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The Goddess did not doubt it in the slightest.

Letting her silver hair glint in the sunlight as it fluttered behind her, she left the scene.

"Let's play again next time... Ling Xuan."

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

Slash—

A flash of silver.

With a single strike, Ais instantly ended the giant monster's life.

"Mm, is it over?"

"Yes..."

Ais made her silver saber screech as she smoothly sheathed it.

Seeing the giant monster collapse onto the street with a tremendous crash, the surrounding citizens all erupted in cheers.

Loki stood behind Ais, bored out of her mind.

"Oh, that was kind of disappointing.

And it doesn't look like anything serious happened anywhere... Feels like we got played."

Hearing that, Ais nodded as well.

Indeed, she felt the same way.

On the way here, they had expected some citizens to be injured.

Yet things had gone so smoothly that it was somewhat beyond their expectations.

After arriving, they discovered that these monsters had not harmed anyone at all.

They had merely wandered roughly around the Arena, as though searching for "something."

It felt as if the whole incident had been under someone's control...

Who had released these monsters, and for what purpose?

Such doubts surfaced in Ais's mind.

However, she had no way of resolving them for the time being.

"Is everything taken care of now?"

"No... There's still one left."

Of the twelve monsters that had escaped, one Silverback Ape remained.

Ais nodded.

Upon hearing that the monster was also on East Main Street, Ais and Loki immediately headed there.

However...

When they reached the scene, both of them could not help but look stunned.

That was because the street before them showed not a trace of fear. Instead, it was exceptionally lively.

The pedestrians showed no fear of the monster; instead, they seemed more excited?

Seeing this, question marks practically appeared over both their heads.

Loki approached the crowd gathered before an alley and asked what had happened.

"Ma'am, where's the monster? What's going on?"

"It's like this. I heard some boy took down the monster! People from Daedalus Road just came over and described what happened. They said that the instant the monster appeared, that boy used some strange weapon to take it out in one strike!"

????

Hearing that description, Ais's heart suddenly tightened.

In her impression, there was probably only one person in this city capable of challenging foes above his level.

"W-Wait, ma'am, who is this boy?"

Just as Loki continued to press for answers, the crowd ahead began to stir.

It drew the attention of the people present.

"Excuse me, please make way!"

That voice was incomparably familiar to Ais.

The surrounding crowd also started to buzz.

Countless people were curious about the hero who had saved the entire street.

Even Loki showed a rare flicker of interest.

"I'll go take a look too."

Upon hearing that voice, Ais was somehow compelled to follow at the very back of the crowd.

She stood on tiptoe and craned her neck to look ahead.

Then she saw Ling Xuan...

Ais's golden eyes followed the boy's figure.

So it really was him...

Ais's gaze remained fixed on Ling Xuan.

Sure enough, he was the only one in this city who could defeat a Silverback Ape at Level 1.

After all, he had even defeated a far stronger Minotaur.

A mere Silverback Ape was naturally nothing to him!

At that moment, Ais's gaze suddenly froze.

Because the boy was not alone.

Two beautiful women stood beside him. One looked rather young, but her figure was anything but negligible.

The other was simply a very beautiful elven girl.

Seeing how intimate their relationship with Ling Xuan appeared to be,

Ais did not know why, but the joy she had felt upon seeing the boy instantly vanished.

Three words inexplicably emerged in her heart.

"What about me...?"

You Idiot Loli Goddess! ### At this very moment, after Ling Xuan defeated the monster,

the entire Chat Group was anything but calm!

Because just moments ago, a video had appeared in the Chat Group out of nowhere and tagged everyone.

Kafka: ???? What is this? A video?

Izayoi Sakamaki: Interesting. A video was generated out of nowhere? This group really does have other uses after all...

Bronya: I wonder what kind of video it is. I'm a little curious.

Without exception, everyone present opened the video.

The video was not very long and soon finished playing.

Kiana: Are monsters like that unique special monsters from Ling Xuan's world?

Izayoi Sakamaki: To be honest, that monster wasn't as strong as I imagined. It feels insignificant... Compared to the monster, I'm more curious about those dual pistols. They look pretty cool.

Kafka: Such cool dual pistols... They really don't suit a profession like adventurer, do they?

Elysia: ...Wait, those dual pistols!!!! @Ling Xuan How do you have dual pistols like those? That's Heavenly Fire Judgement! Good thing you used the dual-pistol form. If you'd used the greatsword form, you would have died!

Kiana: Heavenly Fire Judgement!? If I remember correctly, that was the weapon my dad used. Why do you have my dad's weapon? Could it be that you know my father?

Bronya: Heavenly Fire Judgement, also known as the Seventh Divine Key, is a Divine Key forged from the Herrscher Core of the Seventh Herrscher of the Previous Era—the Herrscher of Flame. In its dual-pistol form, Heavenly Fire Judgement commands the power of "flame" and possesses the greatest destructive power.

Izayoi Sakamaki: Something like this can actually happen? Interesting, very interesting. As an adventurer, you can actually possess a weapon from another world. Could it be that you have the ability to travel between worlds?

Seeing everyone in the group discussing it heatedly, Ling Xuan did not offer much explanation and simply let them speculate as they pleased.

After all, even if he told them the truth, the people in the group might not believe it.

Templates and such... were even more unbelievable than a Chat Group!

With that thought,

Ling Xuan turned his attention back to shopping with Hestia and Ryu Lion.

Soon, the day came to an end.

After some discussion, everyone decided to have dinner at The Hostess of Fertility.

There, they finally met Syr, whom they had been unable to find all day.

"Syr, where did you go? We looked for you all day and couldn't find you."

Ryu Lion looked at Syr before her with some anxiety, afraid that something might have happened to her.

After all, monsters had escaped during this festival.

Syr was just an ordinary person.

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

After hearing that reassurance, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief and returned Syr's wallet to her.

After that, everyone indulged themselves at the tavern.

Soon, a wonderful day came to an end.

Ling Xuan held Hestia's little hand as they slowly walked down the street.

"Ling Xuan, we spent way too much just now. We could've just ordered some food and enjoyed ourselves."

Hestia said with a dissatisfied expression.

Ling Xuan could not help but pause slightly upon hearing that.

Hestia, you're a goddess. Why are you acting like such a housekeeper?

Seeing Ling Xuan's unconcerned look, Hestia grew even more annoyed.

"What we spent today was enough for me to eat for a whole month before! Did you deliberately splurge on Ryu Lion or Syr!?"

Well then, the vinegar jar had overturned again.

Smelling that familiar sourness, Ling Xuan directly placed one hand on the head of the loli Goddess.

"What are you thinking?"

At that gesture, a blush once again appeared on Hestia's face, but she still did not let Ling Xuan off.

"Then what was it for?"

"Of course, because I had an unexpected gain today."

Although they had spent quite a lot today, it was still within his means.

After farming monsters for so long, Ling Xuan's little treasury was hardly a problem.

And he had successfully dealt with a Silverback Ape. The gold it dropped was far more than what they had spent.

Moreover, along the way, Ling Xuan could tell that Ryu Lion's favorability had been steadily rising.

His own reputation had risen as well.

After this incident, everyone in the Dungeon knew Ling Xuan's name.

"There's absolutely no need to worry about money. We can eat as much of this food as we want. If the owner hadn't been unwilling, I could've bought the whole tavern!"