The Paladin on the Infinite Tour

"Thanks for the compliment."

Alexia smiled and clapped her hands.

The Destiny Realm around the two people disappeared in an instant, and was replaced by the initial scene of Changkong City. Only this time, Changkong City was before the third collapse.

Leading Riveria to sit down in a roadside cafe, Ixia showed two cups of coffee: "My past experience ends here. After killing the God of Destiny, I got With its power, I can travel freely between different worlds. This is basically the reason why I will come back this time."

"In the past, because I couldn't come back and forth at will, I planned to come back to visit everyone after everything was over. But now I no longer need to worry about my place, and it has become more convenient to go back and forth, so I decided to come back temporarily. One trip. After that, I’m going to go to other places to look for my friends there.”

The first stop was the Loki Familia in Orario, so the second stop... logically it should be the Coloma King Academy, but before that Exia wanted to go back to the Kaslana Empire— — Mainly because I want to see Lan Yu Qiancong and Nangong Nayue.

After all, if we really count it out, excluding the people in the original world and Shajo Aige and Artoria, Lan Yu Qiancong and Nangong Nayue are the people who have spent the longest time with him.

Especially Lan Yu Qian Cong - she is the first [normal person] to express her love to Alexia!

To say something that may make Sajo Aige angry, before she merged with her other self and became what she is now, Exia classified her in the "abnormal" range, and she was in the "abnormal" category. Jiada, the Third True Ancestor, is almost the same. And Lan Yu Qian Cong is a normal and ordinary girl in every aspect.

Because of Bianca and himself, Alexia had never been able to face Lan Yu Qiancong's feelings and thoughts before. Now that he had a lot of time and opportunities, he had to go there.

In addition, it is a bit unreasonable to leave the entire Kaslana Empire to her.

"...You've really changed a lot."

After picking up the coffee in his hand and tasting the bitter liquid with a hint of milky and sweet taste, Riveria raised his eyebrows slightly: "You used to wish you could spend the entire day soaking in the underground city. , although it is to improve your ability points and make money to pay off the debts of the family members, but more importantly, you are eager to become stronger, right?"

"The feeling you gave me at that time was somewhat similar to Ais."

"But you are different now. With great power, you have become more comfortable and confident in everything. This is a good change. I am happy for your current growth and change, Ixia."

The sudden comment made Alexia not know how to react for a moment: "Hmm... Why do you feel like Miss Riveria, you are a bit like my mother or teacher?"

"Mom and teacher? Haha, maybe it's my long-standing habit. Ever since I started teaching the younger generations and starting to take care of Aisi, I've been a little..."

Riveria himself also sighed.

"So, can we leave here now?"

"You can do it at any time. After all, what you want to know is all over. I just need to talk to Miss Ai Ge." Ixia said, "But before that, I also want to tell you something. , Miss Riveria.”

Do you have something to tell yourself?

Riveria asked, "What's the matter?"

"About leaving with me."

Alexia brought up such an old incident.

"I rejected Miss Ais at that time because the Honkaiju was too dangerous for her at the time, and it would be unfair for her to just let her become my dependent. From now on, her soul would be completely controlled by me. .”

"But the situation is different now - even if she only receives a small part of the protection, as long as she doesn't face the emperor-level Honkai Beast at level 8, she shouldn't be in any danger, and my protection can also be used Help her resist the erosion of Honkai energy. And if you take her away with you, you don’t need to make her my dependent."

At the beginning, after learning that the way and rules for taking people away with her had been changed, Exia had this idea, let alone now.

"In addition, even if she does not go to my world, I can also let her go to other worlds, such as the Kaslana Empire under my control. That is basically my territory and it is safe for her."

"So after the next expedition is over, if she wants, I can agree to her request this time. Of course, the same goes for you, Miss Riveria."

Is it the same for yourself?

Riveria did not expect that Exia would take the initiative to invite him.

"Why did you mention me?"

"Isn't that what you said yourself?" Alexia smiled, "[Want to see more of the unknown world] - Is there anything in this world that is more full of unknowns than the [different world]?"

22. I’ll give you a reply before the expedition.

Riveria's reason for joining the Loki Familia is to "see more of the unknown world".

In the decades that followed, after many twists and turns, Riveria finally came to Orario and her wish was indeed fulfilled.

But today, Orario is no longer enough to satisfy her.

