Chapter 432 - I should have asked for an autograph. (Patreon)

Lina left Ikelos's room feeling frustrated. She clenched her fists and then threw a punch toward the wall, but stopped just before hitting it.

"Tsk!"

Lina clicked her tongue and hurried toward her room.

As she made her way there, other members of Ikelos Familia looked at her as if she were an idiot. They were laughing at her because they knew everything that had happened.

Lina was about to explode, but she held herself back.

Then, her two companions appeared in front of her.

"Get out of my way. I don't want to talk right now."

"What happened? Why are you so irritated?" one of her companions asked.

She was a short woman with large breasts and an average appearance. She had short black hair and a tired expression.

"You're asking me that after what we just went through? We almost died! We were humiliated!" Lina said as she walked past them.

They then followed her.

"It's not your fault. You didn't know how strong he was," the woman said.

"But I should have known! I didn't investigate him thoroughly enough. If I'd asked a few people, I would have gotten a real idea of how strong he was. It seems like everyone knew it was a stupid thing to do except me."

"I didn't know either."

"Neither did I."

Her two companions replied.

"All right, all right. Just leave me alone. I'm going to take a bath and get some rest."

However, the woman wasn't willing to leave Lina alone just yet.

"You were in the God's room, weren't you? What did you talk about?"

"I already told you I don't want to talk about it. Just leave me alone. We can talk tomorrow."

"All right."

Noticing how impatient Lina was, the woman gave up on asking questions.

Lina walked away, and the woman turned to Lina's other companion beside her and said,

"She wasn't this irritated before. She probably heard something she didn't like."

The woman smiled.

"Just leave her alone. She'll have calmed down by tomorrow. I'd better go too. I need to take a bath as well. I nearly shit myself because of what happened."

"That's why you stink."

The woman covered her nose and moved away.

After walking a little farther, she let out a long sigh and thought,

'Luan, was it? He really was incredibly strong. Besides, he's so handsome in person. I should have asked him for an autograph.'

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POV: Luan

After talking with the girl a little longer, I learned that her name was Milan and that she had joined Ikelos Familia only two months ago, shortly after arriving in Orario with a group from a remote village.

Milan had been training with a sword since she was young, so she was quite skilled.

In the end, she agreed to work for me.

And what kind of work would she be doing?

Well, I planned to have her serve as a maid at my mansion. I also wanted to train her so she could accompany me inside the Dungeon.

I could see a lot of potential in her, and since I had no intention of laying a hand on her and she wasn't a relevant character, I didn't mind putting her at risk inside the Dungeon.

Even if she died, I simply wouldn't care.

I made that clear to her, and Milan didn't mind.

"If I don't accompany you, I'll have to return to Ikelos Familia, and I'll die before long. Those guys are crazy."

"How did you end up joining that Familia?"

"I met Lina as soon as I arrived in the city, and I believed what she told me. I didn't know much about the Familias, and she promised me that hers was powerful and didn't do anything illegal."

"Didn't you realize something was wrong before receiving Ikelos's Falna?"

"He treated me very well and seemed like a kind person."

That guy? A kind person?

"You're not very smart, are you?" I said to her.

Milan looked away, and her cheeks turned slightly red.

"Well... I'm just a little naive."

"All right. What do you want to do now? Do you want to rest, or should we go straight to Ikelos Familia's home to have your Falna removed?"

"No, not today. I'm not feeling very well, you know... Hahaha."

Milan laughed awkwardly.

'She's scared...'

I smiled and then said, "All right. I'll take you to the mansion and introduce you to the others. Bella is there, so make sure you apologize to her."

"All right, I will."

The girl lowered her head.

She seemed very nervous.

"Why are you so nervous?"

"It's just that I haven't told you what I did..." the girl murmured.

"Just tell me already."

Milan then confessed that she had assaulted Bella and knocked her unconscious.

I listened to her words and continued staring at her in silence.

When I had met Bella, I hadn't noticed a single injury or mark on her body.

Thinking I was furious, Milan took a few steps backward.

I'd be lying if I said I was completely calm after hearing all that.

So, I let out a long sigh.

"It's fine. Let's go."

I held out my hand to her.

With her face flushed, Milan took my hand.

"What!?"

As soon as she did, our surroundings changed.

We were now in the mansion's living room.

I looked behind me and saw that all the girls were gathered around the sofa. They were surrounding Bella, who was crying.

Bella then looked in our direction.

"What is she doing here!?" Bella shouted as soon as she saw Milan. "What is she doing here, Luan!?"

"What? Who is that?" Hestia asked, confused. "Luan, explain yourself."

"She's the girl who attacked me! She was wearing a mask, but I'm sure it was her!"

"Luan?" Lili looked at me, waiting for an explanation.

With a smile, I said, "Starting today, this girl will be working here."

Everyone was left speechless.