Chapter 0068: A Lovesick Girl?

After going to the safe floor to pack up their things, Tsubaki simply informed the members stationed in the workshop on the safe floor and then brought all the materials collected during this trip. 

It was afternoon, and on the way back, Yami became a warrior specializing in killing Minotaurs. He started to sweep from the sixteenth floor and moved towards the exit of the dungeon maze at the fastest speed.

Since they were returning to Orario to update the status, the last bit of time was naturally not wasted.

If, after returning to the residence of the Hephaestus family, he found that the basic stats had been less by a little bit, then it would be too troublesome at that time.

The level-up was not that far away; it was only a little bit away and was not worth entering the dungeon again.

To avoid that kind of thing from happening, Yami planned to kill another batch of monsters during their return to improve his stat value.

If nothing else, he would not enter the dungeon for a while.

Of course, this was not certain.

Yami and Tsubaki had found a lot of ores in the dungeon, and the special materials obtained from the monsters had to be processed. It was also time to update the basic armor on him.

This time, he would try to create his equipment by himself.

Yami was unsure about the time he would enter the dungeon again.

It could be the next day, it might be the day after that, or it might be several days later. As for when to enter the dungeon again, it depended entirely on the day's situation.

Perhaps because they were leaving, Yami felt more motivated.

Passing through the caves, the two quickly returned to the upper area.

The monsters here no longer posed any threat, and he didn't fight much. Yami gave up ​​continuing to fight by deliberately avoiding all monsters with Tsubaki.

The dungeon was not for one person. It was necessary to give other rookies some room to grow.

The two left silently from the other side of the passage, not disturbing the newbies fighting the killer ants or goblins.

Finally, facing the afterglow of the setting sun, the two walked out of the cave.

The number of adventurers around had also increased, and the voices of loud discussions were mixed with the laughter around, the cries of losing their companions, and the excited cheers of success could be heard. 

It had been a long time since Yami had seen such a scene.

"We finally came out. This time I stayed in the dungeon for too long. It always feels like a lifetime!"

Yami, who had been in the dungeon for a long time for the first time, couldn't help sighing. Looking at the lights that lit up Orario before nightfall, the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up slightly.

At the side, Tsubaki put on a disgusted expression when she heard such unfamiliar words.

"Don't say such embarrassing things, you are also a member of the Hephaestus family, and this kind of situation will definitely happen often in the future. It's better to get used to it early."

"Don't just stand there. Go to the Adventurer's Guild and exchange all the unusable magic stones, or the guild may be off work later. I don't want to bring so many magic stones back to the adventurer's guild tomorrow."

"Got it. Let's go now!"

Ignoring the second half of Tsubaki's words, Yami stepped out of the exit.

Suddenly, he seemed to feel a faint gaze staring at his back, which made him stop subconsciously and look towards the continuous flow of people around him.

Everyone had a natural look on their faces, and no peepers were found.

"Was it just my mind playing games?"

Yami, who found nothing, frowned subconsciously, thinking silently in his mind. Just when he relaxed, he was ruthlessly interrupted by Tsubaki.

"Why are you in a daze here? Do you want to go back? Hurry up!"

"Got it, coming!"

Completely interrupted from thinking, Yami did not find the target, and the feeling of being stared at or watched disappeared. He could only shake his head, taking the feeling just now as a misconception. Maybe he had been in the dungeon for too long, so he was nervous?

Putting this strange incident behind him, Yami hastened to keep up and completely entered the crowd to avoid Tsubaki's anger.

At the same time, the whole of Orario had begun to dim, and the top floor of the towering Tower of Babel could still overlook the last ray of light before the sunset.

A gray-haired goddess wearing a black swan down dress, long gray hair shawl, white and tender skin, and possessing peerless beauty was standing by the window, overlooking the panoramic view of Orario.

To be precise, her eyes only stayed on one person.

squeak~

"Freya-sama, several people in the family want to see your face and even threatened to leave the family if they can't see you. How to deal with it needs your approval."

At this moment, a maid wearing ordinary clothes and wearing a golden Freya familia badge on her chest knocked on the door and walked in, holding a gorgeous letter in her hand, "In addition, there were other Gods who sent invitation letters, inviting you to attend the three-monthly meeting of Gods."

