Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube

Because recently everyone in the Loki Familia has been busy, it's been difficult to gather all together without missing anyone.

Everyone has their tasks, their actions, and indeed it's been rare for a full gathering recently.

But today, in the great dining hall of the headquarters, everyone's actually gathered once again.

Finn, Grace, and Revilia are sitting together, discussing something with serious expressions.

Bert looks displeased, obviously in a bad mood, sitting in a corner, next to the complicated-faced Raul.

Theona, Theone, and Angel are gathered together with Rephia, Elfie, Alicia, and others, huddling and chattering noisily.

The rest of the members are the same, noisily gathered around those holding newspapers, creating a scene of lively discussion.

Only Reiger and Ais haven't spoken the whole time, sitting more to the side, drinking and listening to the others' conversations.

The topic of the heated discussion among everyone was the big news currently causing a sensation in the city of Orario.

"Lv.8..."

Loki's as displeased as Bert, clicking her tongue with a sour mood.

"That damn lovestruck fool is quite capable, while we've just caught up, her side's wild boar just shot up, really has no tact."

Without a doubt, these comments were entirely unreasonable.

But this also shows Loki is indeed very displeased.

No help for it, just as Finn's group had caught up to the Berserker Ota, they immediately surpassed them again. This news isn't very pleasant for the Loki Familia, who see the Freyja Familia as their rival.

"That damn cat... should have just kicked his door open and stomped him flat instead of wasting time, huh?"

Bert is emitting a tangible aura of displeasure, glaring at the newspaper headline, ready to tear it apart.

This time, not only has the Berserker Ota reached Lv.8, but even the Chariot of the Goddess has reached Lv.7, catching back up to Finn, Grace, and Revilia.

The leader and vice leader of the Freyja Familia have both successfully leveled up, directly overshadowing the recent hot topic of the Loki Familia's urban escapade.

The "strongest in the city" is still the strongest in the city.

The "fastest in the city" is still the fastest in the city.

Ota and Allen have used this achievement to tell everyone, that though the Loki Familia's expedition return is a great achievement, can they just leave the Freyja Familia behind?

No way!

So, the city rumors have already changed.

"Before, the citizens in the city were saying we've truly become the strongest, and the Freyja Familia has been left behind by us..."

"...only to be overtaken again, suddenly. It's really frustrating."

Theona and Theone show one with a frown, the other visibly unhappy, obviously in a bad mood too.

As for Finn, Grace, and Revilia, though their expressions are serious, they're not affected like the others.

"I thought the Freyja Familia was about to catch up, especially Ota."

"If you think about it, Ota and Allen card have been in Lv.7 and Lv.6 for years. Since we've leveled up, they're about due as well."

"Actually, only the Berserker and the Chariot of the Goddess leveling up is a good outcome. If other officers had also achieved greatness, that would be troublesome."

The three from the headquarters camp calmly analyze the gains and losses brought by this information.

"Lv.8... it feels so distant and terrifying."

Rephia seems unable to comprehend what kind of realm that is, timidly expressing her opinion.

"Tch, what's so great about it?" Loki dismisses, turning her head to the silent, drinking Reiger, saying, "It's just Lv.8, isn't it, Reiger kid?"

Hearing this, Reiger rolls his eyes.

He knows what Loki means.

Isn't she just saying there's a hidden Lv.8 in their Familia too?

As that hidden Lv.8, Reiger originally didn't want to express any opinion, but now that Loki had pointed him out indirectly, he can only speak his true thoughts.

"That pigman was already infinitely close to Lv.8, one could say he had long stood at the peak of Lv.7. If it weren't for the main god's disapproval, he might not have waited till now to complete his great accomplishments, collecting the required advanced experience to level up."

"On the reverse, as long as the main god approved, and he had a target, he could level up to Lv.8 any time."

"So, to some extent, him reaching Lv.8 is not that hard to understand."

This is Reiger's honest opinion.

It's not that he's not surprised.

In fact, Reiger was quite surprised when learning about Ota suddenly reaching Lv.8.

Because in the original work, as of the latest storyline, Ota has not been Lv.8.

At this point, Ota was still Orario's only Lv.7, albeit infinitely close to Lv.8. Once his trump card skill is used, he has the equivalent power of Lv.8, but he remains un-upgraded.

Yet now, he'd gone on a solo expedition, successfully reached Lv.8, achieving feats not yet seen in the original work. How could Reiger not be surprised?

Unexpected as it may have been, just like he said, Ota had already been at the pinnacle of Lv.7, in a state where upgrading at any time wouldn't be surprising.

