CHAPTER 820: CHAPTER 641: THE FORMER STRONGEST

"Loki? Can you hear me?"

Seeing Loki freeze there, looking completely dumbfounded, Reiger began to worry and waved a hand in front of her to try to wake her up.

"......"

However, Loki still had a dull face, losing all reactions, as if her soul had left her body, leaving only a shell.

Seeing this, Reiger narrowed his eyes and said slowly.

"And you still have the nerve to say you’re mingling in Orario?"

This sentence successfully woke up (or rather, provoked) the dazed goddess.

"You you you you you you... is that even human language you’re speaking!?"

The awakened (provoked) goddess jumped from her seat, trembling as she pointed at Reiger, stuttering.

"This is Lv.7! The only Lv.7 in the Maze City Orario!"

"How did you do it?"

"How did you do it...!?"

So strongly stimulated, Loki couldn’t even tell if she was excited or shocked, grabbing Reiger’s shoulders and shaking him vigorously.

"What exactly did you do these past days? Did you seek some god to violate taboo and use divine power to reconstruct your body? Or did you use some blasphemous ritual to alter your soul?"

Loki’s shaking on Reiger’s shoulders grew stronger, making him dizzy.

"Stop shaking, Loki, I didn’t do anything."

"You’re lying!"

"Aren’t you a god? Aren’t mortals unable to lie in front of gods?"

"You must have used some method unknown to me to trick me!"

"Believe me, I really didn’t do any of those things you mentioned."

"Then what did you do? Tell me! For the sake of you being my child... I’ll try to get you a reduced sentence!"

"I didn’t commit any crime either!"

"I don’t believe you!"

Loki went crazy, getting more and more chaotic, almost pulling out a knife to dissect Reiger on the spot.

"I really didn’t do anything to make you afraid." Reiger could only laugh and cry as he said, "Alright, I do have some secrets and magical encounters. If you really want me to tell you, I’ll explain it to you once."

Indeed, if Loki really wanted to know Reiger’s secrets, Reiger didn’t mind telling her.

Whether it was about the dimensional cube, the existence of Akasha continent, or even the matters of different worlds beyond this world, Reiger could tell Loki.

He never intended to hide these matters at all costs, and if Loki really wanted to know, Reiger would certainly be willing to tell her.

"You... I..."

Perhaps seeing his thoughts from Reiger’s eyes, Loki calmed down a bit but showed an extremely troubled expression.

"I really want to know... desperately want to know..."

As a god, Loki possesses the nature that all gods in the Earth Mistake World should have, which is a curiosity for the "unknown."

Being overly omniscient and omnipotent, the reason they (the gods) left Heaven and descended to the lower realm was because Heaven was too boring. They could do and know anything there, and over time, they naturally grew tired of that lifeless divinity.

Therefore, they would rather seal their divine power and come to the lower realm because the lower realm has the entertainment they didn’t know of and the "unknown" they desired.

Now, the events happening to Reiger are obviously one of the "unknowns" that the gods intensely desire.

In such a scenario, for Loki to not feel curious and excited would be impossible.

It’s just...

"I just feel like, if I learn your secrets, I’ll completely lose control, and that wouldn’t be good..."

Loki was troubled by this.

Reiger didn’t deny her words either.

If Loki learned about the existence of other worlds, given the nature of gods, this mischievous god might truly become frenzied over wanting to visit unknown worlds and lose control.

If it really turns into that, the large family that is the Loki Clan might face unimaginable disaster and proceed toward self-destruction.

"I think you’re overthinking it," Reiger said, "At the very least, I don’t believe you’d do anything harmful to your clan."

To this statement from Reiger, Loki unceremoniously glared at him.

"I also don’t want to do anything that would betray the children, but you should know, Reiger."

Loki frankly threw out a sentence.

"In this world, the ones you shouldn’t trust most are the gods."

This sentence plunged Reiger into silence.

Loki continued speaking in a tone as if discussing someone else.

"The concept of gods is different from that of humans."

"The nature of gods is different from that of humans."

"Gods have divinity, humans have humanity. Humans cannot attain the same perspective and concepts as gods; similarly, gods cannot share the same moral view as humans."

