15 Reunion with Sylphie

Pain.

This has been the feeling that Eris has felt the most in this year and a half.

Since she accepted to be Kaylon's disciple, he has subjected her to training sessions that for many would be considered "torture".

Her master, Kaylon, said he was going to give her a very famous training from where he comes from; he called it Spartan training.

At first, she didn't take it seriously. After all, her master's attitude, which is usually lazy, relaxed, and friendly, didn't make her think he could be so cruel when teaching.

It's a pity she didn't know him well. When her master switches to trainer mode, he changes completely, going from a friendly neighbor to the cursed devil.

From the beginning, the training was not what she expected. She thought she would start with the sword, but no, her first months were based on physical training. When she asked why, her master replied.

"Touki consists of using mana to amplify the strength of your body. Your body receives mana and strengthens with it. It's a crude move, but I don't deny it's effective. However, it can still be improved. The stronger your body, the more mana it can receive, and the more mana it receives, the stronger it becomes. That's why it's important to keep strengthening your body. This way, your Touki will become stronger. Repeat after me: The stronger my body is, the more mana it will receive, and the more mana it receives, the stronger it will be."

Those were her master's words. After using his method, she indeed realized it was as he said. As her body grew stronger, her Touki improved exponentially.

Of course, it wasn't easy. There are many ways to strengthen your body, but the fastest and most effective way is to break it and let it repair itself.

A savage method, but effective. Following that method, her hell began. Pushing her body to the limit continuously until it broke, then using her master's healing magic to repair it, and then repeating the process.

The continuous breaking and repairing made her body strengthen at a terrifying rate, which in turn improved her Touki.

After 5 months of that intense training, she emerged like a phoenix. Every part of her body contained immense power. Now she felt confident to fight against a Saint-ranked swordsman without even using Touki.

The immense strength swelled Eris and made her more arrogant. She even declared to her God that she was ready to face Orsted, a grave mistake for sure.

After that, her master threw her into the Upper Jaw of the Red Dragon, telling her that if she was truly ready, she could survive for 1 month there without help.

In her confidence and arrogance from her newfound strength, she accepted.

And it could be said that no more than the first week of arrival, harsh reality struck her.

In that place, she understood that her strength, against those giant dragons, was nothing. Fighting for her life on multiple occasions, hiding like a rat, and desperately trying to survive.

There were moments when she thought she would die. Serious wounds brought her despair, fortunately it seems her master didn't abandon her. After falling unconscious, the next day she woke up healed, but the intense pain and fatigue never disappeared.

That process repeated for a month. Her previous confidence and arrogance were completely trampled in front of the fierce dragons.

After the time passed, her master came to pick her up, and after bringing her home and telling her that they would continue their training the next day, he left some words that filled her with despair, yet gave her hope.

"For Orsted, that place is nothing more than a walk in the park. The gap between him and you is still enormous. However... Orsted at your age was not as strong as you are now. Keep striving, you're on the right path."

After sleeping for two days straight, upon waking up again, her training resumed. For half a month with the help of her master, she digested her gains from surviving for a month in the Red Dragon's Jaw.

Her combat experience improved, and the multitude of life-or-death battles tempered her temperament more and more like that of a warrior.

After finishing the half month of digesting gains, she finally began her sword training.

The sword style her God showed her initially seemed horrible to her. There was no style, no meaning, just something as simple as attacking and defending.

After complaining repeatedly, her master's words were simple.

"For a long time, mortals have added many useless movements to swords, forgetting their essence. The sword was created to kill; that's its only purpose. And that's all I'll teach you, the very essence of the sword. Then, if you want to add 'fancy' movements, it's up to you."

After accepting her master's words, she had to set aside everything Ghislaine had taught her and start from scratch.

And so, another 12 months of hard training passed, until today.

Swoosh, swoosh.

"It's still not a perfect swing. Keep trying," Kaylon, dressed in military pants and a black sleeveless shirt, a military cap, and black sunglasses with a cigarette in his mouth, said harshly to Eris.

