When Roy saw Remmel again, the Guild employee looked utterly haggard.
The moment he saw Roy, Remmel's gaunt face looked thrilled, as if he had seen a savior.
At least seventy or eighty Gods had come to inquire about Roy's information over the past few days. Since the Gods have the ability to detect lies, it was truly difficult for Remmel to deceive them. He spent hours handling each God.
The Chairman, Royman Mirdiel, also hated trouble and simply dumped the matter onto Remmel, constantly urging him to finalize Roy's adventurer profile quickly.
The pressure from both the outside and inside had pushed Remmel to the brink of a nervous breakdown.
Hearing that Roy was finally going to update his profile, Remmel nearly cried with relief. He swiftly retrieved the form and placed it before Roy.
Roy filled in the information, which wasn't complicated: what monsters he had killed at LV.1, which Dungeon floor he had reached, and the date he leveled up to LV.2…
"Done."
A moment later, Roy returned the form to Remmel.
Remmel took the form. The Guild didn't entirely trust the adventurer's word. If they found any suspicious information, they would send people to investigate, or even interview the Familia.
Since the Gods could discern lies, it was impossible for an adventurer to lie or fill in false information.
Remmel opened Roy's profile, preparing to check it. His gaze was immediately fixated on a conspicuous number. He rubbed his eyes repeatedly, confirming he hadn't misread it. His voice trembled as he asked, "Mr. Roy, are you sure this is true?"
Roy nodded with a smile.
Remmel felt his brain short-circuit.
"The rest is up to you. If there are any issues, find me at the Star Garden." Roy turned to leave.
"Wait…"
Remmel cried out, wanting to stop Roy, but the next moment, he was surrounded by the aggressively watchful Gods, only able to watch Roy walk away.
In the Guild Hall, many Gods were staking out the area. Hearing that Roy was updating his profile, they all perked up their ears, unwilling to miss a single word.
As soon as Roy left, the Gods impatiently swarmed Remmel, fighting over the form.
"Quickly hand over little Roy's profile! My desire to give titles is starving!"
"Everyone move aside! I must see it first!"
"I'm grabbing it! Who touched my trousers?"
The seven or eight Gods in the hall shamelessly wrestled over the profile, even resorting to punches and kicks.
The surrounding Familia members quietly backed away, signaling that they did not know these embarrassing Gods.
After a difficult boxing match finale, since no God could defeat the others, they had to look at the profile together.
[Became Adventurer on June 9th. Leveled up to LV.2 on June 25th. Duration: 17 days.]
"Pfft!"
Upon seeing the numbers on the profile—17 days to go from LV.1 to LV.2—the Gods spat out large mouthfuls of saliva.
The surrounding adventurers suffered, mysteriously getting splashed by disgusting spit. The saliva sprayed by Gods with sealed divine power had no magical effect.
As expected, the Gods rushed to the Star Garden like a cavalry charge. They highly doubted that Goddess Astrea, who presided over Justice, would use her divine power for Roy.
But 17 days to go from LV.1 to LV.2 was too exaggerated.
Ais Wallenstein of the Loki Familia took one year to reach LV.2, setting a historical record that shocked all of Orario and even the entire world.
Roy's 17 days didn't just break Ais Wallenstein's record; it completely ground it into the dirt.
Given the Astrea Familia's annihilation, the Gods had reason to suspect that Goddess Astrea was emotionally unstable and secretly used her divine power to boost Roy's aptitude.
However, after meeting and conversing with Goddess Astrea and Roy, the Gods were collectively disappointed.
Every word spoken by the two was truer than gold.
Then, the Gods' faces erupted in ecstasy. This absolutely had to be a super rare Skill—a miracle of the Lower World—that allowed for Roy's speed of advancement.
The Gods looked at Roy with blazing eyes.
Facing the Gods' various attempts to trick and mislead him, trying to uncover the secret of his rapid leveling, Roy remained silent, greeting them only with a smile.
The news quickly spread throughout Orario.
The fastest level-up speed in history. The super rookie of the Astrea Familia, who took only seventeen days to advance from LV.1 to LV.2. A genuine monster.
Orario's streets and alleys were in an uproar.
All adventurers gasped in awe, deeply shaken by this monstrous, terrifying speed.
A small fraction of jealous individuals stubbornly insisted that Roy had hidden his Ability Scores, accumulated them over several years, and then leveled up and announced it.
Others dismissed this claim as a joke. Information confirmed by the Gods could not be false.
Those people were simply consumed by jealousy.
But even ordinary adventurers felt their fighting spirit shattered. They had worked hard for years and still hadn't reached LV.2, only to be surpassed by a teenager in seventeen days. This immense psychological gap was enough to cause a breakdown.
The Loki Familia was relatively calm. Their three major executives had previously investigated Roy's information and confirmed with the Ganesha Familia that Roy had no Falna when he entered the city a month ago.
Thus, when they heard the news of Roy's LV.2 status a week ago, they had already faintly realized the truth.
Apart from the three executives, the rest of the Loki Familia reacted more intensely, especially Loki.
When the flat-chested Goddess with blood-red hair learned that Roy had nearly joined her Familia but was turned away by a sign on the door, she gnashed her teeth in regret, her heart bleeding.
"Bete, this is all your fault!" Loki's squinted eyes glared at the Werewolf member of her Familia.
The arrogant Werewolf wouldn't indulge her, even if she was a God. He roared, "What does that have to do with me?! Be careful, or I'll kill you!"
With that, Bete stormed out of the Twilight Manor.
"Bete, where are you going?"
"For a walk!"
…
The people in the hall exchanged knowing glances. Nine times out of ten, he was rushing off to the Dungeon to train. That super rookie who almost joined them was too fierce. If they didn't hurry, he would quickly surpass them.
Now that it was confirmed Roy was not on their side, Loki's attitude did a complete 180-degree turn.
Loki gnashed her teeth and declared, "Damn it, I absolutely must go see who you are. Your level-up speed is even faster than my Ais-tan's!"
With that, Loki also rushed out in a flurry. The rest of the Loki Familia was accustomed to this kind of hasty behavior.
Sitting on the sofa was a long-haired blonde beauty whose looks rivaled a Goddess. Her features were exquisite, her skin smooth and delicate, like the finest ivory—moist and radiant. Though still young, she already showed the potential to be a beauty capable of overthrowing nations.
Her delicate face was like a doll's, only a hint of curiosity entering her golden eyes upon hearing that someone had taken less time than her to reach LV.2.