength, she was still injured.

Although it sounds bizarre, everyone has unanimously leaned towards Loki's guess - God's intuition is always reliable.

However, now this kind of weirdo has appeared, and there were also carnivorous plants rampant in the city some time ago.

The city is going to be in turmoil again.

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Serven received a private commission——

After learning that Bell's supporter, Lililuka Erde, came from the Soma Clan whose activities were somewhat abnormal, Aegina, who was a little worried, asked Serven to take care of Bell.

They were from the same hometown, and Bell was the grandson of his good friend, so Serven did not refuse.

He was also a little curious, if Ai Si hadn't taken action this time - what would have happened to the fate of the Son of the World?

Dungeon level 10, Misty Forest.

The white fog that obstructed the vision covered the entire underground city, and only the outlines of some bare trees could be vaguely seen.

Under the instigation of the scheming girl, the idiot boy suppressed his inner anxiety and stepped from the ninth floor to the tenth floor.

This Lily - Serven had originally hoped to have some positive influence on her, but in the end she continued to go further and further down the wrong path.

And Bell's simple brain was naturally successfully calculated -

Bell encountered an orc on the tenth floor, but he used his agility to complete the battle beautifully.

"Lily, I succeeded..."

Bell's heart, which had just been filled with a sense of accomplishment, suddenly disappeared because of the empty white mist behind him.

Lily is missing!

"Lily!" He shouted in a voice that was almost a scream, but in an instant he forced himself to calm down, and while backing away, he searched for any trace of Lily.

Lily left some raw meat under the tree to lure the monsters, and quickly came to the commanding heights. Looking at Bell who was surrounded by orcs, a trace of pity flashed across her face.

But she still chose to snatch Bell's [Blade of the Goddess] at this critical moment.

"...Lily thinks that Master Bell would be best to learn to doubt others more."

She put the Goddess's Blade in her arms, her small lips raised in an arc, and she was ready to leave the increasingly dangerous tenth floor with brisk steps, but she only ran a dozen steps -

"...Seven...Sir."

"You seem to have stolen something you shouldn't have." Serven looked half-smiley, looking down at Lily from his 1.80-meter height, as if he was looking at a disgusting bug.

Lily suppressed the jealousy in her heart, forced a smile, took out the [Goddess Blade], and presented it with both hands.

"Okay, go now. I will return this knife to Goddess Hestia." Serven's gaze did not linger on her at all, but looked into the depths of the fog from afar -

Lily lowered her head helplessly to hide her expression which was about to be distorted - because of Serven's intervention, all the risk she took to come to the tenth floor was in vain.

Sure enough, this group of high-ranking people like to play this game of pretending to be good people!

Lily cursed fiercely in her heart, but she dared not show any dissatisfaction on the surface. Serven is now a Lv4 strong man, and the weak must have the awareness of the weak!

She kept persuading herself in her heart, swallowed all the anger and pain in her heart, and ran away from the tenth floor.

Serven didn't care about her leaving at all. As for whether she could walk out of here alone, it all depended on her luck.

"Serven."

"Hmm? Ais, you're here too."

"They said you came down here," said Aisi. "Over there is—"

"Don't make a move yet, let's see if he can break through himself."

Both of them decided not to take action for the time being.

But just as Bell encountered a tricky situation, a man wrapped in a black robe came up from the 11th floor and helped him to eliminate the orcs and imps who were besieging him.

He also watched Bell leave the 10th floor.

As expected, he is the protagonist of the world—

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"【Sword Princess】... and 【Odyssey】."

The man in black robe turned his head slightly, and his face in the shadow turned to Serven, "You seem to have discovered me a long time ago?"

The three of them tacitly avoided Bell and didn't let him notice them. While he was rushing to the designated location to rescue his companion who almost killed him, Severn and Ais kept a close eye on the mysterious uninvited guest.

Facing the question from the mysterious man in black robe, Serven did not answer directly, but changed the topic to the man in black robe, "You are wrapped in a black robe, and this feature of yours makes me think of..."

"Yes, I did contact Luluni Louis and commissioned her to go to the 18th floor to retrieve "that thing". By the way, the adventurer from the [Ganesha Family] also accepted my commission, but the result was a little beyond my expectations-..."

Ais's golden eyes locked onto the enemy with vigilance. "The dark robe, I can't tell if it's a man or a woman..." The characteristics of the client described by Luluni before were indeed exactly the same as the person in front of her.

Such a quick reaction, worthy of being Serven. She glanced at the man beside her and pursed her lips to suppress the admiration that filled her heart.

She tightly grasped the Sword of Despair. If the black-robed man in front of her made any dangerous move, her sword would chop down the unidentified dangerous man with the force of thunder.

"Ais, relax, he's not hostile." Serven said.

"That's right, Sword Princess. As your companions said, I have no ill intentions." The mysterious black-robed man spread his arms to indicate that he was not a threat. He pointed at the sword in Ai Si's hand and said, "Can you please put down this weapon for the time being?"

Ai Si stared at the man in black robe seriously for a while, and confirmed that he had no ill intentions, then she loosened her right hand that was holding the Sword of Despair.

In Serven's memory, there is a character whose image is particularly consistent with the mysterious man in black robe in front of him——

【Sage】Fels.

This was a great adventurer from eight hundred years ago, gifted with extraordinary magical abilities. He was dedicated to the pursuit of immortality and created the Philosopher's Stone, which even the gods were amazed at.

Although this rare magic gem was finally broken by the Lord God, and most of the Sage's life's hard work was wasted, he used other methods to extend his life, and now he has lived for eight hundred years.

He is one of the few [Mystery] holders in Orario, and the one with the highest level. In addition, he also has the ability to create magic books.