"Oh? Is it such a boring thing again?"

Freya, who was holding the wine glass, shook her right hand lightly, not even interested in turning around, but her beautiful silver eyelashes were slightly furrowed, obviously dissatisfied with something.

After pondering momentarily, the Goddess of Beauty spoke again: "Put the invitation letter on the table. I will deal with it later, and don't bother me about such small things in the future. They will only disturb my interest, and I will leave it to you. Let Ottar take care of it. He knows what to do."

"Yes, Freya-sama!"

The maid naturally didn't dare to intervene in this kind of matter. After bowing slightly, her eyes shone with nostalgia and obsession, and then she turned and left reluctantly.

Not everyone could be favored by the goddess of beauty.

The sound of the door closing could be heard next. Freya never cared about these little things from the beginning, and her eyes stayed on the figure walking on West Avenue.

The eyes of this beautiful goddess flickered as if she was observing something carefully.

"The special soul that has never been seen before is completely different from the light that other human souls bloom. It is also colorful, but it does not have the dirtiness of other souls. Why is this?"

Freya stared at the boy with black hair and brown pupils and muttered to herself, lost in thought.

On the table next to her, there were related materials about Yami.

Yami's every move since he came to Orario was clearly recorded on it. This kind of stalker-like behavior could only be done by Freya.

However, this goddess of beauty didn't feel ashamed of her actions. On the contrary, she enjoyed it.

Having the 'eye' to see the essence of the soul, capturing beautiful souls, and then possessing them, and even waiting for those children who were favored to die, to guide them to her realm of heaven and store them were Freya's favorite things to do.

Enjoying the dazzling soul made her feel happy in her heart.

"What a mysterious child, and I always feel something is missing in him. This kind of incomprehensible luster of the soul is necessary to understand!"

Freya sipped the fine wine and licked her bright red lips with her small tongue. Her eyes revealed a dangerous intent.

At this moment, Yami had no idea that he was being targeted.

It was obvious that both past and present life is the same. His soul should have been filthy after being influenced by various things. But Freya could still notice him.

If he knew that he was being targeted, the only thing he could do was probably curse Freya!

Of course, these were things that would be learned later.

…

Northwest Avenue.

Near the central square was a very sacred pantheon, where statues of many gods and great adventurers stood, and the whole building was shrouded in a sacred atmosphere.

The Pantheon was also the main building of the Adventurer's Guild.

In the evening, it was time for the adventurers to return. The adventurers who came and went crowded into the guild hall that could accommodate hundreds of people and lined up honestly in front of the various processing windows, waiting for the guild staff to handle business for them. In other words, it was to exchange magic stones.

This time of day was probably the beginning time for adventurers.

What else could make people happier than getting paid for their hard work?

The Adventurer's Guild was also the busiest at this time. Many staff at the window were about to smoke with their hands, and they kept counting the number of magic stones of each adventurer and then giving them the corresponding amount of Valis. This work could be described as very boring.

However, the pay was not bad, at least higher than other jobs, making many humans give up the high-risk occupation of being an adventurer and start serving adventurers instead.

Some Staff members of the guild were specifically there to guide the adventurers.

They were generally not in charge of the magic stone exchange business, but it was not absolute. If you had a close relationship with a certain adventurer consultant, adventurers could ask them to help you exchange through the back door.

As for the price, there would not be any changes.

"I don't know how that boy is doing recently. Is he doing well in the Hephaestus Familia? Has he learned forging skills? If not, he could only venture into the dungeon, which is very dangerous."

Misha stayed in front of the window, resting her chin on her hands, staring at the long queue in a daze.

She was missing the beautiful boy she had seen a few days ago, although she knew that such a beautiful boy and a small employee like her were unlikely to have any kind of relationship, she hadn't seen him for a few days, and she was feeling lovesick.

It made her feel like she couldn't even work.

"Misha, how long are you going to be in a daze? Have you finished all the related work?"

"Although we don't need to participate in exchanging magic stones, we still have to finish our daily work. If you still work overtime because you can't finish your work today, I'm not helping you!"

A sweet voice sounded in her ears, waking Misha from her daze.

