[Chapter Size: 2000 Words.]Third Person POVOrario.

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  Ouranos, seated majestically on his throne, fixed his a arating gaze on Lucius, who stood before him.

  "I must say..." Ouranos began, pausing for a moment as if choosing his words, "it has been hundreds of years since I have seen an adventurer as intriguing as you. Even fod who has lived thousands of years, it was a great surprise to learn that a humaablished peaceful tact with the Xenos, something not even the select members of the Ganesha Family achieved, despite knowing of their existence for 15 years."

  Lucius, maintaining his posture, replied sincerely: "I met them by act. I met a mermaid in the capital of waters, and, without any malicious i, we ended up f a friendship." His voice veyed the genuineness of his words, and Ouranos, listening attentively, nodded slightly in aowledgment.

  "This friendship turned out to be beneficial," Lucius tinued. "It was thanks to it that I was fortunate enough for Lyd to save my life when the dungeon geed that damned Juggernaut." His expression hardened as he recalled the danger and iy of that battle during their first enter.

  Ouranos, with a thoughtful look, added: "And you and the Xenos, joined forces to defeat that monster. It was no small feat. It's remarkable that you, who barely khem, mao vihem to fight by your side. An order was issued by the guild to gather the Freya and Loki families, among others specialized in exploration, to try to bat the threat. However, before we even started the emergency meeting, we discovered that the Juggernaut had beeroyed, by her than you and the Xenos." His voice, calm and trolled, carried a tone of veiled admiration.

  Beside Ouranos, Fels remained silent, Lucius, hearing these words, imagihat something like this would happen, Juggernaut always was a quite forbiddeend almost no one k, but as it appeared in the dungeon and was still active, Ouranos was forced to call the main family for that.

  "That was necessary, that thing was not only going to harm the adventurers, it was going after the xenos too, so ving them was easy, and I would never have defeated the juggernaut without help, they themselves almost died several times in ht," Luffy spoke calmly.

  Ouranos, with a sigh that seemed to carry the weight of turies, tihe versation. "Your journey and the choices you have made are a sign of potential and ge. I am ied to see how this will unfold iure, I hope it will be positive." There was a tone of admiration in his voice, a suggestion that the first bridge between a world where Xenos and adventurers coexist peacefully was being built uedly.

  "I uand," Ouranos tinued, his gaze being more serious arating. "Now, let me ask you something. Are you aware that the existence of the Xenos is something that many in Orario have not yet accepted, correct? Aion may cause u and fear." His voice carried a warning, a clear message for Lucius to uand the importanaintaining fidentiality about the Xenos.

  Lucius, uanding, responded without aive feeling against this questioning. "Yes, I am aware of that and do not worry. See me more as an ally than a dao them. After all, we are now friends and I owe my life to some of them." His voice was firm, veying a promise of prote and secrecy.

  Ouranos, the siy of Lucius, nodded in aowledgment. "That's good. Our ultimate goal is t the Xenos to the surface, to allow them to live in harmony with the inhabitants of Orario. But that is a distant dream, given that many still see them as monsters and a threat. There are groups that know of their existend hunt them illegally, a reality we o bat and ge."

  Lucius looked directly at Ouranos, his gaze solemn as he spoke the words. "Evilus hasn't died, has it?" he questioned, posing the question as if he already knew part of the answer.

  Ouranos, with an eyebrow raised in a sign nition, responded. "So you know?" His voice was ral, but there was a glint of i in his eyes.

  "Yes," firmed Lucius, "I say they have attacked me once, mainly targeting Riekling." He already sidered this group something he would have to deal with, his family had been attacked by them, and Bell could have been killed.

  "I uand... They still tend to a the shadows, and we 't terattack them without crete evidence, and about yoblin." Ouranos shared something. "Did you know that a monster like yours would not normally be allowed to walk around the city? But this was a good opportunity to i some monsters into society as we are doing with the Monster Festival, and I must say you have brought the gods more positive results than years of creating the festival. Wheter came to me, I became ied in you and sihen, I have started to observe you more directly."

  Lucius, uanding, nodded. "That makes sense. And I also want to help the Xenos in whatever way I . As for the groups hunting them, I owe Evilus after the attay family and the near death of Bell. If you allow me, I would like authorization to start attacks in search of evidence of their illegal activities and even do things that you usually couldn't."

  Ouranos pondered a bit. "That could be beneficial. Hermes tried, but had little success in his iigations. But your approach... You io act as you did with the Soma Family? Like that 'Lord Sith'?"

