The sage's beginning, the arrival of a bill

Apparently, Meyer had never expected John to give such wholehearted approval to someone she considered useless. When she came back to her senses, her eyes grew hot, and she nearly burst into tears. Only after sniffing hard several times did she rein in her surging emotions and mumble:

"A-actually, I'm not as great as you make me sound."

Meyer feigned bashfulness, but after hearing his praise, the tail behind her was practically spinning like a helicopter rotor. She looked happy enough to take off on the spot.

John inwardly sighed at how easy this foolish girl was to please. No wonder the Pighead Squad Leader had managed to fool her into believing something as ridiculous as planting carrots upside down.

If she ever met someone with malicious intentions, sooner or later she would probably end up being sold and then help count the money.

Even curing that level of idiocy would still leave her drooling.

Unless, as in the original story, she experienced a teammate's death and the despair of being unable to save them despite doing everything she could before they died, only then would that baptism of pain turn her into the dependable Great Sage Meyer Sistana he remembered, someone worthy of trust. But if that price has to be paid with a companion's life, then we're better off without this so-called growth!

After all, as a player, he knew at least three ways to achieve a perfect ending.

Even if Meyer never became a true great sage, it would have very little impact on his plans for the future.

Of course, that said, John still felt it would be better to help this foolish fox mature a little if possible. After all, once she awakened from an ordinary R card into an SSR+ card, she became incredibly