A new force in the Orario

It had been a week after the War Game between the Hestia Familia and the Apollo Familia. 

While some people still discussed Isao, considering how handsome and ruthless he was, the heat and the hype had decreased, especially when Hestia Familia had become low-key and hardly appeared in the guild or the dungeon.

They seemed to have disappeared from the eyes of the public. 

Naturally, this made many curious, especially when Isao was hardly low-key. 

Daphne and Cassandra were even more so. They might not be the most beautiful, but without a doubt, they were lovely. 

Still, even if they couldn't see Hestia Familia in the guild or the dungeon, many often saw them in the business district. 

As for what they did, no one knew. 

Yet life didn't revolve around Isao. 

Everyone had their own lives and troubles. 

Living as adventurers meant that they lived by betting on themselves. 

Yet, at that moment, one product suddenly entered their lives, and this caused all of them to stay quiet in the morning to read this new product that entered Orario and soon spread to the entire world. 

"By the way, have you seen them after that?" Loki asked the three leaders of her Familia curiously. 

On the highest tower, Loki, Finn, Gareth, and Riveria gathered together, talking about their next expedition. Even though their last expedition had ended in failure, it was impossible for them to give up. They had a lot of planning, and this time, they had to succeed, but even though they hadn't started their second expedition, they met a lot of troubles, whether it was money, Freya Familia, or Hephaestus Familia. 

Like most of the expedition Familia, their income mainly came from the dungeon. 

Naturally, as their income came from the dungeon, it was a high-risk job, but the return was also high as they could get hundreds of millions with ease when they finished their expedition, but then again, their expenditure was also high as they needed to fix their weapons, armors, foods, and various needs of their Familia. 

If that were the case, it would be fine, but after they met Isao, they had a lot of troubles, especially with the Freya and Hephaestus Familia. 

The problem from Freya Familia came from Mia Grand, the owner of Hostess of Fertility, whose pub was broken by Bete. Even though they had agreed to pay 100 million Valis, it was impossible for them to get all of that money so quickly, but somehow the Freya Familia became so aggressive and even ready to attack the Loki Familia if they didn't complete this debt as soon as possible. 

In the end, except for agreeing, there was nothing they could do, so even though they felt reluctant, they paid Mia 100 million Valis. 

Still, Bete, who had caused all of this trouble, was sent directly to the dungeon and told by Loki and everyone to gather all the money as he was the cause of everyone. While he was annoyed and angry, he knew that this trouble was caused by him and he wasn't a man who would run away from his responsibility. 

At the same time, Bete also wanted to show that he was better, so he had been staying inside the dungeon all the time, fighting monsters and getting as much money as he could, especially when he had to pay the debt he had given to his Familia. 

Yet, this wasn't their only problem, especially when Hephaestus wouldn't accept their request to fix their weapons and armor due to being full of many jobs. While there were many Blacksmiths Familias, those they could trust and whose skills were outstanding were only limited, and except for the Hephaestus, they could hardly trust those wannabe blacksmiths even if they were cheaper. 

Still, Hephaestus could accept their requests, but they had to pay extra money, and at the same time, she wouldn't accept any work given by Bete. 

In other words, Bete had been blacklisted by the Hephaestus Familia. 

While they were speechless and somehow angry, they couldn't do anything since weapons and armor were something to protect their lives inside the dungeon. They were tools they used to fight and get money. If they didn't have them, then their Familia might be as good as over. 

Now, why did they meet all of those troubles? 

There was only one reason. 

Isao Iinuma. 

If they didn't cause Isao trouble, then would they meet this situation? 

If possible, Loki wanted to make an amend and apologize since the trouble given by Isao was much more troublesome than she had thought. 

"I am not sure." Finn shook his head. "I have heard that they haven't been on the guild for a while." 

"What are they doing?" Gareth was also confused. 

"Hey, Riveria, do you know something?" Loki asked while looking at the elf beauty. 

Riveria sighed and said, "I have heard from Eina that they planned to make a business." 

"B-Bussiness?!" 3x

Loki, Finn, and Gareth looked at Riveria strangely. 

