The Absolute Speed of a Certain Comic 133

Title: You Can’t Betray Ais-san

“Their relationship improved rapidly.”

Directly north of the tower’s peak, in Finn’s office.

Riveria was gazing down through the transparent window at two people practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard.

Seeing the two of them gradually start to communicate normally, a faint smile appeared on Ais’ face, and Riveria’s lips couldn’t help but curl into a relieved smile.

“Mother’s attention is really good!”

“Quiet, dwarf, I’m only over seventy years old, and based on elf age, I’m still very young!”

Riveria’s face turned cold, and she looked at Gareth, who was sitting in a low chair beside her, with an unpleasant expression as he laughed.

However, she didn’t feel disgusted by the title “mother” and was even quite satisfied.

The sense of accomplishment in raising Ais by herself was unmatched.

“But, the issue isn’t without its challenges.”

Finn crossed his legs and sat in the chair with a very relaxed posture. His eyes swept back and forth across the courtyard’s corners, with a cheerful smile on his face.

A white-haired werewolf with wolf ears and a wolf tail.

A brown-skinned Amazoness girl with short black hair.

There was also an elf girl with long, mountain-colored hair tied in a ponytail.

These three people were hiding in various corners of the courtyard, each gritting their teeth and staring at the position of the two in the courtyard.

“Oh, what kind of relationship will develop between them, it’s so intriguing!”

Finn had a happy smile on his face.

“I called Tione.”

Riveria glared at him coldly.

“...No, forget it.”

Finn couldn’t stop laughing when he thought of Tione’s excessive affection for him.

“Let’s get down to business.”

Finn lightly cleared his throat, and his expression became serious again.

“There may be a new Level 1 member added to this expedition team.”

“Huh?”

Gareth looked surprised.

“Wait a minute, Finn.”

Riveria’s face showed confusion, and she frowned at Finn, saying, “There’s only one new Level 1 member in the Familia. Are you planning to bring them along?”

“Calm down, Riveria, my words weren’t accurate.”

Finn stopped Riveria’s somewhat excited tone. “It should be said that it’s a newcomer who is about to be promoted to Level 2. By the way, I’ve already confirmed it with Loki.”

“Promoted to Level 2...?!”

“WHAT!”

Riveria and Gareth both looked shocked.

And it was acknowledged by Loki herself... Could the fastest level-up record in Orario soon be broken? Or would it be shattered by a Familia member at ten times the usual speed?

“He took the initiative to ask me to join the expedition team. If my prediction is correct, he should be planning to use the expedition to quickly gather Excelia for himself after leveling up to Level 2. I’m afraid he will level up to Level 2 at an astonishing speed.”

Finn folded his arms and held his chin, with an expectant expression on his face. “Honestly, even if you think it’s a bit too fast, I want to train him in the second unit.”

“The second unit... exclusive reserves?”

Raul Nord, Anakitty, Alicia, and Lefiya... These are the core members of Loki Familia’s second unit. Except for Lefiya, they are all top-tier Level 4s and also the original reserve executives.

If something happened to the First Unit, these people would be the ones to trigger Loki Familia’s revival.

And now, Hoshiharu has been added to this list, the Level 1 newcomer.

“Given the level-up speed, I’m afraid it’s not our turn to say anything.”

Riveria glanced at Hoshiharu, who began teaching Ais swordsmanship in the courtyard, and then couldn’t help but laugh.

“I agree.”

“The same goes for this old man.”

“Then it’s decided.”

Finally, Finn made the decision.

❀❀❀

In front of the Babel Tower’s archway.

“Weapons, potions, lunchbox... Everything’s ready.”

Line carried a large backpack and counted the items inside.

“Sorry for asking you to accompany me to level up even though the expedition is near.”

Hoshiharu, dressed neatly and wearing a cloak, spoke to the two people in front of him.

“It’s fine. We also want to gather as much Excelia as possible before the expedition, so we can be safer during the journey.”

Line waved her hand with tolerance, seeming not to mind at all.

“However, we might not be able to join starting tomorrow. We also have to do some preparation for the expedition, like taking care of our weapons, especially Lefiya’s staff, which takes a lot of time to maintain.”

Lefiya puffed out her cheeks and clutched her staff with both hands.

Her staff, called the “Forest’s Teardrop.” was made from materials that suited elves perfectly. It was also a second-class piece of equipment in Orario, costing nearly 10 million valis.

Since it was such a valuable item, its maintenance required a lot of time. She needed to find a special magic tool shop to take care of it.

“Then today is the last day.”

Hoshiharu bowed his head and thought for a moment.

If they continued to team up, they should be able to reach the 18th Floor tomorrow, where hunting would be more efficient, but if they couldn’t continue teaming up, there was nothing he could do.

With his current strength being several times greater, it shouldn’t be an issue to explore alone around the 15th Floor. Although there were some efficiency drawbacks, it shouldn’t be too different.

“Are you mad?”

“...NO.”

“You’re still not mad about me laughing at you yesterday, are you?”

“That’s not it, I’m not that petty!”

Lefiya turned her head away, facing Hoshiharu with the back of her head.

This morning, she had really seen Hoshiharu and Ais practicing swordsmanship together, and she was quite shocked!

She had learned from Tiona that they had actually been practicing swordsmanship together for several days, but she hadn’t known about it.

This made Lefiya feel very uncomfortable.

She longed for Ais and hoped to become good friends with her, who liked to talk about everything. She wanted to build a close relationship with her, as close as touching heads.

When she hid in the corner and stared at Hoshiharu this morning, she was filled with thoughts of replacing him.

But when she looked towards Ais, she really began to think about it again, and unconsciously started simulating a scene in her mind of herself and Hoshiharu practicing with her staff.

When she realized it, she was very scared.

‘Lefiya! You can’t betray Ais-san. This guy really just looks good on the outside, but he’s very bad inside!’

Lefiya kept educating the little self within her heart.

They checked their bags and quickly walked to the entrance of the arched cave, then descended to the lower floors of the Babel Tower through the silver stairs and headed to the only entrance to the underground city.

And after they entered.

Several Amazoness in the hall exchanged glances, and then one Amazoness went to report the news, while a few others continued to monitor the entrance.

After that, every two minutes, an Amazoness entered Babel Tower, and half an hour later, a total of more than ten Amazoness entered the dungeon one after another.