Chapter 134 - Do You Think I Will Send You a Love Letter?
Although under corals and corals on the ground have the same name, they are actually two completely different things.
This rare material, which can only be collected in the lower floors of the dungeon, is a light red plant whose hardness can rival that of ore.
It is a very precious forging material.
However, Luke's attention was not on the corals, but on a fist-sized, pure white shell.
The moment the shell was broken, colorful light illuminated the entire room.
Even the contemplative Ryuu was attracted by the rainbow gem within the shell.
One of the treasures of the Water City, the "Labyrinth Pearl," is the most valuable one they have harvested in the dungeon this time.
Because the loot was equally distributed, Alise had already seen this scene when she was dealing with their share of the harvest.
Nevertheless, she still marveled at the "gem" that shone with colorful light.
"No matter how many times I look at it, it's so beautiful."
"I haven't dealt with the rare items without permission, and now I'll transfer them all to you."
"It's not our business whether you keep it or sell it."
Luke looked at various items taken out of the large backpack with some emotion.
It's different when someone is in charge of logistics.
This time, the profit from halfway abandoned exploration is several times more than Luke and Ais's usual harvest.
After putting the rare items and the money back in the backpack, Luke nodded to Alise and said, "I've received my stuff, and I still have other things to do next. So, please excuse me for taking my leave."
Then, he turned to Ryuu.
"As for the team, Ryuu-san, I'll come to you for a detailed discussion after everything calms down."
"Well, I understand."
Ryuu nodded, indicating that she understood.
In this way, Luke left the base of the Astraea Familia, the "Stardust Garden," with his backpack.
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Luke, who planned to return to Twilight Manor, walked the streets of Orario.
Along the way, he could hear many people discussing the recent riot in the dungeon.
Hundreds of adventurers were trapped there, and only about half survived.
This incident circulated among the masses and was eventually known as the "Nightmare on the 27th Floor."
"Obviously, the battlefield is on the 26th floor; why is it called the Nightmare on the 27th Floor?"
Luke, who was walking on the streets, listened to the nearby rumors and conversations and couldn't help but complain.
It's strange to say.
There are indeed many rumors about Luke fighting against powerful enemies alone, but there is no detailed information about this "powerful enemy."
He didn't know if the guild had issued a gag order to the adventurers who came back alive.
Anyway, the "powerful enemy" in the rumors is stranger than the others.
On the way back to his Familia base, Luke also understood the follow-up impact of this incident.
City residents are mostly concerned about three things:
'With the decision of the Braver Finn, Evilus is almost annihilated.'
'The nightmare on the 27th floor, heavy casualties among adventurers.'
'In the face of danger, the Loki Familia has successors, a hero who saves everyone.'
Although there are various statements, the core message is just that.
The rest are all kinds of messy rumors or misleading information.
After returning to the base, Luke put his backpack in the room and went directly to Finn's room.
He didn't plan to deal with the harvest first and was still thinking about what Finn had told him about the Vidar Familia in the morning.
"Hmm? Oh, Luke, you're back."
Finn looked at Luke, who knocked on the door and came in, knowing why he had come.
"After Astraea Familia's business was done, I came back directly. After all, you told me in the morning to go and return as soon as possible."
Luke moved the chair to the front of the huge desk Finn used for his office and sat down.
In private, Luke and Finn's relationship is pretty good, and there is no sense of restraint between the two in their communication.
"Loki took Riveria out. It should be almost time for them to come back."
"This matter is considered relatively important. We need to wait for them to come back and visit together."
"So, we need to wait some time."
"It's alright, I'm not in a hurry. It just so happens that I have something to tell you."
Hearing Finn's words, Luke nodded.
He didn't know much about the Vidar Familia, but thinking of Bete, combined with what Finn had just said about going there with Loki and Riveria.
Luke could guess the final outcome of this incident.
And he did have something to say to Finn.
Sighing silently, Luke took out a pink letter from his pocket and handed it to Finn.
"..."
"..."
Finn didn't reach out to take the letter but hesitated to ask, looking at the pink heart printed on the envelope:
"...I hope I didn't misunderstand, this letter... Are you giving it to me on behalf of someone else?"
"..."
"Nonsense! Do you think I'll give you a love letter?! I'm not gay!"
Luke threw the letter on Finn's desk with a "pop," glaring at him with an annoyed expression.
Seeing Luke's expression, Finn smiled.
"Just kidding, don't be so angry."
He picked up the love letter on the table and threw it into the trash bin next to the table.
His actions stunned Luke.
"Eh? Don't you need to open it and take a look?"
"You just threw it away without even looking at the content of the letter. That's not very appropriate, is it?"
In Luke's cognition, Finn has always maintained respect and politeness toward others.
It is hard to imagine that he would do such a thing as throwing away someone else's letter directly into the trash bin.
Finn rubbed his forehead, which had been aching since seeing the letter, and then pointed to the trash bin.
The moment Luke looked in the direction Finn pointed, he shut up.
A full bucket of pink letters, all the same style.
"This is the amount from this morning; she must have just left when you came back. If you didn't bump into her, you must have just missed each other."
Looking speechlessly at the trash bin that was filled with letters in less than a morning, Luke felt a bit of a stomach ache.
"I wondered why I didn't see Lyra at Astraea Familia... She turned out to be here..."
Hearing Luke's words, Finn glanced at the trash bin that looked somewhat pink because it was contaminated by the love letters and couldn't help but sighed deeply.
"This is not the first day. Members of Astraea Familia came out from the dungeon the day after you returned."
"Since that day, my trash bin has never had a moment of peace."
"I don't know what got into Lyra; she used to back off a lot when she realized I was avoiding her."
"Why has it become like this again?"
Listening to Finn's sighs, Luke scratched his head awkwardly.
He thought to himself that he must never tell Finn that it was because he told Lyra 'Finn was just too busy to pay attention to you', which led to her misunderstanding.
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