Chapter 13 - Collaborating with Loki!
"Outrageous! This is simply outrageous!"
Loki, holding the parchment paper recording Torajirou Shiro's status, yelled out loud, stunned by what she saw.
What hadn't she seen before? Well, she had never seen anything like this.
"I was just joking around, and you actually awakened a new skill! Maybe I should start giving life advice to Finn and the others too."
While Loki was still muttering to herself, Torajirou Shiro took the parchment paper from her.
Indeed, he had gained a new skill.
Torajirou Shiro Lv1
Strength: I70 → I70
Endurance: I69 → I69
Dexterity: I74 → I74
Agility: I80 → I80
Magic: I207 → G207
Magic: [Device] [ ] [ ]
Skills: [Desperado] [Celestial Star Spirit's Protection] [Intuition]
[Companion's Bond]
- Increased rate of ability value acquisition
- When fighting alongside companions, both parties' ability value acquisition rates increase
- Temporary increase in ability values when acting for companions
'Well, am I now a group experience booster?' Shiro didn't know what to say.
'But what exactly does 'companion' mean?'
'Is it his subjective companions, or does it include anyone he teams up with?'
'Or does it mean that anyone with a common goal is considered a companion?'
As Torajirou Shiro pondered, Loki had calmed down.
"Torajirou, should I inform the other familia members about this skill?"
"Eh? I don't mind either way."
Torajirou Shiro knew that revealing this skill could cause a stir if leaked outside, possibly leading some to decide it was worth braving Loki Familia's wrath to eliminate him.
But did that matter?
If Torajirou Shiro wanted to flee, could they follow him to another world?
If such a method existed, gods wouldn't linger in the lower world for entertainment.
After all, what could be more fun than visiting other worlds?
"I see, you're confident you can escape using the thing that brought you here from another world? Well, I can't control that, just remember to stay safe."
Loki, having lived for millions of years and being a goddess of trickery, saw through Torajirou Shiro's indifference.
After hesitating, she finally decided to speak.
"Hey, Torajirou, can that thing of yours take me to another world?"
Interest in other worlds is unavoidable.
If gods truly had no desires, they wouldn't seek entertainment in the lower world.
She had assumed there were restrictions like cooldown time on Torajirou Shiro's world-crossing ability, but from his response, those limitations seemed minimal.
As if expecting Loki's query, Torajirou Shiro replied nonchalantly.
"It can, but I won't take you anytime soon."
There were no limitations on carrying others with the Interdimensional Gate.
As its name suggested, Interdimensional Gate was just a door meant to let others pass through world barriers, and so far, Torajirou Shiro hadn't found any drawbacks, aside from throwing him into the sky.
"Why not?" Loki asked in frustration.
"Because you're a 'god', Loki." Torajirou Shiro didn't hesitate to reply.
"Truthfully, if I had spent a year or two with you, I might have trusted you as we became familiar."
"But just as my world is 'unknown' to you, your time before descending is 'unknown' to me."
"I don't know if your nature has always been this way or if it's been suppressed in the lower world."
"Besides, your essence is 'divine', which could cause unexpected disasters in some ordinary worlds."
Loki didn't get angry at Torajirou Shiro's explanation but scratched her head in frustration.
Torajirou Shiro's reasoning was sound.
In some places, the mere appearance of a god could cause anomalies.
How could Loki prove she meant no harm? Saying it out loud would only sound like an excuse.
Seeing Loki's frustrated expression, Torajirou Shiro smirked slightly.
"So, Loki, help me."
"Eh?"
"Help me become stronger. When I'm stronger than you, confident I can suppress your full strength, then I can take you away from this boring world." Torajirou Shiro showed his confidence and arrogance as a transmigrator.
The being who placed the Interdimensional Gate in Torajirou Shiro's soul must have surpassed gods of this world, so to meet that being, mere godhood of this world was insufficient.
Loki first paused, then laughed maniacally before fixing her gaze on Torajirou Shiro.
"Heh! You want to surpass 'gods'? A mere mortal who wants to surpass beings who've lived for millions of years? How arrogant of you, boy!"
At this moment, Loki was no longer questioning like a parent to their child, but as a 'god' interrogating a 'human'.
The majesty of god began to permeate the room, making it difficult for him to breathe.
Torajirou Shiro released a hint of the aura from the Interdimensional Gate, which immediately suppressed Loki's divine power.
"That's right. Besides, I already possess something that surpasses the understanding of even the gods of this world, don't I?"
It is definitely unthinkable in this world that a LV1 could suppress a god with props.
Even if the god had sealed their own divine power, it would still take at least god-level power to suppress the god's spirit or momentum.
However, Torajirou Shiro did manage to achieve such a feat.
Loki, who had just been questioning him, was instead pressed to the ground by the momentum of the Interdimensional Gate.
This is the 'confidence' that Torajirou Shiro needs to show Loki, and it is also the so-called 'possibility' of surpassing the gods.
If Loki agreed, it's great; the most valuable thing in this world wasn't the dungeon or the Falna that explored human potential, but "gods" themselves.
Even if Loki couldn't help much now, surpassing her would mean gaining a god-level ally in his journey to other worlds.
If Loki doesn't agree, then he can only pack up and leave.
He has already gotten what he wanted anyway.
Although the Falna will be ineffective after the god returns to heaven and needs the next god to activate it, the energy it needs is essentially divine power.
While the Interdimensional Gate that surpasses the gods cannot help him update his Falna, it can still maintain its existence.
Moreover, if she didn't know, it would be fine.
Torajirou Shiro didn't believe that Loki, who knew of the existence of the other worlds, would be indifferent to it.
As Torajirou Shiro expected, Loki, after a brief struggle under the pressure, surrendered, resuming her nonchalant demeanor.
"Ah, fine, I agree. Let go of me."
Once Torajirou Shiro withdrew his aura, Loki dusted herself off, and she extended her hand.
"Then, a pleasant collaboration I guess."
Loki shook his hand.
"Really, now I have to change the original plan I made after descending to this world? Ugh."
"What was your original plan?"
"Ah, my plan you ask? Well, it was... to unify the mortal world."
'Loki may act like a fool, but she's definitely not simple.' Torajirou Shiro thought.
Pleased with his reaction, Loki reverted to her cheerful demeanor.
"Let's go, it's our Familia's dinner time."
"You, my rebellious child who threatens his own god, need to meet with the executives after eating and tell them about your skill."
"I can't wait to see their shocked faces and the expressions of those gods after you surpass them. This is going to be exciting."
After this conversation, Loki began to view her relationship with Torajirou Shiro less as goddess and her familia member, and more as a collaboration between equals.
"Ah, right, this is for you."
Loki suddenly remembered something and grabbed Torajirou Shiro's hand.
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