CHAPTER 864: CHAPTER 672: PLEASE SHOW ME THE WAY

Reiger swears, he really didn’t come to the reception room on purpose just to reveal Raul’s shortcomings in front of everyone.

He genuinely had something he wanted Raul’s help with, which is why he made the trip.

Just as Reiger was about to step forward to explain on Raul’s behalf, the cat girl Angel spoke up first.

"Alright, everyone, stop looking at Raul like that." Angel sighed, speaking to everyone as if resolving a misunderstanding for a childhood friend she grew up with, "Raul did often go to Fengyue Street for a while, but that’s because he was duped by a bad woman there."

"A bad woman?"

Everyone was taken aback.

"You all know, from the beginning, this guy has always been self-conscious and timid. There was a period when he desperately wanted to change. Somehow, he believed the rumor that losing his virginity would turn him into a real man." Angel sighed, holding her forehead, looking as if reminiscing about a past she couldn’t bear to recall, "So, the guy ran off to Fengyue Street, became infatuated with a woman there, and not only spent a lot of money on her, he even cooked the books on their expedition earnings once to support her."

"Yet, despite spending so much money, he was so timid that he only dared to hold her hand and did nothing else."

"The guild leader had already reprimanded him, and the guy realized his mistake and hasn’t gone to Fengyue Street since."

"So, everyone, please forgive him."

Having heard the explanation from the cat girl Angel, who joined the guild at almost the same time as Raul, everyone finally understood.

"So that’s what happened."

"Speaking of which, Raul did mess up the accounts once, which really pissed off the guild leader."

"He really was deceived by a bad woman, huh?"

The women’s gazes turned sympathetic.

On the other hand, the male members were either lamenting or laughing heartily.

"Spent so much and only dared to hold her hand, Raul, aren’t you a bit useless?"

Kaos approached Raul in a teasing manner, saying those words, causing Raul’s face to turn dark.

"Why would Reiger bring this up?"

With the misunderstanding resolved, Angel shifted the topic, looking at Reiger with shaking ears.

"Oh, it’s like this." Reiger also breathed a sigh of relief when the misunderstanding was cleared, then once again dropped a bombshell, "I want to ask Raul to show me the way to Fengyue Street."

"————"

Silence.

A deathly silence.

Everyone who had just recovered from Raul’s "shocking affair" suddenly froze, their expressions dying out.

"Show... the way...?"

Raul even wondered if he heard wrong.

"Reiger..."

The male members led by Kaos inhaled sharply, looking at Reiger with awe as if seeing some divine figure.

As for the female members, they were wide-eyed, incredulous at Reiger’s bombshell statement with his nonchalant demeanor.

"No, no way!"

A few seconds later, the human girl Elfie exploded first.

"You can’t go to a place like that, Reiger!"

Elfie’s face flushed red, both angry and anxious.

"That’s right!" Angel stepped forward too, her usual calm demeanor vanished without a trace, looking lost, she loudly said, "You can’t go!"

The female members seemed to be energized, each speaking in response.

"This is so straight forward."

"Truly Reiger, to say such things in front of girls too."

"But... is now the time to admire that?"

"Huh? What’s going on? Why would Reiger want to go to Fengyue Street? Doesn’t he already have Ais?"

"No way! Ais is everyone’s!"

"Hey, don’t start fighting over Ais now."

The buzzing caused the reception room to become chaotic, attracting curious guild members passing by.

"That’s not right, Reiger!"

By this time, Elfie was already rebuking strongly.

"How can you be so careless?" Elfie expressed indignantly, "Doing this, you’ll make Rephia sad!"

"...Isn’t this too much?" Alicia, the elf elder sister, naturally valued chastity and purity, she expressed sincerely, "Revilia respects you a lot, if you go to such a dirty place, she’ll be disappointed."

Even Raul hurriedly ran to Reiger, trying to take him away.

"You really shouldn’t say things like that in front of everyone, Reiger."

This was a comment made for Reiger’s sake.

If today’s incident were to get out, Reiger’s reputation within the Familia might take a huge hit, possibly even affecting his standing.

It’s inevitable, as the Loki Familia is heavily dominated by females due to the goddess’s peculiar tastes.

