The matter of Liliruca's "reassignment" was completely settled that very day.
After all, this little halfling girl had been a member of the Soma familia since birth. She had possessed the "Falna" from Soma for over a year.
Under these circumstances, as long as Soma agreed to release her and personally removed the binding he had placed on her, she could formally transfer to another familia. This would preserve her current strength and officially mark her as a member of a new deity's familia once the second god had bestowed divine blood.
From then on, her Ability Values would be updated under her new patron—Frigg.
However…
It was worth noting that even if Liliruca "leveled up" in the future, Soma could still sense her growth.
And if she were to perish, Soma would instantly know.
Even after reassignment, the divine blood Soma had left on her would not disappear.
According to the gods, this represents the initial love and final care they give to their children.
Normally, this mechanism exists to ensure that the child (or member) is not bullied by the new master after reassignment.
But now…
"Thank you for always taking care of me, Soma-sama,"
Liliruca said, feeling happy, relieved, and just a tiny bit guilty about leaving the Soma familia.
After all, having endured so many hardships since childhood, the only care she had ever truly felt had been the single fried potato ball Soma left her every night.
There was no doubt in Renjiro's eyes—Soma was a useless god.
At least from his perspective, that was true.
But reality always has two sides.
In fact, if Liliruca hadn't eaten those potato balls over ten years ago, she might have starved on the streets.
Yet Soma's inaction had also hurt this fragile girl.
Who was right or wrong? That was for the people involved to decide.
As for Renjiro…
He only needed to do what he believed was right—or rather, what he believed needed to be done.
"Let's go."
"Mm."
…
In short, when Renjiro left the Soma familia headquarters with Bell and a newly freed Liliruca, it wasn't long before news of the "War Game" began spreading like wildfire throughout Orario.
No wonder—there were plenty of mischievous gods in the maze city.
Even Frigg herself looked forward to this "grand event" with high anticipation.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have subtly encouraged Renjiro at the "Hostess of Fertility" to act so high-profile.
Thus…
"The Babel has just been rebuilt up to the 30th floor, and the temple' is ready for use."
"Tomorrow, we'll hold a 'temporary Divine Meeting,' with both gods present to discuss the detailed arrangements for the War Game."
"It's about time Orario got lively again~"
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Under the enthusiastic push from a crowd of fun-loving gods, the guild decided not to dampen spirits and simply confirmed the event.
Of course, Renjiro didn't bother paying attention to these trivialities.
He just waited for everything to be arranged so he could F2A over when the time came.
Rather than worrying about what those idiots might do as a last-ditch effort…
"Cheers!"
The scene shifted to a small table near the bar of the Hostess of Fertility.
Renjiro, Bell, Liliruca, and Syr sat together, holding a small welcome party.
Not long ago, Mia had lent them a second-floor guest room so Syr could formally induct Liliruca as a familia member.
Both Liliruca and Bell now bore the Falnas of Frigg.
Mia had also given Syr a small break so she could celebrate with her new familia members.
Of course, if Renjiro ordered some signature dishes while supporting the tavern business, that would be even better.
"By the way, Frigg-sama…"
"Call me Syr~"
The silver-haired girl emphasized with a smile, "I prefer this name."
Liliruca was speechless.
Fine, she's the god; she gets to decide.
"Syr-sama, though it's late to ask…"
The halfling girl turned to Renjiro, "why did the familia have only one member before we joined?"
"You're an Lv.3 adventurer and a powerful mage, so it shouldn't have been so… understaffed."
Bell, eating noodles, looked up at the question.
Seeing this…
"That's because Renjiro-san was just too lazy before~"
Syr said with a sly smile.
"Ever since coming to Orario, he never fulfilled his duties as familia leader—never recruited anyone."
"So I had to come out to work… sniffle sniffle~"
Watching her intentionally dramatic act, wiping imaginary tears, Renjiro was utterly speechless.
This was one of Orario's top-three wealthiest goddesses, and she's saying this?
Of course, he couldn't reveal the truth.
"Ahem~"
Renjiro cleared his throat, regaining a bit of his familia leader's dignity.
Bell and Liliruca looked at him, and he explained:
"I wasn't unwilling to recruit, I just hadn't found suitable talent yet."
"Different familias have different recruitment standards. I adhere to 'better under-staffed than mediocre,' and the most important quality is—trustworthiness."
He looked at Liliruca.
"Actually, I had considered recruiting you back then, but unfortunately… you didn't 'qualify' the first time."
"Ugh~"
Liliruca felt deeply guilty.
She instinctively glanced at the ten black mithril rings on Renjiro's hands—the ones she had once targeted to save enough money to leave the Soma familia.
"Back then, it was my fault. I'm truly sorry, familia leader."
She knew Renjiro had already been disappointed once.
Yet, this same person had now pulled her out of the mud.
Though the future was still uncertain, she now had a new "home."
No matter what, she couldn't disappoint him again.
"Don't worry about the past. I said back then I'd forgive and forget,"
Renjiro said.
"As for now…"
He gave a peculiar expression.
"If possible, Liliruca, just call me by my name. I'm not very used to 'familia leader.'"
…Feels like the next second everything will turn into something…
Just my internal commentary.
"Okay, Renjiro."
The perceptive halfling girl didn't bother with formalities.
She knew the best way to get close.
Compared to her intentional behavior as a thief, she now had a rare sincerity.
"By the way, Renjiro, I wanted to ask… where exactly is our familia headquarters?"
"Meow~"
Before she could finish, a cat-girl, Anya, called from the tavern entrance in feline speech.
"Your reservation has arrived~ Meow!"
Renjiro felt an odd pang in his chest.
He remembered the exact same voice from his past life playing, the draw announcements every time he pulled for a character.
And I spent over 10,000 crystals for the 3rd Anniversary event… then the servers just shut down.
And they expect me to play the 'real version'? I'm not some overpowered protagonist.
…Sweat.
Just then…
"Eh? That's Solomon~"
A familiar voice reached his ears.
Renjiro looked up and saw Tiona just entering the tavern.
She was clearly greeting him.
But…
"Solomon? What the heck is that?"
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