277 The expedition starts!

It was the day of the expedition.

Tsukasa didn't have his usual spar with Ais today. Instead, he took his backpack along with the necessary equipment for the expedition. Still, before the preparation, he went to have breakfast, and as usual, Alicia, Line, and Lefiya gathered around him, but unlike before, they were full of smiles, especially when he gave them gifts.

Even Lefiya, who usually pouted and fought with Tsukasa, also smiled when she received a gift from him.

These gifts caused many members to feel jealous of them, especially the girls, whether it was Ais, Tiona, Riveria, or the rest were quite jealous of the three girls.

However, it was a normal thing since these gifts were not only beautiful but also had a powerful effect.

Still, those girls also understood why Tsukasa gave them gifts, considering what kind of trouble he had brought them last time. He didn't give them money since it seemed vulgar. Instead, he made a special magic item for each of them.

Each of them was made in the shape of an accessory.

They were in the shape of a necklace, a ring, and an anklet.

Line got an anklet, and it had the ability to create a barrier as long as she put magic on it.

Alicia got a ring, and it had the ability to camouflage.

Lefiya got the necklace, and it had the ability to double the speed to cast magic, which gave her a great help, considering she was a mage.

Still, Tsukasa looked at Alicia speechlessly and asked, "Alicia, why do you wear your ring on the fourth finger of the left hand?"

Alicia chuckled and said, "There's no deep meaning. I only want to wear it there." Then, she looked at Tsukasa and asked, "Why don't you wear something similar so we can match each other?"

"......." Tsukasa.

Lefiya was happy with her necklace, but she felt conflicted, especially when she thought about her love for Ais. She looked at Ais and saw her, looking at her with some jealousy, which caused her heartache. She had vowed to love Ais, yet her heart was swayed by Tsukasa, and she even received a gift from him, which made her even more helpless.

'No! No! Lefiya, be stronger! He's just a guy! A male! He's nothing to Ais-san!'

Lefiya shook her head right and left, showing frustration, but she must admit, she just couldn't erase him from her mind.

'But...'

Lefiya looked at Tsukasa and Ais, who sat next to each other, and somehow she could see how close they were.

'No! No!'

Lefiya stopped thinking since he knew she needed to focus on the expedition.

"Tsukasa, can you make me one too? I want something like this too." Tiona was so jelly when she saw the accessories on the three girls.

Tsukasa looked at Tiona for a moment and said, "I can't give you a promise, but I'll try in the future."

"Great!" Tiona hugged Tsukasa happily.

"........"

Tsukasa should have been happy with the hug, but somehow he felt nothing from it.

"........"

Still, all the girls looked at Tiona with a dangerous gaze, but what could they do?

After all, Tiona was stronger than them.

"Cough! Cough! Be focused on the expedition!" Finn quickly reminded everyone and everyone also quickly ate their breakfast. However, he also looked at Tsukasa, and he must admit, he would be lying if he wasn't interested in Tsukasa's magic item.

However, Tsukasa's mental fortitude was strong, and he just ignored everyone who looked at him hopeful gaze.

Right after breakfast, a group of 30 adventurers from the Loki Familia gathered at the entrance of the Twilight Manor and started their preparation before they started their expedition.

"Kugayama-san, let me bring your backpack!" Raul Nord said, full of excitement.

"......" Tsukasa.

Still, the rest of them thought Raul was quite crafty since this guy had always tried to get close to Tsukasa. However, this was normal since everyone also wanted him to create a magic item for them.

"Raul, be quiet!" Finn shouted, and he also caused everyone to shut their mouths. Still, he let out a long sigh and said, "We'll start our expedition now. I hope you all can focus on it and put the rest later after we have ended our expedition. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Captain!"

Finn nodded and was satisfied with their reaction. "Alright, set off!" He held his two special spears, and when he saw everyone was ready, he issued an order in a deep voice.

"OOOOOHHH!!"

Immediately everyone responded.

Tsukasa followed the crowd and walked forward.