Loki opened his eyes, filled with divine power, and said resolutely to Reiger.

"The reason I am like this now, able to converse with you (children), is truly because I have feelings for you."

"Yet humans can barely resist temptation, let alone the unfettered and reckless gods."

"Therefore, I cannot be sure that if an allure appeared before me capable of shaking my current moral view, whether I would be able to resist it."

At this point, Loki had completely returned to his usual calmness, closing his eyes, expressing to Reiger with both helplessness and regret.

"Reiger boy, it’s better to keep your affairs to yourself. Don’t tell anyone, especially not me, okay?"

More than respecting Reiger’s privacy, Loki was restraining himself, making sacrifices for the children he cherished.

As long as he doesn’t know, he won’t lose control, and he can continue guarding, watching, and loving these lovable children; thus, Loki made this choice.

"I understand."

Sensing Loki’s heart and feeling Loki’s love, Reiger nodded vehemently.

"I won’t mention these matters to any person or god."

Since he couldn’t even talk to Loki, Reiger didn’t plan to tell anyone.

"Very good." Loki exhaled, as if releasing all inappropriate thoughts from his mind, and continued advising Reiger: "You can’t tell anyone about being Lv.7. Just obediently continue being an Lv.5, understand?"

"Understood." Reiger kept nodding, saying: "From the beginning, I was consciously hiding my strength, fearing too much attention."

"It’s best that you’re aware." Loki locked the updated ability on Reiger’s back, as if quickly hiding something terrifyingly powerful, while sighing: "Though I could sense changes happening to you, I never expected them to be so immense."

"Just a few days? You’re already Lv.7?"

"Goodness, finally there’s an Lv.7 in our family, now we won’t lose to that lovesick goddess, but it’s frustrating not being able to say it!"

After saying these words, Loki’s pair of golden eyes opened slightly.

"Perhaps you could become the first among the current Orario to catch up with the gods."

This comment caused Reiger to pause slightly as he was about to put on his clothes.

He knew which gods Loki referred to.

They were once the rulers at the pinnacle of Orario, and even the world.

Nowadays, when speaking of the strongest factions in Orario, everyone mentions the Twin Kings here — the Loki Clan and the Freyja Clan.

But the ascension of the Loki Clan and the Freyja Clan as the Twin Kings of Orario, becoming the two strongest factions, actually only occurred fifteen years ago.

Before this, Orario had two other unrivaled strongest clans.

They had long been at the top since the gods descended to the lower world, ruling Orario as two supreme factions.

They existed since the guild’s inception, remaining at the peak until fifteen years ago, when they fell and exited the stage of the world.

———"Zeus Clan".

———"Hera Clan".

These two clans held Orario’s strongest position for a thousand years, becoming legends.

Prior to the rise of the Loki Clan and the Freyja Clan, Orario was ruled by male god (Zeus) and female god (Hera), until those two millennia-old factions suffered heavy losses after a grand crusade fifteen years ago, allowing the Loki Clan and the Freyja Clan to jointly eject them from Orario, supplant them, and become the strongest in Orario.

However, though the Loki Clan and the Freyja Clan successfully dethroned the Zeus Clan and Hera Clan, many informed people know that in comparison to those two millennia-old factions, the current Loki Clan and Freyja Clan are far inferior.

The reason is simple.

At its peak, the Zeus Clan’s strongest adventurer was — Lv.8.

At its peak, the Hera Clan’s strongest adventurer was — Lv.9.

In other words, in Orario fifteen years ago, the highest-level adventurer was far beyond an Lv.7.

Lv.7, now Orario’s sole ultimate weapon, was not unusual in the former Zeus Clan and Hera Clan.

Thus, although the Loki Clan and the Freyja Clan are the strongest two clans in Orario, informed individuals know both sides must strive more to reach the heights of the former male god (Zeus) and female god (Hera).

"Well, keep going, Reiger boy."

Loki patted Reiger’s shoulder, spoke with both anticipation and joy.

"Don’t lose to those who support that lovesick goddess’s pig-men; try catching up to those monsters who have vanished from Orario."

Upon hearing the words, Reiger lifted his eyes, looking at Loki who smiled at him with slightly open eyes.

For a moment, Reiger smiled.

"I will."