Green scenery and fresh sunlight illuminates us as if welcoming our party's arrival after we teleported in this forest-like place by Long Ran's teleportation. Well, it is indeed a forest.

Sizing up the area, I look from left to right and there, I found her gulping the potion that I gave, she looks like a bit pale and was huffing heavily.

"You alright?" I asks worriedly after noticing her changing colors

"Uhm, I feel a bit dizzy but I'm alright now, its thanks to your potion captain" Ran replied as I patted her back. I told her to ready the potion the moment we arrive, afraid of having her a mind down.

"Well its not that hard to overcome mind down afterall, and by the way? Wheres the catboy?"

"I'm here" a reply came from our back. looking glance at him, I reckon he isn't irritated looking now unlike our first and second encounter, but because he still had his tinted visor, I couldn't understand his full reaction at all.

"Hm?" But looking a bit more, theres something he was holding.

"Mind if I ask what you were dragging with that rope?" I then look at him and sweat started to run from his face

"Nah, j-just a pest, I'll dispose of it later so don't worry"

"I see, just a pests, huh. . . well, take good care of killing it..." I stand up and look forward again

"...is what you wanted me to say, hah?" I glance back at him with piercing eye. He flinch with my very word

"Now, pull her here! In this journey, I am your captain even if you like it or not"

"Tsk! Damn it! This pests needs to be educated because she didn't know her place!"

"I don't care about your shinanegans or all, I said pull her out"

"Hah! Damn it! Here you go Mr. Captain!"

Allen Fromel madly swung the rope he was holding, and the hidden body, poppep out of the bushes.

Golden colored hair with golden eye, mouth gagged and fully tied from shoulder to toe, her red scarf and sword hanging in her waist could still be seen though.

"As I thought, it was you Ais. Why did you come? Aren't you with Loki and Finn before we teleported?" I ask and remove her gag out and cut the rope thats been tying her.

"Master..." she paused "...Actually, I don't know what happened"

Watching her dumbfounded expression 'Did Ran forgot to calculate the range of her telportation spell? Then...' is what I thought and glance back towards my Familia member and look at the Catboy-

"Allen, search for our radius, maybe other than her-"

But he answered on the spot, "I've done that already, fortunately she's the only one I discovered"

I see, he also think the possibility after finding Ais huh. Good job. Is what I wanted to say.

"*Sigh* forget it, whats done is done, lets move now, Ran please lead the way" with that, I gave an order because she was once a citizen near that area--their tribe to be precise- as that is our main destination for now.

Ais at the same time, stands up and followed suit.

The Ais who is with us isn't equipped with her typical white battle clothes with expose back and silver b.r.e.a.s.tplate thats covering only one side of her c.h.e.s.t, but instead covers her body with blue fiber with overlaying of brown battle clothes, with symmetrical size b.r.e.a.s.tplate this time; pair of greaves and pauldron, a pair of metal arm harness, waist guard and a claymore given by myself and ofcourse her ponytailed golden hair made it all beautiful. Really, she changed much—her physical appearance, that is.

and all of them are Kaze-mane fiber that has wind affinity. Thanks to this, she is now indebted to Asfi the Perseus of Hermes Familia and the item maker; and the Blacksmith Goibniu. So she explains the last time.

For the Record, Kaze-mane fiber is the skin from rare flying monster inside the dungeon below 40th floor.

Putting that thought aside

As we move, I silently walk towards her side "How the hell did he subjugated you that fast?" -and whispers

From my question in which who I was talking about is the cayboy, she only shuddered and answer "H-he came from my blindspot a-and kick me into the ground, and then you know what happens next, master"

"The hell? You didn't feel his presence?"

She slowly shakes her head as an answer. Well, if its frontal battle, I knew she won't be defeated that badly but, what the hell? So thats why there's no sound of fighting, because she's been dispose off one sidedly

Oh boy, oh boy... did this catboy obtain a skill that could vanish his entire presence? Thats quite a skill, I say.

As a veteran adventurer, feeling the intent from your enemy could save your lives from many occasions-thats how Finn defeated me for the first time, but if a hostile has skills that could hide their presence and hostility from your radar. You won't even know where or when they attacks or what kills you. Especially to those first class adventurer.

Did that man wanted to kill me that badly? I feel like my spine shivered just the thought of it.

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Somewhere inside the Orario

PLOK--! The sound of a single droplet of blood, echoes from the ear of an elf as he receive his Falna for the first time in his life.

The single drop of ichor, created a sound as it dropped towards his smooth but manly back of an elf and creating a ripple thereafter.

At the same time, the heiroglyphic letters and numbers, pop up as the red hair Goddess sneakily put one parchment against his back and said a word "All done, Kuzu!"

"Wahahahaha, atlast! I've become a badass!" The elf then laugh aloud as if he is the happiest person in the world

"Haaaah!?" The red hair Goddess who gave him her Falna couldn't help but to retort, "badass yer' ass!"

