"The Loki Familia recruited two Amazon sisters last year," Lefiya continued in a low voice to Cecil. "I heard they're only twelve, but they're already Lv.3 adventurers."
Because she'd once wanted to join the Loki Familia, Lefiya knew their "intel" inside and out.
"So amazing," Cecil said.
"Yeah…"
"Lefiya, you're close to Lv.3 too, right?"
"Hehe… it's all thanks to Evan… it's Evan's credit," the elf girl said shyly, scratching her head with a silly grin. Ever since she'd joined the Astrea Familia for her internship, her [Magic] stat had already risen by more than two hundred points in just these few days. She wasn't far from reaching a D rank—once she did, she'd be able to level up whenever she wanted.
Her talent wasn't bad at all, so of course she planned to push her abilities to their limits before upgrading. At this pace, it would only take a few months.
Right now, Lefiya was basically a starry-eyed fangirl. Evan was just way too incredible in her eyes.
Without realizing it, the carriage had arrived at the Hostess of Fertility. A beautiful gray-haired girl greeted them, then called over other waitresses to help unload the goods.
Don't be fooled by how cute they all looked—their strength was enormous. Maybe, like Anya, they were adventurers too?
Except for Syr.
The gray-haired girl currently directing everyone around.
"Would you like something to drink, Miss Cecil, Miss Lefiya?" she asked, smiling so gently it felt like it could melt you. "Mama Mia made chilled orange juice this morning. It's really good."
"Thank you—then we won't be polite," Cecil replied.
"Mm! Please wait a moment!"
The girl hurried inside. Not long after, she came back with two huge glasses of orange juice and handed them to Cecil and Lefiya, who were also helping with the unloading.
The tavern didn't open at noon—during the day it only took meal orders from citizens like a restaurant. It wouldn't open its doors until night. That was why Anya could run outside the city right now to train Evan.
Just as Cecil and Lefiya were about to leave, a small group walked in. At the front was a young man in an ornate pure-white robe, decorated with gold all over—clearly a traveler from far away.
Orario was the center of the world. Nobles and wealthy people from every nation wanted to come and see the one true city of adventurers with their own eyes.
Tourism was booming as a result.
This traveler was obviously visiting for the first time. Otherwise, he wouldn't have done something like this—even with several bodyguards who clearly looked like adventurers.
"Hello, beautiful lady."
He smiled and spoke to the girl named Syr in a deliberately soft voice.
"I think I'm lost. May I ask where Hero's Bridge is? I'd like to visit it. And if you don't mind… it would be even better if you could be my local guide."
As he spoke, he placed a clear, blue gemstone on the counter in front of the gray-haired girl.
It was blatantly a pickup attempt.
Cecil and Lefiya both looked disgusted, but Syr merely said calmly, "Sorry. I don't have time."
"What a shame," the man said with a shrug.
Even as he left, he couldn't stop himself from turning back to stare at the beautiful gray-haired girl again and again.
A small interruption—over.
Cecil and Lefiya said goodbye to the waitresses, then drove the carriage toward another tavern for their next delivery.
But not long after—
As the two girls skillfully navigated the city streets, in District Six—just across from the tavern—they suddenly heard screams coming from a nearby alley.
Cecil and Lefiya both turned to look, curious.
And then they saw it.
In the alley not far away, several men had been beaten down. The leader was the same out-of-town traveler who'd just tried to flirt with Syr. His face was swollen and bruised, and the once-handsome features were smeared with blood.
Standing over him was a catman youth who wasn't very tall. He had messy black hair, and narrow golden eyes that always gave off an indescribably chilling aura.
[The Goddess's Chariot], Allen Fromel—vice-captain of the Freya Familia, a Lv.6 First-Class Adventurer, famous for the rumor of being [Orario's Fastest]. They said no one could catch up to his speed.
Lefiya recognized him instantly—because someone that powerful, standing at the very top of Orario, was simply too famous.
"Get out of this city. If I see you again, I'll kill you."
The catman said it coldly.
He wasn't joking.
But what was confusing was why he would treat a group of visiting travelers like this.
"Is it because of Syr?" Cecil suddenly remembered she'd seen Allen at the tavern a few times before. The catman always sat alone in a corner, wearing an expression that screamed keep your distance.
So scary!
Cats like Anya were way cuter!!
What made people puzzled was that Syr was just an ordinary girl—not even an adventurer. Would that really make the vice-captain of the Freya Familia care this much?
