In this chaotic world, it all started when they found an elf girl

　Wearing the "degraded" Demon King Armor, Roy left the Gubney Familia's encampment with satisfaction.

　Once the Demon King Armor matures, along with the Elf Holy Sword and the Shikon Jewel, he will possess three legendary-level equipment pieces, which is quite formidable. According to the system's rating system, only adventurers of LV.7 or higher can unleash the full power of legendary-level equipment. In other words, this is the equipment used by adventurers of LV.7 to LV.9, or even LV.10.

　Now, this LV.3 newbie has two legendary and one near-legendary pieces of equipment, each worth no less than three or four hundred million. Very few adventurers in Faliorari possess such equipment; Riveria's "Great Elf," hailed as one of the "Five Supreme Staffs," and the Black Sword that Ota hasn't yet obtained, are also among them…

　Just as Roy was leisurely returning to the Star Garden, a sudden sense of something amiss ruined his pleasant mood for the day. Someone was following him!

　Roy remained expressionless and continued walking forward, glancing at her out of the corner of his eye without making a sound.

　Two adventurers were hidden among the crowd, indistinguishable from others, but occasionally their seemingly casual glances shifted, secretly observing him and following him. Roy's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that crazy Freya again? But upon closer inspection, he noticed something amiss; those two LV.1 nobodies were only following him. Freya wouldn't send out such lowly individuals.

　A flash of anger crossed Roy's eyes. Who had the audacity to do this?

　Knowing full well that he was LV.3, sending two LV.1 weaklings to follow him was no different from provoking him.

　At a corner, Roy suddenly accelerated.

　The two adventurers who were following Roy reached the corner, but in just two seconds, Roy had vanished without a trace, and a look of astonishment appeared on their faces.

　After searching left and right, I finally spotted Roy's back at the entrance of an alleyway about 30 or 40 meters away.

　Seeing that Roy was about to disappear from their sight, the two men, no longer bothering to conceal themselves, exchanged a glance and quickly chased after him. Just as they entered the alley...

　Roy transformed into a black shadow and swiftly rushed out, appearing in front of the two men and reaching out his large hand to grab them.

　The two men were utterly shocked.

　Roy moved with lightning speed, pressing one of the men's heads down with one hand and slamming it against the wall with a loud thud. The man's head bled, and he became dizzy.

　Another man tried to draw his sword, but Roy tripped him with his right foot, then mercilessly kicked him in the face. The force sent the man flying four or five meters.

　The two let out painful cries.

　The man who was being held down quickly said, "Sprout of Justice, wait, we are not your enemies."

　A cold glint flashed in Roy's eyes as he said indifferently, "So you know me? Then why did you dare to follow me?"

　The man, panting, said, "Someone wants to see you. We've only come to ask you to come over..."

　"who?"

　"You'll find out when you get there."

　Before he could finish speaking, Roy grabbed the man's head with both hands, twisted it violently, and with a "crack," the man's neck snapped, and he died. Roy had no interest in playing any riddles with them; if you didn't answer, you died—there was nothing more to say.

　"It's your turn. Do you want to say something?"

　Roy approached the young man who had been kicked away.

　One of his companions was gone in an instant. Roy's ruthlessness terrified the man. He was willing to kill at the slightest provocation. This was on the surface of the earth, and wasn't he supposed to be a member of the righteous Astrea Familia? When did this Familia become more brutal than the dark factions?!

　"It's Commander Chanis's order!"

　Faced with the choice between the mastermind behind the scenes and his own life, the young man chose the latter without hesitation.

　“Chanis…”

　Upon hearing the name, Roy was stunned: Chanis Lustra, the leader of the Soma Familia.

　He thought of the Freya Familia and the Ikelos Familia, but never of the Soma Familia, which sold sake.

　On the surface, he had no connection with the other party.

　The only contact was when he went over and threatened me in order to buy the original Divine Wine.

　Roy's expression darkened slightly. Sending someone to invite him for no apparent reason must mean that the other party had sensed something.

　At that time, he couldn't possibly wear the Phantom Mask to buy the Divine Wine from the other party; otherwise, if the berserker who had just defeated the Freya Familia appeared in the Soma Familia, the consequences would be unimaginable.

　To avoid escalating the situation, he didn't even kill Chanis Lustra; the sudden death of a clan leader would certainly attract attention. If Freya and Loki realized that they could deceive the gods using the divine wine, they would be in trouble again.

　He even left behind the millions of pharmacies intended for the purchase of the divine wine, to prevent Charnis from losing a large sum of money and becoming resentful—frankly, Roy could have stolen it. That wasn't money for the wine; it was hush money!

　Judging from the situation, the other party was clearly unaware of this and even sent people to follow him.

　Roy's eyes were icy. He really had to wipe out the Soma Familia; otherwise, his purchase of the divine wine might be exposed. Only the dead can't speak…

　"Can I leave now?"

