Xue La wasn’t climbing the monastery for the first time.
The main reason was that Mother Katherine liked it too—Goddess-blessed exorcist nuns spread their wings and flew straight up to sit on the highest point of the monastery to enjoy the view.
Xue La, on the other hand, had to climb all the way up.
As for elves… well, they were also skilled at climbing trees and lurking in bushes.
Who was the hairless monkey here anyway?
Xue La felt deeply disappointed.
This Evelyn really needed to be put in her place.
“If you catch me, I’ll give back the Ambrosia of the Moon. If you don’t, I’ll drink it.”
Evelyn giggled.
Xue La’s Gale Step could barely keep up.
A Haking’s reaction speed was several times that of a human.
Jumping out of the window didn’t work—Evelyn had already rolled aside and leaped onto a saint statue on the second floor of the monastery, her feet steadily planted on its head.
The small silver bottle was still in her hand.
“Come on!”
Evelyn was itching for action, looking anything but defeated.
Whoosh—
A small pebble flew straight toward the elf’s face.
The latter frowned and barely dodged by shifting her body—at that moment, balance became crucial.
“You ambushed me?!”
Evelyn regained her footing, glaring at Xue La with green eyes.
“You’re a thief. Of course I won’t be polite with you.”
Xue La said, still having more pebbles left in her pocket.
They were originally leftover from dealing with the orcs, but it turned out to be a good thing now.
It was time to teach Evelyn some manners!
You can’t just take other people’s stuff, hey!
Then Evelyn saw what came next.
Pebbles shot out like a barrage of bullets.
The fiercer the firepower, the better!
’Serves her right.’
Xue La smirked inwardly.
Building goodwill with the “golden boy and girl,” Luo Yi and Asuna, was important, but for an NPC like this who didn’t know her place, making an example of her was far more cost-effective.
Evelyn’s role in the party wasn’t clearly defined.
Although she was the only caster unit, early on she had no AoE, and later she had no damage.
Keeping her as a support in the party was a drag.
She might as well let Asuna change class more smoothly.
’I’ll get back the Ambrosia of the Moon and feed it to my little sister Asuna,’ Xue La calculated.
’Then try to get her to change class to a holy priest or exorcist nun…’
That kind of job suited her better.
Not like Xue La herself, who still couldn’t use Divine Magic!
For the sake of the Braves defeating the Demon King in the future, and for Xue La to enjoy a leisurely life in the other world later,
Miss Evelyn, please surrender now!
But things wouldn’t be that easy.
The tsundere elf with pointed ears just revealed her slender hand—on her middle finger was a wooden ring.
Ancient runes were carved on it, reminding Xue La of the underground of the monastery.
That ancient mechanism predated the rise of human civilization on the Patagonia Continent.
And the elves’ complaints weren’t baseless either.
Xue La didn’t like people rummaging through her private cabinet, but that was one thing.
She absolutely wouldn’t allow anyone to take her stuff without permission.
What elves prided themselves on was naturally their magic affinity and mastery of Aether.
They weren’t satisfied with using ordinary staves as catalysts for Aether energy, so they naturally sought other ways.
Like a seemingly ordinary wooden ring.
[World Tree Bark Ring]
Xue La recognized it—Miss Evelyn was a spellcaster by class, but her main output relied on the abilities provided by her equipped items.
From that perspective, she was far inferior to Luo Yi!
Xue La knew Luo Yi had once worn the [Dwarf King’s Black Dragon Helmet], but that item only had high stats and no extra mechanics.
Evelyn was different—don’t be fooled by her skill list full of skills.
Look at the details, and all of them came from equipment.
Are you sure you’re not just the party mascot?
But even so, Evelyn’s threat couldn’t be ignored.
Using her cheat-like equipment, she easily summoned various spells.
Wind that didn’t belong to the season was called forth, blocking the flying pebbles one by one.
