lerbook #170 - Section 170
#170 - Section 170
Anya's voice was weak, tinged with a trace of bewilderment.
Weimiya looked at her and said seriously, "Anya, whether you are an adventurer or not, we will not abandon you."
After all, being an adventurer is just a career choice. If Anya doesn't want to continue being an adventurer, then changing careers isn't a big deal.
"Anya, do you want to be an adventurer?"
Weimiya asked softly.
A trace of unease and panic flashed in the cat girl's eyes. She lowered her head, her voice filled with confusion: "I, I don't know..."
Later, she joined Weimiya's team in order to follow them, in order not to be left behind.
Anya's eyes flickered slightly, she nervously pursed her lips, her voice as thin as a mosquito's hum: "I want to, keep up with everyone..."
Anya lowered her head. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know how to express it.
Weimiya continued, his voice gentle: "Everyone likes you, regardless of level or strength, because it's Anya, you are our family."
Weimiya said.
A glimmer of hope flashed in Anya's eyes. She asked uncertainly, "Then, Shirou, can you keep a cat...?"
Truthfully speaking, from a financial point of view, Weimiya could easily support dozens of cat girls like Anya.
She said, "But, Shirou, the cat is not sure, the cat doesn't know if she can persevere."
"So, if one day, the cat really can't persevere, Shirou, will you become the cat's owner?"
"Shirou is the best, meow!"
She buried her head in Weimiya's shoulder like a spoiled child, her tail wagging happily a few times.
He gently patted Anya's back, comforting the girl.
"Don't worry, Anya, you don't have to worry about the [Goddess' Chariot]... I will become stronger than him."
Hiel complained softly.
Meanwhile, the cat girl Koroy had pressed her ears tightly against the door, listening intently.
"Did I hear the word 'owner'?"
The girls looked at each other in dismay.
Subsequently, some ambiguous and unclear scenes involuntarily emerged in the girls' minds.
"You sneaky cat!"
In Ryu's mind, various unsightly scenes gradually pieced themselves together.
The moment the door was suddenly opened, Weimiya and Anya were stunned. The two were still in an embrace, while Ryu stood at the door, her eyes as sharp as swords.
Runova quietly poked her head out, and upon seeing this scene, couldn't help but sigh: "Ah, such a scene, feels somewhat unsurprising."
Hiel also walked in from the side, looked at Weimiya, shook her head helplessly, and sighed: "Shirou, you insatiable man."
For a time, chaos reigned.
It wasn't until Mama Mia heard the commotion and came over, first dealing with Ryu who had damaged the building, and then beating up the eyesore cat girl and human girl, that things finally calmed down.
Runova shook her head: "What, so that's all? I thought you guys were secretly doing something in the room, so disappointing."
Anya complained softly: "Why is it like this, the cat was even planning to be a freeloader in the future..."
Weimiya's explanation was that the reason he made such a promise was just to reassure Anya. The so-called "owner" was actually just another way of saying "friend."
After all, even Ryu herself thought that Anya was indeed very cute.
Runova nodded: "With Shirou's strength, when he reaches Lv.5, Allen will definitely not be his opponent."
She still remembered that back then, as a Lv.4 upper-level adventurer, she was actually defeated head-on by Weimiya, who had just been promoted to Lv.3.
And in the adventures that followed, Weimiya continued to improve at an astonishing rate.
Runova said with a hint of envy.
Anya nodded upon hearing this: "Yes, meow, Shirou is already Lv.4, wait, Lv.4?! Really?!"
Weimiya explained: "Yes, it's already time to level up. I went to see the goddess Hephaestus yesterday to update my ability values and confirmed this, but I haven't decided on the choice of development ability yet, so I haven't leveled up for the time being."
"Calculated this way, it took Shirou less than nine months from becoming an adventurer to reaching Lv.4, it's simply unbelievable..."
Back then, Shirou was just a Lv.1 newbie. Although his ability values were weak, his eyes were full of determination, and his daily progress was clear to everyone.
Even, after he completes his level sublimation, in a battle between equals, she would definitely be beaten until she was "meowing."
She increasingly realized that Weimiya's changes were not only reflected in his strength, but he had also become more mature as a person.
"Shirou, have you decided which development ability you want to choose?"
This time, Weimiya had already obtained enough "great deeds" to meet the upgrade requirements from Lv.3 to Lv.4.
Until recently, after experiencing battles with Tione, the Fallen Fairy, and Allen, his ability values finally reached the ideal level - although he only briefly exchanged a few moves with Allen, these high-difficulty confrontations were enough to help him break through the bottleneck.
However, in addition to these known abilities, there are also two completely new development ability options that have never been obtained before: [Dominion] and [Fate]
"There are no existing descriptions or analyses for either of these two development abilities."
Hephaestus shifted her gaze to Weimiya, and seeing him deep in thought, continued: "The name [Dominion] can perhaps be understood as being related to power or rule, possibly enhancing your suppressive force in battle, or possibly increasing your control and deterrence over enemies."
The source of this development ability may be related to those battle experiences where Weimiya crushed the Amazons...
"Perhaps it has something to do with foreseeing the future, or affecting luck in battle? It may also involve deeper things..."
Unique development abilities, in most cases, are often more powerful than ordinary development abilities.
The goddess Hephaestus stared intently at Weimiya and asked, "Why choose this one?"
“If Anya doesn't like adventuring, she doesn't have to do it.”