"Strength," "Endurance," "Agility," "Dexterity," "Magic Power"... a total of five fundamental abilities, that pigman martial artist had already trained the first four to the S tier, and at least at the peak of S with proficiency above 990. This overwhelming ability score had already reached the point of no further progress, so it would have been stranger not to upgrade.

Therefore, for Ota to upgrade, while Reiger felt surprised, he, like Finn and others, felt it was understandable.

"That 'Chariot of the Goddess' guy, though, I didn't expect him to reach Lv.7…"

Reiger continued drinking his beverage, squinting his eyes.

Come to think of it, he still had a score to settle with 'Chariot of the Goddess.'

And now, during this period, this guy actually jumped to Lv.7, which was really… interesting.

"Was it due to the stimulation we brought?"

Reiger could only think this way.

At this point in the original work, Finn and the others had not yet successfully advanced to Lv.7, even Raul and Angel hadn't reached Lv.5. Only Ais, Bert, Theona, and Theone successfully advanced to Lv.6.

At that time, all seven of the Loki Clan's executives were collectively at Lv.6, with none at Lv.7 or Lv.5.

So, compared to the Freyja Clan, which had 'Braver,' the Loki Clan was still somewhat at a disadvantage.

But because of Reiger's intervention, the heads and executives of the Loki Clan all stepped into new stages, and the other members also each had their own growth. Even Rephia advanced to Lv.4 earlier, and with him, a monstrous rookie who became Lv.6 in less than half a year of debut, the Freyja Clan was definitely feeling more pressure and a sense of crisis than at this point in the original work.

Reiger guessed that perhaps it was because of this that the executives of the Freyja Clan also worked hard, and their main god Freyja finally allowed them to adventure, letting Ota and others finally move forward again.

Thus, Ota advanced to Lv.8, and even Allen reached Lv.7, greatly suppressing the momentum of the Loki Clan.

"Thankfully the 'White Demon Staff' and 'Black Demon Demon Sword' didn't advance to Lv.7…"

"I heard they also undertook solo expeditions a while back, but all of the executives, including the 'Flame Gold Four Warriors,' failed."

Raul and Angel were chatting on this topic.

Except for Ota and Allen, the other executives of the Freyja Clan failed to upgrade, which was sort of a blessing in disguise, wasn't it?

Otherwise, the Freyja Clan would have one Lv.8, three Lv.7, and four Lv.6 members, once again surpassing the Loki Clan.

It's still okay now since only one person reached Lv.7 on the opposing side, with the others still staying at their current stage, the Loki Clan still retained an advantage.

Of course…

"The Freyja Clan now has a Lv.8…"

"The city's only Lv.7 has now become the city's only Lv.8…"

"It's Lv.8, you know? In the past, only the Zeus Clan and the Hera Clan had…"

"Yes, people in the city are all talking about this, saying the Freyja Clan has caught up with the Zeus Clan and the Hera Clan, becoming the undisputed strongest."

Elfie, Alicia, Navi, and others quietly discussed this matter, which shows how special the "Lv.8" level is.

This is a height only reached by the Zeus Clan and the Hera Clan before, where it holds a distinctly different status in many people's minds.

Ota's advance to Lv.8 this time will probably greatly increase the Freyja Clan's reputation, prestige, and status, once again putting the Freyja Clan above the Loki Clan.

"...Kid, how about we make a deal?"

"I know what you're trying to do, but I won't allow it."

Loki's internal frustration seemed to have accumulated to the limit, so much so that he sidled up to Reiger and whispered sneakily, causing Reiger to feel a burst of irritation.

"It's only been a month since I leveled up, and if you reveal I became Lv.8 now, wouldn't you be screwing me over?"

Reiger pushed Loki's face away and changed the subject.

"What great achievements did those two accomplish to upgrade?"

Reiger picked up the newspaper again and started reading.

At a glance, Reiger couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"Wow, really? Just like that?"

The newspaper documented the reasons for Ota and Alan's upgrades.

This matter was also announced on the guild's bulletin board, so it's not a secret.

According to the public content, the reason Allen was able to upgrade successfully was that he challenged Ota in the underground city, engaged in a fierce battle with Ota, and ultimately surpassed his own limits, stepping into a new realm.

As for Ota, he had previously challenged the floor boss of the 47th floor alone, the Balrog, categorized as high as Lv.7.

According to his personal account, he failed in that attempt.

He only managed to beat the Balrog half to death, and then he retreated severely injured.

This time, he went back for revenge.

Then, he succeeded.

Thus, he advanced to Lv.8.