The Hostess of Fertility.
Syr threw the work onto Anya and returned to her room alone.
"Lady Freya, good evening."
An elf with long golden hair stood in the room, slightly bowing to the returning goddess.
"Hedin, you've arrived at a good time."
Syr rubbed her ears, feeling a headache coming on.
Just a short while ago, Ryuu, who had taken three days off, returned to her faithful post.
But compared to before she left, Ryuu's condition had not only failed to improve, but was showing signs of worsening.
In just one hour, she had knocked over the wine twice and served the wrong dish three times.
Thanks to her, the roar from Mia was still echoing in Syr's ears, making her head buzz.
"Didn't you report yesterday that Ryuu's movements were very smooth? What is the situation now?"
"Ryuu and Cain had a fight."
"And then?"
"The two sides were deadlocked for twenty minutes. In the end, Ryuu had to use her full strength to win."
"Hm?"
Syr paused, then rubbed her ears again.
Did she just mishear something?
"Repeat what you just said."
"Ryuu and Cain had a fight. The two sides were deadlocked for twenty minutes. In the end, Ryuu had to use her full strength to win."
"..."
Good, it wasn't a hallucination.
But something felt off.
"During the twenty minutes of deadlock, approximately how much strength did Ryuu use?"
"Her physical fitness was initially equivalent to LV2, but after three exchanges, it rose to the LV3 level."
"So, you mean... Cain fought an adventurer at the LV3 level for twenty minutes and didn't lose?"
"Actually, it was more than just LV3. Ryuu used Parallel Chant during the fight."
Parallel Chant is a high-level technique that combines two types of magic. It requires a 'Magic Master' to maintain sufficient composure during a battle, chanting and releasing magic while dodging enemy attacks.
As a Magic Swordsman, Ryuu's proficiency in Parallel Chant far surpassed that of ordinary people, allowing her to simultaneously perform four actions: attacking, moving, dodging, and chanting.
As a fellow master of Parallel Chant, Hedin clearly understood how profound Ryuu's attainment in this area was.
Yet even so, Ryuu failed to take down Cain in the fight, and was even forced to reveal her full strength.
Let alone Ryuu, even Hedin, as an observer, was stunned for a long time seeing that scene.
"Lady Freya, I believe Cain lied about his strength at the Guild. He is absolutely not LV1."
"Whether he is LV1 or not is not important. What is important is that he received his blessing half a month ago."
"Half a month ago?"
Doubt flickered across Hedin's face.
Rarely, he doubted what his goddess said.
"Lady Freya, are you sure you aren't mistaken?"
"I wish I was mistaken."
After discovering Cain's peculiar soul, Syr specifically sent someone to investigate him.
According to the investigation results, Cain had an experience of collapsing by the roadside from hunger and being fed half a month ago.
If Cain already possessed a blessing before meeting Hestia, it would have been impossible for him to end up in such a state.
Even if he went to a construction site to move bricks, he would still be ten or even nine times stronger than an ordinary person without a blessing!
But in reality, Cain did not do that.
The turning point for his change was meeting Hestia and forming a Familia with her.
"Strange, where exactly did things go wrong?"
"Do you need me to investigate?"
"No, the matter with Cain is not urgent. First, investigate those monsters possessing human intelligence."
Although Cain's strength was a mystery, he was not an enemy no matter what.
Investigating the Xenos was more important than uncovering Cain's secret right now.
After sending Hedin away, Syr returned to the main hall.
Bang!
As soon as she walked into the hall, a dull sound came from not far away.
Immediately following that was a roar from Mia.
"Ryuu! What the hell are you doing, you idiot!"
"If you don't want to do it, get back to your room! If you won't do it, plenty of people will!"
"Sigh, my ears."
Syr sighed, and the headache that had just subsided began to throb again.
At this moment, she couldn't help but blame Cain slightly.
Why do you have to hit so hard?
You beat someone into a stupor, and in the end, it's the innocent employees like them who suffer.
...
[Cain — LV.1]
[Strength: A865 → S943]
[Endurance: B786 → A853]
[Agility: A893 → S996]
[Dexterity: A886 → S973]
[Magic Power: I0]
[Magic: None]
[Skills: Unification, Song of Courage.]
"Strange, the Endurance increase today seems a bit higher than usual."
Looking at the freshly updated stats before her, a look of surprise appeared on Hestia's face.
"Cain, did a monster beat you up?"
"It wasn't a monster that beat me."
Cain rubbed his shoulder and sighed quietly.
He had initiated the challenge against Ryuu intending to prove to her that he had a cheat, and that his strength improved quickly.
But he didn't know how Ryuu understood it; she got serious as they fought.
Even for the current Cain, facing an LV4 with maxed-out stats was still too much of a stretch.
Not being beaten black and blue was his final act of stubbornness.
After throwing the clothes, which had been torn into shreds, into the trash can, Cain changed into clean clothes and took out a gift box tied with a bow from his backpack.
"What is this?"
Hestia leaned over curiously.
"A gift for you."
Cain handed over the gift box.
"You need to make an appearance tomorrow. I took a detour to buy you a dress when I came back."
"A dress?" Hestia tilted her head: "Cain, how do you know my size?"
"You climb onto me every night while sleeping. It would be strange if I didn't know."
Hestia had very poor sleeping posture. Every time she slept, she would crawl onto Cain.
One time, the other party slept in such a way that she ended up upside down, hugging Cain's leg while sleeping.
The moment Cain opened his eyes that day, he saw a pair of jade feet right in front of his face.
Thanks to that, he not only obtained Hestia's measurements, but even knew her shoe size by heart.
"Hurry up and change, let's see how it looks."
"Mmm... Wait a moment!"
Hestia clutched the gift box and ran out of the room.
A moment later, a click was heard.
Hestia, now wearing the dress, pushed open the room door and walked in carefully, holding the hem of her skirt.
"How is it? Am I pretty?"
"Not bad, very beautiful."
Cain nodded slightly in appreciation.
The dress he chose for Hestia was predominantly blue, with an overall pure style.
However, because it wasn't custom-made, the upper part of the dress was a bit too small.
When Hestia wore it, her milky white breasts were compressed, creating a subtle, almost overflowing sense of temptation.
"Cain, although I'm happy that you like me dressed like this, can you look at my eyes when you speak?"
"I am observing whether the clothes fit properly."
"The smell of lies is already overflowing."
"Fine, I'm just simply lustful."
Cain nodded honestly and turned to open a nearby drawer.
"Take the dress off. Since we have time, let's adjust the size of the upper body."
"Huh? Cain, you know how to sew clothes?"
"I don't."
"?"
"It doesn't matter if I don't know how; someone else does."
Cain took out a purse from the drawer, shaking it to produce a series of crisp sounds.
"Let's go, we're going to do shopping."
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