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

"There is no evidence, and the remains have not been found."

"I'm sorry, without evidence, the guild cannot confirm that [Swift] is dead."

"I see."

Fujimaru Ritsuka touched her chin.

"Then I'd better go see the god Uranus."

"what?"

Royman stared in astonishment, his mouth agape.

"Didn't I say that Lord Uranus cannot see outsiders?"

"I don't want your opinion, I want my opinion."

Fujimaru Ritsuka stood up abruptly and looked down at Royman.

“I think I need to say something to the god Uranus. After all, I am from another world. Perhaps the god Uranus would like to see me?”

Royman immediately understood what Fujimaru Ritsuka meant, and quickly stood up from the single sofa, even throwing his wine glass on the ground beside him, and grabbed Fujimaru Ritsuka's arm.

"Mr. Savior, I think we should talk about the death of Gale."

Volume 1: Chapter 84. [Swift Wind] Senior, you are dead!

Inside the Adventurers' Guild's reception hall, adventurers were carrying out their daily exchange as usual. However, halfway through this routine exchange, their attention was drawn to two people who came down from the upper floor.

“Mr. Noyman, this is fine.”

"It's alright, it's alright. Walk a few more steps and I'll walk you to the door. I also like to get out and stretch my legs occasionally."

"That's too kind of you."

"You're welcome, you're welcome. I have to thank you, Mr. Savior, for bringing me this message. Let's go, I'll see you off."

The two walked through the hall, exchanging polite greetings, which silenced everyone in the hall until they left the guild's gates, at which point someone finally spoke.

"Was that Guild Master Royman just now?"

Yes, it was him.

As an elf who frequents casinos, Royman is quite well-known among Orario adventurers, especially for his title of "Shame of the Elves".

"He actually offered to come out and give someone away?"

"From Royman's perspective, it is indeed rare, but when you consider that the person he sent it to is the Demon King, it makes perfect sense."

"No, no, no, now they're called the 'Savior.' Didn't you see the announcement the guild just released? They held a divine meeting during the meeting."

"【Savior】, that's a title that sounds really impressive."

Inside the Adventurers' Hall, people were chatting, while outside the guild gate, Fujimaru Ritsuka exchanged a few words with Royman before turning and leaving.

He needed to go back and report the good news he had just received to Astrea and Ryu.

"It seems that Lady Astrea and Senior Ryu have made up."

Upon returning to his clan's residence, he saw Astrea and Ryu sitting together chatting.

Upon seeing Fujimaru Ritsuka return, Ryu quickly stood up to thank her.

"Thank you, Ritsuka. If it weren't for you, I think I would have delayed for a while longer before daring to acknowledge Lady Astrea."

Seeing Ryu's genuinely delighted expression, Fujimaru Ritsuka muttered to herself.

It seems that Astrea didn't reveal that she had recognized Ryu long ago and kept it a secret for her. Otherwise, given Ryu's personality, she would be coming to confront her now, feeling ashamed and angry.

Fujimaru Ritsuka glanced at Astrea, who winked playfully at her. Clearly, she knew what Fujimaru Ritsuka was thinking.

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and nodded, then turned her gaze to Ryu.

"No need to thank me for that. I said from the beginning that I wanted to take you home, senior."

"And I have some great news to tell you all."

"What great news?"

Astraea asked curiously.

Fujimaru Ritsuka raised both hands.

"Just recently, our Astrea Familia's only senior member, [Hayabusa Leon], died!!"

"Um... huh?"

Upon hearing the news of her own death, Ryu's mind went blank for a moment.

What do you mean I'm already dead? Aren't I living here perfectly well?

"so it is."

Astrea, who was behind Ryu, reacted quickly and immediately understood. She nodded with certainty and smiled happily.

"This is indeed great news."

"what?"

Liu looked at Astrea in shock, unable to understand why his goddess also thought this was good news.

"I'm perfectly fine, aren't I? Goddess, what's all this about?"