"Ahhh! I've done it countless times already, why isn't it perfect yet!? I see swings when I eat, I see swings when I sleep, and I see swings when I wake up, I'm going to go crazy!" Eris dropped her sword to the side and grabbed her head in frustration.

"I said, it's still not perfect," Kaylon replied to Eris, unfazed, as he looked her in the eyes.

"Sigh... Alright, it's still not perfect," Eris picked up her sword in frustration. She knew that arguing with her master wouldn't get her anywhere and would only result in more training.

"Alright, continue with the work. When you think you have a perfect swing, call me. By the way, if you call me and the swing I see isn't perfect, I'll add 2 more hours of training."

After saying that, Kaylon left calmly for the house.

Eris, who heard her master's words, sighed deeply. Her training schedule was from Monday to Saturday from 6 AM to 10 PM with only breaks for meals. If two more hours of training were added, she would only have 6 hours to sleep, and she wouldn't have enough energy for the next day.

"Come on, let's make the perfect swing!" Eris encouraged herself. The increase in her strength and technique had shown her how effective this training had been. Therefore, even if it was hell, she would continue until the end.

...

Taking off his professional trainer cosplay, Kaylon entered his house.

Walking to the kitchen and grabbing one of the best things he did upon arriving in this world.

With a tub of ice cream, he sat on the couch and began to think.

The training with Eris is going well; her strength has undoubtedly grown by leaps and bounds. If it weren't for Ghislaine also following her training guidance, she would probably already be stronger than her.

Currently, she must have the strength of a level 4 at most. This means that in the future, in his family, if all goes well, she will have another powerful person at level 5.

Currently, his family has Riveria at level 5 maximum, who has already completed the feat to level up, only that now she is maximizing her statistics. He estimates that in one more year, she will reach level 6.

Then there are Elinalise and Talhand, who have just reached level 5. Probably when they return to Danmachi, they will already be level 5 maximum, so they will only have to raid a dungeon boss and voilà, his family will have three level 6s.

Of course, we can't forget about Ghislaine, who also has a maximum level 4. He estimates that before leaving, she will also reach a medium level 5.

And there are still Paul Grayrat and Rudeus, who, if they join his family, will have a Paul at level 4, and a Rudeus at level 5.

There is also Sylphie, who is probably at level 3 now. After she arrives at Ranoa University and reunites with Riveria, with her guidance, she can probably reach level 4.

That means that when they return, they will have a level 6 (Riveria), two level 5 maximum (Elinalise and Talhand), three level 5 medium (Eris, Ghislaine, and Rudeus), two level 4 (Paul and Sylphie), a level 2 (Zenith), and a level 1 (Lilia).

And there is still Cliff, Rujierd, and Roxy to contact. Rujierd is probably at level 5, and Cliff at level 2, and Roxy at level 3.

Thinking about all these talents that he will likely integrate into the family, Kaylon's drool is about to come out.

"Hehe, Loki, Freya, the strongest family can only be mine!" Kaylon put on a lecherous smile.

"Kami-Sama, why are you making such disgusting smiles?" Riveria, who entered the kitchen and saw her God's smile, had tremors all over.

"Riveria-chan, I swear, Kami-sama must be thinking of something perverted related to you," Elinalise, Riveria's annoying follower, took the opportunity to tease her God.

"What!? Kami-sama, is that true?" Riveria asked blushing, perhaps she didn't even realize that there was a slight anticipation in her voice.

"What the hell are you talking about, Elinalise? I don't think of those things in the living room in front of everyone," Kaylon complained, but at the same time, he didn't completely deny it.

Elinalise, who understood this, wanted to make another funny comment, but seeing her God's eyes that seemed to want to throw her into the dragon valley, she shut up.

"By the way, Riveria, where are you going? If I remember correctly, today you had classes at 4 pm, not at 2," Kaylon asked curiously.

A year after the arrival of Elinalise and Talhand, Kaylon resigned from his assistant job, to Riveria's sadness and his students' joy.

Elinalise replaced him, so now the class has two beautiful elves, which has made her more popular.

