119 Upcoming Expedition!

Chapter 119

Riveria is not only a beautiful woman but also has the bloodline of elven royalty.

Initially, she was supposed to spend her entire life in the elven town hidden in the forest's depths, an existence that even the gods did not want to touch. But, for some reason, she came to this labyrinth city after an arduous journey.

The eleven royalty is the object of reverence for all elves. Therefore elves like Lefiya and Alicia address her 'Riveria-sama' out of respect, although she herself was very unhappy about this.

In addition, after Riveria made a name for herself as a mighty adventurer, this situation further intensified.

Not only elves but even the companions in Loki Familia have a sense of reverence for her.

Riveria was very troubled by this situation, and even Ais and other girls in the familia seemed to have been infected by this atmosphere.

So far, Riveria has not found a good solution to this issue.

Since these people respect her out of their own will, it's difficult for her to persuade them to treat her normally.

So, it's a helpless scenario.

Very few people can get along with her casually in Loki Familia.

Excluding the grown-ups, only Sirius treats her like a normal person.

Although he also addresses her as his teacher, in fact, Riveria doesn't notice any sense of distance from the boy.

She didn't know why, but Sirius's attitude toward teachers seemed closer than a friend's.

If Sirius knew about Riveria's doubts, he would explain to her like this: "As a person who's lived in the 21st century, it's normal to treat a teacher respectfully during classes and be friends with them after the class ends."

In his past life, Sirius had always maintained a good relationship with his teachers and even occasionally hitched a ride home.

In modern times, the concept of teachers and students still exists, but relatively speaking, it's not so strict.

One can be a teacher, friend, and neighbor simultaneously.

Similarly, Sirius treats Riveria the same way as a teacher and a friend.

Afterward, he enjoyed a cup of black tea brewed by Riveria herself and started talking to Riveria about what had happened.

"So that's the case, huh? Does Loki want you to join the upcoming expedition too?" After listening to this, Riveria responded with a graceful smile.

She seems to have anticipated this situation.

"Well, I guess so. She seems to be discussing this topic with Finn now." Sirius nodded.

"Sigh, this kind of impatience is worthy of her…." Riveria rubbed her forehead and sighed.

"I also think so." The two had a similar opinion and nodded in agreement.

"By the way, teacher, uh, I mean Riveria-san, when is the next expedition going to start?" Suddenly, Sirius remembered this matter.

According to past experiences, the next expedition should be in the next month or two.

But Sirius heard from Raul that the last expedition was very rewarding, almost twice as much as the previous one.

This means that the date of the subsequent expedition will also be farther.

After all, an expedition's primary purpose is acquiring various resources in the dungeon.

If a familia is doing well financially, then there's no need to rush to a dangerous expedition.

"Well, I guess the next expedition will take a while. The harvest from the last expedition has yet to be dealt with. I don't know how long it will take to sell them since Gareth is in charge of the logistics." Riveria only gave a vague judgment.

"Really? It seems the next expedition will take a long time." Sirius was a little disappointed.

"Don't worry. Take advantage of this time period and exercise. I'll give you some books about the lower floors, you should read and memorize them." Riveria gave her suggestion.

As for the super-deep floors, the Loki Familia has yet to break through

The 59th floor and Riveria can't guarantee the authenticity of her knowledge below that.

"Okay." Sirius nodded obediently.

However, Riveria's tone suddenly changed at this moment, "Speaking of which, Sirius!"

"Yes?" Sirius replied.

"What is Lefiya doing recently? Why is she coming back with bruises?" Riveria sounded worried.

"Ah, about this…." After hearing this, Sirius was dumbfounded, and his eyes began to wander here and there.

Sirius had no idea how to answer her question.

He can't directly say that her valued successor was fooled by him and ran off to practice swordsmanship with Ais?

Sirius feared she might beat him with her staff if he did so.

"What's the matter? Do you know anything?" Riveria tilted her head slightly, her hair fell down her ears, and her emerald-colored eyes looked doubtfully at him. This scene made Riveria inexplicably cuter.

Unfortunately, Sirius panicked and overlooked this scene.

Otherwise, if a mature beauty like Riveria showed such a cute gesture, it would deal a critical strike to his heart.

"Uhh… it's because of training!" Sirius hesitated and answered.

"Training?" Riveria didn't quite get it.

"Lefiya is practicing Concurrent Chanting. Recently, Ais is giving her special training in actual combat, but the process is a bit…." Sirius was about to describe when Riveria interrupted him.

"Okay. I understand." Riveria had a strange expression on her face.

As far as mama-elf knew about Ais, this child was not the kind of person who would take the initiative to train others.

Although Ais is talented and learns quickly, learning and teaching are different.

Therefore, she speculated that Lefia was beaten badly by Ais.

Therefore, Riveria easily guessed the reason for Lefiya's injuries in the past few days.

After seeing this, Sirius secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Riveria believed him!

Otherwise, Sirius had no idea how to divert the topic.

"Uh, Riveria-san, is there anything else? If not, I'll take my leave." Sirius wanted to quickly get out before Riveria asked him another question.

"Are you going to the dungeon? Remember to pay more attention to safety!" Riveria nodded and reminded him.

"I understand." After promising and saying goodbye, Sirius quickly left the room.

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