"I brought an old friend to show my support for your business!"
Loki's voice rang out.
Only to see
that inside the shop,
it wasn't as lively as one might have imagined.
Only a few tables were scattered in the corners.
Several tall female elves in green uniforms were quietly going about their work.
Hearing the commotion at the entrance,
they all turned their heads in unison.
Those pairs of cool eyes first swept over Loki's grinning face, showing a clear trace of disdain.
Then,
their gazes fell on Leifia behind her.
The disdain subsided slightly.
Then,
all the elves' eyes fixed squarely on Heimdall.
...
Noticing the reactions of these elves,
"Hey hey hey!!"
"You guys pull sour faces when I come!"
"And this is your reaction when this guy shows up?!"
"There's a limit to preferential treatment!!"
"I'm a regular customer too, you know!!"
Seeing this, Loki immediately bristled with anger.
However,
no one paid her any attention.
"Um... please, the three of you, come this way."
The first to react was a tall elf who seemed to be the head waitress.
...
Thus,
the group was led to the second floor.
Unlike the open layout of the first floor,
the space on the second floor was cleverly divided into semi-private booths.
Green vines climbed along the wooden partitions, forming a natural screen.
The soothing sound of a harp flowed through the air.
Tranquil.
Private.
It was indeed a good place for conversation.
After they finished ordering and the tall head waitress elf left,
Loki leaned back in her chair, about to prop her legs up on the polished table.
"Heave-ho——"
However,
just as Loki had raised her legs halfway, she noticed Heimdall sitting opposite, calmly watching her.
"Uh..."
Loki's movement froze mid-air.
Unsure whether to put her legs up or down.
The situation became quite awkward for a moment.
"Ahem!"
Finally,
Loki, as if to cover something up, coughed heavily and carefully lowered her half-raised legs.
"Well... don't mind it, force of habit, force of habit."
"It's just that I'm used to being casual down here in the mortal realm."
Loki laughed it off, scratching her red hair, trying to gloss over it.
"So..."
"Let's cut the small talk."
"Let's get to the main matter."
Heimdall, unimpressed, interrupted Loki's antics.
"What did you mean by saying Ganesha urgently called all the gods for a God Assembly in the middle of the night?"
"If I remember correctly..."
"The regular God Assembly should be in a few days, right?"
Heimdall's gaze was calm.
"..."
Hearing Heimdall get straight to the point,
Loki's playful grin faded slightly.
She leaned forward, lowered her voice, and a glint flashed in her narrow, squinting eyes.
"What else could it be?"
"To deal with you, of course, Heimdall."
"You should see how big a stir you caused yesterday."
"A group of newly registered rookies, on their very first day, blitzed straight through the first 12 floors."
"That alone is one thing..."
"On top of that, you were parading around the streets last night with a spear clearly marked with Hephaestus's weapon shop insignia."
"And then there's Hephaestus..."
At this point, Loki curled her lip.
"She shut herself in her workshop, refusing all visitors, even turning away people sent by Ganesha."
"With all this commotion you've stirred up..."
"It's no wonder the already high-strung gods couldn't sleep."
Loki spread her hands.
"So there you have it."
"Ganesha called a God Assembly, and they spent the whole night discussing you."
"..."
Upon hearing this,
Leifia felt her ears buzzing.
Not only because of this information, which would terrify any Adventurer,
but also because...
Leifia stole a glance at Heimdall.
This highest-level emergency meeting, which only occurs when Orario faces a major crisis...
Was actually because of this seemingly harmless young male god?!
—Could it be that this god is some evil deity who secretly slipped down from the heavens?!
Thinking this, Leifia began to feel uneasy inside.
...
"So then?"
Heimdall raised an eyebrow and continued asking.
"What was the final conclusion?"
"The final conclusion was—the gods argued until they were tired, only to realize none of them dared to be the first to stick their neck out."
"Therefore..."
"The gods collectively stated..."
"That Ganesha, who called the assembly to discuss this topic, should handle it as he sees fit."
"???"
This time, Leifia truly almost couldn't hold back.
Let Ganesha Familia handle it as they see fit?
That was the conclusion the gods reached after a whole night of meeting?
"Don't be so surprised, Lefiya-chan."
Loki reached out and patted Lefiya's head.
"This is the world of gods."
"So then."
"This is what you came to tell me?"
Heimdall raised an eyebrow.
"That's right~"
Loki leaned forward, propping her elbows on the table, her narrow eyes fixed intently on Heimdall.
"Since those guys are all slacking off, I'm happy to take it easy too."
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