"Oh, I don't have classes, it's just that the director contacted me. It seems that an important figure has arrived at the university, and they want to meet me," Riveria told her God, although she doesn't know why they need her specifically, the director said it was something important.

"Important figure, is there someone so important that the old director bothers Riveria for that?" Kaylon wondered, you must know that Riveria is the best magic teacher in the entire university, unless it's something very important, not even the director dares to bother her.

Wait!? an important person, important enough for that old man to listen to, in Kaylon's mind, a figure appeared. 'Of course, Ariel Asura, the princess of the Asura kingdom.'

That woman has the qualifications to catch the director's attention, after all, even though she is fleeing from the Kingdom and almost has no people supporting her, she is still the princess of the most powerful kingdom in the entire central continent.

'Then Sylphie has arrived!?' Kaylon thought with a smile, he confirmed where Sylphie fell after the magical disaster, and as in the original story, she ended up in the same place, so now she must be a follower of Ariel.

Thinking that his next member has arrived, Kaylon got excited, he had thought a long time ago what was the best way to invite Rudeus to the family, and he came to a conclusion.

Invite all his relatives and then he will be obliged to join.

It's not that Kaylon is so interested in Rudeus as to bother with such a plan, it's just that if Rudeus doesn't join, Eris won't join, and probably the rest of his family won't either, so it's complicated.

So he decided to get all the people around him to join, then naturally Rudeus will join later, and Sylphie and Roxy are essential to his plan.

Sylphie is very important to Rudeus, so if she joins, Rudeus will almost certainly be in the bag. As a disciple of Riveria, he doesn't think it will be difficult for her to convince him.

Then there's Roxy, who is even Rudeus's religion, so she's crucial, and besides, inviting Roxy isn't very difficult, because she also shares things with Riveria, and she loves magic.

It's not even necessary for him to do it himself, he can let Riveria do it, with her magical knowledge, he believes Riveria will attract Roxy.

Once Roxy and Sylphie are in, inviting Rudeus in the future is easy.

Thinking about his plan taking shape, Kaylon smiled satisfied.

"Riveria-chan, I said it jokingly before, but seriously, Kami-sama isn't going crazy?" Elinalise asked Riveria, while looking at her God, who had changing facial expressions every second.

"I don't know, but I think it's better if we get away," Riveria slowly retreated, afraid that the madness might be contagious.

Silently leaving the house, Elinalise and Riveria ran away from their God's potential schizophrenia.

While Kaylon continued immersed in his diabolical plans, he didn't even realize that Riveria and Elinalise had left.

...

Sylphie Dragonroad's POV

Magic University, Director's Office, at this moment, there are 3 people inside.

A young woman with blonde hair and blue eyes, appearing to be about 16 years old, then there was another young woman with short white hair, long ears, and ruby red eyes.

Behind the desk was an older man, with a well-groomed beard and a majestic appearance. (They didn't describe him in the work, so I imagined it)

"Sylphie, I never imagined that you would know the best magic teacher at the magic university, and that you would also be her disciple," Ariel said with interest.

Great was her surprise when the university director mentioned the person they were looking for and described her appearance, and Sylphie, her follower, interrupted, saying she was her teacher.

"That's right, I had heard of Miss Sylphie; it was a surprise that she was a woman and not a man as described, besides her magic without chanting and mastery of so many elements, worthy of being Riveria-sama's disciple," the school director also praised.

Her relationship with Riveria could be described as neutral; he had always wanted to improve his relationship with Riveria in order to negotiate more classes with her. But it was a pity; Riveria was a very reserved, powerful, and intelligent woman, so the methods to get closer hadn't worked.

So if he could establish a relationship with her disciple, it would be easier to talk to Riveria.

"Um, I'm still not sure if she's my teacher; let's not jump to conclusions," Sylphie tried to calm the situation. Although she was also excited, she had to be calm and stable, as her teacher had said.

When the director began to describe the person they were looking for Ariel-sama was astonished. Riveria Ljos Alf, a name he would never forget, one of the people he loves and respects the most. So when he heard her name and description, he was almost overcome with excitement, but thanks to the teachings of his teacher and the time he had spent working with Ariel-sama, he managed to control his emotions.

