Chapter 129 - Definitely Going to Get Killed!
After reporting to Finn and calming Ais down, Luke finally had nothing else to do.
The physical and mental fatigue made Luke decide not to enter the dungeon for a while.
Having just experienced a riot in the dungeon, it was probable that Ais would be advised by Riveria not to enter the dungeon until the guild clarified the cause and officially declared the event over.
The main issue was to send someone to confirm whether the Demi Spirit was still wandering in the lower floors.
Luke couldn't be 100% sure of the monster's death, so to prevent similar incidents from happening again, the guild would definitely take action.
"The number of people entering the dungeon will probably decrease significantly for a while."
Luke walked through the halls of Twilight Manor, pondering the aftermath of the incident.
"Ah, Luke-san! You're awake, that's great!"
While Luke was lost in thought, an ordinary human in his teens approached him.
"Seeing you lying on the bed motionless scared me to death."
Raul Nord had joined their familia during the period when Luke and Ais ranked up to Lv2.
Although he didn't have any special talents or abilities, Finn highly valued him for some reason.
"Raul? Good timing, I was looking for you."
Seeing Raul approaching, Luke immediately greeted him.
"Do you know where Aki is?"
"Call her over; I'll treat you two to a meal."
"It's about time for dinner, let's go to 'Hostess Of Fertility'."
"Eh? No, no, how could I let you pay for my meal, Luke-san."
Hearing Luke was planning to treat him, Raul immediately became flustered and refused.
Because when Raul joined the familia, Luke and Ais were already Lv2 adventurers.
And the alias 'Sword Master' and 'Sword Princess' were already well-known in Orario at the time.
So Raul has always respected Luke and Ais, even referring to Ais, who was five years younger, with honorifics and as Ais-san.
"Come on, I have to properly thank you two for taking care of me these past few days."
"Also don't be polite, go and call Aki over, I'll wait for you at the front gate."
Luke patted Raul on the back and smiled at him: "If you plan to stand me up, I won't let you off."
"O-Okay then..."
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For dinner, Luke brought the familiar human teenager and a cat-eared girl to the tavern 'Hostess Of Fertility' on West Street.
"Sure enough, let's forget it... The meals here are super expensive, aren't they? Usually, goddess Loki will bring us here to eat during the celebration banquet."
"How can we let Luke-san spend so much for our meal?"
Arriving at the tavern, Raul started to have second thoughts seeing the 'Hostess Of Fertility' sign.
This time, the cat-eared girl next to him could finally no longer bear it.
"Really, when will you stop being so overly polite?"
"We're already in front of the tavern, stop hesitating and making excuses. If you plan to refuse, don't come here in the first place."
"You're making me feel awkward too."
The cat-eared girl Aki slapped Raul on the back of his head, speaking to him irritably.
Anakitty Autumn, a black-haired, black-eyed cat-eared girl.
She joined Loki Familia with Raul as new members and is now a Lv2 adventurer like Raul.
Like Luke and Ais, they were a pair who teamed up to explore the dungeon together.
But it seems the two newly promoted duo were planning to venture into the middle floors, looking for new team members.
Presumably, it won't be long before this two-person team similar to Luke and Ais will become a three- or four-person team.
In the midst of banter, or rather Raul being hit unilaterally, Luke led the two into Mama Mia's tavern.
"Welcome meow～!"
"Nya, it's the swordsman brother, nya!"
As soon as they entered, Anya spotted Luke while greeting customers.
"Swordsman brother, find a place to sit first, I'll come to greet you in a while, nya."
Waving to Anya, Luke led Raul and Aki to a table at the edge and sat down.
"Today I'm treating, so order whatever you want."
"Thank you for taking care of me while I was unconscious, don't be shy and feel free to order any expensive dishes."
The three of them were not first-timers at Mama Mia's tavern, so naturally, there was not much hesitation in ordering.
Soon, after ordering, Luke and his companions entered a casual chat.
"Speaking of which, Aki and I only took care of Luke-san for two days, at the beginning, it was Riveria-sama who..."
"Waiiiii——!"
"Raul, you idiot, wasn't that information supposed to be secret! Do you want to get silenced by Riveria-sama!"
A panicked Aki rudely interrupted Raul halfway through his sentence.
The black-haired cat girl's tail bristled, obviously fearing some terrifying consequence.
Reminded by Aki, Raul also realized the mistake he had made, his face turning pale instantly.
He asked Luke in a trembling voice: "Th-That, Luke-san..."
"Could you... pretend you didn't hear what I just said..."
Luke studied the ashen-faced Raul and the tense Aki, a thoughtful smile playing on his lips as he uttered the word of rejection: "No."
"I've indeed heard some unexpected information."
"Riveria, huh? Just knowing this makes the meal worth it."
"Raul, you're too polite."
Done for!
Raul and Aki were shocked in unison.
They recalled the scene where Riveria, with a dark face and her magic staff, warned (threatened) them not to say anything to Luke after he wakes up.
'We're definitely going to get killed (ㅠ﹏ㅠ)!'
"S-Speaking of which, even if it's just out of gratitude, I'm surprised you're treating us to a meal, Luke."
Seemingly not wanting Luke to focus too much on the matter, Aki quickly shifted the topic to something else.
"Hm? Do I seem that unapproachable to you?"
Maybe interested in the new topic brought up by Aki, Luke's attention was successfully diverted.
"It's not about you being unapproachable."
"How should I put it... it's more like being a bit hard to contact, or feeling a bit unfamiliar."
Not just to change the subject, Aki herself was indeed surprised by Luke inviting them for dinner.
"Because you see, Luke, you have always been in a team with Ais."
"It seems like as soon as you two have free time, you immediately dive into the dungeon, and when you're back to the ground, you're almost always with Captain Finn and Riveria-sama."
"So, for us new and ordinary members of Loki Familia, we hardly know anything about you two except for rumors."
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