I'm in a mess, starting with a meteor shower!

Other team members were sentenced to different punishments according to the severity of their crimes. Some, like Chanis, were sealed away and exiled, while others were imprisoned for a long period of time. Almost everyone in the Soma Familia was punished!

Lilyluka Erd, a member of the main cast in the original work, is no exception.

Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't let her off the hook just because she was a member of the main character's team. She tried to trick the white-haired rabbit with her Hestia Blade during their first dungeon run together, and she actually did it. This basically shows that she's a swindler indiscriminate in her actions. You can imagine how many people she tricked before she was redeemed.

Fujimaru Ritsuka will not think that she should be innocent just because she was exonerated in the original work, but she will not specifically target her either.

Therefore, the guild sentenced her to a huge fine and a year in prison!

Fujimaru Ritsuka thought Lily should be happy. Although she had to pay a huge fine and be locked up for a year, at least she was away from the cesspool of the Soma Familia and gained her freedom, right?

As for Soma, he wasn't punished in any way. He simply didn't interfere or cause trouble, so he was released and ordered to manage his Familia properly, or the Soma Familia would be forcibly disbanded.

However, with all his clan members captured, he returned to find himself completely alone. The Soma clan was essentially disbanded. If they wanted to continue, Soma would have to rebuild properly.

Thus, the Soma Familia, a minor antagonist in the early part of the story, was like a roadside dummy, crushed by Fujimaru Ritsuka using the military police as a massive, ruthless machine.

However, Fujimaru Ritsuka was not very satisfied with the punishment.

"Tsk, Orario's punishment is really lenient."

In the evening, because Fujimaru Ritsuka was busy with the military police during the day, he didn't have time to go back to his post to cook. So, he ate his meals at the hostess's place. He sat next to the ordering table, eating his classic deluxe set meal while complaining to Ryu behind the table.

Ryu, who was wiping a cup, rolled her eyes as she listened to Fujimaru Ritsuka's complaints.

"Stop complaining. The military police reform has almost disbanded a family in just one week. That's already a big deal."

Because of the Sea Monster incident and the subsequent reforms of the Military Police, Fujimaru Ritsuka has been busy, which has prevented Ryu from focusing on her personal feelings. So now she can talk to Fujimaru Ritsuka normally.

"Is it a big deal? I don't think it's a big deal at all."

Fujimaru Ritsuka tapped the table with her left index finger.

"After all, any adventurer or familia with a bit of skill in Orario knows where those divine wines on the black market come from, but everyone just keeps quiet about it since it doesn't concern them."

"Because those who buy those divine wines are all low-level people or black market operators in Orario. Those who are truly capable would never touch such things as divine wines."

"The collapse of the Soma Familia has no impact on them. If they were thrown into the lake of Orario, they wouldn't even make a ripple."

As Fujimaru Ritsuka said, the Soma Familia is really nothing compared to the higher-ranking Familias, so it's natural that it has no influence.

But Ryu also had something to say.

"But for ordinary people in Orario, the impact is still significant. Haven't you always been concerned about newcomers and ordinary people?"

"Orario's ordinary people and those LV1 adventurers come into contact with addicts tempted by the divine wine on a daily basis."

"Now that the Soma clan, which provides the divine wine, has fallen, those addicts have lost their source of the divine wine. This is a good thing for them, at least they don't have to worry about those addicts causing trouble everywhere in order to buy the wine."

"Many of the customers who came to the store today were praising you."

In the week since the military police reform began, they have first apprehended criminals in various alleys, and then today they directly dismantled the Soma Familia, a group that sells sacred liquor. Such achievements have greatly increased the satisfaction of the military police with the residents, and the reputation of Fujimaru Ritsuka, the initiator and executive advisor of the reform, has naturally risen accordingly.

"Hmph, what's the use of praising us?"

But Fujimaru Ritsuka wasn't very happy.

"If those guys in the guild had just done something seriously, this wouldn't have happened."

"It seems that Mr. Fujimaru is very dissatisfied with the guild's punishment."

As Seele carried the plate past the two, she couldn't help but interrupt their conversation.

Faced with Seele's question, Fujimaru Ritsuka did not hide anything and directly stated her thoughts.

