It has to be said, Lumine's sudden interjection at this moment carried a lot of weight.
Even before the Twin Stars began their rapid rise, the overall strength of the Loki Familia still lagged far behind that of the Freya Familia.
The latter, in the original timeline of this world, could confidently claim that they were capable of taking on all other familias within Orario single-handedly.
Back then, with Ais, Bete, Tione, and Tiona leveling up one after another, the Loki Familia had seven Lv.6 "Hero Realm" adventurers.
Even so, when combined with the numerous other familias led by the Hestia Familia, they had to fight an incredibly difficult familia war.
Now, regardless of the final outcome, even if the Freya Familia had lost, the fact that the allied forces barely won would already prove one thing: the Freya Familia truly possessed the strength to control half of Orario.
And more importantly, that was the original timeline.
Now, with the rise of the Twin Stars, even without counting the extraordinary "strongest Valkyrie," the mere existence of each Genshin was enough to symbolize…
Finn understood.
He had just instinctively overlooked one important fact.
He remembered Lumine had once told him:
"Renjiro can also cast the magic 'Genshin Descent'!"
Of course.
If that was taken into account…
"Ha… that was my oversight."
Finn sighed wryly. "Indeed, you are recognized by countless heroes from another world. Even if you are currently the only one in the Frigg Familia, you can stand on equal footing with us of the Loki Familia."
The magic Genshin Descent carried that much value—and that much deterrent power.
So…
"Alright then."
The little man stood up, showing his genuine respect for the young Renjiro.
He extended his right hand, smiling. "Although we haven't formally signed a contract, I, as Captain of the Loki Familia, agree to ally with the Frigg Familia."
"From now on, let's cooperate."
"Yes, let's."
Renjiro nodded in return.
From Finn's words, he had picked up another piece of information.
"So they already know it's just me alone… must have gone to Daedalus Street to check things out."
Renjiro mentally noted. "Well, it's a helpful reminder."
"From today onwards, the Frigg Familia will start to attract attention, so someone must always stay behind at the orphanage."
For Renjiro, who had awakened the Ten Rings of the Human King skill, this was easy.
All that was needed was to station one—or even multiple—Genshin in the current world.
After all, he had to farm monsters in dungeons anyway to gather Magic Stones. Besides upgrading weapons and exchanging for Mora, he could easily use them as a "battery."
Now…
"Alright, alright, you're really troublesome~"
Tione, unable to contain her curiosity, interjected again.
"So… this whole 'able to learn all magic' thing, how exactly do you do it?"
Her gaze burned into Renjiro.
Hearing this…
"It must be some special skill… or perhaps a magic?"
Riveria speculated. "Renjiro's case is probably similar to Lefiya's."
"Exactly!"
Renjiro shrugged. "As expected of the knowledgeable Riveria-sama, you immediately saw the nature of my abilities."
"Indeed, I awakened a special skill, which allows me to learn others' magic and make it my own."
"Speaking of which…"
He glanced around at everyone present. "Consider this the initial information-sharing."
He tilted his head slightly at Lumine, who nodded subtly.
In fact, from the start, Lumine had already used a self-developed ability, spreading her Wind Element to prevent anyone within several kilometers from eavesdropping.
This ability could also isolate conversation sounds around the small table.
Thanks to these precautions…
"This special skill allows me to directly see the skills and magic of those under observation."
Finn and the others were astonished.
This… was terrifying.
Truly horrifying.
"This is really troublesome."
The little man rubbed his forehead helplessly. "This really gives us a huge problem."
Indeed. As he said, finding a way to handle Renjiro required extreme careful thought.
Even the Guild, due to various restrictions, could only record the basic information of each familia: appearance, gender, age, race, Falna Level, and divine titles.
Beyond that, only adventurer history and family background were recorded.
Skills and magic, however, were top secrets within each familia.
Now, someone suddenly appeared and said: "I can see all of that at will."
This wasn't a matter of whether or not to guard against it—it was inherently a trigger for subconscious hostility.
Yet…
"Lumine, your familia really is as daring as ever!"
"…to dare ally with someone like this."
Finn didn't say the last part aloud, but thought it quietly.
Judging by his expression, it spoke volumes anyway.
Seeing this…
"Renjiro's willingness to share this, I believe Mr. Finn can understand the intention, right?"
Lumine smiled slightly.
Indeed, it was easy to understand.
It was a deliberate act of self-restraint to strengthen trust between them.
Essentially…
"I will not disclose any information that harms the Loki Familia's interests."
"In return, please keep what I just said confidential, Mr. Finn."
Exactly what Renjiro meant.
The passive effect of Crown of Insight could bring endless trouble if revealed.
Similarly, revealing information about the Loki Familia could severely impact them.
Of course, both Renjiro and the well-established Loki Familia could handle such "troubles," but handling them is different from wanting to avoid unnecessary conflict.
Thus…
"Understood."
Finn took a deep breath. "Since the Freya Familia has allied with you, and I've made the same commitment… I'll take the risk and trust your ship, so to speak."
"So…"
He stared at Renjiro. "You didn't bring this up just to show sincerity, did you?"
"Correct."
Renjiro didn't deny it. "Knowing this will make it easier for everyone to understand how my skill, Crown of Insight, works."
"At present, I have categorized all the skills and magic I've perceived into nine levels based on their learning difficulty…"