LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 195: The Official End of the ‘Prequel’!
Chapter 195: The Official End of the 'Prequel'!
The tavern was in ruins.
Nearly one-third of the building was reduced to rubble, with countless ingredients and drinks scattered across the warehouse and cellar, which had been torn open with a large hole.
The once neat backyard has now become unrecognizable.
Mia, with a gloomy face, stared at the four girls.
"Can you tell me, whose tavern is this? Huh?"
Lunoire and Chloe were intimidated by the aura that emanated from Mia when she was angry.
Although they had no idea how powerful Mia was, they were not fools.
Given the current situation, they knew the owner of this tavern was no ordinary person.
Ryuu, who knew a bit more than them, was already sweating cold.
As for Anya… she was already crying.
However, fate seemed unwilling to give them a break.
Syr, who had returned with Mia, suddenly ran out from the side.
The silver-haired girl ran toward Mia, yelling:
"Oh no, Mama Mia! Your treasured fruit wine has all been… drunk… Ah, uh?"
Syr, who had rushed over in a panic to report, stopped dead in her tracks upon seeing the scene before her.
"Uh, hahahaha… Maybe I shouldn't have said that"
Realizing what had happened, she gave a dry laugh and carefully retreated.
"M-mama, mama Mia! Listen to my explanation, nya! There's a really good reason for this, nya!!!"
Anya, terrified almost to the point of peeing her pants, immediately threw herself at Mia's feet.
Seeing the cat-girl frantically trying to explain, a vein popped on the female dwarf's head.
Boom——!
The ground shook!
Ryuu, Lunoire, and Chloe watched with pale faces as a giant pit appeared on the ground, and Anya was completely swallowed by the earth after being stomped into it.
After "eliminating" Anya, Mia slowly walked toward the girls who were frozen in their places.
Facing the enormous shadow engulfing them, Ryuu finally realized that her initial assumption had been correct.
At first she thought she had recognized the wrong person.
But actually, she hadn't...
Mia Grand was known as a 'stunning beauty' in the rumors of Orario in her younger days.
But her current appearance is different from the 'supposed rumor' that Ryuu had dismissed it as a coincidence in the beginning.
But now, she was certain…
"Mia, Grand!"
"Nya?! Isn't that name… the former captain of Freya Familia?!"
"Wh, what?! The once strongest of Orario… the Lv6 'Demi Ymir'???"
The three girls trembled and spoke out Mia's name, one after another.
That's when they realized…
No, it would be more accurate to say that they only recalled it at this moment.
There was such a monstrously powerful figure hidden in Orario…
"You… "
The giant dwarf lowered her head, her face filled with fierce anger.
"You idiots——!!!"
Boom——!
…
At the same time.
A group of people retreated stealthily from the vicinity of the tavern.
At the forefront were a human merchant and a dwarf merchant.
The two of them were the executives of the Bruno Chamber of Commerce, who had given the task to "Black Fist" and "Black Cat".
"When did 'Gale' get promoted to Lv5?"
"This way, our plan to let them kill each other and then take them all down won't work, will it?"
"Damn it…"
"Whatever."
The dwarf merchant beside him said to the constantly complaining human merchant.
"Anyway, 'Black Fist' and 'Black Cat' must be dead, so it's still a win to get rid of those two annoying people."
"And Lv5 isn't that easy to kill, we'll have to figure something out about that later."
"Anyway, as long as those two killers are dead, we're the only ones who know the information about 'Gale'."
"We'll just keep an eye on them, there will always be a chance to act in the future."
"Ugh, you're right."
The human merchant sighed.
He was just a little unwilling.
Such a good opportunity to eliminate all his eyesores in one fell swoop was too rare.
"Now that Evilus has been wiped out, I believe a new era will dawn upon this city."
"We must seize this opportunity to strengthen our own power. With 'Black Fist' and 'Black Cat' out of the way, there aren't any formidable figures left among the unaffiliated mercenaries and dangerous groups."
"Soon, the era of Bruno Chamber of Commerce will arrive!"
(PS: I just found out that it is Bruno Trading Company not Bruno Chamber of Commerce. Well, just ignore it xD)
Seeing his colleague falling into a beautiful fantasy, the dwarf merchant beside him couldn't help but remind him.
"Don't forget, 'Gale' may have evidence of our connection with Evilus."
"We have to be careful about this. We can't let her leak the information."
"We must find a way to silence her before that..."
"Sorry, you guys don't have that chance."
Just as the members of Bruno Chamber of Commerce were sneaking around and discussing their future plans, a voice came from behind.
Looking at this group of 'fish' that he had finally managed to hook, Luke smiled at them with a hint of regret.
"I have to thank you guys for not letting my days of keeping an eye on the tavern area go to waste."
"You… you are… the 'Sword Master' of Loki Familia?!"
"Why?!... No, wait, we have no grudge against the Loki Familia."
"Re, really! Don't kill us… We are from the Bruno Chamber of Commerce, our backers are…"
Puchi——!
Ser-Veresta's pure white blade was so dazzling in the darkness of night.
In a flash, all the members of Bruno Chamber of Commerce fell to the ground, all beheaded in a single strike without exception.
At the same time, the last words that Luke left behind as he turned and left could still be heard.
"Don't worry, the Familia that supports you guys from behind will soon go down and join you in hell."
…
The flow of time started again.
The end of the dark age marked the beginning of a new era.
And without the influence of messy events, Luke's life became completely stable.
He would explore the dungeon with Ais, and sometimes take Ryuu and the others along to venture deeper into the dungeon.
He would also occasionally help Finn with the work inside the Familia, leading Bete, Tione, and Tiona in their level-ups, etc.
One thing worth mentioning is the elf girl who was chosen by Riveria to be her successor.
Lefiya Viridis joined Loki Familia the year Ais turned 13.
Thus, all the core members of Loki Familia were all gathered.
And so, nearly five years passed.
During this time, Ais, Bete, Tione, and Tiona, among others, all became first-class adventurers.
And finally, the time came for the "plot to begin"!
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