  Lucius was not surprised by Ouranos' knowledge of his past as. "Yes, I attacked the residence of Soma because they captured a friend who is now part of my family, so I had to act. You 't bme me for that. But uand, I don't i chaos to Orario. My goal is to end the families engaging in suspicious activities, but you from the guild and the Ganesha family ot act against."

  "Still, you attacked a family and threatened a god, Lucius Drakenar. You acted illegally, but you are too important to be treated as a criminal by the guild, just don't do it again," he said and tinued.

  "I 't say I would do differently, Ouranos, I couldn't act legally in the face of a war game, and Lili wasn't officially part of our family at the time," Lucius spoke calmly.

  "Just don't do it again, but I uand your position and your reasons, Lucius. And, although I 't officially endorse as outside the w, I reize the o deal with Evilus. Do you believe you hahis without affeg the city and incriminating the anization with evidence?" Ouranos raised the question.

  "Yes, I be quite useful in ing up this city's dirt, but I want some ditions," Lucius spoke.

  "And what would that be?" Ouranos remained calm, even though someone g ditions in front of him.

  "I want to recruit someone for this, someone who help me and has debts with Evilus. I also want this person's pardon for the crimes they itted and are recorded in the guild," Lucius spoke.

  "And who would that be?" Ouranos raised another eyebrow this time.

  "Gale Wind," Lucius spoke.

  "That is a bit much, she is a known criminal who eliminated various families," Ouranos spoke.

  "Yes, but you know they were criminal families, I doubt you don't know her motives, I even suspect you always knew her current location for years but never did anything," Lucius frohe most important god of Orario.

  Ouranos remained with a thoughtful expression, analyzing Lucius with a gaze. "Lucius Ranekard," he began with a voice that resonated with authority and a wisdom, "your proposal to include Gale Wind in your mission is audacious, to say the least. She is known as a criminal throughout the city."

  Lucius stood firm. "I uand the s, God Ouranos. But who said we're going to ader everyone's gaze? I io do this while Orario is sleeping. I will act as a viginte, and I'm sure Gale Wind will want to participate in this operation against the remnants of Evilus," he decred.

  Ouranos leaned ba his throne, his eyes still fixed on Lucius. "Are you willing to take full responsibility for her, including any as she might take during this operation? The repercussions could be signifit, and the guild, as well as the citizens of Orario, will be watg closely."

  "I am," Lucius replied without hesitation. "I believe in her capabilities. We will a a way no one else in Orario will, and you know this is necessary."

  Ouranos sighed, the decision weighing on him. "I grant this as long as there are no issues. However, her freedom and the removal of her crimes from the guild's records are not simple matters. Go after those families, find proof of their illegal activities and their crimes against Orario, I will grant a pardon if you achieve this," he warned, and Lucius nodded.

  Why he wanted Ryuu Lion with him was because she erfect as a partner. Lucius isn't foolish enough to think he won't find dangers among Evilus if he acts alone; he isn't that experienced in iigation. So having someoh Ryuu's prowess, despite her being weaker than him at the moment, is very useful. Not to mention, he already intends to pce her in the Hestia family, and this is a good opportunity for her to be free to join the family.

  "Now tell me, I reize that look. You have something more to say," Ouranos spoke again.

  "Yes... I need approval to un attack against another family. They have es with Evilus, but nothing that really incrimihem, I believe," Lucius raised another issue.

  "You want to openly attaother family?" Ouranos was a bit surprised.

  "Yes, believe me when I say that this will prevent Orario from entering a war," Lucius ented.

  "Expin further," Ouranos requested, and Lucius spoke openly. He didn't o hide much from this god.

  "There's a Renard in the pleasure quarter... with certain special abilities..." Lucius began.

  Some time ter, the fmes in the room still swayed from the versation, and Ouranos pondered everything he had heard from the mortal in front of him.

  "This seems quite dangerous... This pn of Ishtar's is indeed bold," Ouranos ented on Lucius's words from the st few minutes. He was suspicious of how Lucius knew all this, but he decided not to ask about his sources, as what he said made sense, and he hadn't lied.

  "Unfortunately, we ot a this manner. I ot allow you to attack a family without them having itted a crime yet," he stated.

  "Well... I imagined you would say something like that, but I initiate an attack if they kidnap a member of my family?" Lucius asked suddenly.

  "I help you with that, should it happen," Ouranos spoke.

  "That's enough..." Lucius was satisfied. He wao act as soon as possible, but he had to wait until they kidnapped Bell. At least now, he wouldn't o depend oo act against the Ishtar family.

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