Anya slightly raised her head, her cat ears twitching gently, her eyes flickering with uncertainty: “Shirou…”
As for strength and talent… these were never the decisive factors in whether or not to go on an adventure.
Even if, objectively speaking, Anya not becoming an adventurer might be a waste of her talents, Emiya didn't care.
Anya had never seriously considered this question.
She initially wanted to become an adventurer because she wanted to keep up with her brother.
“Or rather, what is the reason you became an adventurer?”
Emiya continued to ask.
Emiya gently raised his hand and softly stroked Anya's hair: “If that's the case, Anya, it's okay not to be an adventurer. Whether it's me or Syl, none of us will abandon you because you are or aren't an adventurer.”
Tears welled up in Anya's eyes, and she softly asked: “Shirou, do you also like cats…”
“Yes, I like them, as family.”
Emiya replied without hesitation: “Of course. Anya, whether you continue to be an adventurer or not, I can take care of you.”
Anya lowered her head, her cheeks flushed red, and after a moment of silence, she spoke softly.
“Cat… still wants to continue being an adventurer, cat wants to, go on adventures with everyone.”
Anya said softly.
Emiya replied: “Okay, I promise you.”
Anya suddenly pounced over, hugging Emiya tightly, her face once again adorned with her signature smile, her ears twitching happily.
Hearing that familiar, lively verbal tic once again, Emiya relaxed and revealed a warm smile.
“It won't be long.”
At the same time, outside Anya's room.
“So, what are they talking about? Their voices are too soft, I can't hear anything at all.”
When she heard certain words, she frowned, revealing a puzzled expression.
She said, looking somewhat puzzled.
Emiya, Anya, plus the word “owner,” such a combination almost instantly made them think— “Emiya is going to be Anya's owner”.
The girl's cheeks couldn't help but flush slightly, and anger gradually rose in her eyes, without hesitation, she burst into the room.
“Anya, you wretched little philandering cat!”
Ryu pounced forward, while Anya let out a “Meow” and dodged in a flustered manner.
Chloe curled her lip, complaining disappointedly: “Boring, where's the collar? Where's the cat teaser?”
“That's not it, you've misunderstood, meow…”
Anya completely panicked, only blurting out: “Meow, Shirou, if cat's legs get broken, you have to take care of me!”
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Chapter 255: Level Ascension, Lv.4.
Emiya and the girls were together, eating ice cream in the courtyard. He had already explained everything.
Syl said with some dissatisfaction: “Speaking of which, Shirou, you shouldn't spoil her too much. Anya, if you don't want to be an adventurer, come back and be a waitress, don't think about getting something for nothing.”
Only Ryu was still looking at Anya warily.
“If it really doesn't work out, I'll invest money and let Anya open a shop.”
Emiya said this.
It sounded reasonable, but even so, the elf girl's heart still maintained some vigilance.
At this time, Chloe suddenly interjected, with a hint of indignation in her tone: “Speaking of which, that bastard Allen Fromel of 【Goddess's Chariot】is too much! Shirou, when your level goes up in the future, you must teach him a lesson, meow!”
The memory of that battle was still vivid in her mind.
“According to Shirou's growth rate, it should be soon, right?”
Emiya nodded and replied calmly: “Yes, it's indeed soon, I can already upgrade to Lv.4.”
The cat-person girl who realized what he said let out a cry of surprise, obviously shocked by this sudden news.
Lunoire and Chloe were also shocked when they heard this news.
“So, Shirou is almost catching up to us?!”
“It's only been less than three months since Shirou last leveled up, how can he level up to Lv.4 so quickly…”
Anya's heart was the most shaken, she clearly remembered the scene when she and Emiya first sparred.
And now, Shirou has already transformed into a powerful adventurer, if he got serious, he could even easily defeat her, his former “teacher.”
“He's grown so much.”
Anya looked at Emiya's increasingly sturdy body and subconsciously swallowed.
“I have to work harder!”
The three girls who were still Lv.4 exchanged glances and secretly made up their minds.
The goddess asked seriously.
However, he and the goddess were not satisfied with ordinary ability values, and had been striving for perfection, unwilling to rush to raise their level.
Having just returned from the dungeon, Emiya already had the conditions to upgrade, but faced with the choice of two brand-new development abilities, he couldn't help but hesitate.
This time, Emiya obtained several different development abilities for him to choose from, including 【Swordsman】, 【Bowman】, 【Fist Fighter】, 【Magic User】, 【Healing】 and other development abilities with known effects.
“What does the goddess think?”
Emiya asked the goddess for her opinion.
Hephaestus replied: “I have specifically consulted the relevant records, and no adventurer has ever obtained these two abilities before. Therefore, we can only guess their effects based on the literal meaning.”
Increasing the mental deterrence against the enemy, increasing the combat power suppression against the enemy who is deterred by oneself, maybe that's the effect.
The goddess paused slightly, with a hint of uncertainty in her tone: “As for 【Fate】… this name is too abstract, there is no clear hint, it is difficult to guess its specific effect.”
Choosing one from 【Domination】 and 【Fate】 is beyond doubt.
Emiya pondered for a moment: “I've made up my mind, I choose 【Domination】”
Emiya scratched his head, revealing a somewhat troubled smile: “How should I say it, maybe it's intuition, I always feel that if I choose 【Fate】 now, it might attract something bad…”