Megumin excitedly approached Kanae with the documents in hand.
After reading the contents of the document, Kanae quickly made the necessary arrangements.
She summoned her sisters, as well as Saeko Busujima and Haruhime.
After discussing the matter, she took Megumin with her and they returned to Orario together.
Bringing Haruhime along was mainly for the purpose of training her.
After all, letting her work in construction within the Dimension City really went against her original training policy.
As a future main force of the Familia under Dimension City, Haruhime could not be allowed to simply continue with construction work.
Now that there was no shortage of manpower in the Dimension City, Haruhime was arranged to return to the Familia members to participate in leveling activities.
The group of six arrived in Orario and began to familiarize Megumin with the environment.
Megumin had been in a state of excitement since she arrived, constantly looking around at everything.
It was as if a Husky had broken free of its leash.
Fortunately, Kanae and the others were with her; otherwise, there is no telling what problems might have arisen.
At the same time, Megumin was given a serious education by Kanae.
Everything else was fine, but Megumin was told to keep her mouth shut and not to mention anything about the Dimension City without paying attention.
Then, she took Megumin down into the dungeon, not only to let her get familiar with it, but also to let the group coordinate together.
After all, Megumin's limitation of only being able to use one Explosion magic a day meant that she would not be able to participate in battles except at critical moments.
Therefore, they needed to protect Megumin and escort her to the Goliath refresh point on the seventeenth floor.
Coincidentally, today was the day when Goliath was scheduled to refresh.
Since no one had made a reservation yet, they happened to encounter the boss just after it spawned.
"Megumin, that is your target. Go ahead and kill it."
Kanae paused for a moment before reacting, quickly pushing Megumin forward.
"Humph, leave it to me! It is just a giant; it shall turn into ashes under my explosion magic!"
Seeing that she finally had a chance to take action, Megumin was quite excited. She then started her chuunibyou chant.
Because this was the first time she had used it in this world, she specially selected a section that she thought was the most impressive.
Naturally, it was the longest one.
"Darker than black, darker than dark, I beseech thee, combine with my deep crimson. The time of awakening arrives..."
However, Goliath would not just stand around waiting for her to finish singing. After discovering Kanae and the other five, he immediately rushed toward them.
"Are you ready yet?"
Kanae asked Megumin calmly.
As long as Goliath did not get too close, she could take Megumin and create distance at any time.
But Megumin did not know Kanae's plan. At this time, she was so anxious that she was sweating, and she began to speak faster and faster.
Finally, she looked at Goliath, who was getting closer and closer. The huge figure and manic momentum gave Megumin a great sense of oppression.
She gritted her teeth and performed a chant omission on the spot.
"Explosion!"
In fact, the first few lines of her chant were just extra lines she added herself, and only the last line was the true trigger.
A ray of blazing light erupted from Goliath, and then... boom!
A massive explosion occurred and instantly enveloped Goliath.
At the same time, the manic aftermath of the blast also hit Kanae and the others.
"Back off!"
Kanae reacted instantly, shouting a reminder while quickly grabbing Megumin. Saeko also grabbed Haruhime. Shinobu and Kanae were free to maneuver. The figures jumped back and were pushed by the impact. They moved back, then dissipated the force in mid-air to buffer themselves before landing smoothly.
Fortunately, Haruhime had already placed shields on everyone, and there were amulets made by Takumi to protect them, so this wave did not cause any accidental damage from friendly fire.
They looked again at where the explosion occurred.
Where was Goliath? There was only a large hole left, with a massive magic stone lying quietly at the bottom of the pit.
Kanae looked angrily at Megumin, who had lost all her strength and was limp in her arms.
"In fact, you didn't need to chant? Then why did you talk so much? Everyone was almost accidentally injured!"
Faced with Kanae's scolding, Megumin yielded.
"Sorry, I know I was wrong. Next time I will try to choose a shorter chant."
"You want a next time?!"
"Wooo! Sorry! I was wrong! Never again!"
Seeing that Kanae became even angrier, Megumin quickly admitted her mistake.
Kanae helplessly held her forehead and shook her head: "Forget it, it is up to you, but you must calculate the distance next time. You must be careful of the spread before release."
"Okay, I promise this won't happen again."
Seeing that Kanae was willing to let it go, Megumin quickly made a promise.
After teaching Megumin a lesson, Kanae quickly collected the magic stone that Goliath had dropped.