"Yes, I am very dissatisfied. However, the current military police only have the power to arrest, not the power to adjudicate. The adjudication is carried out by the guild. Since Orario does not have the death penalty, Chanis's sentence will only be the exile of Orario, even though many people have died indirectly because of him."

"There's nothing we can do about it; Orario was established under the guidance of the guild."

Seele looked helpless.

"I acknowledge that the guild deserves credit for building Orario, but that's its past achievement. Times are changing, and the guild should adapt to those times."

Fujimaru Ritsuka's face was full of disdain.

"Otherwise, they will be eliminated sooner or later!"

"Forget it, let's not talk about them anymore."

Fujimaru Ritsuka put down her spoon and looked up at Ryu.

"Well, I've been busy these past few days in Orario, and I'll be leaving Orario in the next few days."

"Ok?"

Ryu looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka in surprise.

"Where are you going?"

"I need to go to Solingen. I've been away for so long, I should go back to see Lady Astrea."

"Shall we go find the Goddess?"

"Yes, please have Lady Astrea update my favor and see if it can be upgraded."

He came to Orario to level up, because only by leveling up could he expand his cheat's card slots. He'd been in Orario for over a week and had done a lot of things. He should go back and see if he could level up!

Book 1: 46. Return to the Familia of Asteria

"Do we really have to leave tonight?"

"Since there are caravans departing tonight, I'm too lazy to wait until the next day. I'll just set off tonight and hitch a ride with them. Anyway, I'll be sleeping in the carriage on the road, so I might as well make the most of my time while I'm sleeping."

"If we travel all night and then travel for another day tomorrow, I can have dinner with Lady Astrea tomorrow night."

"Alright, if that's what you think."

At the gate of Orario, Ryu and Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had just been in the Toyō Mistress's quarters, stood beside the gate.

Ryūrai bids farewell to Fujimaru Ritsuka, who has decided to leave.

"Even though you're traveling with a caravan, you must be careful on the road."

"Don't worry, it's never me who's concerned about safety, it's always someone else."

Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't think anything other than Orario could threaten her.

"As for you, I'll leave the clan's residence to you. While I'm away, I'll trouble you to help with the cleaning. But you don't need to do it yourself; just have the little sea monsters do it."

Although she was happy to be able to go to the Familia's residence after Fujimaru Ritsuka left, Ryu's expression became somewhat tense when she thought about the little pink sea monsters there.

Because she had also seen Fujimaru Ritsuka summon the sea monster, and knew that the sea monster was not naturally pink, but rather that it looked somewhat disgusting when it was summoned, and the pink color was deliberately painted on by Fujimaru Ritsuka to cover up this feeling.

Although the sea monster is pink now, Ryu, who knows what color the sea monster was originally, is still a little nervous.

"Will those sea monsters be in trouble after you leave?"

"Of course not. They follow my instructions strictly. Even if I'm not here now, they will still obey my commands. I've given them the orders to follow yours, so you can command them as well."

"As for those little sea monsters I've placed in the streets and alleys, you don't need to worry about them. They will continue to keep an eye on those alleys as I previously instructed. When they get hungry, they can go to the underground city to eat, and when they're full, they can come back to continue working."

Why do I suddenly feel a little sorry for those sea monsters...?

Liu's feelings were complicated.

"And those sea monsters going to the dungeon to eat, isn't that considered stealing the spoils of new adventurers?"

"So I've already told them that meals will start directly from the sixth floor, and the first five floors will still be used by newcomers for practice."

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on them as much as possible."

Seeing that Ryu was not in a good mood, Fujimaru Ritsuka put her hand on Ryu's shoulder.

"Don't worry, I'll only stay there for a day. I'll be back after I've updated the favor."

"After all, I still have a promise to you, don't I?"

Whenever the topic of promises came up, Ryu would blush as she recalled Fujimaru Ritsuka's earlier confession of liking her.

"There's no need to bring this up now..."

"Then I'll have to work hard to bring my ancestors home. After all, the Soma Familia is a small clan with not enough influence. I need to achieve something even greater."

Although it wasn't an emotional topic anymore, Ryu felt even more guilty because both of these things were essentially for her sake, but she had to pretend she didn't know.

I've done a terrible job as a senior!

Feeling guilty, she quickly nudged Fujimaru Ritsuka, pushing her towards the caravan carriage that was being prepared not far away.

