Danmachi: Reaper

"Now it's time for us to discuss our next plan."

Once they were done with their food, Finn looked at his Family members, who were currently sitting in a circle position.

"The purpose of this expedition hasn't changed, we're going to explore floor 59, a floor we've never been on until now." Finn paused for a moment, looking at his Family members to make sure they digested everything he said.

"However, before we go to the 59th floor, we have to complete a mission first."

Requests or tasks given to Adventurers to complete are often referred to as Missions; in which one will offer a reward in exchange for fulfilling the request or task one has given to the Adventurer.

Meanwhile, Adventurers received a variety of different Missions; be it from Familia, Merchants, or the Guild itself.

And currently, Loki Familia was also receiving a Mission from another Familia.

"What is the Mission given by Dian Cecht Familia?"

In response to Tione's question Finn nodded.

"That's right, they want us to bring back a large amount of Cadmus Spring Water on the 51st floor."

Tiona, who suddenly appeared next to Tione, immediately complained when she heard Finn's answer.

"Cadmus Spring..., gahhhh! What a hassle! Why did the Captain accept such a troublesome mission?"

Cadmus Spring Water, was a spring on the 51st floor, guarded by the monster that inhabited that floor, Cadmus.

It was a rare item because the process of retrieving and searching for it was quite troublesome for adventurers.

Normally, this item would be priced at 10,000,000 Valis for one large bottle. Quite lucrative, even for a large Family like the Loki Family.

However, even if they made a lot of money in a single expedition, they would spend all that money in a short period of time on various things such as weapon maintenance and so on.

So, making extra money was certainly not something they would refuse. With that, Finn agreed to the mission that Dian Cecht Familia had given them.

"The reward they offered for the mission was quite large for our Familia's additional income. Besides, the relationship between Loki Familia and Dian Cecht Familia is also quite good, so there's no reason to refuse." Riveria said with her usual stoic expression.

Meanwhile, Bete, who was listening from the side, could only growl angrily at the moment.

"Bastards, they sent us on such a troublesome task ...."

Ignoring the doubts of some of his companions, Finn began to explain his plan, "We'll split the team into two small teams, which will go to the 51st floor and bring back the Cadmus Spring Water and then return to camp. Any questions?"

Tione quickly raised her hand as she asked enthusiastically, "Oh! Me, me! Why are we split into two small teams?"

"Because our client wants a lot of water to take home. Sending one team would be less efficient and take quite a while to search. While sending two teams makes it possible to take more and return in a short time."

Gareth nodded, agreeing with Finn's plan, "Besides, we also have a problem with storage; with all the food and weaponry we carry, our storage is limited. Langai 59 is still far ahead, so we can't waste much time on missions. Splitting into two teams will be faster and more efficient."

In addition to battling monsters, the Expedition was also a battle against time.

It took about five days for them to reach the 50th floor. The journey back to the surface also had to be taken into consideration.

Their time was limited and they could not afford to lose time or the supplies they were carrying by diverting to a Mission.

"Besides, going with a large group like this is not efficient in Cadmus Spring. So, as regrettable as it is, we should split into two teams to go there." Finn said, as his gaze swept around, "Any questions? If not, we'll start dividing the teams now."

Hearing that, Tiona quickly raised her hand with an excited expression, "Oh! Me, me! I want to go! Let's go with me, Ais!"

"Sure." Ais nodded briefly.

"Good! Tione will also go with us!"

"Huh? But I'm going with Captain-"

A moment before Tione managed to express her disagreement, Finn interrupted her without hesitation, "Riveria, please stay at the camp. I want your mind rested and ready to go once this mission is over. Of course, protect the camp if needed."

Finn's point was clear, their main combat power was in Mages, which meant Riveria at the moment.

To use Magic, it required mental power-the mind-as the source of power.

Up to the 50th floor, Riveria had cast a lot of Magic and naturally, her mind was drained and needed to rest for the next fight.

Because of this, Finn did not include Riveria in one of the teams, and instead assigned her to guard the camp.

Aside from the fact that he wanted Riveria to replenish his mind, he also wanted her to guard the camp, considering she was a senior member and her strength was guaranteed.

"...I guess it can't be helped." Riveria had no intention of arguing and agreed with Finn's arrangement.

After all, she also knew the importance of guarding the campsite. Although there were no monsters born on this floor, but it did not rule out the possibility of monsters from other floors descending or ascending to the 50th floor.

That's why, instead, Riveria looked at the Elf girl and her student, "Lefiya, take my place and go with Ais and the Amazons."

The Amazons in question were of course Tione and Tione.

"Alright..., wait, me?!"

Lefiya nodded, but quickly came to her senses and turned to Riveria in disbelief.

"No problem with that, right, Finn?"

"Hmm, I guess not. After all, we already think of Lefiya as your successor. So there's no problem giving her some experience."

"K-Captain?! Riveria-sama?! I-I don't-"

Lefiya was quickly silenced by Tiona, who immediately pulled her hand away.

"Then, we should form another team; Finn, Bete, me, then ...."

Gareth stroked his beard with a thoughtful expression, his gaze sweeping across the members of Loki Familia.

In his view, there were Raul, Aki, Alicia and then ....

"Hey, Kelvin! We need you here!"

Kelvin, who was relaxing while eating his food, was suddenly startled by Gareth's voice calling his name.

"Me?"

Kelvin felt strange when his name was called instead of Raul. After all, in terms of experience and level Raul was clearly above him and by relying on that, Kelvin played at sleeping while waiting for them to finish with their Mission.

"Of course it's you! Who else is named Kelvin here?"

"Hah, I think I can sleep after this ...."

"Did you say something?"

"No, I just thought I was feeling really excited to go through this Mission with such a carefree feeling!"

"...."

With that, the two team members were decided.

Team 1: Ais, Tione, Tiona, Lefiya.

Team 2: Finn, Gareth, Bete, Kelvin.

Seeing the unbalanced team composition, Bete expressed her dislike.

"Captain, is this composition okay? I mean them?"

The people Bete was referring to were of course Team 1, as it was made up entirely of girls.

Although it was hard to admit, but Bete was quite worried about their safety.

"Hmm ...."

Hearing Bete's complaints, Finn held his chin with a thinking expression.

As an Amazon Woman, Tiona was a pure berserker in battle.

Moreover, Ais' ferocity in battle was such that she was given the nickname "War Princess" in addition to her title as "Sword Princess".

While Tione seemed cool and perhaps calm on the outside, she could be far more destructive than her younger sister and Ais.

In addition, team 1's magic user, Lefiya, was at a slightly lower level than the other Adventurers. Even so, her strength was obvious despite her lack of experience.

After thinking for a while, Finn raised his head while looking at Tione.

"Tione, I'm counting on you to lead team 1. I hope I'm not wrong to entrust the responsibility to you."

"-Hand it over to me!"

Tione, quickly patted her chest with a proud expression. Even so, her eyes quickly lit up, showing she was extremely happy at the moment.

On the other hand, Tiona, who saw her sister's flushed cheeks, immediately muttered under her breath, "You cheap ...."

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