“Haha, small fry~ small fry~”
Evelyn grew more cocky.
“You’re right, I’m a small fry.”
Xue La took the out—in a sense, it was true.
She was just a disposable NPC maid.
What was she fighting for?
Xue La turned to leave the monastery’s high eaves.
But Evelyn…
“Don’t run!”
Evelyn wouldn’t let her off.
“You coward! Why does Luo Yi care so much about you!”
She took the bait.
Because I saved Luo Yi’s life and helped him.
It’s that simple.
Xue La knew, but she couldn’t be bothered to tell Evelyn.
This arrogant elf princess didn’t deserve it!
Besides, this proud princess clearly craved attention—once Xue La stopped playing her cat-and-mouse game, she would be the first to break.
Evelyn hopped across the monastery’s beams, hastily chasing Xue La’s shadow.
“Don’t run! You—coward who steals Luo Yi’s attention!”
“Guilty but won’t admit it!”
Was this elf lady crazy?
’As a veteran gamer, I’ve always been Luo Yi’s number one fan,’ Xue La thought.
’Evelyn, who barely has any screentime early on, should just stay out of the way!’
While thinking, Xue La slipped through a window like an eel.
“Hmph, trying to escape?”
Evelyn pouted.
But that sentence would make her regret it.
The moment she entered the window, she was caught by three people and six hands.
Xue La, Luo Yi, and Asuna were all hiding behind the window, waiting for Evelyn to walk right into the trap!
“Got you!”
Xue La laughed.
“Hand it over, thief.”
“I’m hungry! I just wanted to have some fun… just fun.”
Evelyn surrendered but kept talking tough.
“If you were really starving, you wouldn’t even have the energy to mess around.”
“What thief? I was just kidding.”
“That’s not an excuse, okay?!”
Xue La was completely speechless at this character.
She didn’t want to train this tsundere elf mage in her previous life, and she wanted it even less now.
Xue La snatched the Ambrosia of the Moon from the surrendered Evelyn.
The liquid, which looked no different from ordinary water, lay quietly in the small silver vial, waiting to meet its destined owner.
Xue La rubbed the vial and then handed it to Asuna.
“This is yours by right.”
Asuna held it but didn’t move.
“I… I think Sister Xue La deserves it more.”
“What are you saying? You’re worthy—ask Elder Barliseh if you don’t believe me.”
After all this trouble, they had finally subdued the arrogant elf princess!
“Luo Yi, little brother… can you loosen up a bit? You’re hurting your big sister.”
Evelyn didn’t miss the chance to bat her eyelashes—then pain shot through her other arm.
Asuna was pinching Evelyn with her nails.
Who was this person, trying to steal Brother Luo Yi?
Asuna had just barely accepted having such a clever, generous, graceful, and beautiful big sister like Xue La…
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…She wasn’t about to accept some weirdo popping up now!
Xue La breathed a sigh of relief, but then relaxed too soon.
Sister Moen’s voice rang out.
Time to go prepare dinner in the kitchen!
They had to feed the entire monastery, the townsfolk of Privet Town, and the adventurers and noble army who came to help drive out the orc invaders from Maisonlogi…
They had to make a dinner to thank them all.
Without Xue La’s help, the kitchen was in chaos!
“I knew Sister Xue La had this power—you cook the best!”
Luo Yi was delighted.
“Can I get to eat tonight too?”
“It depends on whether we have enough hands,” Xue La calculated.
“I’m not the only one working in the kitchen—there are many other sisters.”
Right!
Xue La quickly thought of a good idea.
Let Luo Yi and Asuna help out in the kitchen too!
And Evelyn…
The pointed-eared beautiful girl’s face showed a look of dread.
“Why are you all staring at me with those weird looks?”
“I’m a princess! I don’t want to do menial work like dicing carrots or peeling onions!”
Evelyn grumbled.
But it was no use.
The self-righteous elf princess needed to undergo some serious labor reform!