They were at the north part of the Orario, and they were on their way to the dungeon.

Among the crowd, Bete cast a murderous gaze at Tsukasa. In the past few days, the rumor he was impotent became even stronger instead of subdued. What was even worse was the fact that Ais kept comforting him and even had a misunderstanding about him, which made him even furious.

Bete wanted to teach Tsukasa a lesson, but this guy was so slippery that he couldn't find him alone. Even if he found him, Tsukasa would always be with other people, whether it was Ais, Riveria, Gareth, or even Finn.

Tiona, who walked beside Tsukasa with a happy smile, looked at Bete, trying to warn him with her expression.

"Hmph!" Bete snorted. He wasn't stupid and knew the expedition wasn't a time for infighting.

However, when the expedition ended...

Still, Bete knew Tsukasa was strong.

Not only Bete, but almost all the members of the Loki Familia also thought so since whoever had thought Tsukasa would become a Level 4 in less than 20 days!

His deed spread to the entire Orario, especially when Tsukasa had defeated Phryne along with the group of Amazoness.

In this town, everyone knew about him anymore.

"Look, it's the Loki Familia! Are they going on the expedition again?"

"So amazing... I wonder whether I can join their Familia in my life."

While everyone was in awe of the Loki Familia, many of them quickly noticed Tsukasa.

While Tsukasa wore a hoodie to his appearance, his figure was so noticeable. Also, his weapon was very conspicuous, considering how long it was.

The Drying Pool.

The adventurers who happened to watch the fight between Tsukasa and Phyrine excitedly right away and how his sword could slay that toad woman.

"Is that the strongest rookie?"

"I heard he became a Level 4 in less than 20 days. Do you think this is fake news?"

"Of course not, the news is released by the guild, so it shouldn't be faked."

"More importantly, I had heard he could defeat Level 5 adventurer, Phyrine when he was just a Level 3 adventurer!"

Along the way, countless passersby showed various emotions.

Half of those eyes were focused on first-rate adventurers such as Ais, but the other half was focused on Tsukasa, and many of them looked at him with a suspicious gaze. After all, many of his rumors were so unbelievable that one couldn't believe them. However, it was all confirmed by the guild, and they knew all the news wasn't fake, and they were all real even though it was hard to believe.

The news about Tsukasa had fermented in the Orario, and he was so popular that everyone knew about him.

Still, Tsukasa didn't really care since his purpose in coming into this world had always been to become stronger.

As for how strong it was, it should be strong enough for him to be unrivaled under the heaven.

"Everyone listens to me! When you enter the dungeon later, we'll be divided into two teams. Riveria and I will lead the first team, and Gareth will lead the second team. We'll take a different route, then gather on the 18th Floor, then go straight into the 50th Floor, understand?"

"Yes!"

"Okay, Gareth, Bete, please lead the second team."

Finn entrusted Gareth and Tiona to lead the second team, then walked into the dungeon with Riveria, Ais, and the others from the first team.

Tsukasa was on the first team, and because of him, Tiona begged to be on the first time. However, he didn't care and felt an intense gaze from the highest tower of the Babel.

"What's wrong, Tsukasa?" Tiona asked curiously while following his gaze, but her expression was quickly stunned, and she said, "Look away, Tsukasa!"

"What's wrong?" Tsukasa was startled.

"You can't look that way!" Tiona quickly said with a panicked expression.

"What's wrong?" Finn was confused by Tiona's sudden outburst.

"No, it's just I feel a gaze from that place," Tsukasa said while pointing at the highest floor of the Babel.

"........" Finn, and everyone.

"Don't look at that place!" Finn and the rest quickly spoke at the same time, but their expression quickly turned solemn since they knew their nemesis had targeted their member. However, they knew this wasn't the time for this matter, and they had to focus on the expedition.

"Let me explain it to you later," Finn said with a serious expression.

Tsukasa only nodded innocently, pretending he didn't know anything. However, he knew inwardly that the seed he had planted was about to be harvested.