The Absolute Speed of a Certain Comic 143

Title: The View from the Top of Babel Tower

Babel Tower.

It was a towering structure built over the dungeon like a cover. It was used as a suppressing tool to monitor and guard against movements within the dungeon. Like an arena, it was a public facility owned by the guild.

This giant white tower soared into the sky, reaching nearly hundreds of meters high. No matter where you were in Orario, this colossal white tower would undoubtedly be the most attention-grabbing building.

Babel Tower had a total of 50 floors.

The bottom 20 floors were rented out by the guild to various commercial Familias, decorated as shops selling weapons, equipment, and props. The most famous among them was the Hephaestus Familia, a giant in the forging industry, which leased 48 floors all at once, turning the entire five floors into weapon shops.

The 30 floors above were completely inaccessible to ordinary people.

That was where the gods resided.

Only the chief gods of the top-tier Familias in Orario, deemed qualified by the guild, were allowed to live on the uppermost floors of Babel Tower.

Loki herself was eligible for this, but she preferred to live with her Familia children, so she stayed at Twilight Mansion, leaving her room in Babel Tower vacant.

On the topmost floor of Babel Tower, the 50th floor, there was no doubt that only the entire Orario and even the chief gods of the strongest Familia in the world were qualified to live there.

Familias had levels, and like skill, they were divided into ten levels from I to S.

Among them, Loki Familia was an S-rank Familia, symbolizing the strongest in the city.

However, Loki Familia was just one of the strongest. There was another Familia in this labyrinth city that was tied for the top position.

It was Freya Familia.

On the 50th floor of Babel Tower, the chief deity of Freya Familia, the goddess of beauty, resided at the tower’s highest point.

Undoubtedly, it was the most luxurious room in the entire Babel Tower. Equipped with all amenities, such as murals, carpets, chandeliers, cabinets, and other decorations, it would be difficult to find another room as lavish.

The most eye-catching feature was undoubtedly the beautiful observation deck, offering a panoramic view of the great city from a vantage point completely inaccessible from other buildings.

A silver-haired goddess stood in front of the observation deck’s window.

Rectangular glass replaced the wall, clearly highlighting the beautiful figure beside the window like a spotlight.

She wore a black gauze nightgown, her figure graceful and voluptuous, with slender and delicate limbs, a small rounded hip, and a perfect waist. Even a single glance could strip away one’s rationality.

Her waist-length fine hair shone like countless ice crystals.

Beneath her long eyelashes, her beautiful and proud eyes gazed at Babel Tower.

In some cases.

Her casual eyes suddenly narrowed slightly, focusing on a particular spot.

Even though it was just a small, unintentional action, it possessed a beauty that could drive people insane.

“Ottar.”

“Yes.”

As soon as she called, a serious voice immediately responded.

There was someone standing at the entrance as if he had just been standing there.

He had short, earth-colored hair with pig ears, and his body was as hard as a rock. He was a strong Demi-Human standing over two meters tall.

Ottar stood like a statue at the door, awaiting orders from the goddess like a guard.

“Has there been a newcomer in Loki Familia recently?”

“Yes, Loki Familia recently took in a newcomer without Falna twenty days ago.”

“A newcomer without Falna...”

Freya crossed her arms in front of her body, lifting her abundant chest, with a thoughtful look in her eyes.

“It’s unprecedented to find a soul so dark and enchanting. And with such qualifications... it’s truly a treasure for Loki.”

She looked towards the exit of Babel Tower, with surprise in her eyes.

She had only been slightly concerned after seeing the massive actions of Loki Familia outside of an expedition, so she paid attention, but she did not expect to see something so unexpected.

“It’s said that the boy defeated several Level 2 adventurers in the arena as a normal person without receiving Falna. He made a name for himself and attracted Loki Familia, so he managed to join.”

Ottar at the door answered Freya’s question firmly.

“Oh? Is there really such a thing?”

Freya frowned with dissatisfaction.

“A child like that should join my Familia. I didn’t expect Loki to take the lead... Ottar, gather all the information about him. I want it now.”

“Yes.”

Freya’s eyes gradually grew hotter as she looked at Babel Tower.

Ottar understood.

That was the expression the goddess would show when she took a liking to her prey. It was the goddess’s boundless love, the favor bestowed by the goddess, and proof of being favored by the goddess.

But.

Loki Familia, this time’s target, was very challenging.

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“Hisss!”

Just after walking out of Babel Tower, Hoshiharu suddenly felt a chill over his body.

As if being watched by something extremely disgusting, a strange gaze descended from the sky, as if wanting to lick his entire body, bursting with a possessiveness that made his skin crawl.

Since his rebirth, he had never encountered such a strange gaze.

“What’s wrong?”

Tiona, walking beside him, immediately showed concern on her face upon seeing this.

“…Who lives on the top floor of Babel Tower?”

Hoshiharu frowned deeply and followed an intuitive guide to look at the peak of the giant tower behind him.

“That’s the residence of the goddess Freya.”

Tiona instinctively answered Hoshiharu’s question, then suddenly her whole body tensed like a spring, and her expression instantly turned ugly.

“No way…”

As a top member of Loki Familia, Tiona had also heard about the legend of the goddess Freya.

“What’s wrong?”

“N-no, it’s nothing!”

Tiona quickly denied it.

Hoshiharu could not be allowed to know about the Goddess Freya.

If Freya was truly targeting him, it wouldn’t matter whether he knew or not. If Hoshiharu found out, it might arouse his curiosity towards Freya, which would be akin to giving up.

However, Freya had always been relatively restrained when it came to Loki Familia, and she wouldn’t risk a fallout with Loki Familia by doing something like that.

No matter what, she had to remain vigilant and never allow anyone suspected by Freya to have contact with Hoshiharu!

“Let’s go, heal your wounds first!”

Tiona turned and started laughing again.

However, with her simple personality, she was clearly not good at hiding her worries. She couldn’t conceal the concern on her face, making Hoshiharu think deeply.