Sitting together with the members of the Blue Rose party, Lioro pulled up his attribute panel and looked at the new spells he had just learned.
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Spells: Charm Person (1st Tier), Fly (3rd Tier), Translocate Damage (4th Tier), Reverse Gravity (4th Tier), Sand Field: All (5th Tier), Teleportation (5th Tier), Vermin Bane (5th Tier)
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Charm Person: The spell can cause the charmed target to see the user as their best friend. As their friend, the user's words have a certain amount of effect on that person. However, since this is only a low-level charm spell, it cannot brainwash the target.
Translocation Damage: Turns physical damage into mana loss.
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While Lioro was busy with his status panel, the members of the Blue Rose were communicating with each other using secret codes.
'What is he doing? Why doesn't he say anything?'
'Is he looking at empty air—no wait! He's staring at Lakyus's chest!'
'Shh!'
Lioro finished looking at his status and raised his head only to see Lakyus looking at him with a red face.
Lakyus hurriedly turned away and hid her chest.
Lioro blinked innocently, then commented.
"Nice chest."
"..."
A silence descended upon the place as the members of the Blue Rose party all first looked at Lakyus's burning red face, then at the smiling Lioro.
Opening their mouths, all of them spoke at the same time.
"You're a bold young man," said Gargran.
"Pervert," said Evileye.
"Is Lakyus getting a boyfriend?" asked Tia.
The last one was said more in a joking tone.
"Y...you guys!"
Lakyus pointed at them with a trembling finger, not understanding how to respond.
From the side, Lioro saw the scene and smiled.
The Blue Rose party seemed to be a fun group.
"You guys are an interesting bunch. Here's some gold, take it as payment for the trouble."
Taking out gold touché from his inventory, Lioro placed them on the table under the shocked eyes of the Blue Rose party.
"Did he just take that out of nowhere?"
Their eyes nearly popped out seeing the touché appear out of thin air.
Though due to their limited knowledge, they could only think of it as some high-tiered spell or some powerful magic equipment.
"Then, I'll take my leave."
Lioro said as he stood, patted Tia's head, making her give him a confused look before disappearing from the spot.
A few seconds after he disappeared, everyone asked Evileye at the same time.
"Is he really gone?"
"I can't sense his presence... but he's far stronger than me so I can't be sure..." Evileye said hesitantly.
Her current demeanor was completely different from her usual confident one. Perhaps the huge difference in strength had dealt a blow to her self-esteem.
"Let's just leave here for now," Gargran said in a solemn voice.
The other members of the party agreed to her words, then they quickly packed their bags and left the inn.
Although none of them said anything, they all had a lingering fear about the unknown man.
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E-Rantel.
Sitting inside his room, Lioro started upgrading his magic spells.
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Charm Person (Tier 1) → Charm Humanoid (Tier 2) → Charm Monster (Tier 3) → Group Charm (Tier 4) → Charm Creatures (Tier 5) → Charm Spirit (Tier 6) → Charm All Race (Tier 7) (Max)
Reverse Gravity (Tier 4) → Greater Reverse Gravity (Tier 5) → Gravitic Crush (Tier 6) → Gravity Well (Tier 7) → Gravity Annihilation (Tier 8) → Event Horizon (Tier 9) → Meteorfall (Tier 10) (Max)
Vermin Bane (Tier 5) → Greater Vermin Bane (Tier 6) → Plague Eradicator (Tier 7) → Insect Apocalypse (Tier 8) (Max)
Teleportation (Tier 5) → Mass Teleportation (Tier 6) → Greater Teleportation (Tier 7) (Max)
Raise Dead (Tier 5) → Greater Raise Dead (Tier 6) → Resurrection (Tier 7) → Greater Resurrection (Tier 8) → True Resurrection (Tier 9) (Max)
Time Deceleration (Tier 7) → Time Dilation (Tier 8) → Temporal Stasis (Tier 9) → Time Stop (Tier 10) (Max)
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Lioro closed his eyes as the knowledge of several spells filled his mind.
After some time, he finally opened his eyes and rubbed his forehead in pain.
With this, he had mastered True Resurrection and time attribute spells as well.
Now he was finally qualified as a veteran Yggdrasil player with a variety of methods to deal with all sorts of situations.
Looking at the panel, Lioro smiled in satisfaction.
"Let's go to Dungeon City and revive Mikasa's parents."
With the spell in hand, it was time for them to return back to the world of the living.
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Danmachi.
Hestia Familia's mansion.
The space flickered before Lioro appeared in place.
As soon as he appeared, Lioro saw his Familia members standing together with solemn looks on their faces.
