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Ais asserted again: "Loki is a scumbag!"

Chardo suppressed a laugh and said, "Although the lifespan of a god is incredibly long, he wouldn't deliberately drag it out for hundreds of years until the betrothed person dies."

Ciel stared at Chardo with a serious expression: "Yes, you know. Didn't you know? Loki is actually an evil god."

……

……

The explosive news was forcefully shoved into everyone's ears, and it wasn't that no one doubted whether Charles was talking nonsense. But the evidence he presented was indeed irrefutable.

With the lessons learned from the past, the credibility of what follows is naturally much higher.

“Loki…is an evil god? How is that possible?” Raul shook his head instinctively.

Ais hesitated for a moment, then said, "Loki, bad."

"Why?" Raul shook Ais. "Wake up, Ais-san. Are you under some kind of illusion? How could Loki be an evil god?"

Raul couldn't believe it, because he was a mortal who came to Orario alone in search of his dream, carrying the best sword in the whole village. Only Loki took him in and gave him the opportunity to become stronger.

He didn't believe Loki was the kind of bastard Shire described who treated human life like dirt and sought pleasure.

Ciel sighed and patted Raul on the shoulder: "I heard that Loki killed several gods ahead of her in order to descend to Earth ahead of her."

Chardolo pondered for a moment: "I vaguely remember hearing the gods say that Loki changed his nature after descending to Earth and wasn't as violent as before."

Raul grasped the key point: "Right? Even if he has a bad reputation in the heavens, Loki is an absolute good god in the mortal realm!"

“The essence of ‘evil’ is ‘pleasure’ (pronounced gimoji).” Ciel suddenly stroked his chin solemnly and muttered:

"I seem to have heard that gods roam the mortal realm according to the power they wield. They are all pursuing their own pleasures, and their essence is 'evil.' Evil gods are defined as such precisely because what they control is intolerable to the world."

“The benevolent gods either pursue medicine to heal the sick and save lives, or they pursue justice and are loved by people.”

Ciel stared at Raul with a strange look: "So, do you know what Loki's authority is?"

Raul swallowed hard, his lips trembling. "Wh...what?"

Charles pointed to the clan inscription on Raul's body: "Isn't the answer engraved on your back?"

Chapter 61 Loki's Hidden Secret

“Little…clown?” Raul stared at his writing and gave the answer.

“The clown…represents lies and trickery.” Charles corrected his mistake: “The clowns we see on stage always bring us joy and make us laugh. The audience can freely laugh at and tease the flamboyantly dressed comical characters on stage, mocking their stupidity.”

"But the Joker himself only finds you noisy. He always uses his comical antics to play the role you like. This is Loki's divine right. He enjoys the pleasure of playing the role of a benevolent god and fooling the lower realms with his own hands."

Charles looked around, as if he had some top secret that he couldn't let anyone else know, and whispered a rumor:

"Have you heard that Loki's Kansai accent is actually fake? Because in the culture of the gods, this way of speaking is quite comical and very unique."

Everyone: "Whoa!!!"

Ciel: "Actually, liking alcohol and women is also part of my acting, because it increases my popularity. I don't actually drink at all; I just chose to play the role because I thought the character of a 'lecherous older man who likes beautiful girls' was extremely rare."

Ciel took a deep breath: "Actually, Loki really longs for romance!"

"Heave--" Raul took a deep breath.

So... the engagement.

Charles blinked. "You've become a good listener; you can even come up with reasons for me."

“Yes!” Charles said seriously, “That marriage contract is the evidence.”

Hyde found a flaw: "But didn't you say Loki just wanted to mess with your captain?"

Ciel snapped his fingers: "This is the key." (ゝω???)

"Loki, who yearns for love, cannot possibly have a relationship that lasts only a hundred years. Ten thousand years is the minimum requirement. Therefore, we must wait until I and Captain return to the heavens before we can operate in secret."

"And you can also tease the innocent boys a bit."

Ais (?Д?): "She really is a scumbag!"

Ciel: "Ace-tan, can we not talk about those scumbag girls? Cough cough, we're getting a bit off-topic..."

Hyde said thoughtfully, "So, if you could act for a lifetime, that wouldn't be so bad."

Chardo suddenly fell silent: "If the lie is exposed... the clown who has stopped performing will become even more violent than usual, and all the malice directed at him will retaliate many times over."

"Think about it, the world's last hope, in the face of the end, suddenly turns against us..."

The image of Luo Ji standing atop the black dragon's head, laughing maniacally with his face covered, appeared in my mind.