"Because only wanted posters for the dead are removed. I just went to the guild and confirmed with Guild Master Royman that [Gale] is dead, and her wanted poster will be removed soon. Our Asteria Familia will no longer have any Gale."

Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at Ryu as she spoke.

"From now on, only one new elf will join our Astria Familia. As for her title, that will be up to Lady Astria to fight for at the Divine Assembly."

"Me? A newcomer?"

Ryu finally understood what Fujimaru Ritsuka meant, and she looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka with excitement.

"Ritsuka, are you asking me to return to the kamikade as a newcomer?"

“Back when we were at the Feast House, Shopkeeper Mia said that you need enough merit to make the guild turn a blind eye and then find a way to make you come back. Originally, my plan was to take it slow, but now that Lady Astrea has already come to Orario, I can only try to bring it forward. However, I don’t have enough merit right now, so I’ve chosen to make a deal with Royman.”

"So, Ritsuka, after you made a deal with Royman, you got the result that [Hayabusa] is dead?"

Astrea stood up from her seat, walked over to Fujimaru Ritsuka, and took his left hand in hers.

"You've worked so hard; you must have paid a heavy price for it."

The so-called transaction is that you have to make a comeback to get a return.

Ryu was also moved and took Fujimaru Ritsuka's right hand. Although she knew before that Fujimaru Ritsuka had been working hard to help her return to her family, she did not expect that he would go to such lengths to help her return to her family ahead of schedule.

Seeing the spirit and god holding her hands in such a touching way, Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but smile.

Should I cosplay Li Xunhuan now?

Of course, that's what Fujimaru Ritsuka thought in her heart, but on the surface she still offered an explanation.

"It's not as exaggerated as you think. My deal with Royman was essentially a very simple deal."

Fujimaru Ritsuka revealed the deal she made with Royman.

At first, Royman definitely disagreed with announcing [Hayate's] death, but Fujimaru Ritsuka threatened to meet Uranus, so Royman had no choice but to agree to announce it. After all, Fujimaru Ritsuka knew that Uranus, that oddball god, thought Royman did a good job, but Royman didn't know that he was worried that if Fujimaru Ritsuka went to meet him, he would lose his position as guild leader.

Of course, Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't just take it for free; otherwise, given Royman's personality, he might have secretly tripped her up. So, Fujimaru Ritsuka made a deal.

That is, in the near future, Fujimaru Ritsuka will hand over control of the entertainment district to the guild.

Pleasure Street is Orario's cash cow. All of Orario's casinos and flower shops are located on Pleasure Street, generating an astonishing amount of revenue every day.

Unfortunately, while the guild could collect taxes all over Orario, it couldn't collect taxes from the Pleasure District because Ishtar controlled it. The Ishtar Familia occupied the Pleasure District, and they controlled all the income. Royman had long been envious of this income.

Sooner or later, Fujimaru Ritsuka and the Ishtar Familia will have to fight. If Fujimaru Ritsuka wins, the Ishtar Familia will be severely damaged, and then the control of the entertainment district will no longer be up to Ishtar.

With Fujimaru Ritsuka as a military police advisor, wouldn't it be a piece of cake for the military police to take over the entertainment district? If the military police are in, doesn't that mean the guild is in too?

Royman himself often gambles at casinos; how happy he would be if he could control the tax revenue of this land!

As for the claim that Fujimaru Ritsuka failed, that's absolutely impossible!

"So, you're trading the future profits of Pleasure Street for the fact that [Swift] is dead? This deal is far too unfair to you. You should know that no god in Orario doesn't envy the profits of Pleasure Street."

Astrea was shocked by Fujimaru Ritsuka's generosity.

“We’re not some business family, even if we had control of Happy Street, we wouldn’t have the time to manage it, would we?”

Fujimaru Ritsuka's explanation is also very simple.

"Besides, isn't it more important to get Senior Ryu back sooner than to gain those benefits?"

