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The event ended and everyone was teleported to the entrance of the dungeon. There were some bombshell reveals by the end of it, but they were not done just yet. They still had to distribute the loot they had gotten, something everyone was excited about.

First off, Lycoris had obtained the Sandalphon Ring as a bonus drop for dealing the finishing blow to Adnammelech, which was an accessory that granted an additional percentage of Light Element damage to attacks.

“I’ve never worn jewelry like this in real life before, I’m so happy..!”

Lycoris kept caressing the ring on her finger as she said that with a happy voice, though Crim was dreading the moment when Ryunosuke would see it and demand to know who had given the ring to his daughter.

Next was Crim’s bonus drop for defeating Adonis. She had obtained a cute dress designed to be worn in combat called Ariel’s Dress.

The moment she saw it, Crim had let out an audible groan and scowled at it, but when she tried to return it to the common loot pile of the raid party, she was forced to keep it, mostly by Lua Cheia’s female members, and they even made her promise amidst tears to show it off later on when her body grew back to normal.

Later on, when they raffled out the common loot to those best fitted for them, Freya obtained Camael’s Staff, which enhanced the power of healing abilities, as well as Zaphkiel’s Robes, which were worn underneath the armor.

Frey obtained what looked like a rather rare grimoire titled Sefar Raziel, which he was quite pleased with.

Hinagiku was given Zadkiel’s Mantle, which had high defensive stats that she was very happy to have. Overall everyone from Lua Cheia had obtained something useful for them.

Those were the main rare items they had obtained, though there were still many other high level items in the loot pile which were not as rare, making the raid an overall success.

“Alright then…”
“I guess that just leaves this now.”

They were left with one item, which was probably the biggest out of everything. The Castle of Seyfert itself.

Also, Da’at had been waiting a distance away, watching with excitement to see who her new masters would be.

“I guess we can’t really leave that for another day, can we…”
“Yeah…”
“True…”

The three Guild Masters could not bring themselves to ignore her gaze full of expectations, so they just had to decide then and there.

“I already have a castle in my territory, and I can’t possibly manage two castles at once, so I’ll relinquish my claim to it.” The first one to speak was Sorleon, who already lived in the Castle of Norvadis. That much was expected by everyone.

“I… Well, fixing up and restoring this castle will cost a lot of Points, won’t it?” Next was Shao, who raised his hand nervously as he said that.

“It’s a bit embarrassing to admit, but my guild Lan Canglong isn’t really swimming in Points like both of your guilds. You know, with how everyone dogpiles on us…”
“”Ah…””
“I mean, I’m not saying that’s a bad thing, I don’t really care about things like that…”

Crim and Sorleon let out voices of realization when Shao revealed the financial state of his guild. That reaction seemed to make Shao feel a bit awkward, so he nervously tried to move on.

They had to find a guild that did not own a castle yet. And one with the financial means to maintain it. There was only one guild who fit the bill.

“Well then, take good care of it, will you, Scarlet Demon Lord?”
“Alright, glad we could sort things out, Scarlet Demon Lord.”

Crim felt two hands plop on both her shoulders.

Her two fellow Demon Lords were looking at her with relieved smiles, almost like they had just gotten rid of something that would have been a thorn on their side otherwise.

“I…I shall take it, then.”

While she felt like the arrangement was a bit unfair, Crim was not exactly opposed to owning that castle either, so she slowly nodded at them. Then again, a part of her had already expected things would end that way.

“So be it decreed. This castle and the isle upon which it stands shall henceforth be claimed by us, Lua Cheia, from this day forth.”
“Ah, yes! It’ll be a pleasure to have you here, Master!”

Da’at Seyfert looked elated to hear that, so much so that it was easy to imagine her as a puppy wagging its tail rapidly. In a way, that also revealed how lonely she had been tending to the castle on her own for so long.

“We’ll come to hang out a lot, flowery lady!”
“Thank you for accepting us, miss spirit!”
“Yes…yes!”

Lycoris and Hinagiku quickly ran up to her, hugging her tightly, which did not seem to really bother Da’at.

“Aww, things worked out for the best then, didn’t they?”
“Mhm mhm, they look very happy with it too, and this island is really pretty.”
“Hahah… Well, that’s true. I’m sure it was for the best.”

Seeing that everything seemed to be alright in the end, Crim smiled together with everyone else.

With the loot distribution complete, they returned to the town of Nebel.

There the raid party dissolved, with some members heading off into Schwarzwald to explore, others teleported back home, and eventually they were all gone when it was around 10 pm in the real world.

Lycoris and Hinagiku were the youngest of the group, so they had also logged out already. Crim was left together with Frey and Freya, and they stood in the Transport Plaza to see the other Guild Masters, Sorleon and Shao, off.

“I offer my thanks for thy coming; thy help was much appreciated. Let’s hope we can do it again one day.”
“Yeah, I’ll go over the data we gathered and see if I can come up with better strategies for next time, and I’ll definitely tell you to come along too.”
“I feel like we could do this as a monthly thing, the rewards were really good too after all.”
“Hahah… Well, I shall give it some thought then. Our alliance still stands, so feel free to come visit whenever you wish.”

Those were Crim’s final words before they waved at her and stepped into the teleporter, vanishing from there.

While allied, they were still rival guilds, so if a day came when they had to fight each other, they would do so without holding back, but the three Demon Lords still appreciated spending time together.