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"Indeed. After all, there's a key figure involved in this series of events."

"who is it?"

"Xiao Lin."

Finn, the hero, uttered the name calmly.

The new monsters on the 50th floor can be ignored, but the Monster Festival incident, the murder incident on the safe floor, the attack on Riveria, the Ais promotion incident, and the incident where the guild god who has always remained neutral suddenly announced the addition of a familiar, all point to Kobayashi.

If you say he has no problems, no one will believe you.

This is probably why Loki mentioned that the incident was somewhat related to Kobayashi. Not only that, but Dionysus also seems rather dubious.

"So you're saying that you can't trust anyone, right?"

Everyone was silent.

Loki waved his hand and said, "However, we were only affected, and there were no casualties. It won't be easy to investigate this matter right now, so let's wait and see for a while."

Because she knew that many people were involved.

For example, Freya during the Monster Festival, Dionysus in the sewers, and Uranus announcing his membership in the Familia—they all had significant problems.

Therefore, the most important thing right now is to withdraw in time.

“No, that won’t do,” Riveria objected. “That red-haired monster who attacked Ais…”

"I heard he fought Finn to a draw and even managed to escape from being attacked by both of you?"

"She seemed to refer to Ais as Arya."

"——!!!"

Everyone's expression changed.

"Really."

“It’s true, Ais told me herself.”

"I see, no wonder he became so desperate."

Now everyone knows the reason.

"An enemy who can control new monsters, use orbs that mutate monsters, and knows about Ais's past..."

"And despite her extraordinary skills, no one in the Labyrinth City has ever seen her."

"Even if it's related to the guild, it doesn't mean things won't be resolved so easily."

That's the problem.

"Anyway, let's ask Ais first."

Finn the Brave picked up the bell on the table and shook it, producing a clear, ringing sound.

"Ok?"

"what is that?"

Just as everyone was wondering, a commotion broke out outside the door, and then the door was violently pushed open, and a figure rushed in—it was Tione.

"Are you calling me, Commander?"

"Could you call Ais over here?"

"Leave it to me!"

Upon receiving Finn's order, Tione slammed the door shut and rushed off in a flurry.

A brief silence fell over the room. Chongjie Grace remarked, "It's really convenient."

"...So be it."

Even the hero Finn sighed helplessly.

He didn't intend to treat the other party as a convenient tool, but since the other party insisted on doing so, he was quite distressed.

"By the way, before Ais arrives, let's talk about the next expedition. I've already discussed that with Xiaofei." Loki puffed out his chest as if to take credit, but Taiping was completely uninteresting.

Riveria said, "As for having the Hephaestus Familia blacksmiths accompany us. If they are there, preparing only the bare minimum of spare weapons and armor will suffice."

Brave Finn added, "The space freed up can be used to prepare the magic sword to deal with the new monster. Grace, how are the preparations going?"

"We have already sourced the best weapons from all the weapon shops in the Labyrinth City, and everything is ready."

Grace's remarks were as calm and reliable as ever.

Who would have thought that the three of them, who could entrust their backs to their companions, had previously disliked each other?

"However, there is one more thing."

"What's wrong, Loki?"

"Regarding Kobayashi, whom we mentioned before, Uranus requested that we take him along on the next expedition."

Loki's words sounded strange and absurd.

"……what?"

"What's the reason?"

Riveria and Grace were confused.

Familia expeditions don't just involve the Familia itself; it's common for them to bring along blacksmiths from the Hephaestus Familia as support.

It seems strange that someone would bring a specific person, especially someone from their guild, who is also just a level 2 adventurer.

Instead, it seemed that the hero Finn had thought of something and asked, "Is it about what we were talking about earlier? Just like how we don't trust the guild, the guild is actually wary of us?"

"That's right. But it's also possible that they're deliberately being wary, playing the 'thief crying 'stop thief' trick."

"I see."

Finn the Hero stroked his chin and said, "In that case, the reason why Uranus wants to declare Kobayashi a member of the Familia is clear."

"Of course, this is not an order from the supreme god. Whether or not to bring him is up to you to decide. If you refuse, I will reject Uranus. To be honest, I refuse his joining."

Loki smiled and rejected Kobayashi's suggestion.

Expeditions are extremely important activities that consume a great deal of energy, physical strength, and resources. Therefore, even a minor problem in one link can cause huge trouble for the entire expedition team.

Just like with Lefia last time, the expedition team had to return early because they couldn't cast spells during the battle. We must avoid this situation from happening again.

This applies to all level 3 elves, while level 2 humans are more likely to fall behind.

She is the chief deity of the clan and is responsible for its members.

However, Kobayashi did indeed have a significant presence in all the events, which is why Loki hesitated and asked the three leaders of the Familia to discuss the matter.

"Then I'll take it with me."

"I agree."

"Me too."

The three leaders agreed without much hesitation.

"what's the situation?"

Loki was dumbfounded. She hadn't expected this outcome at all, and even Finn and the others seemed quite happy to have him join them.

Finn: "After all, Kobayashi is indeed capable."

Riveria: "She possesses an extraordinary vision that allows her to see the whole picture and even see through things, as well as healing abilities that are comparable to that woman's."

Grace: "His strength is also quite good. Finn, didn't Kobayashi take care of the monsters in the safe zone yesterday?"

Finn: "Indeed. Even I wouldn't dare to take that powerful blow head-on."

Riveria: "Then it's decided."

Grace: "That's right."

The three of them chattered on and on, listing a whole host of Xiaolin's good qualities.

Even though Kobayashi is only LV2 now, his strength is undeniable. Not to mention, he also has vision and healing abilities that are very useful in dungeons. The latter two points alone are enough to make them agree.

"Besides, the guild placed him here with the intention of monitoring him, which is perfect for us to monitor him as well, isn't it?"

"That's what I said..."

Loki still felt uneasy.

Finn added, "No problem, I trust Kobayashi. Even if the guild is the mastermind, he wouldn't be one of their henchmen. Besides... if the guild really is the mastermind, we can take the opportunity to win him over."

"What, Finn also thinks highly of him?"

"Oh? Finn, Riveria, you too?"

"Ah, of course. It would be a sin to let such a talented person go unpunished."

Unexpectedly, all three leaders have high hopes for Kobayashi.

Loki sighed and rubbed her forehead, knowing that Kobayashi had already been reserved for Freya. Even if Kobayashi was indeed a talented and outstanding child, she didn't want to go against that morbid goddess of beauty.

Of course, it's all because it's not cost-effective.

If she truly possesses extraordinary potential and is unanimously recognized by her clan, then she would be happy to make a move to win over Kobayashi.

The two strongest Familias in the Labyrinth City, who's afraid of whom?

Finn: "However, we can't see the full picture of the enemy right now, so we need to make another decision about whether to launch an expedition."

Riveria: "But if we have to go on another expedition, we have to be mentally prepared."

Grace: "In that case, it's not just Ais, the rest of us are also involved."

Loki: "That's right, let's go all out."

The four of them then finalized the expedition plan.

Just then, there was another knock on the door, and Tione's voice came from outside: "Captain, it's me, Tione."

"Come in."

Dione was ordered to enter the room, but she was alone; the naive princess was not following behind her.

"Where's Ais?"