In this Familia, there are significantly more female members than male members, which is evident from the fact that there are four dedicated towers for female members but only three for male members.

Moreover, Loki loves those pure and beautiful young girls, so each female member in the Loki Familia is prettier and lovelier than the last.

If it were to become public that Reiger was planning to go to Fengyue Street, those female members who became his fans due to his heroic deeds of the past three months might collectively lose interest.

At that point, things would really become troublesome.

Reiger chuckled at this.

"Where are your thoughts wandering off to?" Reiger said to everyone present, "I’m going to Fengyue Street to find someone, not for any shady business."

They all appeared somewhat skeptical.

"Find someone?" Angel scrutinized Reiger, her gaze seemingly trying to see through him, as she cautiously and seriously asked, "Going to Fengyue Street to find someone? Who are you looking for?"

The implication being, in that kind of place, who could he possibly be looking for?

Everyone nodded, looking exceedingly in agreement.

"I’m really just looking for someone." Reiger said helplessly, "I don’t know the person, haven’t met them yet, but I heard there’s someone there who knows a rare and powerful magic, so I’m planning to find them."

Indeed, the person holding the magic Reiger desired was currently in Fengyue Street.

Through the original novel, Reiger knew they were in the southeastern district of Orario in Fengyue Street, and knew who they were, but he didn’t know their exact location or specific address.

Originally, Reiger thought of using the [Divine Eye] to investigate, but recalling the experience at the girls’ dorm yesterday, he immediately abandoned the idea.

Kidding aside, that’s Fengyue Street, and if the magic eye were to fly through walls indiscriminately, who knows what unsightly things it might see?

Reiger had no interest in watching that kind of thing, and was more afraid of hurting his eyes.

So, he had no choice but to take this drastic measure, asking someone familiar with that area to help guide him and gather information.

"So that’s what’s going on..."

Raul breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone visibly relaxed as well, including Angel and Elfie.

Although no one here had seen Reiger’s ability values, or knew exactly what his magic and skills entailed, it was already a well-known fact even to outsiders in Maze City Orario that Reiger could learn and use others’ magic. Naturally, his comrades in the Familia knew of this capability too.

Just take the last expedition to the 50th level where he used Ais and Rephia’s magic consecutively – this was not something that could be hidden from members of the same Familia.

"A very rare and powerful magic?" Out of curiosity, which always comes with being a magic-focused race, Alicia asked, "What kind of magic is it?"

"That’s a secret for now." Reiger replied with a slight smile, "But trust me, it’s a magic unlike any you’ve ever seen."

"Really?" Elfie said in surprise, "Even more extraordinary than Miss Ais’s, Rephia’s, and Lady Revilia’s magic?"

"Yes." Reiger responded without hesitation, "Once I’ve learned it, you’ll find out."

With Reiger’s words, everyone’s curiosity was immediately piqued.

After all, the Loki Familia includes Revilia, the city’s most powerful magic guide, Rephia, who is known as the [Thousand Elves], and individuals like Ais and Finn who possess universally acknowledged and extraordinarily effective magic.

For Reiger, who hangs out with these individuals daily and has witnessed their magic, to praise a magic like this, how could it not spark everyone’s curiosity?

"No time to waste, let’s set off right now." Reiger then asked Raul, "Are you available now?"

"I’m available, but..." Raul scratched his head, looking complicated as he murmured, "I never thought I’d return to Fengyue Street."

Not sure whether he was thinking of some bad woman who once deceived his innocent self, Raul stood there awkwardly, looking utterly spineless.

Then, two hands pressed on Raul’s shoulders, and two voices reached his ears.

"...You don’t need me to warn you, right, Raul?"

Angel stared blankly at her fellow teammate.

"Absolutely not allowed to take Mr. Reiger to do anything improper, okay?"

Elfie, burning with the passion of protecting her roommate’s first love, critically intimidated Raul.

Alicia, Navi, and other female members did likewise, their piercing gazes on Raul speaking volumes without words.

"Y-yes, I understand!"

Raul straightened his back and responded loudly.

His cowardly demeanor left Reiger unsure how to react.

Nevertheless, he was mostly hopeful.

"Let’s hope everything goes smoothly..."