Volume 7 Chapter 357 - Emergency Meeting
Calling for an emergency meeting, Loki, Finn, Riveria, Gareth, and lastly, Ais. Riveria wanted to bring Line in too but decided against it.
Inside Finn's office, Finn sat on his desk chair, Gareth and Riveria sat on the chairs in front of his desk, while Ais and Loki sat on the sofa.
"Finn, start by telling me everything."
Finn nodded at Loki and started narrating from the moment they reached the 50th floor and set a camp. Once he reached the part where they returned to the camp and saw it being besieged, Finn passed the baton to Riveria.
Riveria's narration started when the irregular monsters started appearing from the staircase to the 51st floor in large numbers. When she mentioned the part where the two mysterious people appeared to help them with unconventional techniques and magics, Loki furrowed her brows in contemplation.
And while listening to her narration of the battle against the Juggernaut and Balor, Loki's eyes widened in disbelief and interrupted her, "Someone like that could be from the Poseidon Familia who're clearing the seas… But it's useless to make guesses as they could be from anywhere… But it should be easy to find them with their techniques. It's impossible for someone like that to remain unknown. Finn, go commission someone to investigate it."
"Will do," Finn answered and continued their story. Loki became intrigued by the mysterious man's explanation regarding the Balor's magic but when he reached the part where he guessed that Ais came out from a Time Stasis, Loki became silent and wore a very serious expression.
Finn didn't continue and only waited for Loki to say something. She knew that she couldn't just brush this under the rag and sighed, "What he said is true… However, I don't know much more than that and I don't intend to force Ais to tell me more."
"It's fine, Loki. We just wanted to confirm it from you as this is truly unbelievable. Nothing will change the fact that Ais is a precious and irreplaceable comrade." Finn then faced Ais, "However, how do you intend to take his suggestion?"
"Suggestion? What suggestion?" Loki asked.
"The mysterious guy told her that there is some problem in her body that is keeping her from being stronger because of this Time Stasis and told us that someone in Orario right now could do something about it."
Everyone then looked towards Ais, "…I'd like to go." She answered.
Everyone in the room already knew that she would answer like that and no one could actually stop her, so Loki, as a concession, said, "Fine. But you're to never go alone… Besides, he didn't tell you exactly who's this person, right? How are you going to find him?"
"I'm going with her," Riveria stated.
"Oh? You already know where to find him?" Finn asked.
Riveria nodded and answered, "It's related to those girls that we brought to treatment."
While Finn and Gareth are confused, Loki muttered, "So that's it, huh… That brat couldn't possibly have this kind of connection so it should be her children which are strange…" She then smiled mischievously, "How wonderful~."
Finn sighed after seeing Loki's expression and turned to Riveria, "Could you explain?"
Riveria nodded and started, "Before you and those unknown people arrive, Line did something unbelievable. Without any incantation, she summoned a magic circle on her own and healed people in a large area. Line, despite being slow, is a genius, however, that kind of thing should have been impossible. I, for one, could only use a very weak version of my magic without incantation." Even if she didn't show it to others, they knew that Riveria is proud of that achievement. But now that someone did something beyond her skill, that pride was chipped away.
Hearing those, Finn connected the dots, "I see… She said that she has been partying with those girls who defeated two Minotaurs, who're related to another unknown individual who can turn others to stone."
"Wait… What!? Someone who could turn others into stone? What's up with that!?" Loki interrupted.
"We don't know much… We only know that her eyes seem to be the main source of her power and we couldn't stop its effects even after looking away. Aside from that, she could make her weapon and disappear at will. We can also assume that she's related to the man and woman we met on the deeper floors." Riveria explained, "And Finn, you're wrong about the two Minotaurs."
"Hmm?"
"The reason why we couldn't believe that they're level 1s is that it isn't just two Minotaurs that the unknown woman led to them, but six… And those three girls killed them all, by themselves."
"W-what?" Finn and Gareth's eyes widened in shock, "They can't be level 1 then…" But Finn already heard that Line already confirmed that they're level 1, "How is this possible…?"
Riveria shook her head, "I don't know… But what's sure is that they have something different than anyone else…"
"I see… That's why that chibi asked me to announce that her children defeated two Minotaurs… I thought that she's just looking for fame and reprimanded her, but it seems to be the opposite…" Loki rubbed her chin while contemplating before chuckling, "I don't know what kind of game they're playing… But I'll play along, Kisuke Urahara~!"
Loki recalled the words that Hestia told her earlier before she left, 'My children don't have any intention to harm your Familia.'
'It seems that the future will be interesting~. I need to prepare my children.'
They continued their meeting until late evening, figuring out what steps they should take in the future.
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Soon after the Loki Familia left, Kisuke and Yoruichi arrived at the room where Sona, Aika, and Koneko are receiving their treatment. The only one in the room aside from the three of them is their advisor, Sophie, "Thank you for the hard work, Sophie-san."
Sophie faced the captain of Hestia Familia and gave him a reprimanding look, "You're late."
"I'm sorry." Kisuke apologized simply before saying, "I'd like them to be discharged."
Sophie glared at him first before asking, "Why? Is it because you don't want to go into debt because of the price of the treatment? If so, then go ahead… It'll be your fault if they stop being Adventurers." These kinds of situations are just too common. Small Familias who couldn't afford the treatment for their Adventurers mostly abandon those Adventurers. So when Kisuke asked them to be discharged, she became disappointed at him, 'Looks like I have a wrong impression of him…'
Kisuke only smiled at her questions. He didn't angry because he knew where she's coming from so instead of answering her, Kisuke just pulled out an Elixir from his shihakushou and showed it to Sophie.
Sophie's eyes widened in shock but a few seconds later, she gave him a sneer, "I'd like to see you actually use it."
Kisuke put back the Elixir he got from the Loki Familia and said, "I don't need to do that. However, I can promise you, they'll be coming to you again in a few days to get more information about the Dungeon and listen to some of your advice."
Sophie frowned, but a few seconds later, she sighed, "I'm looking forward to that day." She then arranged their discharge documents.
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