"Ah, so today is your first time entering the Dungeon."
In the end, although some were displeased, the Hestia Familia and the Loki Familia still ended up sitting at the same table.
Finn raised a glass and asked: "Want a drink?"
"No drinking!"
Before Takatsuki could answer, Fu Hua suddenly spoke up from beside him. Takatsuki smiled apologetically at Finn: "Sorry about that. After all, most of us here are minors."
Aside from the gods, Fu Hua was the only adult, but seeing her also drinking juice, it was clear that no one was drinking alcohol except Hestia, who had already started a drinking contest with Loki.
"It's fine, it's fine. Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm already 42 years old. It's good for young people not to drink."
Finn put his glass back and drank it all in one gulp: "Then I wish you a successful adventure. Your Familia all seem pretty good. Are you their Captain? Or is it this person?"
Fu Hua's tone when she stopped Takatsuki just now sounded like an elder, so it was normal for Finn to think that way. However, Takatsuki still replied, "No, we don't have a Captain yet. After all, we're still a small Familia, so we don't need one for now, and we don't have any expedition missions."
"Is that so? But I see that your Familia members all trust you very much."
Finn looked at Kiana, who was sitting next to Lefiya on the opposite side and trying to touch Lefiya's ear, and Raiden Mei, who was trying to stop her from such impolite behavior.
He also looked at Bronya and Fu Hua, who were silently eating without much change in expression, and Bell Cranel, who was unaccustomed to such liveliness and was huddled in the middle of the group. Eina was dutifully helping Bell ward off drinks, like an older sister taking care of her younger brother who was new to society.
He noticed that everyone had given Takatsuki the authority to speak. Aside from interjecting when he wasn't allowed to drink, no one stopped him from talking to Finn, the Captain.
Therefore, from a status perspective, in the eyes of others, Takatsuki and Finn held the same position within their respective Familias.
"Is that so? Everyone is just giving me face. Speaking of which, is your the Loki Familia going on an expedition soon?"
Takatsuki didn't know much about the DanMachi series, having only watched three seasons of the anime. He only knew that the Minotaur that attacked Bell at the beginning of the series was one that the Loki Familia had let escape during their expedition. When Takatsuki was farming magic stones yesterday, he found that Goliath hadn't been killed, which meant that the Loki Familia hadn't started their expedition yet. And sure enough, he encountered them today.
"Yes, we're going on an expedition tomorrow, so coming here today is considered pre-battle preparation. After all, we won't be able to eat such delicious food during the expedition."
Takatsuki didn't know why Finn had invited them to eat together, at least he didn't think it was entirely because of Hestia.
But since the other party showed goodwill, he didn't mind responding slightly.
So, this gathering went fairly smoothly, though there was a small unexpected incident at the very end.
"Ha! So why the hell do I have to sit at the same table and eat with these Level 1 small fry?!"
Bete, the Werewolf, perhaps drunk, slammed his cup on the table and loudly addressed everyone who was talking with the Hestia Familia.
"You guys, how can you chat so amicably with small fry?!"
Bete suddenly pointed at Lefiya, who was being pestered by Kiana: "Hey! Lefiya! You, being so amicable with small fry, do you want to become small fry too?!"
"Eek! Mr. Bete!"
Bang!
Hearing Bete's continuous rude remarks, which even affected her newly made friend, Kiana slammed the table: "You! You've been saying 'small fry, small fry' since earlier! Do you think you're so great?!"
Although everyone else chose to ignore the drunken Werewolf, Kiana really couldn't hold back anymore.
"Bete!"
Riveria put down her glass of water and spoke again.
"What! Riveria! Am I wrong?!"
Seeing that Riveria's words couldn't stop Bete, Finn also put down his glass: "Bete, you're going too far."
"Ha!"
Bete, stimulated by alcohol, didn't care about his Captain's words: "Small fry are small fry! If you get along well with small fry, you'll become small fry too."
"You've been saying 'small fry, small fry' since earlier, it's annoying! If you say that, do you dare to fight?!"
Kiana truly couldn't stand Bete's provocation, and even Raiden Mei pulling her arm couldn't stop her.
"Ha!? A mere Level 1 wants to fight me? Small fry are small fry. Even if I don't make a move, you won't even touch a single hair on me."
Hearing Bete's increasingly over-the-top words, Fu Hua silently put down her utensils, wiped her mouth, and then stood up.
"In that case, allow me to experience your esteemed techniques."
"Class Monitor!"
Kiana looked at Fu Hua, who had suddenly stood up, somewhat surprised, as everyone else had remained unresponsive until now.
"I…"
Kiana, who was about to say something else, suddenly had her mouth covered, but in the eyes of others, she seemed to have obediently sat back down on her own.
"Kiana, that's enough."
Mei used Crazy Diamond to press Kiana back into her seat. If possible, she also didn't want to have a conflict with one of Orario's largest Familias.
Moreover, the other members of this Familia were quite good; Bete's actions could only be considered personal.
However, if a conflict were to occur, it could easily escalate into a Familia conflict.
"Sorry about that, Finn. It seems our Familia member couldn't hold back."
Hearing Takatsuki's words, Finn quickly apologized: "This is our mistake, you don't need to do this. I'll have Riveria teach Bete a lesson. We were rude."
"No, it's not necessary. Since it's his personal action, I think we can settle it between us personally. However, to avoid harming our goodwill, let's stop at a certain point and not use any weapons."
Hearing Takatsuki's words, Bete immediately jumped up again: "Who do you think I am?! Do you think I, the great me, would be hurt by a mere small fry?! My weapon is this shoe! Small fry, use whatever weapon you want! Who's afraid of whom?!"
Saying that, he stood up and walked outside.
"Ha…"
Takatsuki silently extended a hand and held Fu Hua's hand: "Take this. Just don't kill him."
Fu Hua nodded, gripped the item in her hand, then put it in her pocket, and followed Bete outside.
"Takatsuki, you're too impulsive. Bete is already Level 5."
Finn sighed, but he couldn't interfere with a conflict between adventurers that both sides had already agreed to: "Riveria, please keep an eye on them."
"I understand."
Meanwhile, the two drunken gods only just realized what had happened.
"You midget! My Bete is going to duel your Familia! Should we make a bet!?"
Hestia also showed no weakness: "A bet is a bet! Fu Hua from my Familia will definitely win!"
Hestia, completely drunk, had entirely forgotten the difference in levels between the two of them.