Seeing this, Ais got up and brought the cup to him, then, "Ah~"
"..."
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'No need to help me, I can do it myself!'
But the girl meant well. Wouldn't refusing her make her disappointed?
As expected, he couldn't stop her. Hence, Fron contentedly let the girl start helping him.
"Bang!"
"Fron! You're awake, Nani!!!! You, you bastard, what did you do to my adorable Ais-tan!!!!!!!!! What's with that married-woman vibe, huhhhhhh!"
The deity who just returned, jumped at Fron.
"Loki, calm down, Loki, listen to me explain!"
"Explain my ass!"
"Uuuu, I'm still a patient, a patient Loki, spare me!"
The noisy daily life resumed the moment Fron woke up.
...
In the main conference room of the [Twilight Manor], a meeting about Fron was held.
Black-faced Loki, Finn with a bitter smile, and Mama Riveria-san looking at the neatly seated Ais beside Fron with the eyes of a mother finally at ease, and Gareth laughing loudly.
The Amazoness little sister sat on Fron's other side, clinging to his arm non-stop. Tione stood beside Finn, fully immersed in her role-playing.
Bete leaned in the corner with arms crossed, full of attitude. Lefiya was fidgety, glancing at Ais, then at Fron, with a dramatic mental theater already unfolding in her mind.
Raul stood humbly at the doorway, looking around.
And Anakitty stared at her peer, fuming with suppressed frustration.
Everyone's reactions were seen by Fron, whose head was still wrapped in bandages. He couldn't help but sigh at the variety of human experiences.
"Ahem, the meeting regarding Fron is now officially starting."
"First thing, Loki has confirmed at the General Assembly of the Gods [Denatus] yesterday, Fron's Alias, or rather, title."
Fron's face twitched instinctively.
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...
Time goes back 24 hours.
The [Gods' Meeting], also called the [Denatus], [Council of the Gods], or whatever you like.
The so-called [Denatus] traces back to a type of gathering some deities organized to kill boredom, similar to circle meetups.
After painstaking management and accumulating enough strength and territory for their Familia, the gods no longer confined themselves to idle storefronts and territory-bound spaces.
Bored, they would invite fellow deities to pursue joy, chat about trivial matters, and kill time.
To put it bluntly, it was a bunch of gods with nothing better to do gathering to pass the time, gossip, exchange information, look for something fun, and finally, the main dessert, deciding the title for someone who has leveled up.
[Titles / Alias], born of the gods' mischievous tastes, was given during the [Denatus] by a Familia's main deity to those who leveled up.
In other words, no matter how weird the gods made the title, the meaning behind it was that the person's strength had been recognized by the gods, an honor reserved only for [Upper Rank Adventurers].
It's just that…
When it comes to titles, the gods' aesthetics are vastly different from those of mortals.
Like [Fallen Angel of Darkness], [Dawn Holy Dragon Knight], [Absolute Shadow], these super cringe-worthy names!
In our past life, if someone dared to yell something like that in public.
Like: you're in class reading a novel on your phone and the teacher catches you.
Teacher: "Dawn Holy Dragon Knight, hand over the phone!"
That person: "You better watch your tone, or you'll regret it."
Classmates: ???
--!
That's public humiliation if anything…
But this is another world. It seems the kids here really like that kind of style.
The venue of the [Denatus] was located on the 30th floor of the Babel Tower.
This modified tower had an entire floor turned into a grand hall, all partitions removed.
Thick, long columns lined up supporting the towering ceiling. In the vast space, only a large round table stood in the center, no other furniture.
Huge glass windows lined the distant walls, surrounded by the sky from thirty floors up.
And due to the unusually high ceiling, the entire space felt like a floating divine temple.
Yeah, just like you imagined, a heavenly banquet hall.
At this moment, gods seated with gaps between them numbered at least thirty, meaning in Orario, the dungeon city, there were at least as many Familia with Lv.2 or higher adventurers.
The gods' appearances varied greatly, some pursed their lips, visibly nervous; others smiled softly with eyes closed, relaxing.
Among them, a mysterious male god wearing an elephant mask stood in the center of the hall.
After scanning the crowd, he was about to speak.
Loki entered the venue grumbling.
"Loki!"
A dignified goddess with the same hair color as Loki but wearing a black mask covering one of her eyes greeted her.
"Hefi~"
Loki, eyes full of tears, immediately charged at the goddess she called Hefi.
"What happened? Did someone bully you?"
"Waaaah! My Ais-tan!"
"?"
The dignified goddess called Hefi by Loki was none other than Hephaestus. That's right, the head of the renowned forging Familia [Hephaestus Familia] based in Orario.
"Uuuu, please comfort me, won't you."
"Geez, you..."
The gods chattered away, while the male god standing in the center of the temple glanced around again.
"Well then, everyone, the N-th Divine Assembly officially begins. I'll be today's host, Ganesha!"
"I am Ganesha!"
Gods: "..."
"Oi oi oi, Ganesha, stop posing like that, even if it's for laughs, I've seen it for billions of years and I'm sick of it!"
"Yeah, just get on with the agenda already!"
"Ahem"
The elephant-masked god ignored the gods' teasing. He cleared his throat and said loudly:
"First, we will exchange information. Everyone, please be serious."
"Yes yes yes! Things have been crazy lively in the city lately, right Loki? Come on, come on, tell us about your kid!"
"Ah, that thing about the [Flame Demon]!"
"Yeah yeah, the [Flame Demon]! Tell us about him!"
"Tell us! Tell us!"
"I heard that the Sword Princess is always seen with him, is that true? Are they both a couple?"
"..."
Hearing the questions or especially the last question, Loki's face darkened to a purple shade, her shoulders shaking in fury. Then she suddenly slammed the table and shouted:
"Shut up, all of you! Or I'll strip you naked and hang you in the plaza, believe it or not!"
"..."
As expected, the gods immediately shivered and went silent.
They might be curious to see someone else humiliated, but definitely not themselves.
"Hmph, warning you all. If any of you mess around at the end-"
Loki opened her divine eyes, giving them a naked verbal threat.
"Yes yes yes, we understand!"
The gods nodded furiously, responding like bobbleheads.
This is the benefit of being a top Familia, power, territory, strength. Loki, standing at the peak of everything except commerce in Orario, had terrifying influence.
These troublemakers knew better than to mess with her.
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...
"So what's my title?"
Fron looked at Loki with a numb expression, emotions mixed with anticipation and dread.
"Ah, your title is-"