　The young man lying on the ground was unaware of the complex thoughts Roy had been swirling in during that brief moment, a fawning smile plastered on his face. Roy nodded, patted the man's shoulder, and said earnestly, "Brother, you must keep my murder a secret forever!" Hearing that Roy intended to spare him, the young man was overjoyed and solemnly promised, "I'll keep it a secret forever!"

　Pi!

　Roy activated his magic, and golden lightning transformed into a longsword, piercing the young man's heart.

　The young man opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything. He lost all his strength and collapsed to the ground.

　Roy put the two corpses into his spatial ring. Living people couldn't go in, but dead people could. He then went to a dungeon or a instance world, threw the corpses inside, and the two people disappeared into thin air.

　Zanis Lustra waited and waited in a teahouse, but Roy and his two trusted men never appeared. Just as Roy had guessed.

　While delivering wine to the Guppyeong family, he happened to see Roy with the god Guppyeong.

　At first, he didn't pay attention, but Roy's voice sounded familiar, though he couldn't quite place where he'd heard it before. He was also someone who had watched the Apollo Familia War Game.

　The more he looked, the more familiar the man seemed. Chanis finally remembered what had happened that day and suddenly realized that Roy's figure was somewhat similar to that of the person in the black cloak.

　He was almost certain of it.

　What is the purpose of buying the original Divine Wine in the "Sprout of Justice" event? I've never heard of anyone in the Astraea Familia liking to drink, and it's not like Loki is that alcoholic...

　The budding sense of justice still secretly came to buy the divine wine, as if afraid of being seen.

　Chanis swallowed hard, feeling as if he had come into contact with something he shouldn't have.

　But his greed as an adventurer quickly overwhelmed him.

　Using this incident to threaten the budding of justice might allow them to extract more benefits, after all, he's a wealthy man who casually tossed away over a million fares.

Chapter 137 The Little Girl in the Flower Shop

　Roy did not accept Ciannis Lustra's invitation, but instead appeared on a street.

　the reason is simple.

　Whether or not Chanis Lustra realized he was the one who bought the divine wine, he couldn't let this threat remain in the world. Assassination or the identity of a berserker wouldn't work; he needed a legitimate reason to eliminate the enemy openly and without anyone in Orario noticing anything amiss. He needed an excuse to attack the Soma Familia, and the flower shop ahead could provide it.

　Several greedy-looking adventurers smashed the flower shop to pieces, completely ignoring the desperate pleas of the elderly couple inside and the weeping of the little girl.

　"Erdene, do you think you can escape?"

　A gruff, bearded dwarf grinned and raised his fist to smash the little girl.

　The surrounding adventurers started to jeer.

　Suddenly, the dwarf found that he couldn't bring his fist down, and turned around to look.

　A handsome, black-haired boy appeared behind him and grabbed his wrist.

　Dwarves are known for their great strength and endurance, which are their racial gifts. The best among them can even rival a low-level LV.1 adventurer with their brute force before receiving divine favor.

　After receiving such a favor, things become even more extraordinary.

　But the boy was so strong that he gripped his wrist like an iron clamp, making a slight cracking sound from his bones, which caused him to let out a scream.

　"hateful!"

　The dark-faced dwarf, his face contorted with rage, slammed his other fist, the size of a clay pot, down hard on the boy.

　Roy grabbed the other person's wrist and pulled him down.

　The other person's body flipped 180 degrees and crashed heavily to the ground with a "thud".

　The surrounding crowd was stunned. That was a dwarf, a broad-shouldered body weighing at least several hundred pounds, yet this young man had thrown him out so easily. Roy said calmly, "In front of everyone, you've ruined Orario's reputation."

　Adventurers smashed up a flower shop, and no one stopped this atrocity. Merchants who came to Orario to do business nearby looked fearful until they saw Roy take action: "The sprout of justice of the Astrea Familia!"

　"Hey, this guy's a Level 3!!"

　Finally, someone recognized Roy's identity. The adventurers who had been assaulting him in the flower shop paled. At level 1, facing Roy was tantamount to suicide. "Erd, you're lucky today!"

　The adventurers uttered a few harsh words and then tried to escape into the dark alley.

　"Have you misunderstood something?" Roy's cold voice rang in their ears.

　The adventurers turned around in horror.

　Roy burst forth like the Grim Reaper.

　"Stinky boy!"

　Seeing that there was no way out, a young man with side-swept bangs angrily swung his sword.

　Roy caught the incoming sword blade between two fingers.

　The young man with bangs widened his eyes, trying to pull his longsword back, but found himself unable to move forward or backward.

　Roy utterly dominated these adventurers, the vast difference in stats, skill, and experience making the outcome of the battle a foregone conclusion. In the blink of an eye, the adventurers were knocked to the ground, clutching their bodies and groaning in pain.

　"it is good!!"

　Someone in the crowd shouted, and everyone responded. Some even threw stones at the thugs, just as the saying goes: those who act justly will find many helpers, while those who act unjustly will find few.

