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Ciel snapped his fingers, and Rimuru's clone climbed onto Ein's body, transforming into a black, tight-fitting hoodie with a red mask bearing strange patterns covering his face.

Charles then handed the communication device to Ein: "That's fine. Follow Tina; she'll take you to the artificial maze. Contact her anytime you need information via the 'Eye Crystal.'"

"As for the city, Dionysus's goal is probably to force out the hidden fighting power of 'our' clan. I will handle that."

……

in the afternoon.

The church door was knocked on.

Riveria stood properly in the doorway.

“You haven’t shown up at the Familia for two weeks.” Riveria lowered her eyes.

“I don’t remember being a member of the Loki Familia,” Ciel retorted.

Rivera remained silent. If Finn had truly sent out sacrificial members, it seemed only the "Noname" group. Although some of them were targeting traitors within the Dark Faction, spreading false information.

But that's not fair to Charles.

“I’m sorry, Finn was just being careless. For some reason, he thought you knew some of the information,” Riveria said, defending Finn.

"He made this choice because he trusted you and Alpha."

"Would you send Ais to fight the 'Fairy Clone'?" Charles's question made Riveria feel utterly ashamed.

"..."

Charles sighed, “If I can bring strategic value to the city, I’d be happy to cooperate with Finn’s actions. But just like you with Ais, Alpha is also very important to me, and I don’t want her to be put in too much danger.”

"Releasing 'her' remaining power would also greatly harm the child herself."

“I’m sorry. Based on this, I can offer you some compensation privately. If you need anything in the future, you can come to me. I will do my best to help.” Riveria said sincerely.

Charles was slightly surprised.

It wasn't Loki's family that made the compensation, but rather Riveria's personal gesture, which signified the goodwill of the entire Elven race.

Moreover, it wasn't just once.

It's fair to say that any elf would give Riveria face if she were willing to speak up.

“Okay.” Charles nodded and extended his hand, signifying his temporary forgiveness of Riveria.

"You didn't come here today just to apologize to me, did you?"

Riveria nodded.

She took out a notice from her bag: "The War Game has been officially established through the Council of Gods."

"Let us stand together against the alliance of 20 clans."

“Us?” Ciel emphasized. “Do they think I would help the Loki Familia?”

Riveria shook her head: "Finn realized that he had taken the glory of others, so this war game was just an opportunity for these clans to vent their anger."

We are prepared to lose. We even allow them to recruit other clans to participate in the war game.

"Through the 'Mirror of God' effect in the war game, the deeds of the heroes of the great struggle and the great feat of defeating the dark faction will be publicized to the world."

Charles chuckled: "Finn really is..."

Rivera said solemnly, "The stakes in the War Game are all the assets of the Loki Familia, which will be distributed as compensation to the various Familias. In addition..."

Riveria paused for a moment, then said, "The existence of 'Noname' is far too dangerous. Who knows when remnants of the Dark Faction might impersonate it? Therefore, under the pretext of this war game, we plan to force that supreme god to reveal itself."

"Noname, ostensibly vassals of Loki's Familia, will be handed over as 'spoils of war' to the allied factions as a price for defeat. We can utilize the rules of the War Games, granting the gods special permission to activate their divine power and jointly allow you to change your Familia."

Charles asked, "Is this permissible? Won't the gods object to arbitrarily forcing other families to convert?"

Riveria: "If they object, the true supreme god will have to step in, and then our goal will be achieved. If they don't step in, as payment for the war game, even the evil gods will have nothing to say."

"This is a game within the rules. Of course, the time for your conversion must still follow the one-year principle."

Upon hearing this, Charles thought it seemed to make no problem, but the logic was riddled with flaws; it was practically a 'trick'.

The prerequisite for realizing this plan is that the entire city defaults to "noname" being the Loki Familia.

As the defeated party, Loki naturally has the right to dispose of the "Family." If Loki does not acknowledge ownership of "noname," then he can only enforce the decision.

"So... the main god of 'Noname' really isn't Loki?"

Chapter 348 We can't let Finn have his way

“I’m not entirely sure either.” Riveria stroked her chin thoughtfully. “From Loki’s perspective, she would be very willing to accept you. Whether it’s the Amazons’ combat talents or your healers, absorbing them all would completely fill the gaps in our Familia’s lower ranks.”

"From this perspective, Loki has every reason to take over 'Noname,' but why he concealed his identity? I don't understand."

Charles continued, "Is it possible that this is to guard against 'Enio'? Before Jester disappeared, he said that 'Enio' had precisely devised a destruction strategy for the city, planning it for eight years, taking into account all of the city's combat capabilities."

"What's the possibility that they want to hide us for this purpose?"

