The sudden absence of Zeus and Hera familia left a big disturbance and create multiple ripples in the Orario. . .
For once, many people sigh in relief that this troublemakers are now gone, but the night on the same date it announced, some members from its familia still creates trouble after trouble, but backing by the morning news, retaliation started to shoot at the asses of these troublemakers.
As for the ripple, it was thanks to them that many 'dark side' familia started to emerged and creates trouble on their own. Of course one of them are the Rudra Familia who are bolder than before. Good thing the police force 'Astraea Familia' minimized the casualties.
Of all the familias, Loki and Freya is the calmest. "Leave them, I don't know what's running on that old man's brain" they order their members not to stick their nose out from these living time bomb.
In the end, it might be the plan of Zeus or Hera. To let others slap their back and return triumphant over fighting the Dragon, then retaliate over this familia who stick its hands into their asses while their main force is out.
In the end, Loki didn't have any reason to join this fun-time. After all, her elites are currently on the expedition. No one knows until this point when will they return as her sole purpose is to achieve and go beyond to the floors where Zeus familia 'didn't even try to reach'. At the same reason of increasing her fame.
In a sense, she's letting the ducks laying its egg while the crow is fighting over a piece of corpse.
Yes, because they are busy preparing for the big fish called the 'One-eyed Black Dragon' outside the orario. Zeus and Hera familia slacked off and postponed their exploration and instead create trouble in the Orario as their spare time. Their executives on the other hand, only trained or power level their members inside the dungeon when needed. That is the only two of many things they did and forget doing what they should need to do. Rather, they don't care about the dungeon anymore.
Freya on the other hand, is always playing safe. She wanted a 'Balance' familia where she could used as her own when needed. To explore or to defend wherever she went. All she care is her familia to become stronger than anyone! Hiding them in the shadow, training them to level up. She doesn't care about anything but only waiting for her grand entrance, to flaunt that she is the best!
But unlike this two. Others did not bother competing over the throne once these two old fella's withers and instead, do their own things like usual. Like Hephaestus, Hermes and Ganesha familia. They are only watching for all of this event to unfold.
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"So, he still emerging? that [Shadow Silver]?"
"Yeah, thanks to him why we don't have much work to do"
"But, the way he punish is. . .inhumane! Unjust!"
"That is what you called, an eye for an eye!"
"Isn't that amazing? We can either relax or train inside the dungeon more often than none, its all thanks to him!"
"No ladies, there are still many who are wicked! We shouldn't slack our ass off!"
The girls are whispering while I am talking to Astraea-sama. . .we just finish our meal and I am sure, these ladies here are going to do their routine after a few minutes so I tried to gossip.
"Shadow Silver? Is he an adventurer?" I questioned. Ladies, why are you talking only on your own!
"We don't know so far. We only encountered him, once or twice"
"Is he strong?" I asks again.
"Yes, and very nimble at that! Even our Gale Wind couldn't keep up with his speed!" One of them explicitly tells the story and is comparing the so-called Shadow over Ryu.
I can't help but sneer. Surprisingly, Ryu-san is only glancing at me curiously. Is my popular phase with this elf starts today? I wonder. But just like usual, she immediately look away after our eyes met. . .
As the girls started to move after, I went out and look at the roof of our [Stardust Garden] to digest my food, there, stands an elf who is seemingly curious, confuse and has many questions in her mind. I could only see it from her peripheral though.
Her blond golden long hair flutters from the cold night wind, illuminated by the moonlight.
Is she really an elf? Or a fairy? She's glittering!
Ryu Lion. She didn't covers her hair using the classic flower-shaped hood she always wearing. As if trance, I saw her taking a deep breath. She looked at my direction as if asking me to come at her. Yeah, I knew she's here all along. My [Perception] never lie after all.
"Really, I guess I should. . ." Saying so, I kicked off the ground and leaped up for tens of meters and arrived before the roof.
Our [Stardust Garden] although only has one floor, it has a hundreds of meters wide. I arrived paralleled to where our living room is currently located and walked where she is.
"There are voices that are telling me. . .that is you, it was you. I don't care how for you Falna-less!" She said so looking at the distance. Yeah, the last night where she follows me. I guess I was caught by her. I feel relieve though. She zipped her mouth shut from Kami-sama or others, all this time.
"Who are you talking about?" I asks, as if doesn't comprehend what she meant.
"Don't take me for a fool, tell me instead why are you doing such barbaric method! Its. . .nothing but disgusting! Remembering what you did and how you eat with us in the same table sickens me most! Why!? At first I doubted my feelings and curiosity but now I am sure. That was you! That bastard was you!" though calm, her words has a mix of anger, disgust then turned into apathy. Her tears fell down from her cheek.
I see, She loathed me to the core, huh. But at the same time, she hoped that she didn't saw through me.
I guess, that's what a cat would get for feeding their own curiosity.
"Are you scared?" I asks whilst intimidating. If it comes to this, then. . .
She flinched and look at the opposite direction. Yeah, she is scared of me alright. . .By the way, the Shadow the girls are talking about is none other than me, myself and I.
Because of this disturbance and the 'dark side' started to make their move from the absent of Zeus and Hera familia, I have to dispatched where the root of this terrors are! The impostors Zeus and Hera familia! Yeah, I called them impostors mainly because they're not even in the powerhouse of the said familia to begin with.
They only stench the name of their mighty god, that's all. I don't care if it was planned or not but by killing them did this trepidation---if not fully stopped, at least it would subsided to a certain degree.
"If so, why not tell them who I really am?" I said.
Yeah, like you did the last time during [H-Store] incident. I didn't forget it but I forgive her already as we started to feel more like a familia ever since. After all, we're not even close at first.
"I'm scared!" Still shivering, her body slumped and seated as if strength left her from the unknown reason. She started to cry for real this time. Tears drizzled over the top of her palm, flowing towards her knee.
"I. . .can't help it" looking above the moonlight, I answered.