Silence reigned through the night.
When the first ray of dawn crossed the towering spire of Babel and poured down upon the neatly arranged roof tiles of Northwest Street,
In the master bedroom on the second floor,
Heimdall was already awake.
His black hair was casually scattered, and he was wearing a loose silk nightgown.
He was leaning back in a chair.
Although he was holding a thick book in his hands,
Heimdall's black eyes were not focused on the text on the pages.
Instead, he was looking at a panel only he could see.
—There,
A transparent blue light screen.
[Hyper-Dimensional Familia Recruitment System]
After the turmoil of the entire previous day,
From descending to the other world to recruiting everyone, then leading them to conquer the first 12 floors of the Dungeon, and finally settling them in one after another.
Until now,
This was a rare moment of leisure for Heimdall to sit down quietly and properly examine the status of his system.
Logically speaking,
Since it was a recruitment system,
Yesterday,
He had recruited Amauha Zanzan, Inaba Tsukiyo, and the others all at once, even gifting two bears, completing the initial formation of the Familia.
Even the first day's foray into the Dungeon concluded perfectly, with everyone's ability values greatly increasing.
By all appearances, this should have been a perfect opening achievement.
Yet...
There wasn't even a single 'Ding' sound?
Not only was there no reward,
Not even an achievement pop-up appeared.
This was quite thought-provoking.
"Could it be..."
Heimdall stroked his chin, a possibility flashing through his mind.
"Is it necessary to wait until one of them truly breaks through their bottleneck, achieves that so-called great feat, and steps into the realm of Lv.2?"
If that were the case,
He could then plan out the timeline.
...
"Thump, thump, thump."
Just as Heimdall was pondering,
A very light knocking sound echoed.
The person knocking was very careful, afraid of disturbing the rest of those inside.
"Come in."
Heimdall waved his hand casually, dispersing the transparent blue light barrier, and closed the book in his hand.
"Click."
The door gently opened.
Inaba Tsukiyo's figure appeared at the doorway.
Upon seeing her,
Inaba Tsukiyo had already changed out of her bath attire and into a black and red kimono battle outfit that was easy to move in—this was specially tailored for her figure by Tsubaki when they selected equipment at the Hephaestus Familia yesterday.
Her long silver hair was neatly tied up at the back of her head, revealing a smooth forehead.
"Good morning, Divine Lord."
After entering the room, Inaba Tsukiyo gave Heimdall a slight bow, her voice calm and soothing.
"So early?"
Heimdall looked at Tsukiyo, feeling a bit puzzled.
"Tsukiyo must have been very tired yesterday, too, right?"
"Why not rest a little longer?"
"As a martial artist, waking up at dawn to practice is a habit."
Inaba Tsukiyo shook her head, her exquisite little face filled with seriousness.
"Besides..."
Saying this,
Inaba Tsukiyo paused, and her pair of nimble ears twitched slightly again, as if catching a faint sound from downstairs.
"Divine Lord."
"Outside."
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