Tears began to well up in Ryu's eyes again.

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled at Ryu and spoke again.

"However, considering that the development of the family does indeed require funds, we can simply take a cut from the taxes."

"The guild goes to the entertainment district to collect taxes, while we collect taxes from the guild. Doesn't that sound more prestigious? We're the only clan that can collect taxes directly from the guild."

"It sounds impressive, but that's not the case yet!"

Astrea shook her head with a smile.

"For now, let's prepare for the war game with the Apollo Familia."

Volume 1: 85. Don't worry, it won't waste too much of your time.

Three days passed quickly.

For the past three days, Orario has appeared to be very peaceful. Everyone is doing what they were doing and nothing has caused any trouble that could make it to the Orario trending topics. Everyone is quietly waiting for the war game to begin, which will be their time to celebrate.

Early on the day of the war game, Fujimaru Ritsuka took Ryu and Astrea to the city gate.

Horse-drawn carriages awaited at the city gate, transporting the adventurers participating in the war games to the competition venue.

There are many types of war games, and the main decision is made by the two sides in the battle. After Fujimaru Ritsuka accepted Apollo's challenge, they decided on the type of war at that time.

This war game is a fortress siege battle, and the location is outside Orario City.

Not far from Orario, there is an abandoned fortress. The ruins have almost complete fortress walls, and the main fortress is still inside. With a little repair, it can be used as a fortress.

When Fujimaru Ritsuka and his group arrived at the castle gate, the Apollo Kin had already gathered there.

They numbered in large numbers, over a hundred people, practically the entire clan had come out. Centered around their leader, Jacintos Creo, they gathered on the left side of the city gate, where there were more than a dozen carriages.

Regardless of their strength, the Apollo Familia is indeed quite large in terms of sheer numbers.

As for Astrea, there was only Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Ryu glanced at the number of people on the Apollo Familia's side and looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka with some worry.

"Ritsuka, are you sure I don't need to join too?"

"No need. I'm enough for this war game. You just stay with Goddess Asteria and keep an eye on things in Orario. I'll end the game soon."

Fujimaru Ritsuka refused Ryu's offer to join her.

Although he had already made a deal with the guild, and the guild had already announced the death of [Gale], Ryu had not yet joined the Asteria Familia as a newcomer. After all, it would be too outrageous for him to join immediately after the news of [Gale]'s death had just been announced. Even if everyone knew and accepted it, it would still be too outrageous.

Of course, Ryu has already returned to her family in private, and Astrea has even renewed her favor and given her a promotion.

Because she didn't have the same experiences as in the original work, Ryu didn't level up to LV6 in one go, but instead leveled up to LV5. However, her combat power at LV5 was still quite frightening.

What if this scares the Apollo Familia? The highest level in the Apollo Familia is only LV3. One LV5 could defeat them all!

Therefore, Fujimaru Ritsuka asked Ryu to wait a few days until she finished the war game and earned the stones from the Apollo dungeon before announcing it to the outside world.

"Then you must be careful. War games have a lot of limitations on you. You must not rush. There is no need to talk about ending the game quickly. You can take your time."

"Don't worry, I'm absolutely confident."

"Then, I'll go ahead first."

After saying goodbye to Ryu and Astrea, Fujimaru Ritsuka boarded the carriage to the amusement park.

In this war game, the Apollo Familia is responsible for defending the fortress, while the Astrea Familia is responsible for attacking it. Fujimaru Ritsuka needs to storm the fortress from outside and capture the flag representing the Apollo Familia inside the fortress. The Apollo Familia's mission is to prevent Fujimaru Ritsuka from capturing the flag. Of course, they can also defeat Fujimaru Ritsuka directly, which will result in an immediate victory.

On the surface, this war game is completely in Fujimaru Ritsuka's favor, because he can blow the fortress walls to the sky with a single arrow.

Why would Apollo be willing to launch this war game?