Wood apologized jokingly as he looked toward Ais and the others. Only then did he notice that besides Ais and the Amazon sisters, another girl was standing beside Ais.
She wore a short pink-and-white dress, white knee-high socks, and her orange hair was tied in a high ponytail.
Her conspicuously pointed ears made it clear that she was a rare member of the Elf Clan.
As Wood looked at the elf girl, she sized him up in turn. But soon, she looked nervous and edged partly behind Ais.
"Why are there four of you? Loki only gave me two million Fali last night. Excluding Ais, you'll have to pay me another million Fali for the instruction fee."
At Wood's words, the Tione sisters could only give him wry smiles.
Tiona, in particular, looked exasperated. "Wood, you really are fixated on money. You're as single-minded about it as Ais is about getting stronger."
Apparently hearing Wood and the Amazon sisters talking, the elf girl, who had been hiding behind Ais, poked her head out and said, "I only came with Miss Ais. I'm not planning to accept your instruction.
"If I'm just tagging along and not training under you, I shouldn't have to pay, right?"
The elf girl's name was Lefiya Veridis. She was a Level 3 Adventurer with the title "Thousand Elf."
She was a gifted mage, blessed with excellent Mana and magic. Though she hadn't been an Adventurer for long, Lefiya had outstanding talent.
Riveria, the "Nine Demon Princess," who was also an elf and a member of their Familia, was even raising Lefiya as her successor.
Lefiya was easily flustered and deeply admired Ais. When she was with Ais, she could become extremely dependent on her.
When she heard last night that Ais was going to be working