050 Pure-hearted God of Wisdom
Hearing this, Yuuki Asuna couldn't help but be stunned. Just as she was about to reply, they had already arrived at the entrance of the white castle mansion. There, Iwanaga Kotoko, who had changed into a new light pink Western-style dress, with a pink neck ring around her neck, and a petite, cute appearance, was already standing to welcome them.
"Asuna Yuuki, Asagiri, please come in."
Hearing Iwanaga Kotoko address Asagiri in such an intimate, first-name basis, Yuuki Asuna felt a surge of jealousy again. Even she, at this stage, only addressed Asagiri politely as Utsunomiya.
You, aren't you a bit too familiar?
Just then, Iwanaga Kotoko noticed Asagiri's right hand, which had formed a gesture as if holding a gun. She immediately reacted and first smiled at the leading maid.
"Thank you for your hard work, you can leave now."
"Yes, young lady."
After the maid turned and walked away, Iwanaga Kotoko looked at Asagiri and showed a sweet and gentle smile.
"I know you can't fully trust me yet, but I assure you, everyone in this house has been temporarily asked to leave. Now, there are only the three of us. I haven't set up any ambushes for you, please rest assured, you and Asuna Yuuki."
"Everyone has been asked to leave, but..."
Asagiri returned the smile and asked in return.
"What about those so-called specters and yokai?"
Iwanaga Kotoko was stunned for a moment, then as if amused, she laughed lightly and waved her hand, explaining.
"You've completely misunderstood. Although I am the God of Wisdom for the oddities and they respectfully call me Princess, the things I can order them to do are just sending messages, gathering information, and so on."
"Making them kill people? More than ninety-five percent of oddities don't have the ability to harm people. The remaining small portion either can't understand my commands at all and will even attack me, being only monsters of pure malice, or, even if they can understand, they will refuse to carry out harmful commands."
"After all, the fundamental reason they support me as the God of Wisdom is to maintain order between oddities and human society, and this is also my duty. If I issue commands that contradict this goal, it means I am not qualified to be their Princess."
"Moreover..."
Iwanaga Kotoko raised her cane and tapped her left leg, making a clear sound, and said with a smile.
"A frail girl with a physical disability like me, both Asuna Yuuki and you, can instantly kill me at such a close distance, right? If I had really set up an ambush, I definitely wouldn't appear before you myself, and so close to you."
After saying this, Iwanaga Kotoko turned around, pushed open the mansion door, and then made a gesture of invitation, smiling.
"Please come in."
After entering the mansion and arriving at the living room, after Yuuki Asuna and Asagiri sat on the sofa, Iwanaga Kotoko pointed to the brewed black tea on the coffee table and the exquisite small pastries, saying,
"Sorry, because I had to ask everyone to leave early, the tea might be a bit cold."
Yuuki Asuna quickly waved her hand, saying somewhat reservedly,
"It's okay."
"Alright, as long as you don't mind. Now, let's talk about the main business."
Iwanaga Kotoko didn't say another word of courtesy. She directly took out her phone, opened the app with the eye icon, and handed it to Asagiri and Yuuki Asuna.
"This is the clear reward information I received."
Yuuki Asuna looked at the phone screen. She saw that the clear evaluation Iwanaga Kotoko received was almost identical to hers, the difference being that she received an S+ evaluation, while Iwanaga Kotoko only received an A- level evaluation. Even the clear reward was just a short line.
[Congratulations on receiving clear reward: Unlock basic profession "Warlock", obtain skill "Curse's Gaze", mental strength slightly increased]
[Warlock: A basic combat support profession that deals mental damage to enemies by consuming mental power to cast skills]
[Curse's Gaze: When making eye contact with an enemy, this skill can be activated by consuming a certain amount of mental power. If the Player's mental strength is higher than the opponent's, the enemy will experience symptoms such as dizziness, vomiting, or coma. The specific effect depends on the difference in mental strength between both parties. If the Player's mental strength is lower than the opponent's, the skill activation fails, and the user will suffer a 50% backlash of the skill effect]
"This... this reward..."
Yuuki Asuna looked like she wanted to say something but hesitated. She wanted to say that this reward seemed even worse than the reward she got when clearing the beginner dungeon, but she was afraid of being too direct and rubbing salt in Iwanaga Kotoko's wound. She could only force a smile and say,
"Um... this reward is quite suitable for you..."
"This reward is really garbage."
Before Yuuki Asuna could finish her comforting words, Asagiri had already switched to blunt mode.
"However, an A- level clear evaluation indeed only deserves this level of reward."
"You're right."
Upon hearing this, Iwanaga Kotoko didn't show any displeasure. She just smiled and nodded.
"However, this was somewhat expected. After all, to be frank, even without me, you two could have cleared this dungeon in the same way. And I didn't actually participate in the combat like Asuna Yuuki did, so the system's judgment that my help in clearing the dungeon was too small, and giving only this level of evaluation and reward, is quite reasonable."
After saying this, Iwanaga Kotoko held a tray in one hand and picked up the tea cup on it with the other, taking a small sip of black tea. Her movements were full of elegance and composure.
She looked at Asagiri, revealing a hint of a smile.
"Although I fell in love with you at first sight, if I show such sincerity and you still don't trust me, my heart as a pure maiden will be very hurt."
Yuuki Asuna couldn't help but retort,
"You? Pure maiden? Please, I've never heard of a pure maiden actively asking a guy to do... to do that..."
"Oh, are you referring to me wanting Asagiri to help me promote the development of certain body parts?"
There wasn't the slightest trace of shyness on Iwanaga Kotoko's fair and adorable cheeks. Instead, she replied very confidently,
"I wasn't asking just any guy to help me. I specifically requested that Asagiri help me. Isn't that pure?"