Even the loli goddess Hestia wore a serious expression.
Seeing the scene, Lioro couldn't help but ask.
"What's up? Why is everyone acting like this?"
Hearing his voice, everyone instantly turned to look at him.
"Lioro! You're back!"
Hestia shouted in a loud voice as she hurriedly ran towards him and said.
"We've been challenged by the Apollo Familia."
"Huh?"
"That bastard Apollo challenged us to a War Game!"
Lioro thought in confusion.
"Shouldn't this event take place after Loki has finished its expedition?"
"Why did Apollo issue the challenge? Is he after Bell?"
Lioro asked as he looked at Bell, who hurriedly shook his head in denial.
"If it's not Bell, then don't tell me Apollo is after Yori—"
"It's Elsa."
"...?"
"Apollo is after Elsa!"
"...???"
For a moment, Lioro's mind blanked out.
As if he couldn't understand the words that came out of Hestia's mouth.
Then, not even a second later, he turned and made his way towards the door.
Hestia hurriedly grabbed his clothes.
"Wait! Where are you going?!"
"Nowhere."
"Don't lie! Why are you holding a weapon?! You're going to Apollo Familia, aren't you!?"
"I just want to talk to him."
"Talk? You think I can't see the dark expression on your face?"
"I just want to talk to him."
"Really? Are you really just going to talk?"
"I just want to kill him."
"Your true thoughts are leaking out! In the first place, the War Game is tomorrow!"
Hestia turned to the other members of her Familia and shouted.
"Why are all of you just standing there?! Help me!"
Yoriichi and Bell came forth to persuade Lioro.
Levi kept cleaning his blade, ready to go out and cut things up anytime.
After some persuasion, Lioro put away his Black Dragon's sword and asked.
"Where's Elsa?"
"She's in her room, talking to her sister or something she said."
"I'll go meet her."
Lioro went upstairs and made his way towards Elsa's room.
Stopping before her door, he raised his hand and knocked gently.
"Elsa, can I come in?"
"Lioro?"
Elsa's voice came from the inside, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps.
Clank
The door was unlocked, and Elsa, wearing a purple outfit, appeared before Lioro.
"You're back."
Elsa smiled and greeted him in a warm voice.
Lioro greeted her back before following her inside the room.
Sitting beside her on the bed, he said softly.
"I will take care of Apollo Familia so you don't need to worry."
Elsa gave him a weird look before saying.
"But I'm not worried."
"You're not worried?"
"Why would I be worried? After I saw you beat the One-Eyed Black Dragon? Do I look so weak to you?" Elsa rolled her eyes at him.
Lioro became speechless.
After all, what she said was indeed true...
While Lioro was feeling embarrassed, Elsa looked at the ring on her hand and said.
"I just talked to my sister..."
"Anna? How is she? Is everything alright?" Lioro raised his head and asked.
Elsa played with her hair using her fingers before saying.
"Yes, everything is good. In fact, it couldn't have been better since... Anna and Kristoff are getting married."
"Anna and Kristoff are getting married?" Lioro raised his eyebrow before relaxing.
After all, Anna and Kristoff getting married was only a matter of time.
Suddenly, Elsa turned her head towards him and stared in silence.
Lioro asked in confusion, "What?"
Elsa narrowed her eyes and said.
"I heard from Anna that Kristoff was the one who proposed, saying it's a man's job to not keep the woman waiting."
"What do you think, Lioro? Is Kristoff right or is he wrong?"
He didn't know how to answer this question.
Lioro barely controlled the corners of his mouth from twitching.
Damn Kristoff! That bastard definitely said it deliberately!
"I think if both parties are in agreement, then it is alright to propose..."
Lioro replied with whatever random form of bullshit that came to his mind.
Seeing the scene, Elsa lowered her head in softness and said in a small voice.
"Does it mean you don't agree? As I have been ready from the start..."
Hearing her voice, Lioro froze.
With his high physical attributes, it was difficult for him to not hear her words.
From the corners of his eyes, Lioro glanced at Elsa's face.
She looked sad.
Scrunching his brows, Lioro hesitated for a moment before saying.
"Soon."
Elsa stopped, raised her head, looked him straight in the eye, and repeated.
"Soon?"
Lioro returned her gaze and replied.
"Soon."
Elsa's eyes turned crescent as a beautiful smile blossomed on her face.
"Soon!"
Lioro rubbed his nose, seeing her excitement.
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After Lioro left.
Elsa locked the door and hurriedly ran towards her bed before rubbing the finger on her ring and saying in an excited voice.
"Kristoff! Your plan worked!"