"Hehe, Sylphie has the same name and description as your teacher, so unless there are identical people in the world, the person the director is talking about must be your teacher," Ariel smiled with excitement.

She had come to Ranoa University for three reasons. First, to stay safe from the assassins sent by her older brother, the prince, and Prime Minister Darius. In the magical university , a place full of powerful mages, no one dared to touch her.

The second reason was the rumors about the "Best Mage of Ranoa University." Rumors said that a mage who had probably already reached the king rank in many schools was a teacher at Ranoa. Moreover, it was said to be an incredible teacher, so she wanted to see if she could get Sylphie to receive tutoring from that mage.

The third reason was to see if she could get that mage to support her as the princess of Asura. With the help of someone so influential and powerful, maybe she could gain ground in the competition for the throne.

So now that she knew the first two objectives were complete, and the third one was very likely to work, she was extremely excited.

"This, then, is very likely," Sylphie thought that Ariel-sama's words made sense. Additionally, she could see Ariel-sama's excitement.

Thinking about why Ariel-sama was excited, Sylphie understood that it must have something to do with her teacher. Thinking about Ariel-sama's position, Sylphie clenched her fist, thinking about how to convince her teacher to help Ariel-sama.

After a little more idle talk about the times Sylphie spent with her teacher, suddenly the magical device on the director's desk made a sound.

{Director-sama, Miss Riveria has just arrived and will be in her office soon.}

The director pressed the crystal, saying, "Alright, thank you for the information. Please prepare a fruit tea, as Miss Riveria likes it, and bring it."

"It seems your teacher is coming up, Miss Sylphie," the director said with a smile.

Sylphie didn't respond but looked at the door with anticipation.

Ariel, on the other hand, was also excited to confirm her suspicions and to make a good impression on Sylphie's teacher.

After a while, the door revealed Riveria and another elf.

As soon as Sylphie saw her teacher, she couldn't contain herself and rushed towards her.

Riveria was surprised when someone suddenly threw themselves at her; she planned to attack and immobilize, but upon seeing the familiar face, she froze.

However, Elinalise behind her had no consideration; seeing someone lunge at her captain, she immediately moved to block and immobilize the person.

BAM

Sylphie, who was excited and ready to hug her teacher, was stunned when a blonde elf with red eyes immobilized her and threw her to the ground.

"Wait, Elinalise!" Riveria stopped Elinalise, while she approached and lifted the elf who looked familiar to her.

Elinalise, confused by Riveria's shout, still released Sylphie.

"Sylphie!?" Riveria, who looked closely at the elf she lifted, noticed that she looked a lot like her disciple, only with white hair.

"Hehe, hello teacher, sorry for suddenly throwing myself at you," Sylphie greeted Riveria with a bright smile.

"Sylphie!" Riveria warmly embraced her disciple.

Sylphie was stunned for a moment, but then she reacted and hugged Riveria tightly, thinking about how scared she had been in a strange place alone without anyone. Tears welled up uncontrollably.

Although a year later she found out that her parents were still alive, she couldn't contact them to avoid them being harmed by factions hostile to Ariel. So she was alone with Ariel for this long time.

To her, although the time she spent with Riveria was short, in that time Riveria practically became her second mother. So now that she had a shoulder to cry on, she wanted to let it all out.

Riveria, hearing Sylphie's sobs, gently stroked her back and continued to hug her tightly.

Upon hearing the crying, everyone in the room fell silent.

After a while, when Sylphie's sobs subsided, the director got up from his desk and walked towards the door, saying, "Miss Riveria, I'll leave you alone for a proper reunion. I'll be back later."

"Thank you, director," Riveria nodded in gratitude as the director left.

Ariel, on the other hand, did not leave. This was a unique opportunity to make connections. Besides, she had taken care of Sylphie for many years, so she was qualified to join the conversation.

Elinalise stepped aside. Although she felt a strange sense of familiarity with the elf girl, she ignored those strange feelings and stood aside by the door like a guardian.

