After saying goodbye to Loki, Hyacine and Barbara exchanged a smile, then turned and went their separate ways.
There weren't many people in the Loki Familia, but saying goodbye to each one would take too much time, so the two simply split up and headed in different directions.
Riveria, who was trying on clothes in her room; Gareth, who was helping Familia members train in the training grounds; Finn, who was working overtime in the captain's office...
And Bete, who was sleeping against a tree; Tione, who was secretly observing Finn; and Tiona, who was playing with Aiz and Lefiya.
Although the time wasn't long, the Loki Familia had still left the two girls with many memories, worth the time spent saying goodbye.
"Hyacine, what's wrong? I get the feeling that something about you is different today?"
"Also, where did Barbara go?"
In Orario, because the Deliverer had used a powerful force to turn the ruins back into a city, this scene was witnessed by almost all Adventurers, and even the Guild issued a thank-you announcement.
Therefore, Hyacine and Barbara were the brightest stars in this city today, and many bards were even carrying the girls' stories far away, spreading their deeds across the world.
They were supposed to continue shining in this city, confronting the world's last threat, the Black Dragon.
However, Aiz felt that Hyacine was very unusual today...
It felt like... the feeling of when her mother was about to leave?
When Aiz was little, her mother Aria had left her side just like this to confront the Black Dragon with her father, and both ended up losing their lives.
And now, she felt a similar aura from Hyacine, as if this girl, who was like a spring breeze, could disappear at any moment...
"Barbara is over with Bete; she'll be here in a moment, but I have one important thing to give you, Aiz!"
Hyacine quietly pulled Aiz to a street corner, then embraced the blonde girl tightly while grasping her hand.
"This is?"
The moment their hands touched, Aiz noticed something hard in Hyacine's hand; the texture felt like some kind of metal?
"It's a very important weapon!"
Hyacine looked at Aiz seriously and shoved this tiny "weapon" into her hand.
If there were any modern people around, they would surely understand what this weapon was instantly: a bullet!
But this was, after all, the age of myth. Gods might know what this weapon meant, but the people of the lower world definitely wouldn't recognize it; at least, Aiz didn't.
But even if she didn't recognize it, that didn't affect how the weapon was used.
"Aiz, this is a weapon Barbara and I made using special power, and it's also an important amulet."
"If one day you encounter danger and are unfortunately attacked by monsters, it can ensure your safety."
"But if you encounter the Black Dragon, use it like this..."
Hyacine explained the usage of the weapon to Aiz very seriously, but Aiz listened, and in the end, only said, "Huh?"
"But actually, it doesn't need to be that complicated. You just need to throw this weapon at the monster, and you'll be able to eliminate it!"
"Of course, it's best not to use it on weaker monsters; otherwise, you'd waste this opportunity..."
Looking at the kind Hyacine before her, Aiz felt as if something was about to drift away from her, but the girl couldn't quite put into words what it was. She could only, like a little girl about to be abandoned, gently tug on the hem of Hyacine's red clothing.
"Aiz?"
Looking at the dejected Aiz, Hyacine just gently brushed her hand over her head, then said softly: "You're already a bit tired; rest for a while first."
After saying hello and telling Lefiya and Tiona in the distance to return to the Familia first, Hyacine took Aiz to a remote section of the Orario city wall. While admiring the sunset in the distance, she let the blonde girl rest her head on her lap.
But unlike the girl sleeping on her lap, Hyacine's mind had already drifted to another matter.
The leveling task was obviously complete; they had even exceeded the target and reached Lv.6. And the save count task had also reached an astonishing level.
The original task required saving 10 million people. After Andaris was defeated, it successfully brought the girl's save count to over 17 million, and after defeating the god, the task number reached 33,550,335.
Although there wouldn't be any rewards even if this task was completed, why was this number so familiar?
It not only exceeded the number of the original task but even reached three times that amount.
Looking at it before, she thought this task was terrifying, but now it didn't seem like much.
After all, in a sense, Hyacine and Barbara had saved this world twice, so reaching such a number wasn't very strange.
"It's a pity I didn't get to see Alise and Alfia after they were resurrected..."
The people previously resurrected by Barbara had all chosen to temporarily leave Orario because they had unfinished business to attend to.
It's just unexpected that during the time they left, such a major change would happen in the world, and even Orario was destroyed once.
"I'm afraid they are all on their way back to Orario now, right?"
"Too bad I won't be able to see them."
As the words fell, a golden light gradually emerged from Hyacine's body, and at the same time, it began to turn transparent.
This meant that the time for traversing to the DanMachi World had arrived, and Hyacine had to return directly to the system's space, just like Barbara.
But at the very last moment before returning, Hyacine cast her gaze toward the sleeping blonde girl on her lap, her face revealing a rare softness, completely different from the gentle smile she used for the general public.
"I'm leaving, Aiz."
"I hope you can live well in this world, preferably defeat the legendary Black Dragon, move past the hatred of your parents being killed, and walk toward your own future."
The golden light spots became more and more numerous, while Hyacine's figure became fainter and fainter, until her whole body was enveloped by the golden light spots. Aiz's head also began to slowly fall, finally landing gently on the chair.
Hyacine's final gentleness was still given to Aiz.
After all, Aiz had always regarded Hyacine and Barbara as beings similar to a "mother."
So at the last moment of leaving, she couldn't bear for her departure to cause the girl's head to hit the chair.
So much so that the number of saved people, in the final second, achieved an increase in a special sense.
The original save count was 33,550,335, and now?
33550335+1 =?
The answer is 33550336.
PS: This volume has ended. I'll rest tomorrow and start a new volume the day after.
Hyacine & Barbara / is it wrong to try to pick up girls in a dungeon??: Regarding the new volume, and taking a leave.
Recently, because of staying up late, my head hurts again.
I'll rest tomorrow and take a temporary leave.
-- I've also been looking for suitable characters and worlds in the pinned comments recently.
Characters are easy to choose because there are many similar characters, but it's hard to choose a world; there don't seem to be many worlds that match the characters well.
If nothing goes wrong, the next volume will be "Jingliu + Skirk" from the introduction, two teachers taking action together, heading to a world where swords are used; it's just missing Yixuan.
But if there's a more suitable one, it's not impossible to cut in line...
I find it especially difficult to choose a world now, just like when I go to the store to buy a drink, I always stand in front of the freezer for a long time; it's just too difficult!
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