The person who said these words just now was her colleague and friend, the half-elf Eina Tulle. The two were very good friends and had a very close relationship.

Although Misha usually liked to complain, she would still do a good job, but it had changed recently. She seemed to be depressed and had no interest in doing anything. This made Eina, who was a good friend, very worried. If this continued, Misha would definitely be fired.

"Ah, I'm sorry, Eina, I'm a little distracted. I'll come right over."

Misha lazily responded and then began to deal with the work piled up in front of her.

Although she was working on the surface, it could be seen from her demeanor and behavior that she was completely passive and distracted.

Even her accuracy in the work could not be guaranteed.

Seeing all this, Eina sighed helplessly.

Two figures suddenly appeared before her when she was about to say something. From the appearance of their clothes, they looked like experienced adventurers. This made the words that the half-elf lady was about to say stuck in her throat, and her face morphed into a professional smile.

"Hi, how can I help you?"

"I'm here to find Miss Misha."

The familiar voice sounded outside the window, and Misha, who was still somewhat decadent, raised her head in great surprise. The boy she met a few days ago had really caught her eye. The good looking face of the other party instantly dispelled the emptiness deep in her heart. 

Misha, who had been distracted and sad, froze in place.

"Long time no see, Miss Misha. Surprised to see me?"

Looking at Misha with a sluggish face, Yami smiled and waved at her, which brought the girl in a daze back to her senses in an instant. Her cheeks were blushing, and her ears were also red.

Her reaction just now was too embarrassing!

"Mr. Yami, long time no see."

"You don't need to be so formal. I'm not a big shot. Just call me Yami," Yami quickly changed the subject after being a little uncomfortable with Misha's address

"Miss Misha, are you free now? I want to exchange a batch of magic stones, but I also saw that there were too many people in the guild building."

"Ah, of course, I'm free. Eina, please help me!"

Hearing Yami's words, Misha's mood became very excited, but when she thought she still had so much work to do, she immediately looked pitifully at Eina, pleading in her eyes.

"no!"

Eina refused without hesitation.

With a serious face, the half-elf girl gently pushed the glasses on the tip of her nose and said, "I will finish my work by myself. I already worked overtime with you yesterday. Don't ask me to help you again today."

"Why? Please help me!"

The merciless refusal made Misha hold her head and look like a kicked puppy.

"Although I can't help you complete your work, I can still help you exchange magic stones. If you don't want to face this kind of problem all the time, just work hard and complete the work in the future. 

Leaving the sad Misha in place, Eina's eyes fell on Yami and Tsubaki, and her exquisite smile reappeared.

"Mr. Yami, Tsubaki-sama, please come with me."

Although surprised at how Eina knew him, Yami nodded and followed Eina with Tsubaki, walking further and further under Misha's pitiful eyes.

The three of them soon came to a meeting room.

"Then, please take out the magic stone, and I will be responsible for counting.

"Then I will trouble you, Miss Eina."

Yami was naturally not polite, and with Tsubaki taking out all the magic stones, a small hill instantly appeared on the table in the conference room.

With so many magic stones, the visual impact was too powerful.

However, most of them were magic stones from upper-level monsters. As for the magic stones of middle-level monsters, only a part of them were taken out. The remaining good-quality magic stones, like those of the Minotaurs, were all put away for use in forging.

So the value of the pile of magic stones in front of him may not be as high as imagined, but it was still surprising enough.

"It's a big harvest."

After recovering from the brief surprise, Eina no longer hesitated and started to count. Although the workload was heavy, it was not a problem for Eina.

In about fifteen minutes, Eina finished counting all the magic stones.

"These are worth a total of 565,478 Valis, which is surprising. A normal Lv.1 adventurer team of five earns less than 30,000 a day."

Eina was very surprised. She couldn't help looking at this boy who excited Misha.

"More than half a million? It's not bad, thank you, Miss Eina. We will take our leave if there is nothing else. I'm going to the door to say goodbye to Miss Misha!"

After receiving the Valis, Yami couldn't wait to return to the family, and Eina understood this.

"Of course, but if it's not much trouble for you, can I ask Mr. Yami to come to the guild a few more times?"

"No problem."

"Thanks for your help!".

... ...