As the two girls gossiped, Allen's figure had already vanished. No one knew where he'd gone…
…
Anya never talked about her past.
And the considerate Evan never asked. It wasn't a big deal anyway—because what mattered wasn't the past, but the present.
"Anya, look—this is how you know it's cooked just right. The skin needs to be a little charred to taste best…"
On the flat ground outside the forest, near fields planted with fresh green seedlings, the boy and girl squatted beside a small campfire, focused on roasting potatoes.
Training was over.
In the end, Evan still hadn't managed to touch the little bell on Anya's waist. Which was normal—he'd just try again tomorrow.
More importantly, the training with the idiot kitty had genuinely helped. Little by little, he could feel himself regaining control and adapting to his post-level-up body.
Winning and losing never mattered.
What mattered was adapting to the new power that came with leveling up.
And now—
After an entire afternoon, before Anya returned to the tavern for work, Evan had to keep their "promise" and teach her how to make a delicious potato feast!
At the Harvest Festival (the Goddess Festival) this autumn, the catgirl planned to show off, cook amazing food, and shock everyone at the tavern!!
That was because after she'd eaten Evan's omelet-and-potato dish before, she'd decided this would be the most important thing of the year (for an idiot kitty, anyway).
Evan could understand it.
In past years, Anya had probably been laughed at for being too clumsy. After all, she was the "senior" who could still trip while serving dishes in the tavern.
But it wasn't only about proving herself!
Anya also wanted to do something for everyone at the tavern. Mama Mia had taken them in when they had nowhere to go, so Anya wanted to repay the most important "family" she had!!
As for the request to teach Anya to make "a delicious potato feast," Evan thought it was effortless.
Potatoes—so long as the ingredients were good—couldn't really go wrong. And these were premium potatoes personally cultivated by Goddess Demeter. What could possibly be wrong with them?!
So—
As long as you cooked them through, they'd be delicious.
Just like now, as the fire roasted the potatoes and filled the air with an unbelievably sweet aroma.
"Mmm…" Anya was already drooling. She could practically taste how good those golden roasted potatoes were.
"Here. Try one first."
"Hah! Then this kitty won't hold back—hot hot hot hot hot hot—nya—!"
Anya's hands were fine, but she'd been too eager and burned her mouth. She kept sticking out her pink little cat tongue, blowing frantically on the potato in her hands, looking desperate to devour it.
"Don't rush. There's plenty," Evan said.
"Mm!"
"By the way, Anya," Evan continued, chewing on his own potato—carbs after exercise really were heavenly—and then remembered something important. "What [Development Ability] do you think is better?"
When an adventurer leveled up from Lv.1, they could obtain a new [Development Ability]—though not always. Each level-up could offer zero or several choices depending on the adventurer's "level-up journey," and you could only pick one each time. They granted special bonuses or strange abilities.
For example, [Smithing], essential for blacksmiths, was one of the most classic Development Abilities. Only after acquiring it could a smith craft weapons and armor with special traits, and even forge First-Class gear for adventurers above Lv.5.
Another common one was [Abnormal Resistance], which increased resistance to poisons and various toxins…
Evan hadn't chosen his Development Ability yet, so he figured he'd ask Anya, a "veteran adventurer."
And the idiot kitty's answer was—
"[Run Away], nya."
"Huh?"
"In the Dungeon, surviving is what matters most, nya."
"But I remember 'Run Away' is a rare ability that only appears at Lv.4 and above."
"Oh, right…"
"Do you have [Run Away], Anya?"
"Nope! This kitty has [Abnormal Resistance], nya!!"
"That's the most ordinary one."
Evan remembered: on the upper floors there was a monster called the Purple Moth, which sprayed scale powder that could paralyze or poison you. So when many adventurers leveled up, [Abnormal Resistance] would often appear as a choice.
"It's not ordinary, nya! This kitty's not like those basic idiots, nya!!"
"Then what's different about it?"
"This kitty's [Abnormal Resistance] is like a dragon's, nya!"
"So strong, huh."
No wonder Cecil collapsed from poisoning after one bite of Anya's lunch box—while Anya ate it and was totally fine.
"Heh heh heh! This kitty is the strongest, nya!" The idiot kitty puffed up proudly, hands on hips again.
Of course Anya didn't have [Run Away].
Because a chariot only charges forward—
Or gets scrapped as defective and thrown into some forgotten corner, abandoned where no one will ever look…
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