"I understand, I understand."

"Then hurry up and go, and come back quickly."

"I...I'll be waiting for you to come back in Orario."

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled at Ryu.

"That's settled then!"

See you in a few days!

After waving to Ryu, Fujimaru Ritsuka turned and walked towards the convoy.

Fujimaru Ritsuka actually encountered this caravan by chance after arriving at the city gate. They were also heading to the sword-making city of Solingen. The caravan owner, like Fujimaru Ritsuka, thought that setting off at night would be cooler. Fujimaru Ritsuka was essentially hitching a ride and didn't need to pay. They would take Fujimaru Ritsuka to the sword-making city, and Fujimaru Ritsuka would provide them with some protection along the way.

For Fujimaru Ritsuka, this was a very worthwhile deal. Even if he encountered robbers on the way, it would only be a matter of a few arrows from him. If he didn't encounter any robbers, he could just lie down and go straight to his destination.

In fact, Fujimaru Ritsuka could have gone over much faster by herself without joining the convoy.

He can use Chen Gong's knowledge to create a super carriage that can run at 300 kilometers per hour, but the distance between Orario and Solingen is really far, which can be described as crossing mountains and valleys. Even at 300 kilometers per hour, it would take a long time to travel.

Before he time-traveled, he used to own a car and loved driving. When he first bought the car, he was obsessed with Gundam, so he put Celestial Being decals on the car. In his free time, he would drive around and attend various anime conventions.

Until one time he drove for 10 hours on the highway to attend a comic convention in another province, after which he never drove out of the province again. Even when he attended comic conventions in other places, he would take the high-speed rail.

Driving for long periods of time is really tiring! Especially when you're driving alone, there's no one to talk to. The faster you go, the more you have to concentrate, afraid that something might suddenly dart out from the roadside. After a while, you get really mentally exhausted.

Therefore, it's better to take a car than to drive a long distance, especially if you can lie down!

After Fujimaru Ritsuka ran into the convoy, the convoy quickly set off, heading towards the sword-wielding city of Solingen under Ryu's watchful eye.

After the convoy set off, Fujimaru Ritsuka did nothing else, simply lying on the roof of the carriage, gazing at the night sky while waiting for the convoy to reach his designated location.

After the convoy rounded a bend and moved away from the lights on the Orario city walls, Fujimaru Ritsuka sat up from the roof of the vehicle, her right hand clenched, and magical energy began to surge.

“We are both a group and an individual, and an individual and a group, a group with a hundred appearances and a thousand transformations.”

"Delusion and illusion!"

A clone appeared silently beside Fujimaru Ritsuka.

The clone shook its head immediately after landing.

"Wow, that's impressive! This time you actually gave me 20% of the magic power. You stingy rooster, you've finally decided to pluck some feathers?"

"No, what's wrong with your retroflex ending?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but complain when she saw the clone in front of her, and the clone spread its hands.

"You'll have to ask yourself that. The personality of me that you created is based on your own character."

"Let's get down to business. It'll be a while before those guys come out, so you'll have to wait. You need to make sure you have enough magic power saved up during this wait. I don't want you to run out of magic power and disappear before you even see them."

Fujimaru Ritsuka offered her own answer.

"Then wouldn't I have to keep watch outside the city the whole time?"

"That's right."

"Hey... having a clone is such a chore."

Fujimaru Ritsuka ignored her clone's complaints and simply gave the order.

"Go."

"I know, I know."

The clone gave a perfunctory reply, then jumped up on the spot, soaring high like a gymnast's T-shirt, drawing a perfect arc in the sky before landing on a tree trunk beside the road.

The moment it landed on the tree trunk, it bent its legs to absorb all the force, and made no sound except for a slight tremor in the leaves. Then, under the cover of darkness, it instantly disappeared into the dark forest.

After doing all this, Fujimaru Ritsuka lay back down in the carriage as if nothing had happened.

As I said before, he'll take care of things the guild doesn't.

The guild's sentence for those ringleaders of the Soma Familia was too lenient. Sealing the Grace doesn't mean there's no Grace at all. Those guys were already connected to the Dark Faction. What if they switch allegiance to the Dark Faction and unlock the Grace again? It would be disgusting if they caused Fujimaru Ritsuka some trouble then.