CHAPTER 812: CHAPTER 635: EVERYTHING IS ONLY JUST BEGINNING

The incident that took place on East Street quickly spread throughout Orario.

As a result, the Monster Festival was temporarily suspended, and the taming performances at the circular arena were declared over. The guild and the Ganisa Clan began rushing around East Street, issuing apologies to the public and handling the aftermath, extremely busy.

Citizens were also full of discussion about this matter, some blaming the guild and Ganisa Clan for their negligence, some openly protesting, thinking the Monster Festival shouldn’t have been held, and others observing the situation without commenting.

Naturally, the lively gods couldn’t let such an event pass without intervention, each more or less taking action. Some acted independently, while others involved their clans, making the already bustling Orario even more lively and explosive.

During this process, the name Reiger Brillhaut also became a hot topic among people once again.

No wonder, his performance in the chaos was seen by many adventurers, and that great column of light that descended from the sky and the deep pit left on East Street were visible to all, inevitably sparking discussions.

Upon learning that the great column of light and the pit were created by this legendary monster newbie, Reiger, who was already a topic of discussion, couldn’t help but become the center figure of this hot topic.

This disturbance also led many people to finally know, to what extent this legendary monster newbie, rumored to rise at an astonishing speed, has grown.

Meanwhile, as the center of discussion among gods and citizens, Reiger had returned to the headquarters of the Loki Familia—Twilight Manor.

"You, you returned, but why did you cause such a commotion upon your return?"

In the northern tower office, Finn sat behind the desk, looking helplessly at Reiger standing before him, causing Revilia and Grace beside him to chuckle bitterly.

In the spacious office, besides the three from the headquarters camp, Loki also sat to the side, though her squinting eyes remained closed, the gaze she cast on Reiger filled with a disgruntled feeling.

"Sorry."

Reiger looked at the familiar Familia heads, first smiled slightly, then said.

"Got a bit too excited."

Upon hearing this, Loki slapped her forehead, making a face-covering gesture.

"What’s there to be excited about? Do you have a grudge against those monsters? Was there a need to be so heavy-handed?"

Loki naturally didn’t know that what Reiger meant by excited wasn’t excitement upon seeing monsters, but the excitement he felt from returning after a year and a half and seeing familiar faces, places, and things.

Sadly, Loki and others couldn’t understand.

After all, in their perception, Reiger had only been gone for a few days.

In such a short time, any high-level adventurer diving into the underground city could easily spend such an amount of time.

Therefore, apart from Ais who somewhat minded Reiger’s departure, the others hardly had any reaction upon seeing Reiger return.

Like now, they called Reiger over not for reminiscing but to speak two words about the commotion at the Monster Festival.

Especially Revilia, usually serious and earnest as a royal elf, now face all stern, began lecturing Reiger.

"Though it’s for dealing with the monsters, using such powerful magic in the city area is still overboard," Revilia severely said, "A Magic Guide should always restrain themselves and maintain a calm mindset. What if your actions caused worse consequences than the monsters’ rampage?"

But I’m not a Magic Guide, right?

Moreover, I held back enough, that one shot of [Arc-shaped Beam] didn’t even unleash half its power.

Reiger murmured a few words silently, but did not refute Revilia’s statement, nodding slightly to everyone as he always calmly and politely did.

"I was impulsive this time. If the guild wants to penalize us, I’ll take responsibility."

In other words, if the guild wants to fine, he’ll take care of the payment himself.

Reiger hasn’t forgotten that the Loki Familia is somewhat financially strained right now due to the failure of the last expedition.

In this situation, if fined heavily by the guild, it would be like throwing gas on the Familia’s financial flame.

Thus, whether publicly or personally, Reiger plans to take on the responsibility.

Only...

"You don’t have to worry, I’ll go have a good talk with the guild," Loki waved her hand and said, "This commotion was caused by the guild and Ganisa Clan’s negligence, meaning the responsibility lies with them. We were assisting in resolving the chaos and protecting the citizens. If they dare to cause us trouble, I’ll cause a ruckus at the guild headquarters."

"......"

