Outside the dungeon, a crowd gathers. Since the dungeon kept on spawning irregular monsters. The guild decided to make a makeshift defense line incase the monster change their ways and start coming out of the dungeon. Behind the adventures, some tents were placed inside the tent were a lot of injured adventures were being treated, even the Silver Saint Airmid was present to help in tending to the injured.
Rose: "How is the situation here, Airmid. Do you need any supplies. The Guild has decided to pay for it."
Airmid: "No..No. Actually most of them are not that injured. The most of the injuries were them being trampled by the monster wave."
Rose: "Trampled by Minotaurs. Are ther any injured who were attacked by monsters?"
Airmid: "Now that I think. No one actually showed any signs of being attacked."
Rose looked around and sees Misha going around talking to the injured adventures. She call her out,"MIsha what are you doing here. Isn't it your time to be at front desk?"
Looking at the cold expression of Rose Misha felt scared but thinking about her discovery she felt prideful and puffed her chest and says,"Of course. I am doing guild duty. Since there was no adventurer at the reception guild. I left Eina there and came here to see the situation. I have even found a crucial detail about this situation."
"Continue" Rose said.
Looking at the unchanging expression of Rose Misha became less pridefull and more sincere,"All the adventure. I talked to said the monsters were ignoring them and were going to deeper layers. That could only mean that most of the adventure still missing are alive and we can launch a rescue effort without the fear of being attacked by monsters."
Listening to this Rose's mood improved. She looked at her colleague, who was making a face as if expecting to get a commendation for her work.
She sighs and says,"Good work. I am going to report this to Guild master. Since you are already how about you take charge here."
Misha smiles and nods thinking about she showed how capable she was and now she will get her reward.
Rose handed her a list and says,"First, there are lost of god and goddess out there worried about their children. You ask them for the names and verify their situation."
Mish's mood fell from Heaven to hell. The worst part f being a receptionist was not the adventurers but the gods. And now she have to face a army of god worried about their children. She looked at Rose trying to look like a pitiful but Rose did not budge and handed her the work.
Rose: "Airmid. If you need anything tell Misha. She is incharge here now."
"Okay" Airmid said while still helping another adventurer.
Just as Rose came outside the tent. She saw disturbances in the crowd and then she heard a voice from the crowd,"It's the Loki Family."
She pushed through the crowd to reach the front of the defense line. Looking the gate she saw Finn who was carrying what looked to be like a ripped apart flag of Loki Familia fixed on a broken spear. Same thing was present for Loki Familia. They looked like they were just were a bunch of survivors from a village lost in war.
Most of them were carrying bag filled with loot wg=hich was highly unusual since most of time it was the job of supporters not the main force. The most unusual thing Rose noticed were there clothes. The girls were wearing something akin to rags. Although they were fully covered it added to a different type of charm to them. As for the boys other than the pants they wore nothing else.
The crowd were first shocked, Then a whistle from nearby Amazon woke up the crowd. The cheers and teasing laughter started in the audience after all shirtless strong men were a treat for the female adventurers.
Bete:"Tch!"
Raul: "This is the worst day of my life."
Gareth laughs and says,"Your worst day was when you lost all the money in the red light district. Now if you went down there wearing what you are wearing maybe you wouldn't have to pay for anything there."
He slaps Raul on the back and says,"Stand straight you should nto be ashamed of showing off. You are a part of Loki familia"
Rose ask people to open the barricade, allowing the Loki familia to pass through. She send a report to guild and get a immediate reply from the God Uoranos. The rescued adventurer to the Airmid tent while asking Loki familia to rest in a different tent. So that they can go back into the dungeon but there was a opposition from a falt chested goddess.
Rose: "Loki-sama, we have already confirmed the number of monsters on upper floors has subsided and also the fact that, for some reasons monsters are not attacking. The guild has already asked Freya and Ishtar family for support both have agreed. You're executives have no injuries,so I implore you to send them to the dungeon for rescue and investigation."
Loki: "They have no injuries but they have only returned from long expedition. There is no way I am going to send them back without knowing reason for the anomaly. Of course if Guild could give me some consession, I might make an exception."
Rose: "Both the Freya and Ishtar family have accepted without any request. I am sure the rescued adventurers will be in your debt."
Loki: "Okay."
"Okay?", Rose was confused.
"We will help in the rescue effort. Now don't worry." Loki pats Rose on the shoulder.
Rose nods and gets back to her work. As for thinking what Goddess Loki's motives are, it doesn't matter to her after all guessing what a God is thinking is an absurd thought in itself.