"Tell me, Sylphie, how have you been all this time?" Although Riveria had an idea from her God's information, she still wanted to hear the information from Sylphie herself.

"Well, you see, after falling..." Sylphie recounted all her experiences during this period of time.

"You're truly amazing, Sylphie... I'm very proud of you," Riveria said with a proud smile. Falling into a place you don't know, alone without anyone you know, and still managing to move forward and even become a princess's bodyguard.

"No, it's all thanks to the teachings of Teacher Riveria and Rudeus," Sylphie shook her head. In her opinion, if it weren't for Riveria and Rudy's teachings, she wouldn't be able to endure.

"Jeje, Sylphie, you've always had the bad habit of overestimating yourself... By the way, and Lars, your father and your mother?" Riveria asked with curiosity.

Elinalise, hearing the name Lars, froze, and her body trembled slightly, and the way she looked at Sylphie changed.

"Ummm, dad ended up in a part north of the Asura kingdom, 8 months later I saw an announcement where they were looking for me, but my situation is very special in the palace... So at that moment I just sent a letter telling them I was fine but couldn't find them for some reasons, however, when I was coming here, I sent a letter that I would be at the Ranoa magical university, so maybe they will come in a while," Sylphie explained her situation.

"Your situation is special in the palace? Is something happening, Sylphie?" Riveria asked with narrowed eyes.

"E-this teacher, let me introduce her first, my lady, Ariel Asura princess of the Asura kingdom," Sylphie introduced Ariel-sama.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, I have heard countless incredible things about you, I formally introduce myself, my name is Ariel Asura, princess of the Asura kingdom," Ariel introduced herself with a smile, carefully observing Riveria's expression.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, my name is Riveria Ljos Alf, captain of the Rozzo family," Riveria made a small bow.

Ariel, noticing Riveria's expression upon introducing herself, saw that she showed no surprise or caution, which is what people usually show when she introduces herself. This means two things.

One, personal strength is enough to ignore the power of the kingdom, but according to the information collected by her subordinates, Riveria is classified as king rank, and even if the information were wrong, at most she would be emperor rank, and even magical emperors can't ignore the power of a kingdom like Asura.

Two, the backing is big enough that she doesn't fear Asura, but again according to her subordinates, the number of people Riveria has been seen with is less than 10, which means it's not about numbers, but maybe there's someone strong enough behind Riveria that she doesn't have to worry about anything.

Thinking this, Ariel's expression became even more excited.

"So, what's the situation?" Riveria asked again, Riveria obviously doesn't take the kingdom seriously nor is she interested in it.

"Lady Riveria, I can explain, you see..." Ariel meticulously explained the situation in the Kingdom.

Riveria understood Sylphie's problems, then she started thinking, honestly, she has no interest, Ariel's problem has nothing to do with her at all, but if it involves her disciple, it's not that simple.

Frowning, thinking about the advantages and disadvantages of the situation.

"Teacher, if you can help Ariel-sama, I will do whatever it takes," Sylphie said in a low voice while grabbing Riveria's robe.

Riveria was silent, honestly, she doesn't want to get involved in extra problems, but this is the first request Sylphie has made to her, and she really doesn't want to damage her image of a teacher with Sylphie, she values her talent highly and believes that with enough effort she can be her successor.

"I can't decide this by myself, I have to ask my God, after I tell him the situation it depends on his decision," Riveria said looking at Ariel.

Ariel, hearing Riveria's words, was shocked, 'She said God!?'

The simple word, but with enough weight to tip the scale to one side.

After the surprise passed, what appeared on her face was ecstasy, if it's really possible, including a God-level power, with their help, the chances of victory will be much higher.

Riveria, seeing her excitement, frowned, she can guess this princess's thoughts, and she doesn't like being used one bit.

But still, she first has to talk with Kami-sama, if the benefits outweigh the losses, then there's a possibility to get involved.

Thinking this, Riveria stood up.

