Chapter 13: Sorry, running fast means you can do whatever you want

"No one should spread this matter."

　　Riveria's face straightened, she sat next to Loki and said seriously.

　　"If the people of the Soma Familia knew that the cookies sold by the Hestia Familia could relieve their dependence on the divine wine..."

　　For the Hestia Familia, which had just begun to develop, it could be said to be an irresistible blow.

　　They had already learned about Asuna's strength from Ace's mouth.

　　Facing Level 5 Aisi, she was able to easily suppress her and even restrain her attacks.

　　From this, it can be concluded that this only member of the Hestia Familia has a strength not weaker than lv.6!

　　Otherwise, it would be impossible for Ais, who stands at the top of Orario's lv.5 adventurers, to think "I am weaker than her."

　　"that..."

　　On the side, the Amazon sister Tiona suddenly raised her little hand with a bright smile on her face.

　　"I have something to report!"

　　"What's wrong Tiona?"

　　Riveria asked.

　　"Burt was defeated by Asuna of the Hestia Familia before!"

　　"Hey! I'll kill you!!"

　　Bert grinned and threatened without any deterrent.

　　"Hehe, okay, me, my sister, plus Aisi, three of us will beat you one."

　　Tiona laughed playfully. Everyone was at level 5. Unless they were really deadly, it would just be a small fight.

　　Tione patted her sister's arm, shook her head, and signaled her to calm down.

　　"Did you defeat Bert..."

　　Finn held his chin with one hand, his mature and reliable temperament completely inconsistent with his short body.

　　If he were not a small human, but a person from other races, he would probably become the leading heartthrob in Orario.

　　"The leader is so handsome!"

　　"Sister."

　　Tiona covered her face helplessly. It was already known to everyone in the family that her sister liked her leader. Unfortunately, Finn had no such intention at all.

　　So until now, Tione still has unrequited love, but that feeling has never changed until now.

　　The members of the family also admired her very much.

　　"It seems that we still underestimated that child."

　　Riveria and Finn looked at each other and ended the topic.

　　They were all aware of the speculation about Asuna's identity.

　　And with Bert's personality, if there was a conflict, it would definitely cause a fuss.

　　There's no way to hide it.

　　Therefore, the fact that their own lv.5 was defeated is not a secret at all here, and those bored gods also know it in their hearts.

　　There's just no action yet.

　　Just wait for Hestia to report that Asuna's adventurer level reaches lv.2. By then, a lot of things should happen.

　　After all, except for Ais, Hestia, and Eina, no one else has ever seen Asuna's true face.

　　Before, Misha also deliberately put on his hood after Asuna left, and then went to chat with his friend Eina.

　　Therefore, when God Hestia reported that Asuna's level reached lv.2, the gods gave her a unique title.

　　There will definitely be some haggling involved.

　　It's just that those have nothing to do with them. After all, it is a meeting of the gods.

　　"Ahem." Riveria coughed, glanced at Loki who was lying on the sofa without any reaction, and said, "But it seems that we can save a lot of expenses in the future. "

　　Everyone present, except Aisi, laughed.

　　This time, Loki completely lost interest in Soma's inferior tasting of divine wine.

　　In that case, they will really save a lot of expenses.

　　"Okay, no more gossip."

　　Finn was the first to suppress the smile on his face. After all, teasing his main god like this was not a good idea.

　　"Ais, the floor master on the 38th floor is resurrected."

　　He knocked on the coffee table and said solemnly.

　　"Go and try the challenge."

　　"Okay." Ais nodded without hesitation.

　　"Hey, is this a little too dangerous?"

　　Bert said with some dissatisfaction.

　　"Yes Finn, it would be too dangerous for Ais to challenge the lonely king of the maze on her own."

　　Tione also frowned.

　　"But Ais will definitely go."

　　Tiona also said, "Captain, please let me and my sister go with Ais to avoid any accidents."

　　"Well, we had this plan."

　　Finn nodded and said, "You can only help Ais clear the monsters on the road, and you are not allowed to interfere in the battle between Ais and the floor master."

　　"Unless Aisi takes the initiative to speak, you are not allowed...forget it, I will go with you again."

　　Riveria said, frowning slightly and changing her focus.

　　"Finn, I'll leave the affairs of the family to you and Grace."

　　"good."

Finn nodded in response, then looked at Burt.

　　Burt immediately looked away, but his eyes drifted towards Finn.

　　It seems to be saying "Hurry up and let me go too!"

　　"For Bert, please help Grace prepare for the expedition."

　　Finn smiled brightly, showing an innocent smile like a boy.

　　"Tsk."

　　"Okay, I get it, it's another job for me to do errands anyway."

　　Bert let out an unabashed "tsk", but he also knew that the expedition was related to the development of the family, so he had to endure the discomfort in his heart.

　　While waiting for the expedition, let it out on those monsters.

　　"Okay, girls, let's pack up and get ready to go."

　　Riveria stood up, raised her wand, and tapped Loki lightly on the head.

　　After a while, Loki began to snore, sleeping like some kind of animal.

　　"Oh, let's go to the dungeon!"

　　"It's not like you want to upgrade, why are you so excited here?"

　　"That's more comfortable than staying in the family."

　　Tiona ran around happily.

　　"At that time, after Aisi is promoted to level 6, the success rate of our expedition will definitely increase greatly!"

　　…

　　…

　　The day after the four members of the Loki Familia entered the dungeon and headed towards the 38th level.

　　Rumble——! ! !

　　The dazzling white light beam penetrated the huge skeleton-shaped floor master in front of Asuna, slowly eroding it away.

　　"Waaaaaaaaaak!!!"

　　The floor master, who was made up of huge skeletons, let out a shrill scream.

　　On his spine, a huge bright purple magic stone was slowly exposed.

　　The rocks overhead kept falling, seemingly penetrating more than one floor.

　　Because several monsters on different floors have fallen from the big hole above their heads and died.

　　"Ah, it took a little effort."

　　Asuna wiped the sweat from her forehead. The blow just now used up all the magic power behind her that formed the purple band of light.

　　This achieved the instant kill effect.

　　"Boom!"

　　The huge magic stone, several people tall, fell from mid-air to the ground with a thud, emitting its own purple light among the gravel and dust.

　　Asuna glanced up to make sure that no falling rocks or monsters would continue to fall, and then she ducked in front of the huge magic stone.

　　"Pfft!" With a sound, the beloved sword in his hand pierced the inside of the magic stone.

　　The originally smooth sword body instantly shed a purple light.

　　Asuna moved her left hand in mid-air, and saw that her half-finished SAO system panel was being rapidly completed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

　　"Is it because the quality of the floor master's magic stones is better than that of ordinary monsters?"

　　Asuna brushed her long chestnut-colored hair that had become gray due to dust, and at the same time, she quickly browsed the newly added things in the system panel.

　　Then, her eyes were fixed and she murmured:

　　"Unexpectedly..."