Chapter 56 - Upgrade Mission!
"In terms of power distribution, all factions, except for the few S rank individuals who are basically rarely seen, are led by A+ ranked individuals."
Yas paused for a moment, contemplating how to explain the power dynamics of the main god space to Luke.
"The current situation is roughly divided into four team factions and five individual factions."
"The four team factions are the Knight Order, Shadow League/Alliance, the Fool... ah, I mean, the Vanguard, and our Adventurers' Club/Guild."
Stare—!
"..."
Stare—!
"..."
"Don't try to fool me! You clearly slipped up just now, revealing one word that obviously shouldn't appear in the team name."
Luke stared at Yas, certain that he hadn't misheard, and there was no way he would let it slide.
"Cough, well, actually, it's like this. Each team faction has a universally recognized nickname because they all have quite distinctive features."
"The Knight Order is called the 'Mommy Knights,' the Shadow Alliance is the 'Gathering Place for Chuunibyou,' and the Vanguard is known as the 'Foolish Vanguard.'"
"Additionally, one was excluded from the mention of team factions because its leader recently promoted to S rank, and there were no other A+ rank representatives in the team, so the 'Magic Tower' is referred to as the 'Elderly Welfare Society.'"
Stare—!
"..."
Watching Luke and Yas, who were once again in a stalemate, Vice Captain Robert sighed silently.
He shifted his seat away from Yas and then spoke to Luke, "Let me tell you the nickname of our team."
"It's called... 'Gay Harem Team/Group.'"
The nickname was truly hard to face, and after saying it, Robert couldn't help but cover his face a bit.
The atmosphere fell into silence for a moment.
After a while, Luke stood up and walked towards the door of the bar.
As he walked, he said, "I suddenly remembered I have something to attend to. I'll take my leave for today, everyone. Farewell!"
"Wait! Hold on! It's not what you think!"
Ignoring Yas's wails behind him, Luke quickly ran towards the exit.
But before he could take two steps, he felt someone grabbing his clothes.
Turning around, Luke saw a kuudere girl with light blue disheveled hair quietly holding onto his clothes.
Stare—!
Stare—!
"Sigh."
Luke sighed and, with the corner of his clothes, pulled the girl back to the table.
"Well, for the sake of Feli, I'll give you a chance to explain yourself."
Hearing Luke's words, Yas innocently slapped the table.
"What do you mean to explain? These are all slander! It must be other agents, jealous of my perfect social circle."
The entire bar, with Yas slamming the table, began to 'shake.'
To prevent the celebratory banquet from being interrupted and fearing fines from the main god space for damaging public property, Robert had to step forward to stop Yas's actions.
"So, our dear Captain Yas, can you explain why, despite having many girls in the team, each one personally invited by you, you're still single?"
Pfft—!
Robert's words were like a sharp sword, instantly piercing through Yas's heart defense.
Luke, who had finally stabilized himself from the 'shaking,' found comfort seeing Yas being shut down by Robert.
Tug—!
Tug—!
Just as Luke was about to find a chair and sit back down, he felt someone pulling him from behind.
Turning around, he saw Feli still holding onto the corner of his clothes.
Seeing that Luke finally noticed her, the girl stopped pulling him, but she didn't release her grip.
"Luke, congratulations on leveling up. The gift..."
A few brief words burst out from Feli's mouth.
Although it was just three words, Luke successfully understood what the girl wanted to convey.
Feli's general message was, "I was the first to notice you leveled up. Congratulations on leveling up. Since I'm the first one to congratulate you, I want a gift."
Looking at the slight expectation in the girl's eyes, Luke carefully considered for a moment.
After a few seconds, he made a decision. While Luke currently didn't have suitable equipment for Feli, it didn't mean he had nothing to give.
From his portable pocket, Luke took out a spare dagger-shaped Lux.
He didn't unfold the weapon; instead, he exerted force on it, extracting the 'Manadyte' serving as the core of the Lux.
Manadyte was a type of ore similar to elemental crystals. This kind of ore will emit light like starlight, which is very beautiful.
As the core for Lux armaments, the 'Manadyte' had been artificially polished into a regular spherical shape. The one in Luke's hand was such a sphere-like crystal.
The spherical Manadyte, against the background of the sky, resembles a gem like the stars in the sky, which is very fascinating.
Placing the 'gem' into Feli's hand, Luke smiled and patted her head, saying, "Thank you for congratulating me. This gem is my gift to you."
The interaction between the two caught the attention of others. After understanding their exchange, Yas couldn't sit still.
"Wait, leveling up? Luke, are you already B rank?"
Not only Yas, but all the 'cadres' at the table looked at Luke with astonished eyes.
Even Robert, who was usually composed, asked Luke with a hint of surprise.
"You should have just completed your first official mission, and you've already stepped into the threshold of B rank?"
"Does that mean your next mission will be an upgrade mission?"
Upon hearing the term 'upgrade mission,' Yas, who was initially cheerful, immediately became serious. Yas sat upright, gesturing for Luke to do the same before he began speaking.
"Upgrade missions are quite special and usually fall into two categories. One is a long-term task that may take several years or even a decade to complete within the mission world, and the other is a difficult additional task. "
"The first situation is okay, but it will waste more time."
"But if it's the other type, you need to be fully prepared."
At this point, Yas picked up his wine glass, took a deep sip, and continued.
"In the majority of cases in the main god space, death doesn't occur during missions."
"The relationship between the main god space and the agents is mutually beneficial. Any problem for one party is not good for the other."
"However, there are a few exceptions."
"After all, without experiencing the baptism of death, one can never become truly powerful."
"And an upgrade mission is one of those exceptions."
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