NOVEL NEXT Chapter 174: Two Fists Can't Beat Four Hands!
Chapter 174: Two Fists Can't Beat Four Hands!
"..."
"..."
"...Don't you have anything to say?!"
Hearing Riveria's familiar opening line, Luke chuckled dryly and didn't speak.
Bang!
Riveria's staff hit the floor with a loud bang.
Ais, who had been slowly moving her feet, was startled by the sound and hid behind Luke with a swoosh.
Luke and Ais, who had just returned to Loki Familia's residence, were caught by Riveria, who was guarding the door, and they were directly brought to the meeting room for a lecture session.
Although it was called a lecture session, only Finn and Riveria were present at the moment.
And the only one who was really scolding them was Riveria.
Gareth had left earlier to deal with the logistics team, while Loki, who couldn't stay idle, had run off somewhere.
"Well, it's understandable that Riveria is angry. After all, your actions this time were too dangerous, Luke."
Seeing that the atmosphere was gradually becoming awkward, Finn, who was sitting next to them, spoke up to smooth things over.
"...Sorry."
Luke knew that his actions this time would definitely worry others.
However, the actual risk involved was not as great as Finn and Riveria imagined.
The main reason they were worried was because they didn't know that Luke had space equipment, the "Portable Pocket."
In fact, Luke didn't really enter the dungeon to save people without any supplies.
But since he didn't want to expose things about the main god space in this world where actual gods existed, he could only honestly accept criticism and scolding now.
Boom!
Just as the lecture session had just begun, Loki walked in with the sound of the door being kicked.
"Yo~ I heard Ais-tan and Luke are back... Huh?"
However, just as Loki broke in and was about to pounce on Ais, a special aura emanating from Luke caught her attention.
"Hey, Luke, what's going on with you?"
"???" x4
Loki's abrupt question surprised everyone in the room.
Riveria even put down her staff and walked directly to Luke, constantly looking around his body.
At the same time, she asked him with some concern, "What happened?"
"Are you injured? Let me see!"
Feeling Riveria's soft hands wandering around him, Luke, who had just been "awakened" by goddess Astraea, suddenly felt a bit restless.
"No, wait, Riveria, stop touching..."
Feeling that something was not quite right, Luke immediately grabbed Riveria's hands, stopping her from continuing to "mess around."
Riveria, whose hands were tightly held by the boy, was very dissatisfied.
She said in a stern tone, "Don't hide it, let me see where you're injured!"
However, this "interaction" between Luke and Riveria made Ais, who was standing behind Luke, unhappy.
She looked at the two people "holding hands" in front of her, and her mood inexplicably became depressed.
But then the blond girl remembered what Luke had said to her in the dungeon.
'As long as you are happy, I won't die.'
These words echoed in Ais's mind, making her immediately nervous.
'If I'm not happy, Luke will die!'
The girl, who had completely misunderstood Luke's words, silently chanted "happy," "happy," "happy" in her heart.
Ais looked at Luke and Riveria "holding hands" and suddenly thought of a step they were taking before holding hands.
So, based on the principle of "making herself happy, otherwise Luke would die," Ais did not hesitate to touch him as well.
…
Finn sat on the side watching the show with amusement.
At first, he had the same guess as Riveria, thinking that Luke must have been injured to cause Loki's surprise.
But when he carefully observed the red-haired goddess and found that her face was more puzzled than worried, Finn knew he had misunderstood.
"Seriously, if I could have Luke's skills in dealing with women, I wouldn't have to worry about the revival of the Pallum race."
Finn looked at Luke, Riveria, and Ais holding each other's hands over there with some emotion.
"Why can't I find a suitable partner of the same race? Maybe I should ask Luke for advice later."
With an attitude of humbly seeking advice, Finn silently sat on the side as the drama unfolds.
The captain, who had always acted as a mediator, resolutely chose to watch the show this time, causing the incident to gradually develop into a farce.
However, surprisingly, it was Loki, the origin of this incident, who interrupted the farce and rescued Luke from the state of "two fists can't beat four hands."
Although the word 'jealousy' was written all over her face, she uncharacteristically didn't make a fuss this time but quickly walked over and pushed Riveria and Ais aside.
"Stop, go, save your flirting for when I'm not present."
"Flirting...?!?!"
Riveria, who had been pushed away by the red-haired goddess, was petrified on the spot.
Only then she realized what she had done just now out of worry.
"Flirt...ing..."
The elf princess, who had never even touched the hand of the opposite sex since birth, was instantly stunned.
In contrast to the petrified Riveria, Ais was actually having a lot of fun.
A faint smile hung on her face, obviously she was in a very good mood.
…
Staring at Luke with a face full of jealousy, Loki barely suppressed the urge to punch him.
'Damn it, not only Ais-tan, but even Riveria has been unknowingly snatched away by this brat?!'
Loki, who was completely unaware that she was the cause of this farce, muttered to herself uncomfortably.
After pushing Riveria and Ais aside, she began to circle around Luke, her nose constantly twitching as if she was smelling something.
"Uh... Loki, what are you doing?"
Luke looked at his goddess in confusion.
He had already prepared himself for Loki to rush up and "die together" with him, as it wasn't the first time she did so.
Luke had a deep understanding of his goddess's craziness over the years.
But this time, Loki unexpectedly didn't make a fuss.
This strange behavior made him feel a bit nervous.
Slap!
Loki slapped Luke's arm and said angrily, "Don't move around, I'll settle the score with you about Riveria later."
Finally, following the aura of divine power emanating from Luke, Loki's gaze stopped on his forehead.
There, a strange symbol that was invisible to anyone but the gods was faintly flickering.
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