"Hue hue hue, Don't worry flat Goddess I wi--aack!!!" He then receive one big whack from his head

"Once more, call me by that name once more, you'll understand why noone wanted to pick a fight with me among the Gods here!" Says by the Goddess in annoyance.

"H-hai~ Loki-kun--aack!! why? But I didn't called you..." again, another whack arrived after the word 'kun'

"D'ya really wanna die, hah kiddo!?..." Loki's spirit at the same time allivated

But then Argo stated, "He he, just kidding my Goddess... I just wanna lessen that stress of yours afterall, you look like a little aggrieve, that you cannot hide from me, he he he"

"Huh? How'dya--?" Loki ask in surprise, afterall, she currently feels an injustice from her Finn, especially when it was the talk about Zetta. But Loki refuse to talk about that man infront of Argo. Afterall, he claimed to be his sworn brother.

"Well, of course when it comes to girls inner feelings, I Argo is good at discerning them, and this Argo's main reason to live is to lessen the burden within yours and-t-heir hearts, as long as I could see their genuine smile, thats enough as a reward!"

Narrowing her eye, she lightly smile and questioned "what kind of fantasy is that? Doesn't make any sense at all. Also, how'bout those you can't reach, huh?"

But then, the elf curl up his lips "So be it then, as I'm just a mortal and I'm sure even Gods cannot do that, why would I strain myself out? I will reach those who I can reach today. Because the ripple will affect the tomorrow. Because I believe! Saving one today might save a hundreds tomorrow!"

"Saving one today might save hundreds tomorrow, huh" Loki repeated what Argo had just said.

"Yup, that was written from the adventure of Argonaut. By the way my Goddess, can I venture inside the dungeon now? I was eager to catch up to my brother now, afterall I don't want to be a burden to him, and also *cough* to pick up a girl inside keh keh keh" Argo after a while changed the topic and grin from ear to ear

"Huh? Pick up your arse, what are they? a monster stone? Not yet, I still haven't yet introducing you to others or given ya'yer room. But first, you should wash up first, ya'stink as f*ck for an elf" after that, Loki went out of her own room and told Argo to follow her. Their destination, a bathhouse inside their manor.

But deep down from the back of her mind

'Did he just say, Argonaut!?'. She thought

But then again, she didn't want to strike a conversation about that topic as they only met just today. Afterall, as the one who could descern lies and ploy. She too use that as her advantage especially on her Familia to open up themselves to her. And because of that thing why she didn't wanna ask any more question for now.

"I-I see. . . *Sigh* but why do I feel like I missing something? Something like, I should do? Jeez Oh well" Argo at the same time stands up and followed suit after wearing his equipment.

"Aachoo!" Inside the Guild, an elf with brown hair, sneeze as she still busily doing her work

"Ara ara, did you catch a cold? Eina?" ask by her co-worker, Misha.

"Nah, I'm sure this isn't cold, its just a sneeze, thats all"

"Fufufu, 'its just a sneeze thats all'. What a strong girl, alright, lets work hard then!"

"Uhm! Lets work hard!" Eina violently skim and stamp the papersworks she has as effecient as possible, forgetting something just like the elf of Loki Familia, namely Argo.

Meanwhile at [Twilight Manor], at the very topest floor where Executive gathers, along with Loki holding with piece of parchment in tow.

A copy of Argo's status are now in front of Finn, Gareth and Riveria.

Of course it wasn't his stat is what surprise them as all of Argo's are all zero because he just receive his Falna-

But because of his skills and magic.

"Fraud, he's like an embodiment of a real cheater. For that to have aSkill and Magic for a mere level 1—"

"—That guy, I'd never though we gain an exceptional Adventurer on our Familia"

"Well, I'll tell you dwarf, we already have many exceptional Adventurer inside our Familia, but this one is one in a million, I'm sure of it" the high-elf princess then argued.

"Lets see, a super rookie?"

"Thats the best way to describe him then"

Loki's executives commented as they too are in awestruck after witnessing Argo's set of skills

"Well, for me', I'd never thought a super rookie would emerge in this kind of era, wa'cha say?"

"Then, I have one name in mind"

After what Loki says, Finn look towards the 3 and added

"Bell Cranel. A record holder, fast growth Adventurer whose now level 3 only within 3 and half months of Adventuring with triple S rank before his ascension to level 2. You think his Falna didn't reach triple S rank too, now that he ascended to level 3? I don't think so"

The high elf Riveria also agrees, because it was her who read that boy's Falna after he defeated the minotaur.

Finn at the same time, continued, "So, we, calling Argo a super rookie now because of this skill doesn't mean he's on the same league of Bell Cranel's growth. But when it comes to party combat and expedition raid, I'm sure Argo is a very good helping hand"

Kyaaaaa—!

But before they even conclude their meeting, they heard a familiar resounding cry from below

"Oh boy!" Loki slap her own face as she forgot something and started to dash downward.

"What did she do this time?"

"Poor boy, being punish because of our Goddess clumsiness"

"You mean?"

"Yup, that voice came from the women's bath"

With that, the other 3 executives follow their Goddess

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