"The children of the Lower World might not know."
"But I remember it perfectly."
"Ever since you tricked Takemikazuchi into a sparring match with you."
"That guy locked himself in his temple for a long time; for hundreds of years after coming out, he'd take a detour whenever he saw you."
Loki looked on with schadenfreude.
Clearly.
This God of Mischief was well aware of what Heimdall had done in the Heavens back then.
...
Upon hearing Loki's words.
Rin and the others, who had been marveling at the "friendship between gods," also pricked up their ears.
Beat the main god of the [Takemikazuchi Familia] into seclusion?
Was their own god always this fierce?!
The girls' gazes immediately drifted over.
"As they say, a fight can lead to a friendship..."
"And..."
Heimdall turned his head expressionlessly.
Looking at Loki's face, which was right in front of him.
Then.
He reached out his hand.
"Eek—!!"
One moment Loki was grinning, and the next she was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, jumping back suddenly and covering her ears tightly with both hands.
"Hey! A gentleman uses his words, not his hands!"
"I was just stating the facts!"
"You're just getting angry because you're embarrassed!"
Loki looked wary.
"You're overthinking it."
"I just felt an itch in my ear."
Heimdall rolled his eyes and naturally moved his raised hand to pick at his ear.
...
Loki's mouth twitched as she realized she'd been played by Heimdall, and she immediately curled her lip.
"Enough."
Seeing this, Heimdall couldn't be bothered with the guy anymore and chose to ignore him directly.
He turned around and waved at the women who were still watching the show.
"Since everything has been settled now,"
"Our next stop is—The Hostess of Fertility!"
"Let's go!"
With that said,
Heimdall started moving.
"Go go go, let's depart!"
Hanazake Warabi was the first to cheer and follow.
"..."
Looking at Hanazake Warabi's excited appearance,
Rin and the others could only sigh helplessly.
After all,
they were truly hungry.
After fighting in the Dungeon for most of the day,
besides nibbling on some dry rations in between, they hadn't eaten a proper meal.
Thus,
everyone followed suit.
"..."
Loki was left standing in place.
A cold wind blew past,
making the scene appear particularly bleak.
"Hey..."
"Are you kidding me..."
She had been completely ignored.
Loki's mouth twitched.
Although she usually didn't put on airs as a deity,
she was, after all, the main deity of one of Orario's two strongest Familias!
Was she really going to be treated without any respect?!
...
"Um..."
However,
just as Loki was feeling down,
she noticed that Kikakujuo Mary hadn't left immediately like the others.
Instead, she lagged a few steps behind,
walking up to Lefiya, who was still standing there at a loss.
"Miss Lefiya... right?"
Kikakujuo Mary showed a faint smile on her face,
which made the somewhat constrained Lefiya pause in surprise.
"If you don't mind,"
"may I call you that?"
"Would you like to come along?"
Kikakujuo Mary extended an invitation to Lefiya.
"Actually..."
"I have always been very interested in magic."
"If I could exchange knowledge with an excellent Mage like Miss Lefiya,"
"that would be wonderful."
"Eh?!"
Lefiya clearly hadn't expected to be invited separately,
and moreover...
by a blonde young lady who looked so cultured, in such a sincere tone...
"Um... I..."
Lefiya's face flushed, and she instinctively wanted to refuse, feeling it would be too much of a bother.
However,
before Lefiya could speak,
"Go! Why wouldn't you go!"
Loki suddenly darted over, slinging an arm around Lefiya's shoulder, the expression of being 'neglected' instantly vanishing from her face.
It was replaced by a look of righteous confidence.
"Heimdall already said he's treating us anyway!"
"Adding two more sets of bowls and chopsticks is nothing!"
"Besides, look!"
Loki pointed at herself, then at Lefiya, who looked like she wanted to bury her head in the mage's robes.
"We are the famous Loki Familia!"
"It's your honor to be able to treat us to a meal!"
"This is an opportunity countless people beg for!"
"And..."
Loki leaned close to Kikakujuo Mary, raising an eyebrow with a mischievous grin.
"Although this child Lefiya is a bit useless,"
"when it comes to magic..."
...
Later, after everyone was seated in a corner of the tavern,
"Nani—?!!"
"Miss Lefiya's magic can use thousands of spells?!!"
Upon learning that while everyone else had a fixed maximum of 3 spell slots, Lefiya could use thousands of spells, everyone's eyes widened instantly.
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