Levi already had a pile of things to attend to, so how could he possibly stay in the bathhouse lobby twenty-four seven?
He simply left a communication rune so that Daphne, acting as the bathhouse manager, or Hestia could contact him at any time.
However, even he...
He had significantly underestimated the Orario adventurers' thirst for becoming stronger.
In less than three hours, the Familia main gods and adventurers living near the North Street, Northwest Street, and Northeast Street areas had almost all heard about the Hestia Familia's bathhouse.
Furthermore, as time passed, Familias located in the southern half of Orario also began to hear some rumors.
Unlike the inexplicable skepticism when the bathhouse first opened, seeing the long queue snake out from the lobby entrance, anyone could guess that the Hestia Familia's hot spring service was exceptionally effective.
Either out of a desire to take advantage of a bargain or simply wanting to give it a try, quite a few adventurers followed the crowd and joined the line.
But because of this, the bathhouse's carrying capacity also reached its limit.
According to what Daphne said when she contacted him—not even counting the adventurers who would arrive later—just based on the number of people currently queuing, calculated at twenty minutes to half an hour per person, the line would stretch to roughly four days from now.
"Captain, what should we do next?"
Daphne's tone was somewhat anxious. Levi wasn't on the scene, so he might not feel it, but as the person in charge of the bathhouse, she had to physically bear the resentment that naturally arose from other adventurers after queuing for a long time.
Although the young girl's strength was not weak nowadays—having quietly risen to Lv.5 some time ago with the assistance of Levi's Spirit Clones—she had, after all, only recently become a First-Class Adventurer. Many of her mindsets had not yet truly shifted.
That was why, upon discovering the problem, her first thought was to find the Captain, rather than thinking of a way to solve it herself.
Levi didn't mind this.
After speaking to Hestia and Hephaestus, who were sitting beside him, he instantly teleported to the manager's office located on the first floor of the bathhouse.
Seeing her boss appear, Daphne hurriedly walked forward.
"Captain."
Levi nodded. "Have the staff go and count the number of people in line. For anyone beyond the three-day mark, tell them directly that we are full. Additionally, for those lined up for the second and third days, I will create numbered tickets with anti-counterfeiting markings. Let them go back for today and come directly with their number to bathe tomorrow or the day after."
"But if we do that..." Daphne still felt it was somewhat inappropriate.
She only managed to say a few words before Levi raised his hand to stop her.
"Don't worry. This is the property of the Hestia Familia. You have me standing behind you."
Daphne: "..."
When she was in the Apollo Familia, she had served as a squad commander.
Her abilities were naturally not poor.
It was just that even this 'Laurus Fugitor' had never faced the fanaticism of adventurers from all over Orario before.
That was why she had panicked.
Now, hearing Levi's words, she immediately took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled.
"Understood. I'll go handle it right now."
"Mm."
Adventurers licked blood from their blades year-round; most were not kind-hearted people.
Upon hearing the bathhouse staff's request to leave, the mentality of those who had squeezed into the ranks for the first three days remained tentatively stable. After all, they could enjoy a free dual increase in potential and Ability Stats.
But the unlucky ones queued further back...
Upon discovering they couldn't take advantage of the Hestia Familia, their tone and demeanor immediately took a hundred-and-eighty-degree turn.
"I've clearly been queuing for a while, and now you tell me I can't take a bath?!"
"If you don't have the capability, don't talk big!"
"What the hell is this!"
"Hero King? I think 'Coward King' is more like it!"
—Ding!
A dagger flew across the crowd like a meteor, nailing itself directly into the floor tiles right at the feet of the adventurer who spoke that last sentence. The entire blade was submerged in the stone.
Regarding being complained about by adventurers, let alone Levi, even Daphne didn't actually care much.
After all, it was true that the Hestia Familia hadn't accurately predicted the explosiveness of their own business beforehand.
But...
She didn't usually say it aloud, but like her close friend Cassandra, her heart was filled with respect for Levi, this Captain of hers.
After all, for a mere Lv.2 like herself to rise to Lv.5 in less than half a year was entirely due to borrowing his power.
Now, her total Ability Stats upper limit had entered the B-rank tier, and her main attribute's upper limit had broken through to A-rank.
To say she couldn't repay the Captain's kindness would not be an exaggeration in the slightest.
How could she allow other adventurers to arbitrarily slander Levi?
That complaining adventurer seemed to have only arrived in Orario in the last two months. Before joining a local Familia, he already held a Lv.2 Falna.
He hadn't personally witnessed that War Game between the Hestia Familia and the Apollo Familia back then.
Sure enough, not long after his voice fell, a large area emptied out around him.
And he evidently didn't understand what he had done yet.
"Did I say something wrong? You open your doors for business; there's no logic in pushing customers out."
"Even if you want us to leave, you should offer compensation!"
"Tell me, everyone, am I right?!"
The others present: "..."
No, brother, if you want to die, don't drag us down with you!
Daphne hooked the corners of her lips. "Compensation?"
As if she had heard a joke.
"Right, exactly! Compensation!" The adventurer revealed a lecherous expression as he spoke. "Of course, if the Hestia Familia doesn't want to pay, letting the staff here keep me company for a night..."
He didn't have time to utter the rest of his words.
Because his entire person had already been kicked directly out onto the street outside by Daphne.
"Alice."
"I'm here, Manager." Among the staff, a young girl stepped out quickly.
Daphne took out a bag of Valis and tossed it to her. "I'm going to cripple this guy next. Ask the people from the Ganesha Familia to come wash the floor later. Also, help me pay the fine."
"Huh?" Alice was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, but reacted very quickly. "Yes! Guaranteed to complete the mission!"
The others present: "..."
They clearly remembered what the Hero King had done in the Guild Hall a few months ago.
Although this wasn't a revisit to the same place, and the protagonist was no longer Levi Bright...
They inexplicably felt a sense of 'at this very moment, it is just like that moment'.
Why are all you people from the Hestia Familia so ruthless? You cripple people at the drop of a hat.
Of course, what they thought in their hearts was one thing, but asking them to say this out loud in public was another.
Among those present, practically no one dared.
They could only watch as the red-haired girl walked forward with a savage grin, drew the longsword at her waist, and with two swish-swish sounds, severed the legs of that rude adventurer.
After doing all this, she raised her head again as if nothing had happened, asking with a faint smile on her face:
"What about you guys? Do you also want compensation from the Hestia Familia?"
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