"If there are a group of Familias whose stats 'cannot be updated,' then there's no need to report the level changes to the guild."

Charles stroked his chin and analyzed, "The reason we've always defined the main god as possibly an evil god is because [Thousand Faces] has the ability to imitate others."

"But on the other hand, there's no need for [Thousand Faces] to win the great struggle for us."

"Conversely, what if Finn and Loki were actually there at the time? Wouldn't everything make sense then?"

The biggest beneficiaries of events such as rescuing and returning the Loki Familia to Finn, establishing Loki's prestige, enabling Finn to lead the Allied Forces to victory in the Great Rebellion, and so on, were undoubtedly the Loki Familia.

As for the so-called open schemes and suspicions...

How can someone be suspicious of themselves?

Rivera reminded her, "Finn wasn't there at the time; he couldn't have been on two battlefields simultaneously."

Charles muttered, "What if Loki has a private army? Like, maybe he's keeping the Knights of Fenana?"

“Loki…” Riveria seemed to be deep in thought.

After the great struggle, a group of level 2 dwarves did indeed join Loki's Familia. But where did so many ascended dwarves come from in the city? That's a bit strange.

She nodded: "That's possible. I'll explain the situation to Finn."

Ciel hesitated: "If that's the case, then our plan to break away from the clan through the War Game..."

"..." Riveria remained silent. If Charles's conjecture was correct, they might have betrayed their own god.

"If the 'noname' deity ultimately doesn't appear and allows us to break the rules, then perhaps your idea is correct."

Switching to another religion requires the approval of the main god. If other gods could forcibly change the favor bestowed upon a clan, then there would be no point in continuing down in the mortal realm. Everyone could just kidnap people at will.

Unless, of course, "noname" is actually Loki's property.

Riveria wondered to herself, if this conjecture is true, does Finn know the truth?

If you know this, then what is the point of releasing "noname"?

After a moment's thought, Rivera quickly gave up trying to make a guess based on a conjecture. It felt too much like making up a story. She decided to focus on the task at hand.

She sighed and got down to business:

"The war game is a siege warfare game. The side that captures the enemy's flag wins. The time is three days from now, and the location is the fortress ruins outside the city. Get ready."

"A siege? That's giving away way too much," Charles complained.

With over forty traitors like them, are they afraid of not being able to break in?

"I understand, I will attend on time."

……

After seeing Rivera off, Ciel sat alone on the living room sofa, his fingers tapping the table as he pondered how he, as a third party, should handle the situation.

"What are you thinking about?" Alfia strolled over and gently massaged Charles's temples from behind.

"Of course, it's about kicking Finn's ass."

"Ok?"

Charles sighed, "Finn's approach was very tactful. First, he erected a memorial in the city center to downplay the main conflict. Then, through the 'War Games,' he built momentum for himself, feigned defeat, and offered reasonable 'compensation.'"

"It can also remove this element of uncertainty for us."

"It's fair to say that if the story unfolds according to Finn's plan, he won't change his mind. The Loki Familia will continue to maintain a 'cautious' attitude, gradually slowing down their pace. This doesn't align with our future plans."

The purpose of letting Enio go was to ensure that the Fallen Fairy could be delivered to the Great Cause in time, but before that, the city's combat power had to reach a suitable level of upgrade.

Spurred on by Ciel, Freya's Familia is growing at an accelerated pace. If Loki's side stagnates, the city's fighting strength in seven years might at most be the same as in the original story.

"So, I'm thinking about how to make this plan fail."

Alfia stopped what she was doing and pondered, "Should I step in? If 'noname' is a player, I can participate too. To prevent Finn from faking defeat, we have to let him win."

Alfia explained, "But you also need to activate Finn's wild side, so if the Loki Familia loses, the only thing that can win is 'Noname.'"

Charles's plans have always been very casual. You could say that everything is covered by Alfia and Chardo. No matter how much the "playing the game" is exposed, he feels it doesn't matter.

However, reminded by Alfia, he felt it necessary to test Loki.

The information he had about Dango did not involve the Loki Familia.

However, according to the basic principle that 'the gods that Hestia hates are all major villains,' Loki's background is indeed very complex.

Therefore, it is essential to take this opportunity to definitively confirm Loki's identity as the mastermind behind the scenes and let the world rediscover Loki.

Gradually... an immature plan began to unfold in Charles's mind.

He now needs to find someone, someone who can be the catalyst to completely make this war game interesting.

……

Happy Street.

Inside a hotel.

Clad in a black robe, Ciel, acting on information from Maria's mother, knocked on the door of a prostitute's room.

"Who is it?" The pink-haired girl pushed open the door.

“You’re Lani, right?” Charles got straight to the point.

This is the name of a prostitute named Maria, from the orphanage.