"Of course." ×N

"Well."

Ying clapped her hands. "While you're recovering, I'll take care of preparing lunch."

"Okay~"

Even though she was lying on the ground, Alicia still thrashed around a couple of times like a salted fish. "Ying, you really are the kindest..."

"After all, you need to be well-fed to have the strength to take a beating."

"???"

Isn't there something wrong with what you're saying?

******

That evening...

"Sigh~"

As the Astrea Familia group emerged from the underground city and onto the surface street, [Cunning Rat] Lyra rubbed her shoulders and asked curiously, "Arischel, don't you find it strange?"

"Even though our wounds have all healed, why do we still feel a dull ache?"

Upon hearing this…

"I think this is what they call 'psychological trauma'."

Kaguya sighed helplessly.

Today, they really got a good 'lesson' from Ying... that is, the blonde, gold-eyed girl in the white dress who was walking at the front.

There's nothing we can do; the 'challenge' was proposed by our side, but... we simply can't beat them.

Most importantly, Kaguya could see that even though her side had already used all their trump cards, Ying... she had never really played her hand.

This makes it even more difficult to force her to use her trump card.

Preliminary speculation...

"Ying, at least like the [Hero] and the others, has a Grace level of Lv.6, right?"

"I have a feeling it might be even higher?"

"Lv.7? Impossible, impossible."

……

Niz and the others were also whispering among themselves.

At this time...

"Ying, you wouldn't happen to be a member of the 'Hera Familia,' would you?"

Leila suddenly walked up to Ying and tentatively asked a question.

After all, if Ying is truly a member of the 'Hera Familia', then it wouldn't be surprising if she were only a Level 7.

Unfortunately……

You guessed wrong.

Ying shrugged and shook her head. "I have no connection with that faction."

"Ugh?"

Alexie also came closer and affectionately took Luminous's arm. "I thought you came back to deal with the 'dark faction' causing trouble within Orario because you couldn't stand it anymore."

"So I guessed wrong."

Hearing her say that...

"I'm just a 'traveler' who happened to be passing through Orario."

Ying smiled helplessly, "It's fortunate that Mia's mother was willing to let me work for her, otherwise, I wouldn't even have a place to stay."

This was a tacit understanding.

After all, with her strength, she could go anywhere in the world.

No one pointed it out.

"besides……"

Ying narrowed her eyes slightly. "Laila, what are you trying to do by sneaking your hand out like that?"

"Uh~"

The little girl's right hand, which was reaching for the bell at Ying's waist, froze in place.

Along with them, Alexie, who was holding her silly sister's arm, also froze.

"Oh dear, members of the Goddess of Justice are playing these kinds of tricks... Lady Astrea might cry... No, she might find it quite amusing, right?"

Ying looked at Alisha with a half-smile, "Anyway, you're being naughty~"

"Ha, ha ha~"

The red-haired girl gave a few awkward laughs.

immediately……

"What does it matter?"

Good heavens, this grown-up is actually acting like a child.

She swung Ying's arm around and around...

"Since Ying is a traveler passing through Orario, wouldn't it be alright for her to stay with us (the Astrea Familia) and become our family?"

"..."

Ying remained silent for a moment.

At this moment...

"Successful!"

Kaguya is indeed very good at seizing opportunities.

She saw the blonde girl momentarily lose focus, so she quickly reached out and, taking advantage of the moment when Alexandra's arm was being held, touched the small bell.

Actually, at this point, Ying still had a way to stop this behavior.

but……

"Ah~"

With a thousand thoughts swirling in her mind, she finally... gradually relaxed.

The next moment...

"Hee hee~"

Kaguya held the small bell in her hand and waved it in front of Hikari's eyes.

At this moment, silence speaks louder than words.

******

That night...

The location is inside the 'Temple of Time (Dust Song Pot)', which was personally created by Ling Shu.

Have you made up your mind?

"Hmm~"

Inside the meeting room, Ying looked at the 'little person' sitting in the main seat and said with a light laugh, "I was too conflicted before."

"But I forgot that my relationship with Sister Goddess will not cease to exist because of a mere change in 'divine grace'."

She looked at the split entity in the center, which was being controlled in real time by Ling Shu's own consciousness, and said, "The relationship between you (the original body) and Seele is the same, isn't it?"

"Heh~"

Ling Shu himself and Ying, who is his 'anima consciousness', are very similar in personality.

The former is not as emotional as the latter.

and so……

"After all, this is your own decision, and I will respect your choice."

As they spoke, Ling Shu (the split version) was already preparing to use the "additional magic attribute" characteristic of the "Absolute False God" skill, and to use Ying's [Erosion] development ability to remove the existing "divine grace" from her.

Or it could be said that it is preparing to transform the divine grace behind it into an unlocked state of 'being able to convert'.

Next, Ying only needs to go to the goddess Astrea and receive her divine blood to 'level up'.

"Oh, right."

During the activation of the skill, Ling Shu (the separated entity) suddenly mentioned, "Speaking of which, on Earth, Astraea is not only the goddess of justice, but also the guardian deity of Virgo, and a goddess of purity like Artemis."

"Most importantly..."

"She was also known as the 'Goddess of the Stars'."

The little figure on the table smiled amiably. "This name suits you well, doesn't it!"

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A few minutes later...

"Miya's mom, thank you so much for your care these past few days."

Ying was on the first floor of the 'Abundant Mistress' tavern, saying goodbye to the middle-aged woman.

Regarding this...

"Are you done talking? Remember to come to work tomorrow."

The 1.8-meter-tall 'dwarf' woman stood with her hands on her hips and said, "If you suddenly 'run away' like this, my business here will plummet."

"Hehe~ No way."

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