"Zeus and Hera…"
Yuji confirmed it now, there really were names based on the mythology from his world that carried over. His first clue was the Loki Familia's name from the Norse mythology, but hearing Zeus and Hera it seems the names weren't excluded to just the Norse pantheon.
"I would like to speak with you privately some more, but do you mind if I took care of some business first?"
An apologetic smile formed on Finn's face as he looked at Yuji and towards Aiz.
Yuji nodded in understanding. "It's alright, I understand. Do you mind if I grab some food in the meantime?"
"Go right ahead! You're free to eat, drink or sleep wherever you want in our camp." Finn smiled and walked towards Aiz standing next to Lefiya, before saying something to the pair.
Yuji watched as Aiz nodded and followed Finn towards the executives tent while Lefiya followed behind Riveria meekly to somewhere private.
As Yuji turned around, he spotted Tiona standing right in front of him, holding a bowl of stew in her hands. "Here you go! As thanks for helping us out before."
Yuji accepted the bowl as Tiona gestured for them to sit the crates by the campfire.
"Thanks. What kind of stew is this?" He sat down and looked at the stew in his hand. It looked creamy with some chopped carrots and potatoes. There was some type of meat that resembled chicken drumsticks on the sides of the stew and a couple pieces of bread as well soaking up the broth.
"No idea, but it's really good! Gareth made it earlier, but now he's with Finn and Aiz." She pointed back towards the tent.
Yuji nodded and then lowered his hood, earning a gasp from Tiona. Quirking his eyebrow, he asked her, "What's wrong?"
"Well… I thought you were going to keep that hood up forever, you know? Trying to be the cool and mysterious dungeon savior~" She teased him, pointing her fingers rapidly at his head. "Especailly with how good looking you are."
He shook his head with a wry smile on his face, "Just old habits. I don't have much of a reason anymore to hide."
"Hmmm, is that so?" She dragged out her words leaning back as Yuji tasted the stew, his eyebrows lifting from how surprisingly rich and delicious it tasted.
"Hehe, I knew you'd like Gareth's cooking." Tiona smirked with a proud look on her face, before quickly staring at Yuji again with narrowed eyes.
"What? Something on my face?" He asked her, checking his face for any traces of the stew left behind.
Tiona took note of the scars on his face, the large gash on his right eyebrow and by the corner of his lips. She also noticed the traces of grey hairs that lined his slicked back pink hair.
"You look older than I thought. I figured you'd be around our age, since most adventurers retire early from the dungeon once they've made enough money." She reached down to the side of the crate and handed Yuji some water.
He set aside the stew and took the water, thanking her with a nod. "I get what you mean. I don't remember my exact age, but I'm older than I look." He answered her cryptically, giving her a teasing smirk of his own as he took a drink.
"Tsk, whatever you say, Gramps~" She grinned at her own teasing remark.
He breathed out his nose in slight amusement and saw from the corner of his eyes Riveria walking back out into the clearing with Lefiya behind her.
Lefiya seemed to be pondering about something, her eyes downcast as she gripped her staff closely to her body.
Riveria eyes widened slightly seeing Yuji's appearance, but she schooled her expression quickly, giving him a nod. She was about to approach them when a loud shout echoed throughout the camp.
"Where's that damn bastard at?! I can still smell his scent and my gut is yelling at me he's nearby!"
"Wait a minute, Bete! You can't just rush right back at him!"
"Quick, hold him back!"
"Let go of me you damn-!"
"Ahhhh, why is he full of fighting energy right away after waking up?!"
"P-Please calm down, or the Captain is going to get mad…"
Yuji, Tiona, Riveria and Lefiya stared towards the direction of the commotion, seeing the body of Bete walking forward as two people tried to hold him back, with another trailing behind them with a worried look on her face.
"Raul, Cruz, if you don't let go of me right now, I'll pummel you straight into the ground in the next 5 seconds!" Bete yelled out, dragging the two people along as they each held onto his legs.
Yuji watched with amusement on his face. Although this Bete person seemed to be pretty loud and arrogant with his words, he wasn't actually harming the two people that were trying to pull him back.
