"Lefiya!"
"Come, come, come!"
"Stop hiding!"
"Hurry up and introduce yourself!"
"Help me save some face!"
"Eh?!"
Lefiya stumbled forward a few steps from the sudden push.
After finally steadying herself.
She looked up.
And saw several pairs of eyes staring straight at her.
"Ugh..."
Lefiya felt her scalp tingle, and her palms gripping her magic staff were drenched in sweat.
But.
Since she had already been pushed out by Lord Loki.
And it was in front of another Familia.
If she performed poorly, she would be embarrassing Lord Loki and Lady Riveria!
Thinking of this.
Lefiya took a deep breath and forced down the nervousness in her heart.
She made an effort to straighten her back.
Even though.
Lefiya's cheeks were still slightly flushed, her gaze had become serious.
"I-It's a pleasure to meet you!"
"I am a Lv.3 Adventurer of the Loki Familia, titled Thousand Elf—Lefiya Viridis!"
"Please look after me!"
Although Lefiya's emotions were a bit unstable.
She at least managed to say the whole thing.
And with that clear temperament unique to elves, coupled with her exquisite mage robes, she did indeed look like an elite of a major Familia.
"A Lv.3 Adventurer..."
"And she's an elf!"
"Her ears are really long!"
"And..."
"You said your title is... Thousand Elf?"
"That sounds so amazing!"
"No, not really..."
Facing the sparkling light in Hanazake Warabi's eyes and such blunt praise, Lefiya's face couldn't help but turn even redder as she waved her hands frantically.
"Those... those are just things the gods come up with randomly..."
"I still have a long way to go..."
Seeing Lefiya's easily embarrassed nature.
The girls looked at each other, kindness showing in their eyes.
Even though she belonged to that strange god's Familia.
This elf girl was...
Unexpectedly cute.
"Alright."
Seeing that if they kept talking, it would turn into a tea party.
Heimdall interjected at the right time.
"There will be plenty of chances to catch up later."
"Now."
Heimdall's gaze swept over the girls and finally landed on the members of the Takemikazuchi Familia in the back, who looked like their backs were being bent double.
"Let's talk about today's harvest first."
"Yes!"
When it came to business, Tsubaki immediately stood up.
She stepped aside, revealing several massive bags on the backs of the people behind her.
"Lord Heimdall."
"Today's results can be described as extremely bountiful."
Tsubaki pointed to those bulging packages.
"Besides a large amount of Magic Stones."
"There are also many rare monster materials, such as the long horns of the Almiraj from the middle floors, and some Hellhound teeth and pelts."
"It's just that halfway through, these little monsters' backpacks ran out of space."
"So..."
"We temporarily hired these friends from the Takemikazuchi Familia to help with the transport."
"It's them."
Rin pointed toward Kashima, Mikoto, and the others.
"..."
In an instant.
All eyes gathered on Kashima's group.
*Gulp.*
Kashima and his group felt their throats go dry and subconsciously swallowed hard.
The pressure of being watched by such a powerful figure made his hand tighten involuntarily around the strap of his backpack.
But...
As the captain of the Takemikazuchi Familia, Kashima could only steel himself and try his best to keep his expression from looking too stiff.
"H-hello! Lord Heimdall!"
"I am the captain of the Takemikazuchi Familia, a Lv.2 Adventurer, Kashima Sakura!"
"These are my members..."
"Inside these bundles are the spoils of war belonging to everyone!"
"We have guarded them carefully; absolutely nothing is missing!"
"Mm."
Haimo gave a gentle smile and nodded, his gaze merely sweeping briefly over the heavy bundles.
He had no intention of opening them for inspection.
After a quick glance, Haimo looked at Kashima, Mikoto, and the others. He didn't put on any superior airs; instead, he spoke with a reassuring tone.
"Thank you for your hard work."
"Since they were the ones who took the initiative to hire you,"
"then we must follow the rules."
"Miss Tsubaki."
Haimo turned to look at Tsubaki, who had been smiling without saying a word.
"According to the Guild's standards for underground porter commissions,"
"plus..."
Haimo paused, glancing at the obvious exhaustion on Kashima and the others, as well as the dust and bloodstains on their clothes.
"Let's add a thirty percent service fee."
"Deduct it from the profits of these drops and pay it directly to the Takemikazuchi Familia."
"What do you think, Miss Tsubaki?"
"Works for me."
Tsubaki didn't hesitate, giving Haimo a direct thumbs-up.
"After all, these little fellows from the Takemikazuchi family really did work quite hard."
"..."
"Thir... Thirty percent?!"
The conversation here hadn't even finished yet.
Over there, Kashima, Mikoto, and the others had their eyes wide in shock because of that casually spoken sentence.
If it was the Guild's standard commission fee plus thirty percent...
Kashima quickly did the math in his head.
And then...
The breathing of Kashima and the others couldn't help but quicken.
After this single trip,
just this sum of money—even without counting their own previous gains—
would be enough for their entire Familia to rest comfortably for a while!
They could even send a huge sum back to the shrine!
"Lord Heimdall!"
"This... this is too much..."
Kashima, Mikoto, and the others were so excited their faces turned red. They wanted to say some words of thanks, but felt that language was too pale.
"No need to say anything more."
"This is what you deserve."
"To work and receive a reward."
"It is only natural."
Haimo waved his hand, cutting off their thanks.
"Besides,"
Haimo glanced at the sky.
The sunset had already half-sunk, and the magic streetlights on the plaza were beginning to light up one by one.
"It's getting late now."
"Let's go."
"To the Guild."
"Exchange these things for solid Valis."
"And then..."
"If you're free tonight, why not join us for a big feast?"
"A big feast?!"
As soon as they heard those three words,
Rin and the others' eyes lit up.
"Is it the same tavern as yesterday?! Lord Heimdall?!"
"Indeed. Since you are the heroes of the day, it's only natural that you should decide the location."
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