Looking at Ouranos sitting on the high throne, a meaningful smile could not help but appear on Heimer's face.
...
With that.
As Heimer began to actively discuss with Ouranos.
The scene shifts.
Far away from the altar located beneath the Guild.
Orario, East Main Street.
The time had reached noon.
The sunlight was perfect, its golden radiance spilling onto the stone-paved streets, and the bustling crowds filled the city with vitality.
Two figures were walking side by side on the sidewalk.
Walking on the left was a petite young girl.
She wore a neat black outfit, with a red ribbon tied around her waist, making her look both capable and playful.
She had neat black short hair and wore an exquisite Hannya mask on her face, covering most of it, revealing only a pair of large, curious eyes and a pert little nose.
— Rin.
And the young girl walking beside her had a completely different temperament.
Her long, moonlight-soft silver hair was tied into twin tails behind her head, swaying gently with her steps, the tips shimmering in the sunlight.
— Inaba Tsukuyo.
Even in Orario, where strange costumes were everywhere, the two still attracted the gazes of many passersby.
At this moment.
Rin and Inaba Tsukuyo were both holding snacks they had just bought—candied apples wrapped in oil paper—strolling around the streets.
"Hey, Tsukuyo."
"You said you can see things clearly now?!"
"Is it true?"
Rin took a bite of the candied apple in her hand, turned her head, and looked at her companion, who, despite having her eyes closed, could already look around like a normal person, her tone full of surprise.
Hearing this.
Inaba Tsukuyo's steps did not falter; her pace remained light and steady.
She just tilted her head slightly, facing the direction of Rin, a tiny curve appearing on her serene face.
"It is not seeing, Rin."
"It is just..."
"After I leveled up and obtained the development ability [Mind's Eye] that Lord Heimdall spoke of."
"Everything around me, in my mind..."
"Has become different."
"It is like..."
Inaba Tsukuyo paused for a moment, seemingly searching for the right words to describe this wonderful feeling.
"Like outlines sketched by countless lines."
"All the information converges to construct a clear world in my mind."
"It is the Falna bestowed upon me by the god, opening up another new way for me to better observe this world."
"Wow..."
Although Rin did not quite understand the principle, just hearing the description made her feel it was profound; she listened, stunned, forgetting to chew the candied apple in her mouth.
"How amazing!"
"Is this [Mind's Eye]..."
Rin felt a bit envious and subconsciously touched the mask on her face.
"My [Swordsman] feels much more ordinary; apart from dealing higher damage when cutting people, it doesn't seem to have any special feeling."
The two walked and talked about the changes after leveling up.
The sun was perfect, and the breeze was not dry.
However.
This tranquility did not last long.
Just as they passed a slightly secluded alley entrance sandwiched between two buildings.
"Bang!"
A dull sound suddenly came from the alley.
Immediately after.
There was a rude male voice.
"Hey! Brat!"
"Do you not have eyes when you walk?!"
"Look at what you've done!"
"My weapon has been damaged by you! This is a new item I bought just yesterday!"
Then.
A voice filled with unease came from the alley.
Making Rin and Inaba Tsukuyo stop their steps at the same time.
"I... I am very sorry..."
"I... I did not mean to..."
"But... it was clearly you..."
"That sword... it clearly looked like it had been rusted for a long time... it is not new at all..."
"And... and you deliberately tripped me just now..."
"Slap!"
Before the girl could finish speaking.
A crisp, sharp sound of a slap followed.
"You dare to talk back?!"
After his lie was exposed, the man's voice became even more irritable.
"I think you are tired of living!"
"Stop talking nonsense! Either pay up! Hand over all the money you have!"
"Or leave that broken backpack of yours!"
"It is Supporter equipment issued by the Guild anyway, and it should be worth some money!"
The commotion was not small.
Many passersby at the alley entrance heard it.
Some subconsciously stopped and poked their heads inside to take a look.
In the alley,
Several fierce-looking Adventurers wearing worn leather armor were surrounding a small, thin figure.
That figure didn't look large and was carrying a backpack even bigger than her body on her back.
She had been pushed to the ground.
Her body was covered in mud, and she was curled up in a corner, trembling, clutching her cheek which was swollen high with a clear five-fingered print.
"Tsk, it's those drunks from the Soma Familia again..."
"How unlucky... Hurry up and leave, don't cause trouble."
When passersby saw the crescent moon emblem of the [Soma Familia] on the Adventurers' chests,
Their slight sympathy was immediately washed away.
They quickly retracted their necks, scurrying away with hurried steps with their heads down, as if avoiding a plague.
No one was willing to offend the Adventurers of the [Soma Familia], who had gone completely mad trying to buy Divine Wine, just for a stranger who was also a low-status Supporter.
The light in the eyes of Lili, lying on the muddy ground, gradually dimmed.
The sound of hurried footsteps leaving the alley.
Every receding footstep seemed to tell her: this is how the world is, no one will save you, you are superfluous, your suffering is just trouble in the eyes of others.
This sense of isolation, of being abandoned by the entire world, was enough to erode the mind and grind a person's soul into dust.
Therefore,
Lili stopped resisting.
She simply let go of the hand protecting her pocket, preparing to hand over the little money she had painstakingly saved over the past few days.
This was her fate.
She was used to it.
However,
Seeing this scene, Rin truly could not stand by and watch.
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