[Riveria Ljos Alf]
[Level: LV.6]
[Strength: G243 → G286]
[Endurance: G277 → G299]
[Dexterity: C651 → C682]
[Agility: C609 → C698]
[Magic: S989 → SS1021]
[Development Abilities: Mage E, Healing G, Abnormal Resistance G, Spirit Healing H, Magic Resistance H]
[Magic:]
[Vas Windheim]
[Via Shilheim]
[Van Alheim]
[Skills:]
[Fairy Anthem]
[• Increases magic effects and expands their range.]
[• The longer the chant, the greater the skill’s enhancement.]
[Alf Regina]
[• Strengthens the Magic ability and enhances the magic of other elves within her magic circle.]
[• Converts magic energy consumed by other elves within her magic circle into Mind and absorbs it.]
“This…”
Riveria’s pupils abruptly contracted, and her fingers began trembling.
Her Strength, Endurance, Dexterity, and Agility had all increased to varying degrees.
That alone was unbelievable, since she genuinely hadn’t trained recently.
However, the most astonishing change was her Magic.
Riveria’s Magic had already reached S989, placing her only one step from its limit.
Yet it had somehow broken through to SS1021.
That completely defied common sense.
Under Orario’s known system of ability values, S rank was considered the pinnacle an adventurer could reach.
SS rank was almost unheard of.
Across Orario’s entire history, only a handful of adventurers had ever surpassed S rank and reached SS.
Every one of them had become a legend whose name was recorded in history.
Yet Riveria had done nothing.
She had merely slept for one night and somehow crossed that supposedly unreachable barrier.
“Riveria, what happened?”
Loki finally recovered from her shock.
Her expression became unusually serious as she stepped forward and stared directly into Riveria’s eyes.
“This definitely isn’t normal.
Have you encountered anything strange recently?
Did you come into contact with any unusual person or object?”
Riveria opened her mouth.
The truth about last night’s dream nearly escaped before she forcibly swallowed it.
‘No.
I can’t tell her.’
If Riveria admitted that her ability values had soared after an absurd erotic dream, Loki would laugh herself senseless.
More importantly, Riveria couldn’t be certain that the dream and her increased ability values were connected.
The dream had felt too real and far too unusual.
Then, immediately after waking, she discovered this inexplicable growth.
It was almost impossible not to connect the two events.
However, Riveria had no evidence and couldn’t explain how it had happened.
Revealing everything without proof would only make Loki worry and might create unnecessary trouble.
“I don’t know either.”
Riveria ultimately chose to conceal the dream.
She shook her head, carefully keeping her voice calm and natural.
“I haven’t encountered anyone suspicious or come into contact with anything unusual.
Nor have I undergone any special training.
This surprises me as much as it does you.”
Loki stared at her for a long time, her cunning eyes gleaming thoughtfully.
As the goddess of trickery and mischief, Loki possessed a natural instinct for detecting lies.
She sensed that Riveria was hiding something but couldn’t find any definite evidence.
“Fine.
Since this is ultimately a good thing, I don’t need to interrogate you over every detail.”
Loki eventually shrugged and returned to her usual careless demeanor.
“The increase in your ability values is real, and your Magic has broken through to SS rank.”
“That means your combat power has reached another level before this expedition.
We may not understand the reason, but it’s still good news.”
Riveria quietly relaxed, relieved that Loki hadn’t continued questioning her.
“However…”
Loki suddenly leaned close to Riveria’s face with a suggestive smile.
“For a moment, you looked like you were remembering something special.
Your face is even a little red~”
Riveria’s heart skipped a beat, but she quickly regained control and glared coldly at Loki.
“You’re imagining things.”
“Tch.
Boring.”
Loki pouted and leaned back.
“Fine, the update is finished.
You should prepare for the expedition.
You’re leaving soon, so don’t keep Ais and the others waiting.”
Riveria nodded, put her robe back on, and carefully stored the parchment.
She then turned toward the door.
When she reached it and placed her hand on the doorknob, however, she stopped.
The indistinct figure from last night’s dream once again appeared in her mind.
‘Who was that person?
Why did I feel so safe and close to someone whose face I couldn’t even see?’
Riveria shook her head, clearing away those distracting thoughts, then opened the door and stepped into the corridor.
Regardless of what had happened, the dream was already over.
The expedition now demanded her full attention.
‘I can think about everything else after I return.’
With that thought, Riveria walked firmly toward the courtyard’s assembly area.
Morning sunlight fell upon her emerald hair, scattering countless golden glimmers and highlighting the calm authority that had returned to her face.
Only Riveria knew that the dream’s lingering warmth remained faintly within her heart, like a buried seed waiting for some unknown moment to break through the earth.
…
Meanwhile, inside Demeter Familia’s headquarters, Demeter was also updating Hanyu Genichi’s ability values.
[Hanyu Genichi]
[LV.1]
[Strength: I99 → H199]
[Endurance: I99 → H199]
[Dexterity: I99 → H199]
[Agility: I99 → H199]
[Magic: C666 → S999]
[Development Ability: Mage E]
[Magic:]
[Dreamwalking]
[• Weaves dreams]
[• Enters the dreams of others]
[Satanas Verion]
[Genos Angelus]
[Skills:]
[Language Mastery]
[• Grants mastery of all languages]
[Universal Literacy]
[• Understands the meaning of all written text]
[Slaanesh]
[• Sexual activity increases ability values]
[• Has a very small chance of acquiring the other person’s skill or magic]
[Fairy Anthem]
[• Increases magic effects and expands their range.]
[• The longer the chant, the greater the skill’s enhancement.]
Demeter sucked in a sharp breath.
As expected, Genichi had truly targeted Riveria.
If Loki or the elves ever discovered what he had done, they would undoubtedly tear him to pieces!