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Loki let out a hiccup, then suddenly stepped onto the stone window and pointed to a corner of the crowd: "It's you! Hiccup! You're the prisoner! The one eating the orange!"

Charles jolted awake, stopped eating his noodles, and coughed violently.

Within minutes, at least 30 adventurers eating oranges had gathered around Xia Er.

"No way, this actually works?" Charles muttered, thankful that he had diversified his focus.

Looking up again, he met Ais's eyes, who was hanging upside down.

Ciel: You betrayed me?

Ais: No!

at this time……

A thick, heavy hand landed on Charles's shoulder, and he shuddered.

"What? Feeling guilty?" Chanis's glasses, reflecting the setting sun, came into view: "I've been looking for you for a long time. Come with me."

Charles breathed a sigh of relief and obediently followed Chanis away from the crowd, leaving the orange-eating adventurer with only a familiar and solid back view.

He paused, then looked back at Loki.

She then took a big gulp of wine from the jar, and suddenly burst into laughter:

"ALL S! In just a few days, Ais's stats have gone from B to all S, and she's leveled up! She's level 3 now!!!"

"Who is it?! We're going to kill that bastard who led our sweetheart to his death! Aaaaaaahh ...

"Shut up, Loki! This is a clan secret!"

The crowd of onlookers suddenly fell silent.

Hey!

I thought I'd get some laughs, but it turns out it was just showing off?! Damn it, I've been tricked!

Ciel blinked blankly, "Huh...this?"

"Don't stand there, that idiot god is drunk and acting crazy." Chanis dragged Charles away from the crowd quickly.

In a secluded alley, Chanis looked down at Ciel: "Tell me, what have you been doing these past few days? Do you know how much trouble this has caused the clan?"

Chanis scrutinized Charles from head to toe.

Ciel triggered a conditioned reflex:

"Brother, you know me well."

"I am utterly loyal to my clan and have been working tirelessly for Lord Rudra's grand plan these past few days. I would never cause any trouble!"

"Hmm?" Chanis's expression changed:

"You're saying you're working for an evil god?"

Ciel's expression turned serious: "I am risking my life for the great revival of the clan, brother... has someone been whispering in your ear?"

Chanis stared at Charles with suspicion.

A few days ago, Loki stormed into the Familia with [Chongjie] in a fit of rage. Chanis, thinking his plan had been exposed, immediately surrendered. It is said that Loki left with several bottles of the half-finished divine wine for sale.

Later, the underlings gathered information and discovered that a clan had lured "Sword Princess" into a dangerous floor.

After much deliberation, Chanis concluded that among his own clan, only Charles had the audacity to do so.

That kid's been acting really weird lately. If anything strange happens, it's definitely him.

“Ciel-kun, you’re right. I know you. That’s why I came to ask you.”

"Hmm? Brother, with my strength, going to a floor where Fiora is active would be suicide for me, wouldn't it?" Xia Er said sincerely.

"Sword Princess? I wasn't talking about the Loki Familia... Can you explain what happened with Lady Freya?" Chanis asked curiously, thinking to himself, "Sword Princess's case is indeed related to you?"

He wanted to take this opportunity to test Charles's true abilities.

"Huh? Freya?" This time it wasn't an act; Ciel's eyes shone with a clear, innocent foolishness.

"You do not know?"

Ciel's reaction was too smooth; the bewilderment he felt from being overwhelmed by such a massive amount of information was something that was hard to fake.

"Should I...know...?"

"After you left the camp that day, Freya personally went to the clan to demand your return. You even said that you had no relationship with Lady Freya."

Charles stroked his chin: "Brother, you know me well. If I had to give you a possibility, it would be..."

“What is that?” Chanis pressed.

Charles coughed, pulled out his gel gloves, and slicked his hair back: "I'm so handsome! Even the goddess of beauty would fall for my good looks! Ah! My irresistible charm!"

Chanis: "..."

Aren't you a little too narcissistic?

Charles looked up at the sky, his face full of 'expectation,' and said, 'When do you think Lady Freya will come to take me away? How much will she give as a dowry?'

Chanis: "Get out!"

"okay!"

Chanis closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.