It is true that there are still many places worth exploring in the dungeon. After all, no one knows how many floors there are in the dungeon. Currently, we have only explored the 58th floor, and the deeper areas are still unknown. That is also the unknown world that Riveria longs for.

But Riveria has indeed lived in Orario for a long time, at least twenty years at least.

Finn is Loki's first Familia. He joined the Familia at the age of 14 and is now over forty years old, not to mention Riveria, the second most senior.

Compared with the time he spent living in the Forest of Elves before, these twenty years are actually nothing. Willia will have no problem living for another few decades. But after seeing Exia’s experience——

"——I don't think a person with a strong inner curiosity will not have any interest in [another world]."

Alexia's eyes seemed to be able to see through Riveria's inner thoughts, and she accurately expressed her thoughts.

No, maybe there’s no need to look inside at all.

Riveria would like to know that Exia's experience in the past two and a half years has already expressed her thoughts to a certain extent.

"Going to another world..."

The green-haired elf royal straightened his posture, holding his chin with one hand and lost in thought.

And Exia also continued: "I don't think I need to explain more. This is not something that requires you to pay any price. I will not ask you to leave the Loki Familia, and I will not ask you to leave the Loki Familia when you go to another world. I am responsible for your safety in another world and will provide you with assistance as much as possible."

"When you want to come back, I will personally send you back."

"As for what you may be worried about [the impact of your departure on the Loki family], I will also give you enough time to make what you think are perfect preparations and aftermath work before taking you away. Loki I will also explain it while I’m at it.”

"in addition......"

It was rare that Aixia used her habit of working for Bishop Otto and considered all aspects of things for Riveria. It can be said that he took care of everything.

This also directly made Riveria laugh: "Hahaha~~~ I didn't know you were such a considerate person, Alexia. You took everything into consideration, and I didn't even know what to do. What did you say?"

"After all, it is an important matter that I proposed. All preparations must be perfect. If you disappear after going to another world, or if something unexpected happens, then I will blame myself."

Riveria was right, Exia had changed a lot.

But there are some things about him that haven’t changed, such as [sense of responsibility] and so on.

"Um......"

Although Ixia had considered every aspect for her, Riveria still did not give an answer. Instead, after pondering for a while, she asked: "Why do you only talk to me about this kind of thing here?"

"Because I think the only people who want to go to another world are you and Miss Ais."

"......really."

An irrefutable answer.

The Loki Familia is indeed a united family, but everyone in the family has their own dreams and wishes. In addition, Riveria also felt that this matter was indeed not suitable for publicity, even if it was only announced to all members of the Loki Familia.

The only people who know that Exia comes from another world are first-level adventurers. If his identity and abilities are spread, it will only cause unnecessary trouble for him.

"Let me think about it again."

After another long while, Riveria said this.

"I will discuss it with Ais... Well, I think she will probably agree immediately, but Loki and Finn will also have to explain the situation. In short, I will reply to you as soon as possible. "

"Well, don't worry, you can reply to me after your expedition is over. I think your expedition shouldn't take more than a week, right?"

A week?

"Hear what you say, you will only stay with us for a week?"

"Absolutely. After all, it was a temporary decision to come back. I don't plan to stay for too long, and I have to go to other places. And there should be something for me in my hometown in the past few days. Fortunately, I'm here now To be free, in the final analysis, is just to be a little busier.”

In Exia's original plan, [one week] was the time he spent together in three places: the Loki Familia, the Kaslana Empire, and even the Kuoh Academy.

After that, when Bianca wakes up, or when the family goes on an expedition, Exia plans to return to the Kaslana Empire. And if possible, he also plans to take Lan Yu Qiancong back to Tianming Headquarters and live in his house for a while.

"Then...I will get back to you before the expedition."

Riveria said.

"Our purpose this time is to reach the 59th floor, and we are not planning to go to the 60th floor. If we take into account the power of your protection, the progress should be much faster. And according to the plan, we will set off the day after tomorrow morning. So let's calculate In terms of time, it will be too late after the expedition is over.”

"Okay, I'll wait. Then it's almost time for us to leave here? - Miss Aige."

【Yes~~~~】

Snapped!

Along with the sound coming from above, Riveria suddenly felt that the space around him and Alexia was distorted, and his whole consciousness also experienced violent ups and downs, as if he had been thrown into some vortex, and the world was spinning. The touch occupied her five senses.

