That must be Finn, and that red-haired woman is the Goddess Loki. As soon as the door behind me closed, I contacted Master.
'I'm in a room with the man called Finn and the Goddess Loki.'
[ I understand. Stay calm and wait for them to speak first. ]
I remained silent, staring at the red-haired woman. She smiled.
Then the man named Finn spoke. "I thought you would come with your brother. I didn't expect you to come alone."
I repeated his words to Master, and he fed me the responses. I took a little time to answer, but they didn't seem to mind.
"My brother couldn't come. He's feeling a little sick."
"He got sick overnight?" Finn asked.
"What do you mean? When you found me, I was alone, wasn't I?"
"Yes, you're right."
Alright, alright, let's stop this pointless conversation. First, I want to know your name," the red-haired woman called Loki said. After a few seconds, I answered her.
"Ryo. My name is Ryo."
"Ryo… That's a beautiful name."
[ So you can lie to her since you're a clone. Good. ]
Master said in my mind.
'Ordinary humans can't lie to gods?'
[ Exactly. If I were in your place, I'd have to tell her my real name. That's one of the reasons I sent you there. ]
'I see. That makes sense.'
I didn't know humans couldn't lie to gods. But when I searched through Master's memories, there were indeed references to that.
"You know, I became very curious about you after one of my Familia members met you. When she told me about you two, I was confused."
"Confused?"
"Exactly. You're adventurers who are probably Level Two, you're handsome, you're twins. You should have even received nicknames by now… But I've never heard of you before." Loki looked at me coldly.
"We're quite discreet."
"That doesn't make sense."
"…"
"Who exactly are you? Which Familia do you belong to?" For some reason, I began to feel intense pressure from her. I contacted Master, but he didn't seem to know what to say either.
He doesn't know what to say.
"Are you part of a Familia? Where did you come from?" Loki asked, smiling at me maliciously.
"I refuse to answer that, Goddess."
"I see." Loki sighed. "You're not part of any Familia, are you?"
"As I said before, I don't want to talk about that. Did you come here just to ask me this?"
"I wanted to recruit you."
"Recruit me? To the Loki Familia?"
"Exactly."
'Master, she wants to recruit me into her Familia. That's what she said.'
[ Recruit you? ]
After thinking for a few seconds, Master spoke.
[ Tell her: May I think about it? ]
"May I think about it?" I asked as Master instructed. Loki stood up and walked toward me. She approached, and the eyes that had been closed slowly opened. She looked straight into my eyes and said:
"I don't mind."
After saying that, she walked past me and opened the door.
"I'm satisfied with that. See you later. When you've made your decision, contact Finn."
With that, she closed the door and left me alone in the room with Finn.
"Is she always like that?" I asked.
"Not always." Finn smiled and then said, "Honestly, I don't know why she took such an interest in you. Even if you're handsome, she prefers women."
I stayed silent. I don't care whether she prefers men or women. Master doesn't seem to care either.
"She must have noticed something different about you. You should think carefully about her offer. We don't know which Familia you belong to, but… joining ours would certainly be better for you."
[ Damn, he's acting like a telemarketer trying to sell me something. Trying to convince me. ]
'What's that?'
[ Just ignore it and say goodbye to him. ]
'Alright.'
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POV: Zane
As soon as my conversation with Clone 1 ended and he left the Loki Familia's house, I began thinking about the discussion I'd just had with Loki. She seems genuinely suspicious.
She even suspects that we don't belong to any Familia.
But since she knows the rules of this world, she knows it would be impossible for me to explore the Dungeon without a falna and survive for long. Maybe she only said that to tease me.
'She probably thinks I belong to a Familia she doesn't like, and that's why I won't talk. Does she think I'm part of the Freya Familia or something?'
No, definitely not.
I'm overthinking it.
Anyway, it was quite an interesting conversation, even if it was brief. I received an invitation to join the Loki Familia. I have to admit, that's very tempting.
Tempting enough to run a test.
What if I send my clone to join the Loki Familia? Would they receive a falna?
When I first arrived in this world, I concluded that this world's falna and the system couldn't coexist. But how can I be sure without testing it? This is the perfect opportunity.
Besides, I would have two clones infiltrated inside the Loki Familia.
Since the Loki Familia is one of the strongest Familias, that would be extremely valuable.
That way, if the Loki Familia discovers something about me and tries to act against me, I'll have inside information coming directly from within.
'Unless they figure out that both of them are clones, right?'
I need to think this through more carefully, but I believe the answer is obvious:
I'll send two clones to the Loki Familia.
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