Judging from Ciel's reaction, he truly knew nothing about Freya's affairs, which suits me perfectly. The Loki Familia? This kid really has the ability to hook up with the "Sword Princess"?

Could it be that his ability is truly "bewitching"?

No, that's not right. How could a real criminal be so bold as to return to the scene of the crime to watch the drama unfold? Wouldn't they be afraid of being caught red-handed by Loki?

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

But... if it's not this kid, then who could it be?

Someone has been causing trouble for the Familia... for me! A supporter... a supporter? No, the one who can venture deep into the dungeon with the Sword Maiden isn't necessarily the supporter I've stereotyped about.

So, it's that drunken dwarf Chandra who's always been annoyed with me?

Or is he a usurper secretly eyeing my position as commander? An ambitious schemer?

Hmph, there are rats in the clan... No matter who you are, I will definitely find you!

But, before that...

"Hey, come back!"

"Alright, brother, just let me know if you need anything."

Chanis pushed up his glasses: "You mean... you've been working for Lord Rudra this week? How's the reaction there?"

Upon hearing this, Charles immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Lord Chanis, let me tell you a secret."

"Ok?"

"You said if Lady Freya values ​​me, we can turn Freya's Familia against us." Ciel beamed, lost in his beautiful fantasy:

"And now... the port city is full of the Dark Faction's people! Orario... is already surrounded! If we can also turn Freya's Familia against us, and all we have to do is wait for Lord Rudra to wave his hand, and for you, brother, to cheer us on and offer our surrender gifts, then... we'll definitely get a piece of this huge Orario pie!"

Ciel spread his arms and bent his legs: "Surprise! Big brother! Aren't you happy?!"

"happy!"

"Ha ha ha ha--"

Uh-huh? !

Chanis instinctively wanted to laugh along with Charles, but suddenly a chill ran down his spine: "You... what did you say? The port has already been taken over by the dark faction?!"

Chapter 51 Without you, the clan is finished!

Chanis was terrified, his legs trembled, and he seemed to be planning to pack up and run away immediately.

Although he had some strength in the Soma Familia, it was only through his cleverness that he ambushed the former leader candidate and rose to power.

Before Chanis, the Soma Familia's management model meant that the position of leader was always rotated. Some leaders would be forced to step down after only three days because they were too aggressive in exploring the dungeons.

For this reason, Chanis thought of using divine wine to control the clansmen. This would not only suppress the sixth brother who was always thinking of replacing him, but also allow him to use others to meet the funding needs of Soma's brewing and, incidentally, satisfy his own desires.

at the moment……

"Is such important news something we should be listening to?"

Chanis placed his hands on Charles's shoulders, seemingly noticing that he had grown quite a bit taller, but that was no longer important at this moment.

Charles nodded emphatically: "This is Lord Rudra's trust in us, brother! We absolutely cannot let Lord Rudra down!"

A basin of cold water was poured over Chanis's head.

Yes, he's already involved. His plan to abscond with the money won't work. The sea routes are all controlled by their people, and the land routes are hard to say; they might have already been blocked.

Chanis doesn't blame Charles; without Charles, he wouldn't have known such a horrifying scheme.

This is perhaps the largest attack the Dark Faction has ever launched. If they had been completely unaware and died without knowing why, that would have been one thing. But knowing everything, the choice becomes obvious.

Chanis forced a smile and said, "Little brother Charles, you've done a good job. You truly are my trusted brother and my good son. Your godfather is very pleased."

Charles was overjoyed, his halberd poised to strike: "You've finally agreed to be my godfather!"

"Since you've shared such important information with me, it's proof of your loyalty. I think your initial suggestion was good, and I agree."

Charles clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Godfather, I accept..."

Chanis gestured with both hands, saying, "Hey, no need for such a formality. Let's just call each other 'Big Brother' as usual. Don't be so formal. The title 'godfather' feels a bit awkward and it's getting in the way of my flirting."

I wasn't really planning to kneel... Ciel muttered to himself:

"Yes, Brother Yi!"

Charles looked slightly disappointed: "A godfather and an elder brother are different. A person can have many elder brothers, but a godfather can only be one. As the saying goes... 'A teacher for a day is a teacher for life...'"

"Ok?"

"I'm sorry, brother, I remembered it wrong."