“Uh, well…”
Under her older sister’s faintly amused gaze, Vieno could feel the fur on her ears stand on end.
As expected, nothing ever gets past Sis…
Vieno had originally planned to ask for forgiveness rather than permission—explaining would have been way too much trouble.
Besides, Wilona wouldn’t be in any real danger over at Mist, and the Hermit was bound to notice that Wilona was the Beast God’s envoy anyway.
The worst that could happen was a little bullying.
Honestly, Vieno kind of liked seeing Wilona cry. Her pitiful look was just adorable…
“Look me in the eye and tell me why.” Seeing Vieno lost in thought, Vira pressed coldly via telepathy.
“Because the scenery in Deya City is beautiful and the climate is pleasant…”
“Hmph.”
“Alright…” With a deep sigh, Vieno said:
“First, I guarantee that sending Wilona to Deya City won’t put her in any danger, because a mysterious being comparable to a god will protect her.”
“Second, that mysterious being seems to really like Wilona. It said that if I let Wilona go on an adventure with the Ninth Saintess, then It would…”
“It?” At that word, Vira frowned slightly.
“Don’t stop mid-sentence. What would that being do?”
“Tell me a way to break through the divine seal and advance to King Rank.”
Vieno replied solemnly. After she finished speaking, Vira remained silent for a long time.
Vieno noticed her sister’s eyes suddenly glaze over, as if lost in thought—or perhaps wrestling with some very complex problem?
“What’s wrong, Mommy?”
In Vira’s arms, Wilona gently nuzzled her shoulder with a soft purr.
She couldn’t hear Vira and Vieno’s telepathic conversation, so she thought Mommy was still pondering the letter.
Finally, Vira looked down at her most precious youngest daughter and said softly:
“I can sense that a great opportunity awaits you in the Mist of Deya City!”
“A great opportunity?”
“Yes. Haven’t you always said you wanted to get stronger? The chance to grow stronger is now inside the changed Mist. Besides, the Ninth Saintess would make a wonderful friend. I hear she’s even gentler than the other saintesses and loves adventure even more.”
“Really, meow?!”
Wilona got excited instantly. Since Mommy said so, it must be true—she really could go on an adventure with the Ninth Saintess!
Just earlier, Mommy wouldn’t let her go on any adventures, saying it was too dangerous and she feared for her life.
Now, with just one letter from the Ninth Saintess, she agreed? Long live the Ninth Saintess, meow!
Oh, right—there was still one question Mommy hadn’t answered:
“Then what do the bold letters in this letter mean, meow? I feel like the Ninth Saintess is asking me for help?”
“I’m not sure either. Maybe she really is asking for your help. But don’t worry—I guarantee you’ll be perfectly safe over there. Remember, you have the Beast God and the Goddess of Life both protecting you. No one can bully you now. Maybe you can even get some revenge over there…… “
“So, are you willing to help the Ninth Saintess? To uncover the truth behind this letter? The Ninth Saintess has chosen you as her great savior.”
“I’ll go, I’ll go, meow!”
Adventure… mysteries… revenge… saving a saintess… Vira’s words kept stimulating the little cat’s nerves. Her tail couldn’t help but curl up.
“I’ll go pack my things and prepare the carriage right now, meow!”
“Carriage? That’s way too slow. Just use the Teleportation Array. No need to pack—just buy some daily necessities when you get there.”
Vira remained calm, but Vieno stopped her immediately:
“Using the Teleportation Array is way too wasteful?!”
Aside from Elementalists who mastered Space, teleportation consumed massive amounts of energy, and the cost multiplied exponentially with distance—especially sending Wilona thousands of kilometers to Deya City…
Was Sis being too impatient?!
“Are we short on money?” Vira patted Wilona’s head.
“As long as my dear daughter is happy, it’s worth any cost. Vieno, teleport with Wilona. Send her to the Ninth Saintess and then come back.”
After saying that, Vira telepathically added to Vieno:
“Once you get the method to advance to King Rank, come back immediately and show me!”
That was right—upon hearing “method to advance to King Rank,” Vira unhesitatingly sold out her beloved daughter.
After all, there was no real danger for Wilona in Deya City, and the Beast God would surely step in at a critical moment.
Besides, Vira would find time later to visit and check on her daughter’s situation, so there was no need to worry.
“Coming back by teleportation too? Where’s the receiving point?” Vieno asked via telepathy.
“Fly back yourself. Don’t you know teleportation costs a lot of money?”
…
After sunset, nighttime, Mist Core.
After a full day and night of secretly healing the Second-Tier Adventurers, Little Mist had finally raised her level to 10, pushing the Authority fusion progress to 10% and unlocking the Divine Domain.
“Synchronize—I want to synchronize!”
Little Mist rapidly tapped the divine Authority panel visible only to herself and Truth, her emotions running high.
Yes! The turnaround was tonight!
When two progress bars appeared on the Authority panel, Little Mist unhesitatingly chose to synchronize with Truth’s progress.
The moment she clicked, dozens of notifications flooded her view:
[Level increased to 11… Level increased to 12… Level increased to 15… Level increased to 21…]
[Acquired Skill: Lens Shield… Acquired Skill: Perception Amplification… Unlocked Authority Function: Disciples… Build Mode upgraded, Blessing function expanded, Profession-exclusive Equipment Forging feature unlocked, “Faith” Skill Tree unlocked. You can now consume Faith to obtain one-time special skills…]
In just a single breath, Little Mist reached the same Level 25 as Truth, with identical skills and unlocked functions. And now she could customize her face!
Unlike Adventurers who could use Face Customization cards infinitely, all Wills of Calamity unlock a one-time face customization effect upon reaching Second Rank.
“I’m just as strong as that jerk now rawr!” Little Mist shouted into the Mist.
From now on, she would no longer be bullied by that evil Truth!
Tonight, she would definitely teach that guy a lesson… Little Mist opened the God’s Perspective within the Mist and quickly located Truth in the northwestern part of the Mist, who was planning the Mist’s layout.
At that moment, Truth stood in an empty space, deep in thought:
“Hmm, maybe I can turn off the Mist’s Lost property here and increase visibility. That should create a large-scale dungeon that can hold many people—something like Limgrave. But that would require expanding the Mist quite a bit…”
“Truth…!”
Suddenly, a soft, weak voice sounded behind Truth. Curious, Truth turned around and found Little Mist charging at her with fierce momentum:
“From now on, I won’t let you bully anyone anymore!”
Little Mist twisted her body and rushed at Truth before the latter could react. She slammed a headbutt straight into Truth’s flat chest.
“A Level 25 attack like this—let’s see how you block it!”