Joking aside, Demeter and Hilde did not forget their main business.
After breakfast, the two walked out of the station gate together.
The Demeter Familia is a production-type Familia. Although there are many members, the highest Falna level held among them is only Level 2.
Under normal circumstances, after a newcomer joins the Familia, Demeter would commission a familiar combat-type Familia to help take the former to the Dungeon a few times. Through relatively safe adventures, she lets her children determine if they possess enough talent, consequently enabling them to focus on developing in either combat or logistical directions.
This time was, of course, no exception.
However, in order to deceive the Banshee hiding nearby, after completing the adventurer registration, Demeter led Hilde to the sparkling wine sales counter located in the southwest corner of the Guild.
Then, without blinking an eye, she bought 10 bottles of 1-Star Fire Wine, plus some Strengthening Wine, Force Field Wine, and Regeneration Wine.
"I have a good relationship with Loki. Her children haven't gone on an expedition recently, so I can ask her for help."
Demeter muttered softly while holding her cheek, but her voice reached Filvis and Hilde's ears precisely.
The pink-haired girl looked up, her gaze quickly sweeping over the Goddess beside her, and with a turn of her thoughts, she quickly guessed the other party's intention.
As for the Banshee, as Demeter's watcher, how could she allow the latter to establish contact with the outside world through a newcomer?
Not long after hearing this, her main body left the Dionysus Familia station and 'coincidentally' encountered the two at an intersection just before Demeter could lead Hilde to the 'Twilight Manor'.
"Lady Demeter."
Filvis bowed, her expression calm.
Hearing this, a trace of panic immediately flashed across the orange-haired Goddess's face. However, in the next second, she regained her composure, her pink lips pursing lightly.
"It's the 'White Shrine Maiden'. Haven't seen you for a while."
Filvis didn't speak. Her gaze shifted, landing on the face of Hilde, whose arm was being held by Demeter.
"Who is this?"
Demeter paused for a moment, then smiled and proceeded with the introduction.
"This is a child I newly accepted, called Hilde Chloe. She just completed registration at the Guild. I was preparing to take her to visit Loki to see if I could let Hilde act as a Supporter for a few days to accumulate some Ability Stats."
Saying that, she looked at the pink-haired girl beside her again.
"Hilde, this is the Dionysus Familia's 'White Shrine Maiden', Filvis Challia. She is a Level 3, so she counts as your senior as an adventurer."
Hilde continued to maintain her newcomer persona. Hearing the Goddess's introduction, her eyes immediately lit up.
"Lady Filvis, hello."
If her arm weren't being held by Demeter, she might have already stepped forward to hold Filvis's hands.
The 'Banshee' was frightened by the admiration Hilde displayed, instinctively taking a step back before coughing lightly twice.
"...Hello."
She appeared here with a purpose. As soon as her voice fell, she looked at the orange-haired Goddess again.
"Since we've met, let me take Hilde for a spin in the Labyrinth later."
Demeter, who could originally barely maintain a smile, had her expression stiffen completely for a split second. Fortunately, Hilde patted her arm in secret, reminding her that they were currently acting, preventing the secret from being revealed.
"...That works too."
After a few seconds of silence, Demeter opened her mouth again.
"Also, Filvis."
"Lady Demeter, please speak."
The black-haired elf girl lowered her head. The next second, she heard such a sentence from the Goddess's mouth:
"Some things can happen once, can happen twice, but cannot happen a third time."
"...Yes."
About fifty minutes later.
Armed from head to toe, shrouded in a set of light armor, the pink-haired girl appeared on the first floor of the Dungeon, with the White Shrine Maiden following by her side.
"Wah!"
Hilde's eyes twinkled with infinite starlight, as if she were a real rookie adventurer. Filvis, standing to the side, appeared somewhat silent.
She naturally knew she was doing something bad. The inherent cleanliness of the Elf race made her feel nauseous at all times instinctively. But after being transformed into a 'Creature' back then, many things were actually no longer up to the 'Banshee'.
She could only provide a little insignificant, or perhaps more self-satisfying help to the pink-haired girl beside her within the allowable range.
"You are a newcomer. Just move between the first and fifth floors today. I will watch over you."
"Mhm, mhm, mhm, I'll listen to everything Lady Filvis says!"
Hilde said so, but the corners of her mouth hidden behind the mask curled up slightly.
On the way to the Labyrinth led by Filvis, the main body had already sent out three more clones.
Among them, the clone named Thrud had been lingering near the detention location of the Demeter Familia members. The clone named Rindr appeared in Demeter's villa through the Teleport Rune Stones Hilde had arranged in the bedroom last night. As for the final clone named Ortlinde, she had directly infiltrated the Dionysus Familia station.
Next, as long as Filvis took out the divine wine brewed by Dionysus, Hilde, Rindr, and Ortlinde would act simultaneously to control all relevant personnel of the Dionysus Familia.
Thrud would brew the sparkling wine to lift the divine wine's effect in the shortest time possible.
At that time, Goddess Demeter, having lost her worries, would naturally report the evil deeds of Dionysus and his Familia to the Guild.
Going over the plan in her heart again, Hilde began her performance.
With her current normal combat power of Level 8, fighting monsters in the first to fifth floors wasn't exactly easy-peasy, but it wasn't much harder than eating or drinking.
But to be realistic enough, the pink-haired Spirit girl still pretended to be desperate. She let out a cry of pain from time to time, and even deliberately let monsters attack her.
Fortunately, Demeter's brain wasn't bad; she directly bought her a set of Second-Class light armor equipment. Coupled with the fact that Hilde would pour a bottle of Strengthening Wine or Force Field Wine into her mouth every few minutes, it didn't let Filvis, standing behind, detect anything wrong.
"Heiya!" "Ha!" "Ouch!" ...
An afternoon passed in a hurry.
After solving the unknown number of monsters encountered, Hilde sat on the ground.
"I have no strength left."
Filvis stepped forward: "You can't do this. When you are in the Dungeon, you must not relax your vigilance no matter what."
Hilde giggled foolishly upon hearing this: "Isn't Lady Filvis watching?"
There is one thing that needs to be emphasized. That is, as Levi's Spirit Clone, Hilde actually inherited part of the former's face shape.
As the number one on Orario's [Adventurers I want to be called Big Sister by] and [Adventurers I want to be pushed down by] lists, Levi's appearance goes without saying.
And as his female version, Hilde naturally also had a face that killed both men and women.
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