From the curse back, I started to eat the clone's soft rice

Back then, when [Sword Princess] took a year to upgrade to level 2 at the age of eight, it shocked countless people, but that was still a year after all, a full three hundred and sixty days.

This record, which had been kept for eight years, had now been shortened to four days? A difference of nearly a hundred times?

With such an outrageous gap, if the guild had not endorsed it with its credibility, even if it was told as a story, people would probably criticize it as illogical.

Along with the names of Sile Freya and Sakura Kinomoto, the Hestia family to which they belonged also spread throughout Orario, and many gods were reminded of Hestia's existence.

The residence of the Loki clan, on the top floor of the Dusk Pavilion.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Loki, who had just received the news from the guild, slammed the table hard and shouted loudly without caring about his image.

"In just four days, he upgraded from level 1 to level 2, two people at once. How did that dwarf get so lucky?"

"This news all came from the guild, and they even posted a special announcement for this purpose. With the guild's credibility as an endorsement, this news is unlikely to be false."

Standing aside, one of the three giants belonging to the Loki clan, the leader of the Loki clan [Brave] Finn sighed and said.

"However, if this news is true, then this talent is indeed too terrifying. Even Serenity at level 1 back then didn't have such a performance."

Also belonging to Loki's family, the deputy leader [Nine Demon Princesses] Livilia, who is one of the three giants, spoke with a somewhat unnatural expression.

If possible, she actually didn't want to mention [Quiet] Alfia. After all, she was now known as the strongest magician in the labyrinth city, but in the past she had always been suppressed by that talented monster.

But facing the sudden appearance of Seele Freya and Sakura Kinomoto, she really couldn't think of more suitable comparison objects than each other.

"...I don't know what kind of luck that little dwarf has."

Knowing that what Finn and Livilia said was true, Loki clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction and finally sat back in his chair.

"If you have the chance, try to meet these two newcomers. It would be best if they could get to know each other."

As Loki was worried about being treated unfairly, he could not meet Hestia in private, so she could only speak to the children of her clan.

As for the other strongest clan in Orario besides Loki's clan, it is Freya's clan.

The attitude of this group of people is completely opposite to that of Loki's family. They don't care about such things at all.

Unless there was an order from the goddess, they only cared about the rivals around them. Even Ota just glanced at the information from the guild and then went about his business.

......

While everyone in Orario was talking about this, the two people who were the main focus of the discussion, Seele, was curled up in Anxiu's arms, letting Anxiu's hand stroke her soft hair, while Sakura was condensing and creating a new Clow Card... Oh no, it should be the Sakura Card.

Due to the previous training of physical attributes, in order to facilitate subsequent training, this time Sakura deliberately condensed several cards that can assist in improving attributes other than magic.

[Sword] card, [Strength] card, [Shield] card, [Time] card, [Mirror] card.

There are five new cards in total, each with a very powerful effect. For example, the Sword card has two effects. The first effect is to allow the user to automatically acquire the world's top swordsmanship and master it. The second effect is to transform into a Western sword that can cut off anything the holder wants to cut off.

The Power Card, as the name suggests, amplifies the power of the holder almost infinitely based on the magic power of the holder. The Shield Card can protect the holder from harm. The Time Card has the power to pause and manipulate time. The Mirror Card can reflect a person in the mirror to copy the designated object.

It can be said that these cards condensed by Sakura, even if they are not the hardworking cards in the original work, are at the top level in terms of ability or effect among all the Clow Cards in the original work.

"I got five new cards in one go. It's about time I find someone to formally test my strength against."

As he spoke, Anshu looked at Hestia who was standing aside looking unhappy.

"Want to find someone to test their specific strength? How strong do you want?"

Speaking of formalities, Hestia put aside her unhappy thoughts and asked.

In fact, she was also quite curious about Sakura's current strength.

"It would be best if we could find a level 5 or 6 opponent for Sakura."

In Anxiu's perception, the amount of magic power in Sakura's body is now quite huge. If we have to make an analogy, it is probably almost comparable to half of Mobius.

Even though Mobius was a scientific researcher among the Thirteen Heroes of the previous civilization, he was also a fusion warrior after all. Even if he only had half the strength, he would have no problem pretending to fight a lv5 or lv6 in the wrong world. So based on this standard, the opponent that Anxiu found for Sakura to test her strength should naturally start from this level.

"Level 5 or 6?"

Hestia thought for a moment after hearing Anshu's request.

Among the gods she knew, there were some who had children from the underworld who had reached level 5 or even surpassed level 5 to level 6 as their followers. The first people that Hestia thought of were Hephaestus and Loki.