Such a rogue statement by the main god left everyone bewildered and speechless.

Causing a ruckus at the guild headquarters is fair play?

"Well, this time it really was the guild and Ganisa Clan’s negligence, it’s only right for them to take on the responsibility," Grace stroked the beard on his chin and asked Loki, "How’s it now? Hard to manage?"

"It’s not too bad." Loki shrugged and said, "Because there are adventurers everywhere in the streets, and the guild and the Ganisa Clan responded quickly enough, those rampaging monsters didn’t cause any significant waves. Although many places were damaged, no casualties appeared among the citizens, and the damage was minimized, so cleaning up this mess shouldn’t be too difficult."

"No casualties?" Revilia nodded and relaxed, saying, "A blessing in disguise."

"Right?" Loki grinned, "However, the guild and the Ganisa Clan will probably keep their heads down for a while, and there are plenty of people (gods) in the city who will hold them accountable. Especially those troublemakers who love a commotion, they probably wouldn’t mind kicking them while they’re down just for the fun of it."

"...What can I say?" Grace seemed at a loss for words. "Should we say, truly living up to the name of gods?"

"Hmph, a bunch of lousy guys whose bones are already rotten. Why bother with them?" Loki didn’t care at all, saying, "Those idle gods would find some fun for themselves anyway. As long as they don’t come looking for trouble with us, let them be."

As Loki finished speaking, Reiger, who had been quietly listening, suddenly spoke up.

"You’re not planning to join the fun too, are you?"

At those words, Loki immediately responded reflexively.

"How did you know?"

After saying that, Loki was frozen.

"Loki..."

"You..."

Revilia and Grace immediately turned their gazes to Loki, once again filled with speechless emotions.

"...Alright! You little brat! You disappeared for a few days and you’ve already learned to undermine me, huh?"

Loki looked embarrassed, then glared at Reiger, strongly accusing him.

"I was just talking casually." Reiger innocently said, "Who knew you really planned that?"

"Hmph, naughty boy, you’ve really gone bad." Loki, disgruntled, turned to Revilia and said, "Look at how you usually teach kids? Is this how a mother should act?"

"Who’s the mother?!"

A tic appeared on Revilia’s forehead.

Only Finn timely brought the conversation back on track.

"So, what caused this commotion?" Finn pondered and asked Loki, "Did the guild provide any explanation?"

"They claim it was all an accident." Loki hummed for a while and then answered Finn’s question, "But I’ve already inquired from some staff. According to them, the rampaging monsters were originally locked in cages, with many people guarding them. Logically, nothing should have gone wrong. But when they investigated afterward, they found all the cages open, and the kids responsible for guarding were lying on the ground, faces blissfully happy as if drunk, unresponsive for a long time."

This made Finn and the others exchange glances.

"So, it’s quite possible that this commotion was man-made?"

Finn calmly offered his opinion.

"Pretty close." Loki pursed her lips and said, "Maybe some gods did it for their amusement, or perhaps there was some ulterior motive. Regardless, the guild and the Ganisa Clan haven’t been able to capture the culprit."

"Another good deed by some celestial god?" Grace sighed and said, "Honestly, can’t these gods settle down a bit?"

"Getting them to settle down would be more painful than killing them." Loki scoffed, "For them, boredom is the most terrifying poison. To avoid being poisoned, they just have to find something to do."

Coming from Loki, a fellow deity, that was quite convincing.

"Anyway, this matter has nothing to do with us, so let’s just ignore it."

Loki concluded with such words, causing Finn, Revilia, and Grace to nod in agreement.

Reiger silently watched this scene, with no intention to join the conversation or take action.

As someone who understood the original plot, he naturally knew that this incident was not unrelated to them.

This was just an appetizer, the real show would soon begin.

By then, the Loki Familia would not only be dragged in but would also become a thorn in the side of the one (god) who planned all of this.

As long as the Loki Familia remains one of the strongest in Orario, and with Ais Wallenstein in the familia, their opponents would eventually come knocking.

"Since I’m back, let’s play slowly together."

With this thought, Reiger subtly smiled.

Everything has just begun.