A cross-dressing anime, starting with Kaguya-sama: Love Is War.

It was a set of light armor made from a mixture of mithril ore and some kind of soft monster leather, with an elegant moon white color throughout.

The breastplate was carved with exquisite fox tail patterns, while the arm and leg armor fit the girl's slender limbs perfectly, ensuring comprehensive protection without affecting her flexibility as a defender.

Chunji changed into her new clothes, exuding a heroic aura, her fox ears trembling nervously and excitedly.

Lynn chose a more robust black breastplate and matching arm and leg armor for herself.

The edges of the equipment were adorned with dark red metallic lines.

A magic crystal, capable of absorbing small amounts of impact, is embedded in the core of the breastplate.

Next, weapons.

Lynn ultimately chose a longsword called "Silent Wind".

The sword is long and slender, with a deep, matte black finish. It has no superfluous decorations, except for a thin, blood-red line that extends from the hilt to the tip.

This sword is worth over two million falies and is said to be able to easily cut through the hard skin of upper-level monsters.

After making their selections, the three of them went to the cashier.

"Hello, the total is 11.76 million Fali."

The shop assistant, a young human woman, quickly inventoried the goods and announced the final price.

More than ten million is an amount that would deter most LV1 adventurers.

Even reaching LV2 will take a very, very long time.

Lynn found the price acceptable and said, "The goddess Hephaestus just promised me a 10% discount."

33, I don't know you.

10% off?

Upon hearing this, the female shop assistant abruptly stopped.

She looked up, a professional smile on her face, but her eyes held suspicion.

"What did you say, sir?"

"The goddess Hephaestus... personally promised you a discount?"

Lynn nodded. "That's right."

The smile on the shop assistant's face froze instantly.

Eina stepped forward and revealed her guild advisor ID.

“Hello, I am Eina from the guild headquarters. Zul, I can testify that this is absolutely true.”

Upon seeing Eina's identification tag, the shop assistant's attitude softened considerably.

“Miss Eina, of course I believe you.”

"But we have never had a precedent, and I do not have the authority to offer discounts directly."

"Please wait a moment with this guest, I must go and check immediately."

After saying that, she hurriedly walked into the shop.

A murmur of discussion immediately arose from the surrounding area.

"Did you hear that? He actually said that the goddess Hephaestus gave him a discount!"

"Are you kidding me? Who does he think he is? Ais from the Loki Familia?"

"I think he's just bragging. I saw them coming down from the eighth floor just now and thought they were some big shots, but it turns out they're just here to put on airs."

"This is really embarrassing. Even the guild's advisors came forward, but they still don't believe it."

Before the murmurs had died down, the female shop assistant came running back.

This time, however, her face was no longer filled with doubt, but with disbelief.

She walked quickly to the counter and bowed deeply to Lynn.

"I'm so sorry, Lord Lynn! I've taken up your time!"

"It has been confirmed. The goddess has indeed given the order. You will enjoy a permanent 10% discount on all your purchases at this store!"

"After the discount, the total is 10,584,000 Fali!"

The entire area fell silent instantly.

The adventurers, who had been discussing the matter, now stared wide-eyed, their mouths agape as if they could fit an egg in them.

permanent!

10% off!

These few phrases, taken together, stirred up a storm in their minds.

The shop assistant carefully arranged all the equipment with great respect.

"Oh my god...it's really true!"

"A permanent 10% discount... Even the leaders of the top-tier clans might not get that kind of treatment, right?"

"Just who is he?"

The envious gazes almost burned Lynn apart.

They wished they could receive the same treatment as Lynn.

Just as Lynn finished paying and was waiting for the final equipment check, the trio she had met earlier also went up to the fifth floor.

It was Runova and her two companions.

"Wow! The stuff here is so much better than on the fourth floor!" The little girl's eyes lit up, and she almost pressed herself against the display case.

The goblin man looked at the price tag and scratched his head sheepishly, "It's so expensive..."

Runova's gaze swept over the dazzling array of equipment, and her voice softened unusually.

"Vivi, Siruk, aren't you two getting married next month?"

"Consider it a wedding gift from me to you. Go ahead and choose one; I'll pay for it."