Even though she was kicked out of the house by Hephaestus and often ridiculed by Loki, in fact, the relationship between them was still good, especially Hephaestus, they could be said to be very good friends.

However, this time, although she said she was going to help Sakura test her strength, it might be an opportunity for Hestia to show off, so after thinking for a moment, she made a decisive decision.

"Come on, I'll take you to Loki's clan."

Chapter 109: Loki: Damn it, Hestia...

Loki clan’s residence, in front of the gate.

"Please inform Loki and tell her that I need to see her for something."

After bringing Seele and Sakura all the way here from the abandoned church, Hestia arrived at the gate and communicated for a moment with the members of Loki's family guarding the gate. Since the guards recognized Hestia's identity as a goddess, they did not say much and quickly sent someone in to notify them.

After a while, someone came out and took Hestia, Sakura and Seele into the Dusk Mansion.

In the hall of the Twilight Mansion, Finn, the leader of Loki's family, Livilia and Grace stood there to welcome Hestia's family.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Finn, the leader of the Loki Familia. This is the deputy leader, Livilia, and Grace. Welcome to the Loki Familia."

"Lord Loki is still upstairs and needs some preparation, so we will go ahead and greet you all. Please forgive us if there are any inconveniences."

Finn spoke gently to Hestia and the other two in front of him.

The fact that all three of Loki's family members, including the leader, at level 6, were present was enough to show how much Loki's family valued Hestia's family.

If it were just ordinary family members coming, there would definitely be no need for such a fuss, but who could blame Hestia, the god, for coming in person?

Even if the meeting between gods was just a trivial matter caused by boredom or even a sudden whim, Finn, as the leader of Loki's family, had to give it due attention, so as not to lose courtesy in front of other gods and lose the face of his own main god.

Even though Loki himself might not care about such things, Finn had to consider it carefully before making it clear that he was not welcome.

"What is Loki pretending to be? What does she have to prepare? Is she trying to put on airs and avoid me on purpose?"

Hestia naturally had no objection to Finn and others' attention, but what made her unhappy was Lokichu's words.

She wasn't mocking him. What was there to prepare for Loki's flatter-than-a-board figure? Besides, they had known each other for so many years, so why didn't she remember when Loki took her so seriously that he even dressed up before meeting her? It was obviously just an excuse for him not wanting to see her.

"I'm telling you, little dwarf, stop talking nonsense. Why am I deliberately avoiding you? If I don't want to see you, you can't even enter the gate of my clan's residence!"

As soon as Hestia finished speaking, Loki, who was hiding on the stairs, couldn't help but jump out.

Well, she did want to deliberately avoid Hestia. After all, Loki, the God of Lies, knew very well what kind of morals the gods had with each other. When she heard that Hestia was coming to her with two children from the underworld, she immediately concluded that the other party must be here to show off to her.

But out of curiosity about the two children who broke Ais's fastest upgrade record that year, although Loki was reluctant, he did not drive them away directly. Instead, he asked Finn to bring them in, and the current scene appeared.

"Are these two the kids who broke Ai Si Tan's level-up time record back then? They upgraded from level 1, having just received a boon, to level 2 in just four days. Is that true? You, little dwarf, really didn't lie to the guild about your level-up time?"

Loki glanced at Seele and Sakura behind Hestia, staring at her with narrowed eyes, a hint of heat in his gaze.

"The guild would definitely investigate this sort of thing before releasing an announcement. Besides, I wouldn't lie about something like this. Would I be such a god as to deliberately lie about my leveling speed just to get attention?"

"That's true."

Hestia's character is considered to be very good among the gods. Even Loki, who often mocks her as a dwarf, agrees with this.

Since the other party personally stated that the upgrade speed was real, it meant that the two girls following Hestia had truly accomplished the incredible feat of upgrading in four days.

"Xi'er, Sakura, say hello."

Hestia also spoke to Seele and Sakura behind her at the right time.

"Hello, Lord Loki, I am Seele Freya, the current leader of the Hestia Familia, and this is Sakura Kinomoto. You can just call us Seele and Sakura."

"Hello, Lord Loki."

Seele and Sakura spoke one after another, greeting Loki and Suen and the other two in the hall.

"You're so sweet. You don't have to be so serious about addressing me. Just call me Sister Loki. By the way, are you two planning to come to Loki's family? The conditions here are much better than those at the dwarf's place~"

Loki walked forward with a smile, reached out and touched the heads of the two well-behaved girls, feeling as if he had been healed.

