LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 204: Let Go of Him Right Now!
Chapter 204: Let Go of Him Right Now!
"Leave...?"
Suddenly hearing this unacceptable 'news' made Ais panic.
Bang—!
She kicked the door open, and amid Loki's "Waaah!" of surprise, threw herself at the boy and hugged him tightly.
"I don't want you to leave!"
"Don't... leave me alone..."
...
"Like I said, I just need to leave temporarily for something, and I'll be back in at most half a month."
"If things go smoothly, I might be back in two or three days after finishing my business."
Luke looked at Ais, who was clinging to him tightly, with a bemused expression.
He was telling the truth.
This time he was planning to return to the Main God Space.
Considering the upcoming rank-ups of Ais and the others, Luke no longer had time to slowly max out his ability values.
So, the only option left was to return and max out his ability values in another world.
Although Luke couldn't update his ability values after leaving this world, the accumulation would still continue.
Moreover, in fact, Luke could have left long ago, as he had already completed his main mission in this world.
[Main Mission:]
Solo kill 5 Floor-Boss level monsters, not all being 'Goliath'. (Completed)
[Upgrade Mission:]
Explore the dungeon, requirement above 40 floors. (Current progress is 58 floors, please confirm mission completion)
The reason Luke could remain in this world despite completing the main mission was because of that 'Upgrade Mission.'
As he had guessed back in the Main God Space, he had indeed received a long-term mission.
The characteristic of long-term missions was that mission progress continued accumulating progress without time constraints, and could continue accumulating even after meeting completion standards.
And the submission of mission completion needed to be confirmed by the agent themselves.
If not for Ais and the others' bringing up the level-up issue, Luke would have actually liked to stay in this world a little longer.
Although extended stay in the mission world would affect the main mission's evaluation, compared to improving his own strength, that minor consequence was negligible.
After all, when returning to the Main God Space, no matter how long he was gone from this world, the next time he returned to this world for a new mission, at most only half a month would have passed.
According to some senior's description in the Main God Space, intervals of just two or three days weren't unheard of.
"...Really?"
Ais clung tightly to Luke's arm.
Her delicate face was full of uncertainty and anxiety, showing no sign of letting go, as if afraid Luke would disappear the moment she released him.
Even though the boy had explained he was just going to handle some business, and all those words she'd heard outside were her own misunderstanding.
But the anxiety in Ais's heart hadn't diminished in the slightest.
This incident was like a fuse, setting off all the various stresses and confusion that had been building in her heart lately.
However, their 'intimate contact' drew the displeasure of a certain goddess nearby.
"How long are you two going to keep hugging!!!"
Loki's face was full of envy and jealousy as she glared fiercely at the boy and said:
"Let go of her right now!"
"No!"
However, Loki's command was met with Ais's resistance.
It seemed the goddess's 'attempt to make the boy leave her side' had intensified the anxiety in the girl's heart.
Ais shifted position and burrowed completely into Luke's embrace, hoping to get the same sense of security from him as she had when she was young.
"A-Ais-tan..."
Ais's instinctive reaction instantly devastated Loki.
The envy and jealousy on her face gradually transformed into emptiness and loneliness.
And so, the 'heartbroken' goddess just stood there stiffly.
...
Finally, Luke and Ais, this supposed 'lovey-dovey couple,' were driven out of the room by the 'deeply hurt' Loki.
Hearing the 'wailing' coming from the room behind them, Luke sighed helplessly.
Then he looked at Ais, who was still clinging to his embrace and refusing to let go.
"So how long are you planning to keep holding onto me like this..."
Ais showed no intention of answering him, just burying her head in his chest and remaining silent.
"Sigh."
There was no other way, Luke couldn't bring himself to pry the girl off of him and throw her onto the ground.
So in the end, he could only hold her and carry her back to his room.
Entering the room and kicking the door shut, Luke sat on the bed with Ais in his arms.
"Don't you trust me?"
"...I do."
Ais finally spoke.
"Then what are you worried about?"
Hearing his question, Ais raised her head.
She gazed at him, then said with some hesitation: "But... Luke, you haven't ranked up for so long..."
"I'm afraid that maybe..."
The girl's anxious expression made him feel both helpless and heartache.
After thinking for a moment, Luke made a decision.
He patted Ais, signaling her to let go of him first.
Then, he took off the clothes he had hastily put on when Loki drove them out earlier.
As mentioned before, Luke's ability values on his back were 'locked' and normally wouldn't show.
However, due to Ais's sudden attack earlier and being driven out by Loki, the goddess forgot to lock his falna.
So currently, Luke's ability values were visible on his back.
As he turned his back to Ais, ability values that defied common sense came into the girl's view.
The ability values shown in hieroglyphs were usually unreadable to ordinary people, but Ais happened to be one of those few 'extraordinary' people capable of reading them.
So, the girl who could read hieroglyphs was instantly shocked after seeing his status.
"...?!?!"
Unable to describe the emotions in her heart at this moment, Ais just stared blankly at Luke's back.
Not only were the attributes that exceeded limits shocking to her, but the faintly glowing Falna also stunned Ais.
Because this was exactly how it looked when an adventurer met the conditions for ranking up.
In other words, Luke could rank up to Level 6 at any time now.
"Loki originally didn't want me to tell you all about this."
"But personally, I don't think it's that serious."
Luke turned around to look at the blond girl.
His view on this matter wasn't entirely aligned with Loki's.
According to his goddess's opinion, she wanted to wait until Luke reached Level 6, until he truly stood at the peak of this city's power structure, before telling Ais and the others about this matter.
However, for Luke who had decided to return to the Main God Space to improve his ability values in other worlds, he would basically have to rank up the next time he came back.
So there wasn't really anything major about telling Ais the truth in advance.
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