Kato Megumi thought about it and realized it wasn't a bad deal. She didn't really need the money that much, and if she had a magic book, learning new magic would seem better.

After all, the real world seems quite dangerous, and she also needs the power to protect her family.

"Okay, deal."

After making her decision, Kato Megumi slowly tossed the excess stones from her backpack onto the ground, then opened her package and said:

"Come in, I'll take you out."

Finn: "...Is there another way?"

"Eh—" Kato Megumi frowned slightly: "This is so troublesome, is this all I need?"

"alright."

Finn hesitated for a moment, then decided that his injuries couldn't be delayed any longer, so he crawled inside.

"Hey-"

Kato Megumi slung her backpack back on, leaving Finn's head hanging outside, dangling behind her.

"Hey, something doesn't feel right to me," Finn muttered. He looked a bit like a cat being taken for a walk by its owner.

"Hey, I think it's fine."

"Won't someone find out?"

"Hmm—probably not."

Kato Megumi said casually, and then walked past a corner.

Before him stood a squad of soldiers from the Dark Faction responsible for the search. Kato Megumi nodded calmly: "Thank you for your hard work."

The soldier paused for a moment, then nodded: "Thank you for your hard work."

The two sides passed each other by.

Finn was dumbfounded...

"Hey, you're not some big shot, are you?"

"No, I'm just a hardworking little ant. Lord Finn, please don't withhold my wages, or I'll go chat with Loki."

Finn chuckled, "Well, you'll have to be able to see Loki first. The defenses of the Twilight Mansion aren't so easy to breach."

However, Finn threw the idea in the trash twenty minutes later.

……

18 floors.

The reunited group of freaks, along with the treated executives, lay in ambush once again on the only path leading out of the passage.

Valetta said:

"Hey, is it okay if we just stay here and keep watch like this?"

Dix sneered, "We've sealed off the entire labyrinth. Finn doesn't have the key, so his ultimate fate is to starve to death inside, just like that dwarf!"

Rives's face was somewhat pale. She sat cross-legged on the ground, repeatedly taking out magic stones from her pocket and chewing them up.

“Useless thing, if you hadn’t run, he would already be a corpse.”

Olivas interjected, "Where's Shadow? Where did that guy go?"

Dix scoffed, "He must have gotten lost in the maze. He's not familiar with this place... Besides, do you want to hear Balka's roar? Or do you want to drag your own people into the battle first?"

"I can't withstand an explosion of that scale."

Everyone was silent.

They suddenly realized the seriousness of the problem, just as a mentally ill person might be afraid of a patient who is more seriously ill than themselves.

Therefore, the collective decision was made:

From now on, Shadow will still be used as the ultimate weapon...

The cover-up should look like a cover-up... sitting on the throne, becoming the final death line.

"that--"

Suddenly, a voice other than the others could be heard around them.

Dix turned around and saw a little girl from a dark faction carrying a huge backpack, tugging at his sleeve.

Kato Megumi said calmly, "The front door is blocked. Can I borrow the key? Otherwise, the scrap can't be transported out."

"Tch, you have to bother me with this kind of thing..."

Dix snorted and then led Kato Megumi to the gate. A red light flashed in the corner of his eye, and the metal gate opened with a click.

"And then there's the door behind it," Kato Megumi said, still troubled.

"Here you go! Remember to return it to me when you're done!" Dix sneered and tossed a key away.

"Thank you."

Kato Megumi happily dragged her large backpack out the door.

……

Dix returned to the crowd, and Ian casually asked, "Who is she?"

Dix replied nonchalantly, "I don't know, maybe a janitor from the clan, the kind who takes care of the trash."

Everyone nodded, indicating they understood, and then continued their discussion.

Behind his backpack, Finn watched in bewilderment as Dix rejoined the group to discuss how to deal with him.

But brother...

Didn't you see it? Such a huge hero's head is sticking out! The person you're looking for just swaggered out like that.

You guys gave me the key yourselves!

Is this reasonable?

No! That doesn't make any sense at all!

He desperately wanted to yell at Dix, to shout, "Are you stupid?!"

But reason told him that if he swore it out loud, he would be incredibly stupid, and if it got out, it would definitely become a black mark on his record. A dignified "hero" becoming a useless teammate...

Finn looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated... and after hesitating for a long time, he finally let out a sigh.

"Hey—, little girl, who exactly are you?"

"me?"

Kato Megumi swayed her backpack, tilted her head back and thought for a long time, then tilted her head and said:

"It seems to be called the Shadow Lord's Direct Covert Mobile Force? [Shadow Garden]? Or [Sleeping Knights]?"

She was a little confused. Was her current situation in the terminal stage of "illness care," or in the "chuunibyou" (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur) stage...?

Although it's not very noticeable and seems to be a puberty-related issue, I kind of don't want to be categorized in that kind of place. I'm perfectly healthy, after all...

Otherwise, how about trying to integrate into Rikka's group in the future? That sounds interesting.

Kato Megumi thought for a moment and casually said:

"I don't really understand either..."

“Ha—” Finn sighed helplessly.

But we did receive the information about [Shadow], who must be a very formidable opponent.

They actually have such a powerful member under their command. If this little girl were to infiltrate the clan... wouldn't she be able to take everything they own?!

More likely, the safety of the supreme deity could be overturned at any time.

Finn felt that if this guy wanted to, he could easily trick the God into being imprisoned in a secluded corner with just a few words.

Thinking of this...

Finn said with lingering fear:

"I think you shouldn't go to our Loki Familia. I'll deliver the agreed-upon payment on time. Um, could you please give me the delivery address?"

"Yes, no problem."

Kato Megumi thought for a moment. It seemed that Lord Shadow liked to play mysterious, so she couldn't say the address was the Stardust Mansion.

In this case……

"You can just send it to the Black Crow Winery."

Finn was taken aback: "Huh?"

Chapter 214 Kato Megumi: Refusing to Pay the Debt?

18 floors, the entrance to the man-made maze.

Riveria stood outside the metal gate, her eyes closed as if she were asleep.

Finn and her companion have been inside for five hours without any news, but there are still 19 hours until the agreed time, so she has enough patience.

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