Chapter 12 - The Response
After returning to the Hestia familia home, everyone was talking about the potential threat. Ais thought it may be Revis, as she was there when Revis ate Olivas' magic stone. Takemikazuchi does not feel there is enough evidence to be so sure. Bell is very worried about what Revis may want from Ais. Mikoto was curious about how powerful a level 9 character would be. At the end, everyone agreed that another trip needs to be made soon. Haruhime said she was ready to support Bell and Ais if another long boosting session is needed so long as Welf will tenderly fed her freshly cooked jagamarukun like before. Of course, this comment surprised Welf, who turned bright red and made Ouka laugh...
Despite the teasing, Welf was in a great mood because of his successful armor demonstration in front of all the big bosses. He was also quite impressed with Loki, who instantly realized that the primary advantage is with physical attacks. In his daydream, Welf is showing off in front of Hephaestus, who said that he has finally surpassed her... Now that the concept has been validated, the next step is produce the entire set of armor. When Welf went to get Bell's measurements, he discovered that Bell may be having a few too many jagamarukuns. While Welf was measuring, Bell also commented that the demonstration was pretty neat, and asked for another demonstration. However, Welf said the breastplate needs to be reenchanted first because each piece of armor can only hold one magic charge. Thinking about Revis, Bell asked if Welf would be able to also make on a set of the reactive armor for Ais. Welf responded "Sure, your armor will take about 3 days. Send her by the forge to get her measurements taken". After that comment, Welf found out the hard way that Bell now is much stronger than him...
Back in the Loki home, Loki, Finn, Riveria and Gareth had a second meeting after the guests left. They are clearly perplexed by the situation, and still worry there is something Revis and Enyo want from Ais. Riveria and Gareth also told Loki that they are temporarily coming out of retirement due to the potential ramifications.
Back in Ouranos' room, Fels updated Ouranos on the situation, and both suspect it is Revis up to no good.
Back in Freya's temporary apartment, Freya was annoyed that another major emergency may be starting only 2 months after the war. Ottar asked Freya if she wanted him to join in the next trip. Freya indicated she was not sure, but perhaps there should be main team and a backup team. If something horrible happens, the backup team would have the benefit of a lot information with the use of communication stones.
The next day, everyone gathered for a second meeting. It was agreed that a more powerful group should be sent down to investigate the deep levels within one week. During the week, they would reactivate Haruhime's level boosting group for the trip, gather magic weapons, communication stones, Hades Hats, potions, and also assemble a backup team:
1. The primary team would consist of Finn, Bell, Ais, Riveria (temporarily out of retirement), Bete, Leifya, Tione and Tiona. After level-boosting, it would be 2 level 8, 6 level 7 and 1 level 6.
2. The backup team would be Ottar, Gareth (temporarily out of retirement), Allen Frommel, Hegni, Hedin and the Gullivers brothers. Since the level boosting group can boost up to ten, thus at least Ottar and Gareth can be boosted to a level 9 and 1 level 8.
3. During the primary team's deep level trip, the Ganesha familia also would stay in Orario in case of a major emergency.