They are so cute, talented, and well-behaved. I met two of them at once. Has the little dwarf been eating so well recently?

It really makes the gods jealous. I've heard that he was working part-time jobs to make ends meet, but he still managed to meet two such perfect children from the lower world. Could he have bumped into them on the street on his way home from work? What kind of luck is this?

Unforgivable, Hestia!

"Thank you for the invitation, Sister Loki, but Seele has no intention of leaving the Hestia family."

"Sakura also wanted to be with Sister Hestia. I'm sorry, Sister Loki."

Unfortunately, although they really wanted to take Seele and Sakura back home, when faced with Loki's request, they both chose to refuse with an apologetic look.

Seeing this scene, Hestia immediately showed a smug expression.

"See? The relationship between Sakura and Xi'er is not something you can sow discord with a few words. If you want to kidnap Xi'er and Sakura, I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible."

"Tsk, I don't know where you, a little dwarf, got such luck."

Faced with Hestia's expression, Loki curled his lips in dissatisfaction, then pulled over a chair in the hall and sat down.

"Tell me, what's the matter with you coming to see me this time?"

"It's nothing serious. I just want to find a first-level adventurer from your clan to spar with Sakura."

Hestia restrained her facial expression and became more serious as she talked about the purpose of coming to Loki's family.

"what?"

Hearing Hestia's request, Loki immediately gave a look that said, "Are you kidding me?"

"You're going to let an adventurer from your clan who just reached level 2 spar with a first-level adventurer who's at least level 5? Or someone like Sakura, who only received a boon a few days ago and is technically considered a novice adventurer?"

Chapter 110: Sword Card and Power Card, Aisi is Shot Away

Let a lv2 adventurer challenge a first-level adventurer who is at least lv5?

What kind of competition could cause such a huge disparity in strength?

Fortunately, Hestia had already made up an excuse for Loki's questions.

"You know, because Seele and Sakura broke the guild's record for the fastest leveling, many people in Orario must be eyeing our Familiar now."

"Although there aren't many first-level adventurer families in Orario, there are still some. I'm afraid not all of these families are polite. It's very likely that many of them are planning to take Seele and Sakura away."

"In order to be prepared to deal with future enemies in advance, I plan to let these two children experience the strength of a first-level adventurer in advance."

"But what's the point of doing this? Even if we realize the difference in strength, there's no way a level 2 can be a match for a level 5, right?"

In the world of Dicuo, the level gap between adventurers means a huge difference in strength. Not to mention letting lv2 fight against lv5, even letting lv2 face lv3 is almost certain to lose.

If an adventurer can defeat an opponent of a higher level than himself despite being behind in level, even if the opponent is only one level higher than himself, under normal circumstances, it is enough for Grace to directly achieve the upgrade conditions.

The strength gap represented by the level is so absolute that those who can defeat their opponents by crossing the gap of one level are monsters among monsters, let alone crossing three levels in a row.

Therefore, Loki felt that Hestia's plan to let Sakura and Seele, who were both level 2, challenge a first-level adventurer who was at least level 5 was completely out of her mind.

"How will you know if you don't try?"

"My child can perform miracles."

However, Hestia is very confident about Seele and Sakura.

"Also, I want to correct one thing. It's not that I want Seele and Sakura to challenge the first-level adventurer, but Sakura will challenge the first-level adventurer alone."

"You little dwarf really won't cry until you see the coffin. Fine, if that's the case, just tell me who you want to challenge. You can choose any first-level adventurer from our Loki clan. But don't blame me if Sakura gets hurt."

Hestia was waiting for Loki to say this, and when she saw that her goal had been achieved, she immediately patted Sakura.

"Go ahead, Sakura. Loki has spoken. Just tell him who you want to spar with."

Finn, who had been standing aside without speaking for a long time, nodded at this moment.

"Since Lord Loki has said so, I can directly call over the Level 5 cadres currently in the clan as long as you, Miss Sakura, ask me."

"Or, even if you want to challenge the three of us level 6s, that's fine. We all happen to have time now."

"No need for that, just level 5 will be fine."

After all, the reason Hestia gave was just to prevent other members of the clan from experiencing the strength of a first-level adventurer in advance, and level 5 was the most suitable choice.

The higher level 6 is only possessed by Loki's family and Freya's family in the entire Orario. Theoretically, there is no need to challenge it at all.

"Well, I heard that before Sister Seele and I, the fastest level-up record in Orario was held by Sister Aisi of the Loki Familia. If that's the case, can I challenge Sister Aisi?"

"Want to challenge Aisi? Sure, Aisi happens to be in the clan right now."