"Haha! I knew there was something off about what that kid made!"
Looking at Lefiya lying unconscious on the bed, Loki, the head god of the Familia, grinned with amusement.
Of course, such unseemly behavior was soon met with a sharp rap on the head from the green-haired elf beside him.
"Lord Loki, you should be more concerned about the health of Thousand Elves than the Hero Craftsman."
Thousand Elves, that was Lefiya's title.
Judging by this poetic nickname, even the gods were quite fond of her.
"Yes, yes, I understand, Mother Livilia... Ouch!"
Once again, Loki was assaulted by Livilia's knife-hand for his nonsense.
Although Loki enjoyed playing pranks, he could also be serious when it came to the children of his Familia.
After examining the unconscious Lefiya, Loki nodded thoughtfully.
"Rather, the unconscious elf girl is the most precious treasure in the world. She won't resist no matter how you touch her."
"Lord Loki."
Under the watchful eye of Livilia, who wore a smile that promised pain,
Loki finally delivered the test results honestly.
"Lefiya is fine, everything is fine."
"The reason she's in a coma... is because the magic power in her body is too abundant."
"Too much magic power?"
Livilia showed a puzzled look.
As the "Nine Magic Princesses" and "The Strongest Magician in Orario," she had never heard of such a thing.
In her memory, the only times magicians fainted due to exhausted magic power were those.
"To put it simply, Lefiya isn't a sufficient 'container' to hold the excess magic power."
"So next, I have to take off her clothes first..."
Seeing that Livilia was about to raise the magic wand that looked heavy enough to be used as a bludgeon, Loki spoke hurriedly.
"I'm updating Lefiya's abilities! Don't think of me as some creepy old man."
"I have reservations about the following comments."
After hearing Loki's explanation, Livilia temporarily abandoned the idea of stopping him.
However, these words also made her vaguely suspect something.
"Could it be that... the item she obtained from the 'Hero Craftsman' allowed her to have a breakthrough in her ability value?"
"It would be better this way."
Loki snorted coldly and narrowed his fox-like eyes.
"If Lefiya makes any mistake, I will make him pay!"
"Wasn't it Lord Loki who asked the children of his Familia to cause trouble for that young man?"
"...Livilia, am I such a dark god in your eyes?"
"I just heard what you said to those kids."
"But then again, let me see Lefiya's ability value first."
Looking at Loki, who shamelessly changed the subject, Livilia sighed helplessly.
As the deputy leader of the Familia, she usually dealt with various troublesome matters within the Familia—most of which involved cleaning up Loki's messes.
Over time, she had become more like the head of the Familia than the deputy.
Even Ais had grown up under her watchful eye, just like her own daughter.
She had heard that Ais was very close to the young man from Hephaestus's Familia who had been awarded the title of "Heroic Craftsman."
"Alas, there are troublesome children everywhere."
"Lord Loki is the same, can't he be more mature and stable"
Just as Livilia was thinking this, Loki suddenly let out a sharp roar like a monkey.
"Ehhhhhhhhhh?!!!"
"Lord Loki, have you forgotten how to speak the Common Language?"
"No."
Loki quickly regained his composure, but a look of disbelief remained on his face.
He handed the record paper in his hand to Livilia and said meaningfully.
"After you read this, you should have a stronger reaction than I did."
"This is... Lefiya's ability value?"
Livilia lowered her head, glanced at the paper, and began to read.
Generally speaking, each adventurer's ability value was confidential information.
Apart from the Familia's main god, they wouldn't easily tell anyone else.
However, Livilia and Lefiya shared a close bond, and given Livilia's status, seeing it wouldn't be a major issue.
As a member of the elven royal family, Livilia had the right to demand that her fellow elf, Lefiya, obey her orders.
It was just that she preferred not to rely on the privileges that came with her royal standing.
Livilia's eyes quickly scanned each basic ability.
"The 'Magic Power' stat in her basic attributes has exceeded 1000 and reached SS level?!"
