How could Levi possibly allow Soma to have his cake and eat it too?
If the other party really became a subordinate god of Hestia, then the ordinary members of the Soma Familia would absolutely end up doing some bastardly things, bullying others by relying on their master's power and provoking public wrath.
Levi didn't want to gain little benefit only to end up provoking a stench of trouble for himself.
That being said, right in front of Soma, he still brewed two more large barrels of detoxification wine capable of eliminating the addiction status of the Divine Wine.
—Don't give me that nonsense about Divine Wine not being poison in the broad sense. In Levi's view, anything that can addict people and alter their self-will is poison!
These detoxification wines would be distributed to all members within the Soma Familia through Liliruca tomorrow morning.
It would allow them to clear their memories and cravings for the Divine Wine, subsequently turning them back into normal people.
And then...
Levi's thoughts shifted slightly. The Thrud clone, which was guarding the Hestia Familia residence, flew up into the firmament. Spending less than a quarter of an hour, she arrived at the main entrance of the Ganesha Familia residence.
"Please inform Lord Ganesha and Captain Shakti that Thrud of the Hestia Familia pays a visit."
Levi had exposed this clone of Thrud back when he was treating a group of disabled adventurers, so there was no situation where the guards of the Ganesha Familia did not recognize her.
"Please wait a moment, I will go inform the Lord God and the Captain right away."
About four minutes later, the guard ran back quickly and made a gesture of invitation to Thrud.
"Lord Ganesha and Captain Shakti are already waiting in the main hall."
Hearing this, Thrud revealed a faint smile. "Then I will trouble you to lead the way."
"You are too polite."
This was not the first time Thrud—or rather, Levi—had come to the Ganesha Familia residence.
After passing through the courtyard situated between the villa and the residence entrance, she soon saw God Ganesha, wearing an elephant mask on his face, sitting on the sofa, as well as Shakti, who was standing in attendance behind the main god with her hands behind her back.
"Lord Ganesha, Captain Shakti. Good evening to you both."
Thrud placed one hand over her chest and bowed.
It was Ganesha's first time seeing Thrud. After realizing the latter's identity as a Spirit, he was obviously stunned for a moment.
Since her own deity hadn't spoken, Shakti naturally remained honestly silent as well.
After about five seconds, the Elephant God opened his mouth, cutting straight to the chase the moment he spoke: "Whose alt account are you?"
Thrud smiled indifferently. "Replying to Lord Ganesha, I am a clone summoned by Levi Bright."
Ganesha: "..."
Although he was not a Great God like Ouranos or Odin, his situation was similar to that of Hestia, Hephaestus, and others; he was a powerful deity who possessed considerable strength when he was in Tenkai.
Coupled with the fact that he had descended to the Lower World and came to Orario hundreds of years ago, he could be described as experienced and knowledgeable—a living embodiment of the 'I have seen everything' meme.
But the appearance of this Spirit named Thrud—and a Spirit that was not a god's alter-ego at that—still caused Ganesha to let out an inexplicable sigh.
This, I really haven't seen.
"Although I've said it once before, isn't that fellow Hestia's luck a bit too good? To be able to recruit even a guy like you." When he spoke, this Elephant God even carried a tone of slight envy.
On the other hand, Shakti, even though she was the Captain of the Ganesha Familia, could not possibly truly know the special relationship between Spirits and Deities.
At this moment, she was merely surprised by the diversity of Levi's methods; nothing more than that.
Thrud's expression remained unchanged. "Thank you for Lord Ganesha's praise. The main body still has a long road ahead."
The masked deity waved his hand, no longer dwelling on the current topic. "Speak. Coming to find me this late, there must be something for which you need the help of the Ganesha Familia, right?"
He still had a bit of understanding regarding Thrud, or rather, Levi behind Thrud.
He knew the other party belonged to the type of people who wouldn't visit a temple without a cause.
Shakti, at the side, had even more interactions with Levi, so there was no need to mention her.
Seeing one person and one god casting gazes that were either curious or serious, Thrud did not hide anything. "Tomorrow morning, I would like to borrow the Military Police to help clean up the 'pests' inside the Soma Familia."
Just as her voice fell, Shakti's voice rang out, carrying a bit of confusion. "Soma Familia? Aren't you a member of the Hestia Familia?"
Ganesha, however, pondered for a second after hearing this. "You made a move on the Soma Familia?"
"Saying 'made a move' sounds a bit too ugly." Thrud waved her hand. Although her entire person looked very gentle, the words she spoke next made Shakti go cold all over. "I just had a business deal to discuss with the Soma Familia, but the character of the 'Wine Keeper' is known to all. So, I spent a little time cultivating a Lv.4 within the Soma Familia, and just now, through the internal challenge rules of the Soma Familia, she replaced him to become the new Captain."
"..."
Ganesha took a deep breath. "By doing this, you already count as interfering in the internal affairs of another Familia."
Thrud, however, shrugged her shoulders. "God Soma did not object."
Hearing this statement, the one person and one god fell into silence again.
"So, what do you plan to do next?" Ganesha asked.
Thrud did not conceal it. "Tomorrow, through the ability of a deity to discern lies, I will find all those in the Soma Familia associated with gray industries and the Evils. Then, through them, I will clean out a batch of trash hiding in the dark side of Orario."
Speaking to this point, she paused for a moment.
Then, she turned her head to look at the blue-haired woman standing behind Ganesha's side. "Captain Shakti, the Ganesha Familia has been fine these past two years. After all, the rampaging 'Gale' helped clean up a wave of people related to the Evils before. But earlier than that, if I remember correctly, didn't your noble Familia have quite a few members who were harmed to the point of disability, or even lost their lives?"
"Don't you want to find all those hiding rats, allowing your colleagues who have returned to the cycle of reincarnation to rest in peace completely, or to return a bright and clean world to Orario?"
Of course Shakti wanted to.
Even without mentioning Familia grievances, merely the fact that her own younger sister was killed by the human bombs created by the Evils back then was enough to make her open fire with full force when facing those guys.
Now hearing Thrud's temptation, if she hadn't remembered her identity as Captain, perhaps she would have already nodded and agreed regardless of the consequences.
Even so, she still couldn't help but turn her head to look at her own main god. "Lord Ganesha, I feel that we can participate in the Soma Familia's upcoming self-investigation operation."
As the Lord of the People, Ganesha naturally also hated the Evils of the chaotic faction.
It was just that being in Orario, sometimes even a god needed to abide by some unwritten rules and turn a blind eye to many things.
But just like a sentence Levi had seen on the internet in his previous life:
—You just start the team fight, and the system will automatically match you with suitable teammates.
Not to mention, Thrud had found her way right in front of Ganesha at this moment.
Where would the latter find any reason to refuse?
"Your proposal, I agree to it!"
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