Then she carried Megumin on her back and began the return trip to the surface.
At the same time, news that the Hestia Familia had reappeared after a long silence with a new member began to spread.
The news that this new member, Megumin, killed Goliath in one shot with super powerful magic, began to circulate within Orario.
It brought a massive shock to all the adventurers.
After many days, Orario was in an uproar again, and it was caused by the Hestia Familia.
However, everyone was almost used to it by now.
If the Hestia Familia didn't make any big news, people would feel like something was missing.
In the eyes of many, although the Hestia Familia was established not long ago, since Riveria's conversion, the Hestia Familia was already considered a top Familia in Orario.
Some people even placed the Hestia Familia alongside the Loki Familia and the Freya Familia, calling them the three most powerful groups in Orario.
Although many objected, thinking the Hestia Familia lacked foundation and was only relying on relationships with the Hephaestus Familia and Loki Familia, there were many supporters.
They used Takumi's strength, the upgrade record broken by Kanae, and Riveria's status to refute those claims. They all agreed that the Hestia Familia already had the strength of a top group, and the gap in background was only a matter of time.
Now, Megumin's appearance gave these supporters a powerful reason to argue.
A magician who killed Goliath in one blow! Coupled with Riveria and the magic and martial arts master Takumi, the powerful backline firepower of the Hestia Familia was truly unique in Orario.
It was said that the Hestia Familia could become the new king, and being called one of the three richest families in Orario was no exaggeration.
One must understand how valuable magic is in Orario.
Except for elves who have innate magic, other races have almost no magical power.
Even through the Falna, not everyone has a magic slot, and not everyone can awaken one.
This leads to the fact that even among adventurers, only a small number can use magic effectively in combat. Those who can be called strong are even rarer.
This ratio is even smaller than the ratio of adventurers to gods!
It can be seen that the Hestia Familia, with three top magicians, is incredibly enviable in Orario.
But everyone was just envious.
Now no one dared to have any bad thoughts toward the Hestia Familia. In the past, they were worried about Takumi, and now there was also Riveria.
Under the intimidation of these two, the Hestia Familia had become an existence that could not be provoked, much like the Loki Familia and Freya Familia. Therefore, regardless of the noise from the outside world, it had nothing to do with Kanae and the others.
They returned to the Familia station with the magic stone, then returned to the Dimension City to reunite with Takumi and report on the Goliath hunt.
Megumin was completely confused at that time. She felt numb.
She thought that Kanae had let her off the hook, but she never expected that Kanae would bring the matter to Takumi.
For a moment, she couldn't help but look at Kanae with resentment.
We are all supposed to be on the same side, why betray me so quickly!
But Kanae didn't care at all.
I let you go at the time, but if Takumi wants to cause trouble for you, that is between you and him. I am just reporting my work normally.
"Megumin."
"Hontou ni, sumimasen! I am so sorry!"
Seeing that Takumi was looking over, Megumin got scared on the spot and quickly admitted her mistake preemptively.
This made Takumi dumbfounded, but he continued:
"Dimension City always has clear rewards and punishments. If you make a mistake, you will be punished."
"Wooo!"
When Megumin heard this, she immediately looked dejected, but she didn't refute anything.
After all, she really did get into trouble this time and almost accidentally injured her teammates, and she was entirely responsible.
If she hadn't been showing off and chanting for too long before releasing the magic, there wouldn't have been such a problem.
"However, considering that this is your first offense, and Kanae did not provide clear instructions beforehand, there was a management error. Since it did not cause serious consequences, I will grant you leniency this time."
When Megumin heard this, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment, she heard a terrifying punishment from Takumi.
"As for your salary, I won't deduct it. However, in order to make you remember this and pay attention next time, I will punish you by forbidding the use of explosion magic for the next three days."
"What?!"
When Megumin heard this, she was stunned.
She was not allowed to use explosion magic?
Isn't this even more uncomfortable than killing her!
"No, Lord City Lord, please be more tolerant, I really know I was wrong!"
Megumin quickly begged for mercy.
But Takumi ignored her.
"It is decided. Kanae, you also made management mistakes this time, so I will punish you by having you supervise Megumin for these three days. Are you willing to accept the punishment?"
"Yes, Kanae accepts the penalty."
Kanae was more than willing. She was eager to educate Megumin, so she immediately accepted the task.
"No! No! Please, Lord City Lord, I really know I was wrong!"