"So the limit for basic attributes isn't 999 after all."
"..."
Finally, Livilia's gaze settled on the [Magic] column of the ability value.
A Familia member blessed by a god could only possess up to 3 magics.
In reality, awakening magic involved complex factors like aptitude, luck, and bloodline.
For an ordinary adventurer, awakening even one magic was a stroke of good fortune.
Having all three magic slots filled was rare.
Only the elves, a naturally magical race, could easily master multiple magics through their inherent potential and practice.
Lefiya's magic slots were all filled—spirit bow light arrow, volley fire javelin,
and the magic of the "Fairy Ring" that had earned her the title "Thousand Elves."
But now, there was another blank space at the bottom of the magic column!
"Not only did she break through the upper limit of the basic 'magic power' stat, she even gained a blank magic slot?!"
As a magician herself, Livilia naturally understood the implications.
Although Lefiya was only Level 3 now, her potential... might even surpass mine at Level 6!
After a moment, Livilia seemed to have made up her mind and turned to walk towards the exit of the Familia headquarters.
"Livilia, what are you going to do?"
Loki's voice came from behind.
"The children of the Familia caused a lot of trouble for the 'Hero Craftsman' today, so I naturally need to go over and express my apologies."
Livilia answered matter-of-factly.
"Also, I'm curious about what happened to Lefiya."
"Oh, since you're going that way, why don't you say hello to Hephaestus for me?"
"Haha... Apologies are only truly effective when delivered in person."
"Tsk... I know, I know."
However, when Livilia arrived at the Adventurer's House, she only received news that Kevin wasn't in the store.
"He has things to do all day today. Did he go explore the dungeon?"
Hestia looked at Livilia, who was wearing the Elf King's holy clothes, and said cautiously.
"Why did the 'Nine Demon Princesses' of Loki's Familia come to see my Kevin?"
"..."
Livilia couldn't help but correct her.
"I believe the 'Herosmith' is a member of Hephaestus's Familia."
"So what! Hephaestus and I are like sisters. She won't care about such a small matter!"
After a moment's thought, Livilia decided not to pursue this pointless topic.
"......Anyway, I apologize for bothering you this morning."
"..."
Seeing Livilia set aside her airs as a Level 6 adventurer and apologize sincerely,
even the loli goddess couldn't find fault with it and could only mutter.
"When it comes to apologies, you have to say it to him in person for it to be effective."Hearing this familiar sentence, Livilia was stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly.
She hadn't expected to be on the receiving end of a lecture, using the very words she often used to chide Loki.
"If I could meet him, I would apologize to him in person."
"Do you know when he'll be in the store?"
"Hmm... at night? He usually comes to the store for a while around that time to restock."
"I understand. Thank you, Lady Hestia, for clearing up my confusion."
Livilia nodded slightly and turned to leave.
The loli goddess was left in the store, deep in thought.
"That guy Kevin caused quite a stir this time."
"Even the 'Nine Demon Princesses' of the Elven Royal Family couldn't sit still anymore."
"But... this is the treatment a 'hero' should receive."
Black Bullet World, ISO Tokyo Headquarters.
"Mr. Kevin, your registration procedures have been basically completed."
"There's only one step left."
Kevin nodded after taking a series of documents handed over by the staff.
"I know, it's 'claim the starter', right?"
"Since you understand, I don't need to explain it any further."
The staff took out a terminal, and rows of portraits appeared on the screen.
These avatars were all young girls. They had different appearances, but they shared the same characteristic.
Their eyes were all light red.
Those who started it were all "cursed children."
Their defining feature was their eerie red eyes.
Seeing Kevin flipping through the pages quickly, the staff kindly reminded him.
"Click on the avatar to view detailed information of different starters..."
"No need, just choose."
Kevin directly locked onto the profile picture of a little girl and confirmed his selection.
"Aihara Enju——I hope to be her promoter."