31 Status Update!

Dinner time was soon over, and people started cleaning up the scene.

Every member of the familia except the core ones left the room one by one.

Soon, there were only core members of Loki Familia inside the dining room.

At this time, Loki, who was finally allowed to drink her wine, suddenly remembered something and started looking around.

Her eyes stopped in the direction of a particular blond-haired newcomer trying his best to remain low-profile.

A mischievous smile appeared on the goddess's face, and Loki picked up her wine bottle and walked in his direction.

Sirius used this time to have a good discussion with his seniors and establish a friendly relationship when suddenly, he felt someone from behind hugging his head.

He didn't find any soft feeling in the back of his head, so he complained, "Hey, brother! Why did you hug my head all of a sudden? As men, we should try to keep a certain distance from each other, alright?"

Sirius said something extraordinary without even looking back, making everyone around stunned.

But, they soon recovered their senses, and most looked at him with gloating expressions.

Sirius quickly felt something wrong with the atmosphere and turned around.

In front of his face was a red-haired goddess with a dark smile on her face.

Sirius started sweating in nervousness and tried to say something to remedy this situation, but the goddess interrupted him.

"Hehe, my boy! What do you mean brother? Are you saying that I'm not feminine enough?"

Loki tried to sound as gentle as possible while asking this, but Sirius felt that if he answered it wrong, he might end up in big trouble.

"I'm sorry! I thought Raul was behind me. I didn't mean any offense to you, goddess!" Sirius spare no time to apologize, easing Loki's expression.

At the same time, Sirius was very panicked mentally.

If there was Internet in this world, he would like to ask his online friend for some advice!

What do I do when I offend my goddess? Urgent Answer!

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Loki was satisfied with his answer and decided to spare the boy.

After all, she wants to maintain a kind and tolerant image in front of her familia if possible, even though most of them don't think so.

"Well, I'll forgive you this time." Loki's answer reassured Sirius, but her following words surprised him.

"And, I heard that you went to the dungeon for the first time with Raul and got a good harvest. So, why don't I update your status tonight? I want to have a good look at your progress." Loki said with a mouthful of alcohol.

Although Loki asked for his opinion, she still grasped his neck, forcing him to agree. Such behavior can show how willful she can sometimes be.

In the case of most adventurers, their first status update is usually after a long period of battle and training.

It could be some days, weeks, or even months.

After all, Falna is only a means to unleash the potential of an adventurer's body, not empower them directly.

If an adventurer doesn't train and battle hard, there will be no substantial progress on their status board.

Hence, for most adventurers, getting stronger in a long and arduous journey filled with sweat and blood.

In the case of talented ones, this process may be shortened, but still, they need to practice and fight hard every day to make some progress.

This has even become common sense for all adventurers throughout the ages.

Therefore, Loki has such a high expectation for Sirius's rare growth-related skills.

After all, she knows how buggy and powerful this skill can be.

With this skill alone, Sirius can become stronger faster than anyone else in the history of Orario without any side-effect.

"Ugh, goddess Loki…." Sirius wanted to say something, but the red-haired goddess interrupted him.

"Don't be so formal, boy! You can call me by name directly like other core members of my familia." Loki gave him permission to call her directly, surprising everyone nearby.

All of them can see that their goddess attaches great importance to this newcomer, even giving him some privilege like that.

In Loki Familia, only the core members are allowed to call her by name. Even if Loki tried to ease this rule, everyone in her familia opposed it.

This is primarily for the big three of her familia. They wanted their goddess to be well-respected and not underestimated, even though her usual behavior often destroys her image.

Therefore, in the familia, calling the goddess by her name is a privilege granted to only core members.

The people nearby looked in the direction of the big three and were surprised to find no objection from them.

"Loki… don't you think it's a bit hasty to update his status so soon?" The nearby cat-woman, Anakitty, raised her doubts.

Anakitty has long black hair and a tail. She wears a black and white outfit along with dark brown boots. She keeps her sword in a black sheath on her left waist.

Loki didn't hide her voice; therefore, everyone in the room could hear her voice. They also looked at her in confusion.

They were already surprised when she granted the newcomer privilege to call her by the name, and now her actions confused them even more.

Why does Loki attach so much importance to the new kid?

Their mind was filled with such questions.

And, how much progress can the kid make in a single day? At most, there might be some progress in the five basic stats due to being a beginner.

The red-haired goddess squinted her eyes and answered meaningfully, "Hehe, don't worry too much, Aki-nyan! After all, the situation of this kid is a bit special…."

"Who is Aki-nyan!!" The cat-eared Anakitty was instantly angry with the nickname.

The dwarf top executive, Gareth, was sitting next to the pallum captain, Finn.

They also heard what Loki said and started discussing.

"Loki probably wanted to verify something…." Gareth said to his pallum friend.

Finn nodded casually and replied, "After all, the kid's skills are a bit too outrageous…."

Both of them had seen detailed information about Sirius's skills. Therefore, they're well aware of their goddess's intention.

But, that doesn't stop others from being curious about the new boy.

Tiona, the youngest twin of the Hiryute sisters, saw them muttering to themselves.

Tiona has medium-length black hair and brown eyes. Like all Amazonesses, she wears revealing clothing, wearing only a strip of cloth around her chest and a pareo around her waist.

"Eh? What are you guys talking about? Gareth-san? Finn-san?" Tiona couldn't stop herself from asking.

[A/N: I will use Japanese suffixes in the future. Please don't mind.]

The nearby people also perked up their ears to listen to them.

Gareth and Finna smiled helplessly and decided to give them some hint.

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