Familia Records, that's the name of the book in my hands. This book records all of the Familia in the world that exist since the establishment of the Guilds and the gods' descent.
I flipped through the pages one by one, enjoying the joy and experience of reading a book. I can read this book in a blink of an eye, but I wouldn't feel the joy in it. I am not conducting serious stuff, so I would approach things that weren't threatening or important in a relaxed way.
"Mr. Cat, do you have any apple juice there and a burger? I am a bit hungry," I ask the cat without removing my focus from the book.
The cat bowed in an elegant manner like a butler and flicked its paws. The food I requested began to materialize on the table, and its delicious aroma began to spread.
I pick up the burger and started eating it.
Upon opening, the first Familia I saw was the Ouranos Familia, the one in charge of the Guild. They have only 15 members, but each of these adventurers was a monster of their own. No information detailing who the members were, but the range of their levels was here. Those members had levels between 8 to 120. Level 11 to 120 is a level beyond Level 10. At this stage, you're basically a demigod—a mortal who doesn't possess any Divinity but possesses a power that could rival them. In upgrading into Level 11, all adventurers have the opportunity on what path they choose.
There is only two paths: remove the limiter and continue to level up—you will remain as a mortal with infinite lifespan, and your level doesn't have any limits. You will continue to level up as long as you reach the qualifications to do so.
The other path was to ascend and become a deity. Basically, you will evolve into a higher level of life. You will receive the blessing of Tenkai, which is heaven in mortal terms, and obtain Divinity. Your levels will vanish. At this time, you have no longer any access to the level, which is the Falna System.
I read it quietly, and after an hour, I finished all of it.
According to the book, there are 577,003 Familia registered in the Guild—both evil and good Familia.
The strongest Familia in history was Teth Familia. Zeus and her Familia were 7th and 8th place respectively, while Ouranos Familia was in 6th. Freya's Familia was in 9th, while Loki Familia 10th.
Hephaestus was 11th, and Ganesha at 12th.
These rankings are called the 12 Strongest Familias. Below these rankings was the Top Hundred Familia, while the rest had no rank in the book.
"How many gods did Tenkai have?" That's my impression after reading the book. Almost half a mil descended from heaven, you know.
"Mr. Cat, do you have any info about this?"
"There are at least 4 octillion gods and goddesses in total, and only 30% of them could descend. The remaining ones waited in Tenkai, while those who received the opportunity to descend would choose a universe in their verse and descend there. Each universe has its own limits on receiving god descents. This rule was established by Ouranos to maintain order. If too many gods descended in a universe, they would destroy the order there—hence the limits."
"Thank you for the input, Mr. Cat."
I give Familia Records to the cat. The cat flicked his finger and teleported the book to its original place.
I grabbed the other book and started reading it.
While John is reading a book in the library—
Eina was processing papers on her desk. After she was done, she distributed the documents to the department that was in charge of handling the paper. After a while, visiting a lot of departments, only one document remained.
Eina knocked at a door that said Echoes Department. After knocking on the door three times, she entered.
"Oh, Eina-chan, I missed you so much." A blonde-haired beauty rushed toward her while hugging Eina tightly.
Ferris is a beautiful young woman with short wavy blonde hair that hangs on the right side, bright blue eyes, full pink lips, and large breasts. Despite being 28 years old, Ferris looks young—like she was just an 18-year-old girl.
Ferris wore a white mage robe and held a simple wooden staff.
Ferris Image.
Eina released a cute scream after being hugged tightly so suddenly.
"Miss Ferris, I can't breathe, I can't breathe."
"Oh, sorry about that, Eina-chan." While the two were chatting—
A gruff voice interrupted the two.
"Eina, is that another application?" A guy that looked like a thug from the street said.
"Yes, Chief," Eina said politely.
"Borh, you came back. How's the meeting? Is it boring as ever?" Ferris said energetically.
Borh, also known as the Chief of the Echoes Adventurer. He is equivalent to a Guild Head.
Borh ignored Ferris and said to Eina, "Put that over there."
Eina nodded her head and put the document on the table where Borh pointed.
"I'll take my leave," Eina said after putting down the documents.
When Eina left, Ferris's gaze fell on the documents and tilted her head to the side, confused. She felt that she had seen this before, and then it clicked.
"Isn't this the application for that exam?"
Borh nodded his head.
"Who's the examiner this time?"
"Astrea Familia."
"Astrea huh? Oh, that mid-rank Familia with a Level Four captain. That Familia is great. They are one of the Familia who are maintaining order in these dark times."
"Yeah, those guys. By the way, why are you here, Ferris?"
Ferris tilted her head thinking. Then she clapped her hands and remembered.
"Lady Hephaestus, Loki, Freya, Demeter, Astrea, Artemis, Aphrodite, and Hestia were clamoring together to watch the exam, but I only said that only two could join. Afterwards, they said to me that you need to wash your neck, Chief," Ferris said with an innocent smile.
'This demon. Shit, I need to hide,' Borh screamed in his mind.
Twilight Manor
Loki's Room
Loki sat on her chair, drinking wine while looking at the goddesses opposite her.
"Why are you here, sis? Are there any problems? Here, drink some wine."
Opposite her sat a goddess in a veil. This goddess had silver hair and a perfect body.
The goddess lifted her veil, revealing her otherworldly beauty. She is Freya, the Goddess of Beauty—one of the strongest deities in Tenkai.
"It's starting—the Dark Age."
Loki's stupid and happy expression disappeared, and her face became serious. "Did the other sisters know?"
"Yes. I just informed them."
Loki sighed and continued to drink, while Freya quietly ate cookies. The two had a chat until the middle of the night, discussing countermeasures for the upcoming war that would engulf the entire city.