Loki: I will stand above the gods, my lords, and witness their fall! Wahahahahahaha—

Raul covered his ears: "No, stop talking, I don't want to hear it."

Raul never expected that simply participating in a commission to earn some extra money would suddenly turn him into a member of the Dark Faction? The Joker is actually himself?

He suddenly felt that the clown on the clan emblem was mocking him.

Ais, however, was quite intrigued: "So, what is Loki's real purpose?"

Then, as if suddenly enlightened, she exclaimed, "It's a woman!"

"Idiot, everyone says it was all an act."

Chardo sat down again: "As long as she's not exposed, she'll keep putting on this act. After all, she's the goddess of lies and deception; the process of deception is the 'pleasure' she seeks."

Ciel patted Raul heavily on the shoulder: "Brother, the heavy responsibility concerning the destruction of the world rests on your shoulders. Remember to cover up this secret for Loki."

Then he looked at the crowd and said, "We are too..."

Ais understood immediately: "This is our secret!"

Chardo chuckled. This kid... who knows what he's up to now? But since it's quite amusing...

"Ah. I'm not a gossip."

Hyid curled his lip: "A brute warrior would not resort to such a scheme. If I am strong enough, I will kill her myself and offer her head to my lord."

Ciel: Girl, stop pretending to be so serious. I've already fallen for his character a long time ago.

Raul then remembered that there was another member of the Freya Familia here. Given the conflict between the two Familias… ugh, I… I have a long way to go.

"I will... do my best!" he suddenly shouted to encourage himself.

At that moment, he felt as if he were the savior of the world, and he had a sense of mission as the protagonist.

"Hey hey, dry bread!"

Shire returned to the campfire and continued his food-showing-off business.

After being ravaged by the Minotaur, all the pent-up power in his body was absorbed, and his stomach started rumbling again.

Hyde will retrieve other monsters hunted from the upper levels from afar.

The variety of foods consumed by the Shire increased again.

"Tsk, War Shadows, Kobolds, Goblins... How do you eat this stuff..." Sharl scooped the War Shadow, which had turned into a clump of purple, sticky lumps, out of the basin.

Aside from its sharp claws, it has a jelly-like appearance.

"Reference to how slimes are made? Salt and pepper? No, no, that has no theoretical basis whatsoever."

Chardo grabbed a kobold's leg and tore at it forcefully: "Don't worry too much about the type of monster. Not all monsters can be made into food. There's no time to start a fire during a battle."

Charles stared at Chardo as if he were possessed by Bear Grylls, his scalp tingling:

"I think I can still be saved."

The Chinese people's obsession with food is ingrained in their bones. At least in China, creatures that can thrive in other places will be eaten to extinction.

Carefully, the dagger was plunged into Zhan Ying's body, and a stream of black, viscous liquid gushed out, like ink. Perhaps due to the stinging pain, Zhan Ying's face, as smooth as a mirror, revealed cross-shaped and button-like lines.

It twisted its limbs like an octopus, its sharp finger blades dancing wildly.

"Alive—alive?!"

Charles was startled.

Raul scratched his face awkwardly: "I figured you wanted something fresh."

"I don't want to eat this humanoid thing!" Charles shouted, then, after calming down, examined the Shadow: "Now that I look at it, this thing looks more like an inkfish..."

Watching the black ink gradually flow, revealing the transparent, gelatinous flesh and blood of the battle shadow, Ciel's curiosity was piqued.

With a swift stroke, he severed Zhan Ying's sharp finger blade, grabbed a piece of transparent flesh, and dipped it in a bit of special soul juice.

Just take a bite.

Having lost a large amount of blood and feeling utterly powerless, Zhan Ying watched helplessly as adventurers tore pieces of his own flesh from his body. His mirrored face reflected terror and fear.

(′???)

If my character calls upon me, I will show you what cruelty truly is!

Charles mentally berated himself, took a few bites, and found that the taste was indeed not very good, with a strong fishy smell.

vomit……

"Did you pee your pants from fright?"

Zhan Ying: This is too hard for me...

At this moment, the complexity of this battle shadow's inner world has already surpassed that of ordinary monsters.

If there is an afterlife... I don't want to see this guy again!

Chapter 62 My Prophet Friend.

Time passed quietly as the companions hunted and Shire ate. At night, the group moved their camp to Rivera to rest.

The hunting party returned to their quarters to rest.

When he had a spare moment, Sharl distributed the cooked monster meat to the adventurers in Rivera as free samples.

Surprisingly, the adventurers did not show any particular resistance; they only frowned slightly when they encountered dishes that were not very tasty.