How did Su Mo become so strong from an ordinary person?
The answer, of course, lies in himself.
However, it relies on different versions of himself from various worlds.
Only with this cheat can he possess his current strength.
Therefore, even if he told Ais his method of becoming stronger, it wouldn't be of much use.
After all, Ais has no way to find countless versions of herself in different dimensional worlds.
Su Mo's words are naturally fine.
However, to others, they sound like an excuse.
"Even if I can't use it, it doesn't matter."
Ais said stubbornly.
"If you can tell me the method to become stronger, I will try it myself!"
Clearly, the strong-willed her doesn't believe there are any methods she can't use at all.
Even if it's a secret technique that requires a specific bloodline, even if she really can't use it.
She can still learn by analogy, at least become a little stronger than she is now.
Improving bit by bit, until finally accumulating to a qualitative change.
Ais has always walked this path.
So, this time, she doesn't want to give up so easily.
As for Su Mo, he doesn't want to get entangled with her any further.
The gathering of countless versions of himself from different dimensions is the basic condition for him to become stronger. Without this foundation, there is no room for trying.
Besides, he still needs to go home and have Hestia update his status!
So, he waved his hand, not intending to discuss it further.
"I already said you can't use it, it's useless no matter how much you pester me."
"Besides, it's been so long since we last met, are you so sure that the me from before was definitely an ordinary person?"
Leaving those words behind, Su Mo packed up his stall, preparing to leave.
"But—!"
Seeing him about to leave, Ais couldn't help but grab the corner of his clothes.
Having finally found a possibility to become stronger, she wasn't willing to let go so easily.
At this moment, Lefiya stopped Ais.
"Ais, you don't need to go this far! Anyone who doesn't know would think you're pursuing someone!"
"Moreover, I think what this gentleman said is right. You only met once a long time ago. Maybe this gentleman wasn't an ordinary person back then. His current increase in strength is just a coincidence of leveling up, and there's nothing special about it!"
To be honest, Lefiya doesn't think that Su Mo in front of her has any particularly astonishing increase in strength.
Ais is probably just saying that because the other party just leveled up, has a certain increase in strength, and Ais underestimated the other party's previous strength, so she misjudged.
"Lefiya…"
Hearing Lefiya's words, Ais stared blankly at her.
"Could it be that I really misremembered?"
She tilted her head, somewhat doubting her memory.
Although Ais is a strong person, she doesn't have the ability to remember everything she sees.
When she saw Su Mo a month ago, she was only interested in the fried rice and didn't pay too much attention to Su Mo's strength.
So, hearing what Su Mo and Lefiya said.
She also wondered if she had misremembered.
A month ago, this boss might have already possessed a certain amount of strength, but he recently leveled up, so the increase in strength is very obvious.
This possibility is not impossible.
After thinking for a while, Ais came back to her senses and was about to say something.
But she found that Su Mo in front of her had disappeared.
The corner of the clothes she was holding in her palm had also long disappeared.
Lefiya, seeing Ais return to her senses, immediately leaned over and said.
"Ais, many people are looking over here. Let's go back quickly!"
Somewhat socially awkward, she is not comfortable being watched by so many people.
Besides, she always felt that the eyes of the onlookers were a little strange.
"Okay."
Ais thought for a while and nodded.
Since Su Mo had already left, there was no use in staying here.
She didn't know where Su Mo lived, so even if she didn't want to give up, she would have to wait until tomorrow to come again.
The two turned around and walked back to the Loki Familia's base.
What these two girls didn't notice was that this was a commercial street.
Many people saw Ais bowing to request Su Mo.
Ais, the one beloved by the gods, given the title of "Sword Princess" by the gods, possessing beauty comparable to a god—actually bowed to request a man one day.
Moreover, after being clearly rejected, she reluctantly grabbed the corner of that man's clothes.
In the end, the man still left heartlessly.
Such explosive scenes immediately caused rumors and gossip to explode.
—The "Sword Princess" Ais was rejected by a mysterious man!