This feeling lasted for tens of seconds, and after finally getting over it...

"Good evening."

In the already dark room, Alexia, who was sitting opposite Riveria, smiled and said, "Are you okay? Miss Riveria, the first memory mapping may cause a lot of dizziness."

"Woo..."

Holding his head and getting up from the table, Riveria rubbed his eyebrows: "I...I'm fine...by the way, why did the room become dark?"

"Because it's already night." Alexia pointed out the window. "We have spent a week in the world of memory, and the real world has passed for half a day. It's almost dinner time now. What, we need to first Want to have a supper, Miss Riveria?"

23.Before the expedition

Time soon came to the day of the Loki Familia expedition.

The clear, cloudless sky casts sunshine onto the central square.

In the open space in the center of the city where eight streets converge, there was a crowd of adventurers early in the morning.

In Oralaine, this is what happens every day. Men, women, old people, young people, elves, dwarves, orcs... As long as you are an adventurer, you will want to go to the dungeon, and generally speaking, the best time to enter the underground is It's early in the morning.

After all, not everyone can live in the dungeon for a long time. The vast majority of adventurers can only venture on the 18th floor or above. Considering efficiency, it is best to enter the dungeon in the early morning and come back at almost nightfall. Best arrangement.

But today’s Loki Familia are not among these.

The expedition is not something that can end in a day or two. Even if it is just a simple rush, it will take a long time to reach the 58th floor. It will take two days to go back and forth. Not to mention, this time the Loki Familia wants to challenge the 59th floor. Taking into account the time required to conquer the maze, it is not unusual to continue exploring the dungeon for a week.

Therefore, in order to ensure the success of this expedition, the Loki Family has made sufficient preparations this time.

"Oh~~~~It looks like you haven't left yet."

At the front, Finn, who was confirming the itinerary and counting supplies with others for the last time, heard such a voice, put down his work and looked over: "We are about to leave. Are you here to see me off? Ike West Asia.”

"So be it."

Holding hands with Bianca, Alexia came to Finn: "Because I have no interest in participating in the expedition, the only thing I can do is come and see you off."

"Oh, don't say that. You have already given us huge support."

Finn's hand lit up with some light: "With your protection, I think this expedition will go smoothly."

Yes, protection.

Nowadays, several first-level adventurers from the Loki Familia have all received minimum protection from Exia. Currently, the Loki Familia has four lv.6 and three lv.5. If you use the protection, you will directly have four lv.8 and three lv.7.

This is [support] that far exceeds any support.

"Of course, this is the protection of the [God of Victory]. Although I don't have any trust in the blessing of the gods, I will still believe in it at this time - the protection of the God of Victory will definitely protect you. Victory." Exia smiled, "But you really brought a lot of people with you this time, not only people from our family, but also the blacksmiths from the Hephaestus family... ..Isn’t there a big logistics problem?”

"That's right, just in case. After all, we encountered some troubles before you came back, so we have to be fully prepared."

"Well, it's understandable. I still say the same thing. If you encounter an enemy that even Kagome can't defeat, just call my name. Even if I'm in another world, I will rush to save you as soon as possible. .”

The power of the God of Destiny is such an extra-standard existence.

Finn smiled and nodded: "There is nothing more reassuring than this - then, if I guess correctly, you are here to see Riveria and Ais, right?"

"Ah~~~exposed?"

"You can tell it at a glance." Finn pointed not far away, "It's right there. We'll leave in ten minutes. You can do whatever you want before then."

"Don't worry, it won't take up too much time."

Walking towards the direction Finn pointed with Bianca, Alexia immediately saw Riveria, Ace and Lefiya standing together, and there were also two or three adventures that Alexia didn't recognize. The person seems not to be a member of the Loki Familia.

Seeing Exia and Bianca arriving and saying hello to the two adventurers, the three Riverias took the initiative to greet them.

"Is that your friend just now?" Alexia asked.

Ais and Lefiya nodded.

Then Lefiya said: "Are you really not going to go on the expedition with us this time, Ixia?"

"Well, I won't go. I'm not suitable to go with you right now. Bianca is fine." Alexia looked at her lover, "How about it, it's your first time at the entrance of the dungeon, do you want to go with everyone? Go on an expedition?"

"May I?"