Orario, Northwest Street.
A large building constructed entirely of snow-white stone stands here, with a sign at the entrance depicting a light orb and medicinal herbs. This is the symbol of the Dian Cecht Familia, Orario's premier medical Familia.
"Airmid, how is he?"
Tiona looked nervously at the silver-haired doctor girl.
Eiji was lying on the nearby hospital bed, having just undergone a full-body examination by Amid.
The commotion caused by the Amazoness came to an end this morning on the 18th floor, with 16 Amazons, including Phryne Jamil, all arrested by the Loki Familia.
Phryne, in particular, was in a miserable state, having been beaten to a pulp by Tiona, Ais, and Gareth.
Currently, these Amazonss have been taken back to the Familia, where Finn and others are conducting interrogations.
Shortly after returning to the surface, Eiji was rushed by Tiona to the Dian Cecht Familia, accompanied by Line, who stood nearby, concerned about Eiji's condition.
"The treatment was timely, and the recovery is going well."
Airmid removed the diagnostic equipment, her expression slightly relaxed.
"There's no issue with the internal organs or brain. The fractures will heal with a bit of treatment, but avoid strenuous activity for the next few days."
"That's great!"
Tiona was almost moved to tears.
Who knows how worried she was last night when she heard about the perilous situation Eiji and the others were in from the reporting adventurer. According to the informant, Line and Lefiya were fine, but Eiji was in a half-dead state, which had her extremely worried. When the rescue team was being decided, she was the first to stand up.
Line also breathed a sigh of relief, glad that her treatment hadn't gone wrong.
"The Elixir you sent was a great help."
Eiji had to admit that without the Elixir Tiona had sent, he would surely be in a dire state now.
"Mhm, mhm, mhm! I'll send you ten more bottles later!"
Tiona was so excited she could hardly contain herself.
Good grief.
Do you think Elixirs are cabbages?
For top-tier adventurers, the price of an Elixir isn't actually that high. With Tiona's tens of millions in reserve funds, she could easily buy a hundred bottles at once.
The key issue is that these are rare and hard to come by, with very few able to concoct them. They rarely appear on the market, which is why Eiji only bought one before heading into the dungeon. He would have preferred to have at least ten or eight bottles.
He's quite self-aware of his body-draining combat style.
Airmid fetched another bottle of Elixir from the warehouse and, after Tiona paid, poured it over Eiji, paying special attention to the comminuted fracture on his left shoulder.
"You should be fully healed in two days. Just don't push yourself in battle during this time."
Before leaving, Airmid thoughtfully added a reminder.
It's said that she's quite an aloof girl, but I guess high charm really does allow one to do as they please.
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Twilight Manor.
"Wow, wow, wow! Our hero has returned!"
Upon returning to the Familia, Eiji was greeted with an enthusiastic welcome from his comrades.
"Hero?"
"That's right, didn't you single-handedly defeat the Level 4 floor boss, Goliath? Everyone finds it incredibly unbelievable, like a hero from ancient times!"
Raul happily welcomed Eiji.
"Lefiya's been enthusiastically talking about your achievements in the hall!"
To be precise, he wasn't alone; Lefiya had helped by diverting Goliath's attention at a critical moment.
However, he could have just exited the chamber, used the Elixir to heal his wounds, and then re-entered to defeat Goliath alone. His injuries weren't severe, and the Elixir would have healed him quickly.
For some reason, Lefiya had cut out her own part and only spoke of Eiji's feats.
"Leaving that aside, how are the Amazoness being handled?"
"The captain said he wants to consult your opinion. Everyone's in the hall now."
Let's head to the hall then.
The group crossed the courtyard and entered the Familia's reception hall.
"They're back!"
"Looks like he's recovering well."
"To defeat a floor boss, it's unbelievable, and he's only Level 1!"
"Who knows how terrifying he'll become in the future... Good thing he's in our Familia!"
The Familia members warmly welcomed Eiji's return, all casting admiring and adoring glances his way, without a hint of jealousy.
It was at this moment that Eiji finally recognized the cohesion of this Familia.
Even towards a newcomer like him, who had barely interacted with everyone, they were willing to offer sincere blessings. Such warmth is not something you'd find in just any Familia.
"Welcome back. It's good to see you in high spirits; that's what matters most."
Finn stepped forward, his aqua-blue eyes scanning Eiji, a relieved smile appearing on his handsome face.
"Thank you."
Eiji slightly bowed, offering sincere thanks to Finn and the others, including Ais and Lefiya.
"If we're comrades of the same Familia, then there's no need for such formalities."
Finn waved his hand with a smile.
"You've returned just in time. All the troublesome Amazoness have been captured, and Gareth is currently guarding them. I wanted to ask for your opinion on how to deal with them."
"We can't just let them go easily!"
"That's right, they need to be taught a harsh lesson!"
"Daring to lay a hand on our Prince... I mean, our people!"
Let's just ignore the fan-like comments here.
"Did you find out their Familia and why they targeted me?"
"We did..."
Finn explained.
As Line and Lefiya had suspected.
These Amazoness were all from the Ishtar Familia.
A Familia that occupies the southeastern district of Orario, with a vast sphere of influence, and whose members are almost entirely battle prostitutes. Their captain is none other than the Level 5 toad woman, Phryne.
Undoubtedly a top-tier Familia.
They are only slightly below a few Familias like the Loki Familia, Freya Familia, and Ganesha Familia, and are very powerful.
The reason they targeted Eiji was because a portrait of him had circulated and caught their attention, and then Phryne happened to see it.
Famous adventurers in Orario generally have their portraits circulated. In this world with the Blessing, the works of high-level artists are incredibly lifelike, no less vivid than photographs.
It's said that portraits modelled after Ais are quite popular, but recently Eiji has been stealing the spotlight.
After seeing the portrait, Phryne lost her mind on the spot and gathered a group of Amazoness from her Familia, sneaking into the dungeon to capture Eiji.
Although the Amazoness despised Phryne, they were also quite taken with the beautiful youth in the portrait, so they agreed and searched the dungeon for several days until they were exposed today.
Ah, my damn charm!
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