Chapter 22.
"What are we going to do today, meow?"
"Keep shopping! Boss! Is shopping okay!"
"Stare..."
After a night of bonding, the girls' relationship with Eugene had visibly improved.
Although it was all achieved by showering them with sugar-coated bullets, who doesn't like sugar-coated bullets?
At least this man was willing to spend money on women, didn't immediately get hands-on, spoke nicely, was very handsome, and had a great physique...
Ahem, somehow, just being the boss seemed like a waste of his character setting.
Eugene completely ignored the girls' whispers. On the contrary, getting closer was his original intention. If he didn't capture their hearts, how could he build his harem no, build his future great empire?
"Orario is pretty big, so of course we're going wherever looks fun!"
"Yay! Long live the Boss!"
Eugene's eyes were doting, but when he turned around and met Ryuu's bloodshot eyes, he immediately looked somewhat timid. Had he perhaps gone a bit too far last night? To tease the innocent Elf, he had specifically chosen the room next door. Did the commotion end up being a little too loud?
The shock from a domain she had never trespassed upon made Ryuu, who was like a blank sheet of paper, instantly tainted with something inappropriate. She was now feeling utterly mortified and ashamed because of it. At the same time, she was extremely angry at Eugene's behavior, which was either intentional or unintentional!
"Damn it, you hateful beast!"
The Elf girl, too ashamed to speak out, could only vent her anger by kicking small pebbles along the way. What could she possibly say? That he was too fierce? She'd rather die than say that!
"Ugh ugh ugh!!!"
A layer of resentment condensed around her, forming a tiny dark cloud above her head.
"...Haha, it looks like I really did overdo it a bit..."
Icy on the surface, yet with zero defense on the inside. That's also a kind of appealing contrast.
"Is Miss Ryuu very bothered by it?"
Eugene quietly stood beside Ryuu, showing no signs of remorse.
"Please don't talk to me for now."
Ryuu's voice was cold, her eyes full of disgust. Yes, the kind of disgust that made one excited. The look reserved for garbage. Well, he was being a piece of garbage, not that his physique was garbage.
"Alright, alright, I apologize. I was having too much fun yesterday and didn't consider your feelings."
"I promise I'll be gentle next time..."
This phrasing was getting weirder and weirder. Even Eugene was starting to feel a little awkward.
He was about to add something when the two people in front turned around at the same time, interrupting the conversation.
"When did you two get so close?"
"Very suspicious, meow!"
The tips of Ryuu's ears instantly turned redder, and her expression instantly crumbled.
"We are not!!"
Being on good terms with a pervert like him... The words were already on the tip of Ryuu's tongue.
But at that moment, a burst of enthusiastic cheers and applause suddenly erupted ahead, instantly catching the attention of the group.
"Oh, oh, oh! It's the Loki Familia!"
"Is the Loki Familia going on another expedition?"
"They are so dependable."
"Hi, Mr. Finn, please come back safely this time too!" "Captain Finn! We love you!"
Goodness, with the cheers like a mountain and the flags fluttering, Eugene almost thought it was some incredibly important person... Well, they were incredibly important people.
A vast, organized procession marched down the center of the street. The various high-grade pieces of equipment gleamed with dazzling light, making the wearers seem divine. For the residents of Orario, who had endured the catastrophe caused by the Dark Faction, the Loki Familia were their strong protectors, and their battles earned them the people's trust.
Among them, the "Three Great Elders" who formed the core of the Familia were extremely popular.
Leading the forefront of the procession was a small, slender boy with blonde hair and blue eyes, looking only about eleven or twelve years old.
But he was a genuine Level 6 top-tier adventurer, with the title "Brave" echoing throughout Orario, and the publicly recognized most Intelligent and courageous figure Finn Deimne!
Despite being the physically weakest Pallum race, he reached the position of leader of Orario's strongest Familia through outstanding talent and tenacious willpower.
Finn, who looked like a shota but was actually over forty years old, had a life story worthy of its own chronicle.
Of course, besides his experience, the fact that a mature, steady man possessed the appearance of a handsome shota was also a significant reason for his top-tier popularity.
In contrast, the "Heavy Striker" Gareth Landrock, also one of the three Great Elders of the Loki Familia, could only serve as a trustworthy senior figure in the Familia.
In this age that values looks, Dwarves really don't catch on. The only tall one, Mama Mia, also went the formidable route.
Speaking of looks...
"Ah! Lady Riveria!"
"How elegant, how noble!"
"That poise, she's no less than a Goddess! No, even more so than a Goddess!"
Also at the very front of the Familia, slightly behind the leader Finn, was a tall woman of exquisite beauty.
An Elf.
This was a beautiful term. But when used as a racial name, it seemed to lose some of its ethereal quality.
Yet, that quality of otherworldly lightness was once again evident in this woman. The nobility she possessed stemmed not only from her Elven Royal lineage but also from her serenity, rationality, and embodiment of knowledge.
Her flowing emerald hair radiated the vitality of the wilderness, and her eyes, clear and calm like green jewels, held the tranquility of the deep forest.
Her features were like the most exquisite painting, the most perfect sculpture, enough to make any creator fall into an obsession.
And the Elf's reserve drew an invisible line between this beauty and the outside world.
"Wow-wee, there she is again, meow!"
Chloe blinked her eyes. Even the girl, in the prime of her youth and very confident in her own beauty, had to concede inferiority to that heavenly woman.
The girl had seen more than one beauty whose looks could rival the Goddesses of the Upper World.
And the one before her was not just one of them.
Because she surpassed the gods.
Even though saying so would invite countless people to attack her, shouting that it was disrespectful and blasphemous. Even so, she firmly believed it.
In this mortal realm, there were indeed women who were more beautiful, better, and made people want to rely on and adore them more than the Goddesses, who possessed a sanctity that mortals could not imagine.
"Nine Hell," Riveria Ljos Alf.
One of the three Great Elders of the Loki Familia, and an extremely rare Level 6 female adventurer. She was also Orario's, and indeed the entire continent's, strongest sorceress.
No exceptions!
Her beauty and her power were both first-rate in the mortal realm.
If described in the words of the Central Plains martial arts world, it would be...
"The most beautiful woman under heaven."
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