　It wasn't until members of the Ganesha Familia arrived and took the troublemaking adventurers away, throwing them into a cell where they wouldn't be coming out for a while, that they were finally apprehended. "Are you alright?"

　Roy smiled kindly and reached out to help the little girl who had fallen to the ground.

　The little girl instinctively wanted to grasp the other's hand, but the moment she reached out, she saw that her hands were covered in sand and blood, and she withdrew them.

　Her low self-esteem is so heartbreaking.

　Roy casually took the other person's hand, helped them up, and poured a low-level life potion onto their scraped palm. A flash of emerald green light appeared, and the scraped palm was completely healed, even the bloodstains were washed away.

　I didn't feel any pain at all throughout the entire process.

　The little girl was startled. "How could you use such a precious potion on me?"

　"Potions are meant to be used, otherwise why make them?" Roy smiled slightly.

　The little girl was on the verge of tears. How could the bill be calculated like this? Such a miraculous potion would sell for at least tens of thousands of Falis; how could she possibly repay it? Roy watched Lilyluka Erd, the little girl pacing anxiously, without giving her a second glance.

　Her parents were members of the Soma Kinkaku (a clan of religious followers), so she belonged to the Soma Kinkaku from a young age. Her parents were addicted to sacred wine and never took care of their children. The girl started begging for a living from the age of three, and her parents only knew how to ask her for money.

　One day, her parents, desperately short of money, went to the underground city and disappeared in an instant.

　After suffering oppression within her own clan and constant exploitation by adventurers outside, Lily fled her clan in despair and anger. She was taken in by an elderly couple who owned a flower shop. After the clan members discovered that the elderly couple had taken Lily in, they destroyed the flower shop, injuring the elderly couple in the process. In despair, Lily had no choice but to return to her clan. In the harsh environment of the Soma Familia, she developed a twisted personality of distrusting others and extreme hatred for adventurers amidst the contempt of other adventurers. She even used magic to steal adventurers' equipment and sell it to take revenge on the so-called adventurers, comforting her darkened heart by watching their anger and despair from the shadows.

　This is the trajectory of development in the original timeline.

　At this time, Lilyluka Erd was still living in the flower shop and had not yet completely fallen into darkness.

　“Lord Roy, how can we thank you enough?” An elderly couple approached Roy.

　"It's okay, I just can't stand their evil deeds." Roy smiled brightly.

　After the war game with the Apollo Familia, there are very few Orarios who don't know Roy.

　Coupled with the good reputation accumulated by the Astrea Familia, Roy quickly gained the trust and gratitude of the dwarf girl and the elderly couple who ran the flower shop. Roy feigned confusion, "Those people are members of the Soma Familia, how did you get involved with them?"

　The elderly couple who owned the flower shop exchanged a bewildered glance. They had no connection with the Soma Familia. Their gazes finally settled on the little girl. Lily's petite body trembled, and she lowered her head in guilt. It was she who had brought trouble upon the elderly couple.

　“But this is troublesome. Those people won’t give up easily.” Roy shook his head. As long as the enemy’s main base isn’t destroyed, those vicious clans will keep respawning their foes.

　Ordinary people avoid them like the plague, because once they get involved, the other party will stick to them like a leech.

　Sending a few henchmen to cause trouble every day can cause a shop's business to plummet. That's the saying, "It's easier to deal with the devil than his minions." Roy squatted down, his gaze level with Lily's, and smiled, "Want to hire me to take care of them?"

Chapter 138 The Gods' Excitement

　The elderly couple who owned the flower shop were heartbroken by the vandalism. Based on the conversation between the Soma Familia members and Lily, they could roughly guess where this calamity came from. The little girl also noticed the unfriendly, slightly disgusted looks in the old couple's eyes. She lowered her head, wishing there was a crack in the ground she could disappear into. Regret, pain, and other emotions were like countless tiny knives, tormenting her petite and frail body.

　"Want me to take care of them?"

　At that moment, Roy was like a ray of light shining into her dark and hopeless inner world.

　Lily's eyes gleamed with struggle, and she gritted her teeth, "Why are you meddling in this kind of thing?"

　Roy pondered for a moment, then chuckled, "I'm a member of the Astrea Familia. You should know we're a bunch of busybodies." Lily's lips twitched. She'd never seen an adventurer describe himself as a "busybody." In Orario, such people usually died the fastest, but this young man before her…

　Roy looked at the elderly couple at the flower shop. "Grandpa, Grandma, she's a victim too. The real villains are the members of the Soma Familia." Hearing this, the elderly couple seemed to awaken from a dream, shaking off their anger at the destruction of their shop. Their eyes, as they looked at Lily, held a hint of apology and shame. Lily's nose stung with tears.

　A righteous and cheerful young man from the Astra Familia, like a prince on a white horse descending from the sky in a heroic tale, stops the members of the Soma Familia from harming her.

　The boy in front of me is undoubtedly a good person.