First Trial of Transformation Magic

"However, Lyu, you'd better not tell Anya about this."

"Eh, why?"

"That girl has always believed she was abandoned by her Familia."

"What do you mean?"

The female elf lowered her voice as she asked.

Her friend was Sheele, but the other coworkers at the tavern were also friends she acknowledged.

After two years together, they had long reached the point where she would take a blade for them.

Naturally, Lyu cared about lively, adorable Kitten Girl Anya as well.

"Anya was driven out of the Familia by her Older Brother. The reason he gave was that she was too weak, and staying in the Familia might hold him back..."

Helen Sheele spoke softly. Previously, Goddess Lord had not allowed the Freya Familia to be exposed, so naturally she could not say anything. But now, Lady Freya had permitted it, so of course she could spill some inside information to Lyu, who was currently Sheele's friend.

"But Anya is Lv.4. Does that count as holding someone back?"

"Her Older Brother is Allen. Goddess Chariot Allen, Lv.6."

Hearing that, Lyu understood, though she was still somewhat confused. "Lv.4 is weaker than Lv.6, but only compared with Lv.6 Adventurers. Compared with other Adventurers, she's still among the strong ones, isn't she? Was there really a need to drive her out just because she was weaker?"

"Well, that was only the surface reason. I heard about Allen from my Older Sister. He's just a tsundere kitty. The reason he gave for driving out his own Younger Sister was that she was weak, but in truth, he simply didn't want Anya to keep taking part in Battle Wilderness training. Um, Lyu, have you heard of the Freya Familia's Battle Wilderness?"

"Yes, a little. I heard it's a place where they fight from sunrise to