—The "Sword Princess" Ais was dumped by a mysterious man, and was so sad that she shed tears!
—Shocking! The "Sword Princess" Ais was abandoned by a mysterious man after taking advantage of her, and was still rejected after begging bitterly! Is this behind it the distortion of human nature or the decline of morality?
The rumors were exaggerated bit by bit.
Finally, it reached an uncontrollable level.
018 Tomorrow, I will apologize
In the hall of the Loki Familia, Ais sat upright on the sofa, but her eyes were wandering.
She was recalling her memories from a month ago.
Was Su Mo really not an ordinary person back then?
Could it be that she really misremembered?
On the other side, Lefiya, looking at Ais' expression, immediately guessed that Ais was still thinking about Su Mo's matter.
While feeling slightly jealous, Lefiya also admired Ais' determination to become stronger.
No wonder Ais can become so strong. With such a will, it's hard not to succeed.
Just as Ais was thinking about Su Mo and Lefiya was watching Ais.
Suddenly, a burst of shouting came from the Familia's entrance.
"Which bastard hooked up with my Ais-chan, and even rejected Ais on the street, that's too much, that man is too much!"
The goddess Loki, the red-haired goddess and chief deity of the Loki Familia, wailed with dissatisfaction, angry that the little white cabbage she had raised for many years had actually run to arch someone else's pig without her knowing.
And was even abandoned!
Entering the hall, Loki's eyes lit up after seeing Ais on the sofa.
"Ais-chan, don't be sad for that wild man, come! Throw yourself into my arms!"
Loki, a goddess with short red hair like a tomboy, pounced directly at Ais.
Then.
"Bang!"
Goddess Loki was directly punched to the ground by Ais.
"Loki, don't touch me."
Ais warned her unreliable chief deity with her eyes.
"Ah…"
Lefiya saw Loki being beaten by Ais-chan as usual.
Although she felt that Ais-chan did well, the one being beaten was, after all, her own god.
She immediately ran over and helped Loki up.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Ais-chan is hitting harder and harder."
Loki rubbed her old waist and complained in a low voice.
"Seriously, I could touch and hug her when she was little, why is she so resistant to me after she grew up? Could it be that Riveria's education policy has a problem?"
"No, I think this is proof that my education policy is not a problem."
Riveria, one of the three giants of the Loki Familia and a level 6 adventurer, also walked in from outside the door at this time, and looked at Loki with some helplessness.
This chief deity is good in every way.
The only problem is that she is clearly a goddess, but she especially likes to harass girls, and she repeatedly refuses to correct it.
"Staying away from those with strange thoughts, and giving them a relentless counterattack, I think Ais' safety awareness is still well cultivated."
Riveria affirmed her educational achievements.
"But, shouldn't Ais-chan stay away from perverts with strange thoughts?"
Loki said indignantly.
"But why is she guarding against me—this is too strange!"
"…Please understand it yourself."
Riveria gave her a speechless look.
Lefiya showed an awkward smile.
—Because Loki-sama, you yourself are a pervert with strange thoughts.
With her timid personality, she still couldn't say such words.
However, even Lefiya has things she cares about.
"Loki-sama, what you just said about a bastard man, and Ais-chan being sad because of a man… what's going on?"
As Ais' number one fan, Lefiya felt that she couldn't ignore such words.
"Hmm?"
Loki got up from the ground, jumped twice as if nothing had happened, and then said.
"Lefiya, weren't you with Ais-chan this afternoon, how could you not know? This matter has spread all over the place!"
"As soon as I heard about this, I quickly ran back, wanting to take advantage of the situation—I mean, wanting to care about Ais-chan, preparing to comfort Ais, and then take advantage of her low mood—I mean, take the opportunity to improve my relationship with Ais-chan."
Perhaps because she had been drinking, Loki slipped up and said her true thoughts twice in a row.
Fortunately, she smoothed it over in the end.
—At least she thought she smoothed it over.
Mentioning this matter, Loki immediately became excited.
"By the way, Lefiya, who exactly is that mysterious man, you should have seen him, right?"