Hearing Fels' words, Aston was certain that at this point in time, the warmonger Dix had already noticed the Xenos and began leading his Familia members to hunt them. He wondered if Dix had already reached level 5 during this time period. However, it didn't matter; even if Dix had reached level 5, Aston was confident he could defeat him.
Thinking this, Aston lifted his head and spoke to Fels, "Fels, could you ask Ouranos-sama if he would allow me to eliminate the Ikelos Familia?"
"Eliminate the Ikelos Familia?" Fels repeated, intrigued. "You seem very confident in your strength. You are indeed a mysterious individual." Fels didn't know much about Aston since he had only recently become an adventurer, and the Guild didn't have much information about him.
He was aware that Aston had been recently working with the Loki Familia, specifically the Sword Princess, and that they had ventured into deeper floors of the Dungeon, which was the only way Aston could have obtained magic stones worth tens of thousands in just a few days.
Seeing Aston's confidence now, Fels deduced that Aston probably had level 5 combat strength. After all, Dix himself was at level 4, and under his command were other Familia members.
Without level 5 strength, it would be impossible to deal with them.
As for requesting the first-class adventurers of the Loki Familia to confront the Ikelos Familia, that was out of the question. The Loki Familia might accept commissions from other Familia adventurers, but they would not get involved in a war between Familias.
Even during Orario's dark times, the Loki Familia only confronted those Familias that were clearly enemies. They did not act against dark Familias without concrete evidence.
The dark times began to gradually end with the rampage of the Storm Dragon Velius.
The Ikelos Familia hadn't done anything detrimental to Orario. The Xenos they hunted were monsters from the Dungeon, and even if other Familias in Orario knew, they wouldn't care.
To them, Xenos were just monsters, unworthy of sympathy and even enemies.
So, if Aston dared to say such words, it meant he believed he had the capability to handle the situation alone.
This realization made Fels take a deep breath. Aston was a novice adventurer, joining a Familia for the first time, and in just over ten days, he had attained such combat ability. It was astonishing, beyond imagination.
"I will report this matter to Ouranos," Fels said. "Whether or not to deal with the Ikelos Familia will be decided by Ouranos. However, I doubt Ouranos would..."
Fels nodded slightly but was interrupted by Aston before he could finish. "Fels, the Ikelos Familia is colluding with a malevolent god, the God of Death Thanatos."
Upon hearing this, Fels was taken aback. "Do you have evidence?" he asked urgently.
"There is an artificial labyrinth beneath Daedalus Street, created by the descendants of those who built the Labyrinth City Orario. The Familia of the God of Death Thanatos operates there."
"Do you know Valletta? That woman who is Finn's archenemy is now a member of Thanatos Familia."
"As for how to confirm this, you'll have to figure it out yourselves. I only know this much, but I don't have any evidence," Aston said with a light smile.
Having already revealed some of his uniqueness, Aston didn't mind sharing a bit more. Given the situation of Ouranos and Fels, they were unlikely to target him for these peculiarities, nor were they likely to leak this information to others.
"..."
"I understand, I will pass this information on to Ouranos."
"Everything will be decided by Ouranos."
"Now, let's talk about the matter with Lyd and the others."
"Tomorrow night, same time, same place, I will wait for you here and then take you to meet Lyd," Fels said after a moment of silence.
"Alright," Aston nodded.
He had no reservations about informing Ouranos about Dix Perdix and the artificial labyrinth. He wasn't going to follow the script of the story.
Since he was now aiming to subdue the Xenos, he naturally needed to deal with the obstacle that was Dix Perdix. Only by informing Ouranos about Dix's collusion with the malevolent god could Aston act against Dix without any burden.
Otherwise, acting against Dix just based on the Xenos' situation wouldn't be justified, and forcibly moving against Dix would only bring trouble to the Hestia Familia.
It was like the incident a few years ago when Ryuu, forcefully clearing out the dark factions, which ultimately led to being hunted by the Guild, even facing elimination.
After a brief exchange, Aston bid farewell to Fels and left, heading towards his residence. Meanwhile, Fels stood still, quietly watching Aston's figure gradually disappear into the darkness before slowly turning and melting into the shadows.
Half an hour later, Fels' figure appeared in the prayer room beneath the Guild.
"Ouranos-sama, Aston from the Hestia Familia has provided very important information," Fels said, looking up at Ouranos seated on the high platform, and slowly relayed the information provided by Aston.
Upon hearing Fels' report, Ouranos' expression remained unchanged, seemingly indifferent to the matter. However, his response indicated he took the issue very seriously.
"Fels, handle this matter. Make sure to investigate the situation of the Ikelos Familia. If the facts are as stated, authorize Aston from the Hestia Familia to act and eliminate the Ikelos Familia," Ouranos commanded decisively, with an iron-fisted approach.
"Ouranos-sama, you really have a lot of confidence in Aston. Leave it to me."
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