It seemed Loki had already informed the other members of her Familia; when Takatsuki arrived at Twilight Manor, he was not stopped by the guards but was allowed to enter directly.
However, the news of Takatsuki's arrival was still announced inside, and Loki was still waiting at the entrance when Takatsuki reached the main building.
"Come with me."
Loki didn't ask Takatsuki's purpose and directly led him to the living room he had visited before.
"Would you like some tea?"
The main god of the Loki Familia personally poured Takatsuki a cup of tea, which made Takatsuki feel a bit flattered.
"Thank you, but where are the others?"
Takatsuki had released his aura perception to scan when he entered and didn't sense any familiar auras. Had they gone on a mission?
"Well, don't worry about them. Tell me the purpose of your visit this time."
Looking at Loki, who seemed intent on playing dumb, Takatsuki put down his teacup: "Lady Loki should understand my purpose, right?"
"Oh? Is it about that Corrupted Spirit in your Familia? Don't worry, I've already gone to Ouranos, that old geezer. Rest assured, I'll help you conceal it."
Takatsuki stared intently at Loki, but she still had that squinting smile, as if she truly believed that.
"Lady Loki should know that's not what I mean, right?"
Takatsuki smiled wryly: "When I came last time, I already knew that you gods would choose to conceal the matter of the Fallen Spirits. After all, if this matter were to be exposed, it wouldn't just be the Guild's authority that would be questioned."
"Oh? You trust me that much? Maybe I've fallen out with Ouranos and am going to take my Familia members to kill all those unstable elements? You've noticed they're all gone, right?"
"If that were the case, the Corrupted Spirit in our Familia would be the first to be eliminated, and besides, those Fallen Spirits in the Dungeon also have their own survival wisdom. If they were so easily discovered and eliminated, they would have long ceased to exist."
Unwilling to waste any more time on this topic, Takatsuki directly asked Loki: "When I came last time, Lady Loki, you confused Fallen Spirits with certain monsters, and also mistook me for their accomplice."
"Ah, there was such a thing. Are you that vengeful, Takatsuki?"
Loki replied to Takatsuki with a playful smile, but Takatsuki didn't intend to end the conversation there. Instead, he directly asked Loki: "Who is the dark faction causing trouble in Orario now? From what you said before, has someone in Orario cooperated with the labyrinth?"
"What? Oh, so it's about that."
Loki looked somewhat disappointed, but she made no attempt to hide her genuine disappointment.
However, she also showed no desire to continue speaking.
"Ha..."
Takatsuki let out a long breath: "What does Lady Loki want?"
"Oh my, look at what you're saying. I didn't say anything at all."
But seeing Takatsuki so perceptive, Loki no longer beat around the bush: "In five days, we have an expedition planned."
"I agree."
Takatsuki's quick reply surprised even Loki, who paused for a moment before continuing.
"Excellent! This time, you can bring the other members of your Familia too. When we settle the rewards, we'll calculate them per person."
After saying that, she didn't wait for Takatsuki to say anything and suddenly asked a question in return.
"Have you heard of Enyo?"
Facing Loki's sudden question, Takatsuki shook his head: "No, I don't know him. Is he a god?"
"Yes and no. Enyo is the title we've given that fellow; we don't know who his true identity is. All we know now is that the monsters encountered in the deep levels and the monsters that attacked Orario were all Enyo's doing. Its goal seems to be to bring monsters back to the surface and recreate the Orgia."
"Orgia?"
Takatsuki heard another unfamiliar term and didn't understand its meaning. Loki didn't wait for Takatsuki to ask and continued to explain: "Once, on the surface of the lower world, monsters surged out of the Dungeon and ran rampant everywhere. The living space of the lower world's inhabitants was compressed to the minimum. At that time, the lower world was dark, chaotic, and bloody, and the lives of its creatures were precarious. That situation was called the Orgia by the upper world."
"Enyo's goal seems to be to restore the former situation on the surface, collapse the entire Labyrinth City, and release the monsters from the Dungeon that are suppressed by Babel."
That won't do...
Just hearing this, Takatsuki knew that he and that fellow named Enyo had an absolute conflict.
Unlike others who only got involved with him when they provoked him, Takatsuki had an irreconcilable conflict with this Enyo from the very root.
"Are there any clues now?"
Loki was not surprised by Takatsuki's question, but she didn't seem to intend to answer: "The rest is classified information."
Seeing Takatsuki's slightly displeased expression, Loki said with a smile: "Don't be so serious. The current situation is just that the other party is well-hidden. Since they want to destroy this interesting place called Orario..."
Loki's eyes opened slightly.
"I won't let him get away with it either."
She no longer used "us," and the threat and doubt in Loki's tone were almost overflowing.
Takatsuki knew that this wasn't just about Enyo; it was also meant for him, as his and others' abnormalities were highly suspicious.
There was no point in asking further, so Takatsuki bid farewell to Loki and returned to the Hearth Manor.
He didn't see Ais or the others until he left. Combined with Ais's absence that morning, it seemed they might have gone to track down the so-called Enyo.
Just as Loki said, Enyo was deeply hidden. Takatsuki estimated that they must have found out some information but were unwilling to tell him, only revealing the other party's possible goal and the incidents they had encountered.
However, based on some things Ais had previously revealed, plus their previous encounters in the deep levels, Takatsuki could roughly infer some situations.
People who help monsters, as well as monsters with special magic stones and powerful Fallen Spirits.
"It seems I need to prepare well when I go back."
Takatsuki didn't think Loki's expedition five days later was aimless, merely for the sake of earning money, especially at this time.
Given her calculations, this expedition was very likely related to the mysterious god Enyo. He just didn't know if she had already caught him red-handed before arranging this expedition, or if she only had some clues and needed to go deeper to find more.
Is that why Takatsuki's spatial abilities were needed for support and material transport?