"Runova!" The dwarf girl Vivi and the goblin boy Siluk both looked at her in surprise.

Vivi was a little embarrassed; "This is too expensive."

"Stop talking nonsense and go quickly," Runova urged.

The two of them looked around and stopped in front of a pair of wristbands.

They were a pair of silver couple's wristbands, inlaid with tiny magic crystals, shimmering with iridescent light.

It clearly comes with some kind of blessing-like magical effect.

"This...is so beautiful." The girl's face was full of longing.

The sales clerk smiled and introduced, "These 'Unity Wristbands' not only provide protection, but can also slightly enhance the rapport between the wearers. The total price is 1.1 million fali."

Upon hearing the price, Weiwei's face immediately fell, and she quickly waved her hand, "Too expensive!"

Runova frowned and said directly to the shop assistant, "I'll take this one."

She pulled a money bag from her bosom, emptied out all her savings, and carefully counted them; she was still short 200,000 falies.

Her expression was somewhat unpleasant, but she still said to the shop assistant, "Can we use the reputation of our Damia Familia as collateral for the rest? We'll pay it back next month."

The shop assistant looked embarrassed.

"I'm very sorry, sir."

"The god Damia does not reside permanently in Yulari, and according to regulations, we cannot process your credit mortgage business."

Runova's body stiffened.

The adventurous glances from the surrounding people made her face burn.

Just as she was about to pull her companion away from the gift, a calm voice came from the side.

"If needed, I can lend you some manpower temporarily for your family, but there is a condition: you can provide assistance when your family needs manpower."

Runova turned around abruptly and saw Lynn standing there, seemingly out of nowhere.

The man I had just made eye contact with.

She looked at the stranger warily. "I don't know you."

Not wanting to put Runova in a difficult position, Vivi quickly grabbed Runova's arm.

"Runova, let's not go, let's go!"

Runova simply turned her head and looked at the two of them seriously as she asked;

"Do you like it or not? Tell the truth."

...

The photo shows Lunova.

34. Does he have a crush on you?

Lynn overheard Lunova talking about how she almost lost money.

While watching the anime, he thought the waitresses in "The Mistress of Plenty" were all nice people.

Lending a hand now is just a small favor.

Their strength is quite good; perhaps they can recruit a clan in the future.

Faced with Lunova's questioning,

Vivi and Siruk exchanged a glance, and in the end, they couldn't go against their hearts and nodded heavily in unison.

Seeing their affirmative answer, the tense lines on Lunova's face finally softened a little.

"I'm glad you like it."

After speaking, she took a deep breath, turned to look at Lynn, her eyes no longer wary, but with a generous and open expression.

"I'll lend you this money. I agree to your conditions. As long as it's not an unreasonable need, I will do my best to help you in the future."

"For the sake of fairness and trust, I will provide you with my information. My name is Runova, an adventurer of the Damia Familia."

“These are my companions, Vivi and Siluk. We can pawn our clan crests to you, or…”

Before she could finish speaking, Lynn took a money pouch from her bosom and tossed it to her.

Runova instinctively caught it, and the weight of the purse made her heart skip a beat; it contained far more than two hundred thousand falies.

"I believe you."

Lynn spoke calmly, giving Lunova no time to react, and said directly:

"When you have the money, come to the Astrea Familia's residence to pay it back."

After saying that, he turned and left with Haruhime and Eina.

Runova stood there, clutching the heavy money bag, her mind blank.

She opened the purse, inside which were neatly stacked one million fares.

One million.

Just like that, I lent it to her directly?

They didn't ask a single unnecessary question, and they didn't even ask for collateral.

He... just trusted a complete stranger like that?

“Runova…” Vivi came closer, watching Lynn’s departing figure, and whispered, “He… does he have a crush on you? I think he’s quite handsome.”

Suddenly, Siluk remembered something, and slapped his thigh.

"The Astrea Familia!"

"I remember now, everyone's saying that the Astrea Familia has recruited its only male member!"

"It's definitely him!"

A self-deprecating smile curled at the corners of Lunova's lips.

"He's clearly not an ordinary person, how could he possibly be interested in someone like me?"