"*Sigh* Raul, Cruz, you can let go. He won't do anything to our guest." Riveria sighed and gestured for the two people to release him.
"Well, if you say so…" Raul, a man with short spiky black hair, responded, before letting go of Bete's left leg and standing up.
"Oh thank the Gods, I didn't want to deal with that any longer." Cruz added on, a young man with gold eyes and medium length brown hair along with a pair of dog ears and tail of the same colour. He quickly got up and moved away from Bete.
As the pair moved away, Cruz took one last glance at Yuji before disappearing behind the tents.
Now free, Bete grimaced as he stared at Yuji. He marched up towards him and stood a few feet away, just staring down at the seated pink haired man in front of him.
Yuji looked him up and down, seeing the bruise forming on Bete's midsection. It wasn't as bad as he thought it would be, showcasing how tough the wolfman in front of him was.
The staring match between the two continued for a beat longer, before a smirk formed on Bete's face.
"That was one hell of a punch you threw. I don't remember the last time I got my ass handed to me so one-sidedly." Bete slapped his own stomach near the bruise and pointed a thumb to himself. "My instincts are telling me to hate you, but I'll settle for begrudging respect instead. I'm Bete Loga, an executive of the Loki Familia, known as the Vanargand."
"Looks like you knocked some sense into him." Riveria interjected as she approached from the side with Lefiya.
Finn, Ais and Gareth had exited the tent after hearing the commotion and were making their way over too. Tione somehow appeared and followed behind Finn from god knows where.
"Tsk, shut it, old hag. You know damn well why." Bete crossed his arms and glared at Riveria before stepping towards the campfire and looking at the stew boiling in the pot hanging above it.
"Well, now's a better time than ever to introduce ourselves to you properly." Finn said as he stood with Gareth to his side. Lefiya scooted away from Riveria towards Aiz, whispering something to her.
"I've said it before, but I'll say it again. I'm Finn Deimne, First Class Adventurer and Captain of the Loki Familia." Yuji took in his appearance fully, the Pallum sporting medium length scruffy blonde hair and blue eyes, standing at what he guessed to be 3ft11 (119cm).
"My name is Riveria Ljos Alf. First Class Adventurer and Vice-Captain of the Loki Familia." Riveria nodded towards Yuji, her light green colored hair was tied up in a ponytail reaching down to her waist, with the same colored eyes. Her ears stood out the most to Yuji, being sharp and long.
"The names Gareth Landrock also a First Class Adventurer and top executive of the Loki Familia." Gareth introduced himself next, the dwarf with brown eyes and long brown hair along with facial hair of the same color that formed into a beard.
"I'm Tiona Hiryute, First Class Adventurer! Executive of the Loki Familia!"
"I'm Tione Hiryute, First Class Adventurer and also an executive of the Loki Familia, but more blessed than my sister."
Tiona and Tione both answered one after another, with Tione pressing her well endowed chest together, giving a pointed stare towards her sister, Tiona, who grinded her teeth back.
Both girls have dark green eyes with tan skin. Tione sporting long black hair and a well endowed physique. Tiona having medium length black hair with… less, well endowed features… Both were extremely revealing clothing that barely covered their modesty.
Yuji could see Finn sighing off to the side at their antics.
Lefiya noticed Aiz was still silent and that everyone else had already introduced themselves, so she spoke up.
"I'm Lefiya Viridis, a Second Class Adventurer and member of the Loki Familia. I'm part of the second string but I'm training under Miss Riveria!" The young teenage looking girl spoke up, with golden yellow hair and dark blue eyes framing her face, sporting the same pointy ears as Riveria.
Riveria had a faint smile on her face after Lefiya introduced herself,
Yuji then turned to Aiz, who the moment she came back out, began staring at him once again.
"... Aiz Wallenstein. First Class Adventurers and executive of Loki Familia." The beautiful young woman introduced herself with her long blond hair and golden eyes complementing each other.
Before Yuji got a chance to respond to all of their introductions, he was interrupted by Aiz as she continued speaking.
"How did you get so strong?"