LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 188: How About Getting a Part-Time Job?
Chapter 188: How About Getting a Part-Time Job?
Ryuu sat on the bed in a daze.
'There is nothing at the end of revenge.'
Ryuu had heard this phrase and similar ones more than once, and she had even used them to persuade others.
But it wasn't until now that she truly understood the meaning of this phrase.
It wasn't that revenge only brought emptiness.
In the process of revenge, at the moment of killing her enemy, the pleasure, the exhilaration, the excitement, and the sense of accomplishment were all real.
However, they only exist for the moment you achieve your goal.
After everything settled and the passion in your body subsided, all that was left was a vast sense of emptiness.
This was actually like a dream or fantasy.
Some people wanted money.
After they had 100,000, they would want a million or ten million.
Some people wanted to open a shop
After they had opened a shop, they would want to expand its scale.
Some people wanted to become stronger.
After they successfully ranked up, they would want to continue leveling up.
Compared to these, the difference with "revenge" is that it has an end point.
Ryuu had chosen to stay in Orario with "revenge" as her sole goal, but now that the "revenge" was over.
Along with revenge, her path forward had also come to a halt.
Because, on the path of revenge, Ryuu had already reached the end point.
"What are you going to do next?"
Luke's words woke the elf girl from her daze.
"What I'm going to..."
Yeah, what should she do next?
Join another Familia?
Join Loki Familia where Luke was, as Alise had suggested?
No... she couldn't do it…
Before leaving, Astraea had already modified the status of Falna on Ryuu's back.
Now, as a semi-retired adventurer, she was just like Bete from before.
And, as long as Ryuu herself agreed, any god could easily modify the Falna on her back and make her a member of their Familia.
But this also meant that as long as Ryuu herself did not agree, the pattern on her back would forever be the emblem of the sword and wing of Astraea Familia.
"Are you going to leave Orario?"
Luke looked at the elf girl.
He knew that Ryuu couldn't possibly join another Familia.
Astraea Familia was like Ryuu's home, and as long as this home still existed, she would never choose to "betray" it.
So, Luke gave her another option.
"I can send someone to take you to Alise and the others."
"With their current condition, they won't be moving very fast. As long as you find the right direction, even you alone can easily catch up with them."
"Do you want to go?"
Ryuu didn't answer Luke's question immediately, but she was indeed considering the option he had given her.
Luke wasn't in a hurry either.
He got up and poured a glass of water for the elf girl who had just woken up, then sat back down on the bedside and waited for her reply.
"I... can't go to Alise and the others."
After taking a sip of water, Ryuu finally made her choice.
"They want me to stay in Orario..."
'Stay in Orario and continue to grow' were the words Alise had said to Ryuu before leaving, and it was also the fundamental reason why she wanted Ryuu to join Loki Familia.
It was already extremely difficult for Level 5 and above first-class adventurers to grow.
Not only did the growth in attributes become extremely slow, but the acquisition of excelia also decreased significantly with the increase in their strength.
Once someone reached level 5, the monsters on the upper and middle floors of the dungeon posed almost no threat to them, and even the lower floors, known as the "New World," were no longer terrifying.
A significant increase in safety also meant a significant decrease in excelia acquisition.
Ryuu, who had now reached Level 5, would need to go deeper into the dungeon, into the "Deep Floors," to gain excelia normally.
"Can I continue to team up with you and Ais?"
Ryuu looked at Luke expectantly.
With the departure of Astraea Familia, the only way for her to enter the Deep Floors of the dungeon without joining an expedition was to follow Luke and Ais.
"Of course."
Luke naturally wouldn't refuse on this point.
Even if she didn't say it, he would have kept this team.
Not only was Ryuu unable to enter the Deep Floors on her own, but Luke and Ais were the same.
To maintain a balance of battle and rest in the Deep Floors, a three-person team was essential.
However, this wasn't the only thing Luke was worried about.
"I don't object to you staying in Orario, and I welcome you to join my team to explore the dungeon."
"But what will you do in other times?"
Deep Floors, what does it mean?
The Deep Floors meant high-intensity continuous battle with a maximum rest time of less than 5 minutes.
So, such a level of exploration couldn't be done frequently.
The Guild required exploration-type Familia to conduct expeditions once a year, and even a strong Familia like Loki Familia wouldn't go on more than three expeditions a year.
For weaker Familia, the 17th floor was the limit of their expeditions.
Ordinary Familia could only go as far as the middle floors, and only a handful could reach the lower floors.
Deep Floors, Luke's three-person team had gone further than over 95% of the expedition teams in Orario.
But this high-intensity of combat couldn't be done frequently.
And they couldn't just bring supplies and go deep into the dungeon, then return to the surface to replenish supplies after they were used up, and then return into the dungeon, right?
If they really did that, they wouldn't be far from becoming "distorted."
Immersed in killing and disconnected from normal society, this would only make them a killing machine.
So, after each battle, they needed to rest.
This "rest" was not only for recovering the body and mind but also for recovering sanity and restoring normal human thinking.
And Luke and Ais couldn't always accompany Ryuu.
Sooner or later, they would have to return to Loki Familia's residence, and Ryuu, who didn't intend to join Loki Familia, couldn't live with them in Twilight Manor, right?
So what should she do in normal times?
After each killing spree, would she return to Orario and wander around the city like a lonely ghost, waiting quietly for the next killing spree to begin?
If this was the case, it wouldn't take too long for her mind to become distorted.
"Normally..."
Looking at Ryuu's tangled expression, he understood that she didn't know what to do either.
Since the girl herself didn't have any plans, Luke felt relieved to suggest something.
"How about getting a part-time job?"
…
Before their plan for revenge began, Luke went to Mama Mia for the second time late at night to discuss borrowing Syr's ability…
"By the way, that child, if she has nowhere to go after everything is over, let her come to me."
Mama Mia sat on a chair and said.
"A child from Astraea Familia is unlikely to join another Familia. The cohesion of that Familia is no less than ours."
"If she doesn't plan to leave Orario, let her come to my place for a part-time job."
Mama Mia raised her glass and drank it all in one gulp, then slammed the empty glass heavily on the table.
"Besides, I'm already short-staffed here, and since you're borrowing Syr's ability."
"It's only right that you return someone to me after you're done!"
"Just consider it as Syr's reward for helping you."
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