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Taking a deep breath, he opened the door before him.
"Godouuuuuuu, you're back!"
Godou instinctively took a step back when Loki greeted him from across the room with an all-too-cheerful smile accompanied by an all-too-happy voice. He'd returned to her Familia, to the room where he'd first summoned Lancelot, except Loki seemed to be in a far better mood than the last time he'd seen her.
Unlike before, only Finn and his goddess were present.
He looked to Finn. "Is it me, or is she acting weird?"
"She's always weird," the Pallum said.
"I mean like, weirder than normal."
"Oh." Finn looked towards her God, who was sitting cross-legged on the sofa. "Then yeah, maybe. She was all gloomy for a bit, but Riveria had a talk with her, and she's been in high spirits since."
"Oh. That's...good?" Godou said uncertainly.
"Truthfully, I preferred when she holed herself in her room and let me work in peace," the Pallum admitted.
"I'm right here, you know?" Loki called out.
"Which would explain why I haven't been able to get any work done the past three hours," Finn grumbled. "Planning an expedition isn't easy, Loki."
"Ah. About that..." Godou chose that moment to interject. "That's why I'm here actually. Mama Mia forced me to train with you guys for a little bit. So we can get used to each other before the expedition."
Finn looked surprised. "Really? We didn't think you'd ever agree."
"I normally wouldn't," Godou said. "But then Mama Mia kind of fired me temporarily." Paid leave, his boss had called it. As an ex-adventurer, Godou was more than aware that Mama Mia was quite worried for him. He hadn't thought the expedition to the Fifty-Ninth Floor was such a big deal, but after overhearing the everyday chatter in the hostess, Godou was starting to understand just what kind of a situation he'd landed himself into.
It was like discovering a new country. Except one overrun with the strongest monsters seen in decades. Which was why Mama Mia had insisted that he spend the next few weeks with the Expedition force. He hadn't been happy about it at all. In fact, he'd heavily protested. He'd only caved because May refused to let him enter the kitchen.
"Oh goody!" Loki chimed gleefully. "I didn't think she'd take my advice."
"Wait, what?"
"I swear I had nothing to do with this," Finn said, raising both arms.
"Oh yeah," Loki drawled out. "I asked Mama Mia if we could borrow you for a few weeks. She said she'd think about it. But I guess even she remembers just how dangerous the Deeper Floors are. Did you know? She was the first person to step foot on the Fifty-Fifth Floor after the Zeus and Hera Familia. She's probably one of the people who understands best just what it's like to enter uncharted territory."
No, he hadn't known. Like everybody else in the Hostess, Mama Mia kept mum on her past. What little Godou did know had come from the mouths of the the waitresses, who in turn had heard it from long-time customers. But he wasn't angry as he thought would be, even after hearing what Loki said. He knew his boss well enough to understand that she hadn't made that choice simply because Loki had asked her to.
"You got your wish, then," he said to Loki, slightly disgruntled. "Are you happy now?"
The redhead nodded. "Quite." She beamed at him.
Godou was baffled. The last he'd seen, Loki had literally stormed out of the room in anger. He didn't think Gods were the type to forgive and forget so easily, even though he still wasn't entirely sure why she had been upset in the first place. Was she just going to pretend that nothing happened?
Well, if she wasn't going broach the topic, then he would.
"I talked to Lancelot afterwards. She went a little too far. And I shouldn't have let her do it, either. I'm sorry."
The room went silent. Loki's cheerful facade dropped. The tension in the room suddenly grew so thick that Godou regretted saying it so curtly.
Finn coughed into his hand. "I'm uh...going to look for Gareth or Riveria. Please don't break anything."
The sound of Finn closing the door as he left finally prompted Loki to speak.
"I want to talk to her."
"Lancelot?"
Loki nodded.
Godou pursed his lips. He didn't know if he should humor her request. He doubted the two of them were suddenly going to make amends and become the best of friends. The last thing he wanted was for two Gods that were on bad terms to be stuck in a room together.
"I just want to talk to her," Loki said again, as if reading his mind.
'Why are you even worried? She's stripped of her powers. She's nothing more than a muzzled wolf right now. If she even tries anything, I can erase her existence from the mortal realm,' Lancelot made her opinion known. 'Let me speak to her.'
That's exactly what I'm afraid of. You're going to make her angry again.
'She is a God. A God of trickery, no less. If she wants to speak to me, it means that this time, she is prepared for it.'
He sighed. Lancelot had a point.
No kissing, he warned. And don't say anything weird, either.
'I am a Knight. I always uphold myself to proper decorum.'
He rolled his eyes, but gave in anyway.
This time, there was no need for dramatics. Mist swirled into existence next to him, and seconds later, Lancelot was standing next to him, a serene expression on her face as she patted down her clothes.
"Loki," she greeted.
"Lancelot." The redheaded goddess' reply was neutral and emotionless.
For a few seconds, the two Gods did nothing but stare each other down. Godou was worried he'd made a mistake after all.
"This is going to be hard," Loki finally said. The way she'd huffed and darted her eyes away made Godou think that she was talking more to herself. "Her boobs are way bigger. And she's taller."
And now Godou wished she wasn't talking at all.
"Excuse me?" Lancelot asked.
"Ugh, something's not right with this body," Loki grumbled. When she suddenly brought her hands up to her chest and started squeezing her breasts, Godou's eyes bugge
d out. "I've been doing all the stretches and squeezes everyday, but they haven't grown at all."
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