The chasm between Lv.1 and Lv.4 known as 'Basic Abilities' was, in the end, an objective physical law.
Ten minutes later.
"Bam!"
Following the final collision,
Kirukiru Amou was sent flying backward, her feet sliding for several meters after landing before she barely managed to stop.
By now,
Kirukiru Amou's breathing was completely ragged.
Her forehead was drenched in sweat, and her long black hair clung messily to her cheeks.
But,
Those eyes.
In those eyes as black as ink,
There wasn't the slightest hint of defeat.
On the contrary,
Within those black pupils, it was as if a fire had been ignited.
This was the mountain she had to cross.
The blood in her body was boiling.
The switch known as Delusion of Struggle was, at this moment, flipped firmly on.
She couldn't wait to turn this fresh defeat into fuel to become stronger.
...
"Alright."
Lord Heimdall, watching from the side, clapped his hands.
"Let's stop here."
The goal had already been achieved.
In fact,
It went even better than expected.
It seemed that the seed known as 'competition' had already been planted in Kirukiru Amou's heart.
Next,
It was just a matter of waiting for it to sprout, bloom, and bear fruit.
Hearing Lord Heimdall's words, Ryu dropped her stance and looked at Kirukiru Amou with a complicated expression.
"You are very strong."
"If you were the same level as me..."
"The one who lost just now might have been me."
"A loss is a loss."
"There are no 'ifs'."
"I lost."
"But tomorrow,"
"I will continue to challenge you."
Kirukiru Amou was indifferent to the loss, her fighting spirit burning fiercely.
"..."
"I'll be ready anytime,"
Ryu responded in a low voice.
...
With that,
Morning practice came to an end.
As the group left the residence and headed toward the entrance of the Dungeon,
Ryu hurried back to The Hostess of Fertility.
Although it was still morning and there were no customers in the tavern yet,
However,
The tavern was already starting to get busy.
Mama Mia's powerful roars would drift out from the kitchen from time to time, making the wine glasses on the tables tremble.
"Where is everyone?!"
"Where the hell did you go?!"
"Are the potatoes peeled yet?!"
"Coming! I'm coming, meow!!"
Anya, carrying a basin of potatoes larger than her head, ran out of the storage room in a panic, nearly tripping over her own feet and face-planting.
Before Ryu could sneakily blend in,
"Yo~"
"Isn't this our Ryu?"
A sarcastic voice drifted out from the nearby shadows.
Two figures wearing maid uniforms were leaning against the doorframe, staring at her with ill intent.
—Black Cat, Chloe Rollo.
—Black Fist, Lunova Faust.
"You guys..."
Ryu's body stiffened, and she instinctively wanted to retreat.
But,
It was too late.
"Swish!"
One on the left, one on the right.
Two pairs of hands, like iron pincers, firmly gripped Ryu's shoulders.
"Nowhere to be seen first thing in the morning."
"You didn't even show up for the morning shift cleaning, meow."
"You made the two of us do twice the work."
Lunova leaned into Ryu's ear, a dangerous smile hanging on her face.
"Tell us."
"Where did you go fooling around?"
"Could it be..."
"Did you go to meet some lover?"
"No, I didn't!"
Ryu was thrown into a bit of a fluster by this sudden accusation.
"Don't talk nonsense!"
"I simply went to work!"
"Work?"
Chloe's pair of cat ears immediately perked up.
She was like a cat that had caught the scent of fish.
She circled around Ryu, her nose twitching twice as she seemed to sniff for any lingering scent on Ryu's body.
"Meow?"
"This smell..."
"Is it the scent of high-grade incense, meow?"
"Ryu!"
"Confess honestly, meow!"
"Did you go to some rich person's house?"
"..."
Faced with the interrogation from these two...
Ryu's body suddenly stiffened.
Even though she tried her best to hide it...
After living together for several years, the panic of having her secret hit home was still revealed to Chloe and Lunova.
"Looks like I guessed right, meow."
Seeing Ryu's reaction, Chloe became even more certain.
"What's the matter?"
"Is the salary Mama Mia gives you not enough to spend?"
"To think you'd actually run off to a place like that to work a part-time job?"
"Tell us, tell us."
"Exactly which wealthy family is it?"
Lunova also leaned in close to Ryu.
"I..."
Faced with the interrogation of the two, Ryu finally sighed helplessly and could only choose to tell the truth.
"I did indeed go to someone's house to be a maid..."
"A maid?!"
Hearing those two words...
The two were shocked on the spot.
"For real?"
"Where?"
"A very large stone house in the luxury residential area of Northwest Avenue."
"Don't tell Syr about this. I went... to... return a favor to the other party."
"Hiss—"
As soon as these words came out, Chloe and Lunova couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.
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