The main source of income for every adventurer was the dungeon. Even those big Familia in the past, such as Zeus Familia and Hera Familia, were the same. Even Loki Familia and the Freya Familia were similar, so they were dumbfounded when they heard Hestia Familia, an expedition type of Familia, wished to make a business. 

"What kind of business?" Finn asked curiously. 

"I am not sure. Eina only told me it is related to the book somehow," Riveria said helplessly, thinking that her niece had been bewitched by Isao and she knew that Eina had fallen entirely for Isao, so even if Isao told her that part him away from Eina, she could do nothing. 

The emotion of love was powerful. 

"Eina-chan? Is that scoundrel dating your niece?" Loki asked with a doubt. 

"Yeah..." Riveria sighed helplessly. 

While Finn and Gareth understood why Riveria was depressed, Loki started to murmur, "Hostess of Fertility... Hephaestus... then, Eina... does he want to control Orario?" 

"Huh?" 3x

Finn, Gareth, and Riveria were startled when they heard Loki's murmur. 

"What do you mean, Loki?" Finn asked solemnly. 

"I mean... look at the women that guy has seduced. Mia Grand... one of the Level 6 adventurers in the Orarion and the members of the Freya Familia, then Hephaestus, the goddess of the largest blacksmith Familia, and lastly, Eina, the member of the guild." Loki showed a rarely serious expression on her face, but this time, she showed it, narrowing her eyes as she said her deduction. "By seducing all of them, he has built a powerful force on the Orario. This is a powerful force that is impossible to ignore, and even our Familia is no match for him." 

The combination of Freya Familia, Hephaestus Familia, and the guild. 

Even if the Loki Familia was one of the strongest forces on the Orario, it was impossible to match the power of those three. 

"...." 3x

Gareth blinked his eyes, then said strangely, "But Mia Grand? That guy sure has a unique taste." 

"Right?" Loki nodded. 

"...." Finn and Riveria. 

"Stop saying such vulgar things!" Riveria frowned and said, "I have to admit that he isn't a good person, but don't make such a rude assumption. While he might have an unclear relationship with others, I know that his feelings are sincere toward Eina!" 

Yes, even though Isao was a bad boy, Riveria never thought of him playing with Eina's feelings since someone would ask her to make Eina leave him. Would she play around with her niece's feelings? 

Even with many things happening between them, Riveria thought of Isao as a man who was worthy of trust as he wished the best for the woman of his love. 

"..." 3x

The three looked at Riveria strangely, as they had never thought that she would defend someone, a man at that. 

"Finn, Gareth, what to do? It seems that a bad boy has seduced our proud queen~!" Loki then started to act coquettishly. "Soon, that bad boy might also seduce me, turning our Loki Familia into his playthings~! You have to protect us~!" 

"..." 2x

Finn and Gareth subconsciously glanced at Loki's flat chest, which was much flatter than the street of Orario, before they shook their heads.

"Hey, what's with that gaze?!" Loki was furious at Finn and Gareth's gazes. 

"It should be fine, right?" Finn thought that Loki thought too much. "Moreover, instead of Riveria, shouldn't you be worried that our princess will be seduced by him?" 

Instead of Riveria, Finn and Gareth believed that Isao would be tempted by Aiz, who was the same age and beautiful. 

Yes, Riveria was beautiful, but what about her age? 

"...did you two think something rude?" Riveria narrowed her gaze at Finn and Gareth. 

"No, no!" 2x

Finn and Gareth shook their heads and quickly denied Riveria's question. 

"By the way, I have wanted to ask, but what is that on the table, Finn?" Gareth asked and looked at the large paper on Finn's table. 

"Oh, this is a newspaper. A new product in Orario. It only appeared yesterday, but I got one since it helped me understand many things about the economy and situation of Orario and the world." Finn showed the newspaper to everyone. 

When this product appeared, Finn bought it as it was cheap, and more importantly, it told him about many situations in the Orario and many parts of the world. 

"World Economy?" 3x

The three looked at the newspaper in Finn's tiny hands, and then Loki frowned and asked, "...do you think that this is that bad boy's business?" 

"..." 3x

Finn, Gareth, and Riveria glanced at each other and couldn't deny that possibility.