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"How? You're unwilling?"

Octopus Lady saw the reluctance Hajiasha had hidden in her eyes. Her expression darkened as she asked calmly.

Hajiasha's heart tightened, and she hurriedly shook her head.

"No, no, no, I'm very willing."

"I was just surprised to hear that someone had been promoted to Golden Boot..."

"Madam, may I know in advance which Golden Boot Warrior performed such an extraordinary feat and successfully earned a Promotion?"

Faced with the Spirit Clan ranger's curiosity, Octopus Lady merely poured the tea from the pot into the cups, in no hurry to answer.

During that pause, Hajiasha sharply noticed that there were four cups on the coffee table.

Why were there four?

Even including Octopus Lady, there were only three people in the entire sanctuary.

Who was the extra cup for?

Just as Hajiasha was wondering, Octopus Lady finished pouring the tea and replied blandly, "It wasn't a Golden Boot who was promoted. It was a newcomer. Even if I told you the name, you wouldn't know it."

"A-a newcomer?!" Hajiasha could no longer contain her shock and cried out, "A genius from some high-combat-power seed planet?!"

"A genius, yes, but not one from a high-combat-power seed planet..." Octopus Lady paused, her plump hand holding the teacup stilling. Her expression turned somewhat strange. "In any case, you'll know once you get there."

At that moment, Nockte, whose face had been blank and drool still hung from his mouth, finally came to.

He wiped his mouth blankly and looked at Hajiasha and Octopus Lady across the coffee table, blurting out instinctively, "Did I just fall asleep? I think I even had a dream..."

"Damn it, I actually fell asleep in the sanctuary!!"

Nockte's thought core finally caught up. He sprang up from the coral sofa and frantically apologized to Octopus