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"Who...are you?" Lily's eyes flickered with confusion.

Ciel's words and actions were vastly different from his previous demeanor. Although many small habits suggested it was still him, Lily couldn't believe it, especially after she had mastered the [Cookhouse Ash Woman], she found it even more unbelievable...

"Where did you hide Ciel...?"

As he finished speaking, Charles narrowed his eyes...

He also searched the corners of his memory for that insignificant fragment: a dirty little girl crying and begging to be taught "the way to survive".

Charles's eyes flickered, but he remained impassive: "Are you questioning me?"

“No…no.” Lily came to her senses.

Whoever this person is, is someone I can't afford to offend.

"Hmph." Charles snorted coldly. "Let's go."

"Go, where?"

“I have a new job for you. That's all you're good for, you porter!” Charles took two steps forward, then suddenly turned back with a chilling look.

"Remember, sometimes knowing too much is not a good thing."

"Huh?" Lily opened her mouth...

"What? You don't want to? Hmph, if you won't do it, Palum will!"

Chapter 55 Loki: Soma! Let's get married!

So... what is my job?

Lily followed carefully behind Charles. After leaving those drunkards and being alone with them, Charles's original feeling returned.

She was a little bolder, perhaps because of her connection with the supporters, which made her less wary of adventurers.

“Supporters…”

"what?"

"It's nothing. The only person who can be granted such favors and conveniently carry a large amount of luggage is you."

Charles glanced back at Lily: "Where's your package?"

"In the family."

"I thought it was in your rented apartment. Let's go back and get it."

Lily's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. She hadn't expected that Charles knew so much about what she had been doing in secret. So, what about her secretly taking the tools that the bastards who bullied her and selling them for money...?

Lily was filled with fear and left the workshop.

As they approached the base, a loud Kansai accent shattered the delicate atmosphere.

"Soma—!! Marry me!"

Lily looked up at Ciel in surprise: "Is it... God Loki?"

"Yes, that's right."

"Marriage? Is our family going to form a marriage alliance with the Loki Familia?" Lily's worldview collapsed. If she could follow the Sword Princess in the future, would she no longer be bullied?

"Ignore her and hurry up and pack your things. I'm in a hurry."

Ciel looked like he'd eaten shit.

Tch, Loki, you damn lesbian, are you going to marry "Soma"?

……

In the attic, Charles leaned against the windowsill, waiting for Lily to pack her luggage.

Unexpectedly, he caught a glimpse of Loki sneaking into the camp out of the corner of his eye. Out of curiosity, he put on the Reversible Spirit Veil to conceal his figure.

Then they saw Loki searching through each room one by one.

"This is the Divine Bar I was looking for. Sorry, I've already drunk it all. I've mostly taken the rest to the workshop as a performance bonus."

Loki, having found nothing, went to the backyard.

Ciel remembered that Soma was farming there... Well, the Soma clan grows all their own raw materials, so the yield isn't high.

Ah... a romantic comedy like that is obviously impossible.

No matter what Loki said, Soma would just reply with an "Oh," which felt so familiar...

When the Sharias seemed to have no major reversals, Loki, assuming Soma was easy to talk to, winked and made faces at him.

"Hey, could you give me a pound or two of that divine wine?"

Soma: "That's what they say... but I refuse."

puff--

Charles couldn't resist.

"Who?" Loki turned around.

Charles took off his veil and emerged from the corner: "Sorry, I just heard a very interesting declaration, so I listened for a while longer."

Soma seemed relieved and dismissed the matter, saying, "The 'Soma' wine is gone. All the previous divine wines are in his possession."

Loki appeared before the Ciel as if he had discovered a treasure:

"Hey, can you give me some divine wine? I'll pay for it."

Charles silently withdrew his hand and said with a smile, "Lord Loki, were you serious when you said you wanted to marry Lord Somo?"

"If I marry you, will you give me the divine wine?"

Somo looked disgusted.

Charles shook his head: "That probably won't work."

"cut……"

Charles's eyes lit up: "But you can marry my older brother. He manages all the divine wine. If you're my sister-in-law, it wouldn't matter if you took a little bit, right?"

"Great idea! Take me there quickly."

Unexpectedly, Loki was so shameless. Ciel raised his eyebrows in delight: "Sister-in-law, no problem. As long as you sign this marriage certificate, I'll take you there."

He took Loki to the study, where he wrote a simple letter of commitment and had it signed and sealed.

“That’s right, I think my elder brother will be very satisfied with this marriage.”

"Take me to the God Bar quickly."

"no problem……"

……

I met up with Lily again half an hour later.

Where did you just go?

"Heh. I did something interesting." Charles stroked the marriage certificate in his backpack, suddenly feeling that he had a new purpose in life.

"Don't ask any more questions, let's go and make some preparations. We'll be staying in the dungeon for a whole week."

……

Southwest Street Trading Area.

This is the place where the most people from other places gather.

Lily, carrying a huge iron pot on her back, followed behind Ciel looking like she was questioning the meaning of life.

"Lord Ciel, are we really going on a dungeon adventure, or are we just having a picnic?"

As Ciel rummaged through the stalls for the items he needed, he casually remarked, "Even adventurers need to eat, right?"

"But... besides the pot, these medicinal herbs, seasonings, and oil, you didn't prepare anything else? And... Lily has never seen anyone use 'corrugated steel,' such a high-forging metal, to forge kitchen utensils and actually sell them. It's simply a fantasy."

"Are you teaching me what to do?"

Charles casually tossed Lily a sharp kitchen knife: "Shut up, here you go!"

"Oh……"

Lily watched helplessly as her backpack was filled with unknown plants, spices, and cooking utensils. Finally, at the end, Charles spent 80 Fali to buy 100 bottles of spiritual potions.

"So many! Has Lord Ciel awakened magic as well?"

“Looks like you don’t learn your lesson, Miss Palum.” Charles glanced at the little girl sideways.

Is this child becoming a little lacking in boundaries? Is it because I offered her an orange?

……

After completing the preliminary preparations, it was noon. Lily was treated to some fried potato balls, and the two of them took a detour to the guild hall.

"Hello, has anyone accepted the commission I posted last night?"

I gave my execution number to the staff and received a reply quickly.

After waiting for a moment in the lounge on the second floor, the first team member pushed open the door and entered.

She was a young girl dressed as a nun, with long, light red hair tied in two braids that reached her hips, and a silver cane hanging from her waist, symbolizing her profession.

"My name is Hyid, level 2, from the Freya Familia. I'll consider myself a healer." She paused, her sharp gaze sweeping over them.

"Just to confirm, what does 'floor undetermined' mean on the authorization letter?"

I didn't know you would answer that too?

Ciel rolled his eyes. It was obvious that Hyid was sent by Freya to spy on him. Although the girl was not yet the future Golden Witch, it seemed like a huge investment to have her on par with the Battlefield Saintess, Amid.

Although the girl is unaware of her current limitations and has not yet made any effort to become a therapist.

"I should have restricted the client's level requirements, so naturally I will go to the floors that you can reach."

"Hmph—" Hyde sneered disdainfully. If it weren't for the goddess's order, how could she possibly give up the time to become stronger to play house with a lower-level adventurer?

Not long after, there was another knock on the door.