The Fukaros Familia, starting from DanMachi.

Chapter 157 Bai Yueguang

"Yes, you guessed right."

Riveria nodded, her expression turning serious. "I want to know, why do you use the Silence Alphia magic?"

"Silence?!"

Lefia, standing to the side, suddenly widened her eyes. As a top-performing mage who graduated from the [Academy District], she had never seen the legendary being in person, but she had heard about him from books and her mentors. He was recognized as the true and undisputed strongest mage before Riveria.

"Alphia—"

Fen Yu gently stirred the coffee in her cup with a small spoon, her tone tinged with reminiscence and indifference, "Apart from those of you who lived through that era, I doubt any of the new generation of adventurers would recognize her."

"So you do know her." Riveria gave an expectant look, but her eyes became even more profound.

"Yes, I not only know her," Fen Yu raised his head, his tone becoming somewhat inexplicable, "I even told her that when I grew up, I would marry her. Unfortunately, she was unwilling to wait for me to grow up."

"Pfft—cough cough cough!"

Upon hearing this, Riveria choked on her coffee and coughed violently, completely losing the elegance and composure that the elven princess usually possessed.

"Lady Riveria!"

Lefia was startled and hurriedly stood up, gently patting Riveria's back, her face full of anxiety.

"You—you're still alive?"

Riveria waved her hand to indicate to Lefia that she was alright, then looked at Fenyu with a mixture of shock, disbelief, and even awe.

She simply couldn't believe that after saying those things to that woman, this man was still sitting here drinking coffee completely unharmed.

"Well, I almost died."

Fen Yu's lips twitched involuntarily. Recalling the terrible beating he had received, his body began to ache faintly.

"To dare say such things and still survive—I think I understand a little bit where your magnanimity comes from."

Riveria's tone became very strange.

How could she not know Alphia's temper? That woman was never the gentle and kind type; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she was a walking calamity.

"So, you're from the Hera Familia?" Riveria speculated.

"No, I'm not a member of Hera's Familia. I have nothing to do with them."

Fen Yu smiled and shook his head. "I'm just an orphan that Alphia took in."

"She actually adopted an orphan?"

Riveria's expression turned incredulous again. "This is even more outrageous than hearing that Finn has decided to give up on revitalizing the dwarf race."

"She is certainly not a good person in the traditional sense, otherwise she wouldn't have done what she did six years ago."

Fen Yu shook her head, her tone somewhat complicated, "Necessary evil"—what an incurablely stubborn woman.

As he spoke, he reached out and touched his short white hair, adding self-deprecatingly, "But I guess it's just because I'm lucky to have this head of white hair."

"You still haven't told me why you know her magic."

Riveria forcefully steered the topic back on track, even though it had completely gone off-topic.

"There's nothing wrong with saying that."

Fen Yu's expression became calm. "I have awakened a memory magic, which allows me to use the magic of the person who left the deepest impression on me."

"Your obsession with her—has it become so profound that it's become magic?"

This time, even Riveria couldn't remain calm. She and Lefia looked at Burning Feather in shock.

As elves, whose understanding of magic far surpasses that of other races, they are well aware that an adventurer's acquired magical awakening is inextricably linked to their own experiences and obsessions.

The fact that Fenyu was able to awaken this special magic that "reproduces" the magic of others can only mean one thing—the existence of Alphia has formed an almost terrifying obsession imprint in his heart, which distorted the norm and gave birth to this miracle.

"There's nothing I can do about it, she's my white moonlight."

Fen Yu shrugged, revealing a nonchalant smile. "What we can't have is always the most beautiful, isn't it?"

"I understand. Have you thought about avenging her? I was also involved in the case."

Riveria's bland words instantly made the atmosphere in the corner of the café heavy and somber.

Lefia was startled by this sudden change and had no idea what was going on or why the atmosphere had suddenly become so serious.

"Heh," Fen Yu chuckled lightly and shook his head. "She was going to die anyway, and she chose to die willingly. There's no such thing as revenge. On the contrary, Miss Riveria, will you hold a grudge against me for causing the death of your companion because of what she did?"

Revenge? He's not that shallow.

If Alphia committed suicide, who could he possibly seek revenge against?

"Like you, I'm not so shallow as to do something as degrading as taking my anger out on innocent people."

A faint smile appeared on Riveria's lips, and the heavy atmosphere dissipated.

"Moreover, I now understand her choices and actions. Although I can never agree with them, I will not belittle them."

"As expected of the Elf Princess, your demeanor is truly admirable."

Fen Yu exaggeratedly exclaimed, "Even though I'm not an elf, I admire your personal charm. To be honest, Miss Riveria, I've suddenly started to like you a little."

"Hey, Fenyu, that's incredibly rude! How could you speak to Lady Riveria like that!"

Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, Lefia jumped up in a panic, her cheeks flushed red as she glared fiercely at Fenyu.

"I'll just take it as a joke," Riveria said calmly, elegantly picking up her coffee cup and taking a sip. "Unless, you're willing to join our Loki Familia."

"Haha, then forget it," Fen Yu said with a smile, waving his hand. "After all, I prefer the ones in my family."

"Really? Does this mean I've been rejected? This is a first for me."

A mischievous smile flashed in Riveria's eyes.

"No, Miss Riveria, you can't say things like that."

Fenyu quickly waved his hand, revealing a terrified expression. "If this gets out, I'm afraid I'll immediately become the enemy of all the elves in the world. I don't want to be walking down the street in the middle of the night and get a sack put on my head."

He knew very well that Riveria's reputation among the elves was so high that if word got out, the Black and White Duo, both Iv6, would even be blocking her door.

Seeing Fen Yu's exaggerated appearance, Lefia and Riveria couldn't help but laugh.

"Let's stop joking around. I was being rude."

Fen Yu stood up, straightened his clothes, and said, "If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now."

"Yes, thank you for accepting the invitation; it satisfies my curiosity."

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Riveria nodded.

"Narefia, I'll come find you to play again next time. Goodbye."

Fen Yu waved to Lefia, then nodded to Riveria again before turning and leaving the cafe.

"Lady Riveria, are you...are you serious? How could you joke like that—"

Lefia watched Fenyu's figure disappear around the street corner before turning back to look at Riveria with a puzzled expression.

"Lefia, didn't you notice?"

Riveria didn't answer, but instead asked a question.

"What did you find?"

Lefia was completely confused.

"He's leveled up."

Riveria's tone was heavier than ever before.

"Upgraded? Wait, you mean Fen Yu upgraded? How is that possible? He only reached Lv.2 not long ago—"

Lefia's voice grew weaker and weaker as she followed Riveria's gaze and was shocked to find a very clear fingerprint on the white porcelain coffee cup that Fenyu had just used.

Not only that, but even the chair where Fen Yu sat showed signs of excessive force.