When Megumin saw that the matter was finalized and that Kanae was to supervise her, she immediately screamed and continued to beg for mercy.
However, Takumi ignored her entirely.
"No, no, no!"
Megumin still wanted to struggle, but Kanae covered her mouth, dragged her away, and took her back to the branch building.
"Hehe, little Megumin, you will live with me for the next three days. I will always be following you. Let us get along well."
Kanae used her gentlest tone to say words that made Megumin tremble.
"No!!!"
Leaving aside the issue of how Kanae and Megumin got along, Takumi was busy again.
He was going to receive visitors from another world.
It was Akame.
She had come again.
And she came with several girls from Night Raid.
In fact, what Takumi didn't know was that they had gone through a lot of trouble before they could arrive.
At first, Najenda's remarks about the potential threat made Akame, Leone, and Mine all feel a little hostile toward the Dimension City, and they were thus blocked by the Dimensional Gate.
After that, Najenda took Akame to study the issue for a long time.
But she never figured out why she and the others were stopped.
Until one day, this issue suddenly came up during a meeting while everyone was thinking about it.
They saw that Sheele's hand passed through the Dimensional Gate without any obstacles.
In other words, Sheele was not stopped!
Najenda immediately asked everyone to test again but found that they still couldn't pass; only Sheele could.
This showed that the problem lay with them!
After understanding this, they started to compare the differences between themselves and Sheele.
After some questioning, Najenda noticed that Sheele had simply forgotten what happened last time.
She quickly asked everyone to try to let go of their previous impressions and then try again.
In the end, Akame successfully cleared her mind, and her hand passed through the Dimensional Gate.
Only then did Najenda confirm that the barrier was based on hostility!
The Dimensional Gate can detect hostile intent and block those individuals out.
Once they understood, they had to work hard to let go of their hostility.
This was another hassle.
It was easy for Akame; this was actually very simple for her.
She just had to eat. She wouldn't think about other things while eating. Naturally, she wouldn't be hostile. That is what they did in previous tests.
But it was difficult for Mine and Leone.
A month had passed since they heard Najenda's remarks.
Their hostility toward the Dimension City and Takumi was somewhat deep-rooted.
It is not something you can just let go of instantly.
As for Najenda?
She was the one who formulated the threat theory, and she was the most hostile to Dimension City.
But at her level, hostility and goodwill are sometimes just a matter of perspective.
Najenda began to reframe her thoughts and focused more on the benefits of having a good relationship with Dimension City.
After some mental effort, she became the first to succeed among the three.
Then there was the sharing of experiences to help Mine and Leone.
Finally, after several days of effort, she successfully helped the two of them set aside their hostility.
Then she brought along Sheele, the biggest contributor, leaving only Bulat and Lubbock to look after their base. The five of them came to the Dimension City together.
"Welcome back, Miss Akame. It seems that you have finished your work."
In the reception hall on the first floor of the City Lord's Mansion, Takumi saw the five members of Night Raid.
He was not surprised that the other members were following her, and he just looked at them with a smile.
"Well, I was rude last time, and I would like to formally apologize to you."
Akame quickly responded according to the words Najenda taught her, and then introduced the other four women to Takumi.
"This is the leader of my organization, Najenda."
"These three are my colleagues: Leone, Mine, and Sheele."
"Hello, Lord City Lord."
The four girls, led by Najenda, greeted Takumi.
"Hello and welcome."
Takumi smiled and nodded, welcoming the four girls.
Then, before they could breathe a sigh of relief at his kindness, he changed the topic and asked straight to the point:
"So, I wonder what your purpose is this time? So many people shouldn't just be here for a visit, right?"
At the same time, Leah and several other elf girls from the Guards present also looked at them with scrutinizing eyes.
It is worth noting that since the establishment of the Guards, the outfits of these elf girls had also changed. They wore a uniform—a handsome double-breasted coat with a white background and gold trim, along with trousers and boots.
Even without the military caps, the style was gorgeous and modeled after military uniforms, including epaulets and collar badges.
They stood together in uniform, giving off the aura of a regular army.
In an instant, the five members of Night Raid felt tremendous pressure.
They could feel the strength of these elf girls was not simple.
At the moment of being targeted, they couldn't help but feel a chill and the threat of death.
Looking at the clothes of these elf girls, there must be dozens in the Dimension City!
In other words, there are at least dozens of powerful people in the Dimension City who could be a match for them!