Loki took a sip of wine, smiled, and squinted.
Riveria complained a bit:
"You knew it would turn out like this, didn't you, Loki."
"Who knows, Mama-san!"
"Who are you calling Mama-san——"
"Hehehe, I heard you gave Fron a staff — overflowing with motherly love, Mama-san!"
"Shut up!"
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"Puchi——"
The great blade slashed down, splitting the monster in half along the center, and the magic stone fell to the ground with a "ding."
Welf wiped the sweat from his forehead and exhaled heavily.
He turned his head to look around the battlefield and gasped again.
In just half a day's battle, magic stones almost covered the ground, shining brightly even in the white mist.
"You—how much mental energy do you have? Are you really Lv.1??"
Honestly, Welf had seen other familia's mages before.
But this was his first time seeing a mage like Fron, who could continuously cast spells for such a long time.
"Well, it's not that much, really. As the saying goes, misfortune and fortune depend on each other. These heavy magic stones are all money!"
Fron, frantically picking up money—no, picking up magic stones, completely ignored Welf's complaints. The happiness of picking up magic stones—wasn't it sweet?
"Tsk tsk, look. Metal Rabbit fur, and so much of it."
[ T / N : Have no idea why a monster on the 23rd floor is doing here! ]
Welf also picked one up, touched it, squinted, and smiled:
"Not bad, it should be able to make some pretty good light armor——"
"——?"
A flash of lightning crossed Fron's mind.
He seemed to recall that Bell Cranel's rabbit armor was made from Metal Rabbit fur mixed with a small amount of refined metal, right?
Although it wasn't even considered third-tier equipment, it was still quite good for ordinary adventurers.
As for its value, wasn't it around 9800 vali per set???
Blinking, Fron decided to keep all the drop items to practice crafting himself.
"This orc hide is nice too. Whether made into a backpack, waist pouch, or leg bag, it's quite suitable. And the bad bat's fans—it's the perfect awkward length for a short sword."
"Tsk tsk——Imp Drop's, and so many in number, hot commodity."
"A huge harvest, Welf!"
"..."
How poor must this kid have been?
After collecting all the spoils, the big bag behind Fron was already full.
"Judging by the time, it's already afternoon. Let's head back, the bag's full anyway!"
"——The full bag is the real reason, right."
"Mind your own business."
"Well, thanks for today, for bringing me to the twelfth floor."
——?
Good grief, what's with the shyness now?
That look—made Welf feel awkward all over!
Fron, "Hey, what's with that attitude."
"Nothing, just thinking that you also have a shy side."
"..."
The return was naturally much faster than the exploration.
As long as they followed the regular route, they could move forward smoothly without even looking at the map.
Plus, with the number of adventurers on the upper floors, there was hardly any need for the two of them to take action—monsters were dealt with immediately by passing adventurers.
Along the way, they found many things quite novel.
Everyone was carrying large and small bags; it seemed everyone had quite a good harvest.
They exchanged glances and silently followed the crowd up the stairway at the shaft entrance, returning to the surface.
Coming out of Babel Tower, the sky was already crimson, and the giant city walls were dyed golden red, very beautiful.
"Ah——the familiar air."
"Yeah, it's amazing how it shifts your mood."
"Let's go, exchange the spoils for money at Babel facilities, then grab a drink?"
"Ah, sure."
Not only at the Guild Headquarters, but Babel Tower also had magic stone exchange counters.Most adventurers returning from the dungeon would exchange their spoils for money here; only those with guild commissions or other matters would go to the headquarters.
Welf waited in the hall, while Fron went alone to the exchange counter.
"Please exchange these magic stones for money, thank you."
"Alright, please wait a moment."
He poured the magic stones into the tray with a clatter, and then, perhaps using some measuring tool, a box soon popped out from the other side, already turned into stacks of coins, tightly grabbing his attention.
"A total of 58,800 vali, please keep it safe."
"Hiss——"
Holding a bag full of shining holy coins, Fron gasped again, extremely excited inside.
58,800 Vali!
A five-person Lv.1 adventurer team would usually only make around 25,000.
And here, just two people earned double that.
However——this behavior also attracted quite a few malicious glances nearby.
Fron quickly put away the money and reunited with Welf.
Seeing that there was another companion, those ill-intentioned people shifted their attention.
"Tsk——with your insane magic, it'd be weird if you didn't make this much."
Welf clicked his tongue but wasn't too surprised since he had expected it. At least, not as thrilled as Fron.
Don't forget, they still had a lot of drop items unsold.
"By the way, do you have channels to sell the drop items?"
"Eh? N-No."
"I thought so. Unless you want to trouble your familia companions."
"Do you happen to——"
Welf gave a thumbs up, flashing his white teeth:
"Don't forget what I do for a living."
Fron then remembered, this guy was a blacksmith—it'd be weird if he had no channels.
"Sell the pollen to Dian Cecht Familia or Miach Familia; both are in the pharmaceutical business and buy large quantities of these materials."
"The rabbit fur and bad bat's fang, since you want to learn forging, how about we split them evenly?"
"Sure, internal consumption is best."
Thus, the handling of the drop items was decided just like that.
"Here, your share of the coins."
"Hey——"
Welf looked dumbfounded.
Fron waved his hand:
"The adventurer commission is one thing, but the condition was to teach me forging knowledge, right? So the dungeon earnings should naturally be split evenly. Makes sense, right?"
"..."
Welf froze for a moment, then chuckled.
"——You're something else."
"Alright, I'll head back to the familia to sort out my equipment, then let's go grab a drink. You know the Hostess of Fertility, right?"
"Ah, that tavern. I know, very famous."
"Good, 7 o'clock, don't be late!"
"Ah, I won't!"
Fron and Welf parted ways, happily heading home.
Passing through the familiar gate, the courtyard was as quiet as usual, but there was a strange feeling.
An illusion?
Shaking his head, he dismissed the thought.
Everyone was busy; Loki Familia was huge, with different divisions of labor and lots of work to do, especially after just returning from an expedition. That was normal; the previous few days were the exception.
Entering the hall, going to the fourth floor, and walking straight to the innermost room, he finally stood at his door.
"——Ah ah ah ah ah!"
"..."
Upon opening the door, Fron's sense of unease was confirmed.
He twitched his mouth as he saw Tiona, Ais, Lefiya, and the cat girl Anakitty, cold sweat forming on his forehead.
"Um, breaking into a man's room without permission is a bit——improper, especially for ladies——"
Anakitty's little face flushed slightly, avoiding his gaze.
Lefiya reacted similarly, fidgeting non-stop——
Ais was much simpler, her golden pupils staring straight at Fron, as if saying: I've been waiting for you.
Then——
"Fron~~~~~~~~~"
Tiona spread her arms and jumped directly onto his arm.
"You're finally back——"
"..."
Full of confusion, what's going on? Am I that popular with girls? Wait, isn't a harem absurdly difficult? Why does this feel misleading——ugh, what am I thinking.
"Um, wait, Tiona, get down first! Can someone explain what's going on?"
"Ah ah, it's that! Everyone's really excited about your ability values. Maybe we can find a way to break through the bottleneck from you!"
"..."
So that's how it is.
Of course, after knowing his abilities broke through the theoretical maximum S999, they would be curious about what came next.
"Alright, alright, I'll take off my equipment and go for an update, okay?"
It felt like coaxing kids; poor him.
"Hurry up!"
"Mm——"
Ais nodded seriously.
What's with your 'mm'! Headache.
In the end, Fron was surrounded by several girls and brought to Loki's divine chamber.
"Hurry up——"
"You girls are really——"
What popularity with women, it's clearly about the ability values, damn it!