Loki sits down on the makeshift table and looks at her familia,"Listen when you are rescuing people down there. You have to keep on Freya's kids and find out the reason the agreed to help."
Finn tells her,"I think I know what they want in the dungeon.....". He continues and tells her the whole encounter.
Loki smiles and ask,"So did you find any info about the kid?"
Finn shakes his head,"We know the woman we rescued is Naaza from the Miach family. But she fell unconcious before we could ask more."
Loki,"and the music box?"
Ais:"It fell through the crack with the boy. Most probably broken."
Loki:"The kid."
Ais: "He is alive."
Everybody looks at her in confusion at the absolution in her voice.
Bete: "He was heavily injured and the crack was deeper than few floors. He could have been devoured by monsters after plunging so deeply into the dungeon."
"No he looked relaxed while falling. He would survive." Ais retorts.
Bete got furious and said,"As if he was able to fight the minotaur only because of the level up magic box."
Seeing Ais get angry, Loki interjects, "Now now. There is no need to get hyped up. We will know after going into the dungeon. Now in addition to rescuing people we have to collect the music box and the kid."
"A music box powering a level 2 to level 7." Loki mutters and smiles aniacally thinking about it. Her dreams are broken by a dicordant voice from the outside.
"Let me in. I have to find my kid"
Rose: "Goddess there is only Loki familia inside"
"I know/ I just need to ask Loki some questions.."
"Goddess, I understand but.." before she could continue. The goddess ignores her and enters the tent.
Goddess: "Loki!"
Loki: "Oh it's the little brat. I heard Hephi threw you out of her house. I hope you are not asking for money. But if you are I don't mind as long you beg hard enough."
Hestia: "As if,I have already have a family."
Loki:"Oh which brat you swindle to join your family."
Hestia: "He is the reason I am here for. I heard your family brought Naaza out of the dungeon. Did you found a orange haired kid with her?"
Loki: "Oh! It was your kid who was with her?"
Hestia: "Yes, He is Akira-kun. Today was his first dungeon dive.Did your family rescued him?"
Loki was tongue tied and seriously said,"Well, I am sorry Hestia but we think he is dead."
"No." Hestia couldn't believe it. She clutched her heart to try to find a connection to Akira. She refused to believe it.
She looked to Loki and said,"Loki, I want to give a commission to your family."
Loki:" You know we are quite expensive to hire."
Hestia: "I will work till my debt is clear. That is the promise of a goddess."
Loki takes a paper from the desk and ask to sign on it. Looking at the blank paper Hestia looks at Loki. Who just says she will fill the details later. But before she could sign, a blast of epic proportions occurs. A small earthqauke shakes up the whole Orario.
They regain balance to rush outside to see the cause of incident. A wave of dust rush out from the dungeon entrance. Covering the surrounding in a duststorm. With the sound of music coming from dungeon entrance ,people could see the shadows of people coming out of the dungeon.
[♪ Song: "Hero's Come Back!!" by nobodyknows+♪: Makes ninjustu more powerful]
Yahiko: "Did you need to make the explosion this big."
Deidera: "Ofcourse the more destructive the explosion the more better it is."
Obito: "No need to explain Deidera-senpai, with one explosion you cleared a whole floor."
Deidera: "Hey Tobi, don't think I will forget what you have done."
Nagato: "Silence! It's look like we have a welcoming party."
Whe the dust clears people could see the Akatsuki. For the experienced adventurers the unknown group wearing black cloaks with red clouds on them. They looked just like some part of evilus even if they weren't they looked the part especialy when the could see a guy with a mouth sewed in his palm.
Seeing the injured adventurers being carried by the Akatsuki. Shakti steps up and ask people to make way for them. She follows them till they place all the injured people including Akira in Airnid custody. Then she takes them on the side where Loki family, Guild members and rest of the Ganesha family waiting for them.
"Now who are you people?", Shakti asks. With matching outfit
Yahiko takes the lead,"We are the Akatsuki. We are from far east. We just came here today and went into the dungeon to rescue our friend."
Shakti: "Show me your dungeon pass."
Yahiko: "The what?"
Shakti: "The dungeon pass. Don't tell me you all entered without a pass."
Hearing this the adventurers surrounding gets ready for a fight thinking Akatsuki to be a part of evilus.
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(A/N: It has been so long that I wrote something by myself that I feel I forgot how to write. Any comment to improve would be a huge help)
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