"I will speak with my God, depending on what he decides, I will bring the message, Ariel-san I hope you know that our families do not work for free," Riveria reminded Ariel in a cold tone.

Ariel, hearing Riveria's words, was not offended at all, instead, with a smile, she said, "now I have nothing more than my name, however, if I become queen I give my word and am willing to give whatever you wish."

She knows how dangerous these words are, in the future, this decision can cost her a lot, but still, she made it, both to show her sincerity and to make it clear that the help will not go unpaid.

Riveria looked at her deeply, and then walking towards the exit gave some last words to Sylphie.

"We will catch up soon, as teacher - disciple, so get ready to bury your head in books," Riveria told Sylphie in a serious tone.

"Yes, teacher, thank you for the help!" Sylphie shouted with gratitude.

Riveria did not respond and left the office with Elinalise behind.

...

Saying goodbye to the director, she walked towards the family house, while thinking about more benefits this collaboration could bring her.

Walking several blocks, Riveria noticed that Elinalise, who was usually lively, was quieter than usual.

Turning around, she noticed that Elinalise's expression was off.

"Is something wrong, Elinalise?" Riveria asked with concern.

Elinalise, shaken from her reverie by Riveria's question, noticed Riveria's worried expression. Forcing a smile, she said,

"I'll tell you later, Riveria. It's a somewhat delicate matter," Elinalise said, feeling a bit troubled.

"I see... You know that your problems are family matters, so don't hesitate to share them," Riveria reminded Elinalise.

"Hehe, don't worry, Riveria-chan. Just give me some time to accept it, and then I'll share it with the whole family."

Riveria nodded, and they walked in silence until they reached the house. Upon reaching the door, Riveria instructed Elinalise,

"Elinalise, could you inform Talhand and Ghislaine to come to Kami-sama's office"

Elinalise nodded. "Don't worry, Riveria-chan. I'll bring them right away."

Walking to their God's office, Riveria entered with familiarity.

Upon entering, the first thing she saw was their God asleep on the desk.

Taking a newspaper, she lightly tapped it on her God's head before it turned to ashes from his defensive aura.

Kaylon, sensing the warning from his aura, opened his eyes to see his beloved Riveria.

"Oh, Riveria, how was the meeting?" Kaylon said with a lazy smile.

Riveria observed her God with impotence and said,

"There's something important to discuss. I want you to decide on this proposal," Riveria said in a serious tone.

"Ohh, seems like you have something important on your hands," Kaylon said, becoming a bit more serious.

"Let's wait for the others. This concerns everyone," Riveria said as she took a seat reserved for the captain.

Kaylon nodded, and as they waited, he began to flirt with Riveria.

Riveria, who initially maintained a serious expression, gradually blushed until she got tired and said,

"You! Leave me alone. I'm trying to maintain the majesty of my captaincy." Riveria took her cane and tried to hit her God.

Kaylon easily dodged all the blows, continuing to tease Riveria.

Suddenly, the door opened, and Riveria, caught up in the fight, resumed her seat with elegance.

Talhand, Elinalise, and Ghislaine weren't surprised by the scene; everyone in the family knew that Riveria and Kaylon were practically like husband and wife.

"Well, now that everyone's here, let me tell you the situation. It turns out..."

After Riveria's words, everyone fell silent, digesting the information.

"What do you guys think?" Kaylon first asked for his members' opinions.

"It's complicated, but I feel we can benefit from this," Riveria added.

"I agree, in helping Sylphie. After all, she's Riveria's disciple," Elinalise said.

Everyone looked at Elinalise, surprised. While Elinalise wasn't one to shy away from problems, she usually avoided them. That response wasn't typical of her.

Noticing the strange looks, Elinalise lowered her head and remained silent. She would later explain the reason for her desire to help Sylphie.

Seeing Elinalise unwilling to respond, no one pressed her.

"I feel they're problems, but at the same time, as Riveria said, this could bring us many benefits," Talhand added.

"The Asura Kingdom is protected by the Water God Style Goddess, so if we intervene, we'll have to be prepared to fight her. Ghislaine chimed in.

Everyone fell silent. A person with the title 'God' surely wasn't someone easy to deal with.

"Well, you don't have to worry too much about that. That so-called 'God' only has the strength of a Level 6 Medium. Riveria is close to leveling up; if we hurry, she can level up in about 2 months. By then, we'll have two Level 5s at max, one Level 4 at max, and one Level 6 in the early stage. That's enough to handle her," Kaylon scoffed disdainfully. In his opinion, only Osterd and Hitogami had the right to be called gods in this world.

Upon hearing their God's words, everyone's mood improved.

"So it's not that difficult. We can give it a try; the benefits outweigh the disadvantages," Riveria said with a determined look.

"I agree. When we get to my world, we'll need money to build the family headquarters there. Remember, I can't build it with divine power in that place, and creating gold and gemstones with my divinity won't work; they'll disintegrate once we arrive in my world," Kaylon said. If they don't gather enough money before leaving, they'll be poor in Danmachi.

That seemed to dispel everyone's doubts, and they all nodded in agreement with Riveria's proposal.

After all, no one wants to be poor.

"Then, raise your hand if you're in favor," Riveria said.

Everyone, including their God, raised their hand in agreement.

"Alright then, we prepare, and within a maximum of three months, we'll head to Asura," Riveria declared.

"Hehe, Riveria, it's time for you to put your leadership skills to the test. This will be the first family mission, and it's all in your hands," Kaylon smiled at Riveria expectantly.

"Don't worry, Kami-sama, I won't disappoint you, and you guys either," Riveria said solemnly.

Kaylon and the others nodded with a smile.

Setting aside that topic, Kaylon smiled and fixed his gaze on Elinalise.

"Well, Elinalise, do you have something to tell us?" Kaylon said with a smile.

Elinalise, who didn't expect to be interrogated in front of everyone, froze. Then, she remained silent for a while before finally, with a determined look, she said,

"Well, you see, I have something important to announce."

Everyone paid attention to Elinalise's words, especially Riveria, who watched with some concern.

"Many years ago, I had a son. I usually take precautions to avoid it, but that day, something went wrong, and I ended up pregnant. After a difficult delivery, I gave birth to my son, whom I named Lars. After taking care of him in his childhood, my curse didn't allow me to care for him anymore, so I had to leave him at an orphanage." Pausing, recalling an unpleasant memory, Elinalise suddenly felt a hand on hers. When she looked and saw Riveria smiling warmly at her, Elinalise smiled affectionately.

"Coming back every now and then to watch over him from afar, he soon grew up. Seeing that he found a good wife, I left... And well, I just found out today that I'm a grandmother, and my granddaughter is Sylphie, Riveria's disciple," Elinalise finished her story, feeling relieved as if a burden had been lifted off her shoulders.

Everyone fell silent, processing the information. It's accurate to say they were surprised, not so much by the idea of Elinalise having a son and a granddaughter, but because she turned out to be Riveria's disciple—well, except for Kaylon, who didn't know from the beginning but pretended to be surprised to blend in with the atmosphere.

After a moment of silence, Riveria spoke calmly, "And when do you plan to tell her?"

"Give me some time to prepare, and I'll tell her soon," Elinalise said firmly.

"Alright, problem solved then. The family is gearing up for war, so get ready. Ghislaine, take Eris; she'll be of help," Kaylon said as he got up from the table, declaring a state of war.

"Understood, Kami-sama," they all responded in unison.

Nodding, everyone went to prepare for the imminent battle.

Nodding proudly, Kaylon remarked, "They grow up so fast; they're even going to wars now."

As Kaylon walked to his desk, he also had to prepare for the final arrangements to leave this world.

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Well, this chapter sure is long. The end of the mini arc of Mushoku Tensei is approaching, so the following chapters will be quite lengthy.

As for appointing Ariel as Queen, it's mainly to justify the funds for the headquarters in Danmachi and to bring Riveria closer to reaching the maximum Level 6.

I won't write about the recovery of the Asura Kingdom; I'll only write about the battle against the Water God and nothing more.

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